855 Cedar Street, Alameda, CA
Historical Timeline
The house at 855 Cedar St. traces its rich history through three people of significance: E.H. Miller, Jr., Henrietta Theresa Schermerhorn Speddy, and James Joseph Kitterman. Events such as the Civil War, the Transcontinental Railroad, the 1906 Earthquake, and the Stock Market Crash become an integral part of the story of this property through their ownership.
| Year | Event | E.H. Miller, Jr. | Henrietta Theresa Schermerhorn |
James Joseph Kitterman |
| 1840's | Born in Louisiana | |||
| 1848 | Gold Discovered | |||
| 1850 | Calif. becomes State | Hopkins/Miller venture | ||
| 1861-1865 | Civil War | Born in NY (1863) | Drummer Boy | |
| 1866 | Married 1st wife, Mary Kelley | |||
| 1869 | Central Pacific RR / Union Pacific RR meet | Golden Spike | ||
| 1881 | Married 2nd wife, Hannah | |||
| 1885 | Bellevue Tract | |||
| 1890 | Married Thomas Speddy | |||
| 1892 | Miller Passes | |||
| 1895 | Purchased Lots | |||
| 1896-1898 | First automobile in SF (1896) | Designed 855 Cedar St. | ||
| 1899 | Completed 855 Cedar St. | |||
| 1901 | Married 3rd wife, Anna Gertrude | |||
| 1902 | Mary Waldron born | |||
| 1906 | Earthquake / Fire | Hosted refugees from SF | - Lost furniture business and SF houses - Joseph Aloysius born |
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| 1908 | Anna Marie born | |||
| 1910 | Anthony Aloysius born | |||
| 1914 | Theresa and Thomas divorced. 855 Cedar St. sold. | |||
| 1915 | Purchased 855 Cedar St. | |||
| 1918 | James built three bungalows | |||
| 1926 | Mary W. married Robert | |||
| 1929 | Stock Market Crash | James Passes | ||
| 1931 | Joseph A. married Marie Friedlander | |||
| 1932 | - Anthony A. married Lucille Conroy - Joseph/Marie 1st child, Joan, born |
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| 1934 | - Anna G. Passes - Joseph A. inherits 855 Cedar St. |
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| 1936 | Joseph/Marie 2nd child, Joseph A., born | |||
| 1941 | World War II | Joseph/Marie 3rd child, Alicia, born | ||
| 1949 | Joseph adds on to 855 Cedar St. and converts it to a Triplex | |||
| 1954-1957 | South Shore Tide Lands Reclamation Project | 855 Cedar St. boathouse gone | ||
| 1959 | Joseph built new house at 853 Cedar St. | |||
| 1963 | Joseph/Marie sell 855 Cedar St. |
