2207 Lincoln Ave.

The 1870s was a period of huge growth in Alameda with the establishment of ferry service to San Francisco and a railroad to Hayward and San Leandro, so the town needed new housing to accommodate the city’s growth. This gracious home is one of only approximately 750 Victorian Italianate-style homes built in Alameda during that time, of which only several hundred remain today. The home’s classic Italianate style has largely been preserved and offers a vertical building with decorative brackets under roofline eaves, horizontal wood siding, a side front porch, and multiple three-sided bay windows, all iconic features in the Victorian Italianate homes built during that period.

Inside, a large entrance hall transitions to the formal living and dining rooms, kitchen and bedroom and bathroom on the main level, all of which are spacious and filled with bright, natural light. The living room features the original elegant bay windows over built-in window seats, picture rails and a handsome hardwood floor that continues into the dining room, bedroom and kitchen. All of these main level rooms boast eleven-foot ceilings with carved center medallions complemented with stylish new light fixtures. The dining room is spacious enough for gatherings both large and small, and separated from the living room by a wide doorway with concealed pocket doors. The dining room features a two-sided fireplace into the kitchen, as well as oversized windows for plenty of natural light. The kitchen, situated off the dining room, has been updated with quartz counters and new light fixtures which contrast beautifully with the striking Douglas fir floor. Both half and full bathrooms are conveniently located on this main level.

A dramatic staircase in the entry hall leads upstairs to five bedrooms, a family room and bathroom. The expansive primary bedroom has a ten-foot ceiling with a carved medallion, two closets, picture rails, and the same lovely bay windows and window seats found in the living room. An attached, sunlit bedroom originally must have been designed to be a nursery, now ideal for a home office, sitting room/library or nursery. Four additional generously sized bedrooms on this level have hardwood floors, ten-foot ceilings, oversized Victorian windows, and vintage doors and hardware. A spacious family room separates two of the bedrooms, and is the perfect location for a playroom, homework stations, or simply relaxing. A hallway bathroom with a shower completes this second level, while a large sixth bedroom on the main level makes an ideal guest bedroom. All of the bedrooms have hardwood floors and ten-foot ceilings with ornamental medallions and new light fixtures.

2207 Lincoln Ave offers a prime central Alameda location close to Park Street, just five minutes to South Shore Center shopping, and three blocks to highly ranked Alameda High School. With easy access to freeways and BART, this historically significant and thoughtfully updated Victorian home provides an exceptional vintage home-buying opportunity!