Mastick Park Walking Tour

Join us on a walk through Mastick Park’s “bungalow heaven.” In 1864, Edwin Mastick settled here with his family in a gracious home along the San Francisco & Alameda’s railroad tracks on a street that become Lincoln Avenue. Prospect Street, today’s Eighth Street, bordered his property to the west. When Edwin passed way, his son, George took down his parent’s home and subdivided the family’s 22-acre estate into 186 lots. He kept his own home intact on Pacific Avenue just outside the tract. We’ll have a look at George’s home. George then hired C. C. Adams to develop “Mastick Park.” (We’ll meet Mr. Adams next month again when we tour Waterside Terrace.) Surveyors stretched Eighth and Ninth streets and Eagle Avenue through the estate and laid out Nason and Wood streets. As we stroll through the development, Dennis will explain how American builders made the India-inspired, British-born bungalow—not a style, but a type of a home—their own
To prepare you for the tour Dennis will provide a short—one hour or less—illustrated lecture to provide additional context. This lecture is optional, and you will enjoy and learn from each tour even without attending the introductory presentation. The link to watch the lecture will be sent to ticket holders before their tour.
The tour will end where it started and should cover 90–100 minutes over 1–2 miles. We suggest you wear comfortable shoes as well as sunblock and bring water. Mobility devices, strollers (kids under 6 are FREE!), and well-behaved (or especially cute) dogs are always welcome.

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