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Faye Lucy P. (Payson) Doucette passed away on December 21, 2023. She was born in Thomaston, Maine on April 10, 1933. Faye was the second daughter of 10 children born to Merrill W. and Evelyn O. (Moody) Payson and raised on Riverdale Stock Farm on. ....
As a child, Kamala Harris lived with her mother and sister in this Bancroft Way home in West Berkeley. Photo: Steven Finacom Update, March 9, 5 p.m.: City Councilmember Kate Harrison will pull her proposed resolution to “change” Berkeley law to enable the landmarking of Kamala Harris’ childhood home. After more discussion with staff, Harrison said she has more clarity about the circumstances in which a person’s home can be considered for landmark status. She had based her resolution on a reading of a recent staff report concerning landmarking 1915 Berryman St., the former home of William Payson. The staff report recommended denying the landmarking of Payson’s former home, in part, because he was not living in the house when he helped found Berkeley’s First Unitarian Church, the act he is best known for. Harrison said she was concerned that staff analysis would impose impediments on landmarking Harris’ house because she was only a child when she lived there an ....
Payson House. Photon: Alon Danino/City of Berkeley A 132-year-old brown shingle house in North Berkeley bears an interesting history, but doesn’t warrant landmark preservation status under the city’s preservation laws, the City Council decided on Thursday. The decision clears the way for the Payson House at 1915 Berryman St. to become a residential townhouse development with 10 units. The front of the Payson House is blocked by several live oak trees. Photo: Supriya Yelimeli About 70 Berkeley residents appealed the decision of the landmarks commission to the City Council. The January 21 appeal hearing was held remotely. Subscribe to the Daily Briefing ....
Berkeley City Council holds special meeting on 2 land use appeals Brianna Luna/Senior Staff Berkeley residents appealed to the Landmarks Preservation Commission s denial of the William H. and Esther L. Payson House as a city recognized landmark, pleading with the Berkeley City Council by citing the house’s historic value and William Payson’s role in the city’s First Unitarian Church. In opposition to the appeal, historic architect Mark Hulbert disputed the claim that the Payson House was the oldest building in the area, adding that there are “a number of older houses.” ....