Photographic Negative. Description: Oakland Public Museum - original building - Lakeside Dr. Oakland, California. Photographer: Seth Talcott who managed the photo department of Bowman Drug Co. 13 & Broadway, Oakland in early 1900's. Betsy Willcuts, July 2002 Bibliography: THE HEART OF OAKLAND, A Walking Guide to Lake Merritt by Leslie Flint, Sponsored by the Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association #1418 Lakeside Drive, 1876. An Italianate-style Victorian, the Camron-Stanford House was possibly built for speculation by Samuel Merritt, who owned all of the property bordered by 13th, 17th, Oak and Jackson Streets. Five different families (the Camrons, Hewes, Seatons, Stanfords and Wrights) lived in the house between 1876 and 1907, when the City of Oakland purchased it as headquarters for the Oakland Public Museum. Part of the house has been restored to the period when the David Hewes family lived in the house, 1878-1881. The rest of the space is rented to non-profit organizations for offices.