Submitted by Paranorman on
The house was built in by Julia Moses and Watson A. Bray, for their daughter, Emma, upon her marriage to Alfred H. Cohen, attorney, on February 28, 1884. A. H. Cohen was the son of Emilie Gibbons and A. A. Cohen, the latter also a lawyer. Both families were socially prominent and well-to-do. Watson Bray was a successful commodities broker while A. A. Cohen had in 1863 established the first railroad and ferry system in Alameda County and also served as chief attorney for the Central Pacific Railroad. The Brays bought the land and built the house for the couple. The senior Cohens' completely furnished it ahead of time, allowing the bride and groom to move in on their wedding day after a lavish ceremony at Oak Tree Farm, the Bray mansion [now destroyed] that once stood directly across the street from the Cohen-Bray House.
http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Ghost-Hunters/events/154027502/