Résumé

Principal, Charles Mau, Architect, Oakland, CA, 1876-1903. In 1876-1877, Mau worked at 954 Broadway. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1876, p. 270 and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1877, p. 530. It was listed as the southeast corner of Broadway and 8th Street in 1877.) Between 1879 and 1881, at least, Mau operated an Oakland office at 456 8th Street. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1879, p. 336. and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1881, p. 327.) By 1888, he worked in a Downtown Oakland office at 957 Broadway. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1888, p. 961.) Between 1889 and 1895, at least, he worked at 957 Broadway (Rooms #1 and 2 in 1889). (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1889, p. 548 and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1895, p. 290.)

Between 1897 and 1903, Mau had an office in Oakland's Macdonough Building, located on the southeast corner of Broadway and 14th Street at 1320 Broadway. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1897, p. 321 and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1903, p. 289 and 649.)

Principal, Charles Mau, Architect, Alameda, CA, c. 1890.

Relocation

Charles Frederick Mau was born in Germany although the date of his birth is not completely clear. The Oakland Wiki listed his birthdate at 1838, but it was documented as c. 1848, according to 1898 voter records for Oakland, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 5; FHL Roll Number: 976451, accessed 05/30/2024.) This 1898 document noted that he had been naturalized an American citizen in the District Court of San Francisco on 11/04/1876.

Mau's name first appeared in the Oakland, California, City Directory, 1876. At this time, he rented lodgings in the Golden Star Hotel in Oakland. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1876, p. 270.)

Mau lived at 356 10th Street in Oakland, CA in 1878. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1878, p. 318.)

Between 1879 and 1881, at least, Mau resided at 1002 Chester Street in Oakland. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1879, p. 336 and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1881, p. 327.)

In 1889, Mau lived at 968 Jefferson Street in Oakland, CA. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1889, p. 548.)

Between 1892 and 1898, at least, the architect dwelled at 919 Filbert Street in Oakland. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1892, p. 350, Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1894; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 4; FHL Roll Number: 976449, accessed 05/30/2024 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 5; FHL Roll Number: 976451, accessed 05/30/2024.)

Biographical Notes

At age 48, according to 1898 Oakland voter records, Mau stood 5-feet, 9-inches tall, and had a dark Caucasian complexion, with blue eyes and dark hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 5; FHL Roll Number: 976451, accessed 05/30/2024.)