[3] Dr. Alford married Mary Richmond in San Jose, California in 1877; the Second Empire French Style front building was added in the same year.

[4] In June 1893, the property was purchased by furniture dealer H. J. Mueller (1864–1900) who moved the house with the Alford family in residence to 1299 Main Street.

The house and furnishings were purchased by Ed Mowry in August, 1903 and the Muellers moved to Livermore, California.

[5] Neilson was followed by a couple who started and finished a seven-year restoration then sold the house to Tom and Maura Eastman who filed for the home to be added to the National Register of Historic Places.

[1] The home sustained significant damage and fell off its footing in the 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes,[2] but was restored.