[4] In the Fall of 1904, it was the site of "a series of cello and piano recitals performed by Frederick Stickney Gutterson and his wife, Minnie Marie.

Designed by architect Clarence Tantau, the carriage house was late observed to include a gate post with the name "Allanoke" engraved on it.

[1][6] In a 2017 letter sent to Berkeley's Landmarks Preservation Commission,[6] local researcher Daniella Thompson stated that the correct spelling of the manor's name is Allanoke.

"[6] Thompson authored an article on the website of the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association that contains photographs of the "Allanoke" spelling on the carriage house gate-post, as well as newspaper notices of the 1904 recitals, and Mrs. Freeman's will from 21 Sept 1938.

[2] His wife Carol Sibley (1902-1986) was a prominent local civic activist who played a pivotal role in Berkeley's school desegregation in the 1960s.