Hello, hello. I'm Olivia Allen Price back in the Bay Curious host seat after a six-month

maternity leave. For those who know me, whew, I have missed this job and you. And if you've

started listening while I was gone, welcome. I'm so glad that you're here.

Listen at the end for more of an update on me, but for now on with the show.

Something that I learned recently is every time you cross the Bay Bridge, you're passing over

one of the Bay Area's most historic houses. We're talking so close that if you got out of your car on the bridge, not recommended,

you could toss a rock and hit the home's roof a few hundred feet below.

Even today, the mansion is stunning even in its slow demise.

That's Ben Kaiser, this week's question asker.

The house he's talking about is an odd sight, to say the least.

A once glorious mansion tucked right beneath the Bay Bridge's eastern span.

There are a handful of grand old white houses grouped together in a little neighborhood

of sorts.

They're multi-story with white columns framing stately front porches.

Windows adorned with delicate latticework.

And the location? Well, it was Primo at one point.

Perched on the sloping green hillside of Yerba Buena Island, the homes look out at the East Bay Hills.

It's an impressive scene, although there's one house that stands out from the rest. And our question asker, Ben, does know a bit about it.

It was called Nimitz House. It was called Quarters One.

It was built in 1900 and played a certain role, I guess, in the naval efforts of World War II.

While none of these homes are small, this quarters one is notably more imposing than the rest.

It's a stately mansion, complete with multiple bedrooms and baths, and it's a vestige from

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