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Exhibition Label: "Scene in Oakland", Oakland Museum of California March 9 - August 25, 2002 30. P.G. Lindsay (dates not known) Residence of Samuel Merritt, c. 1868 Watercolor and ink on paper Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Willoughby and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Buttner Dr. Samuel Merritt, a Maine born physician, arrived in San Francisco on his own ship in 1850. He ceased active practice of medicine after moving to Oakland in 1857 and pursued a successful career as a developer, a philanthropist and a civic leader. Among Dr. Merritt's civic accomplishments were: Mayor of Oakland; the financing and donation of the 12th Street dam, creating a lake that was later named for him; and whose legacy built Merritt Hospital. This charming picture of his elaborate Victorian-era house and grounds, located at 1213 Madison Street, made by little known artist P.G. Lindsay, includes a large figure seated on the porch that resembles the 6'3" 340 lbs. bachelor Dr. Merritt.