Not wanting to copy my good friend's task in finding the highest point in Alameda, or as she found out, highest place in Alameda, I planned on finding the highest point of the Thorsen house.



The Thorsen house was built in 1909 in Berkeley by the architectural firm of Greene and Greene. This building was to be the last of the superbungalows built by these two great men. The house remained in the Thorsen family until 1948 when ownership was transferred to the Sigma Phi society, Alpha chapter of Berkeley. The brothers of the house are dedicated to stewardship of the property and every Saturday morning, they can be seen meandering about the house with mops and buckets, brooms and dusters. Sometimes in street clothes, sometimes in boxers and robes. It really depends on the day... and person.

I am a pledge this upcoming semester. If you're reading this it may take a while.

Update: It is now three months since pledging and going through initiation, I thought I'd finally get this task done. Only thing i'm short of is some photos to compliment this.

Update: April 27th.

So I finally bothered to upload the pictures. So the house is located in Berkeley and I've spent the past several months working as the House Manager and finally achieved something I can use to get up to the roof of the house. The third room of the third floor with access to the deck known to us as the UFO.



Here's Jon and Camey, two of my friends just enjoying the march sunset and the cool breeze.



So that's where the highest point is. I kinda need to get there. Somehow. So carefully walking up the asbestos tiles, you can get to the highest point.















So that's the goal. That's what we came up for. The chimney. And the views. The left one is for hot water, the right hole is the furnace. The middle, is still yet a mystery.