Artifacts saved after fire damages historic Camron-Stanford House at Lake Merritt

The Camron-Stanford House — a historic Victorian building and Oakland landmark at Lake Merritt — sustained moderate damage to its exterior and small area of the interior when a fire broke out early Saturday morning. 

But firefighters from the Oakland Fire Department were able to prevent major damage to the building, which was long ago converted into Oakland’s first museum and holds a variety of local historic art and artifacts, according to Oakland Fire Department spokesperson Michael Hunt.