Foxx Manufacturing Company (now The Rug Depot Outlet)

The earliest record of the site from 1912 lists the location as the “H. A. Potter Company” with records indicating they were either a hardware supplier or stove manufacturer.

This current brick warehouse at 4056 Hubbard on the corner of 40th Street was built in 1925 according to city records. While the structure completely resides on the Emeryville side of the border, the small lot and loading dock facing 40th street is in Oakland.

A 1933 news archive for the address lists the site as “Foxx Manufacturing Company.”

Foxx manufactured upholstered furniture including chairs and couches. Foxx declared Bankruptcy by 1934 and their assets were acquired by Brueners Home Furnishings.

By 1937, the building was occupied by Kay Manufacturing who made springs for automobile upholstery, beds and furniture. City records show that Kay Mfg. sealed the 14 window openings in the plant in 1969.

In the mid-1970s, it was advertised for the Container Storage Company. who sold used shipping containers for storage.

In 1982, the building and the adjacent 4055 Hubbard space was acquired by David and Jeanne Himy who established the Bon Motif Company.

By 1987, it was occupied by Weatherford Motors BMW. Weatherford vacated the building after it sustained damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.

The building required significant repairs and rewiring before achieving zoning compliance by the city in 1992.

The Rug Depot Outlet held their Grand Opening in the building in 1996 and have occupied the space since.

The building was briefly considered for a Restoration Hardware Outlet store in 2015.