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Sarah Dix Hamlin. In April 1896 Sarah Dix Hamlin purchased the Van Ness Seminary School at 1849 Jackson Street, San Francisco. [1] In 1898, the school was renamed Miss Hamlin's School for Girls. [2] In 1907, the school moved to a mansion at 2230 Pacific Avenue in San Francisco. [3] On August 25, 1923, Hamlin died after a short illness. [4]
Sarah Dix Hamlin (November 27, 1844 – August 25, 1923) was a 19th-century American educator, principal, founder and owner of the Hamlin School for girls in San Francisco. Early life [ edit ]
By the 1870s it became apparent that San Francisco was in dire need of a federal building to house the federal courts and the post office that were located in various downtown buildings. In 1887 a commission delegated to select a site reported that the $350,000 allocated by the U.S. Congress was insufficient and the sum was raised to $1,250,000.
The James C. Flood Mansion is a historic mansion at 1000 California Street, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California, USA.Now home of the Pacific-Union Club, it was built in 1886 as the townhouse for James C. Flood, a 19th-century silver baron.
They grew in popularity in Sacramento, because of the proximity to mines. The company had a second store location at Front and California Street in San Francisco, active from 1867 until 1906, which was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. [7] The building was converted in the year 2000 into office space for Organic, Inc.
In the 1970s, the Bourn Mansion was purchased by socialite Arden Dee Van Upp (née Rich) and her partner, they were known for their lavish rock and roll themed parties in the house. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 1975, Arden's teenaged daughter Tammy Ann was nationally famous for her belly dance routines with her large python snake named Gideon, which ...
Nathan Oliveira (1928–2010), painter, lived in San Francisco for many years, part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement [95] Frederick E. Olmsted (1911–1990), painter, born and raised in San Francisco, former student of Ralph Stackpole; has a mural is at CCSF [96] Jules Eugene Pages (1867–1946), painter [97]
George Christopher (BA 1930), 34th mayor of San Francisco (1956–64) [30] Cecilia Chung (BS), civil rights and LGBT rights activist [31] Sam Clovis (MBA), White House Advisor to the United States Department of Agriculture (2017–18); national co-chair of Donald Trump's presidential campaign [32] [33]