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Darius Ogden Mills and family (c. 1890) with Whitelaw Reid and J. P. Morgan at the Millbrae estate—present-day Millbrae, California Millbrae estate (1869–1954), image from c. 1895. Darius Ogden Mills (September 25, 1825 – January 3, 1910) was a prominent American banker and philanthropist. For a time, he was California's wealthiest ...
The Breakers, a Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, is famous for its size and opulence. ... Ogden Mills. Staatsburgh. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider. Staatsburgh was completed in 1896 ...
In 1872, members of the Sánchez family built the original Sixteen Mile House, a historical restaurant and rest stop near the Mills estate, and direct link to Millbrae's early days. The Mills estate was bordered by what is now Skyline Boulevard, U.S. Route 101 (the Bayshore Freeway), Millbrae Avenue and Trousdale Drive. The estate became known ...
The house was inherited in 1844 by Morgan Lewis's daughter Margaret and her husband Maturin Livingston; and in 1847 by the couple's son Maturin Livingston Jr. (1816–1888). In 1890, Ruth Livingston Mills, the great-granddaughter of Morgan Lewis and the mother of Ogden L. Mills, Secretary of the Treasury, inherited the estate. [3]
The heirs to Rancho Buri Buri were forced to sell their land to pay for property taxes, legal fees, and loans. The new owners of Rancho Buri Buri included Darius Ogden Mills, Ansel I. Easton and Charles Lux. Mills bought José de la Cruz Sánchez's one-tenth of his father's estate (1,500 acres (6 km 2)), which is now Millbrae.
Ruth Livingston (1855–1920), who married financier Ogden Mills (1856–1929), the son of banker and philanthropist Darius Ogden Mills. [23] Livingston died at the residence of his son-in-law at 2 East 69th Street in New York City on November 29, 1888. [13] In 1916, his widow's address was listed at 4 East 69th Street in New York. [24]
The Bank of California was opened in San Francisco, California, on July 4, 1864, by William Chapman Ralston and Darius Ogden Mills. It was the first commercial bank in the Western United States, and considered instrumental in developing the American Old West. [1] [2] [3]
Mar. 23—Editor's note: This story was updated Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 8:22 p.m. to correct the amount of the sale of the mansion in the headline, text and photo cutlines. In the biggest home ...