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The Spreckels Mansion, 2080 Washington St. This outrageous circa-1912 chateau, famous for its ornate French Baroque limestone facade, is known as the Sugar Palace, since it was built with the Spreckels' sugar fortune. George and [[Alma Spreckels|Alma Spreckels]] were perhaps San Francisco's best-known patrons of the arts; they gave the city the [[The Palace of the Legion of Honor|Palace of the Legion of Honor]], the museum built above the bones of Gold Rush pioneers. | The Spreckels Mansion, 2080 Washington St. This outrageous circa-1912 chateau, famous for its ornate French Baroque limestone facade, is known as the Sugar Palace, since it was built with the Spreckels' sugar fortune. George and [[Alma Spreckels|Alma Spreckels]] were perhaps San Francisco's best-known patrons of the arts; they gave the city the [[The Palace of the Legion of Honor|Palace of the Legion of Honor]], the museum built above the bones of Gold Rush pioneers. | ||
[[Image:Claus Spreckels 1910 DN-0008426 Chicago Daily News negatives collection Chicago History Museum.jpg]] | |||
'''Claus Spreckels in Chicago, 1910.''' | |||
''Photo: Chicago Daily News negatives DN-0008426, Chicago History Museum'' | |||
Revision as of 00:58, 4 January 2011
Unfinished History
The Sugar Palace
Entry way to 2080 Washington Street
Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library
The Spreckels Mansion, 2080 Washington St. This outrageous circa-1912 chateau, famous for its ornate French Baroque limestone facade, is known as the Sugar Palace, since it was built with the Spreckels' sugar fortune. George and Alma Spreckels were perhaps San Francisco's best-known patrons of the arts; they gave the city the Palace of the Legion of Honor, the museum built above the bones of Gold Rush pioneers.
Claus Spreckels in Chicago, 1910.
Photo: Chicago Daily News negatives DN-0008426, Chicago History Museum
Spreckels' Sugar Factory beneath Potrero Hill, c. 1890s
Photo: Bancroft Library