The following pictures were published in Harry W. Desmond and Herbert Croly, Stately Homes in America: From Colonial Times to the Present Day, D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1903. The Spreckels' home was destroyed in the fire after the San Francisco Earthquake.
The Claus Spreckels' House. Note the tremendous Mansard roof!
The Crocker, Flood, and Huntington Homes.
Pictures from Harry W. Desmond and Herbert Croly, Stately Homes in America: From Colonial Times to the Present Day, D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1903; digital editing by Sarah E. Mitchell. Text by Sarah E. Mitchell unless otherwise noted.
Copyright © 2003, 2004 Sarah E. Mitchell