Aaron Fleishhacker (February 4, 1820 – February 19, 1898) was a Kingdom of Bavaria –born American businessman who founded paper box manufacturer, A. Fleishhacker & Co. He had been active during the Gold Rush with the formation of Comstock silver mines.
10-754: Surname [ edit ] Fleishhacker is an American surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include: Aaron Fleishhacker (1820–1989), German-born American businessman Herbert Fleishhacker (1872–1957), American businessman, civic leader and philanthropist Places [ edit ] Mortimer Fleishhacker House in Woodside, California Fleishhacker Pool in San Francisco, California San Francisco Zoo , originally known as Fleishhacker Zoo See also [ edit ] Fleischhacker [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
20-592: A house on the property with her partner from March 2021 until November 2022. Mortimer Fleishhacker Sr. (1866–1953) was an entrepreneur who co-founded (with his brother Herbert Fleishhacker ) Great Western Power, which later became part of Pacific Gas and Electric and the City Electric Company . He served as a director of the San Francisco Opera , San Francisco Symphony , the Museum of Modern Art , and
30-604: A paper wholesale business and then either founded or purchased the Golden Gate Paper Box Company which then was renamed A. Fleishhacker & Co. The company was nicknamed the "Paper Bag House" and the company became the largest box manufacturer in the West. His sons, Mortimer and Herbert, who had both started working in the business while teens, took over the company upon his death. He died on February 19, 1898, in San Francisco, California. The Fleishhacker Pool ,
40-749: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Aaron Fleishhacker Aaron Fleishhacker was born on February 4, 1820, to a Jewish family in Kingdom of Bavaria . In 1845, he immigrated to the United States, first settling in New Orleans , where he opened a retail store and then briefly to New York City before moving to San Francisco in 1853. He moved around the region selling his wares to miners traveling to Sacramento , Grass Valley, Oregon , Virginia City, Nevada , and Carson City, Nevada . He then returned to San Francisco, where he started
50-519: Is now 74-acres in size. The main house is two stories tall, and was created in an English manor-style with an imitation thatch roof, a gunite exterior, and consisting of ten bedrooms. The garden is Italian style and features four levels of terracing and a lily pond, a Roman reflecting pool , and a piano-shaped swimming pool. The estate was used and remained in the Fleishhacker family for five generations. Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes rented
60-603: The Green Gables Estate , is a historic estate with an English manor house, built between 1911 and 1935, and located at 329 Albion Avenue in Woodside , California . The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 26, 1986. The property has been used to host family weddings, corporate retreats, and historic summits including a United Nations 20th-anniversary gala in 1965. The estate
70-513: The Temple Emanu-El . Fleishhacker also had a home at 2418 Pacific Avenue in San Francisco, California . In 1911, Fleishhacker Sr. and his wife Bella Gerstle Fleishhacker (1875–1963), commissioned Charles Sumner Greene of the architectural firm Greene and Greene to design a country home for them on a 45-acre property. This was the largest of all Greene and Greene designs. The interior of
80-453: The surname Fleishhacker . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fleishhacker&oldid=987146024 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
90-1006: The Fleishhacker Playfield, and the Mother’s Building (or Delia Fleishhacker Memorial Building) was a complex that included a large public saltwater swimming pool in San Francisco, as well as public wading pool for children, and a sports field; which was dedicated to the family. Fleishhacker was a founding member of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. In 1857, he married Deliah Stern of Albany, New York ; they had eight children, six of whom survived to adulthood: Carrie Fleishhacker Schwabacher (married to Ludwig Schwabacher), Emma Fleishhacker Rosenbaum (married to S. D. Rosenbaum), Mortimer Fleishhacker (1866–1953), Herbert Fleishhacker (1872–1957), Belle Fleishhacker Scheeline (married to S. C. Scheeline), and Blanche Fleishhacker Wolf (married to Frank Wolf). Mortimer Fleishhacker House The Mortimer Fleishhacker House , also known as
100-511: The house was designed by Elsie de Wolfe and the San Francisco design house of Vickery, Atkins and Torrey. When designing the home, Greene also took in to account the design of the landscaping and the driveway. The property's rolling green lawns were inspired by the Fountains Abbey of Studley Royal Park in 18th-century England , which Greene had visited in 1909. The garden has natural materials used and design elements that complement
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