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Adolph Bernard Spreckels

American businessman (1857-1924) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 67

Adolph Bernard Spreckels was a California businessman who ran the Spreckels Sugar Company and who donated the California Palace of the Legion of Honor art museum to the city of San Francisco in 1924. His wife, Alma, was called the "great grandmother of San Francisco".

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His 1912 mansion is in Pacific Heights and is San Francisco Landmark #197.

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Country
United States
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1924 · aged 67