Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
TO BUILD A PALACE.
NOW AT HOME TO
oLIGARCHISTS.
Col. Claus spreckles Invests
In San Francisco Property

q large DlOcA VI pAof
swell part of Van Ness avenue
and intends to build a magnln-
cent mansion there.
Every one who knows Mr.
Spreckels knows that he has long
been casting his eye on Van Ness
avenue with view to buying
fine place of residence property
It has taken him long time 10
make up his mind, but he mas
made it up now, and as a result
owns the largest frontage on tue
avenue of any property owner
from Market to Union. and where
ex-Alcalde Burr has blocked the
march of progress. When Mr..
Spreckels does thing he does 1t
and that's what has happened
in this case. He has gone In Tor
residence property on Van Ness
avenue, and has gone In for 1t
heavily.
Hardly any one in San Fran
| cisco who knows the town, but
knows the Greenewald residence,
on the southwest corner OF Clay
and Van Ness avenue. 1t IS
beautiful place, and the resi-
dence is built in an attractive
STYLE. Mr.. Spreckels set his eyes
on that property and the more he
saw of it the more he wanted it,
and the more he wanted it the
more the Greenewalds wanted to
keep it. Finally, however. he
won the day. and this morning
the papers were signed transfer
ring the Greenewald property to
Mr.. Spreckels. Otto Greenewald
was the agent in the matter for
his mother, Mrs. Simon Greene
valid.
Mr.. Spreckels paid $50 900,
but there was not enough to suit
him. When he came to inspect
the land he thought bigger
frontage would suit him better.
So he set his agent to work and
bought after deal of dickering
the adjoining property to the
south. The price he paid for
this-which was Sc feet frontage
has been kept secret by the
agents. Mr.. Spreckels got his
property pretty cheap. He now
owns frontage of 1876. in the
most fashionable part Of Van
Ness avenue.
That is not all. Notwithstand-
ing that the Greenewald resi-
dence is one of the finest in San
Francisco, Mr.. Spreckels does
not like it. He was shown over
i it. yes" he said, ''it's very
fine, but l don't care for it parti-
cularly. It's nice enough. but /
propose to tear it down. When
| / live in house / like to live in
one to suit myself. So will
have to build my own The
improvements are to be torn
down at once therefore, and Mr..
Spreckels is already arranging
| for the erection of what will be a
veritable palace.
The neighborhood is already
the fashionable center of San
Francisco, and perhaps there is
nothing more indicative of the
Spreckels' intentions to entertain
society more extensively than
they have heretofore than this
purchase in the heart of the
fashionable quarter. On the
northwest corner live J. B.
Stetson and his family, who have
always assumed large place in
the affairs of ton in San Fran
cisco. On the opposite corner
the northeast-is the property of
that other distinguished leader OF
finance and politics. Henry L.
Dodge, whose wife reigns as q
leader of society.
The property back of Mr..
Spreckels' purchase on CLAY
street is owned BY Mrs. NJ. Israel.
Directly opposite Mr.. Spreckels'
new home is st. Luke's Church
OF the Episcopal denomination
the fashionable church of q
fashionable sect. A new church
is soon to be erected In nlaaa q