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| − | According to Chase, '''Silas Bennett''' lived in a little cottage erected (ca. 1850) on a site | + | According to Chase, '''Silas Bennett''' lived in a little cottage erected (ca. 1850) on a site that later became the [[Pope House]] office (said Rowland) in 1862. The book states that Bennett helped build the famous mill in which gold was discovered on the American River in 1848. A daughter, Orytha, is mentioned in Rowland as one of the first teachers at Mission Hill School (which property Bennett also originally owned), and wife of schoolmaster [[Gatch, Thomas M.]]. |
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Four, item (52), page 110 | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Four, item (52), page 110 | ||
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Revision as of 18:17, 15 October 2024
According to Chase, Silas Bennett lived in a little cottage erected (ca. 1850) on a site that later became the Pope House office (said Rowland) in 1862. The book states that Bennett helped build the famous mill in which gold was discovered on the American River in 1848. A daughter, Orytha, is mentioned in Rowland as one of the first teachers at Mission Hill School (which property Bennett also originally owned), and wife of schoolmaster Gatch, Thomas M..
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Four, item (52), page 110
