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Adolph B. Spreckels
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Adolph Bernard Spreckels was a California businessman who ran 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". His 1912 mansion is in Pacific Heights and is San Francisco Landmark #197.
Adolph B. Spreckels
Adolph B. Spreckels
The Spreckels Mansion in San Francisco
The Spreckels Mansion in San Francisco
Legion of Honor (museum)
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The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which also administers the de Young Museum.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels and her husband Adolph Spreckels built the museum and donated it to the city.
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels and her husband Adolph Spreckels built the museum and donated it to the city.
Architects Edward Larrabee Barnes and Mark Cavagnero during the 1995 seismic renovation and expansion.
Architects Edward Larrabee Barnes and Mark Cavagnero during the 1995 seismic renovation and expansion.
The design of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor was based on the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur.
The design of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor was based on the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur.