Charles Templeton Crocker was an American philanthropist, art patron and scion of the Crocker family. He was a past president of the California Historical Society and a member of the board of director
Crocker in 1932
Uplands II, photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston shortly after completion in 1917. The mansion is now the main building of the private Crystal Springs Uplands School.
Russian Hill from Telegraph Hill in 1955; at the time, 945 Green was the tallest and most prominent building pictured. Templeton Crocker owned the penthouse apartment.
The original south wings (L) and added double-width north wing (R) of the St. Francis Hotel, photographed in 2016 overlooking Union Square
The Crocker family was a wealthy American family based in California. Its fortune was primarily built in the railroad industry under Charles Crocker. In addition to his large holdings in railroads, Ch
Charles C Crocker by Stephen W Shaw
Charles Frederick Crocker