Difference between revisions of "Harris, Henry and Sofia"
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| − | '''Henry Harris''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37842338/henry-harris 1821-1868]) is noted in ''Sidewalk Companion'' as operator of the Franklin House hotel on Main (changed to Front in 1866) Street, which existed from 1859 until it burned in 1887. His wife and widow "Mrs. Sofia [Sloan] Harris" ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845439/sophia-harris 1819-1896]) continued to run Franklin House after his death, and is noted as operating a Pacific Avenue boarding house after 1876 (''SWC4'' p.162). Sophia's brother [[Sloan, Andrew Jackson]] was the "ghost of Arana Gulch". | + | '''Henry Harris''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37842338/henry-harris 1821-1868]) is noted in ''Sidewalk Companion'' as operator of the Franklin House hotel on Main (changed to Front in 1866) Street, which existed from 1859 until it burned in 1887. His wife and widow "Mrs. Sofia [Sloan] Harris" ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845439/sophia-harris 1819-1896]) was listed as owner of Franklin House in 1866, continued to run Franklin House after his death, and is noted as operating a Pacific Avenue boarding house after 1876 (''SWC4'' p.162). Sophia's brother [[Sloan, Andrew Jackson]] was the "ghost of Arana Gulch". |
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Five, item (55), page 168. | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Five, item (55), page 168. | ||
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Revision as of 16:13, 13 August 2023
Henry Harris (1821-1868) is noted in Sidewalk Companion as operator of the Franklin House hotel on Main (changed to Front in 1866) Street, which existed from 1859 until it burned in 1887. His wife and widow "Mrs. Sofia [Sloan] Harris" (1819-1896) was listed as owner of Franklin House in 1866, continued to run Franklin House after his death, and is noted as operating a Pacific Avenue boarding house after 1876 (SWC4 p.162). Sophia's brother Sloan, Andrew Jackson was the "ghost of Arana Gulch".
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Five, item (55), page 168.
