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| − | '''Louis Wessendorf''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76931433/louis-h-wessendorf 1850-1943]), a native of Germany, became an apprentice to [[Staffler, George|George Staffler]] in his furniture and undertaking businesses on Pacific Avenue. Wessendorf later became a partner and, after Staffler retired, sole owner. He eventually dropped the furniture business to concentrate on the undertaking business. His son Lester joined him in that business as Wessendorf and Son Mortuary. Appropriately, the firm's Greek Revival building on Church Street is now a Greek Orthodox church. | + | '''Louis Wessendorf''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76931433/louis-h-wessendorf 1850-1943]), a native of Germany, became an apprentice to [[Staffler, George|George Staffler]] in his furniture and undertaking businesses on Pacific Avenue. Wessendorf later became a partner and, after Staffler retired, sole owner. He eventually dropped the furniture business to concentrate on the undertaking business. His son Lester joined him in that business as Wessendorf and Son Mortuary. Appropriately, the firm's Greek Revival building on Church Street (built in 1941) is now a Greek Orthodox church. |
*[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023), chapter Three, item (3), page 56. | *[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023), chapter Three, item (3), page 56. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 10 July 2023
Louis Wessendorf (1850-1943), a native of Germany, became an apprentice to George Staffler in his furniture and undertaking businesses on Pacific Avenue. Wessendorf later became a partner and, after Staffler retired, sole owner. He eventually dropped the furniture business to concentrate on the undertaking business. His son Lester joined him in that business as Wessendorf and Son Mortuary. Appropriately, the firm's Greek Revival building on Church Street (built in 1941) is now a Greek Orthodox church.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition (2023), chapter Three, item (3), page 56.
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