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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGH_sulphur-springs-grotto_Piedmont-CA.html
The first recorded visitor to the sulphur springs grotto is Isaac Holmes, a retired U.S. Senator from South Carolina, who reportedly installed a bathtub in Bushy Dell canyon in the early 1860s in order to take alfresco baths for his rheumatism. …
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"Loves Labor Lost," a comedy by William Shakespeare, was the first play performed in the Eucalyptus Amphitheater in the spring of 1908. Set in a grove of trees for which it was named, the theater had a unique stage from which some of the giant tre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGF_the-maze_Piedmont-CA.html
One of the first improvements made by Frank Havens to Piedmont Springs Park was the construction of a living hedge maze modeled on those like Hampton Court in England. An article in the Oakland Herald in December 1904 shows a winding drive leading…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEZ_the-cascade_Piedmont-CA.html
In her memoir about life in Piedmont, Elsie Whitaker Martinez remembered fishing with her brothers in the Piedmont Heights in the 1880s. A myriad of streams found their way from Alta, Scenic, Pacific and Mountain Avenues. Most fed into the city's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEY_piedmont-art-gallery_Oakland-CA.html
In May 1907, patrons of the arts from around the Bay Area descended on Piedmont Park for the opening of the Piedmont Art Gallery. On display were 375 oil, pastel and watercolor paintings in four separate galleries. Under the guidance of curato…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEW_the-japanese-teahouse_Oakland-CA.html
Look carefully. Comparing today's Japanese Tea House with early pictures, you will notice many differences. The first tea house in Piedmont Park was built by Frank C. Havens and opened on June 30, 1907. It was a replica of the late-fifteenth centu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEV_piedmont-springs-clubhouse-cafe_Piedmont-CA.html
On Saturday, May 5, 1898, a gala benefit for the Ladies' Relief Society marked the opening of the Piedmont Springs Park by Frank C. Havens. Musicians played in a thatched bandstand while partygoers strolled through lighted pathways. Many guest din…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEF_world-war-i-memorial_Piedmont-CA.html
A Memorial Erected to the boys of Piedmont who gave their lives in the World War Egbert Williams Beach · Henry Augustus Butters · Otto Julius Carlsen · Frank Jay Field · Thomas Edward Graves · Carl Castlema…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DEE_piedmont-springs-hotel_Piedmont-CA.html
The Piedmont Springs Hotel was built by Walter Blair in 1872. The two-story white clapboard building had 20 bedrooms, two suites and five dining rooms, and the Grand Saloon. The 1887 cottages were added to increase capacity. At 9:15 a.m. on No…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DED_faux-bois-benches_Piedmont-CA.html
In 1877, a prospectus for home sites in Piedmont Park showed a rustic wooden bench near the Piedmont Springs grotto. This bench began a tradition which was continued when Frank C. Havens renovated the park in 1890s, installing not only rustic benc…
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