| Birth: | Apr. 3, 1828 Hamilton Butler County Ohio, USA | | Death: | Mar. 1, 1909 Arcadia Los Angeles County California, USA |  Businessman. Comstock millionaire and builder of San Francisco's "Baldwin Hotel" (1876), which rivaled the "Palace" for luxury. A gathering place for the city's elite, the hotel included a little theater. He owned Rancho Santa Anita in southern California, future site of the race track, and was known as a notorious gambler and womanizer. His home is now on the grounds of the Los Angeles Arboretum, and was used as Mr. Roark's home on "Fantasy Island." Family links: Spouse: Jane Virginia Dexter Baldwin (1854 - 1881)* Children: Clara Baldwin Stocker (1847 - 1929)* Anita M. Baldwin (1876 - 1939)* *Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Elias Baldwin | | | Burial:
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Colma San Mateo County California, USA Plot: Section K, Lot 259, Baldwin Mausoleum | Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Apr 30, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 5300 |
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