Generous philanthropist
Daughter of George Jenckes Fiske and
Frances Lathrop "Fannie" Beebe
Marriage
To Gardiner Greene Hammond, Jr.
On 8 Jun 1893 at Falmouth, Massachusetts St Barnabas Church
After summering in Santa Barbara for several years, Esther chose to make it her primary home. She and her children occupied the Montecito beachfront estate "Bonnymede" from 1910 to 1955, first renting, then buying in 1912. Within the next few years she had purchased all of the property that is bordered by the 101 freeway and the Pacific Ocean, Olive Mill Road and Eucalyptus Lane.
Known as a sportswoman, Esther enjoyed ocean swims of several miles well into her seventies. The popular surfing spot "Hammonds" Reef & Beach was named for Esther & her family.
Although immensely wealthy, Mrs. Hammond felt it important to teach her six children the importance of industry and hard work. She started local family enterprises, such as the Bluebird Garage and Taxi Service and the Bluebird Ranch, where they drove taxis, learned auto repair, grew flowers for charity, raised vegetables, dairy cows, chickens, and provided work for returning World War I veterans.
Esther and her husband Gardiner were among the most respected of Boston's wealthy society. Family portraits of the couple and their children were painted by famous artists such as Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent. Gardiner died in 1921 of cancer at age 61 in New York City. He had remarried in 1917 and made his primary residence at Martha's Vineyard.
Children:
Francis Hammond; Gardiner Greene Hammond, III; George Fiske Hammond; Elizabeth Crowninshield Hammond; Esther Beebe Hammond; Mary C Hammond.
Daughter of George Jenckes Fiske and
Frances Lathrop "Fannie" Beebe
Marriage
To Gardiner Greene Hammond, Jr.
On 8 Jun 1893 at Falmouth, Massachusetts St Barnabas Church
After summering in Santa Barbara for several years, Esther chose to make it her primary home. She and her children occupied the Montecito beachfront estate "Bonnymede" from 1910 to 1955, first renting, then buying in 1912. Within the next few years she had purchased all of the property that is bordered by the 101 freeway and the Pacific Ocean, Olive Mill Road and Eucalyptus Lane.
Known as a sportswoman, Esther enjoyed ocean swims of several miles well into her seventies. The popular surfing spot "Hammonds" Reef & Beach was named for Esther & her family.
Although immensely wealthy, Mrs. Hammond felt it important to teach her six children the importance of industry and hard work. She started local family enterprises, such as the Bluebird Garage and Taxi Service and the Bluebird Ranch, where they drove taxis, learned auto repair, grew flowers for charity, raised vegetables, dairy cows, chickens, and provided work for returning World War I veterans.
Esther and her husband Gardiner were among the most respected of Boston's wealthy society. Family portraits of the couple and their children were painted by famous artists such as Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent. Gardiner died in 1921 of cancer at age 61 in New York City. He had remarried in 1917 and made his primary residence at Martha's Vineyard.
Children:
Francis Hammond; Gardiner Greene Hammond, III; George Fiske Hammond; Elizabeth Crowninshield Hammond; Esther Beebe Hammond; Mary C Hammond.
Generous philanthropist
Daughter of George Jenckes Fiske and
Frances Lathrop "Fannie" Beebe
Marriage
To Gardiner Greene Hammond, Jr.
On 8 Jun 1893 at Falmouth, Massachusetts St Barnabas Church
After summering in Santa Barbara for several years, Esther chose to make it her primary home. She and her children occupied the Montecito beachfront estate "Bonnymede" from 1910 to 1955, first renting, then buying in 1912. Within the next few years she had purchased all of the property that is bordered by the 101 freeway and the Pacific Ocean, Olive Mill Road and Eucalyptus Lane.
Known as a sportswoman, Esther enjoyed ocean swims of several miles well into her seventies. The popular surfing spot "Hammonds" Reef & Beach was named for Esther & her family.
Although immensely wealthy, Mrs. Hammond felt it important to teach her six children the importance of industry and hard work. She started local family enterprises, such as the Bluebird Garage and Taxi Service and the Bluebird Ranch, where they drove taxis, learned auto repair, grew flowers for charity, raised vegetables, dairy cows, chickens, and provided work for returning World War I veterans.
Esther and her husband Gardiner were among the most respected of Boston's wealthy society. Family portraits of the couple and their children were painted by famous artists such as Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent. Gardiner died in 1921 of cancer at age 61 in New York City. He had remarried in 1917 and made his primary residence at Martha's Vineyard.
Children:
Francis Hammond; Gardiner Greene Hammond, III; George Fiske Hammond; Elizabeth Crowninshield Hammond; Esther Beebe Hammond; Mary C Hammond.
Daughter of George Jenckes Fiske and
Frances Lathrop "Fannie" Beebe
Marriage
To Gardiner Greene Hammond, Jr.
On 8 Jun 1893 at Falmouth, Massachusetts St Barnabas Church
After summering in Santa Barbara for several years, Esther chose to make it her primary home. She and her children occupied the Montecito beachfront estate "Bonnymede" from 1910 to 1955, first renting, then buying in 1912. Within the next few years she had purchased all of the property that is bordered by the 101 freeway and the Pacific Ocean, Olive Mill Road and Eucalyptus Lane.
Known as a sportswoman, Esther enjoyed ocean swims of several miles well into her seventies. The popular surfing spot "Hammonds" Reef & Beach was named for Esther & her family.
Although immensely wealthy, Mrs. Hammond felt it important to teach her six children the importance of industry and hard work. She started local family enterprises, such as the Bluebird Garage and Taxi Service and the Bluebird Ranch, where they drove taxis, learned auto repair, grew flowers for charity, raised vegetables, dairy cows, chickens, and provided work for returning World War I veterans.
Esther and her husband Gardiner were among the most respected of Boston's wealthy society. Family portraits of the couple and their children were painted by famous artists such as Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent. Gardiner died in 1921 of cancer at age 61 in New York City. He had remarried in 1917 and made his primary residence at Martha's Vineyard.
Children:
Francis Hammond; Gardiner Greene Hammond, III; George Fiske Hammond; Elizabeth Crowninshield Hammond; Esther Beebe Hammond; Mary C Hammond.
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