Architect, real estate developer, banker, philanthropist, horticulturist, and restauranteur, Albert Starr Spaulding developed the area near Hollywood's "Fairfax" district and is honored there with a plaque for "Spaulding Square." He named the street "Spaulding Avenue" in this district in memory of his father's family. Albert S. Spaulding was also instrumental in creating one of the first golf courses and housing subdivisions in Big Bear, California after he purchased 1,440 acres of cattle ranch in Big Bear valley and lake from the Talmadge brothers. Further Los Angeles area projects include the restaurant "Spaulding's" at 140 Pine Avenue in Long Beach, and an extensive subdivision of what is now North Long Beach which includes the eponymous "N. Spaulding Avenue."
Spaulding also created housing subdivisions in Ft. Collins, Colorado on 66 acres on Main Street c. 1901, and more subdivisions in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois c.1902-1908. Ft. Collins bears the imprint of Spaulding’s building enterprise in the street named “Spaulding Lane,” whereas Springfield boasts “Spaulding Orchard Road.”
Apparently this road and the nearby hamlet of Spaulding, Illinois are both named for Albert Starr’s father James Benedict Spaulding and his nationally known commercial nursery. James B. Spaulding’s friendship with neighbor Abraham Lincoln has been documented in John Eleazer Remsburg’s Abraham Lincoln: Was He a Christian? (NY: The Truth Seeker Co., 1893) on pp. 201-2 where he writes of James B. Spaulding that he was “well known as one of the leading nursery men and horticulturists of the United States, a man of broad culture and refinement, who resides near Springfield, [and] became intimately acquainted with Lincoln as early as 1851, and for a long time resided on the same street with him in Springfield. Mr. Spaulding says: ‘Lincoln perpetuated many an irreverent joke at the expense of church doctrines. Regarding the miraculous conception, he was especially sarcastic. He wrote a manuscript as radical as Ingersoll which his political friends caused to be destroyed.’” Albert S. Spaulding’s daughter Cynthia Jewell Spaulding Akey writes that her father Albert S. “told us his Dad [James Benedict Spaulding] was an ‘Atheist,’ but [Grandfather James] did not persuade his children to this way of thinking.” Cynthia Akey also writes that her grandparents Cynthia Ewing and James Benedict Spaulding are buried near Lincoln and “knew Lincoln well” (The Spaulding Heritage, or Albert Starr’s Dozen p. 5).
Albert Starr married his first wife Nellie Locke Burrows in Canton, Missouri in 1890 and together they had eight children, two of whom died in childhood. Nellie Spaulding died in childbirth September 1908 and is buried in the Spaulding family plot in Springfield, Illinois's Oak Ridge Cemetery near the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The following year, Spaulding married Pearl Byer Stoner and together they had four children. Spaulding and Pearl B. S. Spaulding are buried together at Angeles Abbey together with Pearl's parents Sam and Mary Stoner.
Around 1918 Spaulding move Pearl and his family out to "Navalencia," an as yet undeveloped town in Tulare County near present-day Orange Cove in Fresno County. He intended to construct a town in Navalencia, but lost interest in the project after his wife Pearl died during the great influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. Spaulding returned to the greater Los Angeles area, living in Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Pasadena until his death in 1944.
In 1921 Albert married his third wife, Florence Rest, and they had one child before divorcing a few years later.
Through his mother Cynthia Anne Ewing Spaulding, Albert Starr Spaulding was a direct descendant of Mayflower pilgrims William and Mary Brewster.
Spaulding also created housing subdivisions in Ft. Collins, Colorado on 66 acres on Main Street c. 1901, and more subdivisions in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois c.1902-1908. Ft. Collins bears the imprint of Spaulding’s building enterprise in the street named “Spaulding Lane,” whereas Springfield boasts “Spaulding Orchard Road.”
Apparently this road and the nearby hamlet of Spaulding, Illinois are both named for Albert Starr’s father James Benedict Spaulding and his nationally known commercial nursery. James B. Spaulding’s friendship with neighbor Abraham Lincoln has been documented in John Eleazer Remsburg’s Abraham Lincoln: Was He a Christian? (NY: The Truth Seeker Co., 1893) on pp. 201-2 where he writes of James B. Spaulding that he was “well known as one of the leading nursery men and horticulturists of the United States, a man of broad culture and refinement, who resides near Springfield, [and] became intimately acquainted with Lincoln as early as 1851, and for a long time resided on the same street with him in Springfield. Mr. Spaulding says: ‘Lincoln perpetuated many an irreverent joke at the expense of church doctrines. Regarding the miraculous conception, he was especially sarcastic. He wrote a manuscript as radical as Ingersoll which his political friends caused to be destroyed.’” Albert S. Spaulding’s daughter Cynthia Jewell Spaulding Akey writes that her father Albert S. “told us his Dad [James Benedict Spaulding] was an ‘Atheist,’ but [Grandfather James] did not persuade his children to this way of thinking.” Cynthia Akey also writes that her grandparents Cynthia Ewing and James Benedict Spaulding are buried near Lincoln and “knew Lincoln well” (The Spaulding Heritage, or Albert Starr’s Dozen p. 5).
Albert Starr married his first wife Nellie Locke Burrows in Canton, Missouri in 1890 and together they had eight children, two of whom died in childhood. Nellie Spaulding died in childbirth September 1908 and is buried in the Spaulding family plot in Springfield, Illinois's Oak Ridge Cemetery near the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The following year, Spaulding married Pearl Byer Stoner and together they had four children. Spaulding and Pearl B. S. Spaulding are buried together at Angeles Abbey together with Pearl's parents Sam and Mary Stoner.
Around 1918 Spaulding move Pearl and his family out to "Navalencia," an as yet undeveloped town in Tulare County near present-day Orange Cove in Fresno County. He intended to construct a town in Navalencia, but lost interest in the project after his wife Pearl died during the great influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. Spaulding returned to the greater Los Angeles area, living in Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Pasadena until his death in 1944.
In 1921 Albert married his third wife, Florence Rest, and they had one child before divorcing a few years later.
Through his mother Cynthia Anne Ewing Spaulding, Albert Starr Spaulding was a direct descendant of Mayflower pilgrims William and Mary Brewster.
Architect, real estate developer, banker, philanthropist, horticulturist, and restauranteur, Albert Starr Spaulding developed the area near Hollywood's "Fairfax" district and is honored there with a plaque for "Spaulding Square." He named the street "Spaulding Avenue" in this district in memory of his father's family. Albert S. Spaulding was also instrumental in creating one of the first golf courses and housing subdivisions in Big Bear, California after he purchased 1,440 acres of cattle ranch in Big Bear valley and lake from the Talmadge brothers. Further Los Angeles area projects include the restaurant "Spaulding's" at 140 Pine Avenue in Long Beach, and an extensive subdivision of what is now North Long Beach which includes the eponymous "N. Spaulding Avenue."
Spaulding also created housing subdivisions in Ft. Collins, Colorado on 66 acres on Main Street c. 1901, and more subdivisions in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois c.1902-1908. Ft. Collins bears the imprint of Spaulding’s building enterprise in the street named “Spaulding Lane,” whereas Springfield boasts “Spaulding Orchard Road.”
Apparently this road and the nearby hamlet of Spaulding, Illinois are both named for Albert Starr’s father James Benedict Spaulding and his nationally known commercial nursery. James B. Spaulding’s friendship with neighbor Abraham Lincoln has been documented in John Eleazer Remsburg’s Abraham Lincoln: Was He a Christian? (NY: The Truth Seeker Co., 1893) on pp. 201-2 where he writes of James B. Spaulding that he was “well known as one of the leading nursery men and horticulturists of the United States, a man of broad culture and refinement, who resides near Springfield, [and] became intimately acquainted with Lincoln as early as 1851, and for a long time resided on the same street with him in Springfield. Mr. Spaulding says: ‘Lincoln perpetuated many an irreverent joke at the expense of church doctrines. Regarding the miraculous conception, he was especially sarcastic. He wrote a manuscript as radical as Ingersoll which his political friends caused to be destroyed.’” Albert S. Spaulding’s daughter Cynthia Jewell Spaulding Akey writes that her father Albert S. “told us his Dad [James Benedict Spaulding] was an ‘Atheist,’ but [Grandfather James] did not persuade his children to this way of thinking.” Cynthia Akey also writes that her grandparents Cynthia Ewing and James Benedict Spaulding are buried near Lincoln and “knew Lincoln well” (The Spaulding Heritage, or Albert Starr’s Dozen p. 5).
Albert Starr married his first wife Nellie Locke Burrows in Canton, Missouri in 1890 and together they had eight children, two of whom died in childhood. Nellie Spaulding died in childbirth September 1908 and is buried in the Spaulding family plot in Springfield, Illinois's Oak Ridge Cemetery near the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The following year, Spaulding married Pearl Byer Stoner and together they had four children. Spaulding and Pearl B. S. Spaulding are buried together at Angeles Abbey together with Pearl's parents Sam and Mary Stoner.
Around 1918 Spaulding move Pearl and his family out to "Navalencia," an as yet undeveloped town in Tulare County near present-day Orange Cove in Fresno County. He intended to construct a town in Navalencia, but lost interest in the project after his wife Pearl died during the great influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. Spaulding returned to the greater Los Angeles area, living in Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Pasadena until his death in 1944.
In 1921 Albert married his third wife, Florence Rest, and they had one child before divorcing a few years later.
Through his mother Cynthia Anne Ewing Spaulding, Albert Starr Spaulding was a direct descendant of Mayflower pilgrims William and Mary Brewster.
Spaulding also created housing subdivisions in Ft. Collins, Colorado on 66 acres on Main Street c. 1901, and more subdivisions in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois c.1902-1908. Ft. Collins bears the imprint of Spaulding’s building enterprise in the street named “Spaulding Lane,” whereas Springfield boasts “Spaulding Orchard Road.”
Apparently this road and the nearby hamlet of Spaulding, Illinois are both named for Albert Starr’s father James Benedict Spaulding and his nationally known commercial nursery. James B. Spaulding’s friendship with neighbor Abraham Lincoln has been documented in John Eleazer Remsburg’s Abraham Lincoln: Was He a Christian? (NY: The Truth Seeker Co., 1893) on pp. 201-2 where he writes of James B. Spaulding that he was “well known as one of the leading nursery men and horticulturists of the United States, a man of broad culture and refinement, who resides near Springfield, [and] became intimately acquainted with Lincoln as early as 1851, and for a long time resided on the same street with him in Springfield. Mr. Spaulding says: ‘Lincoln perpetuated many an irreverent joke at the expense of church doctrines. Regarding the miraculous conception, he was especially sarcastic. He wrote a manuscript as radical as Ingersoll which his political friends caused to be destroyed.’” Albert S. Spaulding’s daughter Cynthia Jewell Spaulding Akey writes that her father Albert S. “told us his Dad [James Benedict Spaulding] was an ‘Atheist,’ but [Grandfather James] did not persuade his children to this way of thinking.” Cynthia Akey also writes that her grandparents Cynthia Ewing and James Benedict Spaulding are buried near Lincoln and “knew Lincoln well” (The Spaulding Heritage, or Albert Starr’s Dozen p. 5).
Albert Starr married his first wife Nellie Locke Burrows in Canton, Missouri in 1890 and together they had eight children, two of whom died in childhood. Nellie Spaulding died in childbirth September 1908 and is buried in the Spaulding family plot in Springfield, Illinois's Oak Ridge Cemetery near the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The following year, Spaulding married Pearl Byer Stoner and together they had four children. Spaulding and Pearl B. S. Spaulding are buried together at Angeles Abbey together with Pearl's parents Sam and Mary Stoner.
Around 1918 Spaulding move Pearl and his family out to "Navalencia," an as yet undeveloped town in Tulare County near present-day Orange Cove in Fresno County. He intended to construct a town in Navalencia, but lost interest in the project after his wife Pearl died during the great influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. Spaulding returned to the greater Los Angeles area, living in Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Pasadena until his death in 1944.
In 1921 Albert married his third wife, Florence Rest, and they had one child before divorcing a few years later.
Through his mother Cynthia Anne Ewing Spaulding, Albert Starr Spaulding was a direct descendant of Mayflower pilgrims William and Mary Brewster.
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