Rispin Mansion Bay Window on LF
When Capitola’s owner F.A.Hihn died in 1913, his daughter, Katherine Cope Henderson, put the resort up for sale. H. Allen Rispin, a wealthy San Franciscan, bought it at the end of World War I. Although he had grand plans to develop "Capitola by-the-Sea," Rispin overextended himself and was broke by 1928. He lost his elaborate 22-room mansion and most of his holdings in 1930-31. The Rispin home was then sold to Burlingame millionnaire Robert Hays Smith. The Smith family ran into financial problems during The Great Depression and surrendered the mansion in 1939. It was then sold to the Catholic Church for use as a convent by the Order of Poor Clares. The nuns resided at the complex until 1957. The mansion has since been vacant of permanent residents, and is now owned by the City of Capitola.
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12 comments
Sean wrote...
i take it our jurry rigged tri (or was it hexa) pod was stable enough :)
Jonathan Haeber wrote...
@scott: I think it was around 3-4, but it was a semi-foggy day if I remember correctly.
Jonathan Haeber wrote...
@seany: Oh yeah baby! I zoomed to 100% and it's as sharp as a tack!
Sean wrote...
how to be 8' tall
@scott: timestamp on my picture of TB says 1448
@TB: i put that picture of you up friends and family only, let me know if you don't want it public at all.
Amy wrote...
So, you do take pictures during the day. Nicely done.
...Have you been up to the old hotel/club house in the Pogonip? It's small, but surrounded by beautiful hiking trails.
Jonathan Haeber wrote...
ha ha. Sean that picture is classic. Excellently captured. I couldn't have done it without your tripod.
@amy: I haven't been up there. is it abandoned too? I haven't been hiking in a loooong time. Sounds like it's a must.
Sean wrote...
@TB: here's my high-tech version of this. I kind of wish i had taken it closer now that i look at it, but then i would have had to do the balancing act too :-p
Amy wrote...
Hey i flickrmailed you! check yer msgs. :)
Ursula Pfitzer wrote...
I heard that in the 60s, the place was also used as a hippie commune including a herd of goats on the roof. :-D
Can't wait to see what else you got out of this place!
Nick C. wrote...
Such an awesome photo.
I always go by it wondering what it is like from the inside...
must have been a great place to live back in the day...
Maggie wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Creative Commons- Free Pictures, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
I am impressed with the dynamic range of this image. What time of day was it taken?