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Overview

This residence was occupied by the family of Captain William C. Talbot (1816-1881), a co-founder of the Pope and Talbot Company of San Francisco, a firm that obtained large timber holdings in California and the Pacific Northwest.

Building Notes

In 1885, a wedding occurred at the Talbot House between Emily F. Talbot, daughter of William Talbot, and Cyrus Walker, officiated by the Reverend E.B. Spalding, an Episcopalian minister. The Daily Alta California newspaper reported of the important social event: ""A wedding characterized by an unostentatious elegance was that of Cyrus Walher [sic], one of the founders of the Puget Mill Company, and Miss Emily F. Talbot, daughter of the late William C. Talbot of the well known lumber firm of Pope & Talbot of this city. The marriage took place on Thursday morning last, at the residence of the bride, No. 1730 Jackson Street. The elegant mansion was artistically decorated with the choices of flowers, which were tastefully arranged in the capacious vestibule, parlors, library, reception and dining rooms. Delicate traceries of vines and flowers illumninated the rice lace draperies, and exquisite suprises, in original designs of floral beauty, greeted the eye at every turn. Festoons of foliage and blossoms hung in graceful array from the chandeliers and mirrors, while wedding bells depended from inviting doorways and grained arches."

The article noted that Talbot and Walker would reside in the Washington Territory, not San Francisco: "The happy couple left immediately for a protracted trip to New Orleans and vicinity. Upon their return to this city, Mr. and Mrs. Walher [sic] will at once proceed to their future home in the Washington Territory, where the hearty wishes of numerous friends will follow them. The bride has long occupied a prominent position in the social and benevolent circles of San Francisco, where her presence will be sadly missed." (See "Weddings," Daily Alta California, vol. 28, no. 12804, 05/04/1885, p. 7.)

PCAD id: 22691