Résumé

Carpenter, US Quartermaster's Department, San Francisco, CA, 1864. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1864, p. 246.)

In 1867, Leighton became a partner with William B. Ludlow in the Golden Eagle Restaurant at 826 Market Street in San Francisco (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1867, p. 300.)

Partner, Leighton and [Aaron] Swain, Building Contractors, San Francisco, CA, 1868. This firm had an office at 813 Market Street in 1868. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1868, p. 341.)

Principal, A.V. Leighton, Building Contractor, San Francisco, CA, 1874-1876. Leighton was listed with building contractors in the San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1874, (p. 747) and in the architects' section (p. 730). He had an office at 414 Market Street. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1875, p. 790.) He worked at 838 Mission Street in 1876. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1876, p. 883.)

Principal, A.V. Leighton, Architect, San Francisco, CA. Leighton maintained an office at 531 California Street in 1877-1880. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1877, p. 920 and San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1880 p. 972.) In 1883, Leighton had an architectural office at 12 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. (See the San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1883, p. 656 and 1106.)

Relocation

Augustus Vinton Leighton was born c. 1842 in Maine.

In 1864, Leighton resided at 345 Tehama Street in San Francisco, CA. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1864, p. 246.) The following year, he changed his address to 411 Tehama Street. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1865, p. 273.)

Augustus Leighton lived at 813 Market Street between 1868 and 1872. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1868, p. 341 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 41; FHL Roll Number: 977097, accessed 10/01/2019.)

Biographical Notes

Leighton registered to vote in San Francisco, CA, on 07/19/1866. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 41; FHL Roll Number: 977097, accessed 10/01/2019.)