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William Bowers Bourn II
William Bowers Bourn II
Bourn II (1917) during construction of Filoli
Born(1857-05-31)May 31, 1857
San Francisco, California, US
DiedJuly 5, 1936(1936-07-05) (aged 79)
Woodside, California, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSidney Sussex College, Cambridge
OccupationEnergy utilities entrepreneur
Known forSocialite, Entrepreneur
SpouseAgnes Moody (1881–1936, death)
Children2

William Bowers Bourn II (31 May 1857 – 5 July 1936) was an American entrepreneur and socialite. Bourn ran and controlled the Empire Mine and the San Francisco Gas Company, he was an investor in Spring Valley Water Company, and he led a merger to what later became Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Bourn II was the builder of many estates in California, including Filoli, the country estate in San Mateo County, California.

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William Bowers Bourn II (31 May 1857 – 5 July 1936) was an American entrepreneur and socialite. Bourn ran and controlled the Empire Mine and the San Francisco...

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California. The house was built for William Bowers Bourn II and his wife Agnes Moody. At the age of 17, Bourn had inherited a successful gold mine named...

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Filoli

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of Historic Places. Filoli was built between 1915 and 1917 for William Bowers Bourn II, owner of one of California's richest gold mines and president...

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The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone

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Greystone Cellars building, which William Bowers Bourn II conceived as a business concept. His father, William Bowers Bourn Sr., was wealthy from ownership...

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University Club of San Francisco

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outgrew the Sutter Street building and, in 1903, Club President William Bowers Bourn II hired architect Willis Polk to design a new clubhouse at the corner...

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Lurline Matson Roth

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purchased Filoli, an estate in Woodside, California, from heir William Bowers Bourn II. They often entertained guests at Filoli, including the pianist...

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Empire Mine State Historic Park

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abandoning the Ophir vein for the Rich Hill in 1878.: 34  Bourn's son, William Bowers Bourn II, formed the Original Empire Co. in 1878, took over the assets...

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Sunol Water Temple

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had held a monopoly on water service to San Francisco. In 1906, William Bowers Bourn II, a major stockholder in the SVWC, and owner of the giant Empire...

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as well. One of her most important garden commissions came from William Bowers Bourn II, who in 1915 began developing a large estate called Filoli on the...

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Bidwell in Chico, California Bourn Mansion; Georgian-style mansion built for William Bowers Bourn II and his wife, Agnes Moody Bourn in Pacific Heights, San...

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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

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which held a monopoly on water service to San Francisco. In 1906, William Bowers Bourn II, a major stockholder in the SVWC, and owner of the giant Empire...

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Willis Polk

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California (1893) Bourn Mansion, 2550 Webster Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California (1896) made for William Bowers Bourn II, which made clinker...

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North Star Mine and Powerhouse

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Mining Co. was incorporated in May 1884, by William Bowers Bourn II, and the mine was reopened.: 37 : 68  Bourn sold the North Star to James Duncan Hague...

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Killarney National Park

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Brown University

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