- Frank C. Havens
Frank Colton Havens was a lawyer in the
San Francisco Bay Area from the late 19th to early 20th centuries who also was a major developer of real estate in the East Bay, particularly in the cities of Oakland, Berkeley and Piedmont.Havens was born into one of the founding families of Shelter Island, New York, the son of Wickham Havens of
Sag Harbor . Throughout his life, Havens maintained a summer home in Sag Harbor.Havens was closely associated with
Francis "Borax" Smith through their "Realty Syndicate" which among other things, built the Claremont Hotel and was originally the parent company of theKey System transit company.One of his nephews was
George Sterling , a noted local poet...................He died
February 9 ,1918 at his home in Piedmont. His ashes are interred at the Chapel of the Chimes adjacent to the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.A boulevard in Oakland is named for one of his namesake developments, Havenscourt. The
Frank C. Havens Elementary School in Piedmont is also named for him.ee also
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History of Piedmont, California External links
* [http://www.shelterislandhistsoc.org/archives.html Havens Family at Shelter Island]
* [http://www.shelterislandhistsoc.org/Havens_Store.html Shelter Island Historical Society's Haven Store]
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