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According to Chase, '''Silas Bennett''' lived in a little cottage erected (ca. 1850) on a site that later became the [[Pope House]] office (said Rowland) in 1862. The book states that Bennett helped build the famous mill in which gold was discovered on the American River in 1848. A daughter, Orytha, is mentioned in Rowland as one of the first teachers at Mission Hill School (which property Bennett also originally owned), and wife of schoolmaster [[Gatch, Thomas M.]].
According to Chase, '''Silas Bennett''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174678219/silas-foster-bennett 1802-1882, Oakland]) lived in a little cottage erected (ca. 1850) on a site that later became the [[Pope House]] office (said Rowland) in 1862. The book states that Bennett helped build the famous mill in which gold was discovered on the American River in 1848. A daughter, Orytha, is mentioned in Rowland as the wife of schoolmaster [[Gatch, Thomas M.]].
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Four, item (52), page 110
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Four, item (52), page 110


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Latest revision as of 17:53, 25 September 2025

According to Chase, Silas Bennett (1802-1882, Oakland) lived in a little cottage erected (ca. 1850) on a site that later became the Pope House office (said Rowland) in 1862. The book states that Bennett helped build the famous mill in which gold was discovered on the American River in 1848. A daughter, Orytha, is mentioned in Rowland as the wife of schoolmaster Gatch, Thomas M..