Houghton House
His father-in-law A D Houghton was architect and engineer for John D. Rockefeller. Houghton's house sat on over 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land at the tip of Soquel Pt. Now known as Pleasure point, santa cruz, california It was noted as a beautiful home when it burned in 1915.
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