Rispin Mansion: When Capitola\'s owner F.A. Hihn died in 1913, his daughter, Katherine Cope Henderson, put their mansion up for sale. H. Allen Rispin, a wealthy San Franciscan, bought it at the end of World War I. Although he had grand plans to develop \"Capitola by-the-Sea,\" Rispin overextended himself and was broke by 1928. He lost his elaborate 22-room mansion and most of his holdings in 1930-31. It was sold to Burlingame millionnaire Robert Hays Smith. The Smith family ran into financial problems during The Great Depression and surrendered the mansion in 1939. It was then sold to the Catholic Church for use as a convent by the Order of Poor Clares. The nuns resided at the complex until 1957. The mansion has since been vacant of permanent residents, and is now owned by the City of Capitola.
wow, Randy, what a story of lost dreams and drowned assets...And your photo provides the details, almost to excess. Vandalism run amuck, delinquents with spray paint, LSD delerium. Great colors and subject..i might crop just slightly to the left of white graffiti, you have half a line of bricks that distracts slightly from the powerful composition. best regards: kat-
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