In order to preserve the natural environment of Emerald Bay, Knight insisted that local Tahoe materials be used with the exception of the leaded windows with pastel stained-glass panes imported from Sweden. Knight loved Tahoe, and for 16 years she enjoyed her summers at Wychwood, hosting friends and family members, but in 1928, she sold her beloved lakeside Shangri-La to Robert Stanley Dollar Sr., a wealthy San Francisco businessman. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference. The only way to get to Fannette Island is by boat, kayak, or canoe. There was a boathouse for Knights largest boat, a beautiful mahogany cabin cruiser named the Valkyrie. In 1928, Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight bought land on the western shores of Lake Tahoe on which to build her home. [1][2] She hired Swedish architect Lennart Palme, who she was related through marriage, and chose a Scandinavian motif based on Palme's own home in New York. He too had development plans that never materialized and in 1953 donated the land and buildings to the State of California for compensation of half the properties value ($125,000). She commissioned her nephew by marriage, Lennart Palme, a Swedish architect, to design the . There are no volunteers for this cemetery. She then commissioned Lennart Palme, a Swedish architect to whom she was related by marriage, to design Vikingsholm. The family spent most of their time in Chicago but vacationed in California often. Try again later. This is a carousel with slides. During construction of the main house Lora turned her attention to Fannette Island in the middle of Emerald Bay. She built a castle on the island and served tea to her visitors. Weather and vandalism have left the Tea House in a miserable condition. Lora Josephine Knight (1 May 1864 - 26 June 1945) was a philanthropist from California who was at one time one of the wealthiest women in America according to newspaper reports. Despite the expense and effort, the tea house was rarely used, even though Lora spent all her summers at Vikingsholm until her death in 1945. Lora Josephine Knight's legacy is enshrined in the magnificent Scandinavian castle "Vikingsholm" that she had built at Emerald Bay in 1929, but her first property at Tahoe was actually located at Chinquapin, a sheltered cove just east of Dollar Point in Carnelian Bay. [1][2] They also owned homes in Illinois and Wisconsin. Thankfully this rich white man was a philanthropist and he donated his castle house and land to the state of California in 1953 and thus was born the Harvey West Unit of the . Commissioned by Lora Josephine Knight as a summer home, Knight wanted someplace that reflected the beauty of the surrounding area. Lora Josephine Knight purchased the property encompassing the head of Emerald Bay and Fannette Island in 1928 for $250,000. In total, construction of Vikingsholm was estimated to cost $500,000. The home features an impressive 38 rooms and gives details about the history of the area and the owner of the estate, Lora Josephine Knight. Lora Josephine Knight was a philanthropist who valued community and education. Stones were quarried from the back of their property, where Eagle Falls spills over granite cliffs. Today, Lora Knight's Viking castle is considered perhaps the . They visited Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden drawing inspiration for centuries old buildings and castles.. Construction of Vikingsholm began in the fall of 1928. Knight had become acquaintances with the Armstrongs through church affiliations and after the purchase she would build her majestic Vikingsholm the following year. Most of the materials came from the Tahoe Basin, trees were cut for their size and lack of knots, and the granite for the foundation and walls was quarried from behind the house. His nationally reported death led to a crackdown on Chicago brothels and morphine abuse. Death 26 Jun 1945 (aged 81) Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA. Verify and try again. Currently it is used as a hiking trail by those wishing to visit this remarkable castle. [1][3] She also built a small teahouse on Fannette Island inside the bay. Thanks for your help! Carved dragon heads are common as both interior and exterior decorations, as they were used in old Viking castles to divide the main room between the chieftain and his most honored guests from the women and children. Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Unfortunately, they were not happy together and divorced after just a couple of years. 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Lora Josephine Knight's legacy is enshrined in the magnificent Scandinavian castle "Vikingsholm" that she had built at Emerald Bay in 1929, but her first property at Tahoe was actually located at Chinquapin, a sheltered cove just east of Dollar Point in Carnelian Bay. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. This marriage was not successful, and they were divorced prior to the building of Vikingsholm. In the summer, when guests would visit her at her castle on the shore of Emerald Bay, called Vikingsholm, the butler would row her and her friends across the bay to the island for tea time. Pieces of wood resembling spikes adorn the gutters in a nod to the Scandinavian custom people used to ward off evil spirits. Failed to remove flower. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. She was a major promoter and financial backer of Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis; and donated to a number of other causes and funded various building projects including her own . Knight loved Tahoe, and for 16 years she enjoyed her summers at Wychwood, hosting friends and family members, but in 1928, she sold her beloved lakeside Shangri-La to Robert Stanley Dollar Sr., a wealthy San Francisco businessman. I've heard stories about the wealthy woman who built the teahouse on the island. In early 1916 they bought a home near Santa Barbara hoping that the mild Mediterranean climate might improve his condition, but he died on July 20, 1916, leaving Lora an estate worth $15 million. After this time, the property exchanged hands multiple times, but after a transaction with its last private owner, Harvey West, the property was . A sod roof was installed on the north and south wings, so that grasses and wildflowers could grow. Lora had a life-long reputation for her generous hospitality, philanthropy and numerous financial contributions to youth groups in California and Nevada. Search above to list available cemeteries. Mrs. Knight had it graded in 1929 for $10,000 so that she and her guests could arrive by automobile. Astronomers suggested that a high-altitude mountain location above atmospheric dust and away from city light would be the best location. Try again. Von Schmidt chose a site 300 feet above Lake Tahoe on the Chinquapin point, renaming it Observatory Point in anticipation. The history of the castle and its visionary, Lora Josephine Knight, is fascinating. . The foundation was laid in 1928, and the building was constructed in 1929 by around 200 workers. Her parents were good friends with Knight, and Smith spent 14 summers visiting Vikingsholm as a child. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Vikingsholm Castle . Try again later. Their Wisconsin chateau boasted 27 rooms, a wine cellar and a two-lane bowling alley. Historic Vikingsholm Castle offers one of the most spectacular views of Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay - one of the most photographed bays in the world. Despite its ancient motif, Vikingsholm had all the conveniences available in the 1930s, including electricity, modern fixtures and private baths in the bedrooms. Lora Josephine Knight wasn't Scandinavian herself, however; she was born as Lora Josephine Small in Illinois in 1864, and her family claimed English descent. Experienced and knowledgeable guides take you on a 30-minute touryou'll learn about owner Lora Josephine Knight, who thought that Emerald Bay resembled the fjords. It was there she decided to build a structure that would incorporate the atmosphere and design of an old Viking castle of stone construction. Subscribe and Download now! Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Before starting construction of the summer home late that year, Mrs. Knight and her architect traveled to Scandinavia to gather ideas for the construction of the house. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. We have set your language to There is a single-lane dirt road that connects Vikingsholm with Highway 89. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. In later years, Charles Lindbergh frequently visited Lora Knight at her Santa Barbara estate and the Vikingsholm castle as well. Vikingsholm is said to be one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the Western Hemisphere, according to California State Parks, which manages the land today. Download Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight's Tea House on Fannett Island in Emerald Bay State Park. Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Lora and James Moore moved to Santa Barbara for the ocean air. Lora Josephine Knights legacy is enshrined in the magnificent Scandinavian castle Vikingsholm that she had built at Emerald Bay in 1929, but her first property at Tahoe was actually located at Chinquapin, a sheltered cove just east of Dollar Point in Carnelian Bay. Their Wisconsin chateau boasted 27 rooms, a wine cellar and a two-lane bowling alley. In 1873, engineer Alexis Von Schmidt recommended the site for the proposed James Lick Astronomical Observatory that would house the worlds most powerful space telescope. A curious man, Lick had always been interested in astronomy. Eight years before her marriage to Harry Knight, Mrs. Josephine Moore purchased the land at Chinquapin from descendants of Lake Tahoe timber baron Duane L. Bliss. One could and still can only get to the island by boat, kayaks or canoes. The trailhead to the late Lora Josephine Knight's '20s-era holiday home looks deceptively summery, but remnants of one of the region's longest winters-it snowed on June 6- has all but eliminated typical mid-June activities. The locally quarried granite boulders were ferried by barge to the island where derricks lifted them stone by stone. In 1928, Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight bought the Armstrong's land with the desire to build a summer home that would compliment the magnificent natural surroundings. Today, Lora Knights Viking castle is considered perhaps the finest example of Scandinavian architecture in North America. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Readers around the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond make the Tahoe Tribune's work possible. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Helen Smith was a frequent guest. Palme and Knight traveled to Scandinavia that summer to research the design features that would be incorporated into her Tahoe castle. The Later Years. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. -- Tahoe's Hidden Castle. Visitors, like Conn, sometimes leave . Specifically: Private Memorial Memorial ID 110560461 . It was the first permanently occupied mountaintop observatory in the world and for nearly 10 years its telescope was the largest ever built. The house included stables for 60 horses and a bowling alley. Nathaniel later married Helen Fargo, of Wells Fargo Bank. Each day blended into the next, relaxed and unhurried, Smith told the Press Democrat, and began with the sound of swishing sprinklers set up by yardmen in the early morning hours to water the wildflowers that grew in the grasses on the bay side of the house.. Some parts of the structure contain no nails or spikes, as a result of old . Many people assume that Mrs. Knight was of Scandinavian origin because of her decision to build Vikingsholm but she was actually of English decent. To use this feature, use a newer browser. She filled the house with original Scandinavian antiques and replicas she commissioned from artisans. After Lora's father passed, the brothers took over the law firm and together, they became incredibly wealthy businessmen based in Chicago. Lora Josephine Knight's legacy is enshrined in the magnificent Scandinavian castle "Vikingsholm" that she had built at Emerald Bay in 1929, but her first property at Tahoe was actually located at Chinquapin, a sheltered cove just east of Dollar Point in Carnelian Bay. Vikingsholm is administered by the California Park System. The castle was commissioned by Lora Josephine Knight in 1928, as her summer home in an area that reminded her of Scandinavian fjords. She had a granite teahouse that resembled a small castle built on the crest of the island. The Moore brothers had a controlling interest in a handful of large corporations, including United States Steel, Union Pacific, Rock Island Railroad and National Biscuit, or Nabisco. Von Schmidt chose a site 300 feet above Lake Tahoe on the Chinquapin point, renaming it Observatory Point in anticipation. As fate would have it, Lora married James and her sister Ada married William. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. There is a problem with your email/password. Construction on the castle began in the spring of 1929 and proceeded quickly as 200 workmen and artisans, housed in temporary barracks, quarried nearby stone and cut lumber. PHOTO: u local. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Lick leaned toward Von Schmidts recommendation, but the dying benefactor designated a committee to make the final decision. Lora Josephine Knight (1 May 1864 - 26 June 1945) was a philanthropist from California who was at one time one of the wealthiest women in America according to newspaper reports. Knight had derived design ideas from 11th century wooden churches in Norway and carvings from these ancient church entrances were incorporated into many Vikingsholm door entries. The Vikingsholm castle greets visitors to Emerald Bay. Lora Knight filled her castle with original antiques she picked up in Scandinavia. Von Schmidt chose a site 300 feet above Lake Tahoe on the Chinquapin point, renaming it Observatory Point in anticipation. They traveled across Scandinavia for research and inspiration before laying the foundation in the late summer of 1928 for Vikingsholm. They visited Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden as they inspected buildings dating back 1,000 years. As fate would have it, Lora married James and her sister Ada married William. Emerald Bay also reminded her of a Norwegian fjord with it steep surrounding slopes and deep blue water. After their purchase of the Tahoe property, James health began to fail and he died in 1916, leaving Lora an estate worth $15 million. [2] Her charitable contributions included youth groups, community centers, and college scholarships. Her father, Edward Small, was a corporate lawyer who took on two brothers as partners in his law practice William Henry Moore and James Hobart Moore. Lora Small was born in Galena, Illinois, in 1864. Palme and Knight traveled to Scandinavia to research the design features that would be incorporated into her Tahoe castle. He was a stockbroker in St. Louis, Missouri, and an aspiring pilot. Oops, we were unable to send the email. She then purchased 240 acres of land at the head of Emerald Bay, as well as Fannette Island, from the William Henry Armstrong family for $250,000. Now the property is a California State Park and can be visited year-round with tours of the Vikingsholm interior in summer months. The Vikingsholm design was carefully and thoughtfully created after Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight and her architect took a trip to Scandinavia. Your email address will not be published. The widowed heiress is Lora Josephine Knight. Louis. And if you're visiting in the summer, you can take a tour of the property. Impressed by her architect nephew Lennart Palme's Nordic-inspired home in New York, Mrs. Knight travelled to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and . She died there in 1945 at the age of 82. Your email address will not be published. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Read our E-edition from your preferred device. [5], In 1924, the Knights hired Myron Hunt to build a home they named Cima del Mundo in Santa Barbara, California on the Montecito hillside. In 1928 Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight, purchased about two hundred acres of land at Emerald Bay in the Lake Tahoe region of California. "[8] She risked losing her entire fortune from her first marriage as part of the divorce. They built the mansion using construction methods from as far back as the 11th century. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. She was born Lora Josephine Small in Galena, Illinois, in 1864 - one of a family of four daughters and one son. Emerald Bay reminded her of fjords she had seen on numerous travels to Scandinavia. Death 26 Jun 1945 (aged 81) Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA. In order to preserve the natural environment of Emerald Bay, Knight insisted that local Tahoe materials be used with the exception of the leaded windows with pastel stained-glass panes imported from Sweden. It was there in 1914 that Moore built a charming lakefront estate that she called Wychwood. She was a major promoter and financial backer of Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis; and donated to a number of other causes and funded various building projects including her own summer retreat Vikingsholm . This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. She also happened to have a Swedish architect for a nephew. Their Wisconsin chateau boasted 27 rooms, a wine cellar and a two-lane bowling alley. Nathan was an avid golfer and a participating member of the American Olympic team that won the gold medal at the 1904 Summer Games in Missouri. Astronomers suggested that a high-altitude mountain location above atmospheric dust and away from city light would be the best location. The sibling entrepreneurs eventually amassed quite a fortune with controlling interest in a number of large American corporations such as the Diamond Match Company, U.S. Steel and National Biscuit (Nabisco), the maker of Oreo cookies. Looking out into Emerald Bay, it's easy to feel transported to Europe. Sometimes government officials did not allow these native heirlooms removed from the country, so Knight had craftsmen reproduce them in exact detail, including the aging of the wood and even mimicking scratches on the originals. Emerald Bay State Park is one of the most popular destinations in Lake Tahoe. Despite its ancient motif, Vikingsholm had all the conveniences available in the 1930s, including electricity, modern fixtures and private baths in the bedrooms. It was paradise, as Mrs. William H. Armstrong described, offering a safe harbor, beautiful white sand beach, wildflowers, pure ice-cold water, matchless cliffs, mammoth pine and cedar, waterfalls and an exquisite island. They didnt want to leave. The figure the Armstrongs couldnt walk away from was $250,000, about $3.7 million when adjusted for inflation. During the 1920s, Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight had Vikingsholm built, as well as the Tea House on Fannette Island. You can learn more about the property and all of its secrets during a guided tour. Although their marriage was short-lived, Lora and Harry Knight were among the small group of St. Louis, Missouri, businessmen who were the principal financial backers of Charles Lindberghs famed 1927 flight across the Atlantic from New York to Paris. This was an era when Tahoe was first establishing itself as a summer haven for wealthy tourists who sought an escape from Californias cities. But in 1910, Nathaniel suddenly died. Lora Small (Knight) was born in Galena, Illinois, in 1864 of English descent. She also exhibited baskets made by the famous Washoe weaver Dat-So-La-Lee. She then had 200 workers build Vikingsholm. Eight years before her marriage to Harry Knight, Mrs. Josephine Moore purchased the land at Chinquapin from descendants of Lake Tahoe timber baron Duane L. Bliss. There was a boathouse for Knights largest boat, a beautiful mahogany cabin cruiser named the Valkyrie. Emerald Bay State Park, South Lake Tahoe, Ca.. Editor's note: This story originally ran in January 2021. Afternoon Hike in D.L. Lick leaned toward Von Schmidts recommendation, but the dying benefactor designated a committee to make the final decision. [9] Vikingsholm eventually became part of Emerald Bay State Park. The coroner said the cause of death was heart disease, but the night before, Nathaniel was up late at a brothel and had been drinking. She commissioned her nephew by marriage, Lennart Palme, a Swedish architect, to design the house. But the story of Mrs. Knight and her Vikingsholm stand apart from the rest. In 1884, Lora gave birth to their only child, a son Nathaniel, who later married Helen Fargo, heiress to the Wells Fargo banking dynasty founded in San Francisco during the Gold Rush. In 1928, Mrs. Knight had her mind firmly set on Emerald Bay to build her castle of the sky. She gave the family who owned the land an offer they couldnt refuse. In 1873, engineer Alexis Von Schmidt recommended the site for the proposed James Lick Astronomical Observatory that would house the worlds most powerful space telescope. This marriage was not successful, and they were divorced prior to the building of Vikingsholm. Lora Josephine Knight (1 May 1864 - 26 June 1945) was a philanthropist from California who was at one time one of the wealthiest women in America according to newspaper reports. She exhibited Indian baskets, including some by the noted Washoe weaver Dat-So-La-Lee, also known as Louisa Keyser. Work on the home ceased at first snowfall in the . This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. ). She made financial contributions stretching from Santa Barbara, CA, to Reno, NV, and went toward youth groups, community centers, and college scholarships. Heading clockwise around the lake, the next stop is Emerald Bay State Park to check out Vikingsholm Castle, a 1929 stone summer home built by wealthy philanthropist Lora Josephine Knight and lauded as one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the western hemisphere. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. 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