Builder model of Wakiva at Walnut Hall Clearly, Lamon V. Harkness loved traveling. Lamon had two " Wakiva " yachts, Wakiva I and Wakiva...

Edward and Mary Harkness had a number of homes in addition to Harkness House in New York. Mary's sister and brother-in-law built Eolia. In 1907, Jessie Stillman and William Taylor sold Eolia to them. This property was one of their seven homes and was said to be their favorite. They spent summers, May through September, here at Eolia mansion on Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut , near where Mary had visited her grandparents in the summers. The home and 230 acres (93

Daniel M. Harkness Detailed Life Events Born September 26, 1822 in Milan, Ohio Died August 5, 1896 (age 74) in Bellevue, Ohio Resting place Bellevue Cemetery,Bellevue, Ohio Spouse Isabella Harkness Children 5 children: 3 died in childbirth; daughter Katie died at the age of 8, and son William L. Harkness survived Parent(s) Dr. David M. Harkness and Elizabeth Morrison Caldwell Harkness Dan Harkness played a pivotal role in the formation of Standard Oil in Ohio. His older h

In 1906 Kingsley Macomber and Myrtle Harkness Macomber and partner George Sykes bought the 8,917.52-acre Rancho Cienega de los Paicines...

The Agawa Charles W. Harkness's first yachting experiences were on his father's boats Peerless and Twilight . Charles inherited Peerless from his father in 1888. The Peerless May 22, 1886 He later sold her in 1906 and in 1907 took delivery of Agawa . Agawa was launched on 20 September 1906. A 215-foot-long statement in white, she was beauty in motion. She won the Mill Trophy, an award for a long-distance yacht race, in both 1907 and 1909. There are records of the Agawa ma

The Arcade in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a...

PLAY ▶ Check out the "AI Lamon" video above and let us know what you think of this AI approach to having a historical figure animated to read out their history. Summary Lamon Vanderburgh Harkness was an American businessman who inherited a large stake in Standard Oil from his father. He was born on January 6, 1850, in Ohio and started in the cattle business at the age of 19. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he dabbled in banking before returning east after his father'

Taylor Swift's Holiday House today..formerly the home of Bill and Rebekah Harkness What on earth does the Harkness family have to do with Taylor Swift you ask? William (Bill) H. Harkness and his new wife Rebekah Well, in 1948 at the age of 46, William (Bill) Hale Harkness and his new wife Rebekah aged 31, bought the property named High Watch, located in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. They renamed it Holiday House . Bill was the grandson of Daniel M. Harkness, half-brother of Henr

Edward Stephen (Ned) Harkness Detailed Life Events Born January 22, 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio Died January 29, 1940 (aged 66) Resting place...

Stephen V. Harkness acquired his summer/country lake house at Willoughby outside of Cleveland, Ohio in 1879. Located in the 222 acre property was the inlet for the Chagrin River, so it was likely his yacht Peerless, which he took delivery on in 1885, was docked there. Peerless Yacht delivered in 1885 The Peerless The Peerless In the 1890's, after Stephen had passed away in 1888, Anna Harkness built a new home there. It was last occupied by the Harkness family in 1902. It wa

Summary Ned Harkness was a patron of the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York after J. Pierpont...

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The Harkness table, Harkness method, or Harkness discussion is a teaching and learning method involving students seated in a large, oval...

Builders Model of Gunilda © 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario William L. Harkness, son of Daniel M. Harkness of Bellevue, Ohio, lived a more adventurous life than his father, who stayed in Bellevue and lived a quiet life in a small town. William enjoyed traveling , yachting, and the luxuries that his father's fortune provided him. This love of yachting seemed to run in the family, as William's half-uncle, Stephen V. Harkness, had yachts - Twilight and Peerless . Enter Gunilda , Wil

William L. Harkness Detailed Life Events Born August 8, 1858 in Bellevue, Ohio Died May 10, 1919 (aged 60) New Hyde Park, New York Resting place Woodlawn Cemetery Education Yale University (Class of 1881) Spouse Edith Hale Children Louise Hale Harkness (1898-1978), William Hale Harkness (1900–1954) Parent(s) Daniel M. Harkness and Isabella Harkness Early life William Lamon Harkness was born in Bellevue, Ohio, the son of Daniel M. Harkness, the half-brother of both Henry

Timeline It's often fascinating to observe historical events and their connection to concurrent events occurring at the same time. So we created the Harkness/Flagler Timeline below. Follow the link to see it in action. View the interactive Harkness, Flagler, Rockefeller timeline here: CLICK to view TIMELINE