Jackling House
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Jackling House is a 1926 mansion in Woodside, California built for Daniel Cowan Jackling by the noted California architect George Washington Smith. Smith was the foremost proponent of the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style which swept the west in that era and helped create Santa Barbara's unique architectural "look." Jackling was a copper baron for whom the estate represented a statement of his emerging wealth, power, and status.
In 1984 Steve Jobs purchased the 17,000 sq. ft. Jackling House and lived in it for ten years. He rented it for a time and in 2000, he stopped maintaining it. In 2004, Jobs received permission from the Town of Woodside to demolish the House in order to build a smaller house. Local preservationists created a new group, Uphold Our Heritage, dedicated to saving the building. They sued the Town and Jobs claiming that both had ignored provisions of California law which prohibit cultural landmarks from being destroyed if there are reasonable, feasible ways to preserve them.
In January, 2006, Superior Court Judge Marie Weiner agreed with UOH and held that Jobs could not tear the house down. He appealed to the State Court of Appeals and in January, 2007, that Court unanimously confirmed the lower court ruling. Jobs' attorney has asked the State Supreme Court to accept an appeal.
There have been at least three offers from private individuals to accept the House and move it to another local site. However, Jobs refused to negotiate until the Appeals Court case was decided. Either he can appeal to the State Supreme Court or he can negotiate with one of the three prospective bidders.
[edit] External links
- Friends of the Jackling House
- Steve Jobs: Attila the Hun of Architectural Preservation
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
