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August 26, 2005
| Discovering history of Evergreen’s Villa Lomas Azules |
Craighead seeks support to restore William Wehner Mansion at The Villages
By Sean T. Kelly
Special to the Times
Carlton B. Craighead stands on his unique property in the Evergreen foothills retirement community, giving an informal historical tour to about 30 people.
He points toward a unique architectural element of the property’s almost 120-year-old mansion, pauses for a moment and then smiles as if he’s revealing a secret.
“Few people know the significance of the architects who designed this place,” he says. “There are stories to tell here—many, many stories.”
The real-estate specialist owns the Wehner Mansion, also Read
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| End of an era
Mirassou family closes Evergreen-based winery;
Public auction to be held Sept. 10
By Bea Baechle
Editor
Aug. 27 marks the end of 150 years of winemaking in Evergreen.
La Rochelle Winery, located on the historic Mirassou family winery site at Aborn Road and Ruby Avenue, closes its doors to the public at 4 p.m. that day for the last time. Winemaking and wine tasting will move to Livermore on Sept. 1.
Jim, Daniel and Peter Mirassou, representing the fifth generation of the oldest winemaking family in America, began their boutique Read
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