https://www.thegreenemansion.com/our-history-1 daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1536866806507-IEVSU23KAI2PIYI1NQVA/IMG_4422.JPG History Archive - Harry Ashland Greene Harry Ashland Greene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1536864561469-P4ECUIMZG3WKSRRHEN36/historic6.jpg History Archive In his later years, Greene devoted much of his time and money to promoting better forestry and improving home gardens in Monterey. On Arbor Day 1925, the city honored his work with the planting of a Sequoia sempervirens in the park surrounding Colton Hall. Harry Greene died at his home, the Greene Mansion, in Monterey on November 13, 1933 at the age of 81. His ashes were buried in the El Encinal Cemetery. After his death, the city named the island in the middle of Lake El Estero in his honor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1536870808512-BKOJO9M82R3XX3RQX2RS/historic5.jpg History Archive While living in Monterey, Greene became a key figure in the development of the city. By 1894, his Monterey Electric Light and Development Company was providing electricity to much of Monterey. He organized the Monterey & Fresno Railroad and became vice-president of the Monterey & Pacific Grove Street Railroad. He also created and invested heavily in the Bank of Monterey, serving briefly as the ceremonial first cashier. Greene was 80 years old when he saw the successful culmination of his twenty-year campaign for the building of a breakwater to protect Monterey harbor. At considerable personal expense, Greene, who became known as "Breakwater Harry," had lobbied both the California State Legislature and the US Congress for the necessary funds. At a ceremony in 1932 to mark the start of the breakwater's construction, Greene pulled the lever which sent the first granite boulders into the bay. Greene’s civic activism also extended to the preservation of Monterey's history. In 1896, he was Director General of the California Jubilee and in 1899 led the campaign by the Native Sons of the Golden West to save Colton Hall, the site of California's first constitutional convention, from demolition. Greene found more desirable land for the new school which the city planned to build on the site of Colton Hall and organized a public subscription to raise money for its purchase. Six years later, Greene helped to rescue and preserve the remains of the historic Vizcaíno-Serra Oak. In 1903, the huge centuries-old tree was damaged by workmen who eventually chopped it down in 1905 and threw it into the Monterey Bay. With the help of local fisherman, the pastor of the Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo had the tree fished out of the bay while Greene provided financial help to preserve the remains of the trunk and erect it behind the cathedral. He also commissioned local craftsmen to make several chairs out of its branches, two of which he donated to the local parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West. https://www.thegreenemansion.com/home-maple daily 1.0 2024-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1714850418777-FV6PKS5P5RRSMAQ3QO36/Greene+Mansion+Website+Photos+8.57.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1714851214269-Z70B7GCPSGLJ47045KZT/Harry_Ashland_Greene+portrait.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1683504170964-8GK3E49TW5F28NGUE0UV/IMG_3625.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1536870787585-XBK9YPA7QBPS4REBJJBC/1.1-Lighthouse%2C361-Front-8.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1536870808512-BKOJO9M82R3XX3RQX2RS/historic5.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1683504149460-X875R9XPGK3K4HKJHA5M/IMG_4832+2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1683502492174-2SMXO0W0JWAYLBZ59E85/IMG_4832+2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1714795323700-APOPOGM243YE7S9URAVG/Greene+Mansion+Website+Photos.png Home https://www.thegreenemansion.com/gallery-index-maple daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/1714794932009-WVXCO582490Q6AL7P9B7/Greene+Mansion+Website+Photos.png Gallery https://www.thegreenemansion.com/business daily 0.75 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/c89edbd5-31fd-4d2a-b808-5dbbc67de96e/GreeneMansionSketch.png Business Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thegreenemansion.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-05-03 https://www.thegreenemansion.com/about daily 0.75 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9aaed9f79392e4166eb7bf/c17c59fb-ba58-4093-9e7a-dd71b88509b5/Untitled+design.png About