Steve Jobs' Historic Mansion Has Been Demolished

Steve Jobs' historic Woodside mansion was demolished yesterday after long legal battle over its fate, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

"I just heard a bunch of noise up there and saw it going on," said Greg Moretti, 37, of Woodside. "Whatever side of the demolition debate you are on, it's hard to deny that what we are witnessing here today is the loss of a significant piece of California architectural history."


Jobs' attorney, Howard Ellman, said, "He applied to demolish the house, we got the house demolition permit, and the demolition started today. What more can I say?"

The Jackling House was located in Woodside, California, designed and built for copper mining magnate Daniel Cowan Jackling and his family by the noted California architect George Washington Smith in 1925. George Washington Smith integrated the 17,000 sq ft residence and landscaped gardens with a large traditional courtyard, open-air balconies, and many indoor-outdoor sightline and access connections. Details about the house and its contents when Jackling lived there, including the organ, are in his collected papers in the Stanford University Library. [W]

Read More