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Persoonlijke gegevens Louis Gallewski Phillips 

• Hij is geboren op 31 maart 1835 in Kepno, Wlkp., Poland.
• Woonachtig in het jaar 1875: Phillips Mansion, 2640 Pomona Blvd, Pomona, California, Verenigde Staten.
• Hij is overleden op 16 maart 1900 in Spadra, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, USA, hij was toen 64 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Samuel Wolf Gallewski en Beyle Schwiebner Schreibner

Gezin van Louis Gallewski Phillips

Hij is getrouwd met Esther Ann Blake.

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1866, hij was toen 30 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Isabelle B Phillips  1858-1920 
2. George Stephen Phillips  ± 1865-???? 
3. Charles Blake Phillips  ± 1865-????
4. Louis Robert Phillips  ± 1865-????
5. Kate Cele Phillips  ± 1865-????

Notities over Louis Gallewski Phillips

Louis Phillips was born Louis Galefsky in 1829 at Kepno, Wlkp., ,Poland in the Province of Poznan, Wlkp., Poland , then occupied by Prussia.When Louis and his brothers, Fitel and Robert came to the USA in 1848 they changed their surnames to Phillips.After two years in Louisiana, they left for San Francisco via the Panama route.In 1850 they opened a store in San Francisco, but in 1851 Louis Phillips left for Los Angeles.Louis Philips became a naturalized citizen in Los Angeles in 1851 formalized in 1852 one of the very first Jews to become a USA citizen in California, USA
Ranching
Louis Phillips started his ranching career in 1853. It is probable that he had had experience in Poznan, Wlkp., Poland .Louis Phillips purchased a 2,400 acre portion of the San Antonio Ranch along the San Gabriel River. Today this land is the site of the cities of Huntington Park, Lynwood, Vernon, Maywood, Bell, South Gate and Montebello.On his sizable spread Louis Phillips engaged in farming and stock raising for the next ten years.
His brother Fitel, who had become a successful merchant in San Francisco, supplied some of his capital needs.In 1860 Louis Phillips purchased another 2,400 acre portion of the San Antonio Ranch.
In 1862 he became owner of the adjacent Rancho San Jose de Abajo 12,000 acres
Louis Phillips prospered as a farmer and rancher.
He became close with Harris Newmark and Kaspare Cohn who often acted as brokers for his wool and grain.
Any day one might see Phillips riding over the ranch alone, or with his lifelong friend and foreman, Jose Perez, notebook in hand, taking inventory of stock, marking what was his and noting whatever needed attention. His herds increased. . . Judith Shires, historian.
Phillips, in contrast to the original Mexican grantees, never ran into debt and never wasted anything or purchased products he didnt need. Frank Bracket, Pomona Historian.
By 1874 Louis Phillips owned and operated a total of 20,000 acres, pasturing 6,000 sheep and 300 head of cattle.This area comprised most of what we know today as the Pomona Valley.
Phillips sold a portion of this land to developers who created the beginnings of the City of Pomona.
Phillips also owned property within the new city and built a number of downtown buildings there.
Real Estate
The Phillips Block #1. LA's first Skyscraper. 1890s WS#3005
The Phillips Block #1. LAs first Skyscraper. 1890sWS#3005
During these ten years Louis Phillips also engaged in real estate in the budding town of Los Angeles, eventually owning a number of city blocks.
On one, known as Phillips Block No. 1., he erected a four and a half story structure in the heart of the retail business district. Los Angeles first skyscraper.
Hamburgers Department Store opened their first Los Angeles store under the name of The Peoples Store located in the Phillips Building.
Other Phillips Blocks contained hotels, restaurants and other business establishments.
In 1892, a reporter asked Harris Newmark who he thought was the richest man in Los Angeles County. Newmark replied:
Louis Phillips and a Successful Rancher and Real Estate Holder WS#1667a
Louis Phillips and a Successful Rancher and Real Estate HolderWS#1667a
There is no doubt that the richest property holder in the county today is Louis Phillips, who lives so quietly out in Spadra, near Pomona. He has, for several years, had the largest receipts of any businessman in this part of the state. He is also extremely fortunate in his selection of real estate, and every month adds more to the value of his blocks and buildings. Los Angeles Times, 9;18;1892.
Civic
Louis Phillips was one of the founders of Pomona College and acted as a trustee for many years.
Family
Louis Phillips married Esther Blake in 1866.
The had 5 children, Charles, George, Louis Jr., Kate Cele, and Mrs. Frank George.
They settled in a house in an area they called Spadra, which was equal distance between Los Angeles and San Bernardino.A small town developed around this site.
Eventually they built their Second Empire Style mansion nearby, which has been restored and on the National Registry of Historic Places.Louis Phillips 2nd Empire Mansion in Spadra, Pomona Vally. WS#0778Louis Phillips 2nd Empire Mansion in Spadra, Pomona Vally.
WS#0778
Louis Phillips died in 1900, in his mansion, shortly after a visit by his friend, Kaspare Cohn.
Unlike many other Jewish Pioneers of Los Angeles, Louis Phillips has rarely been covered by Jewish historians.
However, a section of Pomona, built in 1980 is known as the Phillips Ranch. There is a Phillips Boulevard in Pomona and a number of Phillips Roads, Streets and Avenues in the surrounding towns. http://www.jmaw.org;louis-phillips-jewish-pomona;

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