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This house was originally built for J.F. Sartori, one of Monrovia's early-day Real Estate men and later one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Monrovia. The house stood at the southeast corner of Wild Rose and Jasmine Aves, a part of the Pacific View Tract, one of Mr. Sartori's projects when in the Real Estate business. It was built in 1887. The site is now occupied (1970) by the Wild Rose School. The house was moved (c. 1912) to make way for the School and is now (1970) located at 232 Heliotrope Ave., although somewhat altered in appearance. At the time of this photograph the house was owned by L.E. Hotckiss. Shown in the photo is Mrs. Hotchkiss and their infant daughter, Francis Louise, taken later in 1904 or early in 1905. Later (Nov. 6, 1905), their young daughter, Cryssie Anne, was born in this house. Late in 1907 or early in 1908 Mr. Hotchkiss sold this property and moved to a new house at 178 N. Myrtle Ave, which remained in the family until 1968. for more about Sartori, see John L. Wiley's History of Monrovia pp 205-208 "Moving to Los Angeles in 1889 he organized the Security Savings Bank, which has since taken the name of the Security Trust & Savings Bank. He was cashier until 1894, and in 1895 he became president and a member of the board of directors. He has been head of this institution ever since. From 1913 to 1918 he was a member of the Currency Com- mission of the American Bankers Association, and during 1914 he was president of the Savings Bank Division of the American Bankers Association. Since 1908 he has been a member of and is at present chairman of the Legislative Com- mittee of the California Bankers Association. He is credited with the authorship of the California Bank Act, a model of legislation since copied in many States. Bank failures in California since its passage are said to have been the smallest in number of any State in the Union. Mr. Sartori was president of the following Organizations: The Los Angeles Clearing House Association; the Security Company, the investment subsidiary of the Security Bank; the Subway terminal Corporation of Los Angeles, and the Security Bank of Alhambra. He was vice-president and director of the Central Investment Company. He is a director of the following institutions: Los Angeles Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Morris Plan Company of Los Angeles, Central Fireproof Building Company, Century Fireproof Building Company, Chester Fireproof Building Company, and Commercial Fireproof Building Company. Mr. Sartori called and presided over the group of men who built the Biltmore Hotel and was the dominant figure in the conception and erection of the Subway Terminal Building. His social activities are centered in the Los Angeles Country Club of which he is president and the California Club of which he is a past-president. Mr. Sartori helped found the former club and has been re-elected president for fifteen terms. He is also a member of the Jonathan Club, University Club, Midwick Country Club, Los Angeles Ath- letic Club, Crage Country Club, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, and the Historical Society of Southern California, and is a director-member of the Automobile Club of Southern California.Mr. Sartori was married in June, 1886, to Margaret Rishel at Le Mars, Iowa. Mrs. Sartori is a regent of the University of California in Los Angeles and is active in the affairs of the Federation of W omen's Clubs. Mr. Sartori, as president of the Security Trust & Savings Bank, with resources of more than a quarter billion of dollars, is head of the eighth largest Bank in the United States, out- side of New York City. "
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