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   Theresa Alice "Tessie" Fair (June 30, 1871 – November 22, 1926) was an American socialite. She went from being the daughter of a hard-scrabble California miner to become heiress to a fortune in Comstock Lode gold and silver, the wife of steamship magnate Hermann Oelrichs , mistress of the Rosecliff estate in Newport, Rhode Island , and a member of the elite "Triumvirate" of American society."

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   TIME. July 28, 1941 12:00 AM GMT-4. L ast week Tessie Oelrichs, the daughter of an Irish immigrant who made millions in the Comstock Lode, turned in her grave. Before she died in 1926 she knew ...

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   Theresa Alice Fair Oelrichs Birth 30 Jun 1871. Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, USA Death 22 Nov 1926 (aged 55) Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

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   Mar 24, 2018 · Take a deep dive into the once well-chronicled saga of Theresa “Tessie” Fair Oelrichs (1871-1926), builder of Rosecliff (1902), in this adult mini-course.

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   Theresa Fair Oelrichs, who had inherited a fortune from her father, James Graham Fair, one of the partners in the Comstock Lode, her husband, Hermann Oelrichs, an agent for the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship, and Theresa’s sister Virginia hired McKim, Mead, and White to build them a “summer cottage” in Newport.

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   Oct 10, 2018 · Rosecliff. 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. Completed in 1902, for " Tessie" Theresa Fair (1854-1926), her husband Hermann Oelrichs (1850-1906) and her sister "Birdie" Virginia Fair (1875-1935). Though not on the same scale as The Breakers and others, Rosecliff is widely regarded as one of the most elegant of Newport's Gilded Age ...

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   Who is Theresa Fair Oelrichs?

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   Who was Tessie Fair?

   • Theresa Alice " Tessie " Fair (June 30, 1871 – November 22, 1926) was an American socialite.

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   How did Tessie Oelrichs decorate Rosecliff?

   • Tessie Oelrichs decorated Rosecliff with white hydrangeas, roses, orchids, and lilies, ordered white swans for the fountain, and had a fleet of white ships constructed to float on the shore beyond the estate. Tessie was a very careful woman, fearful that people were after her money.

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   Where did Tessie Oelrichs live?

   • Tessie Oelrichs then lived at 1 East 72nd Street . She publicly acted as a devoted and happy wife, but privately, she and Hermann were estranged. When news reached her that he survived the massive San Francisco earthquake of 1906, she hoped for a reconciliation.

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8. www.geni.com › people › Theresa-OelrichsTheresa Alice Oelrichs (Fair) (c.1854 - 1926) - Genealogy

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   Jan 11, 2023 · The luxurious Grande Dame atop Nob Hill in San Francisco was named after U.S. Senator James Graham Fair (1834-1894) by his daughters, Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt. When the silver king James Fair purchased the site back in the late 1800s, his interest was to build the largest mansion in the neighborhood.