Sherwood developed her interest in grand architecture during this marriage . She convinced her husband to build a grand estate in San Francisco to match those of the other railroad tycoons of the era . The house was furnished by Herter Brothers , and was completed in 1880 ( two years after Hopkins ' 1878 death ) . The house was later used to house the San Francisco Art Institute . The house was destroyed in a fire resulting from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Sherwood 's inheritance from Hopkins his home on Kellogg Terrace in Great Barrington ; she prepared it as her summer residence after Hopkins ' death
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
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