brought home two days prior to his death. In addition to leaving his widow, Mary Pierce
Trimmer, he left two sisters: Mrs. Nancy Hodkins in Conneaut (sp?), Ohio and Mrs. A. E.
Whitney in Sedalia, Missouri. The funeral was held on July 6 under the guidance ofthe Pacific
Grove Masons.
From 1915 to 1920 Mary Pierce owned Trimmer Hill, and during this time, must have remarried
for county records show a Mrs. Mary S. Trimmer Baldwin transferring the deed to K. Hovden of
the Hovden Canning Company on July 3, 1920. Seventeen months later, on December 4, 1928,
K. and Mary Hovden transferred the deed to A. R. Arnold, who on that same day (?!) transferred
the deed to a J. R. Riley, "a married man". After a period of fifteen months, the house went into
foreclosure on February 14, 1930.
Fifteen months later, on May 27, 1931, Bessie F. Everett C'a single woman") purchased the house
from Pacific States Savings and Loan. In June, 1931, Bessie announced in the local paper that
Trimmer Hill was being opened as a rooming house. The article also quoted older residents
remembering that Dr. Trimmer held open house at the mansion nearly every day. Charles Tuttle,
the former intimate friend of Dr. Trimmer also remembered "many happy memories of pleasant
evenings spent at the old home among the doctor's numerous friends," and remarked that Mrs.
Rhonda Trimmer was "one ofthe most popular and charming hostesses in the city".
Other than remodeling the bathrooms, modernizing the kitchen and adding new fixtures to the
rooms, Ms. Everett stated she "had no plans to make changes in the house which would destroy
its historical interest to local people. She, herself, was from a well known old family in Pacific
Grove and was interested in all matters of local importance". Ms. Everett had been Student Body
President ofPacific Grove High School, graduating in 1917. Bessie later worked as a teacher in
Placerville, California (as reported in the 1922 Sea Urchin year book).
Six years after Trimmer Hill was opened as a rooming house, Bessie announced the opening of
the Trimmer Hill Dining Room, "serving quality food, family style," in the July 7, 1939 Pacific
Grove Tide. A year and a half later on December 2, 1940, records show Bessie F. Everett Wood
(married now) transferring the deed to Wm T. Swain.
After 1940, not muchisrecorded about Trimmer HillHowever, in August, 1980, Trimmer Hill
was placed on the National Registerbf Historic Places. That same year, Mr. & Mrs. William
Keland purchased Trimmer Hill and converted what was then a five-apartment complex into an
R2 residence. In 1995, Michael Mazur purchased the home and remodeled the interior in the
*-*/J··
Victorian style.-
Facts compiled by Carol Mazur on June 18, 2002 from various sources. -.
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, OCR Text: brought home two days prior to his death. In addition to leaving his widow, Mary Pierce
Trimmer, he left two sisters: Mrs. Nancy Hodkins in Conneaut (sp?), Ohio and Mrs. A. E.
Whitney in Sedalia, Missouri. The funeral was held on July 6 under the guidance ofthe Pacific
Grove Masons.
From 1915 to 1920 Mary Pierce owned Trimmer Hill, and during this time, must have remarried
for county records show a Mrs. Mary S. Trimmer Baldwin transferring the deed to K. Hovden of
the Hovden Canning Company on July 3, 1920. Seventeen months later, on December 4, 1928,
K. and Mary Hovden transferred the deed to A. R. Arnold, who on that same day (?!) transferred
the deed to a J. R. Riley, "a married man". After a period of fifteen months, the house went into
foreclosure on February 14, 1930.
Fifteen months later, on May 27, 1931, Bessie F. Everett C'a single woman") purchased the house
from Pacific States Savings and Loan. In June, 1931, Bessie announced in the local paper that
Trimmer Hill was being opened as a rooming house. The article also quoted older residents
remembering that Dr. Trimmer held open house at the mansion nearly every day. Charles Tuttle,
the former intimate friend of Dr. Trimmer also remembered "many happy memories of pleasant
evenings spent at the old home among the doctor's numerous friends," and remarked that Mrs.
Rhonda Trimmer was "one ofthe most popular and charming hostesses in the city".
Other than remodeling the bathrooms, modernizing the kitchen and adding new fixtures to the
rooms, Ms. Everett stated she "had no plans to make changes in the house which would destroy
its historical interest to local people. She, herself, was from a well known old family in Pacific
Grove and was interested in all matters of local importance". Ms. Everett had been Student Body
President ofPacific Grove High School, graduating in 1917. Bessie later worked as a teacher in
Placerville, California (as reported in the 1922 Sea Urchin year book).
Six years after Trimmer Hill was opened as a rooming house, Bessie announced the opening of
the Trimmer Hill Dining Room, "serving quality food, family style," in the July 7, 1939 Pacific
Grove Tide. A year and a half later on December 2, 1940, records show Bessie F. Everett Wood
(married now) transferring the deed to Wm T. Swain.
After 1940, not muchisrecorded about Trimmer HillHowever, in August, 1980, Trimmer Hill
was placed on the National Registerbf Historic Places. That same year, Mr. & Mrs. William
Keland purchased Trimmer Hill and converted what was then a five-apartment complex into an
R2 residence. In 1995, Michael Mazur purchased the home and remodeled the interior in the
*-*/J··
Victorian style.-
Facts compiled by Carol Mazur on June 18, 2002 from various sources. -.
.
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