Ferdinand Charles Stolte (1889-1983), the son of German immigrants, was raised in Oakland and became a successful builder of high-end homes, apartments and commercial buildings in the area. He’s interred in the Mountain View Cemetery mausoleum with his wife, the former Elizabeth Moran of Crow’s Landing, and their son F. Charles Jr.
Merritt’s 1928 history of Alameda County reported, “He is painstaking in the fulfillment of his contracts, employs none but expert workmen and the work done by him has been uniformly satisfactory to those who have employed him.”
I have recorded a few dated Stolte marks ranging from 1931 to 1951.
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