Big Alma’s Sonoma Estate Hits the Market
The legendary Sonoma retreat of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels—known as “Big Alma,” daughter of Danish immigrants and beloved San Francisco icon—is now on the market for $11.5 million.
Beautifully renovated, the Sobre Vista 7000 sqft estate stands as a testament to Alma de Bretteville Spreckels’ legacy, offering modern elegance infused with the spirit of a woman who transformed San Francisco’s art and culture scene.
Born to Danish immigrants in 1881, Alma rose from modest beginnings to become a notable figure in San Francisco. Alma's work as a model for the Dewey Monument statue in Union Square kickstarted her rise to prominence. Then, as the wife of sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels, Alma’s life was a whirlwind of philanthropy, art, and high society - combined with a “larger than life”- personality.
