Knight is probably known best for the building of Vikingsholm, but many still remember her because of her generous contributions to youth groups in California and Nevada and the provision of educational opportunities for young people who otherwise could not have afforded them. This marriage was not successful and they were divorced prior to the building of Vikingsholm. In the early 1920s, Lora Small Moore married Harry French Knight, a stockbroker from St. In 1915, they purchased a home in Santa Barbara, but had little time to enjoy it together since Mr. They also traveled extensively, making many trips to California as well as abroad. During most of the Moore’s married life, James and Lora lived in Chicago, Illinois and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Lora and James Moore had one son, Nathaniel, who married Helen Fargo of the family of Wells Fargo fame. In the 1880s Lora married James and her sister, Ada, married William. These young men eventually grained controlling interests in a number of large companies, including National Biscuit, Continental Can, Diamond Match, Union Pacific, and Rock Island Railroad. Small, was a corporate lawyer who accepted two brothers, James and William Moore, into his law firm. She was born Lora Josephine Small in Galena, Illinois, in 1864 - one of a family of four daughters and one son. Knight was of Scandinavian origin because of her decision to build Vikingsholm but she was actually of English decent. The house is open for tours during the summer months and the magnificent scenery may be enjoyed all year around by those wishing to visit this beautiful setting. It is now a part of the Harvey West Unit of the Emerald Bay State Park. Vikingsholm is considered one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the United States. These terms were agreed upon, and in 1953 the house and property were acquired the the state. West, a noted philanthropist, negotiated with the State of California and said he would donate one-half of the appraised value of the land and the Vikingsholm outright, if the State would pay him the other half of the land value. He subsequently sold it to Harvey West, a lumberman from Placerville, California. The estate was sold to Lawrence Holland, a rancher from Nevada. Knight and her guests, for 15 gratifying summers, until Mrs. The exceptional summer home was enjoyed by Mrs.
Vikingsholm was completed in the fall of 1929.
She commissioned her nephew by marriage, Lennart Palme, a Swedish architect, to design the home. Emerald Bay reminded her of fjords she had seen on numerous travels to Scandinavia. Lora Josephine Knight bought the Armstrong’s land with the desire to build a summer home that would compliment the magnificent natural surroundings. The William Henry Armstrong family acquired the property in 1892 and they used the cabins as their summer residence for over 32 years. The Kirbys built a number of cabins, intended for resort use, on the parcel of land where Vikingsholm now stands.
His land was eventually sold to Paul Kirby in 1880. Ben Holiday, stagecoach magnate and early-day transportation king, constructed a home there in the late 1860s.
Emerald Bay provided the setting for one of the first summer homes at Lake Tahoe.
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