Florence Bellows Baker Loew (1876–1936) was an American horsewoman, philanthropist, and award-winning

horticulturist Horticulture (from ) is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and mo ...

. She was born in 1876, the daughter of

George Fisher Baker George Fisher Baker (March 27, 1840 – May 2, 1931) was an American financier and philanthropist. Known as the "Dean of American Banking", he was also known for his taciturnity. Baker made a fortune after the American Civil War, Civil War in rai ...

, a wealthy banker. On April 12, 1898, she married

William Goadby Loew William Goadby Loew (November 3, 1875 – May 23, 1955) was a Manhattan stockbroker and financier. Early life Loew was born on November 3, 1875. He was a son of Julia Frances ( Goadby) Loew and Edward Victor Loew, a lawyer who served as New York ...

at All Souls' Unitarian Church in

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. She died on May 24, 1936, in her townhouse at 56 East 93rd Street in New York City. The mansion is now known as the

William Goadby Loew House The William Goadby Loew House is a mansion located at 56 East 93rd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. History The house was constructed in 1931 for William Goadby Loew, a stockbroker. ''See also:'' It was designed by ...

. She is buried with her husband at Locust Valley Cemetery in

Locust Valley, New York Locust Valley is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 3,406 at the 2010 census. History The rolling ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loew, Florence Baker 1876 births 1936 deaths American horticulturists American racehorse owners and breeders American socialites American Unitarian Universalists American women philanthropists

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