Jasper Smith was a real estate investor who financed two buildings downtown .
The first thing many people notice when entering the gates of Oakland is the mausoleum of Jasper Newton Smith , on which sits a striking life - size statue of Smith himself .
Smith   was a Smith     who financed two buildings downtown .
The first thing many people notice when entering the gates of Oakland is the mausoleum of Jasper Newton Smith , on which sits a striking life - size statue of Smith himself .