Howell House Marker

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Bakersfield in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Howell House

By Syd Whittle, November 27, 2009

1. Howell House Marker

Inscription.
In 1891, William Howell hired local carpenter John Singleton to construct this Queen Anne style Victorian home on the northeast corner of 17th and H Streets in Bakersfield.

William Howell moved with his parents and sisters from Nebraska to Kern County in 1877. William became a court reporter for the Kern County Superior Court after his father died of pneumonia. William later became the County Auditor and a successful businessman.

William married Elizabeth Dugan, the daughter of Irish immigrants, in Bakersfield in 1901. William and Elizabeth raised two children, Genevieve and William Howell, Jr., in this home.

The Bakersfield Californian newspaper donated this house to the museum in 1968. The Howell family contributed the foundation for the house at its new site on the museum grounds.

Erected by Kern County Museum.

Location. 35° 23.584′ N, 119° 1.191′ W. Marker is in Bakersfield, California, in Kern County. Marker can be reached from Chester Avenue. Click for map. The house is the first house on the walking tour of Pioneer Village. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3801 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

Howell House and Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Syd Whittle, November 27, 2009

2. Howell House and Marker

of this marker. Adobe House (here, next to this marker); Lόpez-Hill House (a few steps from this marker); Bungalow (within shouting distance of this marker); Undertaker's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Kern County Chamber of Commerce (within shouting distance of this marker); Barnes Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Standard School (within shouting distance of this marker); Beale Memorial Clock Tower (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Bakersfield.

Regarding Howell House. Daily Tours of the Howell House are offered.

Photos Displayed on Marker Photo, Click for full size

3. Photos Displayed on Marker

Upper Photo: Howell family, circa 918

Lower Photo: Architect A.B. Chase designed this Victorian house.

4. Photos Displayed on Marker

Upper Photo: Howell family, circa 1928

Lower Photo: The Howell house on 17th Street moving toward Chester Avenue in route to the Kern County Museum in July 1969.

By Syd Whittle, November 27, 2009

5. Howell House

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 30, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. This page has been viewed 645 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 30, 2009, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.