Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Iris Garden
Alfred Henry Sturtevant
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 29, 2018
1. Iris Garden Marker
In memory of Alfred Henry Sturtevant, Geneticist and Naturalist, Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology from 1928 to 1970.
These iris resulted from genetic studies he made between 1952 and 1969.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine.
Location. 34° 8.265′ N, 118° 7.57′ W. Marker is in Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. It can be reached from California Boulevard east of Wilson Avenue. Located on the Cal Tech campus, on San Pasqual Walk, near the Crellin building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 E California Boulevard, Pasadena CA 91125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Morris Davis, 1850-1930 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Known Antiparticle (about 400 feet away); Throop Memorial Garden (about 500 feet away); Beckman pH Meter (about 500 feet away); Karman Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics and Jet Propulsion (about 600 feet away); Hameetman Center (about 800 feet away); Tournament Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hale Solar Laboratory (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pasadena.
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 29, 2018
2. Iris Garden Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 29, 2018
3. Iris Garden
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
