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

Citrus Experiment Station

County of Riverside Historical Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 8, 2022

1. Citrus Experiment Station Marker

Inscription. The University of California established the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside in 1906 and moved it into the central and south buildings of this Mission Revival style group in 1918, initiating the present campus. Here Herbert John Webber, Leon D. Batchelor, Alfred M. Boyce, E.T. Bartholomew, Homer Chapmen, Howard S. Fawcett, Howard B. Frost, Walter P. Kelley, Leo J. Klotz, James W. Lesley, H.J. Quayle, Harry Smith and other researchers made discoveries advancing agriculture in California and the World.

Erected by County of Riverside.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 33° 58.186′ N, 117° 19.594′ W. Marker is in Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It is on Citrus Drive north of South Campus Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Riverside CA 92507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it

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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

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Oroblanco Grapefruit Tree (a few steps from this marker); University Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Webber Memorial Cycad Collection (approx. ¼ mile away); Philip Brett (approx. half a mile away); Mary D. Nichols (approx. 0.8 miles away); William A. Childs House (approx. one mile away); Farm House Motel (approx. one mile away); Isidore and Marie Claire Camou (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 8, 2022

2. Citrus Experiment Station Marker

Marker can be seen on the left. This view is looking southeast.

Citrus Experiment Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 8, 2022

3. Citrus Experiment Station

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 8, 2022

4. Citrus Experiment Station

Now used for the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at UC Riverside.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.