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

Hoxie-Vance Cabin

California Register of Historical Resources

— August 7, 2015 —

Hoxie-Vance Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 16, 2023

1. Hoxie-Vance Cabin Marker

Inscription. The Hoxie-Vance cabin is officially listed as a Prairie style resort cabin of u-shaped configuration and a hipped roof, constructed in 1923 for Charles A. Vance and Wyckoff Hoxie of Tustin, California. This is an excellent example of single-wall Prairie style architecture as expressed in the California community of Idyllwild from 1920-1951.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 33° 44.595′ N, 116° 43.05′ W. Marker is in Idyllwild, California, in Riverside County. It is on California Route 243 0.2 miles south of North Circle Drive, on the left when traveling south. Located on private property, not open to the public. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26270 CA-243, Idyllwild CA 92549, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Idyllwild Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Logging Shaped This Landscape (approx. 0.3 miles away); Idyllwild Town Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Idyllwild Campground Pictograph (approx. half a mile away); Camp Emerson (approx. 1.2 miles away); Donaldson Futuro (approx. 1.4 miles away); Speed-of-Light Experiment

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); Tahquitz Rock History (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Idyllwild.

Regarding Hoxie-Vance Cabin. A single-story cabin originally constructed in 1923 with strong elements of Prairie School architecture, the original shingles were replaced with peeled half-logs in 1951. The property is associated with the first wave of speculative development in Idyllwild, a mountain resort, during the 1920s. The Great Depression cut short Idyllwild's growth and the cabin is one of the few remaining examples of this era.
from https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/590

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 16, 2023

2. Hoxie-Vance Cabin Marker

Hoxie-Vance Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 16, 2023

3. Hoxie-Vance Cabin and Marker

This is private property, not open to the public.

Hoxie-Vance Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, September 16, 2023

4. Hoxie-Vance Cabin

This side faces the highway.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 16, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.