Old Town Placentia in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Original Placentia District Library

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, September 16, 2024

1. Original Placentia District Library Marker

Orange County register website entry:
From the Placentia History Room Archives: Edwin T. Powell Building
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Inscription.
Original Placentia District Library
1927

Erected 1990 by Placentia Historical Committee. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 33° 52.249′ N, 117° 52.263′ W. Marker is in Placentia, California, in Orange County. It is in Old Town Placentia. It can be reached from S. Bradford Avenue close to Center Street, on the right when traveling south. Placentia Senior Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 143 S Bradford Avenue, Placentia CA 92870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular 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

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First City Hall and Police Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Kraemer Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marjie Building (about 700 feet away); Stradley Building No. 2 (about 700 feet away); Placentia National Bank (about 700 feet away); Lewis Lemke House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First Valencia Orchard in California (approx. one mile away); Bradford House (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Placentia.

More about this marker. Marker is located to the right of the main

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entrance door, under a gated archway. It is a little scuffed up, but still legible.

Additional keywords. Edwin T. Powell Building; The Powell Center

Marker is to the right of the main entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, September 16, 2024

2. Marker is to the right of the main entrance

Placentia Public Library building, now Placentia Senior Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, September 16, 2024

3. Placentia Public Library building, now Placentia Senior Center

Building designed by American architect Carlton Monroe Wilson. Spanish Colonial Revival style

Placentia Public Library established 1920, this building erected 1926 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, September 16, 2024

4. Placentia Public Library established 1920, this building erected 1926

This is etched on the south east side of the building, a stones throw away from the marker

Angle showing cornerstone of library with date erected 1926 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, September 16, 2024

5. Angle showing cornerstone of library with date erected 1926

Photo of Placentia Public Library in 1926 image. Click for full size.

Placentia Local History Photograph Collection, Online Archive of California, circa 1926

6. Photo of Placentia Public Library in 1926

Inscription on bottom reads "3rd library 1926". Sourced from the Placentia Local History Photograph Collection, Online Archive of California

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.