Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Mary McDonald Gazebo
Fountain & Building
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 19, 2024
1. Mary McDonald Gazebo Marker
Riverside County Historical Landmark RIV-90, approved by the County of Riverside Board of Supervisors February 25, 2014.
Dedicated on May 30, 2015 by the City of Lake Elsinore & Lake Elsinore Historical Society.
McDonald Fountain & Building, erected 1931. Donated by Mary Julia Ledlie McDonald.
Luiseno Chapter, NSDAR May 30, 2015.
adjacent marker:
Jon Serl 1894-1993.
One of America's foremost outsider artists.
A vaudevillian in his early years, then Hollywood with minor roles as dancer, screenwriter, extra with stage name "Jerry Palmer". After WWII he began to paint in his unique expressionist style, completing over 1,200 paintings. Moved to Lake Elsinore in 1970 to a ramshackle old house, visited by friends, collectors, until his passing at 99 years.
Erected 2015 by City of Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Historical Society; Luiseno Chapter NSDAR. (Marker Number 90.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Natural Resources • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.
Location. 33° 40.234′ N, 117° 19.762′ W.
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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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Plants and People (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crescent Bath House (about 700 feet away); Methodist Episcopal Church (about 700 feet away); Santa Fe Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lake Elsinore Library (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Elsinore.
Regarding Mary McDonald Gazebo. The
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 19, 2024
2. Jon Serl Marker
Mary Julia Ledlie moved to what was then known as Elsinore in 1905 and in 1906 married mining tycoon James Monroe McDonald, who died shortly thereafter in the San Francisco earthquake.
His wife took over his enterprises and expanded them while donating much of the profits to charitable public works in Elsinore as well as other communities in the West. She sponsored the creation of numerous wells in Elsinore, including the one that supplied the fountain and gazebo that she had built in 1931. She donated it and the land at the corner to the city as a public monument and park, as it remains today.
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 19, 2024
3. Mary McDonald Gazebo Markers
Photographed by Craig Baker
4. Mary McDonald Gazebo
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
