San Marino in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Huntington Flagpole

Huntington Flagpole Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 7, 2025

1. Huntington Flagpole Marker

Inscription.
Towering 132 feet high, this flagpole overlooks the Huntington Art Gallery, the original home of founders Henry E. and Arabella Huntington. Henry purchased the pole - made from a single Douglas fir tree - in 1909. The metallic paint is so convincing that most visitors have no idea the pole is made of wood.

After traveling from Oregon by boat, the flagpole was carted by a team of horses from Redondo Beach to its location here, where it has been standing tall ever since.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 34° 7.615′ N, 118° 6.819′ W. Marker is in San Marino, California, in Los Angeles County. It can be reached from Allen Avenue south of Oxford Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino CA 91108, 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,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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: Queensland Kauri (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic Rose Garden Tea Room (within shouting distance of this marker); Camellia Japonica ‘California’ (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Japanese Heritage Shōya House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dry Landscape Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hale Solar Laboratory (approx. 0.6 miles away); George S. Patton, Jr. Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thornton Gardens (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marino.

More about this marker. Located at The Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens. See their website for hours, admission, map, collections, etc.

Also see . . . The Huntington. Website homepage (Submitted on August 11, 2025.)

Huntington Flagpole and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 7, 2025

2. Huntington Flagpole and Marker

Huntington Flagpole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 7, 2025

3. Huntington Flagpole

Henry Huntington image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 7, 2025

4. Henry Huntington

Portrait on display at the Huntington.

The Blue Boy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 7, 2025

5. The Blue Boy

by Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1770.
On display at the Huntington.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.