Newhall in Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Edison House

Photographed By Craig Baker, June 20, 2018

1. Edison House Marker

Inscription.
This house was one of a group of cottages built by the Southern California Edison Company to house employees in 1919 when the Edison substation in Newhall opened. The house was moved west of Saugus in 1925 when the new substation was completed, and five other homes were built of identical design.

Assistant Edison Patrolman Raymond Starbard occupied it and was credited as being the first to spread the alarm of the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster. The cottages were sold to The Newhall Land and Farming Co. on Jan. 17, 1972.

The cottage was donated to the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society and moved to Heritage Junction on Jan. 18, 1989. The other Edison houses were burned by the Los Angeles County Fire Department as a training exercise.

Erected by Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 34° 22.436′ N, 118° 31.396′ W. Marker is in Santa Clarita, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Newhall. Marker is on Newhall Avenue west of Railroad Avenue. Adjacent to Hart Park, near the historic railroad depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24101 Newhall Ave, Newhall CA 91321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker. End of an Era (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newhall Ranch House (about 500 feet away); William S. Hart Park and Museum (approx. ¼ mile away); Pioneer Oil Refinery (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Bison (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Revolution (approx. 0.4 miles away); William J. Johnston Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saugus School Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clarita.

Regarding Edison House. The Santa Clarita History Center, formerly known as Heritage Junction, has four historic houses, an adobe home, a train station, a schoolhouse, a chapel, and a steam locomotive.

Also see . . . Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. Website includes a guide to all of the historic structures here. (Submitted on July 2, 2018.)