On 3rd Street at G Street, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street.
These deodar cedar trees which were planted on Third Street by Hubert “Scubie” Mills have been designated heritage trees in his honor. — — Map (db m190921) HM
On Bonita Avenue at F Street, on the right when traveling west on Bonita Avenue.
Occupied from 1909-1916 by A.J. Milne, a hardware
merchant who operated a Studebaker dealership,
plumbing, real estate, and
insurance business in one
Lordsburg building. The 1½ story bungalow has
classic square front porch
columns with twin . . . — — Map (db m190869) HM
On 3rd Street at F Street, on the left when traveling east on 3rd Street.
Carpenter Jonas E. Bowman
and Mason J. Ross Hanawalt
built this home for Bowman's
family. Much of the lumber
used was salvaged from the
old 1887 Lordsburg Hotel
/ College building which was
razed in 1927. Bowman and
Hanawalt later built a . . . — — Map (db m191087) HM
On 3rd Street west of G Street, on the left when traveling west.
Christian J & Sarah Brandt
came from Iowa to Covina
in 1887 and began raising
citrus. Brandt bought ten
acres in Lordsburg in 1910.
The famly first lived at
what is now 2838 White
Avenue, then resided here
1922-1939. Both homes were
built . . . — — Map (db m191079) HM
On 3rd Street east of F Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built 1910 for George and
Lucinda Hanawalt by their
sons, Sam, Harvey and J Ross Hanawalt. The house was acquired in 1919 by Dr. and
Mrs. Frank Shirk. Dr. Shirk
maintained a small office
next door. The Shirks lived
here 1919 - 1958. — — Map (db m190954) HM
On Magnolia Avenue at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on Magnolia Avenue.
Henry L. Kuns was son
of David Kuns, one of four
men who established
Lordsburg College. Henry
Kuns was a rancher, realtor,
banker, and first mayor of
Lordsburg. He founded an
orphanage named for his
parents, David and Margaret,
and created . . . — — Map (db m190950) HM
On Bonita Avenue at White Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Bonita Avenue.
Constructed in 1921 for
retired Illinois teacher
Hortense Lear, this home
combines flat-roofed
Spanish Pueblo style with a
semi-round early American
portico. Miss Lear occupied
the home 1921-1953, then
left it in her will to the
Church of . . . — — Map (db m190914) HM
On 3rd Street at F Street, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street.
This home is believed to
have been built before 1900. It was acquired by Jonas
Bowman, who built his family the
stone home
across the street. Later his
daughter Helen and her
husband Charles ("Chuck")
Huck lived here from 1954
to 2001. — — Map (db m191084) HM
On 3rd Street at G Street, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street.
This Craftsman home, built
in 1912 by Mace and Adele
Doutt, was purchased in 1918
by Isaac Eikenberry and
remained in the Eikenberry
family until 1974, a total of
56 years. The large bur oak
tree grew from an acorn
which Eikenberry . . . — — Map (db m190938) HM
On Magnolia Avenue at Bonita Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Magnolia Avenue.
This residence was built at the
same time as Henry L. Kuns’
home at the north end of the
block. James M. Johnson was
married to Kuns' daughter,
Ora Lamb Kuns.
Johnson
owned the Lordsburg Garage
& Machine Shop.
He also
maintained streets . . . — — Map (db m190953) HM
This house, built in 1868 by Saturnio Carrion, was restored in 1951 by Paul E. Traweek.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 386. — — Map (db m127951) HM
On D Street, 0.1 miles south of Foothill Boulevard (Route 66), on the left when traveling south.
The original Liberty Bell, cast in 1752, continues to serve as a symbol of courage and freedom. In the bicentennial year of 1975, the White Chapel Foundry in London cast 100 duplicate bells, two for each state. California cities which secured . . . — — Map (db m161082) HM
On Baseline Road, 0.1 miles east of Wheeler Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1984 a Red Oak tree in front of La Verne Heights Elementary School became diseased. Tree limbs began to fall off onto Baseline Road, creating hazards for drivers as well as students of the elementary school. Recognizing the potential danger, . . . — — Map (db m190868) HM
On Magnolia Avenue north of 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Leo Lomeli, the local Santa
Fe railway station agent
1942-1960, began building this
home in 1951 for his wife,
Esperanza, and three sons.
It was a labor of love,
completed in 1957 with help
from friends and family.
Lomeli was the first . . . — — Map (db m190945) HM
On Bonita Avenue at D Street, on the right when traveling east on Bonita Avenue.
This transportation kiosk salutes the past and future role of transportation in shaping the city of La Verne.
Founded by entrepreneur Isaac W. Lord in 1887 as one of a string of boom towns platted along the Santa Fe railway, the township of . . . — — Map (db m128943) HM
On 3rd Street west of G Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built by carpenter William
Moomaw for his parents and
family. Moomaw married in
1912 and lived here with his
wife until 1962. In the 1920's
he and his neighbor to the
west moved the home about
thirty feet west so no
other house could be . . . — — Map (db m191083) HM
On 3rd Street just east of E Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built by Lordsburg pioneer
David Blickenstaff, whose
descendants include the
first fire chief Harry
Blickenstaff and longtime
mayor Jon Blickenstaff. The
craftsman structure once
served as a girls' dormitory
for La Verne College. — — Map (db m214618) HM
On Bonita Avenue at E Street, on the right when traveling east on Bonita Avenue.
Built 1913-14 for Lordsburg College teachers B. S. and Laura Haugh by her father, J. P. Harshbarger. Concrete blocks were produced by the Hanawalt Bros; lumber was from the Lordsburg Lumber Company. Noted for their musical talents, the Haughs lived . . . — — Map (db m128973) HM
On Sedalia Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Bonita Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In 1887 Lewis C. Meredith
bought land in the unincorporated town of La
Verne Heights, planted citrus trees, and built this home. The town's name was
taken by Lordsburg in 1917.
Meredith's citrus acreage
was later sold, but the home
has . . . — — Map (db m190770) HM
On Vía De Mansion, 0.1 miles east of Wheeler Avenue.
As shown on a Pomona Land Water Association map, the Weber House
was built in 1885 by its owners, Thomas Oldam and John Park.
John Weber acquired the home in 1892 and like other land owners
in the area, Weber planted several acres of citrus . . . — — Map (db m190769) HM
