On South Main Street at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Andrew Carnegie Library
Franklin P. Burnham, Architect
S.L. Bloom, Contractor
Corona's first public library building was built in 1906 in the Neoclassical architectural style. It was the only Neoclassical style masonry building in the . . . — — Map (db m268761) HM
Near 6th Street east of East Grand Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
R. B. Taylor, George L. Joy, Samuel Merrill, A. S. Garretson, and Adolph Rimpau, having purchased lands of the La Sierra Rancho of Bernardo Yorba and the El Temescal Grant of Leandro Serrano on May 4, 1886, founded the citrus colony and town of . . . — — Map (db m82151) HM
On 6th Street at Buena Vista Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 6th Street.
Adapted and reused as City Hall & Civic Center, 1962-2004. Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, August 3, 2005. — — Map (db m233632) HM
On West Foothill Parkway 0.1 miles east of Highgrove Street, on the right when traveling east.
Established in 1911 by S.B. Hampton, this was the center of 2,000 acres of groves, the largest single lemon ranch in California. The remaining headquarters and surrounding buildings were converted to Corona Heritage Park & Museum Dec. 7, 2000 by a . . . — — Map (db m105188) HM
On Magnolia Avenue 0.6 miles east of McKinley Street.
The Native Americans who lived in the vicinity of the Magnolia Bridge were hunters and gatherers. They relied on the Santa Ana River as a dependable water source and bathed frequently in the local hot springs.
Excellent weavers, they made . . . — — Map (db m257006) HM
On East Grand Boulevard at Tenth Street, on the left when traveling north on East Grand Boulevard.
Corona's 1-Mile diameter Grand Boulevard Historic District established as a public roadway in 1886 is registered as Corona Historic District No. 6 and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m268760) HM
On West Grand Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
On April 8, 1916, at 1:00 p.m. the third and final Corona Road Race began near Third Street on Grand Boulevard. Twelve drivers were positioned at the Start line with their cars, hoping to win a share of the $12,000 purse. As in the races of 1913 . . . — — Map (db m268759) HM
On Rimpau Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1893 world traveler and businessman Oscar Thieme purchased 27 acres of sheep pastures at the corner of Lester Street (now the extension of Rumpau Street) and Lemon Street (now Chase Drive) and planted Lisbon lemons. He wanted to recreate the . . . — — Map (db m257264) HM
On Temescal Canyon Road 0.9 miles south of Interstate 15, on the right when traveling south.
This route was used by Luiseño and Gabrieleño Indians, whose villages were nearby. Leandro Serrano established a home here in 1820. Jackson and Warner traveled the road in 1831, and Frémont in 1848. It was the southern emigrant road for gold seekers . . . — — Map (db m82468) HM
On Temescal Canyon Road near Interstate 15, on the right when traveling east.
Nearby, two vats were built in 1819 by the Luiseño Indians under the direction of Leandro Serrano, first non-Indian settler in what is now Riverside County. The vats were used in making leather from cow hides. In 1981 the vats were restored and . . . — — Map (db m50643) HM
Where mail was delivered, horses changed and passengers given rest and a meal. First stage carrying overland mail left Tipton, Missouri on Sept. 15, 1858 and, passing through Temescal arrived in Los Angeles onOct. 7, 1858.
First dedicated by . . . — — Map (db m82155) HM
On Temescal Canyon Road near Interstate 15, on the right when traveling east.
Nearby, an adobe house was built about 1867. It was occupied until 1898 by Leandro Serrano's widow, Josefa. Under Spanish law, she owned the surrounding 20,000-acre Rancho Temescal; but her ownership was denied by the US Supreme Court. — — Map (db m50645) HM
On South Vincentia Ave, on the right when traveling south.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Built 1927 and still in use
September 28, 2017 — — Map (db m268754) HM
On South Main Street at East 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
This Craftsman Style building, based upon a Welsh church, was built in 1913. The all-volunteer organization was founded in 1899 to improve the community through numerous innovative service projects.
Architect: Thomas E. Preston
Contractor: . . . — — Map (db m268757) HM
