Historical Markers in Claremont, California

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Historical Markers in Claremont, California

1 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Claremont — Claremont Court Gate and Street Markers — Claremont Boulevard and Russell Street — John Galen Howard, Architect; 1906 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 2005 These entry gates help define one of Berkeley’s most gracious residential areas, Claremont Court, which was designed to attract the growing number of prosperous Bay Area professionals in the early . . . — — Map (db m54800) HM

2 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Claremont — Claremont Public Improvements — John Galen Howard, Architect — 1905 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1984 Claremont, a 1905 subdivision, was originally part of the 125-acre Edson Adams ranch. Early advertisements for the tract enticed families to leave the noisy, crowded city behind and head for . . . — — Map (db m54679) HM

3 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Claremont — John Muir School — James W. Plachek, Architect, 1915, — Collins-Byrens & Gerson-Overstreet, 1976 & Baker/Vilar Architects, 1998 —

City of Berkeley Landmark designated in 1983 John Muir School was built beside Harwood Creek on land once part of a 19th-century country estate. The half-timbered style reflects the scale and architecture of the neighborhood and the nearby . . . — — Map (db m54682) HM

4 ► California, Alameda County, Berkeley, Claremont — Star Grocery — Berkeley History —

The Star Grocery, one of Berkeley's oldest and most beloved family-run businesses, was founded in 1922 by Greek immigrant brothers Nick and Jim Pappas. They originally hand delivered groceries in wicker baskets which, as the business flourished, . . . — — Map (db m154319) HM

5 ► California, Los Angeles County, Claremont — Cahuilla Park —

By the time Claremont was settled, Indians, who used to live here were on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Riverside County. Since most Indians who lived there were Cahuilla, early residents of Claremont believed that the name of the Indians who . . . — — Map (db m151621) HM

6 ► California, Los Angeles County, Claremont — Claremont City Hall —

Claremont's municipal offices have occupied one or more of the buildings at this location since 1925. City officials have made several decisions over the years to keep City Hall in the Village in order to help protect the vitality of the Village . . . — — Map (db m149814) HM

7 ► California, Los Angeles County, Claremont — Mallows Park —

In 1916 the city purchased the land for this first city park with $5,000 in bond money. Originally called Triangle Park, this land was owned by Helen Renwick, a local community leader. It was not developed into a park site until 1926 when funds . . . — — Map (db m149837) HM

8 ► California, Los Angeles County, Claremont — Memorial Park — Claremont —

Once an orange grove and home of the Herman and Bess Garner family, this site was purchased in 1946 to serve as the city's first community park. The Garners were business and educational leaders and owners of the Padua Hills Theatre. The citizens . . . — — Map (db m149926) HM

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9 ► California, Los Angeles County, Claremont — The Claremont Depot —

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad and its subsidiary, the Pacific Land Improvement Company, founded the town of Claremont in 1887. The railroad's original wooden, Gothic depot was replaced by this Spanish Colonial Revival structure in . . . — — Map (db m149721) HM

10 ► California, Los Angeles County, Claremont — The Historic Pitzer House and Garage —

This historic setting of the Pitzer House and Garage was preserved in the year 2000 by Sunrise Assisted Living as a major architectural landmark of the City of Claremont. Sunrise carefully restored the Pitzer House residence to serve as its . . . — — Map (db m244782) HM

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