Walnut Creek's Old Borges Ranchhouse, as the cornerstone of a working cattle ranch, was first built by Frank (Francisco) and his wife Mary Borges, their sons and daughters in 1899. Since then, this house has withstood five generations of the hard . . . — — Map (db m93983) HM
Originally located at the Cereghino Ranch of Walnut Creek
Relocated to Shadelands in 1995
Restoration of the buildings was made possible by the efforts of:
Walnut Creek Historical Society
Joseph Bologna, Project Architect
Primo E. . . . — — Map (db m209652) HM
These giant jacks are used to protect harbors from damaging current. As waves hit the tetrapods, the force of the water is dissipated by the curve of the legs. There are 1630 tetrapods on the ocean side of the Crescent City breakwater. There are . . . — — Map (db m181238) HM
This cabin is an example of he quarters used by miners during the gold rush. The earliest structures were canvas tents, made from recycled sailcloth taken from abandoned ships in San Francisco Bay. In 1849 Coloma had hundreds of “tent” cabins. When . . . — — Map (db m12270) HM
The Sierra Nevada House was a handsome two-story building with many windows and a broad balcony. Here guests could always expect fine hospitality, suburb food, excellent ballroom music, fine carriages and comfortable beds. It was opened by Robert . . . — — Map (db m12237) HM
Here, beneath the hot, arid surface of the San Joaquin Valley, Baldasare Forestiere (1879-1946) began in the early 1900's to sculpt a fantastic retreat. Excavating the hardpan by hand, he created a unique complex of underground rooms, passages and . . . — — Map (db m41003) HM
Historical landmark
commemorating
Fresno Technical School,
constructed 1895.
Known as the Fresno High School
from 1895 - 1921.
Established as the First Junior College
of California, 1910.
Normal School - forerunner to
Fresno . . . — — Map (db m241689) HM
Designed by architect George S. Mayer of Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in November 1894, replacing two wooden tanks erected on this site in 1887. The Tower stands 100 feet high with a tank capacity of 250,000 gallons. This facility, modeled . . . — — Map (db m41069) HM
In 1857, pioneer merchant Augustus Jacoby built
his two-story "Fireproof Storehouse" here of stone.
Partial walls of that original structure still support this building
in the N.W. corner of the 1st and 2nd floors and are . . . — — Map (db m182937) HM
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
Samuel Newsom, Oakland architect; Built for
William Carson; Randall Banking; A. Crocker
Brothers Department Store; First Professional
Offices; Ingomar Theatre and Opera House.
Eureka Historic . . . — — Map (db m176802) HM
Streamline Moderne Architecture
Built for George Mann; William B. David,
architect; striking neon blade sign,
curved-edge canopy, and Moderne interior
Eureka Historic Landmark — — Map (db m176787) HM
Built for J. McLauchlan, restaurant, saloons downstairs; alpine rooms upstairs; one of the longest operating bordellos
Eureka Historic Landmark
This program possible through a partnership with property owner Dr. Marybeth Wolford, Eureka . . . — — Map (db m1507) HM
Iron front cast by Eureka Foundry; men's clothier and furnishings, Louvre Cafe, saloons
Eureka Historic Landmark
This program possible through a partnership with property owner Wes & Nedra Kausen, Eureka Main Street, and the Eureka . . . — — Map (db m1508) HM
This property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
John A. Cottrell House
c. 1902 — — Map (db m176767) HM
Queen Anne Architecture
Built for Zipporah Russ & Sons Co.
Redwood Land & Investment Co.
Belcher & Crane Abstract Co.
Humboldt Club — Gentleman's Social Club
Eureka Historic Landmark — — Map (db m176808) HM
904 G Street, Eureka
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1892 — — Map (db m176777) HM
This home, also known as the “Pink Lady,” is a classic Queen Anne/Eastlake Victorian residence designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Newsom Brothers of San Francisco. It was completed in 1889 for William Carson, a pioneer lumber baron . . . — — Map (db m1498) HM
Saloons, Kitty Farris' Joy Emporium, and Fairwind and New Fairwind Cafe.
This program possible through a partnership with owners Ferguson-Winsted, Eureka Main Street, and the Eureka Heritage Society. — — Map (db m61155) HM
On Nov. 10, 1908, a deed from George and Edith Connick to Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company, Block 56, Parcel 5, corner of 6th and “F” Streets was recorded. When Pacific Telephone and Telegraph took over the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph . . . — — Map (db m233368) HM
The Hotel Vance was built in 1872 by Eureka pioneer & lumberman,
John Vance. It was the area's grandest hotel & the first building in
Eureka with electricity. It was originally designed & built in the
"Modern Italianate style”, which . . . — — Map (db m135459) HM
Two-story, wood frame commercial building, originally with offices above three shops. Built for John Vance at same time as his adjoining Vance Hotel. A livery stable for guests of the hotel was adjacent to and behind, storefronts stuccoed in 1930s. . . . — — Map (db m233410) HM
Pioneer Seth Louis Shaw began construction of his home, Fern Dale, in 1854.
The town was named after his first permanent home.
The home, in its original condition, is a fine
example of Gothic architecture.
The house is a landmark
and a source . . . — — Map (db m220451) HM
The Wi'ne'ma Theatre was built in 1919 and named for a young
Indian girl who devoted her life to establishing friendly relations
between her people, the Modoc Indians, and the white men. The
first performance was on November 20, 1920 and tells . . . — — Map (db m142815) HM
This property
Holy Trinity
Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m176813) HM
Among the first structures greeting visitors entering
the park from the west, these two stone buildings at
Emigrant were built to serve as a ranger station and
are a legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC). Created by President Franklin . . . — — Map (db m159295) HM
The year 1861 found Charles Putnam gathering stones along Little
Pine Creek to build a cabin. The simple structure served as a trading
post for local miners and homesteaders who called the settlement
Little Pine. Conflicts between native . . . — — Map (db m225348) HM
In 1916, the citizens of Independence
purchased a 40 acre tract of land and
donated it to the State of California
for the building of a fish hatchery.
This structure was the result. The
first trout were produced in 1918, and
since that . . . — — Map (db m218383) HM
The First Baptist Church was completed under the supervision of local architect Charles H. Biggar (1882 - 1946) in 1932. The building, designed in the Northern Italian Romanesque architectural style, is described in the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m117418) HM
In 1889, First Presbyterian Church began its ministry in Kern County as Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1905 the church merged with Westminster Presbyterian; being renamed First Presbyterian Church of Bakersfield. The church acquired property on . . . — — Map (db m117142) HM
George Haberfelde (1871 - 1962), a civic and business leader in the community, contracted with local architect Charles H. Biggar (1882 - 1946) to construct this five-story office and retail building in the Sullivanesque architectural style. When . . . — — Map (db m116966) HM
The Hayden Building is a classic example of Second Renaissance Revival architectural style. It was designed for the Kern County Land Company by San Francisco architect Charles I. Haven (1849-1916) and opened in 1904 as the Hayden Furniture Company. . . . — — Map (db m117419) HM
S.H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a national chain of "five and dime" retail department stores operating from 1896 to 1981. Opening in 1931, this three-story reinforced steel and masonry building was designed by New York City-based architect . . . — — Map (db m115124) HM
The decorative fence posts are from the original 1876 courthouse and the statues were on top of the 1912 courthouse.
Bakersfield's first courthouse was constructed in 1876 and the building served as a courthouse and hall of records on the . . . — — Map (db m237218) HM
In 1924, Bakersfield was the twenty-first city in California to receive a Federal Post Office Building. Built at a cost of $130,000, the Mission architecture style building, constructed of masonry and concrete and reinforced with steel, was the . . . — — Map (db m122018) HM
Immaculate Heart
of Mary Catholic
Church, established
Aug 12, 2015.
This building once
housed a Masonic
Lodge and the
church pictured below.
Wayside Community Chapel
Church, built in 1934 from land
donated by the LA Rescue . . . — — Map (db m186316) HM
In 1933 California’s first women’s prison was established in Tehachapi to provide an environment more conductive to rehabilitation than San Quentin State Prison. Two-story buildings were constructed of reinforced concrete in the French Normandy . . . — — Map (db m134503) HM
Built with funds donated by philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie, this building served as
Hanford's Public Library from the time it opened
in February of 1906 until it was replaced by
a new library in 1968. It now houses a local
historical museum. — — Map (db m153547) HM
Historical site - Kings County's First Church - Methodist organized - 14060 Hackett Street - est. 1876.
Kings County Historical Society — — Map (db m236174) HM
This restored adobe, second oldest in San Joaquin Valley, built by Daniel Rhoades, who came to California in 1846 by overland caravan. Rhoades and his brother, John, among organizers of the first expedition to rescue the Donner party at Donner Lake. . . . — — Map (db m66412) HM
The first adobe schoolhouse in 1869 was located near Ravenna, and served the children of miners and ranchers covering a 2,500 square mile area. A subsequent structure, built in 1870, was destroyed by flood in 1880. The present brick schoolhouse, . . . — — Map (db m145704) HM
Designed by Whitney R. Smith in
the Early Modern architectural
style and built in 1941 for Evelyn
and Jackson Holmes.
Designated
on February 9, 2021 by the Board
of Supervisors.
Historical Landmarks
and Records Commission. — — Map (db m192512) HM
Zane Grey Estate, 396 East Mariposa Street, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, 2002. — — Map (db m144782) HM
A Short History
In 1912 the first promotional organization to appear in Arcadia was a woman’s club called the Cooperative Arcadians. This group of 15 women began by sponsoring programs that increased interest in matters of social . . . — — Map (db m200010) HM
With the demise of the famous Red Line electric railway, land in the median of Huntington Drive directly across from the famous Santa Anita Park horse track became available on which to build a headquarters for the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce in . . . — — Map (db m145281) HM
Downtown Arcadia was born in 1887 with founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel complimenting a new Santa Fe train station at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street. Expansion came with City incorporation in 1903 and again with the opening . . . — — Map (db m200045) HM
In 1907, this yellow clapboard schoolhouse was built on the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street, and it was named the Arcadia Grammar School. It replaced the temporary buildings, a packing shed, and a vacant remodeled saloon, . . . — — Map (db m200007) HM
Constructed by Elias Jackson ('Lucky') Baldwin in 1881. Designed by A.A. Bennett, and intended for entertaining. There being no kitchen, meals were served from the nearby adobe (built by Hugo Reid in 1839) where Baldwin actually lived. Restored and . . . — — Map (db m153410) HM
The home place of Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin, founder and first Mayor of the City of Arcadia, was this relatively simple adobe house, though during Baldwin's occupation (1875-1909) it was the larger and more inviting structure seen . . . — — Map (db m153423) HM
Constructed about 1890 in Rancho Santa Anita by Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad on its transcontinental main line. Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin donated right-of-way and bricks in exchange for agreement to stop trains, maintain a depot . . . — — Map (db m120309) HM
Oldest operating racetrack in California - opened Christmas Day 1934.
Founded by Dr. Charles H. Strub & Associates.
Designed in Art Deco style by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann.
Introduced Santa Anita Handicap in 1935 - oldest . . . — — Map (db m201111) HM
Set against the backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains in an area of near year-round ideal weather, Santa Anita Park has been considered one of the most beautiful and finest horse race tracks in the world since its opening on Christmas Day 1934. . . . — — Map (db m198317) HM
The Derby has a storied past in the City of Arcadia and, for many years, thoroughbred horse racing has shared a large part of that story. Arcadia’s founder and first Mayor, Elias J. ‘Lucky’ Baldwin presided over the first Santa Anita Racetrack in . . . — — Map (db m207738) HM
There are five panels at the memorial. The first panel is in front of the memorial to the right. There is a duplicate panel located at the entrance, left of the walkway:
Wrigley Memorial is dedicated to the memory of Wm. Wrigley Jr. It . . . — — Map (db m69075) HM
Contained within this building are the remaining portions of an adobe house built by Francisco Salvador Lugo and his son Antonio María Lugo. Francisco Lugo was a prominent early landholder and Antonio served as the Alcalde of Los Angeles. They . . . — — Map (db m125567) HM
The view from Somerset (Bellflower) Boulevard in 1915, 10 years after the Santa Ana line first opened. On the left is PE substation #12. The Pacific Electric was an electrically powered interurban rail system. Power came from the company’s own . . . — — Map (db m133374) HM
Frank Lloyd Wright is perhaps the most celebrated and highly-recognized American architect.
His unique design for "The Anderton Court Shops" from 1952 represents the only retail
structure built by Wright in Southern California. He described . . . — — Map (db m200409) HM
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works.
John M. Garmody,
Administrator of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Beverly Hills High School, 1939. — — Map (db m183132) HM
Doheny Greystone Estate, an estate built by Edward L. Doheny Jr.
Designed by Gordon Kaufmann.
Landscape by Paul Thiene. Beverly Hills Historic Landmark No. 4.
Built 1928. Designated 2013.
Beverly Hills City Council and
Cultural Heritage . . . — — Map (db m192005) HM
Built as the first hotel in the City and associated
with architects Elmer Grey and Paul R. Williams.
Beverly Hills Historic Landmark No. 1.
Built 1912. Designated 2012.
Beverly Hills City Council and Cultural Heritage Commission, . . . — — Map (db m148025) HM
United States Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places.
Beverly Hills Local Landmark.
Constructed in 1911. — — Map (db m148656) HM
With the 1907 extension of Huntington’s Pacific
Electric system through Duarte to Glendora,
a cut was created to level the railroad’s right
of way in front of L.L. Bradbury’s country home.
To provide access to his home, the site of which
is now . . . — — Map (db m137592) HM
Stage three was built from 1953-1954 specifically for the scene in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” in which “Nautilus” was attacked by a giant squid. The complex filming involved using wind, rain and waves to create a storm.
The stage . . . — — Map (db m174848) HM
Stage Two, built from 1947-1949 in cooperation with Jack Webb,
was utilized as the production facility for the filming of the TV series
"Dragnet". Construction of the stage was completed in April, 1949.
Being one of the largest stages on . . . — — Map (db m174818) HM
The Animation Building, erected in 1939, served as the architectural
and functional centerpiece of the studio. Designed in the “Art
Moderne” style by architect Kent Weber, the building housed the
animators and story staffs on the lot.
. . . — — Map (db m168288) HM
The Bungalow was built in 1935 as the original home of the
Disney Publicity and Comic Strip Departments. It was
constructed at the Disney Studios on Hyperion Avenue in
Hollywood and moved to the Burbank location as part of the
construction in . . . — — Map (db m174808) HM
Stage One was the only production sound stage built as part of
the original Walt Disney Burbank Studios constructed during
1939-1940. The stage replaced a single smaller stage located at the
Hyperion studios.
Since the original focus . . . — — Map (db m174816) HM
The Shorts Building was constructed from the two original
Animation Buildings located at the Disney Studios on
Hyperion Avenue in Hollywood. The two sections were
moved to the Burbank site in 1939-1940 as part of the Studio
construction . . . — — Map (db m174812) HM
Constructed in 1935 by
Harry, Jack and Albert Warner,
this building has been home to such
celebrated Warner Bros.
writers and filmmakers as
William Faulkner,
Howard Koch,
Delmer Daves,
Lillian Hellman,
John Huston,
Philip and Julius . . . — — Map (db m177206) HM
The Schoolhouse Bell once hung in the original Calabasas School, a one
room Victorian style building with a bell tower, which was constructed in
1890 at 24454 Calabasas Road. Around 1925, a new Spanish Colonial
Revival style structure was built . . . — — Map (db m156909) HM
Completed in 1984 for Robert Benson, this dwelling was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry in the Deconstructivism style. This architectural style is characterized by its use of unrelated, disharmonious abstract forms, and experimental . . . — — Map (db m156936) HM
Jerold Lomax, FAIA, designed and built this single family residence for Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rouse in 1973. The structure is constructed of 40-foot and 25-foot-long glue-laminated wood beams, supported by eight concrete pillars. For the time, this was . . . — — Map (db m156912) HM
Designed by the architect Jock Peters, the Park Moderne Fountain is the only remaining fountain constructed as part of the artists colony known as Park Moderne — a residential subdivision created in 1927 with 174 lots. The Art Deco era . . . — — Map (db m156932) HM
Now the hub of Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area, the King Gillette Ranch was once
an estate belonging to King Camp Gillette, who
invented the disposable razor blade. Gillette bought
the
property
in 1926 and commissioned . . . — — Map (db m191215) HM
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
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
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
The firehouse-jail was the first civic building
commissioned by the city of Covina. The mission
revival structure was constructed in 1911 by pioneer builder Clarence Allison. When a new city hall and fire station was built in 1930, the fire . . . — — Map (db m138043) HM
The Culver Theater, which opened in 1947, was one of two movie theaters in Culver City operating in the second half of the 20th century. As an example of the Skouras style, it was noted for its sweeping scrollwork and a juke box like ticket kiosk. — — Map (db m137095) HM
This building is a great example of the “Googie style” coffee shops and drive-in restaurants that once dotted the Southern California landscape. Googie Architecture called for buildings to read as signs to attract customers. Built in . . . — — Map (db m149050) HM
Historic Thomas and Florence Bonetto
House, 2819 Manhattan Avenue,
constructed in 1931, Glendale Register of Historic Resources No. 62.
The Bonettos were true community leaders and
instrumental in the growth of the Crescenta Valley. — — Map (db m198188) HM
Built in 1936 by Richfield Oil Corporation. Rare surviving example of a
streamline moderne gas station, significant for its association with
the development of Southern California car culture. — — Map (db m140830) HM
This property, Derby House,
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior.
The Derby House - 1926.
Lloyd Wright, architect.
City of Glendale Historical . . . — — Map (db m209237) HM
Built in the 1880’s. One of the last remaining examples of Queen Anne-Eastlake architectural style in Glendale. Home of Ed Goode, 1897-1917, outstanding community leader. — — Map (db m143602) HM
Alex Theatre has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
1925 Theatre Building — Arthur G. Lindley & Charles R. Selkirk, architects.
1940 Marquee & Tower — S. Charles Lee, . . . — — Map (db m145347) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior.
This building
is named in
honor of
Carlos J.
Moorhead
by Act of
Congress,
Public Law 105-88,
November . . . — — Map (db m209982) HM
Established in 1919. Constructed in 1926. Designed by Clarence L. Jay and Lincoln Rogers.
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.
City of Glendale Historical Landmark. — — Map (db m210004) HM
The Masonic Temple was dedicated on June 11, 1929 and served as a
meeting place for several Masonic Lodges for nearly three decades.
The building, constructed by J.V. McNeil, was designed by architect and
engineer Arthur Lindley who was also . . . — — Map (db m214526) HM
Built in 1925. Exemplary Spanish Colonial Revival home
with elements of Moorish and Pueblo Revival styles. Built for local businessman Robert Jensen.
Named for Mrs. Carmen Issai Ovanesian, noted
local philanthropist for children's causes. — — Map (db m173515) HM
The Doctors’ House, a Glendale Landmark, is named for the three prominent physicians Dr. G.V. Bogue, Dr. D.W. Hunt, and Dr. A.L. Bryant, and for Dr. L.H. Hurtt, chemist, who made it their home. One of the few remaining residences of Queen Anne . . . — — Map (db m156338) HM
Glendale Register of
Historic Resources No. 77. Built in 1924. Tudor revival-style residence designed
by Alfred F. Priest, one of Glendale's
most important early architects. — — Map (db m214552) HM
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