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Lowry B. McCaslin, owner of the 20-acre estate Anoakia, died at the age of 88. His life is profiled.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
August 11, 1995
Pages
p. A22
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
August 11, 1995
Pages
p. A22
Subjects
McCaslin, Lowry B
Anoakia
Item ID
4710AN
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Lowery McCaslin, owner of the Anoakia estate, has been given a three month deadline to present a revised plan for the 20 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper422
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
422AN
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Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 3 of a 6 part series: What happened to the Jinks Room murals by Maynard Dixon? The Jinks Room had nine Dixon murals. The Lowry B. McCaslin family, which owned Anoakia at the time, held onto three murals, the rest were donated to the University of Southern California (USC). The McCaslin family bought the Anoakia estate after Anita Baldwin passed. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35459
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Dixon, Maynard
McCaslin, Lowry B.
Murals
Patterson, Galen
Item ID
35651AN
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Arcadia Fire Chief Gerald Gardner says his department will recommend Anoakia School not be allowed to reopen this fall if safety deficiencies are not fixed. School owner Lowry McCaslin vows that everything will be taken care of.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3137
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3052AN
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At a meeting of about 200 Anoakia School parents, directors of the school, which has operated on the former estate of Anita Baldwin for 48 years, explained the reasons the school wants to relocate after June 1990. Lowry McCaslin, who owns the property, wants to develop the 20 acre estate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3141
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3055AN
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Anoakia Oaks, LLC, developers of the Anoakia estate, are willing to give away the Anita Baldwin mansion or it will be demolished.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27155
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Anoakia Oaks, LLC
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27353AN
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Workers are salvaging items from the Anoakia mansion to be donated to the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19289
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Arboretum
Item ID
19532AN
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A group calling itself the "Friends of Anoakia" filed a suit in LA Superior Court to stop the destruction of the Anoakia mansion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27176
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 27, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 27, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Lawsuits
Item ID
27374AN
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The 1913 mansion, Anoakia, former home of Anita Baldwin, is about to be demolished.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27157
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27355AN
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A well and several gates from the Anoakia mansion were removed and donated to the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19287
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Arboretum
Item ID
19530AN
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The City Council voted to allow the developer, Anoakia Oaks, to proceed with the tearing down of Anoakia, the 1913 Anita Baldwin mansion, and to build 31 houses on the property.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 9, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 9, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Anoakia Oaks
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27356AN
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As demolition progresses on the Anoakia mansion, the City Council approved the final tract map for a 31-home development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19475
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19715AN
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Construction is under way on the first phase of the luxury homes development on the site of the old Anoakia Mansion. The tract of 31 new homes will be called "Anoakia Estates."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21538
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia, development
Item ID
21759AN
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The 49-year-old Anoakia School, facing a June deadline for relocation, has opted for local print advertising. Owner Lowry McCaslin apparently wants to develop the property at Foothill Blvd. and Baldwin Ave. However, the school also has numerous city fire code violations and a building that is not up to seismic standards. The school currently has 279 students from K-8th grade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3142
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3056AN
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The hearing by the Planning Commission on the Anoakia property has been put off until a later date. Some specifics of what Mr. McCaslin will seek when the hearing is scheduled are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper421
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 21, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 21, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
421AN
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A potential benefactor, who offered to rescue Arcadia's historic Anoakia mansion, said this week she is no longer interested in saving the property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18061
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18263AN
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Demolition permits have been approved and the project of building new homes where the Anoakia mansion stands is now underway. Artifacts from the mansion have been given to the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arboretum.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Housing
Item ID
27876AN
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A state court put on hold the demolition of the 87-year-old Anoakia mansion, temporarily halting plans to build 31 homes on the site.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19388AN
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This article presents a history of the Anoakia mansion, home of Anita Baldwin. The article is written by Arcadia Weekly writer Charles Cooper.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia Breeding Farm
Anoakia Estates - housing development
Anoakia mansion
Baldwin, Anita - biography
Benton, Arthur (architect)
Cooper, Charles
Item ID
31621AN
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Construction begins on Anoakia luxury housing development, on the former site of Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's mansion, on the corner of Baldwin Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. The Anoakia Mansion was demolished last August to make way for 31 homes to be built by Hover Development Inc. of Newport Beach. Anita Baldwin, daughter of Lucky Baldwin, lived there until her death in 1939. It was used as a girls' school from 1941 to the late 1970s. The new housing development is 19 acres.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia housing development
Anoakia Mansion--history
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
33514AN
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