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Queen Anne Cottage. Arboretum

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Artist
Justine Wishek
Description
Queen Anne Cottage --Located beside the natural lake in what is now the Arboretum, this guesthouse was designed and built in 1885 by Albert A. Bennett, the father of Baldwin's fourth wife. Before the cottage was completed, Baldwin and his fourth wife separated, and the cottage became a memorial to…

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Artist
Justine Wishek
Description
Queen Anne Cottage --Located beside the natural lake in what is now the Arboretum, this guesthouse was designed and built in 1885 by Albert A. Bennett, the father of Baldwin's fourth wife. Before the cottage was completed, Baldwin and his fourth wife separated, and the cottage became a memorial to the third Mrs. Baldwin, who had died in 1881. The Cottage served as the Baldwin guesthouse on the Ranch. The Queen Anne Cottage was formally dedicated as a State Historic Landmark in 1954.
Item ID
65W
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Queen Anne Cottage. Baldwin, Elias J."Lucky"

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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Baldwin Memories -- These Baldwin artifacts, which represent items belonging to Lucky Baldwin and his wife Jennie Dexter, reportedly used to be on display in the Queen Anne Cottage. They include a solid gold horseshoe, pure gold nuggets, one of Baldwin's first watches, satin slippers and kid gloves.

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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Baldwin Memories -- These Baldwin artifacts, which represent items belonging to Lucky Baldwin and his wife Jennie Dexter, reportedly used to be on display in the Queen Anne Cottage. They include a solid gold horseshoe, pure gold nuggets, one of Baldwin's first watches, satin slippers and kid gloves.
Item ID
66L
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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Temple School (El Monte) -- This, the first El Monte schoolhouse, was unique because it was surrounded by a high fence to keep out intruders. The original school bell was brought around the Horn in 1878.

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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Temple School (El Monte) -- This, the first El Monte schoolhouse, was unique because it was surrounded by a high fence to keep out intruders. The original school bell was brought around the Horn in 1878.
Item ID
22L
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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Arcadia's First School -- This converted packing shed donated by Lucky Baldwin, was located on the northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive, and opened as a school in 1903 with 58 students. Arcadia students had been attending schools in Monrovia, Sierra Madre and Chapman.

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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Arcadia's First School -- This converted packing shed donated by Lucky Baldwin, was located on the northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive, and opened as a school in 1903 with 58 students. Arcadia students had been attending schools in Monrovia, Sierra Madre and Chapman.
Item ID
89L
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