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La Puente. Dibble House

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Edna Lenz
Description
Dibble House -- Built in 1855, this two-storied structure is notable because it was made of bricks from a kiln on the rancho, and was one of the first Southern California dwellings to have been influenced by eastern U.S. architecture. Located in what is now La Puente, it was razed to make room for …
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Edna Lenz
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Dibble House -- Built in 1855, this two-storied structure is notable because it was made of bricks from a kiln on the rancho, and was one of the first Southern California dwellings to have been influenced by eastern U.S. architecture. Located in what is now La Puente, it was razed to make room for a housing tract.
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18L
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School

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Artist
Edna Lenz
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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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Edna Lenz
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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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Schools

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Artist
Edna Lenz
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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
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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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