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The City Council voted on March 1, 1977 to uphold the 30,000 square foot minimum lot size set by the Planning Commission on any development Mr. McCaslin might build. Room for compromise seems possible.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 3, 1977
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 3, 1977
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Item ID
429AN
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Residents have petitioned the Planning Commission to change the area's zoning from R-1 (7500 square feet) to R-O&D (30,000 square feet) because of fears that Mr. McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, may build too densely.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Item ID
420AN
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Mr. McCaslin received a blow to his plan to subdivide the 20 acre parcel when the Planning Commission changed the zoning in the area from R-1 (7,500 square feet per unit) to R-O (30,000 square feet per unit).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper426
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 2, 1977
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 2, 1977
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Item ID
426AN
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Public hearing on Anoakia-area zone change allows citizen input. Hearing is on a Planning Commission resolution recommending approval of a zone change from R-0 30,000 to R-0 30,000 and D for the Anoakia area. This means that residential lots must contain at least 30,000 square feet. The D stands for "design overlay," which gives the property owners' association an opportunity to review architectural plans for development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33919
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Development
Zoning
Item ID
34113AN
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The Arcadia City Council approved a zone change for the 19 acre Anoakia property allowing development of 29 to 32 homes on 20,00 square feet lots.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper431
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 11, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 11, 1980
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p. A-1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
431AN
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The Anoakia developer cannot bulldoze the Anita Baldwin mansion without a demolition permit which will not be granted by the city until certain requirements are met.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2000
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27708AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27158
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 9, 1999
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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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Arcadia Planning Commission has approved a zone change for the Anoakia property from R-O 30,000 to R-O and D 22,000. The zone change will allow owner Lowrey McCaslin to develop the 19.13 acre site with 29 to 32 homes instead of 23.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 16, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 16, 1980
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p. A-1
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Anoakia
Item ID
432AN
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Lowery McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, has asked that his application for a general plan change for the property be withdrawn. He has been working with a local builder who has a good feel for the area and would like to develop the property at a density of 2.4 homes per acre. Late in this same meeting, the council voted to change the zoning on the estate to match the existing general plan. What this might do to future McCaslin plans is not clear.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Item ID
425AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 1999
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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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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
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p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19715AN
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Portion of terrace by west wing of Anoakia. Door is one of three that lead to loggia across entrance to mansion. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easely, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

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Date
1977
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Date
1977
Subjects
Anoakia
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78
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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

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2019
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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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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
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p. A1
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Anoakia
Item ID
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The 1913 mansion, Anoakia, former home of Anita Baldwin, is about to be demolished.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
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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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Arcadia City Council to decide the future of founding family's historic mansion.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
December 21, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Los Angeles Times
Date
December 21, 1999
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p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18261AN
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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
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 13, 2000
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p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Housing
Item ID
27876AN
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Fireplace in dining room at Anoakia. The carving over fireplace is Baldwin Family Crest. Tiffany chandelier-type light fixtures. Note: inscription on back of photo by Eunice Easely, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

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Date
1977
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Date
1977
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Anoakia
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Battle lines seem to be drawn between the residents of the area, who want 0-2 dwelling units per acre as the general plan calls for, and owner Lowery McCaslin, who would like 0-4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper423
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1976
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1976
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p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
423AN
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Gymnasium at Anoakia, modeled after Greek Temple. Anita Baldwin had it built for her children.

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Date
November 1976
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Date
November 1976
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Anoakia
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37
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