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Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 2 of a 6 part series: Anoakia's lifespan. History of Anita Baldwin's residence, a mansion named Anoakia. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 17, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 17, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 11

Subjects: Anoakia; Baldwin, Anita; Patterson, Galen

Item ID: 35650AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lowery McCaslin, owner of the Anoakia estate, has been given a three month deadline to present a revised plan for the 20 acres.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 422AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A group calling itself the "Friends of Anoakia" filed a suit in LA Superior Court to stop the destruction of the Anoakia mansion.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 27, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 27, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Lawsuits

Item ID: 27374AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At a public hearing before the Planning Commission on August 23, 1976, planners voted 5 to 1 to retain the present density designation of 0-2 dwelling units per acre.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 424AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay on the demolition of Anoakia. Until significant unresolved issues are settled the developers were ordered to stop everything.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 8, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 8, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 27715AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19147

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: June 7, 2000

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: June 7, 2000

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 19388AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Although a Superior Court judge has supported the city's decision to allow demolition of Anoakia, bulldozers may still be a long way away.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 12, 2000

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 12, 2000

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 19130AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents fighting to save the historic Anoakia mansion from development lost a court battle, as a judge upheld the city's decision to allow demolition of the property.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 11, 2000

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 11, 2000

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 19131AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Developers hoping to build 31 houses on land where the Anoakia mansion sits have won a court victory that clears the way for the house to be torn down.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 6, 2000

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 6, 2000

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 19501AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

View of gatehouse, looking toward southeast. Visible thru gate on left side of photo is Baldwin Avenue and on right side of photo, Foothill Boulevard.

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Date: November 1976

1 image

Date: November 1976

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 18

Collection: Photographs

Images

Anita Baldwin hosing down walkway at Anoakia. Complement to photo #1236.

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Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Baldwin, Anita; Anoakia

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1237

Collection: Photographs

Images

Looking west along curving drive at Anoakia. Photo taken from west end of mansion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs59

Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

1 image

Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 59

Collection: Photographs

Images

Dragon fountain across front entrance of Anoakia. Note: inscription on back of photo by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs82

Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 82

Collection: Photographs

Images

Entrance to Anoakia. Bas relief in back of lily pond. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs72

Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 72

Collection: Photographs

Images

View of glass terrace outside west wing of Anoakia. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs75

Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 75

Collection: Photographs

Images

Stairway to second floor at Anoakia. Carved screen stands on landing. Note: inscription on back of photo by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs81

Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 81

Collection: Photographs

Images

Closeup of fireplace in the dining room at Anoakia, showing carved panel over mantle which is the Baldwin family crest and Tiffany light fixtures detailed in photo #34.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs35

Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

1 image

Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

Subjects: Anoakia; Tiffany, Louis Comfort

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 35

Collection: Photographs

Images

View up front stairs at Anoakia, with balustrade to front entrance. Bas relief above pond. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs76

Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 76

Collection: Photographs

Images

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs78

Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 78

Collection: Photographs

Images

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs80

Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 80

Collection: Photographs

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Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 2 of a 6 part series: Anoakia's lifespan. History of Anita Baldwin's residence, a mansion named Anoakia. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

Lowery McCaslin, owner of the Anoakia estate, has been given a three month deadline to present a revised plan for the 20 acres.

A group calling itself the "Friends of Anoakia" filed a suit in LA Superior Court to stop the destruction of the Anoakia mansion.

At a public hearing before the Planning Commission on August 23, 1976, planners voted 5 to 1 to retain the present density designation of 0-2 dwelling units per acre.

The Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay on the demolition of Anoakia. Until significant unresolved issues are settled the developers were ordered to stop everything.

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.

Although a Superior Court judge has supported the city's decision to allow demolition of Anoakia, bulldozers may still be a long way away.

Residents fighting to save the historic Anoakia mansion from development lost a court battle, as a judge upheld the city's decision to allow demolition of the property.

Developers hoping to build 31 houses on land where the Anoakia mansion sits have won a court victory that clears the way for the house to be torn down.

View of gatehouse, looking toward southeast. Visible thru gate on left side of photo is Baldwin Avenue and on right side of photo, Foothill Boulevard.

Images

Anita Baldwin hosing down walkway at Anoakia. Complement to photo #1236.

Images

Looking west along curving drive at Anoakia. Photo taken from west end of mansion.

Images

Dragon fountain across front entrance of Anoakia. Note: inscription on back of photo by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

Images

Entrance to Anoakia. Bas relief in back of lily pond. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

Images

View of glass terrace outside west wing of Anoakia. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

Images

Stairway to second floor at Anoakia. Carved screen stands on landing. Note: inscription on back of photo by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

Images

Closeup of fireplace in the dining room at Anoakia, showing carved panel over mantle which is the Baldwin family crest and Tiffany light fixtures detailed in photo #34.

Images

View up front stairs at Anoakia, with balustrade to front entrance. Bas relief above pond. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

Images

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.

Images

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.

Images