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House

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/paintings70

Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Roul House -- Mrs. Roul was a daughter of the Cullens; she and her family lived in this house which was built on the original Cullen homestead property.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Roul House -- Mrs. Roul was a daughter of the Cullens; she and her family lived in this house which was built on the original Cullen homestead property.

Item ID: 32W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Mamma's House -- The Roul house served for a while as a post office, and because of this various changes were made, including the upstairs addition that was Mamma Roul's private retreat after the death of her husband.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Mamma's House -- The Roul house served for a while as a post office, and because of this various changes were made, including the upstairs addition that was Mamma Roul's private retreat after the death of her husband.

Item ID: 33W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Bender House -- This house, made of poured concrete, was the house of John Bender, a childhood friend of William Cullen; these two men came West together and filed homestead papers on land near the foothills.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Bender House -- This house, made of poured concrete, was the house of John Bender, a childhood friend of William Cullen; these two men came West together and filed homestead papers on land near the foothills.

Item ID: 34L

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Etiwanda House -- Built in the early 1880s, this was the home of George Chaffey, an engineer from Canada, who named it for a Canadian Indian Chief. Mr. Chaffey also named Ontario and the Imperial Valley, two of several California areas which prospered because of his introduction of successful irri…

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Etiwanda House -- Built in the early 1880s, this was the home of George Chaffey, an engineer from Canada, who named it for a Canadian Indian Chief. Mr. Chaffey also named Ontario and the Imperial Valley, two of several California areas which prospered because of his introduction of successful irrigation devices, artesian wells, and the generation of electric power in conjunction with the delivery of water.

Item ID: 38W

Collection: Paintings

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House

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/paintings77

Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Ruddock House -- Built in the '90s by C.H. Ruddock, a wealthy Chicagoan, as his winter home, and located at the east end of San Bernardino Road in what is now Covina, this showplace (known as Mountain View) was "a rendezvous for the social elect" of the area. The tropical landscaping surrounding th…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Ruddock House -- Built in the '90s by C.H. Ruddock, a wealthy Chicagoan, as his winter home, and located at the east end of San Bernardino Road in what is now Covina, this showplace (known as Mountain View) was "a rendezvous for the social elect" of the area. The tropical landscaping surrounding the 3-story, 17-room mansion is rumored to have cost $4,000. The house was razed in 1951 to make room for tract homes.

Item ID: 39L

Collection: Paintings

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House

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/paintings82

Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Jones House -- William Jones, who had owned a music store in Los Angeles, moved to Monrovia where he built this "showplace"; it contained two pipe organs, and several pianos. The property was willed to one of the Claremont Colleges by Mrs. Jones; the house has been torn down.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Jones House -- William Jones, who had owned a music store in Los Angeles, moved to Monrovia where he built this "showplace"; it contained two pipe organs, and several pianos. The property was willed to one of the Claremont Colleges by Mrs. Jones; the house has been torn down.

Item ID: 47W

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Gutzon Borglum Home -- Built in 1896 by the famous Mt. Rushmore sculptor, this studio-cottage at 218 West Manzanita Street in Sierra Madre, was torn down in 1966.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Gutzon Borglum Home -- Built in 1896 by the famous Mt. Rushmore sculptor, this studio-cottage at 218 West Manzanita Street in Sierra Madre, was torn down in 1966.

Item ID: 61L

Collection: Paintings

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William Millard house at 6th and Camino Real. House burned in 1970.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs273

Date: c.1910

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Date: c.1910

Subjects: Houses; Millard, William D

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 271

Collection: Photographs

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Glendora House

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Glendora's First House -- George D. Whitcomb, the founder of Glendora, named the City after the word "glen" meaning a narrow canyon and his wife's name "Leadora". He was a firm believer in clean living and had a no-liquor clause inserted in the title of each lot he sold.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Glendora's First House -- George D. Whitcomb, the founder of Glendora, named the City after the word "glen" meaning a narrow canyon and his wife's name "Leadora". He was a firm believer in clean living and had a no-liquor clause inserted in the title of each lot he sold.

Item ID: 35W

Collection: Paintings

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Front view of a two-story house. House number is 947. Street unknown. Photograph by Terry Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2280

Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Houses

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2238A

Collection: Photographs

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Back door view of a two-story house. House number is 947. Street unknown. Photograph by Terry Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2279

Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Houses

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2238

Collection: Photographs

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La Puente. Dibble House

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Artist: 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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Artist: 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 a housing tract.

Item ID: 18L

Collection: Paintings

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Photo of two-story rough-cut stone or brick house with very large oak tree shown along left side of house. It is identified as first house built in upper rancho, owned by Dr. A. Surber.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs281

Date: c.1939

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Date: c.1939

Subjects: Houses

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 279

Collection: Photographs

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View toward stone, two-storied house. Large oak tree can be seen over top of house in front yard. There is a small black dog lying on decking of pool. House belonged to Dr. Alva Surber and was at 1014 Hampton Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs842

Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Houses; Surber, Alva; Hampton Road

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 836

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin Stocker standing in front of a house. A covered porch area on both sides of the house is built around a large tree. There is a sign above the window behind Clara which reads, "BALDWIN." Possibly Lucky Baldwin's house in Lake Tahoe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1589

Date: c.1914-1918

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Date: c.1914-1918

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1573

Collection: Photographs

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John Schmocker gathering eggs in a hen house.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs5

Date: July, 1959

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Date: July, 1959

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1950-1959; Poultry; Schmocker, John

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 5

Collection: Photographs

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View of west end and front of house at 22 E. Foothill Blvd. House was apparently used as a residence and later, for a business. Foothill Blvd is clearly in view toward east.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs264

Date: Feb. 1978

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Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry; Foothill Blvd

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 262

Collection: Photographs

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Clapboard house shown at the very edge of excavation work for flood control channel being constructed. There are rabbit hutches in area behind house. Exact location in Arcadia not known.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs820

Date: April 19, 1940

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Date: April 19, 1940

Subjects: Flood control

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 814

Collection: Photographs

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Front view of two-story house at 995 Hampton Road, Arcadia, a 1941 "Monterey Colonial"house designed by architect Roland E. Coate. It was the site of Pasadena Showcase House of Design this year and has been in past years. Digital image printed on photo paper by inkjet printer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1887

Date: 2013

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Date: 2013

Subjects: Coate, Roland E.; Historic houses; Pasadena Showcase House of Design

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1868

Collection: Photographs

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Back yard view of house at 995 Hampton Road, Arcadia, a 1941 "Monterey Colonial"house designed by architect Roland E. Coate, with patio furniture. It was the site of Pasadena Showcase House of Design this year and has been in past years. Digital image printed on photo paper by inkjet printer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1888

Date: 2013

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Date: 2013

Subjects: Coate, Roland E.; Historic houses; Pasadena Showcase House of Design

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1869

Collection: Photographs

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