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Baldwin Adobe (see also Hugo Reid Adobe)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/subject286

Contents: 1. Baldwin Adobe Restoration program "Lucky Lives Again," October 4, 2009. Committee includes Carol Libby, Jean Parrille, Joe Eisele, Lauragene Swenson, Mitchell Hearns Bishop, Sandy Snider, Scott Hettrick, Sho Tay. Front photo is Baldwin Home Place Courtyard. With insert Elias Jackson "Lucky" Bal…

Contents: 1. Baldwin Adobe Restoration program "Lucky Lives Again," October 4, 2009. Committee includes Carol Libby, Jean Parrille, Joe Eisele, Lauragene Swenson, Mitchell Hearns Bishop, Sandy Snider, Scott Hettrick, Sho Tay. Front photo is Baldwin Home Place Courtyard. With insert Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, 1828-1909, facts and newspaper article excerpts about his life. He lived in the adobe for 34 years and died there.; 2. Arboretum's shocking revelation: it isn't the Hugo Reid Adobe! by Bill Peters, Arcadia Weekly, October 8, 2009. Article about the Baldwin Adobe Restoration Project at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.; 3. Room-by-room inventory of the Baldwin Home Place a.k.a. the Baldwin Adobe (all 8 rooms) just after Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's death in 1909.; 4. Invitation to Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee event, "Lucky Lives Again," October 4, 2009.; 5. The historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum described. It includes the Coach Barn, the Hugo Reid Adobe, and Queen Anne Cottage.; 6. History of structure and ranch under various owners: report on the historic background of the "Hugo Reid" Adobe, Los Angeles County Arboretum. 4 pages by William W. Ellinger III, Historic Architect, Pasadena, CA. Copyright 2007.; 7. "A tale of two adobes: searching for the real Hugo Reid Adobe" by Gary Cowles, from Westerners, The Branding Iron, Los Angeles Corral, Summer 2011. 6 pages.

Subjects: Baldwin Adobe (see also Hugo Reid Adobe)

Item ID: 288AF

Collection: Subject Files

North side of Hugo Reid Adobe facing Baldwin Lake.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1725

Date: circa 1939

1 image

Date: circa 1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Hugo Reid Adobe; Reid, Hugo

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1713

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe showing addition of wood made by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, and original adobe with tile roof on right side of photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs295

Date: 1937

1 image

Date: 1937

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 293

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe showing both the portion that is adobe plastered over, and the portion apparently added by E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin, which seems to be wood siding and shingle roof. This is north side of adobe, closest to lagoon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs292

Date: c.1910

1 image

Date: c.1910

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 290

Collection: Photographs

Images

Southeast corner of Baldwin Lake with a boat by the shore. Part of Hugo Reid Adobe is visible.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1724

Date: circa 1939

1 image

Date: circa 1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1712

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe. In this view, it has been plastered over the adobe and shutters hung at two windows. It has a tile roof. This probably shows only main building, and not portion added by Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs291

Date: c.1910

1 image

Date: c.1910

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 289

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe showing E.J."Lucky" Baldwin addition on left side of photo and original adobe with tile roof on right side of photo. There is a sign and a bench on right side of photo, and many trees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs294

Date: c.1910

1 image

Date: c.1910

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 292

Collection: Photographs

Images

An early view south across lagoon toward Hugo Reid Adobe. At this time, the adobe had been greatly enlarged by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin. There is a row boat on the lagoon with a man at oars. Adobe appears to be painted white. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs297

Date: c.1880's

1 image

Date: c.1880's

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 295

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe showing free-flowing (Artesian) fountain in foreground.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1726

Date: circa 1939

1 image

Date: circa 1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Hugo Reid Adobe; Reid, Hugo

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1714

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe as it appeared in 1903. This photo shows it to have been what appears to be wooden siding and shingle roof with wide porch as altered by E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs290

Date: 1903

1 image

Date: 1903

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 288

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe with original adobe and tile roof on right. Shows portion on left side of photo added by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, apparently finished in wood siding and shingle roof. A large palm is in center, and arch of small rocks on left side of photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs293

Date: c.1910

1 image

Date: c.1910

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 291

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe taken from across lagoon. Lagoon appears to have a great deal of algae.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs296

Date: 1937

1 image

Date: 1937

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 294

Collection: Photographs

Images

Carol Libby and Scott Hettrick of the Arcadia Historical Society are both on the Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee, which wants to restore the Hugo Reid Adobe on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. They want to re-create the adobe as it was in its heyday, when Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin lived there from 1875 until he died in 1909.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31725

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 24, 2009

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 24, 2009

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee; Hettrick, Scott; Historic preservation; Hugo Reid Adobe; Libby, Carol; Los Angeles County Arboretum

Item ID: 31922AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tables set up in front of Hugo Reid Adobe for Chapparal Club Steak Dinner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1729

Date: June 24, 1939

1 image

Date: June 24, 1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Hugo Reid Adobe; Chapparal Club

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1717

Collection: Photographs

Images

View from north side of lagoon toward the Hugo Reid Adobe before any restoration work was done. Photo taken by Paul Kennedy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs720

Date: c.1940's

1 image

Date: c.1940's

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 10x13 b&w mounted on board

ID: 716

Collection: Photographs

Images

The Hugo Reid Adobe still stands in disrepair at the Los Angeles County Arboretum five years after preservation and restoration efforts should have started. At issue is whether it should be preserved as the Hugo Reid Adobe or reinterpreted as the Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin Adobe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30237

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 11, 2006

Pages: p. B1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 11, 2006

Pages: p. B1

Subjects: Getty Foundation; Historic Buildings; Hugo Reid Adobe; Landmarks; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden; Preservation

Item ID: 30424AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Part of Hugo Reid Adobe seen between two palms and foliage. Caption reads:The home of "Lucky" Baldwin, the walls of which were a Spanish fort. (THIS INFO IS NOT CORRECT.)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs918

Date: 1906

1 image

Date: 1906

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 911

Collection: Photographs

Images

Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin standing on porch of Hugo Reid Adobe holding hand of granddaughter Dextra Baldwin, who appears to be about 5 years old. Grandson Baldwin M. Baldwin is in wicker baby carriage and is about 1 1/2 or 2 years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs104

Date: c.1906

1 image

Date: c.1906

Subjects: Baldwin family; Baldwin, Baldwin M.; Baldwin, Dextra; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 104

Collection: Photographs

Images

Group attending dedication ceremonies beside Hugo Reid Adobe at time plaque was placed, marking 100th year since Rancho was granted to Reid. Grey haired man on speakers platform is Marshall Stimson, authority on Southern California history.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs974

Date: April 19, 1941

1 image

Date: April 19, 1941

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 966

Collection: Photographs

Images

Hugo Reid Adobe is seen in a state of disrepair. Stamped on back is, "Assistance League - Film Location Bureau." No further identification.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1546

Date: c.1938-1945

1 image

Date: c.1938-1945

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita Inc.; Assistance League Film Location Bureau; Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1533

Collection: Photographs

Images

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