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Lowery McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, has asked that his application for a general plan change for the property be withdrawn.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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Lowry B. McCaslin, owner of the 20-acre estate Anoakia, died at the age of 88. His life is profiled.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
August 11, 1995
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p. A22
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
August 11, 1995
Pages
p. A22
Subjects
McCaslin, Lowry B
Anoakia
Item ID
4710AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1976
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p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
423AN
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At a meeting of about 200 Anoakia School parents, directors of the school, which has operated on the former estate of Anita Baldwin for 48 years, explained the reasons the school wants to relocate after June 1990. Lowry McCaslin, who owns the property, wants to develop the 20 acre estate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3141
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3055AN
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The hearing by the Planning Commission on the Anoakia property has been put off until a later date. Some specifics of what Mr. McCaslin will seek when the hearing is scheduled are given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 21, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 21, 1976
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p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
421AN
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The 49-year-old Anoakia School, facing a June deadline for relocation, has opted for local print advertising. Owner Lowry McCaslin apparently wants to develop the property at Foothill Blvd. and Baldwin Ave. However, the school also has numerous city fire code violations and a building that is not up to seismic standards. The school currently has 279 students from K-8th grade.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3056AN
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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
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
432AN
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The Anoakia estate will most likely be demolished in three months, but its destruction could prompt the city to identify and protect other historic buildings.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 1999
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p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18203AN
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After nearly 90 years, final approval has been given for the demolition of Anoakia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2000
Pages
p. 3 w/photo, The Star
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2000
Pages
p. 3 w/photo, The Star
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18264AN
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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 nursery owner who has been keeping his plants at Anoakia School will have to move them, the Arcadia City Council decided.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3139
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3053AN
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
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).

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 2, 1977
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 2, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
426AN
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Three residents representing a group they call "Friends of Anoakia" have sued the city in an attempt to stop demolition of the historic Anoakia estate. Forrest Besocke, Winston Besocke and Michael Mulvehill filed the lawsuit Friday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2000
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Besocke, Forrest
Besocke, Winston
Mulvehill, Michael
Item ID
18429AN
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A developer who wants to replace the historic Anoakia estate with a 31-home gated community received tentative approval Tuesday night from the Planning Commission.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/ photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
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p. A3 w/ photo
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Anoakia
Item ID
18037AN
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Anoakia Oaks, LLC
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27353AN
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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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1977
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Date
1977
Subjects
Anoakia
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8x10 color
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78
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Photographs
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Anoakia School plans to relocate to another city. The Fire Department has cited the school with many violations in the past year. Last month the Department closed a group of 10 classrooms for being unsafe.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 11, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3054AN
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Demolition crews using an acetylene cutting torch set fire to an old dormitory building on the Anoakia estate on Monday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19503AN
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Arcadia Fire Chief Gerald Gardner says his department will recommend Anoakia School not be allowed to reopen this fall if safety deficiencies are not fixed. School owner Lowry McCaslin vows that everything will be taken care of.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3052AN
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