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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
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3056AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27355AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Aerial view, of Anita M. Baldwin's former estate known as Anoakia, looking north. Address was at 701 West Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, when it was the Anoakia School. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date
1990?

  1 image

Date
1990?
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Anoakia
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita M.
David Stevens Collection
Physical Description
color image, digital, see i:images
ID
2271
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Aerial view, of Anita M. Baldwin's former estate known as Anoakia, looking north. Address was at 701 West Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, when it was the Anoakia School. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date
1990?

  1 image

Date
1990?
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Anoakia
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita M.
David Stevens Collection
Physical Description
color image, digital, see i:images
ID
2272A
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Aerial view, of Anita M. Baldwin's former estate known as Anoakia, looking north. Address was at 701 West Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, when it was the Anoakia School. The street that runs north/south is North Baldwin Avenue. The street that runs east/west is Foothill Boulevard. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date
1990?

  1 image

Date
1990?
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Anoakia
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita M.
David Stevens Collection
Physical Description
color image, digital, see i:images
ID
2271A
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Aerial view, of Anita M. Baldwin's former estate known as Anoakia, looking south. Address was at 701 West Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, when it was the Anoakia School. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date
1990?

  1 image

Date
1990?
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Anoakia
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita M.
David Stevens Collection
Physical Description
color image, digital, see i:images
ID
2272
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Aerial view, of Anita M. Baldwin's former estate known as Anoakia, looking west. Address was at 701 West Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, when it was the Anoakia School. Street on the left is Foothill Boulevard? Gatehouse in the lower left corner? Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date
1990?

  1 image

Date
1990?
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Anoakia
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita M.
David Stevens Collection
Physical Description
color image, digital, see i:images
ID
2273
Collection
Photographs
Images
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After nearly 90 years, final approval has been given for the demolition of Anoakia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2000
Pages
p. 3 w/photo, The Star
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2000
Pages
p. 3 w/photo, The Star
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18264AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Alaskan design by Maynard Dixon carved into newel post at foot of stairs leading to Jinks Room.

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Date
1976

  1 image

Date
1976
Subjects
Anoakia
Dixon, Maynard
Physical Description
8x8 color
ID
70
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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
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An informal committee of some 15 people was initiated by the Arcadia Historical Society in mid-September in an effort to preserve the old Anoakia School site, now that the school has relocated to Duarte.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
433AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
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Anita Baldwin in later life, probably at Anoakia.

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Date
unknown

  1 image

Date
unknown
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1239
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Anita Baldwin's bedroom at Anoakia. Shows twin beds, vanity, fireplace, hardwood floors, chairs.

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Date
1976

  1 image

Date
1976
Subjects
Anoakia
Physical Description
4 1/2 x 7 1/4 b&w
ID
26
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Anita Baldwin's bedroom on the ground floor of Anoakia. Picture shows twin beds and assorted furniture. Hardwood floors are bare.

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Date
November 1976, photo taken by David McAdam

  1 image

Date
November 1976, photo taken by David McAdam
Subjects
Anoakia
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
33
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Annexation by Arcadia of the unincorporated area in the northern part of the city (of which Anoakia is the largest piece) is closer to reality than at anytime in the past.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
396AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Contents
1. "Famous Santa Anita Rancho." News clip, October 10, 1914. Original in archives. 2. "The building of an ideal California rancho." Out West, May/June, 1914. 3. "Anoakia - where no harm shall..." Pasadena Daily News, circa 1915? 4. "The art of Maynard Dixon." International Studio, May, 1915…
Contents
1. "Famous Santa Anita Rancho." News clip, October 10, 1914. Original in archives.
2. "The building of an ideal California rancho." Out West, May/June, 1914.
3. "Anoakia - where no harm shall..." Pasadena Daily News, circa 1915?
4. "The art of Maynard Dixon." International Studio, May, 1915.
5. "Anoakia, home of Anita Baldwin." News clip, August 3, 1934.
6. Santa Anita Rancho. Anoakia Breeding Farm Private Catalogue, 1916. Black cover. Two copies in Archives.
7. Santa Anita Rancho Los Angeles County California Anita M. Baldwin. Original brochure (black cover with red Maltese cross) describing the animals and crops on Santa Anita Rancho. Photocopy of descriptive brochure.
8. First annual sale of registered hogs. October 24, 1916. Original is missing from Archives since August 1987.
9. "Fabulous estate converted into a school." Pasadena Star News, July 18, 1954.
10. Anoakia - name. Handwritten card giving one opinion.
11. "Anoakia property." News clip, January 19, 1975.
12. Environmental impact report of development of property (DRAFT). November, 1975. 135+ pages.
13. "Anoakia annexation." News clip, January 23, 1975.
14. "Anita Baldwin's Arcadia estate." San Gabriel Valley Tribune, July 11, 1976.
15. Rancho Village. Dinner-dance program given at Anoakia in 1975. Excellent floor plan and room description. Two copies.
16. "Mundy mail." Arcadia Tribune, January 15, 1976.
17. "Association to race." Arcadia Tribune, January 22, 1976.
18. "Estate transformed to girl's school." Arcadia Tribune, September 4, 1941. Photocopy.
19. Anoakia inventory. 1916. Copied from original at Huntington Library.
20. Anoakia kennels. Letterhead, 1917.
21. Anoakia stationery. Letterhead, 1921.
22. Anita Baldwin purchases plants from the New York State Building at the Panama Pacific Exposition. San Francisco, 1915.
23. 23a. Anoakia background. Spring, circa 1977. 23b. Anoakia Background, March 1, 1977, slight revision from 23a. 23c. Letter to Arcadia Historical Society from Lowry B. McCaslin January 19, 1977, with accompanying letter dated December 22, 1976 to the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, item 23d.
24. "Anoakia: a quiet place 'where no harm shall befall'." Arcadia Tribune, July 6, 1978.
25. "For all time." News photo of the Daughters of the American Revolution placing a historical marker. Arcadia Tribune, May 27, 1979.
26. "Telegram adds another chapter to Baldwin saga." Arcadia Tribune, August 26, 1979.
27. "Stately homes of California II: Anoakia," by Porter Garnett. Sunset Magazine, January 1914.
28. "Will follow Italian types." Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1912, pt. 5, p. 26.
29. "Unique among homes of America's rich." Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1913, pt. II, p. 7.
30. Anoakia - Tiffany Catalog (light fixtures). No date. Copied from original owned by Lowry McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, 1991.
31. Interview with secretary of Mr. Lowry McCaslin, owner of Anoakia beginning circa 1942. See also Oral History folder, item #8.
32. "Report on the Anoakia property and mansion and its historical significance." Memorandum from Community Development Administrator Donna Butler to the Arcadia Mayor and City Council. December 6, 1994.
33. Minutes of the Arcadia City Council, December 6, 1994. Approval of staff communication with owner Lowry McCaslin regarding the condition and historical significance of the Anoakia property.
34. Letter to Lowry B. McCaslin, McCaslin Properties, February 21, 1995. City of Arcadia Development Services Department requested that a video and related photographs of Anoakia be included in the City's historical records.
35. Obituary of Lowry B. McCaslin, owner of Anoakia since the 1940s. Los Angeles Times, August 11, 1995.
36. "Plans for development force school from idyllic campus." Los Angeles Times (Home Edition), June 28, 1990 (on-line).
37. Note - For information regarding Arthur B. Benton, Architect for Anoakia, see also Architects (Benton, Arthur B.) folder.
38. Correspondence from Mark McCaslin to Arcadia City Council re: Anoakia property, dated June 13, 1996 and July 10, 1996.
39. Program. Senior Ring Ceremony. Anoakia Hall. April 18, 1968.
40. "The West on walls: Maynard Dixon and the McClaughry Murals," California State Library Foundation Bulletin. Summer 1998. several articles about Maynard Dixon murals being placed in the State Library.
41. Arcadia City Planning Commission meeting minutes November 9, 1999 regarding the Anoakia estate.
42. Anoakia Residential Planned Development - Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), C.U.P. 99-004 and Vesting Tentative Map 52745. Staff Report for the Arcadia City Planning Commission prepared by the Development Services Department, November 9, 1999.
43. Consideration of Final Map No. 52745 for the Anoakia Residential Planned Development Project at 701 West Foothill Boulevard. Staff Report to Mayor and City Council prepared by the Development Services Department. August 15, 2000.
44. Two pages from Sotheby's Auction Catalog showing Tiffany light fixtures and hanging light from Anoakia. March 10, 2005 catalog pp. 94-95.
45. Sotheby's 20th Century Decorative Arts catalog (in color), New York, March 10, 2005. See pages 94-95 for Tiffany light fixtures from Anita Baldwin's Anoakia estate.
46. Color printout of a 1978 photograph, taken by Sandy Snider in 1978, of the fountain with dragon, originally located at Anoakia estate. Dragon was stolen, but fountain base (bowl) currently located at Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.
47. Wine Tasting at Anoakia, September 26, 1986. Copy of invitation from Friends of the Arcadia Public Library, description of various rooms inside Anoakia Mansion located at 758 Anoakia Lane, hand drawn map, Arcadia Library Association Wine Tasting Notes.
Subjects
Anoakia
Physical Description
2 folders
Item ID
8AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1963 p. 1
February 14, 1963 p. 1
February 24, 1963 p. 1
March 3, 1963 p. 1
April 8, 1965 p. 1
February 2, 1967 p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1963 p. 1
February 14, 1963 p. 1
February 24, 1963 p. 1
March 3, 1963 p. 1
April 8, 1965 p. 1
February 2, 1967 p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
3568AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934
Pages
A-2
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934
Pages
A-2
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
3578AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Anoakia annexation by Arcadia effort underway. Because of a law change, the major landholder can no longer determine an area's status. On January 21, 1975, a petition was presented signed by 33 registered voters in the area around Anoakia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1975
January 29, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1975
January 29, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
394AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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