Glendale Register of Historic Resources and Historic Districts
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The Glendale Register of Historic Resources and Historic Districts consist of buildings, structures, bridges, statues, trees, and other objects designated by the City of Glendale, California, as significant historic resources or historic districts.[1]
The City of Glendale's historic preservation program began in 1977 with the designation of 28 properties as city landmarks.[2] The Glendale Register of Historic Resources was created in 1997 with the original 28 city landmarks and nine additional properties. The register now includes more than 100 properties.[3]
The City of Glendale has also established five historic districts (Ard Eevin Highlands, Cottage Grove, Royal Boulevard, Brockmont Park, and Rossmoyne) which are also covered by this article. The historic district program began in 2006 with the adoption of guidelines by the Glendale Historic Preservation Commission.[4]
A map displaying the locations of Glendale's designated historic resources can be viewed by clicking "OpenStreetMap" in the template found to the right below.
The Rancho San Rafael was granted to José María Verdugo in 1784. This adobe was built on a small portion of the rancho by Teodoro Verdugo for José María Verdugo's blind daughter Catalina who lived there until her death in 1871.[6][7] Also registered as California Historical Landmark No. 637[8]
Queen Ann-East Lake Victorian house moved from 921 E. Wilson Ave. to Brand Park in the 1980s and converted to use as a museum; occupied at different times by two prominent Glendale doctors, Dr. Bogue and Dr. Hurtt[11][12]
Also known as Brand Library and Brand Castle, a Moorish mansion built in 1904 by Leslie Coombs Brand and named Miradero (The Overlook); it was later bequeathed to the city and converted to use as a library; expanded in 1965 to accommodate an arts center; located in Brand Park
Queen Ann-East Lake Victorian house built for Edgar D. Goode, a leader in Glendale's incorporation drive; threatened with demolition in 1990 and later used as a recreation center[13]
Craftsman house designed by Glendale architect Charles Shattuck and built in 1912 for Charles H. and Eleanor Joy Toll; originally situated on a seven-acre lot that was subdivided; "remarkably intact inside and out"[14]
Stone barn that served as a winery in its early years, later destroyed by fire and rebuilt as a family home; now located in the Deukmejian Wilderness Park and maintained by the Stone Barn Vineyard Conservancy[15][16]
Bronze cast statue of "Miss American Green Cross" created by William Potter and dedicated in 1928; the American Green Cross was an organization dedicated to preserving the country's forests[17][18]
Commercial vernacular building originally the laboratory of Henry Harrower, a controversial early figure in endocrinology; later the site of the Los Angeles Chiropractic College from 1949 until the early 1980s and thereafter offices for Integrated Systems Group[22]
Theater built in 1925 with front exterior facade added in 1939; in Classical Revival, Egyptian Revival styles; 100-foot-tall art-deco column with neon lights, topped by a spiked, neon sphere was added in 1940 and designed by S. Charles Lee
built in 1926 for James Daniel Derby; designed in the American Modernistic architectural style with Mayan features by Lloyd Wright; built with pre-cast and knitted concrete blocks
Two-story concrete Art Deco building designed by architect Frederick Roehrig; facade includes ornamentation in shape of leaves, feathers, garlands and urns, and Art Deco spirals; also known as the Howard Street Substation; Formerly 145 N. Howard St.
Spanish Colonial Revival house owned by Ed "Strangler" Lewis, world heavyweight wrestling champion of the 1920s; part of the Royal Boulevard Historic District
Royal Blvd. between Princess Dr. and Del Monte Dr.
Glendale's first historic district; consists of 30 houses, including examples of Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and French-inspired architecture; mostly built from 1927 to 1948 by the Haddock-Nibley Company[28][29]
Ard Eevin Highlands
W. Mountain on north, Ard Eevin on west, Glenview on south, and Highland on east
Consists of 87 homes in the Cumberland Heights neighborhood, mostly built between the 1920s and 1940s; the neighborhood was initially developed and subdivided by brothers Dan and Arthur Campbell; includes Spanish Colonial, Monterey, Colonial, and Tudor Revival homes[30]
Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove Ave. between E. Palmer Ave. and Green St.
Consists of 14 homes at the foot of Adams Hill; primarily Tudor Revival cottages providing feel of an "English village"; also includes the 1901 farmhouse that was the first structure in the neighborhood prior to its subdivision[31]
Brockmont Park
Cumberland Rd. and Arbor Dr. on the north, Parkridge Dr. and Valley View Rd. on the east, Kenneth Rd. on the south, and Merriman Dr. on the west
Consists of 58 houses built on the estate of John C. Brockman; Brockmont's hillside home (Brockmont) and the four-story clock tower he built in 1914 are major assets in the district; the estate was subdivided after Brockman's death and became known as Brockmont Park[32]
Rossmoyne
Glenoaks Blvd. on the south, Cordova Ave. and Carmen Dr. on the west, Del Rey Dr. and Hillcroft Rd. and E. Mountain St. on the north, and Ethel St. on the east
Glendale's largest historic district with 503 houses in Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and French designs; mostly built between 1923 and 1950[33][34]
Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from 191,719 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 24th-largest city in California. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Los Angeles.
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The Glendale and Montrose Railway Company (G&M) was an interurban electrified railway in Southern California, in the United States. It was unique among the Los Angeles local railways, as it was among the area's only interurban line never absorbed into the expansive Pacific Electric system.
Rancho San Rafael was a 36,403-acre (147.32 km2) Spanish land grant in the San Rafael Hills, bordering the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco in present-day Los Angeles County, southern California, given in 1784 to Jose Maria Verdugo.
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Ard Eevin is a historic mansion in Glendale, California, U.S.. It was built in 1903 for Daniel Campbell. It was designed by architect Nathaniel Dryden. The name "Ard Eevin" means "beautiful heights" in Scottish Gaelic. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 21, 2006.
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The Ventura County Historic Landmarks & Points of Interest consist of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods designated by Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board as historic landmarks and points of interest in Ventura County, California. The county board of supervisors created the Cultural Heritage Board in 1966 and in August 1968, two sites were designated: the Faulkner House near Santa Paula; and the Edwards Adobe in Saticoy. The scope was established to include the entire county: both cities and the unincorporated areas. The cities of Fillmore, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks have the county Cultural Heritage Board advise them and those designations are listed here. The cities of Moorpark, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Ventura established their own separate historic designation systems with the City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts developing into an extensive list. The Port Hueneme Historical Society Museum houses historical artifacts, photographs and information on the history of the Hueneme area. The museum is in the Hueneme Bank Building.
The Catalina Verdugo Adobe, also known as the Catalina Adobe, the Verdugo Adobe, and the Teodoro Adobe, is a historic adobe building and a public park located at 2211 Bonita Drive in Glendale, California.
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Casa Adobe de San Rafael is one of the oldest homes in Glendale, California. The home has been in continuous use since its founding in 1865. It was designated a California Historic Landmark on Oct. 31, 1935.
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