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It was restored and serves as professional offices today. 36. California Bungalow Court (314 N. Pomona Avenue) This Craftsman style bungalow court epitomized resi- dential development during World War I. Designed by local architect Frank Benchley and built in 1922, the court is enhanced by the pergola that spans the front. There are ten units, all balanced by a two-story structure in the rear. The court has remained unaltered except for A Downtown Fullerton minor cosmetic changes. * National Historic Register Founded in began the successful designation a i 1887 and incor- development of the † Local Landmark designation porated on February W LKNg Fullerton town site. Plummer Auditorium 14, 1904, the City of ou Today, Fullerton Fullerton is a com- is a prosperous com- The church is distinguished from other 35. Nenno House (Cherami Spanish Colonial Revival buildings by House — 321 N. Pomona Avenue) munity proud of its munity of more its Churrigueresque relief decoration. Originally built as a private residence Although built in 1920, it was not heritage and its vision T R than 130,000 people in the early 1920s, this rare example of dedicated until 1929, when a $35,000 Colonial Revival architecture in Fullerton for the future. Unlike and is home to five debt had been repaid, in keeping with was purchased by the YWCA following many Orange County cities, Fullerton has maintained colleges and universities (California State University, Christian Science values. The entry was a fund-raising campaign begun in 1946. recently remodeled to provide handi- It served as headquarters of the YWCA’s its historic landmarks which serve to remind visitors and Fullerton; Hope International University; Fullerton capped access. program until its sale in the late 1990s. residents of the many changes that have taken place over College; Western State University College of Law; and the the years. The preservation of its rich heritage has helped Southern California College of Optometry) and myriad make Fullerton the very special place it is today. businesses and industries. When city founders George and Edward Amerige first Redevelopment activities in recent years have focused Docent-led walking tours for came to the area, there was little more than acres of wild renewed interest on the downtown area. The rehabilita- groups may be arranged Fullerton by calling Fullerton Heritage at mustard. Although the brothers owned land in Sierra tion of existing buildings and key new businesses mov- (714) 740-3051. Madre, both were impressed with the plentiful orchards ing into the area underline the desire of the community Visit Fullerton Heritage on the He r i t a g e World Wide Web at and ranches that could be found in the Placentia area to to build on the foundation of its prosperous past. The www.fullertonheritage.org the east, and around the small town of Anaheim to the downtown area, part of the original townsite, continues to This Walking Tour brochure is a joint effort of south. The two brothers soon sold their Sierra Madre reflect the character of our fine city. Fullerton Heritage and the Fullerton Museum Center Additional copies of this brochure are available from the Fullerton Museum Center, holdings and their grain business in Massachusetts. On We invite you to share this heritage by exploring his- (714) 738-6545 May 14, 1887, they received title to 430 acres of land and toric downtown Fullerton. Design & Layout by Jim Powell, Fullerton Heritage / Revised 7/14/08 1. Fullerton Public School† (Wilshire School of served as a hospital until 1956 when it was ing” pictures. Foundation and is part of the Fox restora- Library†(Fullerton Museum Center Continuing Education Center and converted to other uses. Six painted tion effort. — 301 N. Pomona Avenue) Designed by Auditorium — 315 E. Wilshire Avenue) murals inside architect Harry Vaughn and built in 1941 The destruction of Wilshire Junior High 6. Dr. G. Wendell Olson the theater 32. Fullerton Union † as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) School by the 1933 earthquake resulted Medical Office (Rutabegorz depicting the High School — Science project, this outstanding building was the in the construction of a new Wilshire Restaurant — 211 N. Pomona Avenue) discoveries of Buildings I & II and † city’s second library at this location—the School by the WPA in 1936. The new The front façade of this building—actually, America and Historic Walkway (201 first was a Carnegie Library built in 1907. school included the existing auditorium an addition to the structure behind it—has California, East Chapman Avenue) The raised walk The Spanish Colonial Revival style library and classroom buildings facing Wilshire been given a Spanish look and is a differ- originally and colonnade behind the library were built was constructed on land originally sold Avenue. Known as the Wilshire Junior ent style from the original buildings on the done by the in 1919. Built prior to other buildings on to the city for $10 by Mr. and Mrs. E.L. High School from the mid-1950s through property. In the 1930s, two separate small noted firm of campus, its height accommodates a tunnel Benchley and Mrs. C.S. Walton. (The sell- the early 1980s, it is now owned by the buildings were used for doctors’ offices; Anthony T. which contained the school’s utility pipes ers stipulated that the land be used for a North Orange County Community College later the buildings were tied together with Heinsbergen and wiring. To its north were sunken locker public library; that no barn, stable or out- District, which restored the buildings to additions or alterations, and in 1972, the Alician Court Theatre and Co., were rooms and restrooms. A series of bronze house be built within 75 feet of Pomona their current condition. With a Moderne building was converted to its present res- painted over plaques commemorating each graduat- Avenue and 35 feet of Wilshire Avenue; and style popular at the time of their construc- taurant use. This property is directly tied to traditional Mission styling, which gener- during the theater’s 1955 remodeling. The ing class is mounted on the walkway. The that no liquor be allowed on the premises.) tion, the Auditorium is the most significant the origins of the preservation movement in ally features smaller, recessed windows. The theater was originally named after builder Science Buildings I & II on Pomona Avenue The fine molding over the doorways and of the buildings, due primarily to its interior Fullerton. Local residents successfully saved entrance steps are 24 feet above sea level—a C. Stanley Chapman’s wife Alice, but over were built in 1949 and 1953 to replace the stained glass windows exemplify some of the detailing. the building from demolition in 1974, fact certified by the benchmark placed there the years had several names, including old 1923 single story buildings. detailing associated with this historic build- sparking an interest to identify and preserve by a U.S. Geological Survey Team in 1932. the Mission Court Theatre, the Universal ing. Of special interest is the small cupola 5. Fullerton General the city’s landmark structures. Mission Court Theatre, the Fox Mission 33. Plummer †* with the mosaic tile band at its base. Hospital (201 E. Amerige Avenue) 29. Barber Shop (State Farm Theatre, and, finally, the Fox Fullerton Auditorium (201 E. Chapman This was Fullerton’s second general hospital, 7. Original Methodist Insurance — 509 N. Harbor Boulevard) Theatre. Fox West Coast Theatres pur- Avenue) Named for Louis E. Plummer, †* 2. Dewella built in 1913 in an unusual combination of Church (Church of Religious This tiny Streamline Moderne building was chased the theater in the 1930s. A grassroots superintendent of Fullerton’s High School Apartments† (234-236 E. Mission Revival and Craftsman bungalow Science — 117 N. Pomona Avenue) constructed in 1946, for Orrin Adams as community effort initiated by Fullerton and Junior College District from 1919 to Wilshire Avenue) Built for $11,000 in styles. The Mission style is evident in the Rapidly constructed in seven months in a barber shop. Mr. Adams was a member Heritage resulted in the establishment of 1941, the auditorium is a creative variation 1929, the eight-unit development is the cupola with its arches and copper dome; 1909, this stately and impressive structure of the Masonic Lodge immediately to the the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation, of a cathedral design with Spanish Colonial only apartment court or garden court apart- the Craftsman elements are apparent in is Fullerton’s oldest continuous church south, and it has been suggested that the which purchased the theater in 2005 with styling. The façade is highlighted by rich ment constructed in Fullerton. Two banks the bungalow court plan with single-story and only one of two buildings in the city Masons allowed him to build on their prop- private donations and help from the City relief decoration around the entrance, and of Spanish Colonial Revival Apartments wings extending from the two-story central designed in the Gothic Revival style. Gothic erty, and then later sold him the land. Redevelopment Agency. The foundation is the clock tower in the northwest corner are arranged around a central garden. Two structure. This blend of styles can be seen style elements include a pitched gable roof, proceeding with restoration. has brilliant glazed tile ornamentation in a semicircular staircases with stucco balus- elsewhere in the city, 30. Alician Court Moorish design. The auditorium houses a †* trades lead to the second floor apartments. but in this building Theatre (Fox Fullerton — 510 31. Roy Lyon Service rare Wurlitzer theater organ. The west wall †* The property’s Dewella sign is the oldest the Craftsman influ- N. Harbor Boulevard) Construction on the Station (Retail shops — 500 N.