Location:
Los Angeles County
Glendora, CA 91741
Historical Significance:
The original owners of this home were Mr. and Mrs. Rubin Hamlin. They arrived in California in 1901 and in 1904 purchased 16 city lots in Glendora for about $3,000. He was a prominent business man in the industry of citrus farming and helped to form the local Association. He was the first man to send oranges to the White House during the Taft administration. The house is now the home of the California State Society Headquarters. Information from the California State Society Headquarters DVD.
Historic Marker:
- Marker Organization: California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- Marker Date: 1994
- Marker Text: California State Society DAR Headquarters This home for all the California Daughters was made possible through many contributions of the Eschscholtzia Chapter, DAR and generous bequest of chapter member Grace Edgar Coe (1871-1960) Dedicated 18 June 1994
Funding:
This house is funded by the California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Information for the Visitors:
What you need to know if interested in visiting this destination:
- Condition of Property: Preserve
- Open to the Public? Only on certain occassions by appoinment of the California State Society.