417-427 South Harbor Boulevard On June 24, 1924, the Santa Ana Daily Register reported that San Mateo “capitalist” Emil B. Dreyfus (1873-1943), founder of the Peninsula Burner and Oil Company of San […]
(147 West Ash Avenue) In 1910, mining engineer John Edwin Phillips (1854-1943) moved from Denver, Colorado to Fullerton with his wife Anna Laurie (“Annie”) (b. 1861), and son, James Henry Phillips, Sr. […]
336 West Commonwealth Avenue Constructed in 1887 in Anaheim by two German carpenters, then transported to the southwest corner of Spadra Road (Harbor Boulevard) and Commonwealth Avenue, this small office (320-square feet) […]
(1230 West Orangethorpe Avenue) One of the few examples of Dutch Colonial Revival in Fullerton, the Royer House, was designed for Max and Mildred Royer by Anaheim Master Architect M. Eugene Durfee […]
The California Hotel, now Villa del Sol (305 N Harbor Blvd), opened as a Class A hotel on January 15, 1922, with 22 apartments, 55 guest rooms, 10 first floor storefronts, two […]
In July 1919, the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, along with other local organizations, adopted resolutions designating the “Spanish style” as the preferred architectural style in the City. An early important developer, Harry […]
Constructed in 1903, the impressive Colonial Revival home at 516 West Amerige Avenue was originally situated in the 100 block of West Commonwealth Avenue and then moved to its current location in […]
The city of Fullerton has 16 residential areas that are designated Historic Districts. They are of similar age and styles of housing, layouts of streets and alleys, building setbacks, and associated public […]
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