Alonzo E. Horton Document Collection
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Title: Alonzo E. Horton Document Collection
Dates: 1873-1890
Collection Number: Alonzo E. Horton Document Collection
Creator/Collector:
Alonzo E. Horton
A. E. Horton
City of San Diego
Board of Trustees, City of San Diego
Common Council, City of San Diego
L. L. Lockling
James Pascoe
J. A. Shepherd
S. W. Briant, President of the Board of Trustees of the City of San Diego
E. G. Haight, Clerk
Arturo Guasen
Wm H. Halcouch
T. J. Storey
J. B. Boyd
J. M. Dodge
M. J. Tracy
Walter M. Edwards
Frederic Bennett
J. B. Mannix
J. W. Hughes
Mayor of the City of San Diego
Chas. T. Schmitt
C. A. Loomis
G. H. Schmitt, M.D.
Wm H. Gould
H. F. Orceci
H. F. Pruic
W. A. Dorris
John Kastle
O. J. Ellsworth
Mary A. White
J. R. Hanbury
City Trustees
D. T. Phillips
A. T. Grant, County Recorder
W. T. Gregg, Jr., Deputy
J. A. Shepherd
S. W. Briant, President of the Board of Trustees of the City of San Diego
E. G. Haight, Clerk
Arturo Guasen
Wm H. Halcouch
T. J. Storey
J. B. Boyd
J. M. Dodge
M. J. Tracy
Walter M. Edwards
Frederic Bennett
J. B. Mannix
J. W. Hughes
Mayor of the City of San Diego
Chas. T. Schmitt
C. A. Loomis
G. H. Schmitt, M.D.
Wm H. Gould
H. F. Orceci
H. F. Pruic
W. A. Dorris
John Kastle
O. J. Ellsworth
Mary A. White
J. R. Hanbury
City Trustees
D. T. Phillips
A. T. Grant, County Recorder
W. T. Gregg, Jr., Deputy
W. A.Begole
M. Keating
J. W. Thompson
Horton
Lockling
Gregg
Shepherd
Phillips
Grant
Pascoe
Schmitt
Loomis
Gould
Orceci
Dorris
Kastle
Ellsworth
White
Hanbury
Mannix
Guasen
Halcouch
Storey
Boyd
Dodge
Tracy
Edwards
Bennett
Hughes
Briant
Haight
Board of Trustees, City of San Diego
Common Council, City of San Diego
The City of San Diego
San Diego Water Company
Board of Trustees, City of San Diego
Common Council, City of San Diego
The City of San Diego
San Diego Water Company
Extent: 10 described items related to A. E. Horton dated 1873, 1874 and 1890.
Online items available
Repository:
San Diego City Clerk's Archives
San Diego, California 92101
Abstract: Alonzo E. Horton was a founder and builder of New Town, San Diego beginning in the late 1860s. He purchased 960 acres of
land on the San Diego Bay, later known as "Horton's Addition." At first, there was much opposition from the residents of
"Old Town"; but, new businesses began to flood into the new tract on the harbor, because that is where the ships arrived from
the East"New Town" soon became the center of town. Horton was even more successful when local land prices soared in the 1880s.
He was the most instrumental man in the development of commerce in San Diego and in the further expansion of the growing city.
Horton House hotel and Horton Plaza were major landmarks in town.
The A.E. Horton Document Archives include five documents from the City's public records, including his lease of one of his
buildings to the City for use as City Hall and an indenture for the sale of land to the City for use as a public park.
Language of Material: English
Public records; City Clerk records. Mt. Hope box with black & white large photographs and small colored photos of Horton
Memorial gravesite and work in progress title page featuring it as the Mt. Hope Cemetery logo/graphic. Box 35, 29,112, 19,
38, 48, 104, 230, 23 and 28 (archives boxes), Box 14168 (cancelled City Trustees to U. S. Bond 1877 regarding transferring
arms to City, signed by Horton, et al.), Box 16233 (first signature on Feb. 10, 1893 petition to build a wooden bridge across
the ravine at India St.), Box 13253 (1877 Western Union Telegraphs from Horton in Washington, D. C. re railroad), Box 15764
(signed 1886 petitions for Old Town Bridge), Box 9589 (petition to grade B street granted by Street Committee/ Horton 1893),
Box 12824 (now an archives box) (signed petitions re City water supply and Water Company), Box 23690 (City Water Lease signed
by Horton)
Public records; City Clerk records
[Identification of item]. Alonzo E. Horton Document Collection. Collection Number: Alonzo E. Horton Document Collection. San
Diego City Clerk's Archives
City of San Diego public records
Scope and Content of Collection
Ten, multipage documents, including a petition for improvement of Horton Plaza, building lease and indenture for sale of land
near CIty Park.
City Park Reservation
Public Park
Horton's Addition
A. E. Horton
Alonzo E. Horton
City of San Diego
Pascoe Map
Poole's Map
L. L. Lockling's Map
Old Horton House
City Hall
Streets for Horton's Addition
New Town
Pueblo Lands
Pueblo Lot No. 1147
San Diego Water Company
San Diego City Hall Lease
First City Hall
Horton Plaza
Horton Plaza Park
City Park Reservation
Public Park
Horton's Addition
A. E. Horton
Alonzo E. Horton
City of San Diego
Pascoe Map
Poole's Map
L. L. Lockling's Map
Old Horton House
City Hall
Streets for Horton's Addition
New Town
Pueblo Lands
Pueblo Lot No. 1147
San Diego Water Company
San Diego City Hall Lease
First City Hall
Horton Plaza
Horton Plaza Park
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Horton's Washington Visit
Alonzo E. Horton
A. E. Horton
L. L. Lockling
James Pascoe
J. A. Shepherd
S. W. Briant, President of the Board of Trustees of the City of San Diego
E. G. Haight, Clerk
Arturo Guasen
Wm H. Halcouch
T. J. Storey
J. B. Boyd
J. M. Dodge
M. J. Tracy
Walter M. Edwards
Frederic Bennett
J. B. Mannix
J. W. Hughes
Chas. T. Schmitt
G. H. Schmitt, M.D.
C. A. Loomis
Wm H. Gould
H. F. Orceci
H. F. Pruic
W. A. Dorris
John Kastle
O. J. Elsworth
Mary A. White
J. R. Hanbury
D. T. Phillips
A. T. Grant, County Recorder
W. T. Gregg, Jr., Deputy
Alonzo E. Horton
A. E. Horton
L. L. Lockling
James Pascoe
J. A. Shepherd
S. W. Briant, President of the Board of Trustees of the City of San Diego
E. G. Haight, Clerk
Arturo Guasen
Wm H. Halcouch
T. J. Storey
J. B. Boyd
J. M. Dodge
M. J. Tracy
Walter M. Edwards
Frederic Bennett
J. B. Mannix
J. W. Hughes
Chas. T. Schmitt
G. H. Schmitt, M.D.
C. A. Loomis
Wm H. Gould
H. F. Orceci
H. F. Pruic
W. A. Dorris
John Kastle
O. J. Elsworth
Mary A. White
J. R. Hanbury
D. T. Phillips
A. T. Grant, County Recorder
W. T. Gregg, Jr., Deputy
J. W. Thompson
M. Keating
W. A. Begole
J. M. Boyd
S. Statler
Horton
Lockling
Pascoe
Poole
Schmitt
Loomis
Gould
White
Ellsworth
Shepherd
Grant
Halcouch
Hanbury
Phillips
Gregg
Briant
Mannix
Storey
Boyd
Dodge
Guasen
Hughes
Orceci
Dorris
Kastle
Tracy
Edwards
Bennett
Horton
Lockling
Pascoe
Poole
Schmitt
Loomis
Gould
White
Ellsworth
Shepherd
Grant
Halcouch
Hanbury
Phillips
Gregg
Briant
Mannix
Storey
Boyd
Dodge
Guasen
Hughes
Orceci
Dorris
Kastle
Tracy
Edwards
Bennett
Begole
Thompson
Boyd
Statler
Keating
Board of Trustees, City of San Diego
Common Council, City of San Diego
The City of San Diego
San Diego Water Company
Board of Trustees, City of San Diego
Common Council, City of San Diego
The City of San Diego
San Diego Water Company
Mt. Hope Cemetery
The Treasury of the City of San Diego
San Diego
New Town
City Park Reservation
City Park
Balboa Park
Horton's Addition
Horton Plaza
Horton Plaza Park
Horton House
Old Horton House
"D" Street, San Diego
City Hall, San Diego
San Diego
New Town
City Park Reservation
City Park
Balboa Park
Horton's Addition
Horton Plaza
Horton Plaza Park
Horton House
Old Horton House
"D" Street, San Diego
City Hall, San Diego
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Individual Documents
Public Records
City Records
Official Records of the City of San Diego
Document Archives
Lease
Indenture
Petition
Notarization
Individual Documents
Public Records
City Records
Official Records of the City of San Diego
Document Archives
Lease
Indenture
Petition
Notarization
Gravesite
Alonzo E. Horton Document Archives
Alonzo E. Horton Document Archives
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