La CaƱada Flintridge Historical Buildings Collection, 1910-2017

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Summary

Creators:
Lanterman family. Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation (La CaƱada Flintridge, Calif.)
Abstract:
Extent:
6 Document Cases
Language:
Preferred citation:

La CaƱada Flintridge Historical Buildings Collection. Lanterman House History Center and Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The La CaƱada Flintridge Historical Buildings Collection consists of photographs, postcards, and stereograph cards of homes, businesses, and other buildings in La CaƱada Flintridge, California, dating between 1910 and 2017. This collection is made up of images from the Lanterman family papers, the La CaƱada Historical Society, those created by Lanterman House, and local community members. There are historically significant buildings, including homes belonging to the founding Lanterman family and the first church in the Crescenta-CaƱada Valley. Also of note are the numerous press photographs of homes in the Flintridge Development, many of which were designed by important California architects, including Myron Hunt, Paul R. Williams, Wallace Neff, Ray Jay Kieffer, and the firm of Marston, Van Pelt, and Maybury. The exclusive Flintridge Development was the brainchild of former United States Senator, Frank Putnam Flint, between the 1920s and early 1930s. In the 1990s, the Lanterman House did a photographic survey of historic homes in La CaƱada Flintridge, and these images are also in this collection. The collection is organized in alphabetical order, then numerical order, by building address: 1. A-B (Box 1) 2. C (Box 2) 3. D-G (Box 3) 4. H-N (Box 4) 5. O-Z (Box 5) 6. Buildings without Specific Addresses (Box 6)

Biographical / historical:

Prior to its incorporation in 1976, the city of La CaƱada Flintridge was made up of two separate communities, La CaƱada and Flintridge. La CaƱada was founded in the early 1870s by homesteaders and health-seekers eager for land and a healthy climate. One of the founding families of La CaƱada was the Lanterman family, who arrived in the Crescenta-CaƱada Valley in 1875. They were the owners of the home now known as the Lanterman House Museum. The Flintridge Development was the brainchild of former United States Senator, Frank Putnam Flint, between the 1920s and early 1930s. Both the Lantermans and Flint owned large amounts of land that was subdivided and developed into what is now La CaƱada Flintridge. The exclusive homes in Flintridge attracted the rich and famous, and with them, the most talented architects in California to build their homes. The La CaƱada Flintridge Historical Buildings Collection is made up of several sources, including some Lanterman family papers. On April 21, 1987, the City of La CaƱada Flintridge purchased the family papers and the furnishings of the Lanterman House from the Church of the Lighted Window, which had inherited them from the last surviving member of the Lanterman family. In addition, materials come from the La CaƱada Historical Society, which later became the Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation, which currently runs the Lanterman House. In the 1990s, the Lanterman House did a photographic survey of historic homes in La CaƱada Flintridge, and these images are also in this collection. There are also images that have been individually contributed by the community.

Acquisition information:
This is a collection consisting of several sources, including some Lanterman family papers. On April 21, 1987, the City of La CaƱada Flintridge purchased the family papers and the furnishings of the Lanterman House from the Church of the Lighted Window, which had inherited them from the last surviving member of the Lanterman family. In addition, materials come from the La CaƱada Historical Society, which later became the Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation that currently runs the Lanterman House. In the 1990s, the Lanterman House did a photographic survey of historic homes in La CaƱada Flintridge, and these images are in this collection. There are also images that have been individually contributed by the community.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to the public for research. Use is restricted by rules intended to protect and preserve the materials in good condition for the future. Contact the Lanterman House Archives at least one week in advance to ensure access to the materials. For additional information, please contact the Lanterman House Archives.

Terms of access:

Use of the materials is governed by applicable copyright law. The Lanterman House and Lanterman House Archives reserve the right to restrict any materials from reproduction at any time. Property rights reside with the Lanterman House. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. The Lanterman Houseā€™s physical ownership of the materials in its collection does not imply ownership of copyright. It is the userā€™s responsibility to resolve any copyright issues related to the use and distribution of reproduced materials. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Lanterman House Archives.

Preferred citation:

La CaƱada Flintridge Historical Buildings Collection. Lanterman House History Center and Archives

Location of this collection:
4420 Encinas Drive
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011, US
Contact:
(818) 790-1421
lantermanhouse@gmail.com
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