Redlands Historic Districts
Since 2001, architectural photographer John Bare has documented numerous historic residential districts throughout Southern California. Today SoCal Landmarks is presenting selections from in and around the historic districts of Redlands. While some of the homes and buildings may be noteworthy on their own, the goal of John’s documentation, and our presentations, is to provide an overview of the districts and the variety of architectural styles that contribute to their notoriety.
The City of Redlands was founded in 1881 and incorporated in 1888. For much of its history, Redlands was the “Washington Navel Orange Growing Capital of the World” with the citrus industry as the main focus of its economy. Redlands was known in 1900 as “The City of Millionaires” and later as “The City of Beautiful Homes.” In 1986, the City adopted an ordinance that created the Historic & Scenic Preservation Commission which has responsibility over historic resources. The City of Redlands is proud to be a “Certified Local Government” (CLG) in cooperation with the National Park Service and State Office of Historic Preservation. There are two nationally designated and eight city designated historic districts with about 700 sites and buildings listed as Historic Landmarks or Historic Resources.
Redlands, San Bernardino County
Photographer: John BareRedlands Historic Districts