A Photography Project
The Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana is Southern California’s oldest court building. From its dedication in 1901, this granite and sandstone building has been the traditional home of county government.
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In 1837, Mexican Governor Juan B. Alvarado granted a 22,000-acre tract of land to Don Ygnacio Palomares and Don Ricardo Vejar. Palomares built what is credited as the first structure in the Pomona valley and, by 1854, Adobe de Palomares.
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Founded in 1769, the Mission San Diego de Alcalá was the 1st of the mission churches in California. In 1931 it was rebuilt to what architects J. E. Loveless & J. Marshall Miller determined was what the 1813 church must have looked like.
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Gamble House in Pasadena is an iconic Craftsman Style residence built in 1908/09 for David & Mary Gamble. Its design shows an influence from traditional Japanese aesthetics and reflects the Gambles’ attraction to the environment.
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San Bernardino de Sena Estancia was a ranch outpost of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel established around 1830 at Politana rancheria. It was staffed with one priest to reach out to and convert the Serrano & Cahuilla Native American people.
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John Temple bought the land on which Rancho Los Cerritos was built and constructed the two-story Monterey-style adobe in 1844 for his cattle operation headquarters. Jotham Bixby lived with his family in the adobe from 1866 to 1881.
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Although only in use 1855-1891, the Old Point Loma Lighthouse stands watch over the entry to San Diego Bay. Its prominent position at 422′ above sea level was an issue when the light could not be seen during periods of fog & low clouds.
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