The Dr. Howe-Waffle House was built in 1889 by Alvin & Willella Howe, both prominent physicians. One of the finest Queen Anne Victorians to survive in Orange County, it was moved in 1975 and restored by the Santa Ana Historical Society.
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Walter Muckenthaler moved to SoCal in the early 20th Century. He & his wife commissioned architect Frank Benchly to design & build their 18 room Mediterranean style mansion, the Muckenthaler House and Gardens in Fullerton, in 1923.
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The 1300+ seat auditorium at Fullerton Union High School was a Works Progress Administration project. The 75′ x 15′ mural “Pastoral California” on its west side was restored in 1997, after being covered by paint for 56 years.
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The Ware-Stanley House was built in 1891 by Edward Ware. His daughter Agnes married Arthur Stanley in 1905 & lived with her family in the house after her parents’ death. It is now home of the Garden Grove Historical Society.
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In 1887, George & Edward Amerige arranged to buy 430 acres of land north of Anaheim and on July 5, Edward drove a stake in a field at what is now the corner of Harbor Blvd & Commonwealth Ave, and the town of Fullerton was born.
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6 months ago, Disneyland Resort closed its theme parks, Disneyland & Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney and the hotels in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The last nonweather-related closure was on 9/11/2001.
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Built in 1941 by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect “the towns of Fullerton, Placentia & Anaheim, & the highly developed agricultural area from floods,” the Fullerton Dam was designed to retain up to 751M gallons of water.
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