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1. 120 E Lime - c. 1945

   The home was built by Herman Greef Brownfield in about 1908 after he moved from Iowa. He was a physician and druggist. It was apparently torn down about 1945. His grand-daughter was Cynthia Crandall Weckler, who made these drawings of the floorplan and neighborhood. Herman Greef Brownfield died at his E. Lime home September 21, 1947. At some point later the property was sold, structures torn down and lot used as a parking lot for the Monrovia Po...

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2. 120 May Ave.

   Detailed history and newspaper articles. The lot was purchased by the Tifal Brothers architects and builders, Charles and Gustave, who specialized in Craftsman Style homes. On April 5, 1914, a building permit was issued to the Tifal Brothers for a new house to be constructed at 120 May Ave. for $4,800. The Tifals sold the property prior to the completion of the house to Letha L. Storrow. Later residents were: J.W. Thomas, Mrs. Clara S. Black, Cha...

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3. 120 S. Myrtle Ave.

   Brief history of Leven Oaks Hotel, designed by Frank O. Eager for Louis B. Vollmer. It was later sold to Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter and Mrs. Hunter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson.

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4. 1221 S. California Avenue

   Early residents Forrest, Buckner and Leffler.

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5. 1225 Norumbega Dr

   Monrovia Health Camp, Inc.; Canyon School; Merlin D. Yoder, Fire of 1958 terminated the school's operation.

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6. 123 E. Greystone Ave. - 2017

   History of the home built for Dr. David Henry in 1906 for his family - wife Gertrude and daughter Gertrude Mary who later married Thomas Patrick Neville, a druggist. Subsequent owners/residents were a widow, Bertha Merry, and her daughters Bertha Louise and Frances E. Merry; George F. and Emma Sheppard and their children Frances and Don. Ownership of the house passed to Ralph H. and Mayda J. Riggs in 1963. Also cited are details about the Nevil...

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7. 124 May Ave.

   Brief history of the Craftsman home built by the Tifal brothers in 1914. First residents were C. L. and Celia Keiser. By 1920, the house was owned by the Argue family. Later residents were Charles O. and Mary Kilmer who sold the house to the current owners, the Harolds.

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8. 125 Acacia Ave. - 1987

   House identified as built in 1909 and originally located on Foothill Blvd. Information via Kathy Mueller.

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9. 126 Poppy Ave.

   History of the property, tax assessments, city directory listing of occupants and personal data. The lot was purchased from John H. Bartle and Frank J. Cornes by Glen and Bessie Dusenbery in 1912. Tifal Building Company built the Craftsman bungalow. Includes building permit 1912 for $2,300. Later owner/residents included Edgar Slone Emmett and Ida Short Emmett and daughters Evelyn Grace, Rose Winifred, and Edna May Emmett; Robert D. and Helen ...

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10. 129 Highland Place - 2008

    Residents of the home: Phinnery, Fawcett, Bowen, and King. Built 1906.

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11. 130 Grand Ave.

    History of the home, whose original owners were Omer and Lillie Huffman. Omer was a builder who often built a home, lived in it until it was sold and then built another. Later owners/residents were Lois and Guy Harvey; Jesse R. and Gertrude Mildren; Louis P. and Ruth Wilton; William W. and Lillian Fee; Arthur C. and Margaret Ruh; Edward W. and Martha Francis and Glenn Faulk. Craftsman Bungalow. Historic Landmark #3. Records about Omer Huffman ...

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12. 130 N. Canyon Boulevard - 2018

    History of home built by Arthur and Emma Little.

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13. 131 E. Greystone

    History of the home built in 1887. It was earlier thought to be the home of Minnie Austin. Subsequent research showing Mrs. E.W. Root, sister of J.S. Keefer to be the first owner. Queen Anne Victorian at the corner of Greystone and Encinitas. Later owner/residents included James P. McCarthy; Henry and Ida Canoll; William Byron Scarborough; Erle B. Woodward and his wife, the former Florence D. Bell. Also included are tax assessment rolls and city...

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14. 131 E. Greystone Ave. & 201 E. Greystone Ave. - 1980

    In Monrovia's Heritage Vol. 1 Written by By Myron Hotckhiss of the Monrovia Historical Society.

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15. 131 E. Hillcrest Blvd.

    MOHPG Home Tour article (2002) on the home built for Thomas Rogers for himself and his wife Isabel by W. H. McCune in 1930 at a cost of $17,500. In 1948, the Rogers had sold their dream home and left Monrovia. Subsequent owners included Delano and Mary Starr, Merlin and Doris Yoder, Vincent and Berta Daley, and John and Margrace Fahley. The Mediterranean Revival style house is Historic Landmark #57.

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16. 136 E. El Nido Ave. - 2001

    Newspaper advertisement for "A Real Model Home at Last:" Described as an English stucco. Article dated May 27, 1927.

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17. 136 El Nido Ave. - September 11, 2001

    Monrovia City Council Agenda Report of September 11, 2001 requesting Historic Landmark Status for this house.

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18. 136 N. Ivy Ave.

    William A. Walker House. Narrative detailing house history and its occupants on land originally owned by the Keefers. Craftsman style. Historic Landmark #113. Also, a real estate sales flyer with house dimensions.

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19. 136 W. Lime Ave. - August 14, 2009

    Correspondence between Steve Baker and Pam Barkas on the history of 136 W. Lime Ave.

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20. 140 E. Hillcrest Blvd.

    Brief history of the house, which was constructed in 1924 and occupied first by Charles W. and Alice M. Braithwaite in 1926.

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