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1. 255 N. Mayflower Ave.

   A history and description of the home called "Idlewild." Original owner: General and Mrs. William A. Pile. Architect: Joseph Cather Newsom Queen Ann Victorian. Later occupants: Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bartle. Theodore Roosevelt is reported to have spoken from the second floor "Juliet" balcony when he was a vice presidential candidate. Queen Ann Victorian. A context statement for the house and room-by-room description are included. Historic Landmark ...

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2. Dorothy Ellen Jean Binning

   Dorothy Ellen Jean Binning (called by Maidie from an early age), born October 24, 1912, was first child of Dorothy Lloyd Binning, owner of ldlewild in the 1940s. She lived in ldlewild for approximately two years with her mother, Dorothy Binning, her younger sister Muriel Binning, her two older daughters, Anne {born 1939) and Sheila (born in December of 1940} and her infant son, Eric. Madie Binning Larimore married Reginald Larimore in 1937 and th...

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3. Dorothy Lloyd Binning

   "Owner of the historical house 'Idlewild' in the 1940s." Idlewild was at 255 N Mayflower.

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4. Dorothy Lloyd Binning

   Dorothy Binning (born Dorothy Lloyd) was born on May 27th, 1894 in Rhyl, Wales. She migrated to Manitoba, Canada in 1910 where she married a Scotsman, William Graham Binning, who had immigrated to Canada and had become a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. The Binnings immigrated to Southern California in the early 1920s. After a divorce, Dorothy supported her daughters by buying the best homes in good neighborhoods, remodeling them, and selling th...

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5. Idlewild - 1888

   Transcription by Myron Hotchkiss of Monrovia Planet article on Idlewild, the home of General W.A. Pile

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6. Muriel Clair Binning

   Daughter of Dorothy Lloyd Binning. Portrait by Dorothy Ellen Jean Binning's friend Ivy (last name unknown), a well-known Southern California painter. She lived at Idlewild at 255 N Mayflower.

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7. Muriel Claire Binning - 1930s

   Muriel Claire Binning, born in 1915 (+/-) second daughter of Dorothy Lloyd Binning, owner of ldlewild in the l940s. Muriel lived with her mother, Dorothy, all the time that her mother was owner of ldlewild. Muriel was an artist and assisted her mother her real estate business. Idlewild was at 255 N Mayflower.

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8. William F. Pile Obituary - 1889

   Monrovia Messenger July 11, 1889 Vol. III ObjectID No.34.

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