History of Fullerton
This exhibit teaches about the history of Fullerton through its
art and architecture. The drawings were done by fourth and fifth
grade students as part of an art exchange with students in our sister
city of Fukui, Japan.
The
Clarke House (picture by Brigitte Othmer, Grade 4, Acacia School),
presently located at the Fullerton Arboretum on the campus of
California State University, Fullerton, is an example of the Eastlake
style of architecture. Quite a few of the houses in Fullerton looked
like this in the early 1900s. Many years ago the land where the
Clarke House now stands was covered in orange groves. Nearby is the
site of one of Fullerton's ostrich farms. As many as 200 ostriches
lived there, and their feathers were used for fashionable women's
hats.
This
building, now the Fullerton Police Department, was dedicated as the
City Hall in 1942 (picture by Jennifer Murphy, Grade 4, Acacia
School). It was built as part of President Roosevelt's
federally-funded Work Projects Administration (WPA). Such
undertakings were designed as part of the country's
Depression-recovery efforts. It is built in the Spanish Colonial
Revival style, and houses a mural painted by the well known artist,
Helen Lundeberg. This wonderful mural, which was recently restored,
visually shows the history of California.
The
Fullerton Museum Center (picture by Jennifer Gardner, Grade 4, Acacia
School) was originally the city's public library and was built in
1941 as a WPA project. The very first library was operated by Mr.
Starbuck who ran the library out of his store and who donated the
land for the library. The building has a copper dome and beautiful
stained glass windows.
Hetebrink
House (picture by Brigitte Othmer, Grade 4, Acacia School) was built
in 1914 in the Mission Revival Style. This means its architecture is
based on the architecture of some of California's missions. The land
surrounding this house, currently Fullerton College, used to be a
40-acre tomato farm.
The
Fullerton Post Office (picture by Akachi Azubuike, Grade 4, Acacia
School) was completed in 1938 and was also built as WPA project. It
is designed in the style of Spanish Colonial Revival, and is the home
of a mural painted by the artist Paul Julian which depicts an
idealized group of people picking oranges in a time when Fullerton's
citrus production was the back-bone of the local economy.
The
Plummer Auditorium (picture by Nhu Pham, Grade 5, Acacia School) was
designed by Carleton M. Winslow and built in 1930. It, too, is in the
Spanish Colonial Revival Style.
The
Clarke House (picture by Brigitte Othmer, Grade 4, Acacia School),
presently located at the Fullerton Arboretum on the campus of
California State University, Fullerton, is an example of the Eastlake
style of architecture. Quite a few of the houses in Fullerton looked
like this in the early 1900s. Many years ago the land where the
Clarke House now stands was covered in orange groves. Nearby is the
site of one of Fullerton's ostrich farms. As many as 200 ostriches
lived there, and their feathers were used for fashionable women's
hats.
