Heritage House Collection, 1847-1989

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Heritage House Collection, 1847-1989

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A small collection of materials from and about the Heritage House Museum in Compton, California. Materials include correspondence, ledgers, and paper from the Auxiliary; programs, booklets, and correspondence about the museum itself; and ephemera and journals from the 19th century donated to the museum from citizens of Compton.

3 boxes3 linear ft

California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH

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SNAC Resource ID: 7969947

California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH

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Native Daughters of the Golden West

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Compton's Heritage House

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Heritage House Museum

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The Heritage House was built in 1869 by A.R. Loomis and later became the property of the Gaines family. The house stood on Lemon Street (later Main Street, then Compton Boulevard) until the 1950s, when the land was acquired by the city to be used for a new fire station. By this time, the house had been deemed the oldest house in Compton, and the newspaper roused community support to protect it from being demolished. The City of Compton provided a site onto which the house would be m...

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