Wright House (site — now a city parking lot)

While not especially remarkable architecturally, this home, built in 1910,“saw” much history and was representative of homes built by early Glendora settlers from the Midwest. The home was built on former Bandholt property on the south side of what was then “Minnehaha Blvd.”This was known as the “clean” side since the prevailing southwesterly winds blew dust from the then dirt road towards the north. Built at a total cost of $1587, including the land, the home had a cellar and a cistern to accumulate rainwater.

The house was electrified in 1912. For many years (at least until 1930), a concrete milestone marked “27” stood in front of the house, indicating the twenty-seven mile distance to Los Angeles. William and Alice Wright moved to Glendora in 1905 due to William’s health problems that were exacerbated by severe Iowa winters. William’s uncle, George, had come to California in the 1860s and eventually settled on property now occupied by Citrus College and Azusa Pacific University. William’s family stayed with George’s son in a house on south Vermont Avenue until this home was built. Wright family members resided here through about 1930. Today, there is no trace of the Wright house as it is now a city parking lot.

Battler, Bobbie. "Settlers had Wright Stuff." Glendora Press (Glendora) December 6th 1990. .