Glendora County Club was once the Warren Estate. The Warren Family were among the early pioneer settlers that helped farm the Southern California area. Charles Clifton Warren married his childhood sweetheart, Minnie Horne, near Stockton in Northern California in the early 1800’s. Warren came to the San Gabriel Valley in 1883 and his wife followed after their first child, Leslie, was born. In 1898 the Warrens purchased the land at Amelia and Alosta, (Highway 66) in Glendora and lived in a two-room house. It was so small that their sons slept at the old Cunningham house just down the road.
Originally a plot of 40 acres homesteaded by W.H. Potts, a Glendora Pioneer, the old Colby Ranch was built around 1890. It is located at 301 W. Bennett Avenue. The Colby family appeared to be the 2nd owners of the home. An article in the March 8, 1906, Glendora Gleaner states that “W.J. Cox sold his home, including 20 acres of fine orange grove, to George A. Colby of Great Falls, Montana for the sum of $20,000," noting also that “this is one of the finest orange groves of the valley.” Mr. Colby was a large stock rancher in Montana and bought this home for “a California home” that he would occupy a part of each year with Mrs. Colby.
One of Glendora's most historic buildings in the downtown area presently houses the Village Vault Restaurant, at 161 N. Glendora Avenue. This landmark was built in 1906 by C.A. Weaver and was occupied by the First National Bank with the town’s Opera House upstairs. First National Bank of Glendora was chartered 1907 with Carrol Whitcomb, son of George Whitcomb as President, and M.C. Wentworth as cashier. The present-day restaurant proudly displays the original vault door from the bank which has been completely restored. Early photographs of the building show statues of Beethoven and Mozart decorating the outside upper portion where the Opera House was located. The double doors on the north side open to a wide stairway, which was once a grand entry way, and this remains much the same as it did in years gone by. The Opera House was the social and cultural center of the community in the early days.
One of Glendora's first homes, originally built in 1886.
The historic Bradley home, nestled at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, is located at 736 North Vista Bonita Avenue. The charming Victorian home, constructed in 1887 by Bartholomew Bradley, is believed to be one of the earliest homes within the townsite of the City of Glendora.
The charming grove house located at 621 N. Pennsylvania Avenue seems almost out of place amid the newer tract homes that surround it. At one time the house was in the center of a large grove and was a working citrus ranch. It was constructed in 1910 for Rudolf Hopps, a well-to-do Chicago businessman. Wirt and Mary Williams were the second owners of the house. They raised their three children here, Evelyn, Vincent, and Leland. Wirt Williams was the first superintendent of schools in Glendora; Williams Elementary School on Loraine Avenue was named in his honor.
One of the most fascinating old houses in Glendora is the Hamlin House located at 201 W. Bennett Avenue. Ghost sightings have been well documented right up to the present day. This home was bought by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in 1982. This was the “Dream House” of Mr. & Mrs. Rueben Hamlin. It was built for them and completed in 1909.
The Home was originally built on a 160-acre parcel of land by Sanford and Mary Scofield in 1887. According to the United States Land Records they were the first people to own this property. The home is an example of a Victorian Style farmhouse. They were considered pioneers of the Citrus Grove Association during that time.
This historic Victorian house was constructed in 1887 when all the little townsites in the valley were first emerging. It is the only structure that remains from the former town of Gladstone which was only in existence a few short years.
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Are you ready to experience a spine-chilling adventure? Join us for our Spooky Historic Haunted Tour, where we will take you on a journey through the eerie past of the City of Glendora. Get ready to encounter ghostly tales, mysterious legends, and haunted landmarks that will send shivers down your spine. Please drive safely and obey all traffic rules.
