Anaheim Museum, California in Carnegie Library Building

Anaheim Museum
241 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92815-1122 714-778-3301

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Anaheim Museum is housed in a an original Carnegie Library Building which was built in 1908 with a grant from the Carnegie foundation. Los Angeles Architect John C. Austin worked with Anaheim's frugal Germans and Scots to meet stringent cost specifications tied to this much desired project. California Museums

Citizens didn't want to let it pass away so they created a committee and raised necessary funding to renovate the Anaheim Central Library building.

Transformed into a museum which was opened in 1987, the historic building contains two galleries for special exhibits, a Children's Gallery and Museum Store. Donations are recommended.

Special events for a fee can be arranged in the Children's Gallery and Carnegie Rooms by calling 714-788-3301

This picture shows a mission bell with the founding dates of the museum and the California missions.

Bells such as this one mark the path Father Junipero Serra took through the state of California beginning in th late 1700's. In the name of the king of Spain, he oversaw the building of 21 missions, usually a day's walk from each other mostly along the California coast. The nearest mission to Anaheim is in San Juan Capistrano. Below is an exhibit at the Anaheim Museum.

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Anaheim is a city in which the historic past still exists in some of the houses and buildings seen primarily on on Clementine Street. Here is a list of addresses of houses to look at and enjoy.

500 North Clementine Street (Boege/Faessel House) single story Mission Style home built in 1923
507 North Clementine St. (Ruitcel/Hranuelli House) modest frame bungalow built about 1925
510 North Clementine St. Scott/Loly/Lambert House large two story Mission Style home built in 1923
511 North Clementine St. Nichols/Valenti House spectacular Mission Revival home built in 1931
515 North Clementine St. Adams/Allen House English Tudor style home built in 1931
600 North Clementine St. Friis/Miranda House Moderne style bungalow built in 1941
611 North Clementine Street Minor/FitzSimon miniature, Spanish Castle built in 1926
620 North Clementine St. Krenzler/Seiter House Italianate cottage built in 1924
712 North Clementine St. Loudon/Denver House main house was finished in 1923
737 North Clementine St. Epstein/Golder/Lindquist House English Cottage built in 1925

If you want to know what current owners have done to preserve these gems, a fabulous web site will bring you up to speed on what it takes to save a building. Visit www.anaheimcolony.com, the web site for Anaheim Colony Historic District, an organization formed to preserve the historic houses and buildings in Anaheim.