Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park
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| Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park | |
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| Location: | 568 E. Mount Curve Ave Altadena, California |
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| Architect: | Charles H. Kyson |
| Added to NRHP: | February 7, 1997 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 97000027 |
Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park, also known as Farnsworth Park, is a Los Angeles County park and National Register of Historic Places district (site #97000027) in Altadena, California.
The land was purchased by Los Angeles County in 1921 for use as a nursery. When the County built new nurseries in the 1930s, a movement to turn the land into a county park was spearheaded by General Charles S. Farnsworth and William O. Davies. Farnsworth designed the park, and supervised its grading and landscaping. Davies began planning for a community center. Funds for the construction of the community center came from grants from the Public Works Administration[1]. The park was completed in 1934. The park was originally named Altadena Park.
The park project included a two-story arts and crafts building that was later christened the William D. Davies Memorial Building.[2]The park was renamed in honor of Farnsworth in 1939.[3]
It was placed on the Register in 1997 for its significance as a recreation and architecture site.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Robert H. Peterson, Altadena's Golden Years, Alhambra, California: Sinclair Printing and Litho, Inc., 1976, pp. 92-93.
- ^ Charles S. Farnsworth Park. Department of Parks and Recreation. Los Angeles County. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ Peterson, pp. 92-93.
- ^ CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles County. National Register of Historic Places.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
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