Woodbury–Story House

Woodbury–Story House
Location 2606 N. Madison Ave
Altadena, California
Coordinates 34°11′21″N 118°08′00″W / 34.18917°N 118.13333°W / 34.18917; -118.13333Coordinates: 34°11′21″N 118°08′00″W / 34.18917°N 118.13333°W / 34.18917; -118.13333
Architect Harry Ridgway
NRHP reference # 93001463
Added to NRHP December 30, 1993

The Woodbury–Story House is a National Register of Historic Places structure (site #93001463) in Altadena, California. It was placed on the Register in 1993 for its significance as an example of Italianate and Colonial Revival architecture styles and its association with Capt. Frederick Woodbury,[1] one of the founders of Altadena.[2]

The home was built in 1882 for Capt. Woodbury, and his wife, Martha. The home was the headquarters for a ranch that included a two-story bunkhouse for the ranch hands. Citrus groves and vineyards were planted on the land.[3] Capt. Woodbury planted the deodar cedars that line the contemporary Santa Rosa Ave., also known as Christmas Tree Lane, another National Register site.[4] In 1892, Capt. Woodbury sold the home to a man named Walker, who in turn sold it to Hampton L. Story in 1894. During the decades following Story's death, the home became a coffee shop, sheriff's station, a fire engine house, office building and a tea house.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "California - Los Angeles County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  2. ↑ Altadena History
  3. 1 2 "The Woodbury Ranch" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Christmas Tree Lane" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-01-07.

Media related to Woodbury–Story House at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Woodbury Victorian Tea House". Retrieved 2008-01-07.
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