Altadena Heritage addresses its mission to raise awareness of our foothill community’s rich architectural, environmental, and cultural heritage by recognizing places that make Altadena unique. This work includes periodically designating sites and whole neighborhoods as Altadena Heritage Areas through our AHA! Program, annually celebrating gardens that give to the beauty of our streets in the Golden Poppy Awards and Garden Party, and holding other special programs that give members access to special places in our community.
The Giddings Family and Mountain View
They purchased…the old Millard claim, about one hundred acres in all, and settled there in 1878.
Margaret Collier Graham – Foothills First Lady 1877 -1913
Margaret Collier Graham attracted writers, artists, thinkers and luminaries as friends.
John Corneby Wilson Austin 1870 – 1963 Master Architect of Southern California
John Corneby Wilson Austin was born and educated in Oxfordshire England. He apprenticed with…
Kate Crane Gartz – 1865-1949 – Altadena’s Parlor Provocateur Was More Than That
Among the most notable of many prominent Chicagoans settling in Altadena after the turn…
Wallace Neff – Architect of a Golden Era 1895-1982
His maternal grandfather, Andrew McNally, made a fortune as co-founder of the renowned Rand McNally Map Co.
Octavia Butler – She Imagined Other Worlds 1947-2006
As an African American woman in a predominantly white and male genre, she brought new perspectives to the forefront.
Richard Feynman – Physicist, Artist, Nobel Laureate 1918-1988
As a theoretical physicist Feynman made numerous cutting edge contributions to human understanding of the universe.
Owen Brown Signs
On December 9, the Owen Brown Gravesite Committee unveiled interpretive signs on El Prieto Fire Road Trail.
Cecil Bryan 1878 – 1951 – Master Mausoleum Builder
Cecil E. Bryan, the architect who built our magnificent Mountain View Mausoleum, became famous for…
Mountain View Mausoleum 100th Anniversary Celebration
Altadena Heritage staged a joyful celebration to honor the centenary anniversary of Mountain View…