Amerige Brothers Realty Office - 1887 - Fullerton, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 33° 52.198 W 117° 55.784
11S E 414008 N 3748127
A small office near city hall.
Waymark Code: WMX6JH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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The plaque says, "Swept up by Southern California's 1886-88 land boom, Massachusetts merchants Edward (1857-1915) and George Amerige (1855-1947) decided to start a town. The bothers purchased 430 acres, laid out lots, and moved the town's first building - this small real estate office, which they also used as a home - to the southwest corner of Harbor Blvd. and Commonwealth Ave. The brothers began selling the first land plots from the small office in September 1887. The office would later be moved to a number of locations and used for a variety of purposes - a law office, a barber shop, a laundry, another real estate office - before being moved to commonwealth park in 1920. In 1939, the office was renovated and moved to a more prominent location in the park during the city's celebration of its fifty-year anniversary, and the name of the park was changed to Amerige Park in honor of Fullerton's founders. The office was rehabilitated in 1983, and then again in 2012-13, in a joint project between the city and Fullerton Heritage."
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1887

Full Inscription (unless noted above):
City of Fullerton local landmark No. 4 Built 1887 Amerige Brothers Realty Office Plaque placed by Fullerton Heritage 2002


Website (if available): Not listed

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