Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park

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.

Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park
The William D. Davies Memorial Building
Location568 E. Mount Curve Ave
Altadena, California
Coordinates34°12′02″N 118°07′52″W
ArchitectCharles H. Kyson
NRHP reference No.97000027
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 1997

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 American craftsman style 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]

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References
  1. Robert H. Peterson, Altadena's Golden Years, Alhambra, California: Sinclair Printing and Litho, Inc., 1976, pp. 92-93.
  2. "Charles S. Farnsworth Park". Department of Parks and Recreation. Los Angeles County. Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  3. Peterson, pp. 92-93.
  4. "CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles County". National Register of Historic Places.com. Retrieved 2008-01-07.


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