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NW corner White Oak & Magnolia . This house was originally built by Marshall Field of Chicago, but probably he never lived in it. This house was designed by the same architect as the Blair house and its crane detailing below the porch railing were copied on the Blair house when it was relocated. The original owner was Jefferson Patton. It was the first brick building in Monrovia (according to the Monrovia Planet May 28, 1887). Plans were prepared by Zimmerman & Blair, architects and builders. Cost estimated at $5,000. Bricks were made in Monrovia at the yard of S.H. Johnson; about 40,000 were required. The Planet for Nov. 5, 1887 announced that it was nearly completed and Dec. 24, 1887 it noted J.H. Bartle and family had moved in, perhaps renting it until the Bartle home across Magnolia was built. The W.A. Chess family are listed living here in the city directory for 1908 and until the home was demolished in 1924 for the erection of the Aztec Hotel in 1926.
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