US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
The General Phineas Banning house, built shortly before the Civil War, was an active hub for military and social gatherings. Following the death of General Banning, Hancock Banning became the household head until his own death in 1894. The house remained occupied by the Banning family until 1925. In 1927 the house and grounds were purchased by the City of Los Angeles. In 1934, the Los Angeles Board of Park Commissioners proposed restoring the house, and the Banning family donated many of the original furnishings. Reported in "Society to Assemble at Treasure House of Southern California History: Dedication Planned for Banning Home; Antique Structure to Serve as Museum for Storing Memories of Days of Western Pioneers," Los Angeles Times, 31 May 1936: D1. Handwritten on negative: General Banning House Fort Hill Text from negative sleeve: Banning, George Hugh Gen. Fort Hill. (Home).
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3692_G285 ark:/21198/z1qc5w8f
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles Building dedications--California--Los Angeles Banning, George Hugh, 1895- Banning Residence Museum Banning, Phineas, 1830-1885 Banning, Hancock, 1865-1925
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