Reverend Benjamin F. Coulter (1832-1911) has been mentioned here before. We've seen his
dry goods store
(in various locations, including those built
after his death), his
church, and his
woolen mill. However, I don't
believe we've ever seen his home at 219 N. Grand Avenue. His home has the odd distinction of appearing on
Sanborn Maps the year it was built and the year it was torn down.
1894 Sanborn with north on the right and Bunker Hill Avenue at the top; as of June 1894 the Coulter home
("A") was being built, but not the barn:
ProQuest via LAPL
June 3, 1894,
Los Angeles Times:
ProQuest via LAPL
November 17, 1894,
Los Angeles Times:
ProQuest via LAPL
This photo of 219 N. Grand appeared on the cover of the November 12, 1898, edition of
The Capital.
The home at the left edge appears to match the 1894 Sanborn above:
Hathitrust
By 1906, 219 N. Grand had been expanded on its south side, where a home had been before. The building
at 215-1/2 must be the Coulter barn:
ProQuest via LAPL
This is a later, undated photo of 219 N. Grand that seems to match the 1906 Sanborn Map above:
TheRestorationMovement
Above the red X is 219 N. Grand on August 14, 1941. Three buildings to the right is the
St. Angelo:
Flight C_7334, Frame 58 at
UCSB
In this 1949 Arnold Hylen shot looking west from City Hall, 219 N. Grand is near the upper left, again
above a red X. Above the yellow X is the
Nesta at the SW corner of Temple and Olive:
2001-0554 at
California State Library
One last look:
1950 Sanborn @ ProQuest via LAPL
July 20, 1950, demolition permit for 219 N. Grand Avenue:
LADBS
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P. S. Thanks for your Pio Pico photos,
odinthor, and
BillinGlendaleCA for your color pics!