Yorba Linda History


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close this bookRichard Nixon Collection
View the documentRichard Nixon is Winning Orator
Yorba Linda Star March 29 1929 page 1
View the documentCongressman Tells Y. L. Audience How Communist Spy Ring Works
Yorba Linda Star October 8 1948 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Does Her Little Part in Electing Favorite Son
Yorba Linda Star November 10 1950 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Signally Honored by Visit of Favorite Son
Yorba Linda Star October 31 1952 page 1
View the documentResponsibility of Government Passes into Republican Hands as Voters Approve Ike and Dick
Yorba Linda Star November 10 1952 page 1
View the documentVice-President's Visit to Yorba Linda Enjoyed by Large Crowd
Yorba Linda Star November 4 1954 page 1
View the documentMany Yorba Lindans, Many Guests Pay Tribute to the Vice President
Yorba Linda Star January 15 1959 page 1
View the documentBig day for Yorba Lindans when the vice-president visits
Yorba Linda Star June 18 1959 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda leads nation with first “Nixon for President” Club
Yorba Linda Star September 3 1959 page 1
View the documentHome town gives Nixon big vote
Yorba Linda Star November 10 1960 page 1
View the documentBrown elected; Rafferty wins
Yorba Linda Star November 14 1962 page 1
View the documentCity Jubilant over Nixon victory
1968 page 1
View the documentForm committee to preserve Nixon birthplace
Yorba Linda Star November 20 1968
View the documentNorth Hollywood man pays $250 for president-elect Nixon's hat
Yorba Linda Star November 20 1968 page 1
View the documentNixon Birthplace Foundation organized here
Yorba Linda Star December 4 1968 page 1
View the documentDedication on President's birthday
Yorba Linda Star January 12 1972 page 1
View the documentNixon wins big in birthplace city
Yorba Linda Star November 15 1972 page 1
View the documentNixon Impeachment Rally Staged At Local Park
by Julia Carey,
Yorba Linda Star November 7 1973 page 1
View the documentResidents saddened by Nixon resignation
by Julia Carey,
Yorba Linda Star August 14 1974 page 1
View the document10-year effort ends with sale of Nixon home
by Margaret Anderson,
Yorba Linda Star July 15 1978 page 1
View the documentArchives Find Yorba Linda Home
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star December 10 1987 page 1
View the documentNixon library site deemed historic by commission
Yorba Linda Star June 9 1988 page 3
View the documentLibrary groundbreaking date set
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star July 21 1988 page 1
View the documentNixon Library to break ground
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star December 1 1988 page 1
View the documentGround broken for Nixon library
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star December 8 1988 page 1
View the documentFanfare greets Nixon Library
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star July 26 1990 page 1
View the document5,000 pay their respects to former first lady
Yorba Linda Star July 1 1993
View the documentTime for tears, celebration
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star July 1 1993 page 1
View the documentMan of vision, man of history
by David Montero,
Yorba Linda Star April 28 1994 page 3
View the documentResidents cherish Nixon's ties to city
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star April 28 1994 page 1

10-year effort ends with sale of Nixon home

by Margaret Anderson,
Yorba Linda Star July 15 1978 page 1   Open this page in a new window

When escrow closes on Richard Nixon's birthplace this week part of a 10-year effort will be realized.

The Nixon Birthplace Foundation has been trying to preserve the clapboard house as an historical monument and museum since President Nixon's election in November 1968. According to W. H. Barton, former foundation chairman, the attempt took “at least five years longer than we expected.”

The house on Yorba Linda Boulevard has been owned by the Yorba Linda Elementary School District since the 1920's. The district's refusal to sell was the main problem in purchasing the house, according to Dr. Bob Meador, the foundation's present chairman. The house did not come on the market until three years ago. The foundation then had to raise the $225,000 purchase price for the house and its 1.3-acre lot. At the request of former President Nixon, all fund raising was done by word of mouth. Money was donated mainly by wealthy Nixon supporters from the East and South, as well as local citizens, Yorba Linda civic organizations, and foundation members.

The group's activities did not stop with acquiring the house. At least 120 of the original furnishings have been collected and are stored in Santa Ana. The items, described by Barton as “old but good,” include dishes, which will be displayed in the original china cabinet, a settee, and the upright piano Nixon played as a child. Clara Jane Nixon, Don Nixon's wife, played a big role in getting much of the furniture, Barton said.

Most of the furnishings had remained with Nixon family members. The piano, however, had been left in a former Florida home by Nixon's parents. The foundation bought a new piano for the owners and traded it for the upright. The group also has the settee owned by Richard and Pat Nixon when they were first married. It was sold to the foundation five years ago, Barton said. The settee may not go in the house, but the foundation feels it has historical interest.

The monument in front of the birthplace was another project of the local organization. One rock from each of the fifty states was sent to Tom Hardin at Hardin's Building Supply on State College in Fullerton.

Funding for the proposed museum is uncertain as yet. Dr. Meador speculated that the foundation would apply for a Grant-in-Aid under the National Historical Preservation Act. The house is already recognized as an historical landmark by both state and federal agencies.

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