Our
Programs
We
are busy, busy, busy!
Downtown
Tour - Bill Stone guides visitors on a walking
tour of Covina's charming historic downtown area on
the second Sunday of each month. Tours begin at 1:15PM
at the Firehouse Jail Museum behind City Hall.
Firehouse
Jail Museum - Open every Sunday from 1-3PM. It is
a wonderful community museum that features a
comprehensive collection of everything citrus.
Original records from the Covina Citrus Association
can be found, meteorological records for the area,
juicers, advertisements, production records, tax
information and a rare collection of original packing
crate labels can be found in this unique museum.
Heritage House - Built in 1908 by the
Nash family, the Heritage House is a physical snapshot
of turn-of-the-century life in a small rural town.
Formal teas are held here by reservation. It is open
on the fourth Sunday of each month and is located at
the west side of Covina Park on Valencia Avenue.
Landmarking
- CVHS is currently offering a FREE custom curb
landmark for all historic structures built before
1960. There are no strings attached!
Property owners get a package of goodies,
including a certificate of participation; research and
rehab links; information on preservation benefits
and incentives; and a full set of
applications for local, regional, state, and national
designation.
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Helen Merrick,
Native Covinan. She volunteers as our local historic home
expert.
History
surrounds us in Covina
We are a fortunate community. Many of our older buildings
and homes have survived to welcome a new century. A
voluntary Historic Preservation Ordinance has been
wisely adopted by the Covina City Council. Time and
attitudes are slowly changing and many of our historic
structures are finally getting the respect they
deserve. Covina's City Hall, originally built in 1930,
has been completely refurbished. Covina Park just
celebrated over 75 years since its founding and the
re-dedication of Jobe's Glen at Jalapa Park
commemorates one of Covina's early pioneer families.
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