FIRST HOME OF POMONA COLLE

Historical Landmark

Description:
GE - Pomona College, incorporated October 14, 1887, held its first class in this small frame cottage on September 12, 1888. Those in attendance consisted of a mere handful of eager students, five faculty members, and the president, Professor Edwin C. Norton. Five months later, in January 1889, the college moved to an unfinished boom hotel on a plot of land in the town of Claremont.

Registration Date: 6/27/1938

Location:
City: Pomona
County: Los Angeles

Directions:
SW corner Mission Blvd and S White St, Pomona

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