City Council
October 6, 2026
Five Historic Designations
Request
2 General Plan Revision for five properties to add them to Table 6 (City of Fullerton Local Register of Historical Resources) and Exhibit 3 (Map of Historical Resources) of The Fullerton Plan. 401 Cannon Lane
845 North Euclid Street
545 West Fern Drive
600 West Valley View Drive
"Flight" 353 West Commonwealth Avenue
CEQA
4 Private park for Hughes Aircraft employees
wild oat
The applications are determined to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15331 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation, which allows for the preservation and conservation of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings.
Property Locations
7 401 Cannon Lane
Built – 1927
Designer/builder – Philip N. Schmoker
Known as the Alma and Alexander Glen Wright, Sr. House
Also known as the Bridgford Mansion
Proposed designation – Local Historic Landmark HL-113
5 Historical Context
6 Alma and Alexander Glen Wright
Hugh Bridgford (right side)
Philip Schmoker
Architecture
6 845 North Euclid Street
Built – 1929
Originally constructed on Orangethorpe Avenue
Builders – Robert Carey and William Potter
Known as the Russ House
Proposed designation – Local Historic Landmark HL-114
5 Historical Context
6 Evan Herbert (center)
Architecture
6 545 West Fern Avenue
Built – 1922
Contractor – William D. Geck
Architect – Anna C. Geck
Known as the Walter J. Cadman House
Proposed designation – Local Historic Landmark HL-115
5 Historical Context
6 Walter J. Cadman
William D. Geck
Anna C. Geck
Architecture
6 600 West Valley View Drive
Built – 1927
Designer/builder – Arthur M. Thompson
Known as the Lamhofer House
Also known as the Norton Simon Home
Proposed designation – Local Historic Landmark HL-116
5 Historical Context
6 Arthur Thompson
Norton Simon
Architecture
Property Location
7 Flight
6 Recommended Action
A Resolution of the city council of the City of Fullerton, California, approving a general plan revision to add 401 CANNON LANE (Historic landmark no. HL-113), 845 NORTH EUCLID STREET (HISTORIC LANDMARK NO. HL-114), 545 WEST FERN DRIVE (HISTORIC LANDMARK NO. HL-115), 600 WEST VALLEY VIEW DRIVE (HISTORIC LANDMARK NO. HL-116) and “flight” at 353 west commonwealth avenue (historic landmark no. Hl-117) to the fullerton plan historic preservation element, table 6 – city of fullerton local register of historical resources and exhibit 3 – MAP OF Historical Resources – National and Local 10 City Council
October 6, 2026
Five Historic Designations