Ayer Cottage, Pomona

#19 among attractions in Pomona

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Ayer Cottage was the place of first meeting of Pomona College on September 12, 1888 in Pomona, California in Los Angeles County. It was designated a California Historic Landmark on June 27, 1938. It was built in 1887, and in 1888 rented to the college so that classes could be held there. The cottage had five rooms, each used as classrooms. The cottage has since been demolished and is now a burger stand at about 500 S White St. although a commemorative marker on the site is present. ()

Coordinates: 34°3'17"N, 117°45'33"W

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Ayer Cottage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Benton Museum of Art, RailGiants Train Museum, Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, Pomona Fox Theater.

3.8 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Benton Museum of Art, Claremont
97 min walk • The Benton Museum of Art, located in the picturesque city of Claremont, California, is a cultural gem nestled within the Claremont Colleges. This contemporary art museum, which is part of Pomona College, offers a rich tapestry of visual arts that spans various mediums...
2.1 miN
Museum
RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona
55 min walk • RailGiants Train Museum is a railroad museum of historic trains located at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. The museum was closed indefinitely in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is scheduled to reopen in May 2022.
1.8 miN
Museum
Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, Pomona
46 min walk • The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located on the edge of the Los Angeles County Fairplex. It houses a collection of memorabilia, automobiles and motorcycles related to the sport of hot rodding.
0.5 miE
Theater, Art Deco architecture
Pomona Fox Theater, Pomona
13 min walk • The Fox Theater Pomona is a fully restored Art Deco movie palace from Hollywood's golden age in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. Today the Fox Theater Pomona is a state-of-the-art venue for concerts, cinema, performances, and parties.
2.7 miN
Museum, History museum
Palomares Park, Pomona
70 min walk • The Ygnacio Palomares Adobe, also known as Adobe de Palomares, is a one-story adobe brick structure in Pomona, California, built between 1850 and 1855 as a residence for Don Ygnacio Palomares. It was abandoned in the 1880s and was left to the elements until it was acquired by the City of Pomona in the 1930s.
3.3 miE
Mosque
Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino
85 min walk • The Baitul Hameed Mosque is the largest Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque in the Western United States with an area of 19,000 square feet sitting on nearly 5 acres.
3.6 miNE
Cinema, Nightlife
Laemmle Theatres, Claremont
92 min walk • Laemmle Theatres is a group of family-run arthouse movie theaters in the Los Angeles area. It was established in 1938 and is owned and operated by Robert Laemmle and his son Greg Laemmle.
0.6 miNE
Museum, Art museum
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona
17 min walk • The American Museum of Ceramic Art is an art museum for ceramic art, located in Pomona, California. Founded in 2003 as a nonprofit organization, the museum exhibits historic and contemporary ceramic artwork from both its permanent collection of 10,000 objects and through temporary rotating exhibitions.
3.2 miW
Universities and schools
Cal Poly Pomona College of Letters, Pomona
83 min walk • The Cal Poly Pomona College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences is the humanities, social sciences, and performing arts college at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona located in Pomona, California, United States.
2.1 miW
Museum, History museum
Phillips Mansion, Pomona
54 min walk • The Phillips Mansion is a Second Empire style historic house in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. It was built in 1875 by Louis Phillips, who by the 1890s had become the wealthiest man in Los Angeles County.
3.5 miW
Modernist architecture
CLA Building, Pomona
90 min walk • The Classroom, Laboratory & Administration Building, commonly known simply as the CLA Building, is an abandoned building on the campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.