THIS OLD HOUSE : THE LEE HOUSE ODYSSEY

When the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) needed to build the modern-day State Route 125 in southern California's Lemon Grove, a large, historic house was in the way. This article describes the odyssey of the 1928 Tudor-style home as it was refurbished and moved from its original location to a couple of interim locations and finally, under the wires of the Metropolitan Transit District's Red Line trolley, to its new home. The story recounts the bumps along the way, which included termites, determined bees, a shingled roof that fell apart, and temporarily severing the low-slung wires of a trolley line. The project began in 1993. The house was finally set on its new foundation in 2002.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/news/publications/journal/AprJune03.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • April-June 2003
• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Berthelsen, G
• Publication Date: 2003-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 18-21
• Serial:
  • California Department of Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: California Department of Transportation
  • Serial URL: http://www.dot.ca.gov/journal.htm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Historic preservation; Road construction
• Identifier Terms: California state highway 125
• Geographic Terms: Lemon Grove (California)
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; History;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00944149
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 2 2003 12:00AM