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2  -April  1992

          Pacific  Bell
          177  East  Colorado  Boulevard,  Room  920
          Pasadena,  CA  91105

          Attentions  Al  Liebovitz

          Dear  Mr.  Liebovitz:

          The  Santa  Clarita  Valley  Historical  Society  has  had  a  long  and
          serious  commitment  to  the  preservation  and  restoration  of  the
          "Pardee  House",  an  historic  structure  presently  owned  by
          Pacific  Bell  and  located  at  24275  Walnut  Street,  in  Newhall,
          California.

          This  building  has  played  an  impressive  role  in  the  history  of
          the  Santa  Clarita  Valley  since  its  construction  in  18'88(?)  as  a
          Good  Templar' s  Lodge  by  Henry  Clay  Needham,  not  the  least  of
          which  was  its  use  as  a  telephone  exchange  in  the  early  years  of
          the  twentieth  century.             It  has  additionally  served  as  a  resi-
          dence,  a  western  movie  set  in  the  days  of  Tom  Mix  and  his  "Mix-
          ville",  and  as  a  headquarters  both  for  the  Boys  and  Girls  Club
          and  for  the  Santa  Clarita  Valley  Chamber  of  Commerce.·

          The  Santa  Clarita  Valley  Historical  Society  is  fully  prepared
          to  relocate  the  structure  to  its  Heritage  Junction  Historic
          Park  In  Newhall  and  to  restore  it for  use  as  a  Visitors  Center,
          a  Library  and  a  Museum  of  Santa  Clarita  Valley  History.

          The  Society  the ref ore  requests  the  unconditional  donation  of
          the  "Pardee  House"  to  the  Society  and  permission  to  relocate  it
          to  Heritage  Junction,  per  your  agreement  with  Jo  Anne  Darcy,
          Senior  Field  Deputy  to  Supervisor  Michael  Antonovich.

          If  I  can  answer  any  questions  or  provide  additional  informa-
          tion,  please  contact  me  at  (805)  251-1909.

          Sincerely,




          John  Mann,  President

          JM:PAK

          cc;  Jo  Anne  Darcy

                                          Headquarters - Saugus Train Station

                                        P.O. Box 875  •  Newhall  •  California  •  91322
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