ARVIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

ARVIN, CA

The Arvin Historical Society Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Arvin, California. It was founded in 2016 by local residents and historians who wanted to preserve and promote the history of the Arvin area. The Society’s mission is to collect and preserve artifacts that tell the stories of Arvin’s history, to promote the study of local history, and to provide educational programs and outreach activities that inform and inspire the community.

The Arvin Historical Society Inc. is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Arvin. The Society maintains an archive of photographs, documents, and artifacts, and offers educational programs and events for the community. It also publishes a quarterly newsletter and hosts an annual Arvin History Day celebration.

The Society operates a museum in an historic building in downtown Arvin. The museum features exhibits and displays that tell the stories of Arvin’s history, from the early days of settlement to the present. The museum also holds special events and activities throughout the year, including field trips, lectures, and workshops.

The Arvin Historic Society Inc. also provides research services, helping people locate information about their family’s history in Arvin and the surrounding area. The Society also works with local businesses, schools, and organizations to help promote and preserve the history of Arvin.

The Arvin Historical Society Inc. is committed to preserving and promoting the history of the Arvin area and is dedicated to providing the community with educational and cultural programs that celebrate the history and heritage of Arvin.

ARVIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in ARVIN CA. US MID #8400601867

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

Oildale (Bakersfield) Standard School Auditorium (# 2439) I almost missed this building. I was headed out of Bakersfield, going through the Oildale area which is mainly older single-story businesses and residences, when I happened to notice this building that was quite elegant for the area. Turning around and coming back, not only was I amazed by the architecture, but also what seemed to be an odd name: “Standard School Auditorium.”

It was very hard to find information on this, particularly since I’m in the city of Bakersfield and used that in searching. The auditorium was built in 1937 with Public Works Administration funds and is still in use. Oildale was once a separate unincorporated area just north of Bakersfield, and apparently the school district is named Standard School District because Standard Oil donated the land for the first school of the district.

Sources:

<a href="https://kern.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/4/files/sites/4/2018/07/District-Origins-in-Kern-County-A1.pdf" rel="noreferrer nofollow">kern.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/4/files/sites/4/2018/07/Dis...</a>
<a href="https://www.standardschools.net/page/our-district" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.standardschools.net/page/our-district</a>

Oildale (Bakersfield) Standard School Auditorium gargoyle? (# 2440) A little more detail of the figures on the top of the building (see adjacent picture). They’re not quite gargoyles, but I couldn’t think of a better word since they look rather frightening. If you zoom in, you can see that they seem to have their hands on globes.

KCM / honoring (belatedly) Native populations (# 2435) Oh, we forgot.... there were people living here before the European settlers.

<u><a href="https://kernarts.org/event/kern-county-museum-dedicates-owtsan-house/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Owtsan House</a></u> was dedicated this year (2023) to honor the history of the Native populations that lived in the area for thousands of years before the occupation by Mexicans and then Americans.

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

KCM / historic clock tower (# 2436) At the entrance to the museum, a reconstruction of an historic <u><a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=170346" rel="noreferrer nofollow">clock tower</a></u> that stood in downtown Bakersfield. The original clock tower, dedicated in 1904, was extensively damaged by the 1952 Kern County earthquake and aftershocks. This replica includes the original clock work, bell, iron stairway, railings and grill work.

The 1952 <u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Kern_County_earthquake" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Kern County earthquake</a></u> which destroyed the tower, measured 7.3 and had many large (5+ on the scale) aftershocks that severely damaged Tehachapi, downtown Bakersfield, and multiple other small towns.

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

KCM / Padre hotel missile (# 2426) The missile that was on the roof of the <u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/donbrr/53426222444/">Padre Hotel</a></u> and pointed at City Hall…. See the <u><a href="https://kerncountymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/KCM_Kern_Courier_Spring_2020.pdf" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Kern Courier</a></u> story.

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

KCM / neon and oil hodgepodge (# 2427) Just an interesting mix of displays...

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

KCM / Bakersfield neon history display (# 2425) Part of the Bakersfield neon history display

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

KCM / Green Frog Market neon (# 2422) Display of historic neon sign from the Green Frog Market, which was Bakersfield’s oldest <u><a href="https://www.bakersfield.com/news/last-green-frog-market-croaks/article_a789c27a-9c8c-514d-a496-d4df39e32c29.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">grocery store</a></u> but closed in 2016. It seems almost a disgrace, but the store then became a Dollar General.

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

KCM / historic drilling rig (# 2405) Seen from the section of the park that focuses on houses and small businesses, in the distance a replica of a wooden drilling rig of the sort that would have been used at the turn of the last century. The replica was made by volunteers of retired oil-field workers, with the assistance of oil industry companies. Kern county has four distinct oil fields (all large), and is one of the top oil producing areas in the U.S.

The webpage for the <u><a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=25692" rel="noreferrer nofollow">placard</a></u> has pictures of such derricks in use in the field.

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

KCM / courthouse sentry statues (# 2414) Sentry statues (and gate posts) from an 1876 County courthouse; the courthouse was demolished after the 1952 earthquake.

<i>Use the Kern County Museum (KCM) tag to see all of the photographs from the museum.</i>

Contact ARVIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

ARVIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 96
ARVIN
CA
93203

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MID #	8400601867
Name	ARVIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	770011193
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201302
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	35.197123, -118.834585
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 029 US Census Tract: 006303 US Census Block: 2009