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Muckenthaler House
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National Register of Historic Places

Muckenthaler House

Also known as Muckenthaler Cultural Center

On the National Register since 198046 years
MediterraneanListed 1980Fullerton
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About Muckenthaler House

Muckenthaler House, at 1201 W. Malvern Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1980. It was among the first 2 of Fullerton’s 23 listings. The Register lists it for its landscape design, agriculture and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Mediterranean, as it does for 21 other California listings. The listing covers 8.5 acres.

What it isHistoric house in California, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 37 MB · National Archives↗
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Finding Muckenthaler House

1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton

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No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

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19 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHugh Edgar Johnson HouseBuilt 19280.6 miDHunt Center and LibraryDistrict0.8 miBFullerton City HallSpanish Colonial Revival0.8 miBFender's Radio ServiceBuilding1.1 miBMasonic TempleMission/Spanish Colonial Revival1.1 miBElephant Packing HouseMission Revival1.2 miBFullerton Union Pacific DepotMission Revival · Built 19231.2 miBFullerton Odd Fellows TempleCommercial1.2 miBFarmers and Merchants Bank of FullertonBeaux Arts1.2 miBChapman BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival1.2 miBSanta Fe Railway Passenger and Freight DepotSpanish Colonial Revival1.3 miBFullerton First Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate Gothic Revival1.3 miBFullerton Post OfficeSpanish Colonial Revival1.3 miDPomona Court and ApartmentsDistrict1.3 miBDewella ApartmentsSpanish Colonial Revival1.4 miBFullerton Union High School Auditorium (Additional Documentation)Spanish Colonial1.4 miDHillcrest ParkDistrict1.4 miDFullerton College Historic DistrictDistrict1.5 mi
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BHetebrink HouseMission Revival · Built 19141.7 mi
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Mediterranean style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Mediterranean.

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Home Economics Building21.9 mi away
Pasadena Civic Center District22 mi away

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Questions about Muckenthaler House

Is Muckenthaler House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 31, 1980 (Register number 80000829).

Is Muckenthaler House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Richard Nixon Birthplace, 7.3 miles away.

Can you visit Muckenthaler House?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Muckenthaler House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123860284 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.