William Crowe Kellogg and Jack and Jane Wedding

Note from Jack around 2011

Re:  Bill Kellogg

"We spent our wedding night - Sept. 11 [1948] at the Kellogg Mansion.  Turned out that our "Best Man" at our wedding in Carmel gave us the gift of a night at Kellogg residence in Altadena...."

The mansion is described in an LA Times article The House Scripps Built : A Family and a Community Struggle to Preserve Their Heritage March 02, 1986 Mark Arax |.  "The mansion [Scripps Hall mansion], located at 209 E. Mariposa St., is understated despite being built on a road once known as "Millionaires' Row" because of the wealthy and famous men such as author Zane Grey and hotel builder, Col. G. G. Green who moved there at the turn of the century. Like the community's pioneers, the home is more practical than elegant, with its Oriental influences, leaded glass windows and sweeping staircase. Although empty for the past several years since the elder Kelloggs moved permanently to La Jolla, it remains in good condition."  At that time the mansion was an "old people's home" and was under threat of destruction.  "My father made this quick, rather hasty decision and then he began to reflect upon it," said William Crowe Kellogg. "I think he felt he made a mistake and feared the home would be torn down and the property developed."  Later however it was renovated and is now a school:  this from Wikipedia:  "In 1979, threatened with demolition, the Altadena Heritage Association coordinated the historic home's sale to the Pasadena Waldorf School, one of many Waldorf Schools around the world. Scripps Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 for its significance as a 'settlement site'" 

Also from the LA Times  http://articles.latimes.com/1991-11-20/news/ga-37_1_altadena-home-tour "In 1987, the Waldorf School of Pasadena purchased the remaining 3.5-acre estate, including the 6,000-square-foot Craftsman-style Scripps Hall mansion, on the condition that the estate be preserved. Scripps' great-grandson, William Kellogg, had led a community battle to save the mansion from destruction by developers, and Altadena Heritage emerged from the effort to become a preservation group.
The forest-green stucco, brick and wood Craftsman-style house has jutting beams, balconies, dormer windows and elaborate beveled glass windows around the front door. A balustraded stairway, wood-paneled walls and ceilings, and wood-and-tile fireplaces are inside."