The Smiley Park Historic District is a residential neighborhood and historic district in southern Redlands,

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. The neighborhood is centered on Smiley Park, which was named for benefactors Alfred and Albert Smiley and includes the A. K. Smiley Public Library. Development in the district began in 1887 as much of Southern California grew rapidly due to the expanding citrus industry. Through the turn of the century, new residents mainly built Victorian homes, either in the form of larger Queen Anne designs or as smaller cottages. The

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style became popular around 1900, and after 1908 most new homes had American Craftsman designs. Growth in the district stopped in 1913 after a freeze crippled Redlands' orange industry; development in the city did not fully resume until after

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, and later homes were mainly built outside the district. dfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/94001487.pdf Accompanied by photos The district was added to the

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on December 29, 1994.

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