Manor House (Pomona, California)
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Manor House is the official residence of the President of
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, located in
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.California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - University Administration
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History

Manor House was built in 1926, designed by famed Californian architect
Myron Hunt Myron Hubbard Hunt (February 27, 1868 – May 26, 1952) was an American architect whose numerous projects include many noted landmarks in Southern California and Evanston, Illinois. Hunt was elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Archi ...
, as a part of the larger Kellogg Ranch complex established by
Will Keith Kellogg Will Keith Kellogg (born William Keith Kellogg; April 7, 1860 – October 6, 1951) was an American industrialist in food manufacturing, who founded the Kellogg Company, which produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a membe ...
, founder of the
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cereal company.Kellogg House at Cal Poly Pomona - History
/ref> It was originally built for Kellogg's eldest son, Karl, who moved his family to California to manage his father's ranch. Manor House, along with the rest of Kellogg Ranch, was donated in 1956 to what would become
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is a Public university, public Institute of Technology (United States)#Polytechnic universities, polytechnic research university in Pomona, California, United States. It is the l ...
. The house was renovated in 2004 for $167,000.KQED - CSU Spends $2M on Presidential Home Renovations Over 10 Years
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Cal Poly Pomona: Manor House
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