Visitor route

Explore Pomona history and architecture

A source-linked starting route for Pomona historic districts, landmark records, and preservation-minded exploration.

Exterior of Pomona Railroad Station, circa 1906, with tracks in the foreground

Start with historic-district context

Pomona identifies Lincoln Park, Wilton Heights, and Hacienda Park as residential historic districts. Treat them as preservation and architecture contexts, not as ranked real-estate or safety areas.

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Use the history organization for museum details

The Historical Society of Pomona Valley maintains current information for historic sites and tours, including Casa Primera, Phillips Mansion, and Palomares Adobe. Its pages control current access and booking details.

Open the Historical Society ↗

Connect individual landmarks carefully

Use the permanent listing pages for Casa Primera, Phillips Mansion, Lincoln Park, and Adobe de Palomares for source links and map handoffs.

Open Phillips Mansion listing →

Respect the setting

Residential streets and historic sites are not open-air museums. Follow posted rules, do not treat private property as visitor access, and confirm conditions with the responsible organization.

Photo credits

Photography used on this page

Credits identify each photographer, source record, and license. Some web-ready images were cropped or compressed from the source file.

Pomona, historical image

Unknown photographer, California Historical Society Collection/USC Libraries Special Collections, “Exterior view of the Pomona Railroad Station, ca. 1906 (CHS-5224),” public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source on Wikimedia Commons ↗ Public domain in the United States — published before 1929 (Commons PD-1923 tag) ↗

See the complete image-credit record for all approved Local Pomona photography.