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Rohr Manor and adobe house
Chula Vista, California
clubhouse
Recreational Club
Compiled by Sue Poole
The Rohr Manor and adobe house is located at 4548 Sweetwater Road in Chula Vista, California. It had a long driveway and swimming pool.
According to the Calisphere website, the "authentic adobe house, built in the 1800s in the Cuyamaca Mountains, was taken apart and reconstructed by the origianl owner of Rohr Manor." Rohr Manor was "named for Fred Rohr, this house sits in the center of Rohr Park. Built in 1938, the house now belongs to the city of Chula Vista and the city's Park Division."
In the 1940s, when Chula Vista was a town of about 12,000 people and Bonita was countryside, the land ws taken over by Army soldiers while family that owned the property lived in the homse (Main, 1986).
"The house and land was purchased by Fred Rohr in 1955 and used as a recreation center for his employees."
The November 1955 issue of The AeROHRcrafter announced the opening of the Gem and Mineral Show exhibit at the Rohr Employees Recreational Club clubhouse. A Christmas party for the children of Rohr employees was planned for December to include Santa arriving by helicopter. The Recreational Club during this time was also used to display the model airplanes of employees, picnics, and banquets. A knitting class was also planned (supplemental page).
The 1958 Employees' Handbook stated "Riverside employees are welcome to use the club facilities at any time; large groups should obtain passes in advance from the Chula Vista recreation office" (p. 38).
Fred Rohr later turned the property over to the City of Chula Vista (Main, 1986).
Courtesy of Kurt Kunz, 2023.
The AeROHRcrafter, November 1955, supplemental page.
References:
Campbell, Robert B., ed. “Gem and Mineral Exhibit Open at Clubhouse November 7th.” The AeROHRcrafter, November 1955.
Main, Jackie. Recollections of Rohr Manor. Style, October 1986.
Rohr. 1958 handbook
Rohr Manor and Old Adobe https://calisphere.org/item/304a651a7d88365de6d12def9fcc4b5d/
For information on the Rohr Manor Motel, see http://rohrmemories.20megsfree.com/motel.html.
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