My time at California Baptist has been very interesting and after getting information that the campus use to be an asylum I am going to take a field trip. I knew that the old building was creepy and recently after exploring the building with a good friend, I knew that it wasn't one of my top places to be on our beautiful campus. Then I wake up this morning and check a facebook post that said our school has catacombs. What? Catacombs?
Yes so the snoop in me started flashing around the internet and I found many rumors, many lies, and few facts. So lets do the facts first,
1. California Baptist College moved into the James Building in 1950.
2. Frank Miller owned the James Building before CBU came in, it was called "The New Homes of Woodcraft."
3. Their is no written proof that James Building was ever an asylum. I have looked believe me!
4. There are also no pictures of pre CBU James.
Okay lets attack these one at a time.
CBC bought this building plus 80+ acres for $800,000.
Second Frank Miller was crazy, everyone in Riverside knows that. In his diaries he wrote that the inspiration of the interior design of the Mission Inn is the Winchester House and the famous Mission Inn Tower is where Miller went insane and plotted the murder of his wife and children. Like the Mission Inn, the James building has catacombs.
Third, No written proof so I squashing that issue.
Fourth, CBU has quite the collection of Riverside pictures. I have gone through all of them, along with the city of riverside pictures, and searched online. If you have a preCBC picture of the James Building I would love to see it.
Finally, I have found one picture of the entrance of the James Catacombs, this is for several reason. One you can and students have in the past get expelled from CBU if you get caught. Two it is scary to be in the full lighted James Building and there is no lights down in at the Catacombs.
So finally what is my findings, that I am going to keep looking. I will find out if something is up with that building. I trust my gut here and maybe after graduation ofcourse I will dare myself down into the catacombs!
Till next time, Best Wishes
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ReplyDelete1. In 1955 CBC Began that school year on the Riverside campus I.E. James Building [prior El Monte, Ca]
ReplyDelete2. In 1920 'the woodcraft home' was built. In 1950 the land was sold to CBC. Simply put woodcraft home was an insurance style retirement home. It was built by a notable architect, which continued the Mission theme of Frank's Inn.
3. There NEVER was an asylum on that land however Frank Miller was involved as a trustee of what is named today as Patton State Hospital (which is an asylum) There is probability, that some of his mental illness was brought on being in proximity to the mentally ill.
4. There are photos of pre CBU James Give me your email I will send you the only known photos.
The catacombs do exist of course. Many persons are sure to have died in the 30 year cycle as a retirement home and a hospital stood on site. I suspect the Hospital and Catacombs were interconnected.
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Frank Miller didnt have children he had a child only one and according to every written statement from people who were there he died peacefully in his room he didnt go insane why would you write such a false statement like that do you like to slander much?
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