Projects
Since its founding in 1996, Lake Elsinore Historical Society has been involved in the preservation of the history of this area.
Restoration of the American La France Firetruck Lake Elsinore Engine #1
Restoration of the American La France Firetruck Lake Elsinore Engine #1Built by the American LaFrance Fire Engine Co., the truck was purchased in 1925 and provided decades of service for the...
Restoration of the Barkschat Lamp Posts
Restoration of the Barkschat Lamp PostsThe original street lights, which were first installed in the mid-1920s, were fluted, cast-concrete columns with Mediterranean-style floral embellishments and...
Jean Hayman House
Jean Hayman HouseThe original home was named for a favorite teacher in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, located at 310 East Pottery Street, Lake Elsinore. It is a rebuild of the original...
USS Lake Elsinore
Rick Riess contacted Lake Elsinore Historical Society and shared that he had discovered that there had been a cargo ship named after Lake Elsinore in World War I. He decided to write about it and LEHS decided to have a model of the ship built. The model is housed at the Lake Elsinore Historical Society Museum along with Rick’s article on the ship…