HISTORICAL GLASS MUSEUM HISTORY

HISTORICAL GLASS MUSEUM HISTORY, a photo by benjamin_valadez on Flickr.

The museum located in a restored 1905 Victorian house and is Redlands Historical Resource #107.
The Historical Glass Museum Foundation was founded in 1976, to preserve specimens of American
glass from artists and factories that were becoming extinct, as well as those currently
producing glass. Dixie Huckabee, her husband, Dee Huckabee, and many volunteers spent
numerous hours restoring the 1905 Victorian house museum to its original look, both inside
and out. Thanks to their efforts, the museum received the Heritage Award from the Redlands Area
Historical Society in 1995. This award is given each year to acknowledge well-maintained
structures in Redlands that are at least 75 years old.

In 2004, several HGMF members refurbished every room in the museum's interior, while two
members voluntarily repaired and painted the entire exterior of the museum.

On August 2, 2005 the Historical Glass Museum was dedicated as Redlands Historical
Resource #107.

The home that houses the museum was constructed by Jerome E. Seymour, a Redlands builder and
architect. Seymour purchased the lot in 1903 and built the home in 1905 for a total of
$1,000. Seymour started the Seymour Planing Mill in 1886 with his brother, Howard. Jerome
built the home for his family. His daughter, Emma Cryer, lived there after her parents'
deaths, and until her death in 1977. Jerome Seymour died in Redlands in 1917 during the
influenza epidemic.

According to historical data available, the home was constructed from wood from the
historic J.D.B. Stillman Winery, which was located where the University of Redlands is
today. Inside the home you will find beautiful dark woodwork. The rooms in the
museum all have high ceilings and tall, double-hung windows. A very ornate and
fretwork wood archway still stands between the front room and dining room.



Most of the museum's funding comes from affiliated glass clubs, fundraisers, member's dues, and the museum's wonderful two-room Antique and Gift Shop.