Letter to the Editor—Rohr Manor
A 1954 Grant Deed transferred real estate ownership from Charlotte R. Harrison, a widow, to Rohr Aircraft Corporation on December 21, 1954. Rube Harrison died in 1951.
That legal document jibes with the story presented in Sunnyside Common Sense guest article, Save Rohr Manor — Historic Site No. 46.
Yet, SDSU researchers got some things wrong:
• The house changed hands several times up until 1955 when it was purchased by Rohr Aircraft Corporation.
• Mr. Rohr sold the land and the house (23 acres in all) to the City for a bargain price of $60,000.
The actual sales price was $82,000. That amount is in two legal documents, the grant deed recorded on February 2, 1966 and City Council Resolution No. 3973, dated January 25, 1966, that appropriated the funds.
Fact remains, Fred H. Rohr never owned that [Rohr Manor] house in Bonita. Rohr did not buy it or sell it. His publicly traded corporation did.
Fred Rohr lived in Point Loma from 1942 until his death in 1965. His residence was designated as historic in 2023.
Karen Henry
References
1. GRANT DEED, Recorded December 21, 1954, Book: 5458; Page 387; Document No. 17125
2. Corporation Grant Deed, Recorded February 2, 1966, File/Page No. 18774
3. Chula Vista City Council Resolution No. 3972, dated January 25, 1966
4. Chula Vista City Council Resolution No. 3973, dated January 25, 1966
5. Former Rohr Home in Point Loma Designated As Historic, OB Rag, May 3, 2023
6. Historical Nomination of 555 San Fernando Street, May 2022
Footnote: Don’t believe everything that you read.
1. "The house and land was purchased by Fred Rohr in 1955..."
2. 1954 Sept. Fred Rohr bought the Manor and Old Adobe built
1938 by Ruben Harrison. (Austin p. 41)
3. The house changed hands several times up until 1955 when it was
purchased by Rohr Aircraft Corporation.
4. Mr. Rohr sold the land and the house (23 acres in all) to the City for a
bargain price of $60,000.
5. Fred Rohr’s home in Bonita at Rohr Park
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