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The Lakeman House on Washington Avenue. (Toni McAllister/Patch)
A side view of the Lakeman House, looking south toward Juniper Street. (Toni McAllister/Patch)
Ray s Murrieta Cafe, which the Lakeman family opened in the early 1900s as an ice cream parlor. The building is slated to be restored by the investors who own it and the Lakeman House on Washington Avenue. (Toni McAllister/Patch)
MURRIETA, CA A historic home in Old Town Murrieta will likely be demolished after standing for more than 135 years.
A public hearing at Murrieta City Hall is set for Monday night to discuss razing the Lakeman House at the northeast corner of Washington Avenue and Juniper Street. The home was determined by the city s Building & Safety Division to be unsafe for occupancy and has been red-tagged. It cannot be restored, according to city documents.
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The post office at 24930 Washington Ave. opened in 1985 and is a short distance from the original post office building that began serving the community in 1940 at 24861 Washington Ave. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
MURRIETA, CA The little brick post office in Old Town Murrieta could get a new name. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona) whose 42nd Congressional District includes much of Southwest Riverside County has introduced legislation, H.R. 797, to name the post office at 24930 Washington Ave. in honor of the Riverside County veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
If passed, the bill would designate the post office as the Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office.