In 1966, a group of concerned residents formed a non-profit, the Alhambra Historical Society, to address concerns about the loss of significant historic landmarks including an 1880's Victorian home owned by Captain  F. Edward Gray, a prominent Los Angeles-area horticulturalist.

The mission of Alhambra Historical Society is to research, preserve, and share the unique history of our city as a means to achieve a deeper  understanding of ourselves and how the past impacts the future.

Alhambra Historical Society works towards the following goals and objectives:

• To encourage and promote the research and study of history in its relation to the population and development of Alhambra and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley

• To be an archival and educational organization to collect, classify, publish and disseminate historical information, data, and facts

• To locate, restore, mark and preserve historical places and structures worthy of recognition and perpetuation

A ten-member board of directors comprised of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, four directors, a student director and a City Council representative meets monthly to oversee the administration of the Alhambra Historical Society and Museum.