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.

Today, the 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

An eight-member board of trustees comprised of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and four trustees meet monthly to oversee the administration of the Alhambra Historical Society and Museum.