The Manor's original place of residence was 1119 "S" Street in Fresno, Ca. It was built in 1912 by famed architect Charles K. Kirby Jr. for his mother Mrs. Josephine Kirby. His work included the O.J. Woodward and Jacob Vogel homes, the Einstein and Edgerly Blocks in San Francisco, the Fresno First National Bank Building (1888) and the Barton Opera House (1890), another opera house and the Carnegie Library in Selma in 1905. Together with Harry A. Thomas, they prepared plans for the contagious disease bungalows for the Fresno County Hospital. On his own again in 1910, he designed a fine craftsman style Unitarian Church, the old Fresno Auditorium, and the Iwata Theater.