The Rialto Historical Society in California is situated within a historic former church school building, standing as a poignant energetic anchor for the community’s spiritual and civic evolution. Built in 1906, the structure is adjacent to the Old First Christian Church—now the Kristina Dana Hendrickson Cultural Center. The building’s Late Gothic Revival and American Craftsman architecture act as a physical resonator from the city’s early 20th-century roots.
The most famous spirit associated with the site is the spirit of Kristina Dana Hendrickson, the young daughter of Dr. Merlin Hendrickson, who saved the church from demolition. For decades, the presence of a “little girl in the window” was reported by locals and visitors, becoming such a staple of the building’s lore that it inspired the book The Little Girl in the Window by John Adams.