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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-09-14 City Council (13)City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL 9 FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT DATE:SEPTEMBER 14, 1998 CMR:361:98 SUBJECT:ENDORSEMENT OF APPROACH FOR AND STATUS OF WORK ON HISTORIC INVENTORY REPORT IN BRIEF On August 10, 1998, the City Council authorized additional work by Dames & Moore on the then on-going Historic Inventory. Specifically, the Council authorized $134,800 for Dames & Moore to (1) complete preliminary review of Criterion C (architecture, design and construction of the property/structure) for all Study Priority 1 properties by October 15, 1998; and (2) complete of preliminary review of" Criteria A and B (association with historically significant events and people) and Criterion C for all Study Priority 1 and 2 properties by J.anuary 15, 1999). This report includes information about the consultant’s approach to the currently authorized work for Council’s endorsement and information. This report also includes: detailed information about past and future Historic Inventory work and products, particularly pertaining to the numbers of properties originally surveyed and later categorized as Study Priority 1 and 2. The initial reconnaissance survey involved approximately 6,600 properties. That initial survey resulted in approximately 600 Study Priority 1 properties and approximately 2,700 Study Priority 2 properties being identified for further evaluation. The authorized consultant work ongoing now will further reduce those numbers. By October 15, 1998, the consultant will report on which properties are still under consideration as Priority 1, based primarily on architectural considerations. By January 15, 1999, the consultant will report on which Priority 1 and 2 properties are still under consideration based on all applicable criteria (A, B and C) utilized by the Secretary of the Interior for historic preservation purposes. This report contains examples of the forms that CMR:361:98 Page 1 of 6 will be used by the consultant to report those findings. The report also contains an example of the contents of a Palo Alto address file assembled in the Inventory process. Lastly, the report includes an example of a completed Form DPR523 A and B, utilized by Federal, State and most local agencies involved with historic preservation programs in California. CMR:361:98 Page 2 of 6 RECOMMENDATION Endorse the approach for consultant to complete authorized work on the Historic Inventory. BACKGROUND On August 10, 1998, the City Council considered a staff report (CMR:337:98) that described options for future work to update the City’s Historic Inventory by Dames & Moore, the City’s historic preservation consultant since August 1997. After public testimony and considerable discussion, the City Council authorized $134,800 for Dames & .Moore to complete additional work pertaining to Study Priority 1 and 2 properties. Specifically, the Council authorized funding what was identified as Option 2 Phase 1: (1)completion of preliminary review of Criterion C (architecture, design and ~onstruction of the property/structure) for all Study Priority 1 properties by October 15, 1998; and (2) completion of preliminary review of Criteria A and B (association with historically significant events and people) and Criterion C for all Study Priority 1 and 2 properties by January 15, 1999) (Attachment A). DISCUSSION Staff has finalized the new contract with Dames & Moore consistent with the Council’s actions of August 10, 1998. Staff is concemed that there has been confusion about how the Historic Inventory work is done, how findings are reported, and what the findings mean. The Inventory work proceeds through a series of steps, with the number of properties under consideration diminishing over time. Originally, a visual inspection of approximately 6,600 properties with structures over 50 years old was conducted. Study Priority 1 and 2 lists, containing approximately 600 and 2,700 properties, respectively, were generated as products of that initial visual survey. In other words, the initial step in the Inventory eliminated approximately half of the properties from further site-specific investigation. Most of the approximately 600 Study Priority 1 properties have structures that appear potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a result of a visual inspection by the Inventory architectural historian. In a few cases, properties were placed on the Study Priority 1 list because something unusual about the site needed further research before a preliminary assessment could be made. The approximately 2,700 Study Priority 2 properties were identified by the Inventory architectural historian as having architectural integrity but most likely not being eligible for the National Register based on their architecture. (Architectural integrity means that the structures retain the features that define their architectural character.) Additional investigation of Study Priority 1 and 2 properties is being done during the next phases of the Inventory authorized by the Council on August 10, 1998, described below. CMR:361:98 Page 3 of 6 The consultant’s work between August 10, 1998 and January 15, 1999 consists of the following: By October 15, 1998, all Study Priority 1 properties (approximately 600 individual properties) will have been screened for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Criterion C, which includes consideration of architecture, design and construction of the Priority 1 structure, By January 15, 1999, all Study Priority 2 properties will have been screened for NRHP Criteria A and B (pertaining to historically significant events and people) and Criterion C. It is expected that a significant portion of the approximately 2,700 individual Priority 2 properties will be eliminated from any further consideration at this stage. In addition, the recommendations completed for Study Priority 1 properties based on Criterion C will be supplemented relative to Criteria A and B, to the extent that research information is provided by volunteers. The number of properties remaining on Study Priority 1 and 2 lists is expected to be significantly reduced after completion of the above authorized phases of consultant work. Properties remaining on the lists after January 15, 1999, are those most likely to be eligible for nomination to the City’s list of Landmarks and Significant Resources, consistent with a revised Permanent Historic Preservation Ordinance. However, additional historic investigation would be required as part of the nomination process. Consequently, it would be expected that additional properties would fall out of consideration as more detailed information was provided concerning Criteria A, B and C considerations for individual properties. Whether additional historic investigation work will be completed by the consultant (such as Phase 2 of Option 2 identified in Attachment A ) or other means will be considered as the Council reviews the results of the consultant’s October 1998 and January 1999 work products and future staff recommendations. The Dames & Moore contract extends into the spring of 1999 so that consultants can coordinate with staff, attend public meetings, etc. As previously authorized, temporary employees have been and will continue to be utilized to insure that sufficient background research is conducted for timely completion of Dames & Moore work. The temporary employees’ work augments the research conducted by volunteers. Over the course of the Inventory, approximately 100 volunteers have been trained by Dames & Moore. Even over the summer, volunteer work continued. It is expected that volunteer work will intensify starting in September. However, the Council’s August 10, 1998 authorization included a $23,000 contingency for additional temporary employee work, if needed to augment the volunteer effort, The attached exhibits illustrate for the Council and general public the Inventory work -products that will be forthcoming by October 15, 1998 and January 15, 1999: CMR:361:98 Page 4 of 6 Attachment B is the form that will be Used by the consultant to report the Study Priority 1 properties eligibility per Criterion C (architecture), due by October 15, 1998. A similar form will be used for work due by January 15, 1998. Attachment C contains more detailed information about the status of research to date for the properties remaining on Priority 1 on October 15, 1998. A similar form will be used to report results of the consultant work due on January 15, 1999. Attachment D contains the contents of a current file for a Palo Alto property already researched by a volunteer. This example is intended to illustrate the type of information typically contained in a property file. Attachment E contains instructions for volunteers doing such research. Attachment F is an example of completed DPR523 A and B forms, in this case fora hiStoric property in San Francisco. There has been much discussion about the State forms. This example has been included so the Council and public can see the detailed yet concise information provided by these forms. These forms are the standard used by State and Federal departments involved with historic preservation. Most communities with local historic preservation programs also use the forms. RESOURCE IMPACT Resource impact is unchanged from that disclosed on August 10, 1998. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This is an information report only on the status of work authorized by the Council on August 10, 1998. ATTACHMENTS A. Chart from CMR:337:98, with Dames & Moore options B. Form used to report Criterion C work, due 10/15/98. C. Form used to report detailed information on status of research to date for remaining Priority 1 properties D. File materials for 2230 Amherst E. Volunteer Instructions F.Completed DPR523 A and B forms for a historic property in San Francisco PREPARED BY: Anne Cronin Moore, Interim Director of Planning and Community Environment CMR:361:98 Page 5 of 6 DEPARTMENT HEAD: i ANNE CRONIN MOORE Interim Director of Planning and Community Environment CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: Architectural Review Board Historic Resources Board Planning Commission Palo Alto/Stanford Heritage Palo Alto Historical Association Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Palo Alto Board of Realtors Barron Park Association College Terrace Residents Association Crescent Park Neighborhood Association Community Center Neighbors Association Downtown North Neighborhood Association Midtown Residents Association Palo Verde Neighborhood Association Ramona Homeowners Association University Park Association University South Neighborhoods Group Ventura Neighborhood Association Ventura Neighborhood Association Ventura Neighborhood Association John Paul Hanna Palo Alto Homeowners Association George Zimmerman Architectural Resources Group Origins Design Network CMR:361:98 Page 6 of 6 Attachment A ,- ...- d z 0 Attachment B STUDY PRIORITY 1: RECOMMENDATIONS ON POTENTIAL ELIGIBILITY 15 October 1998 Address 123 A Street 250 A Street 45 C Street 124-128 D Street APN 001-01-111 002-02-111 003-01-111 011-11-123 Construction Date 1924 1930 1940 1911 Resource Attribute Codes~ HP2 HP2 HP3 HP6 Recommendation Potential NRHP eligibility Criterion C Criterion C Potential Local significance Criterion C Criterion C 1. Resource Attribute Code HP1 :Unknown; HP2:Single family property; HP3:Multiple family property; HP6:1-3 story commercial building Attachment C PALO ALTO HISTORIC BUILDING SURVEY FIELD NOTES FORM 1 Suburban Residential Altered X Original O NV: not visible ¯ Required Categories Building ~ of Attachment D ¯Date: ¯Surveyor: 1/98 FOUNDATION NV Vents POSTS PERIMETER SLAB WOOD STONE BRICK R.C. STRUCTURAL SYSTEM WOOD: MASONRY: BOND R,C.: ARCH FRAME INFILL Stud Frame Post & Beam Brace Frame SW Brick Stone Adobe CB Tile Common Running Veneer Other (Sketch)Ashlar Rubble Rebar (Sketch)Peal & Beam Slab UNTEL TRUSS ANCHORS STUCCO: METAL: MISC: Rustic Band Bevel V-groove Flush Beard & Batten~ Planks (reg~rreg) Smooth Rough Scored Corrugated Flat Pressed 5V 8V Cement-asbestos Vinyl Tarpaper Aluminum Porcelain Enamel ROOF HIP~LATDORMERS MATERIALS:Tile Corrugated:Iron Sheet Metal:Tile SHED GAMBREL JERK Purlins Fascia Soffitts VENTS EYELIDS ~Asphalt Slate Tarpaper Alum Asbestos Fiberglass 5V 8V Flat ¯ ROOFLINE LIGHTNING ROD. Stone Stucco Metal Tile T~--"~DISH FLAG WEATHER VANE SOLAR PANEL, ¯ WINDOWS STEEL ALUMINUM Top ~Bottom ~ CASEMENT Opens:, Verl-Hertz Hopper INDUSTRIAL SLIDING TRANSOMS SHUTTERS Fit Operate AWNINGS Metal Cloth ¯ DOORS PRIMARY 1 PANELED ~" DOUBLE HOLLOW HARDWARE NAILS Square HINGES KNOCKER SCONCE GLASS SECONDARY 2 ALUMINUM STEELBe.or !~SIDELIGHTS SCREEN Forged Manufactured DEC ~Reund Dowels LATCHES ESCUTCHEON KNOBS GRILLES KICK PLATES ADDRESS HANGING LAMP MAIL Colored Frosted Patterned Beveled Prism Wire Glass Leaded BUILDING SYSTEMS ELECTRICAL Knob & Tube DEC PLUMBING Water Sewer Gas Steam HVAC Passive:Vents Under Roof Over Mechanical: Fan Boiler Radiator Ducts AC:Central Room Outside DRAINAGE Gutters Spouts Copper ¯ INFORMANT NAME OWNER PHONE TENANT NEIGHBOR ¯ USE ORIGINAL 1 CURRENT 2 ~~ECONDARY UNIT MAILBOXES DUPLEX APARTMENT COURT STORIES B 1 ~ 3 4 5 1/2 FOOTPRINT (Sketch)~"INCORPORATED ATTACHED INTERIOR PLAN (Sketch) FINISHES:Built-Ins Paneling Plaster Lincrusta Hardware Light Fixtures Fireplace Staircase Kitchen Bathroom Railings Paper Floors ¯ SETTING/LANDSCAPING BU_~I~IN~ ON PROPERTY (Number..~[~d..c~tg.lJ~j~building) ,!°Main hous. 1"~ Main house 2 Detached cottage Shed Tankhouse Barn __ INFRASTRUCTURE Sidewalk Cud)Stamp Plates PLAQUE ~1 ~ ;,~ ~¢-. - ’~°’"’ " Bungalow Ranch Craftsman Bungalow IMAGE AND DECORATION TYPE Box STYLE/ORNAMENTQueen Anne Colonial Spanish Colonial Renaissance Greek/Roman Tudor ’ Period Modeme Modern Ranch Mission Monterey Ulililarian Prairie TRIM WOOD Jigsawn Turned ¯Hewn BRICK Face Clinker Molded TILE "Melded Glazed Colored STONE Carved ARTIFICIAL STONE ¯ ¯ COLORS Siding Trim Sash ALTERATIONS ADDITIONS WINDOWS DOORS SIDING PAINT TRIM ROOF HARDWARE INTERIOR Spaces Finishes SETTING LANDSCAPING SYSTEMS 2230 AMHERST 1904 HISTORY The present owners have bee~.told that 2230 Amherst was built in 1904 by a Stanford enginee, ring studen ,~’and that the builder also planted four trees on the property which are still there: the redwood tree in the front garden, the Monterey pine in the back garden, and the cedar trees, one on each side of the house. Official records give support to this history: On April 17th, 1905 James M. Goodell, a resident of Santa Clara County, bought property comprised of lots31 and 32, from the J.J. Morris Real Estate Company which was located in Palo Alto. A condition of sale set forth in the deed was that the owner, his heirs and assigns, could never manufacture Or sell any intoxicating beverage on the property under penalty of the property reverting to the seller, the J.J. Morris Realty Company. The Palo Alto City Directories of 1904, 1907 and 1908", under Director~ of the (Stanford University) Campus, lists James McLain Goodell as a Mechanical Engineering student and gives his address as College Terrace: in 1907 the full address given is "Goodell Club, College Terrace". The 1907 and 1908 Directories add that he is an "sp" (special student), but do not explain what that is. The 1910 Directory under the Mayfield listings has "Goodell, Mrs. Sarah E.; .Miss Nellie A.; and James M. ". The address for all of them is "Palo Alto (now .College) and Amherst".. In January 1920, James M. Goodell and his wife, Mary Cl~ke Goodell, who were now residents of Jefferson County, West Virginia, sold their property to ¯ Maxwell M. l~,le and his wife Gertrude, residents of Mayfield. "When, in 1926, ~the Pyles ob~tained a loan on theh- property it included three lots - 31, 32, and 33. By 1928 when Olaf Pitt Jenkins and his wife, Dorothy, owned the prope~y it had grown to include five conti~o-uous lots - 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33. *Note: There is no 1905 Directory, and the 1906 Directory does not have a list of Stanford students. 2230 Amherst, I-tistor¥, continued Olaf Pitt Jenkins was a geologist and became chief of the State Division of. Mines. His father, 0liver Peebles Jenldns,~me to Stanford in 1891 as one of the original faculty and w.a.s head of StanEord’s physiology depm’tmen~ for many years. 2230 AMHERST From the STANFORD ~ ALUMNI DIRECTORY, 1931 James M. Goodell graduated from Stanford University in May 1909 with an A.B. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was married in May, 1916 to Mary Clarke. He is a farmer and engineer. He is a resident of West Virginia. 2230 A2vK-IERST Ex-Palo . ~. ~.~,, ~ ~. in Berkeley home Mrs. Dorothy Gunnell Jenkins, Stanford graduate and ~ormer resident of Pale Alto, died early today in Berkeley after a prQ-longed illness. ~{rs. Jenkins, 59, was tile wife of Olaf P. Jenkins, state miner- alogist and chief of the State Divisio~ of Mines. Her parents wei’e the late Arthur J. and Llllie Parks Gunnell, both residen~ Pale Alto. Jenkins’s father was the late Oliver Jenkins, one the original Stanford ~aculty members and head of the physi- ology department ~or many years. Born in Salt Lake City, Mrs. Jenkins a~tended high school there and then entered Stan-. ford, from which she was gradu- ’ated In 1914. A~ter her marriage that year, the f~lly moved Pullman, Wash., where she taught English and Spanish, at Washington State College for ~lve years. They then moved to Java, where Jenkins did explora- tion work tot an oil company, and in 1928 set~led in Pale Alto. The Iamily moved to Berkeley in 1939. Their home in Pale Alto was at 630 Amherst S~. In addi~on to her husband, Mrs. Jenkins is survived by three children, Barbara Jenkins, Berkeley; William O. Jenkins, Alhambra, and Mrs. Robert F. Hcizer, Berkeley. She a~o leaves six grandchildren. Private ;uneral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday a~ Berke- ley Hills Chapel in Berkeley. The family requests tha~ friends make memorial contributions to the cancer fund ins:cad of send- ln~ flowers. Palo ±.’d,:o Times 1/18/5~ o OLIVER PEEBLES JENKINS FATHER of Olaf Pitt J~nkins ""’~ " ’:Native:of:Ohio..: ’ " ’" Oliver Peebles-’~enkfns’:~,’as born .in::.B~m,.: O.; Nov~ber:3~ ~ ~. "At the age.of 19 he w~’g~dua~ from",~re’s’ ~ill. College" In" ~- diana,~here he’ receivedhis M. degree three, ye~s :later.. 1870 ~ ;2876"hs’:~ught:in p~ts of’,, .~a~ ¯ -~Vi~o~in~.) and California. ~n ’~,]a~er ye~, young man of, 26 b~me .profes~r~ of, nat~l-science~at M~re’s ~1. College :~d sta~ed’one of the ,fL~t biolo~:-laboratories "~ :,~e-.U~d ~tes:’-From" ~83 to. ~, : he ~u~ ~.4h’e ~niv~rsi.ty.of "~d lanai-which gr~.’ ~d~’.at D~auw..It<was’ the latter:..institufioa that he ~ ~llcd.~b~ ~avid. Smrr Jordan .come,:~ti~ the little university whi~ ~eland stanford was bulldi=g - ~e bec~e a"~e~ber ’of, t~t firdt Stanford"fa~]~or~ng ~th Dr. Jordan, ~ :late " Dr.. C: ~ GiN bert, ~d Dr. Ba~on~W.~~, inter of the ’Caltfomid.~my"--~ of Sciences, tn ~e fl~d of tch~yolo~. With "Dr. Gilbert, he w~ direc~r .of the Hopkins M~ne ~rato~ at Pacific Grove up to ~e time of his retirement In 1916..He was authority on fish of. Hawa~ America. and ~n waters ~d the author of ~ on lnve~ brates, as ~’ell ~ of a text~ok on nature study. . In ~e’Y.~ar~ 0f h~ retirement the emeritus faculty. ~of~sor J~ ktns w~,honored,by hls mater. ~Ioore’s Hill, ~q~ ~e L1. degree He held membership’in a humor of sclentlftc socte~ ~d in ~h~mian Club of ~n ~mncisco. Su~ving him are his widow. Ell~beth Hester Jenkins; two Hubert O. of Sac~ento and C~ Pitt of Pa]~ "~to; one bather. ~Vilbur O.of ~ndiana~lls, and grandchildren ~ Alice, Anne, John ~’eymouth of S~nford versity; Elizabeth ~nd ~’ilma kins of Sacramento, ~d Barb~u, Nancy. and ~Villi~ J~nkins of Alto. His only dau;~er, AHce kins ~Ve~0urh, ~’if~ of P~f. Fr~k ~V. Weymouth of S~anford, die5 few ycar~ ago. DOROTH ~ }UNNELL JENKINS MOTHER of Olaf Pitt Jenkins Deafh summons Widow o{ pioneer {acul}ylmember Mrs. Elizabeth R. Jenkins, widow of a member of Stanford’s "old guard," Dr. Oliver Peebles Jenkins, died at the Palo AIto’ Hospital yesterday afternoon at the age of 87. She had lived on the Stanford cimpus for more than~ 50 years. . .She .suffered a stroke March 27;~but up to that. time had re- tained her vigor of mind and’ body, She kept house for herself, at the old family ,home, 533 La- suenstreet; and was actively in- terested in music and in the Daughters..of the American ¯ Revolution.’-.~ ": ....:’-Born in Indiana : SlOe was born in Jeffersonvllle, .i Ind., -April 14, 1856, to the Roy,:. Francis Asbury Hester and Re- becca Oram Slack; ~ Among ~her., ancestors were manyMethodist’ ministers.and two forebe~.rs fought in the Revolutionary War ~Gen. Nathaniel Heard and his" son.She "was. graduated i,{ music at Moore’s HIll .College in Indi~, ann and .taught music for number of years..In. 1878. she married Mr..Jenkins and in 1891 the couple came.with Dr. David ~tarr Jordan to the new univer- sity built by Gov. Leland Stan- ¯ ford.’ Dr. Jenkins was head of’the Stanford department of ’physiology until his retirement in 1915.¯Lived at Cedro Cottage ’For about 10 years the family lived at Ced~’o Cottage on San Francisquito creek, then moved to.the home on Lasuen where she continued to live after Dr.Jenkins’ death January 9, 1935, During her earlier years she took an active part in the life of the community. She belonged to .the First Methodist Church, to the Peninsula Musical Asso- ciation, and to E1 Palo Alto Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A faithful attendant at DAR meetings, she was present at the last session i]eld by her chapter: 8 great-grandchildren She is survived by two ~ons, H.ubert O. Jenkins of Sacramen- to, and Olaf P. Jenkil~s of Berke- ley; two sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Murray of Indianapolis, hid., and Mrs. Mary Shannon; eight grandchildren and. eight g:’ca;- grandchildren. H c r dau[:htcr, Mrs. Frank W. Wcymot:th, died in 1933. :’:James Massor . ame~-R.. Masson,’a Palo Alto resident since 1!~42, died Sunda a~41~.~.’.fl..In~~ ~~t h ~ .’.~liilh ave.Yn~ Mass~n’i res~aea’ at~ ton St.’ "’ "’" " ~t:~4~ ~’s ’~:9 " He was a native ofSan Francis- CO. Masson retired a~’.age.75.from a position’ in the shipping .depart- mere of.Varia~.n Ass0cia~es of Palo Alto. Previously, l~e had worked for, Westinghouse in Sunnyvale for about ~en years. "., Masson is survived by his wife. Harriet ,Masson, of Palo Alto; three sons, JohnMasson, of Ches- ter, Calif.; James Masson, of Sum- mii, N.J.; .and Charles Mass0n, of Kenwood,- Calif.; a "daughter, Eleanor Beuhler, of Sacramento; and I i. grandchildren. Private’ ~uneral services were held Tuesday at the Tinney and Sons chapel in Palo Alto. Sanborn Insurance Map IIII [ II Sa_nborn I=s~ra~e Map 1945,, update of 1925 map 2230 AMHERST PALO ALTO CITY DI~,~.ECTORIES Under Campus Directo~o/_ 1904 1907 1908 G~,odell, J. McL., Mechanical Eng., Collvge Terrace Goodell, J.M., Mech. Eng., sp, 66, Goodell Club, College Terrace Goodell, James McLain, Mayfield, Mech. Eng., sp, 97, College Terrace ..Under. Mavfield 1910 1911(Jan) Goodell, Mrs. Sarah E. Goodell, Miss Nellie A. Goodell, James M. Goodell, Mrs. S.E. Goodell, Miss Nellie, student Palo Alto & Amherst Palo Alto & Amherst Palo Alto & Amherst 235 Amherst 235 Amherst Palo Alto City Directory 1904 Directory Of the Campus.. Gibbons, O., La~v. ,.. ......................I.~8 Erlcina Hall Gibbs, G. S. Psycholo~,..,. ................I4 SalvaderraGibbs, H. D., Chemistry....Delta Tau Del;a Hs, 7 Lasuen Gibson, E. O., Civil Eng ....................433 MelvilleGibson, Miss F. E.,. Latin .............. ....College Terrace Gibson, G. D., Economic.s ..................36 En.cina HalIGibson, 3". A., Jr., L;aw...Sigma Nu Hs., 15 Alvarado Row Gilbert, Miss G. M., History. .................4 SalvatierraGilbert, Miss R. H., English ....Gamma Beta .Hs., ~ Alvarado Gilmore, Miss S. L., Mathematics. . To Li.ncol.n ave., San Gleim, E. M., Geolo~-D, and Mining .........54 Encina [-{allGonsalves, L., Law ........................~9 Encina HallGoodell, J. McL., Mechanical Eng ..........College Terrace Gordon, A. W., Mechanical Eng ............College Terrace Gordon, J. T., Jr., Law ......2-. .........49 Encina HallGoudy, F. B., Geology ond Mining..S.A.E. Hs., 5" Salvatierra Grace, Miss F. M., Mathematics .............~4 Roble HallGraham, Miss M. T., Greek .................-0- Salva.tierra Graham, Miss N. J., English..~7 Roble HallGrass, R., Law .. ~ ........’ ..............9 Alvar~do RmvGrau, O. K., History. .....Sigma Nu Hs.,, !5 Alvarado Row Graves, Miss E. W., Chemistry. ............. _o Roble Hall Gray, Miss M.S., German. Gamma Beta Hs., ~ Alvarado Row Green, E., Electrical Eng ........Chi Psi Hs., I2 Salvatierra Green, E. A., Physiology. ..................*iountain ViewGreen, L. P., Law ........................Mountain View Greet, D. M, Chemical Eng ........D. U, t-Is., 8 SalvatierraGregg, Miss M. E., Ehglish .............¯ .....:..~7 LasuenGrisby, H. C., Mining ............D. K. E. Hs., I8 Lasue~l Griswold, P. M. Electrical Eng ......Lyon’s, College Te, r,-ace. Gude, Miss J., English .....................7° Roble’ HallGuyer, C. G., Geolog’y and Mining ....P. D. T., I-Is., 6 LasuenHaas, Miss C.,. English ..........4II S. Second St., San loseHadley, C. M., Law. .........Kappa Sigma Hs., ~4 Hadley, E: J. History.135 Encina Hall. ..~__iainer, Miss J., Germa.n ...................68 Roble Hall ainer, Miss L., German ....................68 RobIe Hal/ Hall. Miss A. G., English ....1.244 Jel~erson St.,. Santa CLraHall. Miss Ethel B., Fre.nc.h.r7 Lasuen Hall..Miss Etta B., Eng.lish.. ...................I7 Las’.’enHa.If. H., Et)glish ................Momerey road, San Palo Alto City Directow 1907 STUDENTS Name: major subject; status; residence; posi-o~lce. Where name of ;own is printed ini~Mics i~ means botb residence and post-offlce: where the Pa!o Al~o s~reet adflrusa (or Fraternity ~ouse or o~her residence, or the n~me lhtlo Alto~ i~al ics i~ means Palo Ado pos~-ofl~ce ; in all other c~ses ~tan.t~rd Is understooa. ~bbreoiations: C, T., College Terrace; S, J.. San Jose; S. F,,San ~ra~eiseo. Status--gr..graduatostu~dn~; .¢p., special student, Explanation o~ marks. ~.~.,~ I~7: (~), number of uuits of Univcrsl~ywort¢compleIed: (I~5), numbdrof units required for graduation -- tire extra on accoun~ of one entrance defleienc7; number of ’ deferred,’ ’ incomplete,’ and ’ conditioned ’ units which may s~ill be made good. Whore no denominator is gfvau it ts uadurst~d to be Indicates ~ de[leleney in English Composition for enlranee, The d~gger (t~ indicates unadjusted standing from othercoll~ges and universities. No ~ceoun~ Is taken of Abbott, .4~. H.History Abbott, F. H. Jr.Law Abright, (Miss) A.P.Latin Abright, W. \V.Civil Eng. Acheson, (Mis~)B. K. Ackley, F.M.Drawing Adams, F.A.Law Adam~, M.O.Economics Adams, (Misa)O.Hi~tory Adam.~,.\V. W.Elect. Eng. Adkinson, (~liss)L. R. French Ain~worth, H. D. Geol. & Min. .Albrecht, (Miss) G.Law Alexander, ’J. N.Law Allen. B.S.Histow Allen. H.F.History Alvord. J.H.Law :~2mbrose, O.S.Elect. Eng. Amick. (Miss) M." A.Piistory Anderson, C.M.Civil’Eng. ~4;" 123 49"~3 2>9 30 3~/~.~3 IOI-2 57-3 63-3 5-17 63-~8 43/~ 28- ~ Andrews, (Miss) E.M. .Math. 53 Andre’,vs, F.E.Civil Eng. Aniva.. S.Economics "-’.~, -o" Ckaffee Club, C. T. 305 Emerson 65t Waveriy 65~ D’averly 29 Roble Kappa Alpha Hs. 929 Webster D. K. E. Hs. 6 Madrono 65 Encina Pi Beta Phi H~. S. A. E. Hs. ~4 Salvaticrra P. K. P. Hs. 359 Einerson Proctor CIu6’, C. T. }’07 Bryant 718 Bryant 65 Roble 64 Er.cina 22 Lasuen x9 Lasuen ..rapane.~e Club, Mayfield i Palo Alto City Directory 1907 Lis~ of Students 131 Gay, L. R., Gebb, ~,V. S., Geer, C. L., George, (bliss) F. E., ¯ George, H, P., George, H. F., George, M. F., George, (Miss) Gerard, (.Miss) B., Gerardl (bliss) R,. Gerlach, P. A., Gibson, E. G., Gibson, (.Miss) F. E., Gibson, J. A., Jr., Gibson, T. ),L, Giesy, P., Gil’bert, (.Miss) G. W., Gilbert, (Miss) G. Gilbert, (Miss) R. I-t., Gilbert. (Miss); \\r. H., Gillett. (Miss) E. M., Gil.lmore, (Miss) E. M., Geol. & Min. Chemistry English English Civil Eng. Economics Economics German English Physiology Civil Eng. Latin ga~- Drawing German English History English Histo~.," Engli.~h History I9/I38 34 39-3 sp. 38 65 ~o/~35 t 9o ~5-3 4I 25-3 ,30 Gilhnore, ~ :Ii--~) J.,Physioio~" 24 Gilman, A.F.,Chemistr’:" 94 Gihnan. H.A.,English Gilmore. (Miss), S.L.,Math. Gleason, (.,,z...-) N.A.,Eng!ish Giendenning. R.J.,Law GoodeH. G.L.,Civl[ Eng. Goodeil. J..-’,L.Mech. Eng.sp. 66 Goodrich, R. R,English 24’ Goods~eed (.~.[is_Q L.M.. Latin 93/~23-4 Goo[d. H, S.,Economics 26/~3o-4 Gore. ,l.,.. F..Geol.& Min. Goshorn. J, ~’Elec. Oossct:. J.O...Mad’,emadcs Gott, R.,Law Goudy. F.B..Geol. & Min. Gould. ’ ",[i~s’! G.,Histor:: Gowan. A. ".’,.,Elcc.2~ Beta Theta Pi Hs. 37 Encina Welakahao Club, C. T. 39 Roble :m6 Encina Theta Deka Chi Hs. 20 Encina 39 Roble 533 Ramona 533 Ramona Los Gatos ~-~5 Encina 22 Lausen Sigma Xu Beta Theta Pi Hs. S. A, E, 69 Roble ",-. 417 Bryant Gamma Phi Beta Hs. Gamma Phi Beta 29 Rob!e II Salv~tierra K. A. T. Hs. 3~7 Ramon,: Ioo Encina t9 Lasuen 22 Roble Santa Clara S. A. E,.’Hs. Goodell Club, ’C. T. 5~5 H"averly 329 High St., ~ 52 Encina En¢ina 2:o High St. 657 Channing Kal~pa Sigma S. A. E. ~ Roble Delta Tau Delta Directory Date (current) 1955 1948 1946 1944 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1930 1928 Address 2230 Amherst 2230 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 Amherst 630 .Amherst 630 Amherst Name Leon Masson Viasson Masson Smith Isabelle Robert James R Harriet .... . James R, Jr. Jeffrey Elizabeth Lillian J Vacant Jenkins Olaf P Dorothy G Nancy E William O Jenkins OlafP Dorothy G Barbara D ~enkins OlafP ,..-.Dorothy G William O Jenkins OlafP Dorothy G William O Jenkins OlafP Dorothy G Jenkins Olaf P Dorothy G Jenkins Olaf P Jenkins Olaf P Strother Mrs Ethel M Occupation Emp, Coast Electric Housewife Eng, Std Oil Stanford Prof i Housewlfe Wid, H J Smith Geologist Housewife Geologist Housewife Music teacher Geologist Housewife Geologist Housewife Stanford lecturer Housewife Geologist Teacher,.Miss Harker’s Geologist i927 630 Amherst 1925 235 Amherst 1 924 235_ Amherst 1 923 235 Pyle Mrs Gertrude S Pyle...S D Ida Miss Gertrude Pyle Maxwell U Gertrude Miss Elizabeth Machinist Housewife Student Mechanic Housewife Amherst Pyle MM Gertrude Miss Elizabeth Telegraph operator Housewife Housekeeper Directory Date 1921-22 1920-21 1919-20 1 91 81 9 1917-18 1916-17 1915-16 1914-915 1906 1904 1903 1899-1900 Address 235 Amherst 235’ Amherst 235 Amherst 235 Amherst 235 Amherst 235 Amherst 235 Amherst 235 Amherst 235 Amhurst (directory spelling) ~qo listing at"235 No,, M, ayfield listings No M,ayfield listings Name Pyle M M Gertrude Miss Elizabeth Pyle M M ~ Gertrude Miss Elizabeth G0odell Nellie Sarah E Miller J F Mabel Goo~Jell Nellie Sarah E Goodell . Nellie Sarah E Goodell Nellie Sarah E Melom C M Jennie Goddeli Nellie Melom ’÷-C M Emmagene Goddeil Nellie Melom C M Emmagene Goodell MrsS E Miss Nellie Findley G W Mrs G W Hanson Joe Occupation Telegraph operator Housewife Housekeeper Telegraph operator Housewife Housekeeper ,Landlady Student Housewife Landlady Landlady Landlady SU instructor Housewife Landlady nstructor Housekeeper Landlady nstructor Housekeeper .... Student 2230 AMHERST BOOK OF DEEDS, COUNTY OF SANT!~:CtARA Book 294, page 359 (excerpts) ’Resolved that,J.S. Lakin President (or ---Vice President) and Marshall Black Secretary of the J.J. MORRIS REAL ESTATE COMPANY, a corporation, be and they are hereby authorized to execute, acknowledge, and deliver under the corporate name and seal of said corporation any and all grant, bargain and sale, or quitclaim, or other conveyances of real estate wheresoever situated: I, MARSHALL BLACK, SECRETARY of the J.J. MORRIS REAL ESTATE COMPANY a c~rporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, and having its principal place of business in the Town of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State. of California, do hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of a resolution duly passed by the Board of Directors of said corporation, at their regular meeting duly called and held at the office of said corporation, in said Town of Palo Alto~on the 5th day of April A.D. 1904, which said resolution was duly entered in the :minutes of said meeting and nbw stands officially of record therein, and has never been modified or repealed; but is in full force and effect :o IN WITNESS WHEREOF" ........... ’~fHIS INDENTURE, made the seventeenth day of April one thousand nine ¯ hundred’ and five, between the J.J. MORRIS REAL ESTATE COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, and having its prinicipal place of business in the Town of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, the party of the first part, and JAMES M. GOODELL, of Santa Clara County, State of California, the party of the. second part; " ............................ the party of the first par~ "has granted, bargained and sold, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell and convey and confirm unto the party of the second part" ......................................................... "all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Mayfield, County of Santa Clara, State of California and de~ribed as follows, to wit: 2230 AMHERST. OFFICIAL RECORDS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Book 442, page 275 (excerpts) Deed of Trust, made December 13, 1928 ’~by and between Olaf P. Jenkins and Dorothy O. Je~nkins (his wife) of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, as t ~rustor, ~antor, and W.C. Thoits and Dioy A. Baugh, as trustees, and the .Palo Alto Mutual Building and Loan Association, a corporation, as lender" ............... "Tru. stor has borrowed and received of the lender," .............."$4,000.00" "Lot numbers twenty-nine (29) thirty (30) thirty-one (31) thirty-two (32) and thirty-three (33) in Block one (1) in College Terrace, as so numbered and delineated upon that certain Map entitled "College Terrace" recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, on October 8, 1891, in.B!~J~k "E" of Maps, page 121" .................. "Signed by: Olaf P. Jenkins Dorothy O. Jenkins We accept the foregoing trust: W.C. Thoits (Trustee) Dioy A. Baugh (Trustee)" 2230 AMHERST , BOOK OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Book’268, page 49 (excerpts) Deed of Reconveyance, Novem~ber 28, 1927 The indebtedness secured to be paid by Deed o,f Trust e,,xecuted by Gertrude Pyle and Maxwell M. Pyle (her husband) to W.C. Thoits and Dioy A. Baugh, as trustees, dated November 22, 1926, and recorded in the County Recorder’s office of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, in Liber 280 of Official Records, at page 518, and following, has been fully paid." "Now, therefore, said W.C. Thoits and Dioy A. Baugh, Trustees, do hereby grant, remise, release and reconvey unto Gertrude Pyle and Maxwell M. Pyle (her husband) their heirs and assigns, without any warranty, all the estate and interest derived to them, the said trustees, by. or through said deed of trust, in the lands therein described~situated in the. County of Santa Clara, State of California, together with the appurtenances; special reference being hereby made to said Deed of Trust and the record thereof for a particular descri)tion of said lands ............................. :-~. 2230 AIVIIIERST BOOK OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Book 280, page 518 (excerpts) Gertrude Pyle to Palo Alto Mutual Building End Loan Association "Deed of Trust made 22nd day of November 1926 by and between Gertrude Pyle and Maxwell M. Pyle (her husband) of the County of Santa Clara, State of CalLfornia, as trustor, grantor, and W.C. Thoits and Dioy A. Bough, as trustees, and The Palo Alto Mutual Building and Loan Association, a corporation, as lender" ............ i~ %VITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the trustor has borrowed and received of the lender" ......... "thi~y-one hundred and no/100 ($3100.00) dollars" ............. "NOW, THIS INDENTURE W!TNESSETH: That the trustor, in consideration of the premises ,and o~e aforesaid indebtedness to the lender," ........ "has granted, bargaifle~il s_old, conveyed and confirmed and does hereby grant, bargain, sell, coavey .~.;i confirm unto said trustees," ......... "all that certain piece or p.~rc~l of !.~d, ~ltuate in the Town of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of C~ifor.n~a., .a~d described as follows: Lots numbers thirty-one (31) thirty-two (32) and thirt. ~-three (33) in Block one (1) College Terrace" ...... ’TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and ¯ appurtenances" etc.: ........ 2230 AIVIHERST BOOK OF DEEDS, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Book 507, page 179, (excerpts) "THIS INDENTURE, made the 22nd day of January in the year of our Lord, ¯ nineteen hundred and twenty ~etween JAMES M. GOODELL and MARY CLARKE GOODELL (his wife) both of the County of Jefferson, State of West V~rginia, the party of the first part, and MAXWELL M. PYLE and GERTRUDE PYLE (his wife) of the Town of NIay~e!.d, of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, the parties of the second part" ......................... i "Lots thirty-one (3 i) and thirty-two (32) of Block one (I) of "College Terrace’"’ "lots, parcels" etc .......... "alSO-all and singular the said pr.eni!ses, together with the appurtenances" Book of Deeds, Book 294 continued Lots thirty-one (31) and thirty-two (32) of Block one (1) College Terrace, as numbered and delineated, upom that certain map entitled "Coilege Terrace" recorded in Book "E" of Maps page 121 on the 8th day of October 1891, in the office of the County Recorder of said Countyof S~nta Clara, State of California" .......... ~ "TOGETHER with all and singular the tenemen%s, here~titaments and appurtenances,thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof ........ "PROVIDED ALWAYS, and this indenture is made upon condition that the said party of the second part, his heirs or assigns shall not at any time manufacture or sell, to be used as a beverage, any intoxicating liquor or permit the same to be done on the pr’~mises, hereby conveyed" ..................... . The indenture goes on to say that if th,e party of the second part, or his heirs or assigns, does manufacture, etc., liquor.’~he property will revert to the party of the first part (J.J. Morris Real Estate Company) "IN WITNESS WHEREOF" ............ 2230 Amherst SANTA CLARA COUNT ASSESSOR’S MIRCOFICHE1997 APN 137-07-062 Improvement Information: 2-car garage Style Roof Exterior walls Floor Foundation Topography Extra features Other rooms conventional CMP shingle wood shingle hardwood crawl/raised slope covered patio, open deck/balcony kitchen/living room, dining room, attic 01 Residence single family 120 x 187 .230 Acres Living sq. ft.1,807 Additional sq. ft.169 Garage sq. ft.432 Year built 1904 Effyear 1944 Stories 2 Fireplace ’1 Rooms 7 Bedroms ~-3 Baths 2.00 * .: Metro$can / Santa Clara Owner :Leon Robert M & Isabell ¯ ’ustee Et AI CoOwner ¯ Site :2230 Amherst St Palo Alto 94306 Mail :2230 Amherst St Palo Alto Ca 94306 Xfered :06/22/90 Doc# :10566193 Price Deed LoanAmt Loan Lender ¯ VestTy p I ntTy LandUse :01 Res,Single Family Residence Zoning :R1 Res Single Family Residence SubPlat’ Legal ¯ Census :Tract:5116.03 Block:4 MapGrid :810 J1 ;el :137 07 062 I~,,~g Id :1 Land :$83,686 Struct :$97,161 Other : Total :$180,847 %lmprvd :54 " % Owhed : Exempt :$7,000 Type :Homeowners TaxArea :06014 97-98 Tx :$2,013.02 Phone Owner :650-857-1421 -~ Tenant. Total Rms :7 Bldg SF:1,807 Units ¯ Bedrooms :3 Lot SF :10,018 Patio :No Bathrooms :2.00 Lot Acres:.23 Porch :Yes Stories :2 Lot Dimen:87x120 Elevator.¯ Dining Rm ’1 CntlHt/AC:Heat Only Lease SF ¯ Family Rm ’1 Pool :No office SF: Rec Room ’Fireplace:Sprinkler: Year,, Built :1904 EffYearBIt :1904 ,Garage Sp :2 -Garage SF :432 Bldg Cond :6.5 Bldg Class :6.5 BIdg Shape :U-Shape The Information Provided Is Deemed Reliable, But Is Not Guaranteed, J o Z 2230 Amherst CITY OF PALO ALTO- BODS 7/19/57 Variance requested To: Zoning Administrator Dear Sir: Our present garage, situated with one wall on the property line, as shown on the accompanying map, has deteriorated to the point where it should be razed. The adjoining property to the northwest, now owned by Mr. Robert Dodds, was a part of this property at the time that Dr. Olaf Jenkins, the then owner, built the studio cottage at the rear of Lot 29. This was later sold, together with 13 1/2 feet of Lot 30 to the wall of our garage. Dr. Jenkins landscaped the whole property, putting in terraced lawns, planting trees and shrubs and retaining the beautiful Sequoia Sempervirens already dominating the front of the lot, and the Monterey Pine at the rear. The whole was planned with both practicval and aesthetic values in mind. The garage, trees and shrubs give maximum privacy to Mr. Dodds’ house and garden as well as to our own., In the thirteen years we havce lived here, everyone woh has occupied this adjoining cottage has valued that provacy. The driveway to our garage is on a slight grade, approximately the level of Mr, Dodds’ lower lwn, and some three to four fewet below the rest of oiur lot,~ ~ To build a garage on the higher level would entail digging into the lot, tearing out long established trees and shrubs, and creating such an eyesore as to greatly depreciate the value of our property. For these reasons we respectfully request a variance to build a new garage on the site of the old one. Very truly yours, J.R. Mason 2230 Amherst City of Palo Alto- BODS (continued) 7/19/57 Variance approved Two car garage facing street, 3 feet to the side line of the property and two feet to the back line and pave the driveway. The present garage is at right angles to the driveway. 9/3/57 Variance permit issued Application of James R. and Harriet J. Mason for a variance to allow a garage to be constructed with no sideyard where six feet are otherwise required at 2230 Amherst Street, Palo Alto, in Zone district R-1. A public hearing was held August 20, 1957. A variance permit was issued September 3, 1957. 3/1/74 (date completed) Owner W.W. Haar Repair of existing two story porch (? but ?) sun porch to Convert to living To be used as: living room library and den (The living room was expanded downstairs and the enclosed upstairs porch became a library and den. CM) 11/15/76 (date completed) Owner W.W. Haar Builder Wm. Field Remodel existing kitchen install new cabinets (?) kitchen floor - no change to existing structures or interiors. Construction bathroom(s?) in upstairs bedroom(s?) 2230 Amherst City of Palo Alto- BODS (continued) 10/10/93 To: Robert M. Leon and Isabelle Leon Notice that a retaining wall is leaning over public sidewalk. The property line is two feet back from inside edge of public sidewalk. However appears retaining wall has been there for many years. City requested that an encroachment permit be obtained. < >, F VOLUNTEER TASK ELEVEN RESEARCH ON INDMDUAL PROPERTIES Attachment E Purpose Research on each property will be presented on state forms (DPR 523 forms). The research has three purposes: 1)To write aphysical description of the propertyl 2)To write a history of the property. 3)To provide a context for evaluating the property. The primary purpose of Volunteer Task 11 is to provide information for items 1) and 2), above, on the physical character and history of each.property. Many historic contexts are being addressed separately. However, on a case-by-ease basis, additional information on historic contexts may be required for individual properties as part of this task. Process Although the physical description and the history of each property will be written up separately, the sources for these two categories of information are often the same. For this reason, in following the research steps identified below, it is not possible to efficiently distinguish between one series of steps which applies only to the physical description and another series which applies only to the history. Once the research is complete, the writer of the state form will extract information appropriate to each purpose. In carrying out the steps below, information gathered in the research will be placed in the address file for each property. Although the information gathered will be used within the next four months for this survey, it will have other uses as well. Each property address file will become part of a permanent archive, used by unknown researchers for unknown purposes in the future. For this reason, it is essential that the information gathered be dear and that all sources are completely described. Whenever possible, photocopies of information should be put in the file. Handwritten notes are acceptable if they are legible. If not, they should be typed. Citations should follow the standard bibliographic format presented in the Chicago Manual of Style (or the standard source sheet). Unpublished and obscure sources should also include the library or other collection where they are held. p:dab\palo\task4\voltaskskreseareh. I 1 04-29-98 Your primary job in this t~sk is to gather information for the file, which will be written up when the research is complete. However, you should read the material and be familiar with it as you go in order to know which directions to go and when you have enough information. Research Steps 1.Assignment A.The survey coordinators will assign properties to research by address and APN number. Bo Previous Research. Check the Survey Property File and the PAHA Property file at the library to find out what research may already have been done on your building. City .Hall Ao BODS (Building Optical Disk System). BODS is a computerized source of information on buildings which is available at terminals with printers located in the public area on the 5th floor of City Hall. They may be easiest to use when the public desk is closed, 12:00 to 1:00 and 4:00 to 5:00. BODS contains scanned images of various kinds of information which the City has on individual properties, listed by address, including correspondence and the pre-1965 County Tax Assessors Card. In many cases, the Tax Assessors information may be the most useful, including a sketch footprint, dates of improvements, lists of materials, and a separate card for each separate building. In most cases, most of the correspondence in BODS will pertain to alterations after 1965 and may be voluminous. Your primal3, objective in searching BODS will be the Tax Assessor’s card information. Do not spend time going through the post-1965 correspondence. In a few cases, it may be necessary to return to this correspondence later in the research process to understand the nature and extent of alterations to the property. APN Maps. {~opies of these County maps exist in the Planrfing Department. APN maps show the size and dimensions of parcels and usually indicate the name of the plat or subdivision of the parcel. Metroscan. The Metroscan Property Profile is a computerized source of information gathered from County records. It is available on some computer terminals in the Planning Dept. It includes information often provided by BODS. The most useful information may be the current owner and the date of most recent p:dab\palo\task4\voltasks~research. 11 04-29-98 2 sale. This is similar to the property printout available at the County Assessor’s office in .San Jose. Plans on microfiche. Plans of buildings and building alterations since the late 1960s are available, filed by address at the Planning Dept. These may be helpful in identifying alterations. Sanborn Maps.. An original bound volume of Sanborn Maps (1924, with updates to 1962) is available at the Planning Department. In comparison to the black and white copies of Sanborn Maps in the Archives, this volume is especially valuable because it is in color (the colors indicate the type of construction: wood, brick, concrete, etc.). Archives and Reference Desk at the Public Library (assistance from Steve Staiger) The following sources are located in PAHA’s locked files, at the library reference desk or in the library basement, as noted: Ao Survey Property File (locked). Check these files to know what the buildings look like today from survey photographs and to know what research may already. have been done. PAHA Property File (locked). Check these files to know what research may have been completed on your property in the past. Gray Notebooks (Reference). Index by address to owners, architects, builders, and date of construction. This index was made from index cards that refer to newspaper articles. Both index cards and newspaper articles can be checked if tleeessary. Property Owner Maps (Locked Files). Check these maps for owners of your property ’ 1914, 1926, and 1943. Fe Reverse Directories (Basemen0. Find residents of your property by address. You may request 10 volumes at a time. City Directories (Basemen0. Whereas steps 3B and 3C will provide information on which owners and residents were connected to the property, these standard city directories will provide information on who the people were, by occupation, spouse, and residence. You may request 10 volumes at a time. p:dab\palo\task4\voltasksXresearch. 11 ~ 04-29-98 3 Census Records (Reference). Census records for Mayfield (through 1920) and P alo Alto (1900,1910, 1920) will provide rich information on residents and on households. Subject Files (Locked). Includes properties by address, business, churches, etc. See block files in the Real Estate drawer for general development of the whole block which contains your property. Obituary Index (Reference). PAHA Obituary Files (Locked). Ko M° PAHA Biographical Files (Locked). Sanborn Maps.(Locked). See chronological sequence of Sanborn maps for your property for construction information and changes to buildings and site. Photocopy at least one Sanborn Map and use this to annotate the information for the other years. Architect and Builder Index (Reference). N.PAHA Photograph Files (Locked). Period Maps (Locked). In fiat files or city directories, see maps from period of construction for clues to purpose or reason for constructiom PAHA Context Files (Locked). These files will be available as they are completed. - Q°Palo Alto Public Library. For some subjects, the reference sources (Who’s Who, encyclopedias, etc.) and other holdings (check on-line catalog) may provide helpful information. Summary Files ~¯ When you have completed research on a property~ place research materials and notes in the survey file and notify the survey coordinators who are keeping track of finished work. p:dab\palo\task4\voltaskskresearch. 11 04-29-98 41 .................................................................- ........ ..........................Attachment F Page I of __5__~Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) ! 25 PI. P2. Other Identifier: 790 California Street Location: [] Not for Publication [] Unrestricted *a: County San Francisco and (P2c,P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad San Francisco North Date 1956/PR1973 T 2S ; R 5W; m¼ of ¼ of~ B.M. c. Address 790 California Street City San Francisco Zip 94108 d.UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone ;mE/mN *e,Other L0cational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) APN 242/14 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The Leesmont Apartments is a six-stow building on a rectangular site measuring about 45 by 69 feet. The site is conspicuous by virtue of its setting on the east slope of Nob Hill above the Stockton Tunnel and its location at the prominent intersection. of California and Stockton streets. It is across the street from the monumental Metropolitan Life Building (now the Ritz-Carlton Hotel) on the California Street cable car line. At this busy intersection, it has long been well-known to many people, local residents and visitors alike. The Leesmont Apartments is U-shaped in plan, opening to the rear, by virtue of a light court on the north side of this building. A small, metal clad light well also brings light to the interior. It is a massive brick building with 24-inch walls as the ground level, diminishing in steps to 12 inches at the top floors. The building contains 28 apartments (62 rooms and 28 baths),with four or five, two or three room apartments on each floor.. Circulation is via a central ground floor elevator and stair lobby. see continuation sheet *P3b Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes). HP3 *P4. Resources Present: [] Building D Structure r~ Object [] Site [] District [] Element of District n Other (isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) 790 California: view north; Julv 8. 1997: bv D. Bradley; Roll G-! 8 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:[] Historicr~ Prehistoric [] Both 1911 : Realdex *P7. Owner and Address: Garrett Associates Address unknown *P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Michael Corbett. Dames & Moore 221 Main Street. Suite 600 San Francisco. CA 94105 ~P9. Date Recorded: July 9. 1997 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) intensive Pll. Report Citation*: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none".) HASR. Third Street Lioht Rail Proiect. San Francisco, CA~Attachments: [] NONE [] Location Map [] Sketch Map [] Continuation Sheet ~ Building, Structure and Object Record [] Archaeological Record [] District Record [] Linear Feature Record [] Milling Station Record [] Rock Art Record [] Artifact Record [] Photograph Record [] Other (List) DPR 523A (1/95)/ CALI_790.FRM ~Required information. Page ~ of 5~*NRHP Status Code *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 790 California Street B1. B2. B3. *BS. *B6. Historic Name: Leesmont Anartments Common Name: Leesmont Anart;ments Original Use: residential B4. Present Use: residenl;ial Architectural Style: Renaissance and Baroque Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Built 1911 *B7. *B8. Moved? ~a No D Yes D Unknown Date:.Original Location:. Related Features: B9ao *B10. Architect: Henry C. Smith b. Builder: unknown Significance: Theme apartment architecture Area San Francisco Period of Significance 191 1 Property Type residential Applicable Criteria C (Disc.uss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and .geographic scope. Also address integrity.} History 790 California was built in 1911 as twenty-eight apartments for a widow named Margaret E. Lees. She named it the Leesmont Apartments and owned the building until 1926. Her architect was Henry C. Smith. Born in San Jose in 1873 and educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Smith came to San Francisco in 1900 and formed a partnership with Louis S. Stone. In 1909, he opened his own practice, and he continued working into the 1940s. Smith was best known in his own time for designing over 100 school buildings in the state and as an architect of "hillside apartments" that stepped up a hillside around a landscaped hillside or courtyard and were most often designed in a Mission Revival or Pueblo style. In addition, he designed apartment buildings of a more conventional plan in classical, Mediterranean, and craftsman styles. Among notable, examples of his classical apartment buildings are the Leesmont Apartments and the Brownlee Apartments at 1342 Jones Street in San Francisco (!913). see continuation sheet Bll. *B12. B13. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) References: ~, see continuation sheet Remarks: ~B14. Evaluator: MichaelC_orbett Date of Evaluation: : ;_- : r 9-_ (This spac¢ reserved for official comments) (Sketch map with north arrow required) DPR 523B (1/95) CALl 790.FRM *Required Information Page :3 of ~Resource Identifier:_ 790 California Street , Recorded by Michael Corbett *Date J I 9 1997 ~ Continuation D Update Description (continued) In design, this is a three-part vertical composition with ornamental elements derived from Renaissance-Baroque sources. Although the ornamentation is familiar in its parts, it is applied in a highly distinctive manner. Details are generally overscaled -- effectively scaled for the viewer of the building rather than the viewer of the architectural drawings~ which is often the case, and some of the details are designed more simply than their counterparts on many. other buildings. The result is a building which has Renaissance and Baroque details but which has the solidity and roughness of buildings influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. The brick walls are clad in stucco, divided into three parts by string courses and crowned by a broad cornice of sheet metal. The two-story base and one-story upper zone are scored in reference to stone masonry, and windows appear as holes punched cleanly in masonry walls. In contrast, the three-story middle zone has smooth stucco walls and overscaled lintels paired with prominent sills at each window. Windows are wood casements with small square lights above large panes in each sash, characteristic of Mission Revival or Arts and Crafts style buildings. The cornice is supported not in the usual way by brackets but as if by the carved ends of the roof beams from which are hung circular wreathes between the windows. The building is painted in shades of gray-green with dark red trim and black sash. Whilethe ornamentation on the building itself is boldly scaled, to be viewed from afar, the entrance detail is scaled to individuals entering the building. The entry is sheltered by a metal marquee linked in design to a frieze with finials on the wall of the building and a pedimented aedicule above it. The recessed entrance vestibule has a marble floor, a round glass chandelier and a wood doorway with transoms and sidelights of etched glass. Inside, the lobby is characteristic of the Arts and Crafts movement with a beamed ceiling and paneled wainscotting. The original elevator with its glass front is still in place. Evaluation The Leesmont Apartments appears to be eligible for the NRHP under criterion C at the local level of significance for the period 1911. Among hundreds of hotels and apartment buildings built in San Francisco after 1906, this is highly distinctive in design for its effective blending of Renaissance and Baroque details with the character of the Arts and Crafts movement. At the same time, it is unusually skillfully designed to address the city from afar and the individual walking by on the sidewalk. Among its features, its broad projecting cornice and its entrance marquee are particularly striking. The building possesses an unusually high degree of integrity. Even those features of similar buildings most often altered remain intact here, including the marquee, entrryway, lobby, and windows. The building is also an example of the distinguished body of apartment buildings designed by Henry C. Smith. DPR 523L (1/95) CALI_790.FRM ~Required Information Page ~ of ~Resource Identifier: 790 California Str~t Recorded by Michael Corbett *Date Julv 9. 1997 ~ Continuation r~ Update References Architect and Engineer. February 1912. p. 60. Foundationfor San Francisco’s Architectural Heritage (FSF Heritage). Files on buildings, architects, developers. Real Estate Data, Inc. Rea/Estate Atlas of San Francisco County, California (Rea/dex), Eleventh edition. Miami: San Francisco Board of Realtors and Real Estate Data, Inc., 1980. Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of San Francisco. New York: 1913, reprinted 1950, corrected to 1 949, volume 6/2. Photocopy from Library of Congress collection on microfilm at U.C. Berkeley Map Library. Thomas Brothers. Thomas Brothers" B/ock Book of San Francisco. San Francisco, revised 9 January 1926, annotated to ca. 1935. 1OO vara district: volume 8. Photo #2:790 C~lifornia Street;’ cornice detail; view north; July 8, 1997; by D. Bradley; Roll G-17. DPR 523L (1/95) CALI_790.FRM tRequired Information Page _5__ of ~ *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 790 California Streel; *Map Name: Reaidex: San Francisco County, CA *Scale: see dimensions *Date of Map: 1980 .® DPR 523J (1/95) CALl 790.FRM ~Required Information