HISTORICAL NOMINATION of the Charles and Anna Stark House 4641 Vista Street ~ Kensington Neighborhood San Diego, California
Ronald V. May, RPA Kiley Wallace Legacy 106, Inc. P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 92175 (858) 459-0326 (760) 704-7373 www.legacy106.com August 2016
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HISTORIC HOUSE RESEARCH Ronald V. May, RPA, President and Principal Investigator Kiley Wallace, Vice President and Architectural Historian P.O. Box 15967 • San Diego, CA 92175 Phone (858) 459-0326 / (760) 704-7373 • http://www.legacy106.com
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Page 3 of 33 *Resource Name or #: The Charles and Anna Stark House
P1. Other Identifier: 4641 Vista Street, San Diego, CA 92116
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: La Mesa Date: 2015 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 4641 Vista Street City: San Diego Zip: 92116 d. UTM: Zone: 11 ; mE/ mN (G.P.S.)
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc.) Elevation: 380 feet Legal Description: Lot Eight (8) in Block "D" of Kensington Park Annex, according to Map thereof No. 1780, filed in the office of the County Recorder of said San Diego County, February 13th, 1924. It is Tax Assessor’s Parcel APN # 465-344-08-00.
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries). This house is an excellent single story example of the Spanish Eclectic/Revival style built in 1926. It is a single-family residence built for Charles Stark in the Kensington Park Annex neighborhood of San Diego. The west (front) elevation faces Vista Street. The home utilizes an asymmetrical front gabled and hipped façade design with central raised porch and stucco exterior surfacing with brick porch walls. The home is protected by varied gable, hipped and shed roofs in front with red concrete pan tiles and tiled parapet behind and a flat roof at the rear. The home's arched windows, stucco surfacing and red tile roof are all indicative features of the Spanish Eclectic style. (See Continuation Sheet.)
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) (HP2) Single family property *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District
P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) View of west (front) elevation. Photo by Kiley Wallace, July 2016. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both Notice of Completion dated May 6, 1926. Residential Building Record, 1925. Lot and block book, first tax year is 1926. Historic photo circa1926. SD Evening Tribune article with photo, April 6,1927.
*P7. Owner and Address: Sonya Sparks 4641 Vista Street San Diego, CA 92116
*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., P.O. Box 15967, San Diego, CA 92175 *P9. Date Recorded: August 2016 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historical Nomination of the Charles and Anna Stark House , San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA, Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., August 2016. Legacy 106, Inc. is indebted to Alexandra Wallace for extensive research and other assistance with the preparation of this report.
*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):
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*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: August 2016 Continuation Update
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) (Continued): (See Attachment D, Photographs)
The subject property at 4641 Vista Street is a one-story Spanish Eclectic/Revival style home with a compound rectangular forward facing U-shaped plan. The home was built in 1926 for Charles Stark. The home has an asymmetrical but balanced façade with a front-gabled roof wing to the right (south) and a hipped roof wing extending to the left (north) with a shed roof covering the central covered porch. A simple stucco chimney is seen to the left topped with a flat metal spark arrestor. The house has a low pitched red concrete tile roof and eaves with very little overhang at the western front façade and flat roof with parapet sheltering the rest of the home. The home also has overlapping mission tiles along the top ends of the parapet and gable end. Thick grit "cottage cheese" style stucco wall surfacing is seen around surfacing the home. The front façade is dominated by the front inset porch with shed roof supported by side facing arched stucco brackets creating a silhouette flush with the walls on each upper porch corner. Behind this porch roof, a flat roof with curvilinear parapet recalls the preceding mission style but with roof tiles outlining the curving parapet edge. A central French door with matching sidelights and side facing multi-paneled glazed front door connect the interior to the raised front porch entry. A three part large arched focal window grouping is seen on each forward facing wing with central arch on the faceted walls on the extending wing on the left side. The home also has a three part window to the right beneath the gable roofline and attic vent.
On the front façade, the left side wing projects forward while the central patio is setback and partially sheltered by the shed style roof. The front right gable extends to the right creating a raised central patio/porch area. The raised porch roof is supported by curving brackets and the open porch utilizes a solid brick half wall which surrounds the front of the porch/patio. This integrated patio and porch takes advantage of the mild southern California climate and is another important feature of the home's San Diego Spanish Revival design. The Mission style shaped parapet (espadana) separates the flat roof behind. The home's setting is in the suburban residential neighborhood of Kensington. It has an east/west alignment on Vista Street with the primary elevation facing directly onto Vista. The stucco is light colored and all windows and trim are painted blue wood unless noted. The home is in excellent overall condition. The home has the characteristic defining architectural features of the Spanish Revival/Eclectic style which include the asymmetrical façade, low pitched red tile roof, eaves with shallow overhangs, stucco surfacing, and arched front focal windows and inset porch with integrated front patio. The home also exhibits the interesting use of a contrasting front porch brick wall with piers and tower style extending hexagonal wing with decorative inset attic vent type elaborations at the gable end to the right.
The Spanish Revival style, also known as the Spanish Eclectic style, became popular in 1915 with the creation of the California pavilion and other buildings for the Panama California Exposition in San Diego. At the Exposition, architect Bertram Goodhue built upon earlier Mission Revival styles and added a more varied and accurate representation of original 16th century Spanish buildings. This romantic, sophisticated style borrowed from a broader rich vocabulary of Moorish, Spanish Baroque, Renaissance and Mediterranean architectural traditions with detailing often based on actual prototypes in Spain. The San Diego Exposition, along with Goodhue and other designers, publicized and promoted the style's popularity and it became a craze in California in around 1925.
West (Front) Elevation – Visible above the roofline, on the left side is the stucco rectangular end chimney with simple copping and flat metal spark arrestor. The low pitched gabled, hipped and shed roof of the front façade of the house with pan style tiles matching the original photos is in keeping with the Mediterranean Spanish aesthetic and design and sits below the shaped parapet of the flat roof behind. The varied roof line is evident in this front elevation starting with the gable end to the right, then shed roof
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covering the partial width front porch in the middle, (with flat roof and parapet behind) and finally ending in a circular multifaceted hipped roof to the left. A decorative attic vent is visible at the gable end below the roofline to the right.
On the left side, the extending three faceted wing is sheltered by a hipped roof which is capped with decorative red finial detail made of thinly cast concrete. On the left facing wing, a large central arching fixed focal window is flanked by double hung windows with three light rectangular upper sashes arranged in a vertical configuration. To the right, the main front façade is dominated by the raised central porch and entryway has a large bracketed archway opening. This decorative archway opening contrasts with the brick front walls and piers. This is accented by the inset front porch with shed roof covering. A central rectangular nine light single French door is flanked by matching sidelights. Also, a side facing rectangular eight light French door links the interior to the raised concrete porch.
To the right, the forward facing gabled wing has a large three part window with central arched window and flanking double hung windows with three-over-one true divided light windows. This window grouping has a slender wooden casing surrounding the windows as opposed to the inset stucco reveals more commonly found on the Spanish style. These wooden window casings are seen on the windows around the home. These wooden window casings have been repaired and replaced in kind where needed around the home.
North (Side) Elevation – This elevation shares a common space with the neighboring home's driveway. At the top, the rectangular stucco end chimney rises above the roofline and tops this elevation. This view of the side façade shows a tile hipped roof to the front which transitions to a flat roof and parapet to the rear behind the chimney. These roof tiles are made of fireproof concrete with smooth tile like finish. The chimney has a metal chimney strap which is not visible in historic photos which has been added for support and seismic bracing. The extending hipped roof wing extends out on this side elevation with a flat roof and parapet seen just behind the chimney. Below the flat roof line with parapet are two rectangular inset horizontal attic vents near the roof line. The simple end chimney has a step down to the right. Flanking each side of the chimney are matching horizontal rectangular stained glass wooden windows with wooden surrounds and sills. Each flanking windows have matching organic designs with an opaque art nouveau style design.
To the rear behind the side end chimney, the home transitions from public to the rear more private, less visible area, and the window configuration changes to rectangular wooden double hung windows. To the left is a double grouping of wooden double hung one-over-one windows with original wooden horns/lugs and with a shared vertical wooden mullion with original wooden sill. At the rear two other matching one- over-one double hung wood windows are seen. Rectangular crawlspace vents are seen facing below the stucco line at the bottom of the wall near the foundation line with small openings.
South (Side) Elevation – This elevation faces the home's long side driveway leading to the rear detached garage. This view of the side façade shows a gabled roof to the front which transitions to a flat roof with slightly stepped down parapet along the side. Below the flat roof with parapet are two decorative rectangular vents matching those seen on the north elevation. The wooden windows are each in a vertical true divided light pattern matching those seen on front side. A rectangular double window grouping of one-over-one double hung windows with wooden sill is seen near the front. These front two windows have a three light upper sash, matching the windows seen on the front elevation. This view of the side façade then exhibits two single one-over-one double hung windows. A large wall plane expanse without windows is seen at the rear on this elevation.
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East (Rear) Elevation – The rear elevation of the home is topped by a flat roof with unadorned flat parapet. Rectangular attic vents are seen along the parapet and match the other seen around the home. To the left near the corner, is an original rectangular window opening with a single wooden door opening seen just to the right. Next, to the right, a rectangular one-over-one window is seen beside a central metal downspout which carries water down from the flat roof.
A narrow wooden one-over-one double hung window is then seen to the left and finally a rectangular double window set. In the rear yard, a wooden pergola is unattached to the home and connects to a raised deck and rear accessible ramp.
The rear detached garage - A long driveway runs along the south side of the house to the rear detached garage. The garage has a flat roof and shaped triangular front parapet. The garage appears to match the Sanborn fire maps and historic photos, although the garage door has been changed. The garage's front (west) elevation has a single garage door on the right and a single door with newer metal roll up door. A rear garage addition with vertical wooden surfacing is seen at the rear. On the rear (east) of the garage, although not seen in building records, the garage has had a shed roof addition which appears to have been built in the 1950s based on the T1-11 siding. This rear addition and front metal door alterations and changes to the front and rear of the detached garage have somewhat degraded its integrity but the detached garage still relates to the home's design and maintains good overall integrity. Therefore, the rear detached garage is recommended included in the nomination.
Interior architectural features - The original split brick chimney recalls the earlier Richardsonian Romanesque style with archway and raised keystone design. The original fireplace has been painted and was likely originally exposed and unpainted, but the chimney remains intact and the original split brick Richardsonian Romanesque fireplace is proposed for inclusion in designation (please see Attachment D.2 - photo and interior floor plan with location).
Landscaping / Yard Setting - The front yard is mostly grass with a scored concrete walkway and two concrete steps up from the front walkway to the half brick walled and raised patio entrance area. The front landscaping area has different sizes of small and medium sized shrubs and bushes seen in a up against the house in front.
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B1. Historic Name: 4641 Vista Street B2. Common Name: 4641 Vista Street B3. Original Use: Single Family Property B4. Present Use: Single Family Property *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Eclectic/Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The Notice of Completion shows the home was completed on May 6, 1926. According to the Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street, owner Charles Stark entered into a contract in January 1926 with several contractors and building material suppliers to construct or furnish materials for the subject property. The names listed are Robert H. Winn Company, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company, William Darby Co. Chas. L. Wigg, J.S. Schirm, H.G. Archibald, B.H. Davis, et al. Each of these builders and contractors is researched and described under the criterion D section. A 1926 historic photo and San Diego Evening Tribune article with photo from April 6,1927 confirms the 1926 date of construction. The county lot and block book and residential building record shows the home's first tax date was in 1926. No water or sewer records were found. The front patio brick wall was removed as seen in transitional photo, however, after meetings and discussions with city historic resources staff from 2011-2013, the homeowners elected to restore the front brick site wall and painstakingly gathered historic LAPB bricks with the same color and dimensions to complete the site wall which was rebuilt in December 2013. The front site wall with concrete caps has been rebuilt to match the original design after meeting with city historic staff. Although not seen in building records, the front elevation had a raised relief on the curved parapet or espedana and over the right side windows which has been removed. These raised decorative details are not visible in 1950's era photos and were likely removed sometime in the 1930's-1940's. These slightly raised elements show the influence of the Churrigueresque style and detailed historic photos are clear enough to allow reproductions based on historic photos. The porch shed roof had the pan tiles removed as seen in the transitional photos, but this tile roof material has since been replaced "in-kind" based on extant originals.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location: *B8. Related Features: B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: According to the Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street, owner Charles Stark entered into a contract in January 1926 with several contractors and building material suppliers to construct or furnish materials for the subject property. *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential architecture Area: Kensington Park Annex (San Diego)
Period of Significance: 1926 Property Type: Single-family property Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) The Charles and Anna Stark House at 4641 Vista Street is significant under Criterion “C” as an excellent example of Spanish Eclectic style architecture. The period of significance, 1926, encompasses the date of construction of the home. This house has been well maintained and restored and has excellent integrity (See Continuation Sheet). B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) none *B12. References: (See Continuation Sheet) N B13. Remarks: None *B14. Evaluator: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date of Evaluation: August 2016
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*B10. Significance (continued):
Criterion A: Exemplifies or reflects special elements of the City’s, a community’s or a neighborhood’s historical, archaeological, cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, landscaping or architectural development.
After extensive research, the Charles and Anna Stark House was found to not qualify under Criterion A, as it does not reflect or exemplify special elements of Kensington Park's development. The following discussion explains the background for this conclusion.
Introduction. Although the Kensington and Talmadge communities now have a number of individual homes that have been designated as historic for their significance, there remains much to be learned about how these neighborhoods developed, the reasons for the architectural styles that were built, and the lives of the people who lived and worked there. Criterion A evaluations are often complicated because they require the presentation of broad contexts and associations to establish the significance of the special elements of importance. Without a doubt, the single most important mechanism to bring new information forward to better understand these communities is the intensive research associated with individual houses nominations. Legacy 106, Inc. has researched and written more than twenty-five landmark nominations in the Kensington / Talmadge community plan area. Over twenty of these have resulted in historical designation. Other researchers and homeowners have written additional nominations that now form an important body of primary research about the area.1
Kensington Community History. A fact that is often overlooked today in the pairing of the “Kensington / Talmadge” neighborhoods is the reality that Kensington is really the product of 13 different subdivision maps filed between April 1910 and March 1976. The Talmadge neighborhoods developed separately from nearby Kensington, with a total of 11 subdivision maps filed between December 1925 and August 1944. The majority of these maps were filed by owners, investors, and promoters unrelated to the others, and with varying degrees of experience in subdivision development. In the case of Kensington Heights, with its three Units, owner George Forbes hired the experienced Los Angeles development firm the Davis-Baker Company:
The development of Kensington Heights has been carried out under the personal direction of Harrison R. Baker, Chairman of the Subdividers and Homebuilders Division of the California Real Estate Association and a member of the Subdividers Division of the National Association. The project was not an experiment but involved the application of policies previously employed successfully in extensive developments in the city of Pasadena. The firm is a co-partnership composed of Richard D. Davis and Harrison R. Baker, each of whom has served as president of the Pasadena Realty Board.
In Pasadena the firm has developed some twenty subdivisions, and possesses the enviable record of over nine hundred homes on them. More than 60 per cent of the lots have homes on
1 Researchers Kathleen Flanigan, Parker Jackson, Beth Montes and Christianne Knoop, Priscilla Berge, Kathleen Crawford, Ruth Alter, Linda Canada, Jaye Furlonger, Scott Moomjian, Esq., Vonn Marie May, and Ione Stiegler, name only few who have studied the Kensington and/or Talmadge areas. In addition, see Anne D. Bullard, “1926, The Formative Year of Kensington Heights,” The Journal of San Diego History, Spring 1995, Volume 41, Number 2; Mary M. Taschner, "Richard Requa: Southern California Architect, 1881-1941, a Master's thesis for the University of San Diego; Larry R. Ford, Metropolitan San Diego: How Geography and Lifestyle Shape a New Urban Environment (Metropolitan Portraits), 2004; and Architects Ione Stiegler, AIA with M. Wayne Donaldson, AIA in the Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Strategy, 1996 and January 8, 1997.
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them, while one family in every thirty in Pasadena lives on a lot developed by the Davis-Baker Company.2
Probably the most familiar source of information about the history of the Kensington and Talmadge communities is a book written by Kensington resident and dentist Dr. Thomas H. Baumann, D.D.S. Baumann published Kensington-Talmadge 1910-1985, to mark the 75th anniversary of the community, although in actuality the date commemorated the filing of the first subdivision map on the mesa, Kensington Park. The “Kensington Book” is a favorite of residents in both the Talmadge and Kensington communities, and has been reprinted by his daughter, Darlene Baumann Love.3 Baumann lists each of these subdivisions on page 32 for Kensington and 71 for Talmadge, in the 2nd edition. The distinctions between these tracts have blurred over time, and today city planners simply lump the thirteen Kensington subdivisions into “Kensington” and eleven Talmadge tracts into “Talmadge” as part of the Mid Cities Community Plan.
The filing of individual maps is important to the history of the house, because Kensington Heights, which developed in three “Units,” is unrelated in development history to nearby Kensington Manor with its two Units, Kensington Point, or the first tract in the area, Kensington Park, located south of Kensington Heights Unit 1. An observer unaware of this fact might look at the Kensington and Talmadge neighborhoods and assume these areas all developed together, as today they appear to be two connected communities.
These independent origins help explain why there are differing architectural styles of houses, such as Craftsman bungalows, nearer to Adams Avenue, and none north of Lymer Drive, in this predominantly “Spanish” themed community. It also explains why the houses in Kensington Heights tend to be more elaborate than the houses further south, and why Kensington Heights Unit 3 has more lots in-filled with post Depression era style homes than the Manor tracts or Kensington Heights Unit 1. Once all the lots were sold and developed and the deed restrictions expired, the differences between the tract boundaries blurred.
Rancho Ex Mission Lots. All of the Kensington and Talmadge acreage originates from former land known as “Rancho Ex Mission Lots,” which have a layer of ownership, leases, and uses invisible today to the present owners, as these transactions which preceded the filing of the subdivision maps never appear on chain-of-title documents. Much of this land came onto the real estate market through the heirs to the Rancho Ex Mission Lots and into hands such as banker George Burnham, Vice President of the Southern Trust and Commerce Bank. “The Map of the First Unit Kensington Heights” states under “A Better Improvement Plan”:
Of the 240 acres which comprises Kensington Heights, 100 acres on the mesa will be developed at the present time into restricted residential property. For many, many years this tract has been held intact by its former owners – the Mason family. It has changed hands but once in forty years.4
2 “How Subdivision Sales Were Created by an Intensive Home Building Program,” National Real Estate Journal, May 27, 1929, page 26. 3 After Baumann’s death, the Kensington-Talmadge Community Association updated the first edition and reprinted it as a second edition in 1997, and named it Kensington-Talmadge 1910-1997. In 2010, Love printed a Centennial Edition of her father’s book, which updated and added new information to the community’s history. 4 Readers interested in this early history are directed to Historical Nomination of the Commander Wilbur V. and Martha E. Shown / and Louise Severin House, 4394 North Talmadge Drive and Historical Nomination of the Frank B. and Vinnie A. Thompson House, 5191 Hastings Road, Kensington Heights Unit 2.
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The development of the Kensington Mesa in the second decade of the nineteenth century fits into the greater pattern of housing development nationwide, as America got back onto its feet following the devastating worldwide effects of World War I. By 1921-1924, many of the veterans had returned to America and there was both a nationwide shortage of available homes and a slowly reviving economy that brought building materials and new home construction back on track. From this, arose the “Better Homes Movement,” and what followed would be a decade of new construction that transformed communities across America, and in particular, Southern California, as large tracts of land became available and desirable for development. The Kensington Park tract, south of Kensington Heights, fits into this early period of San Diego’s development.
1920s and 1930s, Two Distinct Decades of Development. Legacy 106, Inc. investigated several aspects of Criterion A that potentially qualified the house at 4641 Vista Street under this category. In this case, the boom of the 1920s contrasts dramatically with the impact and devastating financial losses of the Great Depression beginning in 1930, to create the historic context for Kensington Heights at the time. Many builders including Louise Mary Severin, Paul McCoy, Carl Hays and others expanded into the vacant lots created by the Davis-Baker Company in the 1920's. However, these builders bought lots to develop in their own style houses and no link has been established between these builders homes and the organized marketing program of the Davis Baker Company.
Kensington Park Annex. Dr. Thomas H. Baumann, DDS, who in this case incorrectly described the history of the Kensington Park Annex tract in his book of the neighborhoods. In Kensington Talmadge 1910-1997, an updated reprint of his original book, the description states:
On February 13, 1924 the Kensington Park Annex was opened by the Kensington Park Land Company. It was bordered on the west by County Road (now 42nd Street), by Mission Drive on the south (now Madison Avenue), on the east by Van Dyke Avenue and on the north by the canyon a half block north of Adams Avenue. This area rapidly developed into attractive homes. (pages 17-18).
In reality, Baumann was mistaken and the Kensington Park Land Company had nothing to do with this subdivision. To the west, the Kensington Park community had opened in April, 1910. Baumann also got the initial history of this neighborhood wrong because he failed to identify the two sisters who owned and created the 1909 map, but it is true that eventually the Kensington Park Land Company did come to own 5 it and continue with its development.
By 1924, Kensington Park Annex would appear to visitors to be a simple extension of Kensington Park. To the east, the remainder of the mesa was largely undeveloped, but it had been purchased by the Talmadge Park interests, a consortium of Los Angeles film industry co-investors, with Talmadge Park Unit 1, or “The Movie Girl Tract,” opening on December 3, 1925. It should be noted that all of the tracts north of Adams Avenue, comprising largely of Kensington Manor Units 1 and 2, Kensington Heights Units 1, 2, and 3, as well as Kensington Point, had not yet had their maps filed, and these areas were undeveloped
5 See Historical Nomination of the Southern Building Company Speculation House No. 1, 4632 Edgeware Road, Kensington Park, San Diego, California, by Legacy 106, Inc. Submitted to the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board July 2008.
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when the Davis’s registered their Kensington Park Annex map. In this period, Kensington Park was “Kensington,” and the attraction was the fact that the trolley crossed over the canyon to the west and ended conveniently near the park at Marlborough Drive. Quick trolley access to downtown was assured by this, and Kensington Park is one San Diego’s early “trolley suburbs.”
By 1924, the popularity, availability, and affordability of the new automobiles made access to San Diego’s outlying developments more convenient. By the time Gager C. and his wife Emily Tyler Davis recorded the Kensington Park Annex subdivision on February 13, 1924, the trolley was a convenience, but not a necessity, in determining the appeal of residential lots. This small tract was a resubdivision of a portion of Ex Mission San Diego Lot 24. It was a narrow tract of land under City of San Diego control, with 42nd Street forming the western boundary. This is significant, as 42nd Street was a boundary between San Diego City and San Diego County, with the western side being under the jurisdiction of the County of San Diego, and eastern side City of San Diego lands. Today, 42nd Street is a blend between alley and street, having the width of a street, but no sidewalks. The garages of the houses to the east and west are positioned along this road, which was originally named “County Road.”
The eastern boundary of the tract is formed by Vista Street. The houses on both sides of the road facing Vista for the nine blocks south of Adams Avenue are in the Kensington Park Annex tract. The remaining lots and houses south to Madison are in the East Kensington Park Tract, Map 1644, which was filed on August 5, 1914. For all three streets, 42nd, Biona, and Vista, only nine houses and lots south of Adams are included in the tract. In essence, the subdivision ends mid-block. In the case of Vista Street, this change is apparent by an unexpected easterly bend to the east in the road as it progresses south towards Madison. On Biona, there are an additional five houses that continue down the block to Madison, not counting the two at the end that face south towards Madison. While they appear to be in this tract, they are not.
In fact, early maps show that these southern lots on Biona Drive were originally on Welles Court, the original name for the road before it was changed to Biona. Madison was originally Mission Drive, and 42nd was County Road. Sometime in 1925, this area to the south also became affected by Road Improvement District No. 20 and the Kensington Sewer District.6 Kensington Park Annex also included the lots on the north side of Adams Avenue that face Adams, as well as two lots further north beyond Adams. Today, the transition into the next map north appears seamless.
This development filled the void between Kensington Park to the west and the simultaneously developing Talmadge Park Unit 1 tract to the east. However, the Davis’s tract was distinct from both of the neighboring subdivisions in that it had separate ownership with no known affiliation to these adjacent developers. In January of 1924, a Los Angeles notary public signed the first of the documents that would lead to the recordation of the Kensington Park Annex map. By February 13, 1924, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the recording of the map.
6 To date, this is an unresearched topic. To pursue this further, see Probate for Herbert Babcock, Inventory No. 12469 dated June 15, 1925, and records for George E. and Anna E. Welles and Charles Laubmayer, who owned and had mortgage interests in all of the lots. Researcher Christianne Knoop also checked the Chollas Water District’s water records under the name Welles Court to try and find the original water permit for this house, but the record was not under that street name either.
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purposes. The San Diego Union newspaper ran an article on February 12, 1927 that reveals the story. This article is presently the only known source of information which addresses the Kensington Park Annex subdivision:
In the spring of 1924, Gager C. Davis, a Los Angeles business man, came to this city with the avowed intention of subdividing a small holding he had in that area. He installed all improvements, including paved streets, placed a low price on the lots and then invited San Diego to purchase “Kensington Park Annex.” Local real estate men still remember what a hard time Davis had. There were only 60-odd lots in all, and Davis counted on disposing of them by Easter. Easter came and Davis figured on getting back to Los Angeles by June. June came, and July and August and September, but still the tract was far from sold out. Eventually Davis sold out, and eventually, of course, homes began building on the property. Today the Annex is an integral part of Kensington Park, with scarcely a vacant lot in it. But it was a hard nut to crack, because even three years ago the northeast section of San Diego was not regarded favorably for fine residences. Today, as San Diegans know, this is changed. The Kensington district is now one of the elite dwelling communities of San Diego. Davis would rub his eyes if he could see his property now – and probably bemoan the fact that he did not hold it longer. For beyond Kensington Park Annex lies Talmadge Park, one of the greatest subdivision projects in the history of Southern California.
An extensive search of the San Diego Union in 1924 and also biographical searches on information for Gager and Emily Davis turned up very little additional information in addition to this article about the development of Kensington Park Annex. The 1910 and 1920 U.S. Censuses confirm that the couple lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. In both records, Gager listed his occupation as an agent for an unspecified fire insurance company.
Emily listed “none” for her occupation, and she was presumably occupied with domestic activities associated with the family and their two children, Robert age 15 and Margaret age 13. The 1920 Census listed Gager’s age as 55 years old, and Emily’s as 48. Gager and his parents were all born in Ohio, and Emily was born in Canada to parents of English and Scottish heritage. How and why this little snippet of city land became available for purchase by Gager and Emily Davis is not clear, but the answer may lie in the underlying map and land transactions of Ex Mission Lot 24. These lands had all been tied up in an extensive court case that finally distributed the various interests to heirs and distributes.4 The Kensington 5 Park tract went to two sisters who inherited the rights from their deceased father. Talmadge Park was largely part of the greater Williard W. Whitney estate, or W.W. Whitney estate, which upon his death came under control of his executors, attorneys George Burnham and H.E. Anthony. They, in turn, sold much of the largest pieces for the Talmadge Park Units 1, 2, and 3 developments.6 As this was part of their role as executors, presumably, Burnham and Anthony made it known these vast acreages were available through real estate channels.
In keeping with neighboring Kensington Park, the Davis’s arranged for the installation of all of the improvements, which included the paved streets, curbs, and sidewalks. Unfortunately, most of the sidewalk stamps put in place by the original contractor they hired have been destroyed by later city supervised projects, such as for handicapped ramps or other work. In only one location, the stamp “R. Lee 8-24” remains. This one is located at the north west corner of Biona Drive at Adams Avenue, where the original stamp was cut out and re-cemented into the new pour when the handicapped ramp was installed. The destruction of most of the other original sidewalk stamps is unfortunate, and serves as a reminder that these original contractor sidewalk stamps are an important part of the historical landscape
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of communities. Provisions need to be in place by the City of San Diego to ensure their survival when future maintenance or improvement contracts impact them. The installation of streets, curbs, and sidewalks would have required a large capital outlay on the front end by the Davis’s, and it is interesting that they appear not to have a group of co-investors organized to help with this initial outlay and planning. Contractor Lee was Robert Lee, who listed himself as a cement contractor in the 1924 City Directory. He 7 and his wife Rosa lived at 3038 Valle Avenue.
Early Area History. During the Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and American Periods. The landscape that we see today in this area has changed dramatically over time. The first people who arrived in this area may have come here as early as 20,000 years ago, although that is a subject of ongoing study. Certainly early peoples began to populate the region by 12,000 years ago. During that era, the Laguna Mountains were frozen and expansive savannah lands surrounded shallow lakes east to the Lower Colorado River. One of the most dramatic differences involved the location of the coastal shoreline, which was substantially further to the west than what we know today. In fact, geological evidence suggests that glacial ice drew-down the sea level to approximately 400 feet lower than we know it today. The “coastal” archaeological sites that reflect this period of occupation are now deeply submerged and available only to underwater explorers.
Between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago, glacial melt elevated the sea level and prehistoric people intensified their use of the land. About 1,500 years ago, rainfall lessened and San Diego became the coastal desert of today. Archaeological investigation of San Diego has revealed most prehistoric cultures concentrated their population centers near freshwater drainages, estuaries, bays, and marine resources. Most of the prehistoric sites recorded consist of vegetal roasting ovens, trail breakage, and overnight camps. At least one seasonal habitation camp existed in Switzer Canyon at the time Spanish colonists arrived in San Diego in 1769. Other villages are known to have been in Mission Valley, Rose Canyon, and around San Diego Bay.
Prior to 1769, Native Kumeyaay families and unknown prehistoric people before them lived in this general area on a nomadic basis, following food resources as they became seasonally available. The local Kumeyaay people continued traditional use rights on the land in this area through the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history, although their ability to live in the area and use the resources of the land became increasingly restricted by European dictates and encroachment from non-native grants, pre- emption, and homestead claims upon choice properties.
The first United States surveys passed through this area in the 1850s, but the first subdivisions as we understand it today with the system of Blocks and Lots did not occur until after 1900. Some sources record local Kumeyaay families living in Mission Valley and in various parts of coastal San Diego until about 1910 based on ethnographic interviews (Shipek 1991). After then, the Kumeyaay families who had not been forced to live on U.S. Government controlled reservations had abandoned these ancestrally- owned lands to move east or south to Baja, California where they still had cultural ties and could live with less interference. While today, American society generally does not recognize Native American usage/ownership of the land as part of the legal chain of title, it is, nevertheless, part of the chronological and historical sequence of land usage over time.
Given the many thousands of years of prehistoric occupation, the Spanish colonization era passed through the Mexican Revolution and Mexican War with the United States in a mere heartbeat of time. By the 1870s, European American land surveyors began extending the boundary of the City of San Diego. Real estate speculators bought “Pueblo Land” from the Common Council and City Trustees and then drew maps that created grids of streets and blocks of lots.
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The house at 4641 Vista Street demonstrates the building and development of Spanish Eclectic homes in Kensington. However, no evidence was found that the home was a model home in the community. The Kensington standards ensured it would be a good example of the Spanish Eclectic home in San Diego. While the house at 4641 Vista Street fits within this context, insufficient information was found to indicate that in itself it influenced the development of the tract and thus does not appear to merit designation under Criterion A.
Conclusion: Legacy 106, Inc. did not find evidence to support that 4641 Vista Street qualifies under Criterion A. The Charles and Anna Stark House was not determined to qualify for designation under Criterion A. The home was found to not rise to the level of exemplifying special elements of the community's historical, archaeological, cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, landscaping or architectural development.
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Criterion B: Is identified with persons or events significant in local, state, or national history. A summary of the individuals associated with this property is provided along with a conclusion regarding their significance under Criterion B.
Charles W. Stark and Anna M. Stark Owners, 1926 to 1956 Residents, 1926 to 1932 (Charles and Anna) and 1944 to 1956 (Charles only)
In November 1925, Charles W. Stark, a carpenter, and wife Anna M. Stark purchased Lot 8 in Block “D” of Kensington Park Annex from the Union Trust Company of San Diego. According to the Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street, Charles entered into a contract around January 20, 1926 for the erection and construction of a “one story, composition roof, frame dwelling No. 4641 Vista Street, San Diego, California.” The Notice indicates that the home was actually completed on May 6, 1926 and Charles filed the Notice with the County for recording on that same day. The Notice lists the following contractors as being associated with the construction of the home: “Robert H. Winn Co., Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., William Darby Co., Chas. L. Wigg, J.S. Schirm, H.G. Archibald, B.H. Davis, et al.”
On January 9, 1876, Karl Viktor Verf, who later changed his name to Charles Victor Stark, was born in Torpa, Sweden. Around 1899 he married Anna Matilda Johansdotter in Sweden. She was also originally from Torpa and was born on May 20, 1881. The couple’s first three children were born in Sweden:
John Gunnar Stark, born July 22, 1901 in Malexander, Östergötland, Sweden.
Carl Fingal Stark, born October 16, 1902 in Torpa.
Margaret Ida (Stark) Worthington, born April 3, 1904 in Torpa.
The Stark family arrived in the United States around 1904 and settled in Chicago where Charles worked as a carpenter. Their son Theodore F. Stark was born in that city on November 25, 1905. Another child, Ellen Viola Stark, was born in Chicago in 1907 but died shortly before her third birthday. The Starks lived in Chicago until the home at 4641 Vista Street was completed in 1926. They do not appear in earlier San Diego city directories, although Charles’ mother Johanna lived in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood as early as 1912, as did his brothers Andrew, John and Emil.
Charles and Anna lived at the subject property with son Carl, daughter Margaret, and son Theodore and his wife Lillian. Charles continued to work as a carpenter during that time. Anna Stark passed away in December 1931, and the Stark family moved out of the home shortly thereafter, although Charles retained ownership until his death in May 1956. From 1934 to 1943, the home was rented to the Westover family. Charles moved back into the home in 1944 and remained there until his death in 1956.
According to the 1940 U.S. Census, Charles resided at 3446 Bancroft Street in North Park, along with his daughter Margaret Worthington and his grandchildren Pauline Worthington and Robert Worthington. The census lists Charles’ occupation as “carpenter – private builder.”
Although Charles took title to the home in 1926 as Charles W. Stark, a naturalization record from 1944 indicates that his full name was Charles Victor Stark. Also, a deed for 4641 Vista Street from September 1944 reads:
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Charles W. Stark, a widower for and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS DO HEREBY GRANT TO Charles V. Stark, a widower, and Margaret I. Worthington, as joint tenants….
It is likely that in 1944, Charles changed his middle name, however, this is not known for certain. It is also possible that in 1944 he corrected a long-standing error (the middle initial W instead of a V) on various legal documents. Charles passed away in San Diego in May 1956.
Insufficient information was found about Charles W. Stark and Anna M. Stark to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
Carl F. Stark Resident, 1927 to 1933
Carl Fingal Stark, the son of Charles and Anna Stark, was born October 16, 1902 in Torpa, Sweden. As an infant, Carl immigrated with his parents and brother John to the United States. They lived in Chicago until 1926, when they moved to 4641 Vista Street.
Like his father, Carl worked as a carpenter. He is listed in the San Diego city directory as a resident of the subject property from 1927 to 1933. He eventually married a woman named Blossom and passed away in San Diego on November 29, 1960.
Insufficient information was found about Carl F. Stark to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
Theodore F. Stark and Lillian Stark Residents, 1927 to 1933
Theodore F. Stark, son of Charles and Anna Stark, was born in Chicago on November 25, 1905. He moved with his parents and siblings to San Diego in 1926 and is listed as a resident of 4641 Vista Street from 1927 to 1933. Like his father and brother Carl, Theodore worked as a carpenter.
In March 1930, Theodore married Lillian May Scully in San Diego. They lived together at 4641 Vista Street until 1933. They then moved to 3004 Barnett Ave. and Theodore found work in an aircraft factory. The couple moved around San Diego frequently, eventually settling at 3349 Riviera Drive on Crown Point in the mid-1940’s. Theodore passed away in San Diego on April 11, 1973.
Insufficient information was found about Theodore F. Stark and Lillian Stark to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover Residents, 1934 to 1943
From 1934 to 1943, George A. Westover and his wife Nettie resided at 4641 Vista Street. During that time, the home was still owned by Charles W. Stark and Anna M. Stark. George A. Westover was a prominent attorney.
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On June 9, 1884, George Arthur Westover was born in Albion, Nebraska. According to the 1900 U.S. Census, George lived in Hyannis, Nebraska with his parents, John A. Westover and Mina C. (Fusha) Westover, and five siblings. George's parents were ranchers there.
George graduated from public high school in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1906 and three years later graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a degree in law. He moved to Columbus, Montana in 1910 and established a law practice specializing in general civil and criminal cases.
George married Annette "Nettie" E. Wood in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 1, 1914. According to the 1920 U.S. Census, George and Nettie lived in Columbus, Montana with their three children: Roland, June, and Norris. Their fourth child, Richard, was born in 1924. The 1920 census lists George's occupation as a lawyer in general practice. By 1925, the Westover family lived at 3206 Myrtle Ave. in San Diego's North Park neighborhood. The Westovers moved to 3115 Adams Avenue in the late 1920's, and from 1934 to 1943 were residents of 4641 Vista Street. During that time, the home was still owned by Charles and Anna Stark. In 1934, George ran unsuccessfully for the office of justice of the peace in San Diego.
In 1944, the Westovers moved to 4060 Utah Street in North Park and George continued to practice law. By the early 1950’s they lived at 4820 Vista Street in Kensington. In 1956, George was arrested and charged with offering a fraudulently altered will for probate (San Diego Union, January 20, 1956). He was found not guilty after a jury trial in March 1956. His secretary admitted to altering and filing the will herself, hoping that Westover would not notice due to his advanced age and ill health. George A. Westover passed away in San Diego on January 18, 1965, and Nettie died in September 1967.
As an interesting side note, George’s father J.A. Westover and George’s brothers Bob and Edward Westover were close friends with aviator Charles Lindbergh. In 1922, Charles Lindbergh, who at that point had never piloted an airplane, had been working as a mechanic, helper and parachute jumper for a barnstorming troupe. Lindbergh was stranded in Billings, Montana when the barnstorming tour went bankrupt in July 1922 (Billings Gazette, May 20, 2002). At that same time, Bob Westover lived in Billings and owned an old army airplane. He charged the public $10 per flight for sightseeing tours. Lindbergh was hired by Bob and brother Edward to do exhibition parachute leaps from the plane as a means to advertise their garage. For three months Lindbergh also worked as a mechanic at the Westover Garage in Billings (San Diego Union, September 3, 1939).
After Lindbergh completed his famous transatlantic flight in 1927, he made a goodwill tour of the U.S. in the Spirit of St. Louis. He detoured 400 miles to visit Billings and circled the plane over the Westover garage (Ibid.). Even as late as 1939, J.A. Westover (George Westover’s father) and Bob Westover kept in touch with Lindbergh, who visited them that year in Billings (Ibid.).
Insufficient information was found about George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
June I. Westover Resident, 1934 to 1937
June Irene Westover, the daughter of George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover, was born in Columbus, Montana on June 27, 1916. The San Diego city directories from 1934 to 1937 list June as a
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resident of 4641 Vista Street, along with her parents and her older brother Roland. During the time that she resided at the subject property, June worked as a stenographer for her father at his law office.
In April 1937, June married John W. McKinzie in San Diego. He was serving in the Navy during that time. According to the 1938 San Diego city directory, the couple resided at 2861 Boston Avenue in the Logan Heights neighborhood. By 1940, the couple had an infant daughter named Sharon and they lived at 4517 38th Street in Normal Heights. June passed away in San Diego on September 21, 2003.
Insufficient information was found about June I. Westover to determine she was historically significant for her association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
Roland W. Westover Resident, 1934 and 1936
Roland Wood Westover, a son of George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover, was born on September 30, 1914 in Columbus, Montana. He is listed in San Diego city directories as a resident of 4641 Vista Street in 1934 and 1936, during which time he served in the Navy. He lived in the home along with his parents, sister June, and brother Norris.
On August 28, 1937, Roland married Helen Marjorie Hohnbaum in Norfolk, Virginia. During that time he was serving as a machinist’s mate in the Navy and lived at the U.S. Aviation School in Norfolk. Helen was born in Harvard, Nebraska in November 1914.
According to the 1940 U.S. Census, Roland and Helen resided in Beach Haven, Florida, near Pensacola. The census lists Roland's occupation as a machinist's mate in the Navy. By 1943, the couple was again in San Diego and lived at 4235 34th Street in North Park. From the late 1940’s until the early 1950’s, the couple lived in Jacksonville, Florida. On January 17, 1993, Roland passed away in Lake County, Florida.
Insufficient information was found about Roland W. Westover to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
Norris E. Westover Resident, 1938 to 1942
A native of Columbus, Montana, Norris Edward Westover was born on January 28, 1918. From 1938 to 1942, Norris Edward Westover is listed in the San Diego city directory as a resident of 4641 Vista Street. He lived there with his parents George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover, as well as his sister June and brother Roland. During his time in the home, Norris worked as a carpenter, a mechanic, and an aircraft worker at Consolidated Aircraft. He later became an aerospace engineer.
The 1943 San Diego city directory indicates that Norris and his first wife Ruth lived at 4347 ½ 46th Street in the Talmadge neighborhood. By 1945 they lived at 1706 Granada Avenue in South Park, and Norris worked as a toolmaker for the Rohr Aircraft Company.
Norris and Ruth divorced in late 1947. On Christmas Day in 1949, Norris married Eleanor Moen in San Diego and they eventually had two sons, Roland and Robert. The family settled in Lemon Grove. Norris passed away in La Mesa on March 21, 2006.
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Insufficient information was found about Norris E. Westover to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
Paul K. Worthington and Margaret I. Worthington Owner (Margaret), 1944 to 1957 Residents, 1927 (as Margaret I. Stark), 1947 to 1952, 1958 to at least 1974
Paul Kirkland Worthington, a native of Aspermont, Texas, was born on December 29, 1898. He spent the early part of his life in Childress, Texas. The 1910 U.S. Census shows that Paul lived in Jerome, Idaho with his parents, Robert and Fannie, and three siblings. Paul's parents were farmers in Jerome.
From 1917 to 1919, Paul served in the military, however, the extent of his service could not be determined. By 1920 he and his parents lived in Annapolis, Kitsap County, Washington, where he worked as a laborer in a Navy yard. Paul first appears in the San Diego city directory around 1926, when he is listed as a painter residing with his widowed mother at 238 Garrett in Chula Vista.
Paul married Margaret Ida Stark in San Diego on March 12, 1927. Their son, Robert Kirkland Worthington, was born in Chula Vista in January 1928. Daughter Pauline was born in December 1929. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, the Worthington family lived in Chula Vista, and Paul worked as a house painter.
Margaret Ida (Stark) Worthington was born April 3, 1904 in Torpa, Sweden. She was the daughter of Charles Stark and wife Anna, who in 1926 had 4641 Vista Street constructed, and who lived there for many years. Margaret is listed in the San Diego city directories as a resident of the home during various times from the 1920's through the 1970's. During some of this time, her husband Paul and children Robert and Pauline are also listed as residents of the home. In 1944, Margaret became co-owner of the home with her father Charles. After his death in 1956, ownership of the home passed to his three sons (Margaret's brothers), John G. Stark, Carl F. Stark and Theodore F. Stark.
The San Diego city directories have the following listings for the Worthingtons at 4641 Vista Street:
1927 (as Margaret I. Stark) 1947 to 1952 (Margaret, Paul, son Robert, and daughter Pauline) 1958 (Margaret, Paul, Robert) 1959 to 1962 (Paul and son Robert only. No mention of Margaret in the directory.) 1963 to at least 1974 (Margaret, Paul, Robert)
According to the 1940 U.S. Census, Margaret resided at 3446 Bancroft Street in North Park, along with her children Pauline and Robert. Margaret's father Charles Stark also lived with her, although he still owned 4641 Vista Street at that time. Margaret's husband Paul did not live with them in 1940. Instead, Paul is listed in the 1940 census as a patient at the Veterans' Administration Facility in Beverly Hills.
Paul died in March 1982, and Margaret passed away in 1984. Their son Robert K. Worthington continued to own and live in the home until 2007.
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Insufficient information was found about Paul K. Worthington and Margaret I. Worthington to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
John G. Stark and Gladys A. Stark Residents, 1955 to 1957 Owner (John only), 1957
From 1955 to 1957, John G. Stark and wife Gladys lived at 4641 Vista Street. John was the son of homeowner Charles Stark. In 1956, Charles died, and ownership of the home transferred to his three sons: John G. Stark, Carl F. Stark and Theodore F. Stark. In 1957 the three of them sold the home to their nephew, Robert K. Worthington.
John Gunnar Stark, the son of Charles V. Stark and wife Anna, was born July 22, 1901 in Malexander, Östergötland, Sweden. Around 1904, John immigrated to the U.S. with his parents and siblings Carl and Margaret. Another brother, Theodore, was born in Chicago in 1905. During World War I, John served with the U.S. Army Air Service.
John married Gladys Ann Thorgren in Indiana around 1924. She was born in Chicago in September 1907. When John's parents and siblings moved to San Diego in 1926 to settle at 4641 Vista Street, he and Gladys stayed behind in Chicago. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, John and Gladys lived in Chicago with their two young children, John Jr. and Bonita. The elder John was employed as an assistant foreman in a steel mill during that time.
By 1940, John and Gladys lived in Pekin, Illinois. That year's census indicates that John worked in a mill, while Gladys worked in a liquor distillery. From 1955 to 1957, John and Gladys lived at 4641 Vista Street, along with John's father Charles Stark. After they moved out of the subject property, John and Gladys moved to 2351 Marigold. John died in San Diego in October 1965 and is interred at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma.
Insufficient information was found about John G. Stark and Gladys A. Stark to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
Robert K. Worthington Owner, 1957 to 2007 Resident, 1947 to 1952 and 1958 to 2007
Robert K. Worthington was the son of Paul K. Worthington and Margaret I. (Stark) Worthington. Margaret's parents (Robert's grandparents), Charles and Anna Stark, had 4641 Vista Street constructed in 1926 and lived there for many years. San Diego city directories indicate that Robert resided in the home from 1947 to 1952 and again from 1958 until his death in August 2007. In 1957, Robert purchased the home from his uncles John G. Stark, Carl F. Stark and Theodore F. Stark. The uncles likely inherited the home after the death of their father, Charles Stark, in 1956. Robert retained ownership until 2007.
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Robert Kirkland Worthington was born in Chula Vista in January 1928. His sister Pauline was born in December 1929. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, the Worthington family lived in Chula Vista, and Robert's father Paul worked as a house painter. Robert graduated from Grossmont High School in 1946 and worked as a carpenter in the construction industry. He never married. Further information about Robert could not be located.
Insufficient information was found about Robert K. Worthington to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion B.
Conclusion: Based on the research found and evidence presented in this report, Legacy 106, Inc. concludes that the Charles and Anna Stark House does not have significant associations with significant individuals to qualify for nomination under Criterion B.
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Criterion “C” Embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period, or method of construction or is a valuable example of the use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship.
The Charles and Anna Stark House is an excellent and original example of a Spanish Eclectic home built in 1926.
In greater detail, this house displays the architecturally defining features indicative of the Spanish Eclectic/Revival style. The home has a varied form with a forward facing U-shaped plan with raised porch and covered entryway. The home's front features low-pitched gabled, hipped and shed roofs with Mission half-barrel tile and shaped Mission parapet and flat roof seen at the rear. The eaves exhibits minimal overhang with slightly flared out stucco eaves. The gabled, hipped and shed roof and tile capped parapet have Mission red cast concrete roof tiles with matching concrete finial and ridge details. The home has an asymmetrical façade which further articulates its Spanish/Revival Eclectic style. The home features other Spanish style details identified with the style such as the arched focal windows and arching brackets supporting the front porch. The inset and raised restored front covered porch blends indoor and outdoor spaces and is another defining feature of the Spanish style. The home features some interesting features including the front brick porch walls which are similar in color and tone to the roof tiles and form a nice contrast to the stucco surfacing and integrates the home to its site and landscape. The large arched focal windows on the front elevation with original wood French doors further elaborate the Spanish Eclectic/Revival aesthetic. The wall surfacing of the home is hand finished "cottage cheese" style white stucco which has been reapplied to the home matching historic photos and original stucco areas. The home has red brick site wall with original concrete pier caps which were found in the rear yard. Decorative curvilinear parapet with tile cap details are also seen on the home. The original U-shaped front facing rectangular plan with walled front patio design connects the outdoor and indoor spaces and further defines the home's Spanish Eclectic feel.
The Spanish Eclectic Style. Many architectural historians attribute the high popularity of the Spanish Eclectic style variations in San Diego with the popularity of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, which was held in San Diego from 1915 through 1916. However, the most likely influence for the shift in popularity is the Bertram Goodhue-designed 1922-1923 Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Naval Training Center. Soon thereafter, technical journals, newspapers, and magazines promoted Spanish style architecture as a revitalization of interest in 18th and 19th century California history. The San Diego Union hired Master Architect Richard S. Requa to write a weekly column critiquing local architecture and he used this forum to promote the Spanish Eclectic or as he deemed it “The Southern California style.” The style continued as late as 1948.
Designers of Spanish Eclectic houses often borrowed from Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance motifs. The red tiles on this house are Spanish style Mission half barrels. The walls of houses in this style are stuccoed to appear like old adobe buildings in artistic interpretations from Spanish / Mediterranean origins. In general, designers of the period were engaged in a process to define and interpret appropriate architectural styles for our climate. A great deal of literature of the period was devoted to defining an appropriate “Southern California Style” of architecture. The strongest popularity for Spanish style residential architecture hit San Diego about 1925, when the newspapers and popular magazines promoted this as an authentic style harkening back to San Diego’s Spanish roots.
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Spanish Eclectic Popularity Shifts (1915-1940). The shift from Mission Revival to Spanish style is pretty well established with the design and completion of the Panama California Exposition and public debut in 1915. Newspaper announcements of “Spanish” style buildings in the 1913-1915 period more closely resemble Italian Renaissance architecture (e.g.: Katherine Redding Stadler House, Landmark # 861). But there are few, residential examples of non-Mission Revival, Spanish style residential architecture before World War I. Master Architect Bertram Goodhue changed the public definition of Spanish style with the completion of the Panama California Exposition in 1915. But once again, few Spanish style residences were built to show a direct correlation until completion of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in 1921 and military buildings at the Naval Training Station (1922-1923).
Both the Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Naval Training Center would have been in the view shed in 1924. McAlester and McAlester use the term Spanish Eclectic for the fanciful and fantasy mix of Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and/or Renaissance architectural motifs on buildings that have no counterpart in the historical world. The architects, designers, and builders responsible for creating these fantasy buildings that had no real historical model for their ideas. Although Master Architect Richard Requa promoted accuracy in creating Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, he also encouraged designers and builders to utilize a mix of motifs from his photographs of buildings in Spain, North Africa, and the Mediterranean to create what he called “The Southern California Style.” Builders with and without formal training took design concepts from popular magazines, plan books, and professional architectural journals to dream up their designs. One of the best neighborhoods of Spanish Eclectic style houses to illustrate this concept would be the 1920s Kensington Manor and Kensington Heights neighborhoods of San Diego. Most of the Spanish Eclectic style died out by 1940s.
Fire and Water Resistant Building Materials. Stucco is one of the most significant innovations of San Diego 20th century building construction. Although variations of durable wall coatings date back to Roman times, perfection of the formula for stucco can be directly related to the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco. Architects across the state rushed to develop fire-resistant materials. San Francisco architect Bernard Maybeck experimented with burlap dipped in wet cement stretched on wood frames. San Diego architect Irving Gill experimented with poured-in-place cast concrete. Richard Requa developed interlocking hollow clay tile. Walter Keller designed hollow and flat cement tile. But the most exciting and versatile material proved to be exterior wall stucco, which began appearing on Mission Revival style houses at least as early as 1909 and was the favorite exterior material used in Spanish Revival Eclectic style homes.
Stucco and Spanish Style Buildings. The buildings of the Panama California Exposition were originally created with sculpted and molded Plaster of Paris, which broke down once rain penetrated the painted surfaces. For water and fire resistance, Goodhue specified a stucco coating for his various creations in San Diego. Under the direction of Master Architect Richard Requa, the City of San Diego replaced the Plaster of Paris in Balboa Park with stucco and Celotex in 1935. Stucco caused local San Diego builders to transition away from the earlier Craftsman and Neo Classical wooden buildings and begin erecting stucco structures. Builders quickly learned how to make stucco resemble “ancient” buildings with clever wall beveling, faux stone blocks, Roman arches, and brick veneer with stucco upper floors.
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The architecturally defining features that are supportive of historic landmarking are:
1. The low pitched red concrete Mission half barrel tile roof; 2. The asymmetrical façade with front facing gable, hipped and shed roof with rear shaped parapet; 3. The exterior wall stucco reapplied to match the original with decorative inset rectangular attic vents; 4. The original compound rectangular plan with walled front patio design; 5. The eaves with little overhang with slight eave flare; 6. The recessed partial width front entry porch with large bracketed archway opening; 7. The rectangular stucco chimney; 8. The sculpted stucco porch bracket details; 9. The scored concrete front porch walkway up to the house; 10. The recessed covered center front porch; 11. The original inset window openings with surrounding trim; 12. The flat rear roof with tile capped front parapet; 13. The large arched wooden focal window grouping on the front gable end; 14. The wood double hung true divided light windows which have been replaced in kind matching extant originals and historical 1920's-1930's photos; 15. The original walled front patio design, linking the front outdoor and indoor spaces; 16. The simple stucco end chimney; 17. The rectangular wooden divided light French door and matching sidelights seen on the front porch; 18. The front façade raised patio; 19. The original attic vent with small gable style opening which matches the historic photos; 20. The large arching living room window.
The following are architectural integrity issues:
• The front porch brick wall which was removed but has now been rebuilt in-kind to match historic photos exactly (in-kind replacement). • The "in-kind" replacement of the wood true divided light windows which have been replaced in kind matching extant originals and historical 1920's-1930's (in-kind replacement). • The resurfacing of the stucco exterior surfacing which resurfaced "in-kind" matching extant original stucco seen on the zero lot line detached garage and historical 1920's-1930's (in-kind replacement). • The "cast stone" applied elaborations seen in 1926/1927 historic photos on the curving parapet and above the windows on the front facing gable which appear to have been removed by the 1950's as seen in historic photos (minor architectural detail that can be replaced based on historic photos).
Architectural Integrity. The primary concern for historical designation in the City of San Diego is whether or not a house retains good architectural integrity. Legacy 106, Inc. evaluates this question by applying a test of the seven aspects of architectural integrity listed by the federal Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historical Properties. The architecturally defining features to 4641 Vista Street are the truly important motifs and design elements that contribute to interpretation of this house as an architectural style. The exterior features are critical to historical designation.
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Architectural Integrity Analysis. The following is an analysis of the Integrity of the home's architecture.
ASPECTS OF INTEGRITY
Location. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred
Based on historic photos, 1927 San Diego Evening Tribune article and photo and comparison with the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, construction records and other research, the house is shown to be in its original location at 4641 Vista Street. The House has excellent integrity of Location.
Design. Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken.
Analysis of the Sanborn maps, building records and examination of the resource at 4641 Vista Street reveals the all elevations very closely match the original design of the house. This is an excellent example of a Spanish Eclectic home built in 1926. The original gable, shed, hexagonal hipped and flat roof with shaped parapet are intact and match historical photos exactly. The home retains the original front porch French door with matching sidelights which matches the historic photos exactly. The original arching front porch brackets and focal windows are intact and original. The stucco surfacing and roof tiles match the historic photos with tile finial detail. The gable shaped attic vent detail on the front gable end is also original and intact. The overhanging pan tiles seen on the edge of the curvilinear shaped parapet are also intact and original. The walled front patio area is also an important feature that has been restored or rebuilt "in-kind." No exterior additions are seen on the residential building records, Sanborn maps or detailed site examination.
The front porch brick wall and porch roof tiles have both been moved and some tiles were restored or replaced in-kind and the roof design matches the historical 1926 and 1927 historic photos. Therefore, this restoration of the porch roof tiles and rebuilding of the front brick site wall is not considered a significant loss of design integrity.
As seen in historic photos, the decorative "cast stone" elaborations which were removed prior to the 1950's are the only notable change from the original design, however, this is not a significant character defining feature of the Spanish style and can be restored in the future based on historical photos.
The original wooden arched fixed and true divided light double hung wooden front window sashes have been replaced "in kind" with single pane true divided light wooden sashes and match the historic photo. The window configuration matches the design seen in historic photos. The historic 1930's Westover family photo appears to show a nine light upper sash window but close up examination appears to show an interior decorative hanging leaded window feature which is not shown in original 1926 historic photo and 1927 San Diego Evening Tribune article and historic photo, which shows the original configuration and therefore this added interior window feature is assumed to have been added and then removed.
The detached single story rear garage design which matches the style of the home and has seen only minor changes and is recommended included in the designation.
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The resource is very intact from the date of construction, with the only major design modification to the home being the removal of applied "cast stone" elaborations on the front parapet which minimally affects the home's overall Spanish revival appearance. The home continues to convey its historic design as a Spanish Eclectic home built in 1926. The Design element of this home is good.
Setting. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. The setting is the larger area or environment in which a historic property is located. It may be an urban, suburban, or rural neighborhood or a natural landscape in which buildings have been constructed. The relationship of buildings to each other, setbacks, fence patterns, views, driveways and walkways, and street trees together create the character of a district or neighborhood.
As seen on historic Sanborn maps, the street and side setback of the house matches the historic neighborhood. The building setbacks match the surrounding homes. The lawn and landscaping are similar to those seen in historic photos with open grass turf and small bushes seen near the home. The rear garage and side positioned driveway arrangement is also retained. The streetcar suburb setting of its Kensington neighborhood is also retained. The house has excellent integrity of Setting.
Materials. Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property. The Standards state that deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
The original Mission roof tiles match the materials and design seen in historic photos. The central shed roof tiles have been restored/reroofed with like replacements as shown in the historical, transitional and current photograph. The true divided light front door is original, as is the French door with matching sidelights seen on the front porch. The stucco surfacing seen on exterior walls and end chimney retains the original rough textured cottage cheese. The shaped parapet design with tile edging are also original and intact. The arched brackets is surfaced with matching stucco surfacing is also retained. The arched wooden front focal window and true divided light wooden windows appears mostly intact and original with small repairs. The original vertical muntin multi-light wooden double hung windows are original or have been replaced "in-kind" with wooden single pane divided light windows. applied "cast stone" style front elaborations are not extant (probably removed circa 1950), however, these are easily restorable features and do not greatly affect the materials integrity. There are no significant changes to the materials within the public view. As noted throughout this analysis, the Materials aspect of Integrity of this home is excellent.
Workmanship. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory.
The craftsmanship exhibited in this house represents skilled construction techniques. In particular, the skills in creating the original wooden divided light French door and matching sidelights shows fine craftsmanship. Wooden arched windows and true divided light double hung windows, and multipane glazed wooden front doorway is also high quality. As noted above, the sculpting the exterior wall stucco, simple chimney shows quality workmanship. Workmanship is also seen in the original Mission style parapet with interlocking concrete tiles and decorative cast concrete roof finials. The Workmanship aspect of Integrity is good.
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Feeling. Feeling is a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.
This 1926 Spanish Eclectic residence in its present excellent original condition is well preserved and imparts the visitor with a realistic sense and feeling for the early 1920s historical Kensington neighborhood. The home conforms well to its front facing, almost flat rectangular lot location.
The home blends in well with historic older neighboring properties in Kensington. The feeling of a Spanish Eclectic home in the 1920s pre-Depression age are retained. The Feeling aspect of Integrity is excellent.
Association. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property.
The Charles and Anna Stark House at 4641 Vista Street is associated with the work of the different builders/designers/contractors as seen on the notice of completion. However, research for this nomination did not find a substantial enough direct link or association with other important events or persons with this property.
Conclusion: The Charles and Anna Stark House meets six of seven aspects of integrity and can be said to have excellent architectural integrity for historical designation. Legacy 106, Inc. recommends the house for historical designation under Criterion C.
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Criterion “D” Is representative of a notable work of a master builder, designer, architect, engineer, landscape architect, interior designer, artist or craftsman.
According to the Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street, owner Charles Stark entered into a contract in January 1926 with several contractors and building material suppliers to construct or furnish materials for the subject property. The home was actually completed on May 6, 1926. The Notice lists the following people and businesses as being associated with the construction of the home:
Robert H. Winn Company Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company William Darby Co. Chas. L. Wigg J.S. Schirm H.G. Archibald B.H. Davis, et al.
None of these individuals or businesses are considered to be a master designer, architect, engineer, landscape architect, interior designer, artist, craftsman or builder by the City of San Diego. Furthermore, insufficient information was found that one of these builders and contractors would qualify for consideration as master builder for 4641 Vista Street that would warrant designation under Criterion D.
Robert H. Winn Company Building materials supplier, 1926
The Robert H. Winn Company is listed in the May 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of the contractors and businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct the home. The company was a supplier of building materials.
A native of Iowa, Robert Hatch Winn was born on December 29, 1874. In September 1899 he married Grace J. Jarvis in Missouri, and by 1900 they lived in San Diego. During their early years in San Diego, Robert worked for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, the Winns lived at 624 ½ Logan Avenue in the Logan Heights neighborhood, and Robert worked as a salesman of hay, grain, and cement. By 1914 they lived at 1534 30th Street in the South Park neighborhood. That year’s San Diego city directory lists Robert as the proprietor of the Jarvis-Winn Company. The company later changed its name to the Robert H. Winn Company and expanded into sales of building materials.
Robert H. Winn died in San Diego on October 1, 1929. His widow dissolved the company shortly thereafter and moved to Los Angeles. According to his October 5, 1929 obituary in the San Diego Evening Tribune, Robert was a prominent member of several business clubs and lodges and was very active with a local Masonic lodge. He was also president of the Building Material Dealers’ Association and served on the board of directors of the Merchants’ Central Credit Association, which he helped to organize.
Insufficient information was found about Robert H. Winn or the Robert H. Winn Company to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion D.
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Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company Building materials supplier, 1926
The Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company is listed in the May 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of the contractors and businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct the home or supply building materials. It does not appear that Charles R. McCormick himself ever lived in San Diego. He lived in San Francisco but his lumber business had a branch in San Diego.
Charles Renton McCormick was born in Saginaw, Michigan on July 6, 1870. His father, Archibald W. McCormick, was a lumberman in Saginaw, while mother Harriet was a housewife. In 1900, Charles lived in Menominee, Michigan and worked as a merchant in an unknown industry (1900 U.S. Census). The following year he moved to San Francisco and worked as the manager of the Hammond Lumber Company. Charles established his own lumber business, Charles R. McCormick & Company, in San Francisco in 1903. His younger brother Hamlin was his business partner.
In 1907, Charles married Florence C. Cole, and they eventually had two children, Charles Jr. and Florence. The company opened a sawmill in St. Helens, Oregon in 1908, and Hamlin moved there to manage that mill, while Charles remained in San Francisco. The company was so successful that they had their own fleet of freighter ships to carry lumber down the Pacific coast and even through the Panama Canal to other parts of the U.S. Charles and Hamlin later formed the St. Helens Pulp and Paper Company, and the Firtex Insulation Board Company (The Oregonian, February 25, 1955).
Charles lived in San Francisco until 1954, when due to ill health he moved in with his son in Portland, Oregon (Ibid). Charles died in Portland in February 1955.
Insufficient information was found about the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion D.
William Darby Co. Building materials supplier, 1926
The William Darby Company is listed in the May 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of the contractors and businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct the home. The company was a supplier of building materials.
On January 24, 1878, William Lawrence Darby was born in St. Louis, Missouri. By 1900, William lived at 317 Franklin Avenue in San Diego with his widowed mother Mildred and four siblings. According to the 1901 San Diego city directory, he worked as a clerk for the J.S. Schirm Commercial Company, a supplier of building materials. By 1903, William was a foreman with J.S. Schirm.
On April 15, 1904, William married Minnie Pearl Cohenour in San Diego. The 1910 U.S. Census lists the couple and their young sons William Jr. and Robert as residents of 2727 H Street. William's occupation is listed as manager of a building supply house. In 1924, William left the J.S. Schirm Company and with his brother Watson R. Darby founded a building material business called the William Darby Company. It was headquartered near 6th Avenue and L Street, near present-day Petco Park. The company sold a variety of supplies, including roofing, brick, tile, plaster, cement and so on. William was quoted in a May 11, 1924 article in the San Diego Union as saying:
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"At no time in the history of San Diego have the prospects for continuous and healthy building seemed so assured as at the present time, and my brother and I feel we have chosen a most opportune time to engage in this enterprise. Our stocks already include many representative lines and are being augmented almost daily by such lines as out long experience has taught us best fills the requirements of the trade."
The William Darby Company is listed in the May 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of the businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct or supply building materials for the home. William's old employer, the J.S. Schirm Commercial Company, was also listed on the Notice.
It appears that in the 1930's, William closed his business and found work with the City's engineering department. He retired around 1950 and then worked with the architectural firm of Frank L. Hope & Associates, where he did preliminary engineering work for several buildings at San Diego City College (San Diego Union, August 21, 1970).
In addition to his work in the construction industry, William was active with the San Diego Yacht Club and was a former commodore. In 1914 he assisted in transporting the club buildings from Coronado across San Diego Harbor to a site at 2803 Talbot Street in Point Loma (Ibid). He also helped to tame wild animals at a small zoo in Ocean Beach before they were transferred to the San Diego Zoo. William passed away in San Diego on August 19, 1970.
Insufficient information was found about the William Darby Co. to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion D.
Charles L. Wigg Contractor, 1926
Charles Lewis Wigg is listed on the 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of several contractors and businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct or supply materials to build the home.
Charles was born in St. Catherines, Canada on January 24, 1889. In October 1918, Charles immigrated to the U.S. through Niagara Falls, New York with his wife Pearl. By 1922, he and Pearl lived in Inglewood, California, and Charles worked as a teacher.
Charles’ time in San Diego was brief. He is listed in the 1926 and 1927 San Diego city directories as president of the Wigg Construction Company. He and Pearl resided at 4608 33rd Street in 1926 and at 4077 35th Street in 1927. Charles constructed 4641 Vista Street in 1926, and also built the children’s ward of the Vauclain Home that same year (San Diego Union, July 8, 1926). The Vauclain Home was a tuberculosis sanatorium.
By 1930, the Wigg family resided in Redondo Beach, where Charles still worked as a building contractor. In 1931, the Wigg Construction Company built an addition to the junior high school in Brawley, California (San Diego Union, March 8, 1931). Later in the 1930’s, the Wiggs moved to Brawley and ran the Wigwam Trailer Court. By the early 1950’s, the couple lived in San Rafael. Charles passed away in Newport Beach in 1966.
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Insufficient information was found about Charles L. Wigg to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion D.
J.S. Schirm Building materials supplier, 1926
J.S. Schirm is listed on the 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of several contractors and businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct or supply materials to build the home. The entry on the Notice likely refers to the J.S. Schirm Commercial Company, which was a supplier of building materials. The 1925 San Diego city directory has the following entry for the company:
SCHIRM J S COMMERCIAL CO, Louis Schirm (Los Angeles) President, Louis Schirm Jr., Secretary, Geo L Myars, Treasurer. Building Materials, Lime, Plaster, Cement, Pipe, Roofing, Building Paper and Metal Lath, 268 4th sw cor K.
A native of Lafayette, Indiana, John Stephen Schirm was born in 1858. His parents, Michael and Josephine, were originally from Germany. Louis Schirm, mentioned above as president of the J.S. Schirm Commercial Company, was John's brother. John grew up in Lafayette, and moved to San Diego around 1890. He was the proprietor of a grocery store at 1541 F Street downtown.
By 1901, John had established a lime and cement business in San Diego. The 1901 San Diego city directory states that the business was located at the "foot of 3rd and 4th" [Avenues]. By this time, John lived in Los Angeles, and his business had locations there and in San Diego. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, John still lived in Los Angeles with his mother and sister.
John S. Schirm passed away from a heart ailment at his Pasadena home on September 5, 1914. He never married (Los Angeles Times, September 6, 1914). The J.S. Schirm building still stands at 2001 E. 1st Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles and houses several small businesses.
Insufficient information was found about J.S. Schirm to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion D.
H.G. Archibald Contractor, 1926
H.G. Archibald is listed on the 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of several contractors and businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct or supply materials to build the home. Research has determined that this likely refers to Herbert Gorden Archibald, a brick mason and plasterer.
A native of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, Herbert was born on May 2, 1888. His father, Chester H. Archibald, was originally from Nova Scotia and worked as a mason in Kamloops. Herbert's mother Ella was also from Nova Scotia and was a housewife and raised her many children. The Archibald family immigrated to the United States in 1909, and they appear in the 1910 U.S. Census as residing in Yakima, Washington. Herbert's occupation is listed as brick mason in the census.
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By 1913, Herbert lived at 1129 F Street in San Diego and worked as a mason with Archibald & Son, the mason contracting company he founded with his father. Around 1916, Herbert married a woman named Lourie. According to his World War I draft registration cards from 1917, Herbert lived in Ardmore, Oklahoma and worked as a self-employed musician and plasterer. The couple was back in San Diego by 1921, but then moved to Anaheim. In 1926, the year that the subject property was constructed, Herbert and Lourie resided at 1324 W. Redwood in San Diego's Middletown neighborhood. That year's city directory lists his occupation as plasterer.
The Archibalds moved to Anaheim again in 1930, but once again moved to San Diego in the early 1940's. Herbert passed away in San Diego on February 24, 1969.
Insufficient information was found about H.G. Archibald to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion D.
B.H. Davis Contractor, 1926
B.H. Davis is listed on the 1926 Notice of Completion for 4641 Vista Street as one of several contractors and businesses hired by property owner Charles Stark to construct or supply materials to build the home. After an extensive search, the identity and further information about B.H. Davis could not be found.
Insufficient information was found about B.H. Davis to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4641 Vista Street under Criterion D.
The Charles and Anna Stark at 4641 Vista Street was designed and built by Lewis H. Dodge, who is not considered a Master Builder by the City of San Diego at this time. Although the evidence listed in this report reveals the builders were accomplished (based on 4641 Vista Drive and other historical research), Legacy 106, Inc. does not find that there is sufficient evidence at this time to demonstrate that the builders qualify as a master designers, architects, engineers, landscape architects, interior designers, artists, craftsman or builders under Criterion “D”. Future studies of potentially historical houses by these builders and contractors, will hopefully add more to what is known about this builder and his status under Criterion D can be re-evaluated at that time.
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B10. Significance - Criterion E and Criterion F:
HRB Criterion E National Register of Historic Places listing or eligibility.
Criterion E does not apply to this property.
HRB Criterion F as a contributing resource to the _____ Historical District.
Criterion F does not apply to this property.
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A.2 Notice of Completion The Notice indicates that 4641 Vista Street was completed on May 6, 1926.
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A.3 Water Record .
After an extensive search, the water record could not be located.
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A.3 Sewer Record
After an extensive search, the sewer record could not be located.
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A.5 Site Plan with Footprint From the Residential Building Record.
Front Elevation
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A.6 County Lot and Block Book Page The property was first assessed to Charles W. Stark in 1926.
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A.7 Previous Survey Form
A previous survey form could not be located for this property.
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Attachment B Ownership and Occupant Information
B.1 – Chain of Title B.2 – Directory Search of Occupants B.3 – Deed from the Date of Construction
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B.1 Chain of Title 4641 Vista Street, San Diego, CA 92116 APN # 465-344-08-00
Instrument Date Grantor to Grantee, Date Recorded, Book Number, Page Number
November 16, 1925 Union Trust Company of San Diego to Charles W. Stark and Anna M. Stark, recorded November 27, 1925, Deed Book 1133, Page 361.
May 6, 1926 Notice of Completion. On or about January 20, 1926, property owner Charles W. Stark entered into a contract with Robert H. Winn Co., Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., William Darby Co., Chas. L. Wigg, J.S. Schirm, H.G. Archibald, B.H. Davis, et al. for the erection and construction of a one-story, composition roof, frame dwelling at 4641 Vista Street. It was actually completed on May 6, 1926. Recorded May 6, 1926 , Miscellaneous Book 77, Page 17.
April 22, 1929 Charles W. Stark and Anna M. Stark obtained a $3,500.00 mortgage from W.H. Fraser Mortgage Company, recorded April 23, 1929, Deed Book 1618, Page 282.
September 21, 1944 Charles W. Stark (a widower) to Charles V. Stark and Margaret I. Worthington (as joint tenants), recorded September 22, 1944, Official Records Book 1733, Page 408.
May 1, 1957 John G. Stark, Carl F. Stark and Theodore F. Stark to Robert K. Worthington (a single man), recorded June 3, 1957, Document # 81281, Official Records Book 6603, Page 158. [There is no indication of how or when John G. Stark, Carl F. Stark and Theodore F. Stark to Robert K. Worthington acquired title, but they likely inherited the home after the death of their father, Charles Stark.]
May 1, 1957 Margaret I. Worthington to Robert K. Worthington (a single man), recorded June 3, 1957, Document # 81282, Official Records Book 6603, Page 159.
November 7, 2000 Robert K. Worthington to Robert K. Worthington (as Trustee or their Successor Trustees under the Worthington Trust), Document # 2000- 0665430, recorded December 7, 2000.
September 28, 2007 Affidavit – Death of Trustee (Robert K. Worthington, deceased) filed by Karen L. Spencer (sole successor Trustee), Document # 2007-0640067, recorded October 2, 2007.
October 31, 2007 Karen L. Spencer (Trustee of the Worthington Trust) to Barry Wilson and Benetta Buell-Wilson, Document # 2007-0724758, recorded November 16, 2007.
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B.1 Chain of Title - Continued
December 18, 2009 Barry Wilson and Benetta Buell-Wilson (trustees of the Wilson Family Trust) to Sonya Sparks (a married woman, as her sole and separate property, as to an undivided 50% interest), Document # 2009-0712156, recorded December 24, 2009.
January 13, 2010 Barry Wilson and Benetta Buell-Wilson (trustees of the Wilson Family Trust) to Sonya Sparks (a married woman, as her sole and separate property, as to an undivided 50% interest), Document # 2010-0028502, recorded January 20, 2010.
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B.2 Directory Search of Occupants Date Name(owner) Additional Occupant(s) 1926 No listing 1927 Stark, C W Stark Chas W (Anna M) carpenter h 4641 Vista
Stark Margaret I bookkeeper r 4641 Vista
Stark Carl F carpenter r 4641 Vista
Stark Theo A carpenter r 4641 Vista 1928 Stark, C W (o) Stark Chas W (Anna M) carpenter h 4641 Vista
Stark Carl F carpenter r 4641 Vista
Stark Theo A carpenter r 4641 Vista 1929 Stark C W (o) Stark Chas W (Anna M) carpenter h 4641 Vista
Stark Carl F carpenter r 4641 Vista
Stark Theo A carpenter r 4641 Vista 1930 Stark C W (o) Stark Chas W (Anna) patternmaker h 4641 Vista
Stark Carl F carpenter r 4641 Vista
Stark Chas F Jr r 4641 Vista
Stark Theo A carpenter r 4641 Vista 1931 Stark C W (o) Stark Chas W (Anna) patternmaker h 4641 Vista
Stark Carl F laborer r 4641 Vista
Stark Theo (Lillian) carpenter r 4641 Vista 1932 Stark C W (o) Stark Chas W carpenter h 4641 Vista (Anna not listed in alpha name directory)
Stark T G Stark Carl F carpenter r 4641 Vista
Stark Theo (Lillian) carpenter r 4641 Vista 1933 Stark T G (o) (does not Stark Chas W carpenter h 4641 Vista list C W as owner in address directory) Stark Carl F carpenter r 4641 Vista
Stark Theo G (Lillian) carpenter r 4641 Vista 1934 Westover G A Westover George A (Nettie E) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover June I r 4641 Vista
Westover Roland W r 4641 Vista 1935 Westover G A Westover George A (Nettie E) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover June I r 4641 Vista 1936 Westover G A Westover George A (Nettie E) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover June I stenographer, G A Westover r 4641 Vista
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Westover Roland W USN r 4641 Vista 1937 Westover G A Westover Geo A (Nettie) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover June I stenographer G A Westover r 4641 Vista 1938 Westover G A Westover Geo A (Nettie) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover Norris E r 4641 Vista 1939 Westover G A Westover Geo A (Nettie) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover Norris E carpenter r 4641 Vista 1940 Westover G A Westover Geo A (Nettie) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover Norris E, Delman, Smith & Haight, r 4641 Vista 1941 Westover G A Westover Geo A (Nettie) attorney, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover Norris E mechanic r 4641 Vista 1942 Westover G A Westover Geo A (Nettie) lawyer, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista
Westover Norris E aircraft worker Consolidated Aircraft Corp, r 4641 Vista 1943 Westover G A Westover Geo A (Nettie) lawyer, Geo A. Westover, h 4641 Vista 1944- Stark Chas (o) Stark Chas h 4641 Vista 1945 1946 Directory not published this year. 1947- Worthington P K Worthington Margt I Mrs Adams Avenue Business Service h 4641 Vista 1948 Worthington P K (o) Worthington Paul K (Margt I) h 4641 Vista 1949 1950 Worthington P K (o) Worthington Paul K (Margt I) h 4641 Vista
Worthington Margt Mrs. real estate (address: 4689 Felton), h 4641 Vista
Worthington Pauline M r 4641 Vista
Worthington Robt K r 4641 Vista 1951 1952 Worthington P K (o) Worthington Paul K (Margt I) h 4641 Vista
Worthington Margt Mrs. real estate (address: 4689 Felton), h 4641 Vista
Worthington Pauline M bookkeeper Modern Furniture Co, r 4641 Vista
Worthington Robt K carpenter Nielson Construction Co, r 4641 Vista 1953- Worthington P K (o) Worthington Paul K h 4641 Vista 1954 Worthington Robt K carpenter Nielson Construction Co, r 4641 Vista
(neither Margt I or Pauline M listed this year) 1955 Stark Chas V (o) Stark Chas V h 4641 Vista
Stark John G (Gladys A) mtceman, Dally Corp, r 4641 Vista 1956 Stark Chas V (o) Stark Chas V h 4641 Vista
Stark John G (Gladys A) driver, Dennis Construction Co, r 4641 Vista 1957 Stark John G (o) Stark, John G (Gladys A) h 4641 Vista (no mention of Chas V Stark this year) 1958 Worthington Paul K (o) Worthington Paul K (Margt I) h 4641 Vista
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Worthington Robt K carpenter r 4641 Vista 1959 Worthington Paul K (o) Worthington Paul h 4641 Vista
Worthington, Robt K carpenter, Ralph Crane, r 4641 Vista 1960 Worthington Paul K (o) Worthington Paul h 4641 Vista
Worthington, Robt K carpenter, Ralph Crane, r 4641 Vista 1961 Worthington Paul F (o) Worthington Paul h 4641 Vista
Worthington Robt K carpenter, Ralph Crane, r 4641 Vista 1962 Worthington Paul K (o) Worthington Paul h 4641 Vista
Worthington Robt K carpenter, Ralph Crane, r 4641 Vista 1963- Worthington Paul K (o) Worthington Robert K carpenter, Ralph Crane, r 4641 Vista 1964 Worthington Paul K retired h 4641 Vista
Worthington Margt I Mrs assoc., Edw C Hall, r 4641 Vista 1965 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista
Worthington Paul K (Margt I) r 4641 Vista
Worthington Margt I Mrs assoc., Edw C Hall, r 4641 Vista 1966 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista
Worthington Paul K (Margt I) h 4641 Vista
Worthington Margt I Mrs assoc., Edw C Hall, r 4641 Vista 1967 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista
Worthington Paul K (Margt I) r 4641 Vista
Worthington Margt I Mrs assoc., Edw C Hall, r 4641 Vista 1968 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista
Worthington Margt I Mrs assoc., Edw C Hall, r 4641 Vista (no listing for Paul) 1969- Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Paul K (Margt I) r 4641 Vista St 1970 Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista 1971 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista St.
Worthington Paul K (Margt I) r 4641 Vista St. 1972 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista St.
Worthington Paul K (Margt I) r 4641 Vista St. 1973 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista St.
Worthington Margt I private ofc (address: 4126 ½ 30th St.) r 4641 Vista St.
Worthington Paul K (Margt I) r 4641 Vista St. 1974 Worthington Robt K (o) Worthington Robt K carpenter h 4641 Vista St.
Worthington Margt I bookkeeping service (address 4126 ½ 30th St.) r 4641 Vista St.
Worthington Paul K (Margt I) r 4641 Vista St.
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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Union Trust Company of San Diego to Charles W. Stark and Anna M. Stark, recorded November 27, 1925. Continued on next page.
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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Continued from previous page.
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Attachment C Maps
C.1 — City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map C.2 — Current and Historical USGS Maps C.3 — Original Subdivision Map C.4 — Sanborn Maps 1886/1887 1906 1921 1940 1950 1956
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C.1 City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map
Map # 210-1737
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C.2 Current USGS Map - 2015 La Mesa quadrangle
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C.2 Historical USGS Map - 1967 La Mesa quadrangle
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C.3 Original Subdivision Map
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C.3 Tax Assessor's Map
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1886/1887
None for this area
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1906
None for this area
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1921
None for this area
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C.4 Sanborn Map – July 1934 Volume 2, Map 299G
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1950 Volume 2, Map 299G
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1956 Volume 2, Map 299G
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Attachment D Photographs
D.1 — Historical Photographs D.2 — Current Photographs
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D.1 Historical Photographs 4641 Vista Street circa 1926.
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D.1 Historical Photographs
Top: 1930's photograph of the Westover family in front of 4641 Vista Street. Standing, left to right: George A. Westover & wife Nettie; George's father John A. Westover; George's son Norris Westover & Norris' wife Eleanor Moen Westover. Kneeling : June I. Westover Sanford (George & Nettie's daughter) with husband and their daughter Sharon. Photo courtesy of Ancestry.com
Below: 4641 Vista Street in the 1950's.
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D.1 Historical Photographs 4641 Vista Street circa 1980's to early 1990's.
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D.2 Transitional Photograph – West (front) Elevation Transitional photo from December 2007, before front porch brick wall, wooden windows and porch roof tiles were rebuilt / rehabilitated in kind.
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D.2 Current Photographs – West (front) Elevation Photos this page by TJ Sparks, August 2016
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D.2 Current Photographs – West (front) Elevation Photos this page by TJ Sparks, August 2016
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D.2 Current Photographs – West (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – West (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - South (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – East (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – East (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – East (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - North (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - Detached Garage West (front) elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - Detached Garage North (side) elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - Interior Split-face brick fireplace included in proposed designation.
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D.2 Current Photographs - Interior Site plan from the Residential Building Record showing location of fireplace.
Fireplace
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Attachment E HRB Criteria Supplemental Documentation
E.1 — Criterion A E.2 — Criterion B E.3 — Criterion C E.4 — Criterion D E.5 — Criterion E E.6 — Criterion F
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E.1 Criterion A – Community History
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E.1 Criterion A – Community History
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E.1 Criterion A – Community History
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E.1 Criterion A – Community History
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Charles W. Stark and Anna M. Stark Owners, 1926 to 1956 Residents, 1926 to 1932 (Charles and Anna) and 1944 to 1956 (Charles only)
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover Residents, 1934 to 1943
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover Residents, 1934 to 1943
Biography found on Ancestry.com
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover Residents, 1934 to 1943
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person George A. Westover and Nettie E. Westover Residents, 1934 to 1943 As an interesting side note, George A. Westover's father John and brothers Robert and Edward became close friends with aviator Charles Lindbergh in the early 1920's and remained friends for several decades.
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Attachment F Works Cited
F.1 — Provide a list of works cited (bibliography)
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F.1 Bibliography
Books
Brandes, Ray S. 1991 San Diego Architects 1868-1939. San Diego: University of San Diego
California Office of Historic Preservation 1996 The California Register of Historic Resources: Regulations for Nomination of Historic Properties. State of California, The Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation
Ching, Francis D.K. 1995 A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley & Sons
Cook, III, S.F., “Jerry” and Tina Skinner 2005 Architectural Details: Spain and the Mediterranean. Reprint of the 1926 publication by Richard S. Requa, A.I.A., J.H. Hansen, The Monolith Portland Cement Company, Los Angeles. Schiffer Publishing
Crawford, Richard W. 2011 The Way We Were in San Diego. Charleston: The History Press
Gellner, Arrol and Douglas Keister 2002 Red Tile Style: America's Spanish Revival Architecture. New York: Viking Studio
Hartmann, Glenn D. 1977 Architectural Description Guide: Developed for Use in Preparing Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places. Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission, Olympia, Washington
McAlester, Virginia 2013 Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
McGrew, Clarence Alan 1922 City of San Diego and San Diego County, the Birthplace of California. Volume I. Chicago: The American Historical Society
National Park Service 1985 Historic American Building Survey Guidelines for Preparing Written and Historical Descriptive Data. Division of National Register Programs, Western Regional Office, San Francisco, California
Newcomb, Rexford 1990 Spanish-Colonial Architecture in the United States. New York: Dover Publications
Requa, Richard S., A.I.A. 1929 Old World Inspiration for American Architecture. Originally published by the Monolith Portland Cement Company. Los Angeles, California.
Requa, Richard S., A.I.A. 1937 Inside Lights on the Building of San Diego's Exposition: 1935. San Diego: Frye & Smith, Ltd.
Smith, G.E. Kidder 1996 Source Book of American Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press
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F.1 Bibliography - Continued
Walker, Lester 2002 American Homes - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Woods, Douglas, Melba Levick and M. Brian Tichenor 2012 The California Casa. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
Government Documents
City of San Diego Historical Resources Board 2009 Historical Resource Research Report Guidelines and Requirements, Land Development Manual, Historical Resources Guidelines, Appendix E, Part 1.1, Adopted by the Historical Resources Board November 30, 2006, Updated January 24, 2008 and February 9, 2009.
Internet
Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com (U.S. Census 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; California Death Index; Social Security Death Index; genealogical files)
Newspaper
San Diego Union
San Diego Evening Tribune
San Diego Union-Tribune