ETHNOGRAPHY 35109 Highway 79 South 11810 Pierce St. Stoneridge Estates Spc. 22 Riverwalk Executive Suites #209 Warner Springs, CA 92806 Riverside, CA 92505 REPORT OF FINDINGS FROM A RECORD SEARCH CONDUCTED FOR ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 436-600-012, 013, 014 PREPARED FOR: CITY OF SAN JACINTO 595 S San Jacinto Ave San Jacinto, CA 92583 (951) 487-7330 ON BEHALF OF: BAYPOINT PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, SAN JACINTO c/o Mr. Bradley Burke Quotidian Partners LLC 122 ½ S. Kalmia Escondido, CA 92025 PREPARED BY: SRSinc 11810 Pierce St. Riverwalk Executive Suites #209 Riverside, CA 92505 Principal Investigator/Author: Dr. Nancy Anastasia Wiley Graphics: Michelle Garcia SRS Project No. 1788 April 12, 2018 Keywords: San Jacinto, Lyon Avenue, Vernacular Wood Frame Houses TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................... 1 PREHISTORIC SETTING............................................................................................................................. 3 HISTORIC SETTING .................................................................................................................................... 4 RECORD SEARCHES.................................................................................................................................. 7 HISTORIC CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FINDINGS ..................................................................... 13 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................................... 16 REFERENCES APPENDICES: A1- CONFIDENTIAL EIC RECORDS SEARCH RESULTS: List of Reports on Surveys and Studies within a Mile-Radius of APN 436-600-012, 013, 014 A2- CONFIDENTIAL EIC RECORDS SEARCH RESULTS: Historic Structure Records: B- NAHC SACRED LANDS FILE SEARCH RESULTS C- PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Project Area Location (APN 436-600-012, 013, 014)....................................................................2 Figure 2. Conceptual Grading Plan for APN 436-600-012, 013, 014 ...........................................................3 Figure 3. Tentative Parcel Map for APN 436-600-012, 013, 014..................................................................4 Figure 4. Plat Map for (T4S, R1W). .............................................................................................................. 8 Figure 5. Historic Maps and Aerial Photographs Showing Two Historic Structures on the Subject Property from the 1910s…………………………………………………………………………………………….12 Figure 6. Current Aerial Photograph of APN 436-600-12,13,14 Showing Traces of Foundations of Two Historic Buildings and Historic Debris……………………………………………………………..……13 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Historic Structures located on or within a Mile-radius of the Subject Property……………………10 Table 2. Other Resources located within a Mile-radius of the Subject Property…………………………….11 Table 3. List of Native Tribes Affiliated with the San Jacinto region of Riverside County………………….14 _____________________________________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION This report describes the findings of an in-depth records search for archaeological, historic and tribal resources within the project area (Figure 1). The subject property is found in Township 4S, Range 1W, Section 33 of the USGS 7.5’ San Jacinto Quadrangle, designated Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 436- 600-12,13,14. The parcel is situated on South Lyon Avenue between Seventh Street and Esplanade Avenue in the City of San Jacinto. The intended future use of the property includes services related to the Baypoint Preparatory Academy Charter School for grades K-12. (Figures 2, 3). An in-person records review was conducted by SRS personnel on April 10, 2018 at the Eastern Information Center (EIC) at the University of California at Riverside (EIC). Previously identified historical/archaeological resources including properties designated in the California Points of Historical Interest (SPHI), the California Historical Landmarks (SHL), the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California State Historic Properties Directory (HPD), Riverside County Historical Landmarks and the City of San Jacinto local historic resource listings were reviewed. According to EIC records, one prehistoric resource consisting of a single artifact was found in a trench within a half-mile of the APE. Its location was on South Lyon Street in unconsolidated floodplain alluvium (silty sand) suggesting that cultural resources may be located during area grading in alluvial strata. A total of 27 historic resources were recorded within a mile of the property documented in 28 reports. Two of the historic resources were Vernacular Wood Frame residences previously located on APN 436-600-12,13,14. An extensive historic map and aerial photo search also showed the location of the two structures on the property and as part of an area related to agricultural farmsteads. Both resources were designated on lists of locally significant resources. The structures along Lyons Street and within the region reflect the rural atmosphere characteristic of the San Jacinto-Hemet Valley. Dating from 1892 to 1947, nearly every historic building is a remnant of an early agricultural effort including Hanson Stock Farm, Crosby Farms, K.G. Rancho, and Hillview Farm to mention a few. The architectural styles of the residences varied from Vernacular Wood Frame Rural Farm Style to California Craftsman Bungalows to Vernacular Ranch Houses. Barns, tank houses and even a Milking Barn have also been documented around Lyons Street. The two historic structures that were once on the subject property were simple examples of Vernacular Wood Frame houses. Dating to 1910 and 1913, the residences were considered to be good examples of San Jacinto early rural residences according to a 1981 survey by the Riverside County Historical Commission in Rubidoux who stated they were ‘unaltered, unadorned homes typical of the vernacular style of this area’ and good examples of ‘rural architecture in the San Jacinto area’. A current aerial photograph illustrates that no houses now exist on APN-436-600-12,13,14. However there are remains of foundations or trash pits particularly at the end of a dirt road leading onto the parcel but also in at least four additional locations as exposed on the photograph. This historic debris indicates that subsurface materials related to families living in the two historic residences will be unearthed during grading operations. Archaeological monitoring by a Riverside County Certified archaeologist and a Native American Tribal Monitor is strongly recommended during all earth-moving activities. In general, any soil-disturbing activity, including foundation removal, excavation, grading, utilities installation, and driving of piles for shoring or foundation work pose risks to subsurface archaeological resources. Trash dumps, glass bottles, tin cans, shotgun shells, privies, changes in soil colorations, human or animal bone, pottery, chipped or shaped stone, shell-midden, etc. are all potential indications of an historic or prehistoric archaeological site. Therefore, caution should be taken during ground-disturbing activities and an on-site monitor is crucial during any grading efforts. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 1. Project Area Location (APN 436-360-009) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 2. Conceptual Grading Plan for APN 436-600-012, 013, 014 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 3. Tentative Parcel Map for APN 436-600-012, 013, 014 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4 _____________________________________________________________________________________ PREHISTORIC SETTING APN 436-600-12, 13, 14 is located in the City of San Jacinto, which lies within the ancestral territory of the Luiseño and Cahuilla Indians of Riverside County. The ancestral territories for the Luiseño/ Juaneño and the Cahuilla Indians are located around the modern City of San Jacinto, but the ancient territorial borders remain vague for two reasons: first, territorial boundaries were probably more flexible than rigid (Kroeber 1925) and, secondly, indigenous borders and land use was not recorded until after European contact destroyed native lifeways (Padon 2010). Although firm and defining borders cannot be known, there is archaeological, ethnographic, and historic evidence to support prehistoric use by both groups. Following European contact, members of the Luiseño and Cahuilla tribes coalesced into the Soboba Band (of the Luiseño Indians) post-contact (The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians 2015). Late Pleistocene (16,000 to 10,000 B.P.) Cultural occupations are archaeologically assessed through the presence or absence of time sensitive cultural resources. Although foraging peoples used the San Jacinto region to hunt and gather resources by the Late Pleistocene, there is little archaeological evidence to elucidate