HISTORICAL NOMINATION of the Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House 4437 Alhambra Street ~ Sunset Cliffs 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 April 2018
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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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State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # ______DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ______PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial ______NRHP Status Code 3S Other Listings ______Review Code _____ Reviewer ______Date ______
Page 3 of 30 *Resource Name or #: The Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House
P1. Other Identifier: 4437 Alhambra Street, San Diego, CA 92107
*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 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d.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: Point Loma Date: 2015 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 4437 Alhambra Street City: San Diego Zip: 92107 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 5 of Sunset Cliffs, according to map thereof filed in the office of the County Recorder of said San Diego County, March 1, 1926. It is Tax Assessor’s Parcel (APN) 530-451-05-00.
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) This house is an excellent two-story example of the Spanish / Mediterranean Eclectic style. It is located in the Sunset Cliffs neighborhood of San Diego. It is a large single-family residence with a compound irregular form, and was completed in 1929. The northeast (front) elevation faces Alhambra Street and utilizes an asymmetrical front façade. The home features a combined gable and hipped roof with stucco end chimney and regularly placed Spanish fired clay tiles. The original detached two car rear garage is accessed via a rear alleyway (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 northeast (front) elevation. Photo by Dan Soderberg, February 2018.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Sewer record is dated December 10,1928. Water record is also dated December 10,1928. SD Evening Tribune building permit December 11, 1928 SD Evening Tribune roofing permit January 14, 1929. Tax Assessor’s Residential Building Record, 1929. Index to Property (County Lot Book), 1929. SD Evening Tribune article with photo, July 14, 1929.
*P7. Owner and Address: Peter and Megan Mazza 4437 Alhambra Street San Diego, CA 92107
*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: April 2018 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historical Nomination of the Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House, San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., April 2018. Legacy 106, Inc. is indebted to Alexandra S. Wallace and Dan Soderberg 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):
DPR 523A *Required Information 4 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
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*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: April 2018 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 4437 Alhambra Street is a Spanish Eclectic style home with Mediterranean Renaissance influences. It has an asymmetrical façade and a compound floor plan. The home utilizes two stories to the west, sheltered by a hipped roof with a side gable covered single story to the east. This blending of one and two story massing, as well as hipped and gabled roof and shed roof types and varying roof heights along with the home's complex irregular form, break up the massing of this large single family home. The home features an interesting unique mix of Spanish architectural details and elaborations.
The home utilizes a restrained front façade with expanses of stucco surfaced wall replicating the look of homes in the southern portion of Spain. Decorative stucco window grilles are seen at the rear of the home. The house has eaves with very little overhang with sloping edge seen below the roof eave. The home also features rectangular casement and fixed window openings. The resource presents a small set back central flat roof 1945 addition which is not visible from the front public view.
The original arched inset entryway displays a decorative raised stone style raised quoin arched entryway surround. The home displays hand hammered wrought iron work including an iron front door grille, curving dual iron entry handrails and matching side gate with scrolling detailing. An unusual metal hand shaped door knocker is also seen on the front door. Rectangular inset attic vents are seen below the roof eaves with extending rectangular tiles seen on the gable ends. The subject home is identified as primarily Spanish Eclectic / Colonial with some Mediterranean influences. Fired Spanish clay tile is seen on all hipped, gable and shed roofs. The home features stucco wall surfacing throughout.
The original scored curving concrete front entry walkway is original and leads out past the front site wall to the sidewalk. A partial height stepped stucco site wall with decorative wrought iron scrolling gate details is seen in the front on the left near the outside lot boundary. Site analysis and front elevation historic and aerial photos (Attachment D.1) reveals the site wall appears to very original and matches the historic photos. Finally, the original detached rear garage is also preserved and intact. The home displays multi- level hipped, gabled and flat roofs visible on most elevations. Windows and doors are white painted wood unless otherwise noted.
This Spanish Eclectic, also known as the Spanish Colonial Revival 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.
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*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: April 2018 Continuation Update
*P3a. Description (continued):
Northeast (Front) Elevation – From the top, the main front façade is topped by a simple arch topped stucco end chimney to the east of the central main house. To the right is a large protruding second story section of the home covered by a hipped roof on the west. The red clay tile roof has fired interlocking Spanish clay tiles in a repeating pattern. This and all tiled roof portions of the home contain these red clay tiles with very little overhang and flared molding below. A central double wooden casement window grouping, fronts the two story section on the right. with a three part window seen directly below. This original three part rectangular window utilizes a fixed central wooden window flanked on both sides by rectangular wooden casement windows.
On the left the stepped back single story portion of the home is seen sheltered by a side facing red clay gable roof. On the left, a decorative arched entryway utilizes false stone quoins emphasizing the wood vertical plank style doorway. This recessed doorway on the entry opening, uses large scored plaster quoin detailing with stone style rustic plaster surface which is raised above the stucco wall surfacing. An arched opening is protected by a wrought iron grille. An interesting swinging iron hand shaped door knocker is seen just below the iron window grille. Decorative wrought iron railings leads down two steps to a curving scored concrete walkway. To the left, a three part window contains a central fixed window with a long wooden sill flanked by wood rectangular casement windows flanking on each side. The stucco surfacing appears original with a sandy stucco finish.
Northwest (Side) Elevation – This portion of the house faces the neighboring property to the west. This two-story façade faces the ocean and along the upper level, utilizes four identical double wooden casement window sets with a central stucco surfaced window grille. On the first level, a three part window is seen near the front of the home. A two part rectangular casement window is seen near the center of the wall, and near the rear, is another wooden rectangular window grouping. A lower basement is partially exposed near the rear with a basement entry door. This side doorway rectangular wooden service door utilizes a paneled wooden door with a clear light upper section and provides access to the basement.
Southwest (Side) Elevation – From the front, an arched central chimney rises above the gable roofline at the peak. The clay tiles roll over the roof edge as seen on other gable ends around the house. Set back at the rear, a small enclosed addition is topped by a flat roof and parapet with an upper level patio added above. Stepped back at the rear, the two-story end of the house is topped by red clay tiles and rectangular clay tile attic vents matching the rest of the home. From the top, the side of the gable roof is seen topping the second level bedroom. Again, a Spanish clay tile roof overlaps the gable end with very little eave overhang. A pair of matching central wooden double casement windows are seen on both the first and second levels directly above and below.
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*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: April 2018 Continuation Update
*P3a. Description (continued):
Southwest (Rear) Elevation – The southwest (rear) elevation is elevated a few feet above the ground plane as the hillside slopes down to the ocean. Below the red tile topped roofline, the second story fenestration consists of three centrally set grilled window openings flanked on both sides by rectangular wooden double casement windows which allow for ventilation and views of the nearby ocean.
The lower level is similar with two central grilled window openings and a double wooden casement window matching the others seen on the home, visible on the left and a paneled wooden rear service door seen at the right. The top of the rear wooden door has glazing with two wooden panels seen below. A raised concrete rear landing and steps with simple metal railing allows access out to the large rear yard.
Interior Architectural Features – The original fireplace in the living room features decorative molded plaster work and displays a distinct and highly detailed Spanish galleon relief design on the stepped fireplace hood. This unusual original feature displays skilled craftsmanship and is directly connected to the Spanish design of the home. The fireplace is therefore recommended for inclusion in the historic designation. The original fireplace rectangular firebox opening, however, has a newer metal wood stove insert within the fireplace which is not original and that inside metal stove portion is not proposed for inclusion in the designation. The remainder of the fireplace design with Spanish galleon relief, decorative flared hood, and stepped mantle plaster detailing and tiled hearth all appear very original. The original fireplace with Spanish galleon stepped hood design is proposed for inclusion in designation. Other interior photos of the original beam ceiling and wrought iron railing are included for reference only and are not included in the proposed designation.
Landscaping / Yard Setting – The front yard has an array of trees and other landscaping with grass covering the flat front portion of the front lawn on both side of the original scored concrete walkway. This original scored walkway is scored with curving faux stone design and connects to the front sidewalk. The home features multiple hedges, trees and other landscaping on the side and rear elevations. The landscaping in front complements the Spanish residential style of the house and is consistent with the design seen in historic photos, with bushes up against the building and grass in front. The neighboring houses exhibit the same building and landscape setbacks.
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*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: April 2018 Continuation Update
B1. Historic Name: 4437 Alhambra Street B2. Common Name: 4437 Alhambra Street B3. Original Use: Single Family Property B4. Present Use: Single Family Property *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Eclectic *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The Residential Building Record shows that the home was built in 1929. A Notice of Completion was not found. Both the original water and sewer records are dated December 10,1928. A building permit was published in the San Diego Evening Tribune on December 11, 1928 and the San Diego Evening Tribune roofing permit is dated January 14, 1929. Finally, a July 14, 1929 San Diego Evening Tribune article with photo shows the completed home.
The City of San Diego has the following building permits on record: Permit # 2021 is shown on the Residential Building Record with a date of 1945 and is for the single-story rear central courtyard addition seen on the southeast portion of the home. A historic photo further confirms this 1945 addition date and is provided in the Historic Photos section in Attachment D.1. This photo shows a member of the Svahn family near the corner of the rear addition circa 1956. A Residential Building Record note from April 19, 1978 states, "2nd floor has a covered deck." An interior kitchen and bath remodel was completed in 2017 and is listed as Project # 540301.
Finally, not seen in building records, according to an interview by Kiley Wallace of Legacy 106, Inc. with past owner and resident Gustaf "Gus" Svahn, whose family owned the home from 1955 to 2016, explained that in 1960, his father Albert Svahn replaced six wooden casement window sashes on the rear north corner master bedroom, which were badly deteriorated. These windows were apparently well past the point of repair and were remade "in kind" by a skilled finish carpenter replicating exactly the original wooden casement window sashes within the original openings. These windows were more likely susceptible rot due to increased exposure to the sun and coastal environment.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location: *B8. Related Features: Matching detached double garage B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Dean Stanley Calland *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential architecture Area: Sunset Cliffs/Point Loma (San Diego)
Period of Significance: 1929 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 home is significant under Criterion “C” as an excellent example of Spanish Eclectic style architecture with Mediterranean influences. The period of significance, 1929, encompasses the date of construction of the home. This house is well maintained and has good integrity within the public view. (See Continuation Sheet.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) none
*B12. References: (See Continuation Sheet)
B13. Remarks: none *B14. Evaluator: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace
*Date of Evaluation: April 2018
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*B10. Significance - Criterion A:
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.
No special elements about this house were found in the course of research for this study which show that 4437 Alhambra Street qualifies for designation under Criterion A. The following discussion explains the background for this conclusion.
Development of the Sunset Cliffs Community Pantages, Mills / Shreve and Company and the John P. Mills Organization
John P. Mills and his wife Elizabeth came to San Diego with $3,000,000 to invest to develop their own vision of Sunset Cliffs, Riviera Villas and other projects. They formed the John P. Mills Organization, Inc. in Long Beach, California on April 21, 1922 with partner Frank B. Wells (Articles of Incorporation).
They listed the law offices of Underwood, Burke & Cree at 719-725 Pacific, Southwest Bank Building, Long Beach as their official address. Mills owned at least one oil well at Signal Hill and the firm amended their by-laws on January 1, 1925 to develop and sell real estate from Long Beach to Los Angeles.
After January, 1925, the corporate papers listed their address as 110 American Avenue, Long Beach, but the by-laws amended again to change their address to 117 Pershing Square in Los Angeles and they added E.L. Hendrix as secretary. The papers changed again on August 12, 1929, when A.P. McGuigan assumed the role of vice president, Wells A. Rathbun became secretary, and the address changed to 610 Commonwealth Building, San Diego, California. After the Wall Street Crash in October of 1929, their address once again changed on December 8, 1930 to 621-A South Flower Street, Los Angeles.
Sunset Cliffs Map 1889 and Riviera Villas Map 1929. Ultimately, the John P. Mills Organization, Inc. and Pantages, Mills / Shreve and Co. marketed the real estate in these two enormous subdivisions on the west-facing side overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Mills recorded the level land near the park on March 1, 1926 and aptly named it Sunset Cliffs. He and Elizabeth then recorded the Riviera Villas, Map 1889, on July 14, 1926, for the uplands east of Novara Street. Individuals from both companies personally invested in lots and houses and bought from Pantages, Mills / Shreve. The Pantages were partners with Elvira Mendenhall in the Pantages Theater Company, Inc., which bought and sold land within Sunset Cliffs and Riviera Villas through the 1930s. The Pantages Theater Company, Inc. incorporated on October 31, 1924 in Los Angeles and presumably they knew Mills from that location.
The San Diego Union and San Diego Sun newspapers of the late 1920s blitzed San Diego with advertisements about the virtues of acquiring lots in the exclusive Sunset Cliffs and Riviera Villas neighborhoods of Point Loma. Mills set up large tents at various locations to promote land sales. He hired sales men and women to work the crowd, while prospects ate free lunches, listened to lectures on investment opportunities, and then went out to watch airplane aerobatics or ride boats. Esten Shreve Clague recalled one Mills’ promotional stunt in which a man was buried in a box with only a hole to breath from during his ordeal (Clague 2004). One week about six girls (went) down there for a big auction sale they were going to have in South San Diego. I had to hire six stenographers and typewriters to draw contracts and everybody that bought a lot got a free ride in an airplane” (Dickson 1974:11).
Most of the 1920's historic landscape for Riviera Villas and Sunset Cliffs remained wide-open spaces between the majestic Spanish Eclectic mansions. Mills advertised widely in the Los
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Angeles area and reserved special railroad cars to bring prospective investors down to tour the subdivision, eat a meal under a huge tent, watch Gladys Roy perform airplane acrobatics, stunt parachute drops, and take harbor tours, all free of charge (San Diego Union, April 18, 1926; February 25, 1975). Guests viewed George Daley Corporation’s crews grade and pave streets while the San Diego Consolidated Electric Company teams installed the needed infrastructure such as electric lines and streetlights. Private landscapers planted palm trees and other landscaping.
Perhaps the most spectacular of all the Sunset Cliffs mansions from this early period is the Mills House at 1203 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard (identified as “Cliff Mansion” on the City of San Diego, Historic Landmark #107). The opulence displayed on the grounds and internal furnishings was simply awesome even for the 1920s and a constant magnet for news media coverage, which Mills turned to the advantage of Pantages, Mills / Shreve.
Based on sketches provided by Elizabeth Mills, Los Angeles architect Glen Funcheon designed and supervised construction of the Mills Manor. Although privately and individually owned, these mansions provided a strong and early cash flow used for street, lighting, and other infrastructure development that the realtors used to attract lot buyers. This intense bustle of construction activity stimulated sales and Mills offered sale of the villa lots for $285 down, monthly payments of $28.50 and paperwork completely taken care of by Union Title & Trust Company of San Diego (San Diego Union, March 14, 1926).
Another example of a house that provided collateral for the consortium is the 1929 Glen Funcheon / Douglas T. Kelley House at 4423 Alhambra Street, which was designated as City of San Diego Historic Landmark #533 in 2002 under Criteria A, B, and C. Joseph’s younger brother, George Shreve, bought and then shared the residence with Archie Shreve. George and Archie worked as attorneys in San Diego and provided legal advice to Jesse and Joseph and their interrelated enterprises.
Mills and his associates created a tangled web of co-investments throughout the two subdivisions, often using the land to secure additional cash loans. A cursory review of title records revealed Elizabeth and “Edward” Mills bought and sold lots with various banking and security companies through the early 1930's. As late as 1934, Edward and Elizabeth bought Lot 2 of Block A in Riviera Villas (File 10265, Recorder’s Office). Additionally, Pantages Theater Company bought and sold lots as late as 1935 (File 853, Recorder’s Office).
The Shreve and Mills principals also made sure the newspapers were filled with advertising to bring in prospective buyers to the subdivision. One article in the San Diego Union in the Development / Real Estate News Section on Sunday, May 26, 1929 featured photographs of many of the Sunset Cliffs mansions and led with the caption “Sunset Cliffs Surprises by Fast Progress as a Southland Home Place:
“Few residential districts in the United States can boast of the progress that has been made by Sunset Cliffs in the short period of its existence as a fine district for homes. It is this property, which has been developed by Pantages, Mills and Shreve, that claims some of the finest new San Diego homes and it is this property which Realtor Mills announces will be the scene of unprecedented development.”
Another article on July 16, 1929 featured drawings of many of the elegant homes in the subdivision and was captioned:
When one recollects that a little more than three years ago a large part of Point Loma was desolate with sage and other brush, one is bound to rub his eyes at seeing the splendid array of
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new homes now occupying the property developed by the Pantages, Mills and Shreve company in the short flight of time.
Another article on July 17, 1927 reads:
New homes of uncommon arrangement and charm in various stages of construction on the Point Loma ocean front properties developed by Pantages, Mills, Shreve and company.
The Great Depression. The financial house of cards began to tumble with the October 1929 Wall Street Crash and ensuing Great Depression. Almost overnight, lot owners defaulted, failed to pay their mortgage premiums, and the cash flow ceased. Although Mills still owned “Miley Mills #4,” his oil well on Signal Hill in the Long Beach area, he failed to meet his creditors’ demands and the house and its entire contents were auctioned off in 1930 (San Diego Union February 23, 1975). The John P. Mills Organization, Inc. returned to Los Angeles at the end of 1930. In an interview in 1975, Mills claimed he left San Diego dead broke in 1930 (Ibid).
The End of a Dream. Pantages, Mills / Shreve and Company kept the dream alive as late as 1938 by continuing to find mortgage lenders and people willing and able to buy the lots and houses to cover their expenses. For example, Pacific Finance Corporation sold Lot 10, Block A, to Pantages Theater Company in 1931 (File 31116, Recorder’s Office), which sold the property to Pacific Finance Company on January 8, 1935 to cover expenses and still draw money for the corporation. Earlier, on February 8, 1932, Pantages, Mills / Shreve and Company sold Lot 8 to Century Corporation on February 8, 1932 (File 4718, Recorder’s Office) to break even and pay expenses. When the estate of Elizabeth Churchill Spalding filed a Notice of Default against the company for failing to make payments on a $150,000 trust deed (File 4719, Recorder’s Office), Pantages, Mills / Shreve and Company sold to Century Corporation to pay off creditors the very same day (File 4718, Recorder’s Office).
Conclusion: Legacy 106, Inc. did not find evidence to support that 4437 Alhambra Street qualifies for historic designation under Criterion A. The Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House was not determined to qualify for designation under Criterion A.
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*B10. Significance - Criterion B:
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.
Based on the research found and evidence presented in this report, Legacy 106, Inc. concludes that the Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House at 4437 Alhambra Street does not have significant associations with significant individuals to qualify for nomination under Criterion B.
Dean Stanley Calland and Mabel Calland Owners, 1929 to 1930
In November 1928, Dean Stanley Calland and his wife Mabel Petty Calland purchased Lot 3 in Block 18 of Sunset Cliffs. His name (shown as "D.S. Calland") appears as the property owner on the water and sewer permits, both of which were applied for on December 10, 1928. Prior to his building career in San Diego, Calland worked as a mining engineer in Mexico.
It should be noted that the contracting firm of Calland & Eden, which Calland was a partner in beginning in the late-1920's (after the construction of 4437 Alhambra Street), is listed as "Master Architects in North Park" in the June 2010 Greater North Park Community Plan Area Draft Historic Context Statement" written by Historic Resources group. However, neither Calland & Eden, nor Dean Stanley Calland individually, are listed in the 2011 City of San Diego's most current Biographies of Established Masters.
A native of Rochester, Michigan, Dean Stanley Calland was born on August 13, 1881. He often appears in various records as "D.S. Calland." According to the 1900 U.S. Census, he lived on Benton Avenue in Springfield, Missouri with his parents, William Caple Calland and Josephine Calland, and younger sister Eleanor. Dean's father, a Civil War veteran originally from Summerfield, Ohio, was employed as a college secretary and treasurer in 1900, most likely at nearby Drury College (now called Drury University), a private liberal arts school founded in 1873.
Dean S. Calland graduated with a bachelor's degree from Beloit College in 1903, and then briefly worked as a mathematics professor at Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts. On October 4, 1906 he married Mabel Corrine Petty in El Paso, Texas. She was a native of Kansas City, Missouri born around 1882. In 1907, Calland obtained a graduate degree in Geology and Minerals from Stanford University and moved to central Mexico to work in the mining industry. A brief article in volume 88 of the Engineering and Mining Journal from 1909 states:
D.S. Calland, recently with the Pinguico Mining Company at Flores [Mexico], is to be chief metallurgist of the Real del Monte Company at Pachuca, Mexico.
The east-central region of Mexico where Calland lived, known as the Mine District of Pachuca-Real del Monte, has a long history of gold and silver mining, which began with the Colonial Spanish in the 16th century. In the May 10, 1919 issue of the Mining and Scientific Press, Calland is mentioned as being the vice president and general manager of operations in Mexico for the United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Company. According to a 1919 publication entitled Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Calland was also a member of the National Research Council's Committee on Pulverizing, Division of Engineering.
It appears that by 1926, the Callands were living permanently in the U.S. They are listed in the 1926 San Antonio, Texas city directory, with Dean's occupation listed as "mining operator." The following year, the
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couple appear as residents of 578 B Avenue in Coronado, California and Calland was working as a mining engineer. Therefore, 1928 is likely the year that he switched careers and entered the home building industry. His name (as "D.S. Calland") appears as the property owner on the water and sewer permits for 4437 Alhambra Street, both of which were applied for on December 10, 1928. That same year, he and Mabel lived at 565 Silvergate Ave. in Point Loma.
Although a Notice of Completion for 4437 Alhambra Street was not filed, the County Lot and Block Book page indicates that the property was first taxed for improvements in 1929, its year of completion. It is not known where the Callands were living in 1929, however, as they do not appear anywhere in that year's San Diego city directory, nor does a listing for 4437 Alhambra Street appear at all. The couple is listed in the 1930 directory, again living at 565 Silvergate Ave. In 1930, they sold 4437 Alhambra Street to Mrs. Augusta T. Parker. Therefore, it can be concluded the subject property at 4437 Alhambra Street was likely constructed by Dean S. Calland on speculation, and not as a personal residence for he and his wife Mabel.
By 1931, Calland had partnered with Eric Harry Eden to form the building firm of Calland & Eden. The 1931 San Diego city directory is the first in which Calland lists his occupation as building contractor. The address of the firm's office was in the Eden Apartments at 1323 11th Ave. downtown, but by the mid- 1930's they had relocated to 3075 Main Street near Barrio Logan.
An April 27, 1939 San Diego Union article states that the Callands sold their home at 565 Silvergate Ave. and moved into 662 Rosecrans St., another Point Loma residence that they had owned for several years. Around that same time, the contracting firm of Calland & Eden moved their office again, this time to 108 F Street in downtown San Diego.
Dean S. Calland left the construction industry around 1941, possibly due to the federal government halting any new construction not related to the military's needs and the war effort. The 1941 San Diego city directory shows that he worked in a liquor store inside the Warren Hotel located downtown at 108 F Street. However, his former business partner Eric Harry Eden still listed his occupation as carpenter in the 1941 directory.
Calland's World War II draft registration cards from 1942 indicate that he and Mabel still resided at 662 Rosecrans St., and that he was self-employed, with his place of employment as the Warren Hotel. Around 1945, he and Mabel moved to Lakeside. Dean Stanley Calland passed away in San Diego on September 30, 1948. At the time of his death, he and Mabel still resided in Lakeside. She passed away on June 16, 1982 at the age of 100. The Callands never had children.
It should be noted that a direct link between Dean S. Calland and Leo Calland, a former San Diego city parks administrator, could not be found. Leo Calland was born in Ohio in 1901, Dean S. Calland was born in 1881, and Dean's father William was born in Ohio around 1845. While Leo and Dean were definitely not brothers or cousins, it is possible that Leo Calland was a distant relative, as both Callands had roots in Ohio. As a child, Leo Calland moved to Washington State. He became a football and basketball player and also coached those sports at several colleges. He was head football coach at San Diego State College from 1935 to 1941. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Leo Calland became director of San Diego's Department of Parks and Recreation in 1945. He retired in 1977 and passed away in La Jolla in 1984.
Dean S. Calland was the builder of 4437 Alhambra Street, although he and his wife Mabel never resided there. The home, which was built on speculation, was sold to Mrs. Augusta T. Parker in
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1930, the year after it was completed. Insufficient information was found about Dean S. Calland or Mabel Calland to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B. Please see the discussion under Criterion D for further information about Calland's building career.
Mrs. Augusta T. Parker Owner and Resident, 1930 to 1931
Nancy Parker Resident, 1931
In 1930, Mrs. Augusta T. Parker purchased 4437 Alhambra Street from the builder, Dean Stanley Calland. According to the 1930 and 1931 San Diego city directories, Augusta lived in the home until she sold it in 1931, and her adult daughter Nancy resided there with her. However, the 1930 U.S. Census shows that Augusta, daughter Nancy, and son Truman Jr. lived in a rented home in Burbank. Therefore, it is not known exactly how much of their time was spent living at the subject property in the early 1930's.
A native of Virginia, Augusta McVickars (Talcott) Parker was born on August 28, 1876. According to the 1880 U.S. Census, the Talcotts lived in Richmond, Virginia, and Augusta's father, Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott, was employed with the Richmond & Danville Railroad. Augusta appears in the 1900 U.S. Census, living with her parents and three sisters in Midlothian, Virginia. In 1900, Augusta's father was employed as a civil engineer. It can be presumed that the family was well-off financially, as that year's census shows that they had two live-in servants.
Around 1905, Augusta married Dr. Truman A. Parker, a physician. The couple eventually had four children, and Nancy Carrington Parker, the youngest, was born around 1911. In 1910, the Parker family lived in Leesburg, Virginia, where Dr. Parker worked as a general practitioner. By 1915, the Parkers had moved to La Jolla and resided at 878 Prospect Street.
The 1920 U.S. Census shows that Truman and Augusta resided at 462 Prospect Street in La Jolla along with their four children. The following year they moved to 7809 Fay in La Jolla. They remained there until 1927, when Augusta filed for divorce from Dr. Parker. It is not known where anyone from the Parker family resided in 1928 or 1929, as they do not appear in local city directories.
Augusta T. Parker, now divorced, purchased 4437 Alhambra Street from its builder, Dean Stanley Calland, in 1930. According to the 1930 and 1931 San Diego city directories, Augusta lived in the home until she sold it in 1931, and her adult daughter Nancy resided there with her. However, the 1930 U.S. Census shows that Augusta, daughter Nancy, and son Truman Jr. lived in a rented home in Burbank. Therefore, it is not known exactly how much of their time was spent living at the subject property in the early 1930's.
Augusta and her daughter Nancy appear in the 1940 U.S. Census as residing together at 9797 Sunland Blvd. in Shadow Hills, California, north of Burbank. Nancy worked as a stenotypist in an aircraft factory during that time. Augusta passed away in Los Angeles on May 13, 1940. Further information about her and Nancy could not be located.
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Insufficient information was found about Mrs. Augusta T. Parker or Nancy Parker to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B.
James George Christie Carnegie and Euphemia Carnegie Owners, 1931 to 1937 Residents, 1932 to 1938
Ivy Hamilton Inglis Carnegie (daughter of James and Euphemia) Owner, August 1937 to September 1937 Resident, 1932 to 1938
James George Christie Carnegie and Euphemia Carnegie purchased 4437 Alhambra Street from Mrs. Augusta T. Parker in 1931. James was a retired marine engineer.
A native of Balmblae, Falkland, Scotland, James George Christie Carnegie was born on February 8, 1859. Little information about his early life could be found. He lived in Scotland until 1877, when he moved to Liverpool, England for two years. In 1879, James immigrated to the United States for the first time and settled in Passaic, New Jersey.
James eventually returned to Scotland, where he married Euphemia Hamilton Barclay in 1884. She was born in Bridgend, Kinnoul, Perth, Scotland in 1859. The couple eventually had four children. John, their first child, was born in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland in 1886. Their other three children were born in England. The Carnegie family immigrated to the United States in 1894 and according to the 1900 U.S. Census, the family resided in Passaic, New Jersey.
A 1920 U.S. passport application indicates that James lived in Southampton, England from 1906 to 1910 and in Antwerp, Belgium from 1918 to at least 1920, and was involved in the "steamship business." In 1931, James and Euphemia purchased 4437 Alhambra Street, and they are first listed as residents of the home in 1932. Their daughter Ivy Hamilton Inglis Carnegie lived in the home with them. She was born in Seacombe, Cheshire, England on May 27, 1891.
James George Christie Carnegie passed away in San Diego in 1935, and although his wife Euphemia was still alive, James's will bequeathed 4437 Alhambra Street to their daughter Ivy. The inheritance was settled in 1937, and in September of that year Ivy sold the home to the San Diego Trust and Savings Bank. She and her mother were still listed in the city directory as residents of the home in 1938, along with their housekeeper Lulu Stolle. It is not known where they ultimately settled after 1938, as they do not appear in the 1939 San Diego city directory.
Euphemia Carnegie died in San Diego on February 21, 1939. Her daughter Ivy Hamilton Inglis Carnegie passed away in San Clemente, California on March 1, 1966.
As an interesting side note, James Carnegie, Jr. (the son of James George Christie Carnegie and Euphemia Carnegie) and his wife Jane purchased the adjacent home, 4423 Alhambra Street, in 1936. They owned it until 1945, This residence was historically designated in August 2002 as the Glen Funcheon / Douglas T. Kelley House (HRB # 533). According to the late historian Kathleen Flanigan, James Carnegie, Jr. and wife Jane never resided at 4423 Alhambra Street, but instead utilized it as a
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rental property. The couple lived at 2757 Dove Street in the Mission Hills neighborhood in the late 1930's and at 3111 Dumas Street in Loma Portal beginning in 1940.
Insufficient information was found about James George Christie Carnegie and Euphemia Carnegie, or their daughter Ivy Hamilton Inglis Carnegie, to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B.
Lulu Stolle Resident, 1938 only
Lulu Stolle, a housekeeper, lived at 4437 Alhambra Street in 1938 only, along with the homeowners Ivy Hamilton Inglis Carnegie and her widowed mother Euphemia Carnegie. The following year, Lulu moved to 5002 Saratoga Avenue in the Ocean Beach neighborhood. Further information about her could not be located.
Insufficient information was found about Lulu Stolle to determine she was historically significant for her association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B.
Wiley Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
From 1940 to 1955, Wiley Wade Ambrose and his wife Patricia owned and resided at 4437 Alhambra Street. During that time, Mr. Ambrose was president of the Westgate Sea Products Company, a tuna cannery originally founded by his father, Wiley Vance Ambrose. In 1949, Westgate merged with another tuna cannery to form the Westgate-Sun Harbor Company, which Wiley Wade headed until his resignation in June 1952. Wiley Wade Ambrose was an influential figure in San Diego's tuna industry.
Wiley Wade Ambrose was born in Los Angeles in 1911. He usually appears in records as W. Wade Ambrose. His father, Wiley Vance Ambrose, was born in Urbana, Ohio in 1880, and at the age of seven moved with his family to Los Angeles. In his late teens, the elder Wiley began a sales career with the Union Hardware and Metal Company, where he worked for over a decade. While at Union, he frequently dealt with the Southern California Fish Company of San Pedro.
In February 1907, Wiley Vance Ambrose (the father of Wiley Wade Ambrose) married Anita "Annie" Louise Wade. Annie's father, Robert David Wade, was co-owner of the Southern California Fish Company. In 1909, Wiley became president of the company upon the death of his father-in-law and remained in that role for three years. In 1917, the Ambrose family was living Los Angeles, and Wiley Vance worked briefly selling mortgages. The following year, Wiley Vance moved alone to San Diego, and joined the board of directors of the newly formed International Packing Corporation in San Diego. The 1918 San Diego city directory indicates he was living at the US Grant Hotel. The 1920 U.S. Census shows that his wife Annie stayed behind in Los Angeles with her children Florence, Wade, and Anita. Annie and the children most likely moved to San Diego in 1921, because from 1921 until 1926, the city directory shows that the family resided at 1845 Sunset Blvd. in Inspiration Heights.
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Growth of the Westgate Sea Products Company. In 1921, Wiley Vance Ambrose (Wiley Wade's father) purchased the Westgate Sea Products Company, which was suffering financially after World War I. A young Wiley Wade grew up helping his father at the cannery, which was located at the foot of Laurel Street (San Diego Union-Tribune, December 4, 1998). In 1922, Wiley Vance and Rufus E. Eggleston purchased 425 acres south of Chula Vista to grow pimientos and green chilies. These products were also packed at the Westgate cannery. In 1926, Westgate began canning tuna under the "Breast O' Chicken" name. The company was sued the following year by the Van Camp Sea Food Company, alleging that the name "Breast O' Chicken" was too similar to Van Camp's "Chicken of the Sea" canned tuna. The court ruled in Westgate's favor.
Westgate Sea Products was instrumental in marketing canned tuna to the public as a versatile food that could be prepared in hot meals, not just salads and sandwiches. They launched an aggressive ad campaign in the mid-1920’s, mainly in newspapers in the eastern and Midwestern U.S., to make housewives more “tuna conscious.” Because all of Westgate’s labels were imprinted with “Packed in San Diego, California”, Westgate also helped to bring national recognition to the local tuna industry (San Diego Union, December 4, 1938). The company employed an average of 500 workers throughout the 1930’s and helped many fishermen finance their first tuna boats. The company continued to grow during World War II, when canned tuna was among the foods in troops’ rations. After the war, large, chain grocery stores became popular, furthering the need for canned tuna and helping Westgate to grow (San Diego Union, December 4, 1998).
Wiley Vance Ambrose often lectured on the tuna fishing industry, and many of his lectures took place at the San Diego Natural History Museum. The lectures were free and open to the public. He also lectured at various industry events and gatherings of local business executives. He seemed to genuinely be interested in fishing, and in 1926 he wrote a series of newspaper articles for the San Diego Union, chronicling his fishing trips to Mexico and elsewhere.
In addition to his role as president of Westgate, Wiley Vance Ambrose also served on the board of directors of the Hercules Products Company of California during the 1920’s. The company produced “Cold Soder”, a semi-liquid product used to mend cracks and leaks in a variety of metals. Hercules also manufactured fly swatters. He was also President of San Diego’s Rotary Club and was a member of a local Masonic lodge.
The 1930 U.S. Census indicates that Wiley Vance and Annie were renting 1860 Sheridan Avenue in the Mission Hills neighborhood of San Diego for $100 per month. They lived there with their 19-year old son Wiley Wade, and two daughters: Anita, age 14, and Katherine, age 6. In 1932, the Ambrose family moved into 4105 Alameda Drive in the Mission Hills neighborhood.
Wiley Wade Ambrose's Marriage. In 1936, Wiley Wade Ambrose met Patricia Blanche Busey at a party, and they married in 1937 following a whirlwind courtship (San Diego Union-Tribune, December 4, 1998). She was a native of Illinois who met him while visiting relatives in San Diego. Patricia’s father was the president of Busey Bank in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, a bank started by his ancestors in the 1800’s. It still exists today. Patricia graduated from Urbana High School in Urbana, Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois for one year and went on to graduate from Wellesley College. While in college, Patricia was active theatrical and musical pursuits.
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Wiley Wade Ambrose Becomes Head of Westgate Sea Products. In January 1939, Wiley Vance Ambrose (Wiley Wade's father) underwent brain surgery in Los Angeles, due to a head injury he suffered in a horseback riding accident in Mexico. While he was reportedly improving after the surgery, he passed away at 4105 Alameda Drive, in San Diego's Mission Hills neighborhood, three months later. Wiley Vance left an estate of over $122,000, including stock in Westgate and two tuna boats, the Santa Amaro and the Westgate (San Diego Union, December 16, 1939).
After the death of his father in 1939, Wiley Wade Ambrose became President of Westgate Sea Products. According to the 1940 U.S. Census, he and Patricia resided at 3130 Dumas Street in the Loma Portal neighborhood. Later that year, the couple purchased 4437 Alhambra Street in Sunset Cliffs, where they resided until selling the property in 1955.
Although Westgate Sea Products grew dramatically during World War II, it later faced the threat of price undercutting by Japanese and Soviet tuna companies. Wiley Wade became active in several committees that met with officials in Washington, D.C. to address these issues.
California Governor Earl Warren appointed W. Wade Ambrose to a Marine Research Committee in March 1948, along with four other men. The appointees served with the head of the Fish and Game Commission and chief of the Bureau of Marine Fisheries to direct research in the development of commercial fisheries in the Pacific (San Diego Union, March 31, 1948).
In 1949, Westgate merged with the Sun Harbor Packing Company, and in June 1952, Wade resigned as head of the Westgate-Sun Harbor Company. He then headed The Ambrose Company, which oversaw the Ambrose family's interests.
Wiley Wade was active in several civic organizations. In 1947, he became president of the San Diego- California Club, a tourism booster organization that worked with the local Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the Chamber's board of directors. In the 1950's, Wiley Wade served several terms as president of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, and served three terms as president of the downtown Rotary Club.
After selling 4437 Alhambra Street in 1955, Wiley Wade and Patricia moved to 1037 Muirlands Drive in La Jolla. By the mid-1960's, the couple resided at 7344 Rue Michael in La Jolla. Wiley Wade Ambrose died in Rancho Mirage, California on November 29, 1998, and Patricia died in 2003.
Although Wiley Wade Ambrose was a prominent San Diegan and had an important impact on San Diego's tuna industry, it was his father, Wiley Vance Ambrose (who never owned or resided at 4437 Alhambra Street), who was responsible for the company's explosive growth and success starting in the 1920's and 1930's, in the years before World War II. Insufficient information was found about Wiley Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B.
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Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn Owners, 1955 to 2016 Residents, 1955 to 1957 and 1961 to 2016
Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn purchased 4437 Alhambra Street in 1955 and they owned the home until 2016. According to the San Diego city directories, the Svahns lived in the home from 1955 to 1957, and again from 1961 to 2016. During their absence from approximately 1958 to 1960, they rented the home out. Albert was in the Navy until he retired as a lieutenant commander in the mid-1960's. He then found work with National Steel and then as a director of safety for Pacific Southwest Airlines.
On June 27, 1918, Albert Russell Svahn was born in Spokane, Washington. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17, and came to San Diego's Naval Training Center (now known as Liberty Station) for boot camp. Albert graduated from submarine school in Honolulu in 1936 and was assigned to submarines, serving as a torpedoman in the Asiatic Fleet for four years (San Diego Union-Tribune, April 30, 2005). One of Albert's first assignments in the fleet was to participate in the search for Amelia Earhart's downed aircraft.
On July 20, 1941, Albert married Esther Marilu Caferro in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. She was born in Washington State on March 16, 1923, and her parents, Nicola and Maria Caffero, were originally from Italy. The couple eventually had three sons: Robert, John, and Gustaf. During World War II, Albert R. Svahn was stationed in New London, Connecticut and served in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the submarines USS S-14, USS Sturgeon and the USS Mackerel. Shortly before the end of World War II, he was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer.
After the war's close, Albert served aboard the submarine USS Sablefish. He received orders at the start of the Cold War to establish a U.S. Navy ordinance facility on a French Naval air station in North Africa. Towards the end of his Navy career, he served as Officer in Charge of the Degaussing Station at Ballast Point in Point Loma. He and Esther settled permanently in San Diego in 1954, and purchased 4437 Alhambra Street in 1955.
In 1964, Albert retired from the Navy with the rank of lieutenant commander. He was then recruited by Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and became their Director of Safety. Nicknamed "Safety Al" within PSA, he oversaw the company's safety division as it became one of the largest airlines in the western U.S. He was highly respected in his field and received an award from the National Safety Council. Without any formal training in engineering, Albert became a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California in1977. After his retirement from PSA, he remained active in the field of airline safety. He was active in the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Society of Military Engineers, and served on the National Safety Council's Executive Committee of the Air Transport Section and on the Council's Executive Committee of the International Air Transport Section.
Albert's wife Esther had a lengthy career as a real estate agent in San Diego. In 1971, she was elected president of the Point Loma-Ocean Beach Realty Association (San Diego Union, August 29, 1971). She also served as president of the Point Loma-Ocean Beach Republican Womens' Club.
Albert R. Svahn passed away in San Diego on April 26, 2005, and Esther passed away on January 17, 2016. Their son Richard Gustaf Svahn then sold the home to the current owners, Peter J. Mazza and Megan A. Mazza, in January 2017.
Insufficient information was found about Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B.
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John "Jack" A. Svahn (son of Albert and Esther Svahn) Resident, 1955 to 1957 and 1961 to 1966
It should be noted that the son of Albert and Esther Svahn, John "Jack" A. Svahn, was an important policy advisor to Ronald Reagan, during Reagan's time as both California governor (in office from 1967 to 1975) and as U.S. President (in office from 1981 to 1989). John chronicled his time working closely with Reagan in a 2011 book entitled There Must Be A Pony in Here Somewhere. In 1985, Martin Anderson, Reagan's first domestic policy adviser, said of John, ''He's a true Reaganite.'' (https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/22/us/white-house-svahn-moving-up-in-power.html)
A native of New London, Connecticut, John was born on May 13, 1943. In 1955, he moved to 4437 Alhambra Street with his parents and two brothers, Gustaf and Robert. John then attended the University of Washington and in 1966 graduated with a Bachelor's degree in political science. He served with the U.S. Air Force until 1968, and then did post-graduate work at the McGeorge Law School at the University of the Pacific (https://www.ssa.gov/history/svahn.html).
John began his political career during Ronald Reagan's California governorship with the State of California's Highway Department, and in 1971 was named Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Social Welfare. Two years later, John was promoted to that department's director. John began his Federal government service by serving in several prominent positions: as Acting Commissioner for the Community Services Administration; Commissioner for the Assistant Payments Administration; Administrator for Social Rehabilitation Service; and Deputy Director in the Office of Child Support Enforcement. In these positions, John played a central policy and management role in income maintenance, health, and social services programs serving 51 million recipients and indirectly affecting nearly every American. Programs under his concurrent supervision account for more than one-third of the annual Federal budget (http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=41734).
From 1976 to 1981, the interim years between Ronald Reagan's California governorship and U.S. Presidency, John A. Svahn worked as a private consultant to both public and private groups in matters regarding social services, health policy, and public assistance programs. He was manager of government services for the accounting and management consulting firm of Deloitte Haskins and Sells, Inc. In 1980, John also served on the Reagan administration's transition team and headed the task force on the Health Care Financing Administration.
In May 1981, four months after Reagan began his first term as U.S. President, John was appointed as Commissioner of Social Security. He held that position until late 1983 when he was appointed by President Reagan as Assistant to the President for Policy Development. John was a resident of Severna Park, Maryland at that time. Reagan said that John's appointment, "brings to the White House the broadest possible combination of theoretical background and practical program experience in coping with the most pressing problems of our time." (The Washington Post, August 20, 1983)
John "Jack" A. Svahn was a prominent and influential individual in both California and United States politics from the late 1960's to the late 1980's. However, his political career took place after his time as a resident of 4437 Alhambra Street, where he lived as a teenager and young adult from 1955 until the mid-1960's. Furthermore, John "Jack" A. Svahn only lived in the home one year full time as a young adult (1961-1962) before leaving San Diego to attend college in 1962.
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Although John Svahn is a demonstrably historically significant on a state and national level, Svahn's association with the home was during his high school and college years, before his most significant and productive time period in government. Therefore, Svahn's later longtime home in Maryland near Washington, D.C. has a greater association and is likely more associated with his significant and productive lifetime. Research into John Svahn determined that although historically significant, he had a limited association under Criterion B with the subject resource at 4437 Alhambra Street during his teen and college years.
Capt. Roy J. Robison and Katherine J. Robison Residents, 1958 and 1959
Roy J. Robison and Katherine J. Robison were residents of 4437 Alhambra Street in 1958 and 1959. They presumably rented the home from owners Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn. During the time the Robisons lived in the home, Roy was serving in the Navy. After retiring with the rank of Captain in 1972, Roy became deputy director of the continuing engineering education program at George Washington University.
A native of Newark, Ohio, Roy Joseph Robison was born on August 18, 1918 to Theodore Guy Robison and Florence Gertrude (Belmar) Robison. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, Capt. Robison lived in Newark with his parents and older brother Frank. Their father was employed as a general laborer at that time. The 1940 U.S. Census lists Capt. Robison as a Navy Midshipman residing in Bancroft Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. In 1942, Capt. Robison graduated from the Academy, and later from the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island.
In the summer of 1941, Capt. Robison met twenty year old Katherine Joyce Parkinson, who had traveled to New York City with a friend. Capt. Robison and Katherine kept in touch for the next three years, and married on March 18, 1944 in his hometown of Newark, Ohio (The Washington Post, December 8, 2013). The couple eventually had four children. Katherine was a native of Farnworth, Lancashire, England born on January 1, 1921. At the age of two, Katherine immigrated to the United States with her mother, and reunited with Katherine's father, who had traveled ahead and settled in Jamestown, New York.
During World War II, Capt. Robison served aboard the battleship USS Washington and later served aboard submarines. Capt. Robison's last assignment during World War II was in the Pacific Ocean aboard the submarine USS Pompon. In his later career, he was captain of the submarines USS Stickleback and USS Volador, and commanded the Submarine Division 51 which was based in San Diego. In the mid-1950's, the Robisons lived at 4009 Tennyson Street in San Diego's Loma Portal neighborhood. The couple also lived in Norfolk, Virginia and Washington, D.C. while Capt. Robison was assigned to the Navy Department's Bureau of Personnel and the Naval Ship Systems Command (The Washington Post, August 28, 1987). He and Katherine eventually settled in McLean, Virginia.
At the time of his retirement in 1972, Capt. Robison was assigned to the Office of the Inspector General of the Navy. He then became deputy director of the continuing engineering education program at George Washington University, and retired again in 1980. Capt. Robison passed away from cancer in Arlington, Virginia on August 25, 1987. Katherine passed away in Santa Fe, New Mexico on October 21, 2013. They are both interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Insufficient information was found about Capt. Roy J. Robison and Katherine J. Robison to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B.
John Morehouse and Priscilla Morehouse Residents, 1960 only
John and Priscilla Morehouse resided at 4437 Alhambra Street in 1960 only and presumably rented the home from owners Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn. The 1960 San Diego city directory indicates that John was employed as an engineer with Consolidated Aircraft. In 1961, the couple is listed in the city directory with the last name "Moorhouse" instead of Morehouse, and they were residents of 3939 La Cresta Drive in Point Loma. The 1961 directory indicates that John found work with Convair while Priscilla worked as a saleswoman with Kay Jewelers. Further information about the couple could not be located.
Insufficient information was found about John Morehouse and Priscilla Morehouse to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4437 Alhambra Street under Criterion B.
Based on the research found and evidence presented in this report, Legacy 106, Inc. concludes that the Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House at 4437 Alhambra Street does not rise to the level of having 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 Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House is an excellent example of a Spanish Eclectic style home built with Mediterranean Revival influences. This home exemplifies the rich and eclectic combination of Mediterranean styles utilized to develop the Spanish "California Style" of architecture. The Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House contributes to a group of Mediterranean / Italian Renaissance inspired Spanish Eclectic houses designed and built between 1927 and 1930, just prior to the Great Depression. The home exemplifies the Spanish Eclectic architectural heritage of Sunset Cliffs.
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 would be 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 Requa to write a weekly column critiquing local architecture and he used this forum to attack everything but his own preferences of what he termed, “The Southern California style.” He traveled to Europe and North Africa in 1926 and then returned to influence what he believed to be the “honest” historical style. Although the style continued as late as 1948, the Great Depression caused a shift to “patriotic” styles and Spanish style lost favor to Colonial Revival, Cape Cod, and Neo Classical style houses.
Designers of Spanish Eclectic houses often borrowed from Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance motifs (McAlester and McAlester 2013). The fired clay tiles on this house are an interesting Spanish style S-shaped interlocking tiles. 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.
The home exhibits an inset arched front doorway with raised quoin detail on the front façade in the Spanish Eclectic tradition. The low-pitched Spanish clay tile roof exhibits minimal eave projections with rectangular clay tile decorative attic vents seen at the gable ends. The home utilizes original stucco exterior surfacing, red clay roof tiles and wooden casement and fixed windows on all elevations. The builder, Dean Stanley Calland, selected quality building materials and hired skilled craftsmen to successfully blended Spanish and Mediterranean detailing in the creation of this house.
In detail, this one and two-story house displays an asymmetrical façade, varied form and a variety of hipped and gabled roof of differing heights. The arched elaborated entryway exhibits hipped and gable tile roofs with decorative rectangular tiles attic vents. A decorative arched stucco chimney top and iron wrought iron door grille and side gate are further features of the Spanish styles. Lattice pattern stucco surfaced window grilles are seen at the rear of the home. The variety of roof types further defines the home's Spanish Eclectic style.
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*B10. Significance - Criterion C (continued):
The architecturally defining features that are supportive of historic landmarking are:
1. The asymmetrical front façade; 2. The original plank style solid mahogany wooden front door; 3. The original inset rear and side windows with lattice style window grilles; 4. The mixture of hipped and gabled roof types and varying roof heights; 5. The fired clay regularly laid Spanish tile roof with decorative overlapping gable end tiles; 6. The minimal overhanging roof with flared eave detail; 7. The raised side site wall with original wrought iron side gate; 8. The original sandy textured exterior wall stucco; 9. The original wood casement and fixed windows; 10. The arched recessed entryway with raised quoin door surround; 11. The original sandy stucco surfacing; 12. The solid mahogany wood door with arched peep window and wrought iron grille; 13. The original arch topped stucco end chimney seen on the south east side; 14. The home's front façade containing wooden casement windows; 15. The original mahogany front plank style door; 16. The deeply recessed front arched door and entryway; 17. The original scored front walkway; 18. The rectangular clay tile decorative attic vents; 19. The original wrought iron door window grille, entryway railings and decorative hand knocker.
The following are architectural changes that cause integrity loss:
The 1945 side addition seen on the southeast side elevation. This addition is outside of the front public view (please see Site Plan with Footprint in Attachments section A.5);
The six rear north corner master bedroom casement window sashes that were deteriorated and replaced in kind in 1960, as reported by past owner and resident Gustaf "Gus" Svahn. These window sashes were replaced "in kind" in the original openings. These windows were reportedly past the point of repair and were built "in kind" by a skilled finish carpenter exactly replicating the original wooden casement windows within the original openings.
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*B10. Significance - Criterion C (continued):
Architectural Integrity Analysis. The following is an analysis of the integrity of the home's architecture.
Location. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred
Based on comparison with the residential building records, historical photos and newspaper excerpts and other research, the house is shown to be in its original location at 4437 Alhambra 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 historic photos, newspaper articles, building records, interviews with past owners and examination of the resource at 4437 Alhambra Street reveals that the front façade (northeast) is nearly identical to the July 14, 1929 article from the San Diego Union and the circa 1956 and 1960's historical photos (Attachment D.1). The resource is very intact from its original 1929 date of construction. The clay tile hipped and cross gable roof, elaborated arched entryway, rectangular three and two part rectangular casement window groupings and stucco end chimney are shown all shown matching exactly. The decorative raised quoin entryway on the front façade are intact and original as seen in historic photos. The original window grille seen on the front door is intact and matches historic photos of the elevations. The small flat roof addition seen on the east side is set back and not visible from the front public view. This rear addition sits behind the original side facing gable roof and is well differentiated from the original home. This small rear addition is a minor design change overall that does not affect the main character defining features of the home. The front, ocean side and rear elevations (Northeast, Northwest and Southwest) elevations all closely match the original design of the house. The set back 1945 addition seen on the southeast elevation is stepped back behind the side chimney and fills in an inset patio area, but the remainder of this is also intact. This 1949 side addition is set back in the rear and sits outside of the public view. This is an excellent example of a Spanish Eclectic home built by Dean Stanley Calland in 1929. As seen in the building records and comparisons between the historic 1929 and 1960 photos and current photos, the home is extremely intact and original. The Design element of this home is excellent.
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.
The large street setback of the house matches the neighborhood although some of the original homes in the neighborhood have been heavily altered or torn down and replaced by larger expanded homes. The lawn is also divided by the original scored concrete walkway. The house has excellent integrity of Setting.
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*B10. Significance - Criterion C (continued):
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 materials of the home have been lovingly preserved since its 1929 date of construction. In April 2018, Kiley Wallace of Legacy 106, Inc. conducted a two hour long telephone interview with longtime past owner and resident Gustaf "Gus" Svahn, whose family owned the home from 1955 to 2016. Mr. Svahn revealed details of the limited repairs completed on the home over the 60+ years of the family's ownership. This detailed interview revealed that the original Spanish clay roof tiles have been painstakingly preserved with original red tiles retained on the front and newer replacement tiles utilized on the back of the front gable and on the rear gable which are less visible or not visible. The front side of the gable and hipped roof and ocean gable side retains the original red clay roof tiles while other tiles were replaced in kind due to some repaired roof leaks. The original garage roof tiles are also preserved. The stucco finish on the house and chimney is original with raised artificial stone quoin details seen at the front entryway. Mr. Svahn explained that the original stucco surfacing is preserved and is exceptionally strong and may have been some type of concrete strengthened stucco. All front windows are original wood with rectangular casement windows. The window grilles are also original and well preserved. Mr. Svahn also reported that in 1960, his father Albert replaced six rear north corner master bedroom windows that were deteriorated. The windows were apparently more prone to increased wear due to their exposure to the coastal environment. These windows were past the point of repair and were built "in kind" by a skilled finish carpenter exactly replicating the original wooden casement windows within the original openings.
All the materials on the front elevation are intact and preserved, including the original arched inset entryway with raised stone surround, the original Spanish plank style arched solid mahogany front door is intact with hand hammered wrought iron grille, and matching curving dual iron entry handrails and side gate. The original and interesting metal hand shaped door knocker and door hardware are also pristine and well preserved. Note that even the built-in front entry mail chute, a popular 1920's era detail, is also retained. Finally, the original rectangular wooden casement and fixed windows match the historic 1929 and 1960 photos. The scored concrete walkway leading up to the house along the front is original, and the original detached rear garage is also preserved and intact. The flat roof 1945 addition is not visible from the front public view and has had a minimal effect on the integrity of the original materials. The small change does not greatly impact the home, which continues to conveys its original material Spanish Eclectic design. The Materials aspect of Integrity of this home is good.
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 the house represents skilled construction techniques. In particular, the skills in creating the decorative quoin detail and stucco finishing is excellent quality. The original Spanish clay roof tiles seen on gable and hipped roof are excellent quality. The original plank style wooden front door and original wood windows are original except the window "in kind" replacement noted on the western rear corner above. The sandy stucco surfacing shows excellent skill and appears highly original with minimal repairs. The hand hammered wrought iron features on the home display skilled craftsmanship with matching scroll style ends seen on the entryway railing and flowing scrollwork seen on the side gate and door grille shows the advanced metal working skills used on these decorative features.
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*B10. Significance - Criterion C (continued):
The scored concrete walkway leading up to the house are the original concrete and side site wall and stucco surfacing appears very original. The historic craftsmanship of character defining features used on the property is well retained. The Workmanship aspect of Integrity is excellent.
Feeling. Feeling is a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.
This 1929 Spanish Eclectic residence with some Mediterranean detailing in its present excellent original condition is well preserved and imparts the visitor with a realistic sense and feeling for the late 1920's and early 1930's historic Sunset Cliffs neighborhood. The home was built by San Diego builder Dean Stanley Calland and blends in well with the extant historic neighboring homes in Sunset Cliffs. The feeling of a Spanish Eclectic style home in the late 1920's to early 1930's pre-Depression era is 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.
Archival and other research of the Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House did not uncover persons at this time that would meet the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board's Criterion B for historical significance. However, the home has an association with owner and builder Dean Stanley Calland as the home he designed and built, should he be recognized as a Master Builder at some point by the City of San Diego.
Conclusion: The Dean and Mabel Calland Speculation House meets six of seven aspects of integrity and can be said to have good 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.
Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) Builder, 1929
In November 1928, Dean Stanley Calland and his wife Mabel Petty Calland purchased Lot 3 in Block 18 of Sunset Cliffs. His name (as "D.S. Calland") appears as the property owner on the water and sewer permits, both of which were applied for on December 10, 1928. Prior to his building career in San Diego, Calland worked as a mining engineer in Mexico.
It should be noted that the contracting firm of Calland & Eden, which Calland was a partner in beginning in the late-1920's (after the construction of 4437 Alhambra Street), is listed as "Master Architects in North Park" in the June 2010 Greater North Park Community Plan Area Draft Historic Context Statement" written by Historic Resources group. However, neither Calland & Eden, nor Dean Stanley Calland, are listed in the 2011 City of San Diego's Biographies of Established Masters.
A native of Rochester, Michigan, Dean Stanley Calland was born on August 13, 1881. He often appears in various records as "D.S. Calland." According to the 1900 U.S. Census, he lived on Benton Avenue in Springfield, Missouri with his parents, William Caple Calland and Josephine Calland, and younger sister Eleanor. In 1900, Dean's father, a Civil War veteran originally from Summerfield, Ohio, was employed as a college secretary and treasurer at nearby Drury College (now called Drury University), a private liberal arts school founded in 1873.
Calland graduated with a bachelor's degree from Beloit College in Wisconsin in 1903, and then briefly worked as a mathematics professor at Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts. On October 4, 1906 he married Mabel Corrine Petty in El Paso, Texas. She was a native of Kansas City, Missouri born around 1882. In 1907, Calland obtained a graduate degree in Geology and Minerals from Stanford University and moved to central Mexico to work in the mining industry. A brief article in volume 88 of the Engineering and Mining Journal from 1909 states:
D.S. Calland, recently with the Pinguico Mining Company at Flores [Mexico], is to be chief metallurgist of the Real del Monte Company at Pachuca, Mexico.
The east-central region of Mexico where Calland lived, known as the Mine District of Pachuca-Real del Monte, has a long history of gold and silver mining, which began with the Colonial Spanish in the 16th century. In the May 10, 1919 issue of the Mining and Scientific Press, Calland is mentioned as being the vice president and general manager of operations in Mexico for the United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Company. According to a 1919 publication entitled Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Calland was also a member of the National Research Council's Committee on Pulverizing, Division of Engineering.
It appears that by 1926, the Callands were living permanently in the U.S. They are listed in the 1926 San Antonio, Texas city directory, with Dean's occupation listed as "mining operator." The following year, the couple appears as residents of 578 B Avenue in Coronado, and Calland was working as a mining engineer. Therefore, 1928 is likely the year that he switched careers and entered the home building industry. His name (as "D.S. Calland") appears as the property owner on the water and sewer permits for 4437 Alhambra Street, both of which were applied for on December 10, 1928. That same year, he and Mabel lived at 565 Silvergate Ave. in Point Loma.
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*B10. Significance - Criterion D (continued):
Although a Notice of Completion for 4437 Alhambra Street was not filed, the County Lot and Block Book page indicates that the property was first taxed for improvements in 1929, its year of completion. It is not known where the Callands were living in 1929, however, as they do not appear anywhere in that year's San Diego city directory, nor does a listing for 4437 Alhambra Street appear at all. The couple is listed in the 1930 directory, again living at 565 Silvergate Ave. In 1930, they sold 4437 Alhambra Street to Mrs. Augusta T. Parker. Therefore, it can be concluded the subject property at 4437 Alhambra Street was likely constructed by Dean S. Calland on speculation, and not as a personal residence for he and his wife.
By 1931, Calland had partnered with Eric Harry Eden to form the building firm of Calland & Eden. The 1931 San Diego city directory is the first in which Calland lists his occupation as building contractor. The address of the firm's office was in the Eden Apartments at 1323 11th Ave. downtown, but by the mid- 1930's they had relocated to 3075 Main Street near Barrio Logan.
An April 27, 1939 San Diego Union article states that the Callands sold their home at 565 Silvergate Ave. and moved into 662 Rosecrans St., another Point Loma residence that they had owned for several years. Around that same time, Calland & Eden moved their office again, this time to 108 F Street in downtown San Diego.
Dean S. Calland left the construction industry around 1941, possibly due to the federal government halting any new construction not related to the military's needs and the war effort. The 1941 San Diego city directory shows that he worked in a liquor store inside the Warren Hotel located downtown at 108 F Street. However, his former business partner Harry Eden still listed his occupation as carpenter in the 1941 directory.
Calland's World War II draft registration cards from 1942 indicate that he and Mabel still resided at 662 Rosecrans St., and that he was self-employed, with his place of employment as the Warren Hotel. Around 1945, he and Mabel moved to Lakeside. Dean Stanley Calland passed away in San Diego on September 30, 1948. At the time of his death, he and Mabel still resided in Lakeside. She passed away on June 16, 1982 at the age of 100. The Callands never had children.
Other projects built by Dean Stanley Calland and/or the firm of Calland & Eden:
According to a full-page advertisement published in the San Diego Evening Tribune on March 7, 1930, the firm of Calland & Eden were the building contractors responsible for the remodeling of an existing building housing the Ferris & Ferris Drug Store at 605 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter.
Three frame-stucco bungalows located at 1523 - 1525 - 1527 Blaine Ave. (renamed Harvey Milk Street in 2012). A building permit for these Hillcrest residences was taken out by D.S. Calland on behalf of Calland & Eden and published in the San Diego Evening Tribune on November 1, 1932.
Construction of a reinforced concrete gymnasium at 815 S. 35th Street near Logan Heights for the Society for Crippled Children. A building permit was published in the San Diego Evening Tribune on May 18, 1934 and lists Calland & Eden as the contractors for the $12,983 job.
Construction of a frame-stucco residence and garage at 3210 Dwight Street in North Park for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nestor. The building permit for this one-story Minimal Traditional style home was published in the San Diego Union on April 15, 1936. This home is extant.
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Remodel of the Broadway Theatre. According to a full-page advertisement published in the San Diego Union on July 4, 1936, the firm of Calland & Eden were the building contractors responsible for the remodeling of an existing building housing the Broadway Theatre at Broadway and 8th Ave. downtown. Remodel of the Saddlerock Grill. According to a full-page advertisement published in the San Diego Union on September 10, 1937, the firm of Calland & Eden were the building contractors responsible for the remodeling of an existing building housing the Saddlerock Grill. Part of the Grill was converted into a cocktail lounge. It was located at 1126 4th Ave. downtown. Construction of the El Patio Apparel Shop. The June 11, 1939 issue of the San Diego Union features a rendering of the El Patio Apparel Shop on 6th Ave. and Robinson St. in Hillcrest. The caption states that the building was designed by architect William P. Lodge and constructed by Calland & Eden. This building has since been demolished. Remodeling of an office for the State of California. This building permit was published in the San Diego Union on December 10, 1940 and indicates that Calland & Eden did the $3,460 remodel located at 1165 Front St.
Although the evidence listed in this report reveals that Dean Stanley Calland was an accomplished builder (based on 4437 Alhambra Street and other resources), Legacy 106, Inc. does not find at this time sufficient evidence exists to apply to qualify Dean Stanley Calland as a master builder under Criterion “D”. Future studies of potentially historical houses by Dean Stanley Calland will hopefully add more to what is known about he and his building company and their 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.1 Assessor’s Building Record
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A.2 Notice of Completion
A Notice of Completion could not be located for this property.
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A.3 Water Record The original water record is dated December 10, 1928. D.S. Calland is listed as the property owner and he also constructed the home.
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A.3 Sewer Record The original sewer record is dated December 10, 1928. D.S. Calland is listed as the property owner and he also constructed the home.
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A.4 Building / Construction Permits
On Thursday, June 29, 2017, Alexandra Wallace of Legacy 106, Inc. visited the records section of the Development Services Department on the 2nd floor at 1222 1st Ave.
She was assisted by employee Stacey Harris, who was unable to locate any microfiche containing the pre-1990 building permits for 4437 Alhambra Street.
However, original building and roofing permits were found during a search of local newspapers:
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A.4 Building / Construction Permits
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A.5 Site Plan with Footprint Taken from the Residential Building Record. Black line shows original first level footprint, blue line shows original upper level. Red line shows first level addition, yellow line shows upper level room addition.
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A.6 County Lot and Block Book Page Lot 3 in Block 18 of Sunset Cliffs was first assessed to D.S. Calland in 1929.
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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 4437 Alhambra Street, San Diego, CA 92107 APN: 530-451-05-00 Lot 3 in Block 18 of Sunset Cliffs.
Instrument Date Grantor to Grantee, Recording Date, Book Number, Page Number
November 24, 1928 Union Trust Company of San Diego to D.S. Calland and Mabel Petty Calland, recorded November 27, 1928, Deed Book 1540, Page 445.
September 12, 1930 D.S. Calland and Mabel Petty Calland (husband and wife) to Augusta T. Parker, recorded September 26, 1930, Deed Book 1815, Page 205.
June 24, 1931 Augusta T. Parker to James George Christie Carnegie, recorded July 11, 1931, Official Records Book 3, Page 108.
August 13, 1937 Decree Settling Final Account of Executrix and Final Distribution (In the Matter of the Estate of James George Christie Carnegie, deceased), recorded August 13, 1937, Document # 48094, Official Records Book 679, Page 340.
September 28, 1937 Hamilton Inglis Carnegie (daughter of James George Christie Carnegie, deceased) to San Diego Trust & Savings Bank, recorded October 19, 1937, Document # 64496, Official Records Book 694, Page 443 .
August 14, 1940 San Diego Trust & Savings Bank to W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose (husband and wife as joint tenants), recorded September 6, 1940, Document # 44437, Official Records Book 1077, Page 35.
June 16, 1955 W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose (husband and wife) to Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn (husband and wife), recorded August 17, 1955, Document # 107999, Official Records Book 5759, Page 272.
April 25, 1988 Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn (husband and wife) quitclaim to Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn (Trustees of the Svahn Family Trust Agreement dated April 25, 1988), recorded May 24, 1988, Document # 88-244383.
February 27, 2006 Affidavit - Death of Trustee (Albert Russell Svahn, deceased), recorded March 22, 2006, Document # 2006-0197171.
June 14, 2007 Esther M. Svahn (Surviving Trustee of the Svahn Family Trust Dated April 25, 1988) to Esther M. Svahn and Richard G. Svahn (Co-Trustees of the Svahn Family Trust Agreement Dated April 25, 1988, as amended and reinstated, Decedent’s Trust), recorded June 26, 2007, Document # 2007-0428518.
June 14, 2007 Esther M. Svahn (Surviving Trustee of the Svahn Family Trust Dated April 25, 1988) to Esther M. Svahn and Richard G. Svahn (Co-Trustees of the Svahn Family Trust Agreement Dated April 25, 1988, as amended and reinstated, Survivor’s Trust), recorded June 26, 2007, Document # 2007-0428846.
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B.1 Chain of Title - Continued
February 17, 2016 Affidavit - Change of Trustee (Esther Marilu Svahn, deceased. Richard Gustaf Svahn then became sole trustee). Recorded February 29, 2016, Document # 2016-0086954.
January 3, 2017 Richard Gustaf Svahn (Trustee of the Svahn Family Trust Agreement Dated April 25, 1988 as amended and reinstated, Survivor’s Trust) to Peter J. Mazza and Megan A. Mazza (Trustees of the Peter and Megan Mazza Trust dated September 2, 2015, and any amendments thereto), recorded March 1, 2017, Document # 2017-0097146.
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B.2 Directory Search of Occupants
1931 Parker AT Mrs (o) Parker Augusta T Mrs h 4437 Alhambra Parker Nancy stenographer r 4437 Alhambra 1932 Carnegie JGC Carnegie Hamilton I r 4437 Alhambra Carnegie James GC (Euphemia) h 4437 Alhambra 1933 Carnegie JGC (o) Carnegie Hamilton I r 4437 Alhambra Carnegie James GC (Euphemia) h 4437 Alhambra 1934 Carnegie JGC Carnegie Hamilton r 4437 Alhambra Carnegie James GC (Euphemia) h 4437 Alhambra 1935 Carnegie JGC Carnegie James GC (Euphemia) h 4437 Alhambra 1936 Carnegie JGC Carnegie James GC (Euphemia) h 4437 Alhambra 1937 Carnegie JGC Carnegie James GC (Euphemia) h 4437 Alhambra 1938 Carnegie Euphemia Mrs Carnegie Euphemia (widow of JG) h 4437 Alhambra Carnegie Ivy (o) Carnegie Ivy h 4437 Alhambra Stolle Lulu housekeeper 4437 Alhambra 1939 Vacant 1940 Vacant 1941 Ambrose WW (o) W Wade (Patricia B) president Westgate Sea Products Co h 4437 Alhambra 1942 Ambrose WW (o) W Wade (Patricia B) president Westgate Sea Products Co h 4437 Alhambra 1943 Ambrose WW W Wade (Patricia B) president Westgate Sea Products Co h 4437 Alhambra 1944 - Ambrose WW (o) W Wade (Patricia B) president Westgate Sea Products Co h 4437 Alhambra 1945 1946 Directory not published this year 1947 - Ambrose WW (o) W Wade (Patricia B) president Westgate Sea Products Co h 4437 Alhambra 1948 1949 Directory not published this year 1950 Ambrose WW (o) W Wade (Patricia B) president Westgate-Sun Harbor Co and Westgate Sea Products Co h 4437 Alhambra 1951 Directory not published this year 1952 Ambrose WW (o) W Wade (Patricia) president Westgate-Sun Harbor Co and The Ambrose Co h 4437 Alhambra 1953- Ambrose Wade W W Wade (Patricia B) h 4437 Alhambra 1954 1955 Ambrose Wade W Ambrose W Wade (Patricia B) president The Ambrose Co h 4437 Alhambra St 1956 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St 1957 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St 1958 Robison Roy J Robison Roy J (Kath J) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St 1959 Robison Roy J Robison Roy J (Kath J) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St 1960 Morehouse John Morehouse John (Priscilla) engineer Consolidated h 4437 Alhambra St 1961 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn Esther M Mrs saleswoman Robert G Tyler r 4437 Alhambra St 1962 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn Esther M Mrs saleswoman Hozduk Realty r 4437 Alhambra St Svahn John A student r 4437 Alhambra St 1963- Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St 1964 Svahn Esther M Mrs saleswoman Garland W Long Realty r 4437 Alhambra St Svahn John A student r 4437 Alhambra St 1965 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) US Navy h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn John A student r 4437 Alhambra St 1966 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) employee National Steel h 4437 Alhambra St 1967 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) mtcman recorder National Steel h 4437 Alhambra St
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Svahn Robert R student r 4437 Alhambra St 1968 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) director of safety PSA h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn Gus student r 4437 Alhambra St 1969- Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) director of safety PSA h 4437 Alhambra St 1970 Svahn Esther M Mrs (Swan Realty) r 4437 Alhambra St 1971 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) director of safety PSA h 4437 Alhambra St 1972 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) general supervisor PSA h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn Esther M Mrs (Swan Real Estate) r 4437 Alhambra St 1973 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) general supervisor PSA h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn Esther M Mrs (Swan Real Estate) r 4437 Alhambra St 1974 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) general supervisor PSA h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn Esther M Mrs (Swan Real Estate) r 4437 Alhambra St 1975 Svahn Albert R (o) Svahn Albert R (Esther M) general supervisor PSA h 4437 Alhambra St Svahn Esther M Mrs (Swan Real Estate) r 4437 Alhambra St
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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Union Trust Company of San Diego to D.S. Calland. Recorded November 27, 1928. Page 1 of 3 - continued on next page
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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Page 2 of 3 - continued on next page
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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Page 3 of 3
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B.3 Deed D.S. Calland and Mabel Petty Calland to Augusta T. Parker. Recorded September 26, 1930.
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B.3 Deed Augusta T. Parker to James George Christie Carnegie. Recorded July 11, 1931.
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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 1921 1940 1950 1956
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C.1 City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map
Map # 202-1689
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C.2 Current USGS Map - 2012
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C.2 Historical USGS Map - 1953
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C.3 Original Subdivision Map Map 1889, filed February 27, 1926
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C.3 Original Subdivision Map Map 1889, filed February 27, 1926
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C.3 Tax Assessor's Map
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1921 The 1921 Sanborn Fire Insurance master map shows the areas destined to become areas named Sunset Cliffs, Riviera Villas, Cornish Heights, Azure Vista, Sunset Crest, and Rosecrans Park bounded by Point Loma Avenue and Santa Barbara on the north, Spaulding Esplanade and Sunset Cliffs on the northwest, Catalina Boulevard on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Theosophical Society on the south.
A short section of Hill Street extended west from Catalina Blvd., which essentially divided Spaulding's land to the north from the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society.
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1940
There are no Sanborn maps for this section of Sunset Cliffs.
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1950
There are no Sanborn maps for this section of Sunset Cliffs.
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1956
There are no Sanborn maps for this section of Sunset Cliffs.
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Attachment D Photographs
D.1 — Historic Photographs D.2 — Current Photographs
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D.1 Historic Photograph See close up of 4437 Alhambra Street on next page.
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D.1 Historic Photograph Close-up of 4437 Alhambra from the July 14, 1929 San Diego Union article on previous page.
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D.1 Historic Photograph The northwest (side) and southwest (rear) elevations of 4437 Alhambra Street pictured in an aerial photo dated June 15, 1951.
Photo # S-1272-A courtesy of the San Diego History Center.
Northwest (side) elevation
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D.1 Historic Photographs Courtesy of previous owner and resident, Gus Svahn.
Left: The front of 4437 Alhambra Street circa 1956.
Right: 4437 Alhambra Street in 1956. Note 1945 rear patio addition is seen on the right, was completed by this time.
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D.1 Historic Photographs Courtesy of previous owner and resident, Gus Svahn. 4437 Alhambra Street circa 1960.
Below: 4437 Alhambra Street circa early 1960's.
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D.1 Historic Photographs Courtesy of previous owner and resident, Gus Svahn. Esther and Albert Svahn in front of 4437 Alhambra Street in 1961.
Left: Members of the Svahn family in front of 4437 Alhambra Street in 1961.
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D.1 Historic Photographs Courtesy of previous owner and resident, Gus Svahn.
The back patio area of 4437 Alhambra Street in 1960.
Right: The home in 1965.
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D.1 Historic Photographs Courtesy of previous owner and resident, Gus Svahn.
Right: The front entry in 1969.
Left: A glögg party (a Swedish tradition) at the home in December 1985.
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D.1 Transitional Photographs - Northeast (front) Elevation Photos this page are circa September 2016 and are courtesy of Redfin.com.
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D.1 Transitional Photographs Photos this page are circa September 2016 and are courtesy of Redfin.com. Southwest (rear) elevation
Below: Southwest (rear) elevation and southeast (side) elevation.
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D.2 Current Photographs – Northeast (front) Elevation Top photo by Dan Soderberg, February 2018. All other photos by Kiley Wallace, July 2017
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D.2 Current Photographs – Northeast (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Northeast (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Northeast (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Northeast (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Northeast (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - Northeast (front) Elevation and Northwest (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - Northwest (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - Northwest (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs - Northwest (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Southwest (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Southwest (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Southwest (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Southeast (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Southeast (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Southeast (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Southeast (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Detached Garage The detached rear garage is accessed via the alley. The front of the garage faces southeast.
The southeast (front) and northeast (side) elevations.
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D.2 Current Photographs – Detached Garage Top photo: Southwest (side) elevation
Below: Northwest (rear) elevation
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D.2 Current Photographs – Detached Garage Interior
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D.2 Current Photographs – House Interior Photos above for reference. Below fireplace is included in proposed designation
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D.2 Current Photographs – House Interior Original sculpted plaster fireplace is included in proposed designation
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D.2 Current Photographs – House Interior Photos of arched opening and original wrought iron railing for reference only.
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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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One of John P. Mills’ Point Loma promotional harbor tours in 1926. Photo # 5405-10 courtesy of San Diego History Center.
View of Point Loma and John P. Mill’s Azure Vista Tract on Sunset Cliffs. Note the large tent where prospective buyers were hosted with a meal and tour of the tract. Photo taken circa 1928. Photo # 5405-1 courtesy of the San Diego History Center.
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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 W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person W. Wade Ambrose and Patricia B. Ambrose Owners and Residents, 1940 to 1955
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Albert R. Svahn and Esther M. Svahn Owners, 1955 to 2016 Residents, 1955 to 1957 and 1961 to 2016
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person John A. "Jack" Svahn (son of Albert R. and Esther M. Svahn) Resident, 1955 to 1965
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person John A. "Jack" Svahn (son of Albert R. and Esther M. Svahn) Resident, 1955 to 1965
Appointment of John A. Svahn as Assistant to the President for Policy Development August 19, 1983
The President today announced the appointment of John A. (Jack) Svahn, of Maryland, to be Assistant to the President for Policy Development. The appointment will be effective September 12, 1983.
Mr. Svahn, who has served since March as Under Secretary of Health and Human Services and, concurrently since May 1981, as Commissioner of Social Security, will be responsible to Edwin Meese III, Counsellor to the President, for issue analysis and policy development in all areas of domestic policy. He succeeds Edwin L. Harper.
Mr. Svahn, 40, also served as Director of the U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement during his service as Social Security Commissioner until his appointment as HHS Under Secretary. In these positions, as well as in his concurrent capacity as Chief Administrator of Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), he played a central policy and management role in income maintenance, health, and social services programs serving 51 million recipients and indirectly affecting nearly every American. Programs under his concurrent supervision account for more than one-third of the annual Federal budget.
Mr. Svahn served on the Reagan administration transition team in 1980 as head of the task force on the Health Care Financing Administration.
Before joining the administration, he was a consultant specializing in public policy management problems. From 1976 to 1979, he was manager of government services for the accounting/management consulting firm of Deloitte Haskins and Sells, Inc.
Mr. Svahn was born in New London, Conn., May 13, 1943. He received a B.A. degree in political science from the University of Washington in 1966. In 1966-1968 he served with the U.S. Air Force.
Beginning in 1968, Mr. Svahn held positions with the State of California and the Federal Government. In California he served first in the State Highway Department and later as chief deputy director and as acting director of social welfare. During then-Governor Reagan's administration in California, he was a principal member of the Governor's welfare reform task force.
From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Svahn held a succession of major Federal positions in the Social and Rehabilitation Service of the then-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He was Administrator of the SRS and Director of the U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement, positions he held concurrently in 1975-1976. While heading SRS, Mr. Svahn was credited with developing and implementing the title XX social services program and the child support enforcement program.
Mr. Svahn is married, has two children, and lives in Severna Park, Md.
Citation: Ronald Reagan: "Appointment of John A. Svahn as Assistant to the President for Policy Development ", August 19, 1983. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=41734.
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person John A. "Jack" Svahn (son of Albert R. and Esther M. Svahn) Resident, 1955 to 1965
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person John A. "Jack" Svahn (son of Albert R. and Esther M. Svahn) Resident, 1955 to 1965
In 2011, John A. "Jack" Svahn published this book about his twenty years in Ronald Reagan's inner circle.
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Capt. Roy J. Robison and Katherine J. Robison Residents, 1958 and 1959
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder)
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder)
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder)
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) Calland's 1920 passport application. Continued on next page. Courtesy of Ancestry.com
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) Second page of Calland's 1920 passport application.
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) Article published in the San Diego Downtown News on November 4th, 2016
Casa de Tomás-es
By Sandee Whilhoit - Gaslamp Landmarks
The property located on the northwest corner of Fourth and Island avenues was originally sold to Edward J. Smith by Alonzo Horton on April 27, 1870, for the goodly sum of $500 in gold coin. Mr. Horton was able to secure such a high price for his real estate, because this lot, being on a corner, was much more prized as a prime location for business. Horton laid out the city utilizing short blocks to ensure a maximum number of corner lots, earning him the nickname, “Corner Lot Horton.” The first structure on the property was a one-story brick building used as a saloon from 1895 until 1906. From 1913 until 1919, it became a Chinese laundry, operated by Mr. Wo Gee.
Casa De Tomás (1930); Casa de Tomás Addition (1930). 500 – 520 Fourth Avenue.
Architect: D.S. Calland. Style: Spanish/Oriental (Courtesy GQHF) In 1922, the Quinn family purchased the property. Ah Quinn, the family patriarch and un-official mayor of Chinatown, passed away nearby, at the corner of H Street (now known as Market Street), where he was hit by a motorcycle in 1914. He was walking to a birthday celebration for a grandchild. His son, Thomas Quinn, then assumed the title. Thomas Quinn then commissioned D.S. Calland to reconstruct the building in 1930. Mr. Calland was from Mexico City, hence the name, “Casa de Tomas,” and the combination of Spanish and Oriental style architecture. The two-story reconstruction consisted of a store downstairs and two apartments upstairs. Seven years after the reconstruction of the building, Thomas Quinn died in one of the upstairs apartments. A large garage was added to the side of the building at that same time — known (informally) as the Casa de Tomas addition — which incorporated a very distinct Spanish influence. Although originally used to repair autos, the Empire Garage (its formal name) was later converted into a flower market, wholesale shop and ultimately, an apparel and uniform sewing factory.
In 1935, the property was passed to Thomas Quinn’s daughter, Helen Kong. She then passed it on to her son, Dr. Thomas Kong, who was born and raised in one of the upstairs apartments, making it truly the Casa de Tomás-es.
In more modern times, the downstairs has housed a series of nightclubs and a cigar lounge, including Papa Jack’s and Aubergine.
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) Article continued from previous page.
The current occupant, Fluxx — voted San Diego’s Best Nightclub for six years running — has been the property’s resident since 2009. The nightclub has hosted such notable celebrities as Ashton Kutcher, LeBron James, Lil Wayne, Flosstradamus, Future and Diplo, just to name a few. It features cutting-edge popular music, DJs and celebrity events, including one of the many official Comic-Con after-parties.
To learn more about the fascinating history of New Town, San Diego’s Downtown, visit the Gaslamp Museum and take one of the Walking Tours, Thursdays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Visit gaslampfoundation.org.
—Sandee Wilhoit is the historian for the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation. She can be reached at [email protected].
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) During the Great Depression, the building firm of Calland & Eden primarily did commercial remodeling, such as this project at 605 5th Ave. downtown.
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) During the Great Depression, the building firm of Calland & Eden primarily did commercial remodeling, such as this project at the Broadway Theatre downtown.
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E.4 Criterion D - Master Builder Dean Stanley Calland (not yet an established Master Builder) In 1937, Calland & Eden built the cocktail lounge inside the Saddlerock Grill on 4th Ave. downtown.
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D.2 House Plan Interior showing location of fireplace Site plan taken from the Residential Building Record with location of fireplace marked.
Location of the fireplace included in proposed designation.
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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 City: 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, South Carolina: The History Press
Gellner, Arrol and Douglas Keister 2002 Red Tile Style: America's Spanish Revival Architecture. New York City: 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 and Lee McAlester 2013 Field Guide to American Houses. New York City: 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 City: 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, Andrew F. 2012 American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food. Berkeley: University of California Press
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F.1 Bibliography - Continued
Smith, G.E. Kidder 1996 Source Book of American Architecture. New York City: Princeton Architectural Press
Svahn, John "Jack" A. 2011 There Must Be A Pony in Here Somewhere: Twenty Years With Ronald Reagan. Minneapolis: Langdon Street Press.
Walker, Lester 2002 American Homes - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture. New York City: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Woods, Douglas, Melba Levick and M. Brian Tichenor 2012 The California Casa. New York City: 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)
Journal Articles
Felando, August and Harold Medina 2012 "The Origins of California's High Seas Tuna Fleet," in the Journal of San Diego History, Volume 58, Numbers 1 and 2, 2012: 1.
Newspaper
San Diego Union
San Diego Evening Tribune
San Diego Union-Tribune