Edward W. and Gertrude A. Dennstedt House 4615 NORMA DRIVE - TALMADGE PARK UNIT NO.3 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
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HISTORICAL NOMINATION OF THE Edward W. and Gertrude A. Dennstedt House 4615 NORMA DRIVE - TALMADGE PARK UNIT NO.3 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 3761 FtFTH Edward W. D-atedt Moreau S. DenDateclt (~ ;c~n.. , •dc Ann e~ f.dwarJ 'vV. Dcnnstcc.lt Ronald V. May, RP A Dale Ballou May Legacy 106, Inc. P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 9217 5 Legacy www.legacy106.com (619) 269-3924 1061NC. 1 HISTORIC HOUSE RESEARCH Legacy Ronald V. May, RPA, President and Principal Investigator Dale Ballou May, Vice President and Principal Researcher 1061NC. P.O. Box 15967 • San Diego, CA 92175 Phone; Fax (619) 269-3924 • www.legacy106.com rAt-a-Glance" Report Snmmary Property Information & Applicable Criteria Resource Type: Building I Single-family property Resource Name (per HRB naming policy): The Edward W. and Gertrude A. Dennstedt House Resource AddresL 4615 Norma Drive, San Diego, CA 92115 APN: 465-492-13-00 Requesting Mills Act? Y Iii N Cl Date of Construction: _1_9_3_6 _____ Architect/Builder: Edward W. Dennstedt and Arthur Dennstedt Prior Resource Address (if relocated): N/A The Dennstedt Company Date ofRelocation: __N_I_A ___ ___ aka The Original Dennstedt Building Company Howard F. Smith II Applicant's Name: Ronald V. May, RPA Owner's Name: Joanna Stanwood Smith Address: Legacy 106, Inc. Address: 4615 Norma Drive P.O. Box 15967, San Diego, CA 92175 San Diego, CA 92115 Phone#: (619) 269-3924 Phone #: ____:.<6..:...1_:9..:....)..:..5..:..20=---=-03.:..:2:_9 ____ _ Email: __l_eg:::::.a_c~y_1_0_6i_n_c@=-a_o_l._co_m ____ _ Email: ____ca..:...n_o_n..:...s_m_it_h@.=.:e..:..d_sd_ ...:..or...!::g'-- -- The resource is being nominated for designation as a historical resource under: lXI HRB Criterion A as a special element of the City's, a community's or a neighborhood's 0 historical development 0 archaeological development 0 cultural development 0 social development 0 economic development 0 political development 0 aesthetic development 0 engineering development 0 landscaping development lXI architectural development for the following reason(s): the house exemplifies special elements of the architectural progression of Talmadge Park Unit# 3's residential style preferences in 1936 D HRB Criterion B for its association with---------- who/which is significant in local, state or national history for the following reason(s): --------------- II HRB Criterion C as a good/excellent example of Spanish I Mexican Hacienda style architectu~e Edward W. Dennstedt The Dennstedt Company DD HRB Criterion D as a notable work of and Arthur Dennstedt , a Master Designer/Builders . lXI Previously established as a Master on June 14, 2007 0 Proposed as a Master 0 HRB Criterion E as a property which has been determined eligible by the National Park Service for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or is listed or has been determined eligible by the State Historical Preservation Office for listing on the State Register of Historical Resources. 0 HRB Criterion F as a contributing resource to the ----------Historical Districl 2 "At-a-Glance" Report Summary Required Forms and Documentation Circle Yes or No, indicating whether or not the following required documentation has been provided: Report Copies 6J N Provide one copy of the Historical Resource Research Report, stapled at the corner Department of Parks and Recreation Forms 6J N Primary Record (523a) @ N BSO Record (523b) Y @ Archaeological Record (523c) (if applicable) 2 ~ ~~NN ~:::~~~::~ ~5 ;3~~ ~~~ :::!~~:~!:~ Y Sketch Map (523k) (if applicable) @ Continuation Sheet (5231) Attachment A Attachment B GJY NN Assessor's Record Chain of Title GJ Notice of Completion >&< ~ Directory Search Y ® Water Sewer Records (f) N Deed from the Date of Construction y ® Building Permits ® y ® Previous Survey Forms Attachment C Attachment D N City SD 800 Scale Eng Maps N Historical and Transitional Photos N USGS Maps ~ N Current Photos of North Elevation N Original Subdivision Map N Current Photos of East Elevation ~y ® 1886/1887 Sanborn N Current Photos of South Elevation y ® 1906 Sanborn ffi N Current Photos of West Elevation N 1921 Sanborn N 1940 Sanborn N 1950 Sanborn N 1956 Sanborn Attachment E Attachment F (f)YY NN Criterion A Documentation ~ N Works Cited (f) Criterion B Documentation (f) N Criterion C Documentation Attachment G (f) N Criterion D Documentation Professional Qualifications y @ Criterion E Documentation CEQA Evaluation y ® Criterion F Documentation m SCIC Records Search 3 State of California -The Resources Agency Prima~# _____________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# _____________________________ PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial ------------------------- NRHP Status Code 3S Other Listings-----=---:--------------------=-------- Review Code Reviewer Date Page 1 of 2 *Resource Name or#: The Edward W. & Gertrude A. Dennstedt House P1. Other Identifier: 4615 Norma Drive *P2. Location: D Not for Publication 181 Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and {P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: La Mesa Date: 1997 Maptech, lnc.T; R;% of% of Sec; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 4615 Norma Drive City: San Diego Zip: 92115 d. UTM: Zone: 11 ; 491269 mEl 3624680 mN {G.P.S.} e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel#, directions to resource. elevation, etc.) Elevation: 374 feet Legal Description: Lot 722 in Talmadge Park, Unit No.3, Map 1900, recorded in the City of San Diego in the County of San Diego on May 23, 1926. The house is unusual, as it stretches the length of the entire lot which faces Norma Drive as it curves to the west towards Constance Drive. It is located four blocks north of Monroe Avenue, on the east side of Norma Drive, between Madison Avenue and Constance Drive, within the residential community of Talmadge Park, east of Fairmount Avenue. It is Tax Assessor's Parcel# 465-492-13-00. *P3a. Description: {Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The house is a single-story hacienda style building with a Spanish fired red clay tile roof, stucco-on-balloon frame building, with connecting rooms that open to an outdoor, tile covered porch that all open to a landscaped private courtyard that is surrounded by a tall, gated, stucco privacy wall. The stunning original garage door, front gate, and window grills are significant features of the public view. (See continuation sheet.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2 *P4. Resources Present: 181 Building 0 Structure 0 Object 0 Site 0 District 0 Element of District P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) View of West Elevation October 18, 2007 Photo by Ronald V. May, RPA *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: 181 Historic 0 Prehistoric 0 Both Notice of Completion 9/1011936 *P7. Owner and Address: Howard F. Smith II and Joanna Stanwood Smith 4615 Norma Drive San Diego, CA 92115 *PB. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Ronald V. May, RPA and Dale Ballou May, Legacy 106, Inc., P.O. Box 15967, San Diego, CA 92175 *P9. Date Recorded: November 14, 2007 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historical Nomination of the Edward W. & Gertrude A. Dennstedt House, 4615 Norma Drive, Talmadge Park Unit No. 3, San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA and Dale Ballou May, Legacy 106, Inc. November 2007. Additional research for this report was conducted by Linda Canada. *Attachments: 0 NONE 0 Location Map D Sketch Map ~ Continuation Sheet ~ Building, Structure, and Object Record 0 Archaeological Record 0 District Record 0 Linear Feature Record D Milling Station Record 0 Rock Art Record 0 Artifact Record 0 Photograph Record 0 Other (List): DPR523A *Required Information 4 State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# ______________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# _________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 2 of 2 *Resource Name or# (Assigned by recorder) The Edward W. & Gertrude A. Dennstedt House *Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA *Date: November 14, 2007 ~ Continuation 0 Update *P3a. Description: (continued) The two-car garage is attached to the south rear bedroom, but is accessed by a short cobblestone staircase to the side garage door. Only the living room windows face Norma Drive, as the remainder of the windows are screened by the stucco wall, gate, and garage. The interior is open beam ceiling, hand applied wall plaster with sculpted beehive fireplace, built-in bookshelves and niches, and all the original hand-made cabinetry with the original painted floral designs and cabinet coloration. The original tile and hardwood floors exist. The original paneled front door, wood framed screen doors, wooden window grills, wood framed casement windows, and wood framed French doors all survive. A small fish pond and fire box are tucked inside the stucco wall and are not visible from the street. The landscape is defined by a white stucco wall that spans the length of the sidewalk along the majority of the lot, but ending as the road curves towards Constance Drive. The wall is draped with bougainvillea and other ornamental vines. The south/southwest elevation is a long stucco wall with the living room on the north and garage on the south. The south end of the wall exhibits a small window with yellow-painted vertical wood grills. The north end is the living room that faces a large tree and cacti and succulent ground cover separated by stepping stones. The lawnstrip out front exhibits several tall palm trees separated by clumps of fountain grass. Hedges with orange flowers hug the stucco wall, as it turns away from the house toward the sidewalk. A large pair of salmon-orange colored gates are set in the center of the wall. Just opposite is a concrete lamp post. Further south is a small window and double sliding garage doors.