Historic Nomination Report of the Gustaf L. Anderson House 4636 Biona Drive Kensington Community ~ San Diego, California
Kiley Wallace Alexandra Wallace Landmark Historic Preservation P.O. Box 16862 San Diego, CA 92176 (760) 704-7373 www.PreserveSanDiego.com April 2020
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HISTORIC HOUSE RESEARCH • HISTORIC NOMINATION REPORTS Kiley Wallace, President and Architectural Historian Alexandra Wallace, Vice President and Lead Researcher P.O. Box 16862 • San Diego, CA 92176 Phone: (760) 704-7373 • (760) 704-7372 http://www.PreserveSanDiego.com
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3 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 Gustaf L. Anderson House P1. Other Identifier: 4636 Biona Drive, San Diego, CA 92116 *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: La Mesa Date: 2015 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 4636 Biona Drive City: San Diego Zip: 92116 d. UTM: Zone: 11 ; mE/ mN (G.P.S.) e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc.) Elevation: 380 feet Legal Description: Lot 9, Block F, as shown on that certain Map entitled Kensington Park Annex, which map was filed in the Office of the Recorder of the County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map No. 1780, filed on February 13, 1924. It is Tax Assessor’s Parcel (APN) # 465-346-09-00. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This subject property at 4636 Biona Drive is a Tudor Revival style home constructed in 1926. The home utilizes an asymmetrical façade which faces east, directly onto Biona Drive in the Kensington neighborhood of San Diego. The resource was identified in a 1996 Mid-City Historic Preservation Strategy survey and assigned a status code of 5D2 denoting a contributor to a district that is eligible for local listing or designation. The home features multiple steeply pitched composition surfaced gable and hipped roofs. The home displays stucco surfacing throughout and decorative half timbering in the front left side wing. The house has a cross gabled (front) elevation with a smaller hipped roof sheltering the left side wing. The home displays a rectangular C-shaped compound rectangular form and an elaborated end chimney on the right side that features stucco surfacing with a flattened chimney top. The house has a steeply pitched roof and has eaves with little overhang. A central raised front patio is surrounded by a low red brick chimney wall. The deep inset front entry door is flanked with small original lantern style lighting fixture on both sides of the entryway. A large window grouping is located on the right side gable end and a lancet arched gable vent tops the gable end. Construction is wood frame with a concrete foundation. The home has a long side driveway and utilizes a rear detached rear double garage. The house features attached groupings of rectangular casement windows in front. The house is in good condition and is an excellent example of its Tudor Revival architectural style and type. (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 east elevation. Photo by Kiley Wallace, October 2019. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both A Notice of Completion was not found. The Residential Building Record is dated 1926. was first accessed in 1922. However No original water or sewer records were found, which is common in Kensington is common in Kensington. Original lot and block book is dated 1927. 1996 Mid-City San Diego historic survey est. date, 1926. Historic photos attached are dated circa 1950's.
*P7. Owner and Address: Charles Volk and Hillary H. Volk 4636 Biona Drive San Diego, CA 92116 P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Kiley Wallace & Alexandra Wallace, Landmark Historic Preservation, P.O. Box 16862, San Diego, CA 92176 *P9. Date Recorded: April 2020 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historical Nomination of The Gustaf L. Anderson House, San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Kiley Wallace & Alexandra Wallace, Landmark Historic Preservation, April 2020. © 2020 Landmark Historic Preservation ("LHP"). All rights reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from LHP is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to LHP with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. *Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List):
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Page 4 of 30 *Resource Name or #: The Gustaf L. Anderson House
*Recorded by: Kiley Wallace & Alexandra Wallace *Date: April 2020 Continuation Update
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) (Continued): (See also Attachment D, Photographs)
The subject home has a steeply pitched roof, cross gable dominated front façade with stucco surfacing and wood half timbering on the left side wing, a large focal window, end chimney and tall narrow grouped casement windows with multipane glazing, which are typical character defining features of the Tudor Revival style. The home also has a detached double garage at the rear with a paired gable roof design. The home's setting is in the suburban residential neighborhood of Kensington. The home has an east / west alignment with the primary elevation facing east onto Biona Drive.
Groupings of tall rectangular windows are seen around the front of the home. The stucco wall surfacing is cream colored and the wooden half timbering, window shutters and all windows and trim are brown painted wood unless noted. The original raised front patio with surrounding red brick wall is located in front. The walls of the home are surfaced with a medium coarse stucco finish with some minor repairs that matches the texture seen in historic photos.
Front (East) Elevation. The asymmetrical main front elevation is topped by a tall end chimney on the right with painted brick cap. The cross-gable roofline displays to extending windows on both sides with a gable end on the right and a hipped roof wing extending to the left. The roof has very little overhang and displays a slight flare at the eaves in keeping with the home's Tudor Revival style. Verge boards on the front gable ends feature decorative slightly flared eaves.
The front façade displays a large dominant main gable end to the right topped at the gable apex with a peaked louvered wooden attic vent that continues below with a large clipped Tudor or lancet style focal window design, which is made up of seven different window sections separated by horizontal and vertical wooden window mullions. The top window section features two matching four light rectangular true divided light windows flanked by chamfered corner four light windows on each side. Below the horizontal mullion, the gable end focal window utilizes a large 25 light rectangular true divided light window with five rows of five rectangular panes. This large lower central window section is flanked by matching ten light rectangular wooden casement windows which have a true divided light configuration. Finally, a wrought iron window grille is located at the base of the large focal window. This decorative iron window grille appears very original, with upper and lower horizontal bars connected to alternating vertical spiral bars and square bars with delicate hand finished scrollwork collared (connected) with original venetian iron clip and iron rivets. This extending iron lower box style grille is supported below by decorative wrought iron stanchions.
To the left, the U-shaped form is evident as two gable ends project out forward to create a small inset side porch area between the extending gable wings. This inset rectangular raised concrete entry porch is walled by a low red brick site wall with common bond red brick with matching vertical brick steps at the center. Looking directly out onto this raised entry porch is a matching set of tall rectangular eight light true divided light wooden casement windows. On the right side, the entry door has a soft inset stucco reveal. The wooden front door displays a small rectangular window surrounded by four L-shaped fielded panels on top with four matching rectangular fielded panels below. This side facing inset doorway is flanked by cast metal porch lantern style lamps topped by conical caps. An unusual doorway curtain stanchion is visible just above the doorway and below the roof eave. The deep inset paneled wooden door, along with the small, delicate flanking lantern style lighting fixture, greatly enhances the charm of the front entrance and are characteristic of the Tudor Revival style.
The extending left side wing is topped with a hipped roof end with flared eave ends and decorative half- timbered surfacing with stucco infill between the wooden timbers. The wooden half timbering faces the front and sides of the wing end. The half timbering shows diagonal beams with the wood beams flush with
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*P3a. Description (continued): the stucco walls. On the half-timbered wing end is a grouping of two tall narrow wooden eight pane divided light casement windows matching the others on the front of the home. To the right, matching eight light wooden window faces the raised front porch. This side-facing eight light window in actuality is a split Dutch style door with stucco appearing lower section which accurately matches the appearance of the casement window as seen in historic photos (Attachment D.1). This side facing window / Dutch door design element was restored and replicated with approval from City Historic Resources Department staff. This casement window / Dutch door replaced a non-original French door that is visible in transitional photos (Attachment D.1).
South (Side) Elevation. This elevation features a long side wall facing the driveway leading to the detached rear garage with about twelve feet to the neighboring property. The side view of the steeply pitched gabled roof is evident, with composition shingles and flared eaves with very little overhang. Rising above the roofline, an extending gable protrudes beyond the apex of the roof with a triangular louvered attic vent at the center rising above the roof. At the front façade to the right, the high-pitched hipped roof transitions from half timbering to matching stucco surfacing. From the front at right, a tall, narrow original eight light casement window is flanked on both sides with diagonal half-timbered beams with wide wooden window surround. To the left, a single nine light rectangular wooden looks out onto the front yard and driveway. On the left, a deep recessed side service door is seen next along this elevation. This deep inset doorway utilizes a newer French door. Behind the recessed side door, a small single rectangular window is seen along with two sets of double rectangular windows. These five rear rectangular windows were replaced within the original window openings, while the original wooden window mullions, window surrounds and slanted wooden sills all remain intact and original. This rear portion of the side façade is not publicly visible at the rear and behind the wooden side gate. At the base, small rectangular vents are visible along the foundation line. A wooden fence divides the front and back yard areas of the home.
North (Side) Elevation. The north side façade front (right) is dominated by a large, tall stucco end chimney on the front extending gable and a single long wall extends out along this elevation. The chimney is adorned with painted raised brick capped edge which creates a simplified chimney top with sloping sides on each side. On the front gable end, a matching paired set of eight light casement windows with wood sills and surrounds are located on both sides of the large end chimney. To the right, a small rectangular single four-over-four wooden window is seen next to a metal downspout near the center of the elevation. To the right, along the main wall near the rear, two newer replacement windows are within the original rectangular openings. The original wooden window surrounds and wooden sills are intact and original. This side rear area is well set back behind the end chimney and sits entirely outside of the public view.
Next, to the right, at the rear behind the home, a single small window faces the side and looks out over the rear yard. This single window is a replacement within the original opening and also retains the original wooden window surrounds and wooden sills. This area is in the back yard and outside of the public view.
West (Rear) Elevation. The high-pitched roof with side and rear extending hipped roofs intersect on the right side. On the left side, a rectangular replacement single double hung window is seen near the corner, with the original wooden surround and sill still visible. To the right, three newer small rectangular double hung wooden windows face the rear yard. To the right, a small bump out area of the rear wing is sheltered by a hipped roof. An attached non-original wooden shed awning roof extends out from the original highly pitched hipped roof. This rear wing area has a single small rectangular window near the center and a service door to the right which connects the concrete rear patio / driveway area to
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*P3a. Description (continued): the inside. As seen in Sanborn maps and other research, this rear bump out portion of the home appears original with matching stucco, roof eaves and windows, and does not appear to be an added rear addition. The rectangular rear window is a replacement (this area is outside of the public view).
Detached Garage (Attachment D.2). The rear detached double car garage has an original double swinging wooden door facing the long driveway in front that connects along the south side of the home with the street in front. The double garage displays a high pitched double hipped roof with very little roof overhang, matching the home. Stucco surfacing, along with other detailing, matches the Tudor Revival design of the home and appears mostly intact within the public view. The hipped roof double car building footprint matches the outline seen on Sanborn maps and the Residential Building Record. The double car garage has a single car opening facing the front as a second car could not have sufficient room to swing around from the single lane driveway behind the house. It is unclear if this second garage space had vehicle access via the rear alleyway or was simply built as a workshop space. On the front (east) side, to the right of the original carriage house style wooden garage doors, a single newer window appears on the wall, and closer inspection reveals some paint ghosting, where a single rectangular doorway has been filled and the single newer smaller window added into the previous opening. On the north side of the garage, a newer sliding glass door and window provides access to the rear patio area. The rear alleyway west side displays two doorways, with the right side wooden door appearing original and the left side being a replacement.
Although not common overall, double car garages are sometimes seen in homes of this era in Kensington and were increasingly utilized in early suburbs as cars became more commonly utilized by both men and women. The home was built in 1926 and the earliest Sanborn map from 1934 shows the footprint as it is currently. Also, site examination shows that the double garage's design, construction methods and materials match the home's 1920's era. Therefore, the rear double car garage matches the home's original Tudor Revival style, and despite the alterations listed, the garage contributes to the home's Setting aspect of integrity and is recommended for inclusion in designation, as its construction and design appears mostly original and its date of construction matches the home's 1926 period of significance.
Interior Architectural Features (for reference only. Not proposed for inclusion in designation.) The original interior features are shown for reference only. The high open living room ceiling design reflects the steep pitch of the roofline. The original Batchelder tile fireplace is flanked by double casement window sets on each side (see Attachment D.2). The fireplace also features a tile topped mantle and the tiled hearth also appears to be in original condition (please see attachment D.2). A built-in gumwood buffet with matching lancet arch and Art Nouveau style lead work matches the home's Tudor Revival style. Original lighting fixtures, door and window hardware are also visible throughout the home's interior.
Landscaping. The front yard displays a front yard area on the mostly flat lot. Below the raised front porch area, which is surrounded by a low brick wall, planting areas are seen around the front of the home. Bricks front the front four porch steps. These radius corner stairs connect to the straight walkway and to the front sidewalk. Bushes and ground covering with small landscape plants are planted around the home, with various low hedges and trees planted in the planter in the front of the home. The original brick walled front porch and original scored concrete walkway design matches the 1950's and 1960's historic photos.
Rear Patio Covers. The rear yard has a series of patio covers connecting the rear of the home and the garage and backyard (see attachment D.2). These non-original rear patio roof covers have minimal impact to the home and are described for reference. These were added at unknown date and were bolted into the walls (this area patio area sits behind the home and sits outside of the public view).
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*P3a. Description (continued):
Comparison of Resource to Historic 1950's / 1960's Era Photos. Comparison between the home, historic and aerial photos and Sanborn maps reveals the home matches the original design very closely. The home retains its original dominating high pitched gable and hipped roof with wood and stucco half timbering on the left side wing. The home's decorative original inset doorway exactly matches the historic 1950's / 1960's era photos. The front focal window grouping and tall narrow casement with divided light windows display original thin muntin window divides, also matching the 1950's and 1960's era photos.
The tall stucco surfaced end chimney appears intact, with the exception of the original chimney cap which appears to have been replaced with a spark arrestor added for fire protection. The raised brick top cap was painted over or resurfaced by a previous owner sometime prior to 2007.
One of the most significant urban fires ever in San Diego history occurred in the canyons of neighboring Normal Heights in 1985, burned 300 acres and destroyed 76+ homes, so it is very likely that these fireproofing measures were added during the increased fire protection push in the years 1985-1990. The house retains its original design seen in the historic photos, with the only notable differences being the fireproof shingles and spark arrestor fire safety alterations. Overall, there are no significant changes to the design within the public view, other than fire protection features, which again include the spark arrestor added to the side chimney and the composition fireproof shingles added to the roof.
All the visible features and elements of the front façade are intact and preserved originals or in-kind replacements, and the home closely matches the historic photos from the 1950's and 1960's (please see Attachment D.1).
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B1. Historic Name: 4636 Biona Drive B2. Common Name: 4636 Biona Drive B3. Original Use: Single Family Property B4. Present Use: Single Family Property *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival style *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations.) The date of construction noted on the Residential Building Record is 1926, and the home was built that year. A Notice of Completion was not found. No original water or sewer records were found, which is common for Kensington homes constructed in the 1920's. As shown on the original County lot and block book page (Attachment A.6), the home was first assessed and taxed in 1927, confirming the home's 1926 date of construction. Historic photos of the home are attached are dated circa 1950's / 1960's (detailed and described in Attachment D.1).
The City of San Diego shows a "remodel" completed in 1936 as shown on the RBR form. An engineering permit dated October 9, 1991 is notated with "Patch 9' x 5' DW" and is for a 9ft x 5ft patch to the driveway. The resource was identified in the 1996 Mid-City Historic Preservation Strategy survey and was assigned a status code of 5D2 as a contributor to a district that is eligible for local listing or designation.
Although not seen in building records, through examination of the resource and historic photos, as well as analysis of Sanborn maps, it appears a small bathroom rear addition was added (please see attached site plan in Attachment A.4) sometime prior to 1954, based on the 1950s era Residential Building Record which shows the home with the rear bathroom as it is today. It is possible that this rear work was completed as part of the 1936 unspecified “remodel” or it could have been completed and the City’s permit records lost or discarded. Most city records prior to 1955 were lost in a fire or discarded. Other examination shows that the original brick chimney cap appears to have been painted over or resurfaced by the home’s previous owners. Also, the side rear and rear windows have been replaced in the original openings as described in the architectural descriptions. The roof has been resurfaced with asphalt shingles. Finally, a side facing door was added into a window opening, retaining the majority of the original window opening. Due to the half-timbered wall design, the original eight light window wood design has been restored in-kind, while retaining the original door functionality with a lower panel that matches the original stucco surfacing (as shown in comparison between transitional and current photos Attachment D.1 and D.2). This restoration rehabilitation was completed after meeting with City staff (Suzanne Segur) and the side window / door restoration was completed in accordance with City approved historic standards.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: B9a. Architect / Designer: Most likely Gustaf L. Anderson b. Builder: Gustaf L. Anderson
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Kensington (San Diego) Period of Significance: 1926 Property Type: Single-Family Property Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) The Gustaf L. Anderson House at 4636 Biona Drive is significant under Criterion C as an excellent example of Tudor Revival architecture. The period of significance, 1926, encompasses the date of construction of the home. (See Continuation Sheet.) N
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) none
*B12. References: (See Continuation Sheet) B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Kiley Wallace & Alexandra Wallace
*Date of Evaluation: April 2020
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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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.
Although the house reflects and contributes to our understanding of San Diego's architectural development, The Gustaf L. Anderson House was not found to rise to the level of exemplifying special elements of the community's historical, archaeological, cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, landscaping or architectural development. The following discussion provides the background for that conclusion.
Introduction. Because they require the presentation and analysis of broad contexts and associations to determine the significance of a particular property within its community, Criterion A evaluations are often complex. The thorough research required for historic nomination reports is useful for determining a home’s significance to the neighborhood in which it is located. Such reports have created an important body of work about the Kensington neighborhood’s history, its residents and the architects and builders who worked there, although there is still much to be learned.
The Kensington neighborhood is unique in San Diego due to its geography and the nonstandard layout designed by its developers. Located on a narrow mesa top isolated on three sides by steep slopes, Kensington’s geographic isolation has allowed it to maintain the ambience of a small town. Its winding streets follow the canyon contours, and the majority of the homes are custom single-family residences constructed in the 1920s. As a “streetcar suburb” of San Diego, the development of the subdivision was similar to other development prior to World War I, when suburbs resulted largely from real estate, utility, and street railway promoters.
It is often overlooked that the Kensington neighborhood is actually comprised of thirteen different subdivision maps filed between 1910 and 1976. The Talmadge Park subdivision, which is now thought of as part of greater Kensington, in reality developed separately from Kensington. Most of these various subdivision maps were filed by owners, investors, and promoters unaffiliated with one another. Many of the developers of the various subdivisions within Kensington also varied in the amount of experience they had in subdivision development. For example, to develop the three units of the Kensington Heights subdivision, property owner George T. Forbes hired the development firm the Davis-Baker Company, which had a great deal of experience in developing Pasadena, Santa Monica, and other areas of greater Los Angeles during the 1920s.
The Kensington Park Subdivision. Kensington Park, the first subdivision in what is now the greater Kensington neighborhood, was mapped in 1910 and the development featured the most improvements and amenities of any other subdivision in San Diego at that time, including grading, sidewalks, water, electric and gas service to each home, streetlights, pepper trees planted along the streets, and a small park. Also provided was a terminus for the electric railway and strict oversight on design and construction by a company architect.
Kensington has a small business district consisting of five blocks on Adams Avenue. Today’s commercial district in Kensington is primarily composed of repurposed original houses, some from the 1910 era of the Kensington Park subdivision, commercial buildings from the late 1920s and early 1930s, and a number of one and two-story neighborhood shops built in the 1950’s. The commercial district is centered on the only public park, named by the developers as the “Pleasure Park” and now referred to as the Kensington Library Park, due to the presence of the Kensington-Normal Heights Library.
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All of the land that comprises Kensington was originally known as “Rancho Ex Mission Lots.” Prior to the arrival of Spanish colonists in 1769, native Kumeyaay families lived in this general area on a nomadic basis, following food resources as they became seasonally available. Spanish explorers and missionaries were the first Europeans to settle on the land, which Spain claimed for itself, and large tracts were parceled out by the Spanish crown to soldiers and to the missionaries.
After the Mexican War of Independence from Spain ended in 1821, Alta California, as it was known, became a Mexican territory. In 1542, Spanish colonists claimed portions of California and established a system of Catholic missions, military presidios, roads, agricultural operations, and land use. The Native American people who had occupied and utilized this land for thousands of years found their traditional land use rights as well as lifeways severely impacted by this collision of cultures. By 1822, Mexican authorities and internal revolution in Mexico City resulted in the expulsion of Spanish authority in all of “New Spain” and by 1834 all of the formerly Spanish Catholic mission ranch lands became public property. Mexican Governor Pio Pico granted Rancho Mission San Diego to retired soldier Santiago Arguello in 1835. With the United States’ invasion of Mexico in the Mexican War of 1846, ownership of these vast tracts of land in San Diego again changed hands. The United States Army Topographic Survey subdivided the former Mexican lands into a grid of township and ranges with section blocks.
Upon Arguello’s death in 1862, and his widow’s death in 1868, Rancho Mission San Diego and portions within that grant changed hands numerous times and former Mexican citizens sued for recognition of their land grants. The Superior Court awarded an enormous region to the City of San Diego as “pueblo lands,” and in 1870 the “Partition of Rancho Mission San Diego” was divided up into 61 lots covering 59,875 acres. The City of San Diego sold these lots to private landowners, one of whom, Edmund Billings Hall, bought Lot 25 in an auction held in National City in 1881. Lot 25 consisted of 280 acres of land previously owned by Santiago Arguello. Edmund B. Hall died in 1882, and his land holdings were inherited by his mother, Jemima Hall, and two sisters, Abbie S. (Hall) Hitchcock and Mary (Hall) Gleason.
Sisters Abbie S. Hitchcock and Mary E. Gleason, along with real estate agent William Douglas, filed the map of the Kensington Park subdivision on April 8, 1910. The original subdivision was bounded by Ward Canyon (now the I-15 freeway) on the west, County Road (now 42nd Street) on the east, Monroe Avenue on the south, and the approximate location of today’s Canterbury Drive on the north. The streets running north to south were named Terrace Drive, Kensington Drive, Marlborough Drive and Edgeware Road. The subdivision was opened, with much fanfare, for the sale of lots on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1910. Kensington Park was advertised as an exclusive enclave with all the amenities, including paved sidewalks, water, electricity, lighted street corners, shade trees and a landscaped park in the center.
Agent William Douglas’ advertisements touted the exclusiveness of Kensington Park with pronouncements such as, “Everything that money and brains can do has already been done to make Kensington the most complete and perfect residence district in San Diego… The elevation is 375 feet where fog and cold wind is unknown.” (Kensington Tree Preservation League 2021:7)
Throughout 1910, 1911 and 1912, Douglas excitedly marketed the exclusiveness and desirability of the new neighborhood in a series of newspaper advertisements, ensuring the public that “…never before has such an offer been made in the history of California” and “That Kensington Park is now, at this present time, the most beautiful residence section in San Diego is absolutely without question.”
Kensington Park was conceived of as a residential “streetcar suburb” of San Diego, and the deed restrictions allowed only residential buildings for a period of 15 years, from 1910 until January 1, 1926. The developers had a wooden trestle constructed over Ward Canyon in time for the opening of the
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subdivision so that potential investors could ride the trolley car out to the end of the line at Marlborough Drive. The advertising was successful, and during Kensington Park’s early years, dozens of Craftsman style homes were built along Adams Avenue, Terrace Drive, Kensington Drive and Edgeware Road, with the lots along Edgeware Road filling the fastest.
The deed restrictions limiting building in Kensington Park expired in 1926. At the same time, the Kensington Park Annex, Kensington Heights and Kensington Manor subdivisions to the north and east of Kensington Park were being developed at a rapid pace. Because of the explosive increase in Kensington’s population, the need for a commercial district arose, and several houses along Adams Avenue were repurposed into commercial buildings, or moved to other locations to make way for businesses.
The first purpose-built commercial buildings along Adams Avenue in Kensington Park were built in 1930 and reflected the change in architectural styles from Craftsman to the Spanish Revival style. In 1936, the County constructed a branch library in the center of the Pleasure Park. The library building replaced the oval cement pond while preserving many of the mature trees surrounding it. About that time the neighborhood started referring to the “library park” instead of Pleasure Park.
Kensington Park Annex. The Kensington Park Annex tract was a resubdivision of a portion of Ex Mission San Diego Lot 24, a narrow tract of land under City of San Diego jurisdiction. 42nd Street formed the western boundary of Kensington Park Annex, and at the time the subdivision was established, 42nd Street (originally named "County Road") was a boundary between the City of San Diego City and San Diego County. The western side of this boundary was once under the jurisdiction of the County of San Diego, and the eastern side was part of City of San Diego lands. Today, 42nd Street is a blend between alley and street, having the width of a street, but lacking sidewalks.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the recording of the Kensington Park Annex subdivision map on February 13, 1924. An article in the February 12, 1927 issue of the San Diego Union newspaper relates the story:
In the spring of 1924, Gager C. Davis, a Los Angeles business man, came to this city with the avowed intention of subdividing a small holding he had in that area. He installed all improvements, including paved streets, placed a low price on the lots and then invited San Diego to purchase “Kensington Park Annex.” Local real estate men still remember what a hard time Davis had. There were only 60-odd lots in all, and Davis counted on disposing of them by Easter. Easter came and Davis figured on getting back to Los Angeles by June. June came, and July and August and September, but still the tract was far from sold out. Eventually Davis sold out, and eventually, of course, homes began building on the property. Today the Annex is an integral part of Kensington Park, with scarcely a vacant lot in it. But it was a hard nut to crack, because even three years ago the northeast section of San Diego was not regarded favorably for fine residences. Today, as San Diegans know, this is changed. The Kensington district is now one of the elite dwelling communities of San Diego. Davis would rub his eyes if he could see his property now – and probably bemoan the fact that he did not hold it longer. For beyond Kensington Park Annex lies Talmadge Park, one of the greatest subdivision projects in the history of Southern California.
According to the book Kensington Talmadge 1910-1997, authored by dentist and longtime Kensington resident and historian Dr. Thomas H. Baumann, DDS:
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On February 13, 1924 the Kensington Park Annex was opened by the Kensington Park Land Company. It was bordered on the west by County Road (now 42nd Street), by Mission Drive on the south (now Madison Avenue), on the east by Van Dyke Avenue and on the north by the canyon a half block north of Adams Avenue. This area rapidly developed into attractive homes. (pages 17-18).
Although Kensington Park Annex appears to merely be an extension of Kensington Park, the two subdivisions had distinct development patterns. All of the tracts north of Adams Avenue, comprising primarily of Kensington Manor Units 1 and 2, Kensington Heights Units 1, 2, and 3, as well as Kensington Point, had not yet had their subdivision maps filed, and these areas were undeveloped when Gager C. and his wife Emily Tyler Davis registered the Kensington Park Annex map on February 13, 1924 (May & Wallace 2016). By 1924, automobiles were more widely owned, and accessibility by automobile made access to San Diego’s outlying developments more convenient, thus adding to the appeal of purchasing a home or lot in Kensington Park Annex.
Kensington Park Annex filled the void between Kensington Park to the west and the Talmadge Park Unit 1 tract directly east, which developed at essentially the same time as Kensington Park Annex. However, Kensington Park Annex was distinct from both of the neighboring subdivisions in that it had separate ownership, with no known affiliation to the adjacent developers.
In keeping with neighboring Kensington Park, Gager and Emily Davis arranged for the installation of all of the improvements, including the curbs, sidewalks, and paved streets. The cost to install these improvements would have required a large up-front financial outlay by the Davises, and it is interesting that they appear not to have a group of co-investors organized to help with the planning and financing of the improvements (May & Wallace 2016).
Unfortunately, most of the sidewalk stamps put in place by the original contractor hired by the Davises have been destroyed by later city supervised projects, such as for handicapped ramps or other work. In only one location, the stamp “R. Lee 8-24” remains. This one is located at the north west corner of Biona Drive at Adams Avenue, where the original stamp was cut out and re-cemented into the new pour when the handicapped ramp was installed. Contractor Lee was Robert Lee, who listed himself as a cement contractor in the 1924 City Directory. He and his wife Rosa lived at 3038 Valle Avenue. The destruction of most of the other original sidewalk stamps is unfortunate, and serves as a reminder that these original contractor sidewalk stamps are an important part of the historical landscape of communities.
Until 1925, the land just east of Kensington Park and Kensington Park Annex remained largely undeveloped. It had been purchased by a syndicate of co-investors affiliated with the Los Angeles film industry, and on December 3, 1925, Talmadge Park Unit 1, then touted as “The Movie Girl Tract,” opened to the public on December 3, 1925. A large portion of the Talmadge Park subdivision had previously been part of the Willard W. Whitney estate, which upon his death came under control of his executors, attorneys George Burnham and H.E. Anthony (May & Wallace 2016). Burnham and Anthony sold much of the largest pieces for the Talmadge Park Units 1, 2, and 3 developments.
The house at 4636 Biona Drive demonstrates the building and development of Tudor Revival style homes in Kensington. However, no evidence was found that the home was a model home in the community. While the house at 4636 Biona Drive fits within this context, insufficient information was found to indicate that in itself it influenced the development of the tract and thus does not appear to merit designation under Criterion A.
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Conclusion: Landmark Historic Preservation did not find evidence to support that 4636 Biona Drive qualifies for historical designation under Criterion A. The Gustaf L. Anderson House was not determined to qualify for designation under Criterion A. The home was found to not rise to the level of exemplifying special elements of the community's historical, archaeological, cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, landscaping or architectural development.
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Criterion B: Is identified with persons or events significant in local, state, or national history. A summary of the individuals associated with this property is provided along with a conclusion regarding their significance under Criterion B.
Insufficient information was found about the owners and residents of 4636 Biona Drive to determine that any of them were historically significant for their association with the home under Criterion B. The following information provides the basis for that conclusion.
Gustaf L. Anderson Builder, 1926 Owner and Resident, 1926 to 1936
In July 1925, Gustaf L. Anderson purchased vacant Lot 9 in Block F of Kensington Park Annex. He was a carpenter and builder who constructed homes. Although the Notice of Completion and water / sewer permits could not be found for 4636 Biona Drive, the home was constructed in 1926 by Gustaf. According to the County Lot and Block Book page and the home was first assessed to him in 1927, and the first listing of 4636 Biona Drive in the 1927 San Diego city directory lists him as its first occupant, as well as his widowed aunt Ida K. Anderson. It is not a speculation home as Gustaf lived in the home from 1926-1936.
On May 3, 1891, Gustaf Leonard Anderson was born in Torpa, Östergötland, Sweden. Little about his family and childhood could be found. In April 1909, Gustaf immigrated to the U.S. He was a passenger aboard the RMS Lusitania, which sailed from Liverpool, England to New York City. The Lusitania is well known for being sunk by a German torpedo off the coast of Ireland in May 1915, killing nearly 1,200 passengers.
Information about where Gustaf lived from 1909 until 1913 could not be found. In 1914, he and his aunt Ida lived on Howard Avenue (now Orange Avenue) in San Diego's East San Diego / Modern day City Heights neighborhood. However, Gustaf's May 1916 Declaration of Intention filed to become a naturalized citizen shows him living in Chicago and worked as a carpenter. According to Gustaf's World War I draft registration cards from 1917, he lived at 4691 Howard Avenue again in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood, and was a carpenter. He ended up serving in the Army from 1917 to 1919.
According to the 1920 U.S. Census, Gustaf lived with his aunt, Ida K. Anderson, and Ida's brother Emil Stark at 4991 Howard Ave. in East San Diego/ Modern day City Heights. In 1922, they lived at 4134 Fairmount Ave. in City Heights. Gustaf purchased vacant Lot 9 in Block F of Kensington Park Annex in July 1925 and the home was completed in 1926 as shown on the Residential Building Record. Although the Notice of Completion and water / sewer permits could not be found for 4636 Biona Drive, it appears highly likely that the home was built and constructed by Gustaf, as he not only bought the empty lot but also built houses in the area at the time and lived in the home himself. According to the County Lot and Block Book page, the home was first assessed to him in 1927, and the first listing of 4636 Biona Drive in the 1927 San Diego city directory lists him as an occupant, as well as his widowed aunt Ida K. Anderson.
Gustaf owned and lived at 4636 Biona Drive until selling the home in 1936. His aunt Ida became co- owner of the home in 1927 until the home was sold in 1936. Ida also lived there with Gustaf until that time. Gustaf and Ida then moved to 4126 30th Street in North Park. Gustaf retired in the 1950's, and passed away in San Diego on January 26, 1979.
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Gustaf L. Anderson's Building Career.
Only one other home could be positively attributed to Gustaf L. Anderson. The Spanish Eclectic style home at 4929 Westminster Terrace in Kensington was constructed by him in 1929. It was historically designated as the Gustaf and Ida Anderson Spec House #1 (HRB # 1167) in December 2014.
Insufficient information was found about Gustaf L. Anderson to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Ida K. Anderson (aunt of Gustaf L. Anderson) Co-Owner and Resident, 1927 to 1936
Ida K. Anderson was the widowed aunt of Gustaf L. Anderson, the owner and builder of 4636 Biona Drive. Ida lived in the home with him from 1927 to 1936, and was co-owner of the home with him during that same time period. In 1936, Gustaf and Ida sold the home and moved to 4126 30th Street in North Park.
On April 14, 1867, Ida Karolina Stark was born in Torpa, Östergötland, Sweden. Information about her childhood could not be found. She immigrated to the United States in 1883. Around 1894, Ida married David Anderson, also a Swedish immigrant. According to the 1900 U.S. Census, the couple lived in Jamestown, New York, where David worked as a teamster.
By 1914, Ida was widowed and lived with her nephew Gustaf L. Anderson on Howard Avenue (now Orange Avenue) in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood. The two continued to live together at various addresses in City Heights until 1926, when Gustaf owned and constructed 4636 Biona Dr. Gustaf and Ida moved into that home, which they co-owned and resided in until selling it in 1936. They then moved to 4126 30th Street in North Park. Ida passed away in San Diego on April 30, 1942.
Insufficient information was found about Ida K. Anderson to determine she was historically significant for her association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Dr. James W. Ravenscroft and Lenore Ravenscroft Owner and Resident, 1936 to 1942 (James) Owner and Resident, 1936 to 1938 (Lenore)
In 1936, Dr. James W. Ravenscroft and Lenore Ravenscroft purchased 4636 Biona Drive. They lived there together until approximately 1937, when they separated and Lenore moved to Glendale, California. The couple divorced in 1938, and Dr. Ravenscroft continued to live in the home with their two small children until selling the home in 1942.
James William Ravenscroft was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on March 2, 1907. By 1910, he lived in Mattoon, Illinois, where his father William worked for a railroad, and mother Alice was a housewife. The Ravenscrofts still lived in Mattoon at the time of the 1920 U.S. Census.
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In 1930, Dr. Ravenscroft graduated with his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He then moved to San Diego and is listed in the 1931 city directory as a medical intern living and working at the Vauclain Home, a facility for tuberculosis patients. The following year, he worked as a physician at the San Diego County Hospital. He took his state examination for his medical license in October 1931, and received the highest score of the 40 applicants that took the exam that month (San Diego Evening Tribune, November 28, 1931).
In 1933, Dr. Ravenscroft married Lenore Elizabeth Crawford in Los Angeles on June 30, 1933. She was born in Spearfish, South Dakota on May 20, 1912, and in March 1933 graduated from the San Diego County Hospital's nursing program (San Diego Union, July 10, 1933). Dr. Ravenscroft and Lenore had two children: Marlice Ann (born around 1936) and Thomas Earl (born around 1938).
The Ravenscrofts separated in late 1937, and Lenore moved to Glendale (San Diego Evening Tribune, November 10, 1938). They were divorced in November 1938. Dr. Ravenscroft remained living at 4636 Biona Drive with his two small children. According to the 1940 U.S. Census, his father and stepmother also lived in the home, as did a housekeeper.
Upon selling the subject property in 1942, Dr. Ravenscroft and his children moved to 4286 Marlborough Drive in Kensington. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps in 1943 and was discharged in 1946. Around this same time, he married Imelda Rahill Manley, and they settled at 4032 S. Hempstead Circle in Kensington.
Dr. James W. Ravenscroft passed away in San Diego on June 12, 1984. His ex-wife Lenore, who remarried in 1949, passed away in Seal Beach, California on February 5, 1986.
Insufficient information was found about Dr. James W. Ravenscroft and Lenore Ravenscroft to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
William T. Ravenscroft (father of Dr. James W. Ravenscroft) Jeanet A. Ravenscroft (stepmother of Dr. Ravenscroft) Residents, 1940 to 1942
According to the 1940 Census and listings in San Diego city directories, William T. Ravenscroft and his wife Jeanet A. Ravenscroft lived at 4636 Biona Drive. They lived there with Dr. James W. Ravenscroft, the homeowner and William's son. Jeanet was Dr. Ravenscroft's stepmother. It is likely that they moved into the home to help care for Dr. Ravenscroft's two small children, as their mother Lenore moved to Glendale around 1938, when she and Dr. Ravenscroft divorced.
William Thomas Ravenscroft was born in Indiana on April 9, 1874. Little about his early life could be found. In 1907, he and his wife had their only child, James William Ravenscroft, who was born in Colorado. By 1910, the family lived in Mattoon, Illinois, where William worked as a railroad engineer.
It is not known if Alice Ravenscroft passed away or if she and William divorced, but by 1930 he was married to a woman named Jeanet. She was born in Illinois around 1889. According to the 1930 U.S.
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Census, William, Jeanet and William's adult son James lived in Indianapolis, where James was a medical student at Indiana University.
William T. Ravenscroft and his wife Jeanet resided at 4636 Biona Drive from 1940 to 1942, when it was owned by William's son, Dr. James W. Ravenscroft. Dr. Ravenscroft was recently divorced, and it is possible that his father and stepmother moved into the home to help him care for his two small children, Marlice and Thomas. Their mother Lenore had moved to Glendale, California in the late 1930s.
After Dr. Ravenscroft sold 4636 Biona Drive in 1942, William and Jeanet moved to 4236 Marlborough Drive in Kensington. William T. Ravenscroft died in San Diego on December 8, 1953. His wife Jeanet passed away the following year.
Insufficient information was found about William T. Ravenscroft or Jeanet Ravenscroft to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Juanita Shellenbarger Resident, 1940 and 1941
Juanita Shellenbarger was the live-in housekeeper of Dr. James W. Ravenscroft in 1940 and 1941. She lived at 4636 Biona Drive with him, his two small children Marlice and Thomas, and Dr. Ravenscroft's father William and stepmother Jeanet. According to the 1940 U.S. Census, Juanita was born in Illinois around 1922. Further information about her could not be located.
Insufficient information was found about Juanita Shellenbarger to determine she was historically significant for her association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Kenneth Ferguson Horne and Lily Margaret Horne Owners and Residents, 1942 to 1945
From 1942 to 1945, Kenneth Ferguson Horne and Lily Margaret Horne owned and resided at 4636 Biona Drive. Kenneth was serving in the Navy at that time. In 1944 and 1945, another couple, their daughter Eleanor M. (Horne) Jermyn and Eleanor's husband, Clarence A. Jermyn, lived in the home with the Hornes.
On April 26, 1893, Kenneth Ferguson Horne was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. His father Thomas Horne was a carpenter, and divorced Kenneth's mother Katherine in 1899. Kenneth grew up in Lynn, and both the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Census show Kenneth and his divorced mother Katherine living in the home of Kenneth's maternal grandmother.
Kenneth married Lily M. Hall in Massachusetts on April 6, 1914. She was a native of Boston born on August 11, 1893. The couple eventually had three children: Henry, Eleanor and Dorothy. The 1920 U.S.
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Census shows Kenneth, Lily, and son Henry living in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Kenneth was a Navy lieutenant at that time.
Kenneth was stationed in Boston until the mid-1930s, when he and his family relocated to Long Beach, California. In 1942, Kenneth and Lily purchased 4636 Biona Drive. It is not known how much time Kenneth spent in the home, as he was still serving in the Navy during World War II. After selling the subject property in 1945, the Hornes moved to 4744 Norma Drive in the Talmadge neighborhood.
Kenneth retired from the Navy in 1946, with the rank of Captain. In August 1946, he was awarded a Gold Star "for furnishing logistic, engineering and repair facilities to minecraft in the forward areas" (San Diego Union, August 22, 1946). Further information regarding the circumstances under which he received this award could not be found. Kenneth's 1967 obituary states that he also was the repair officer in charge of restoration of Pearl Harbor and raising American vessels sunk there by the Japanese attack in 1941 (San Diego Union, November 3, 1967).
Kenneth F. Horne passed away in San Diego on October 31, 1967. At the time of his death, he and Lily resided at 2377 Plum Street in San Diego's Loma Portal neighborhood. Lily passed away in San Diego on November 19, 1983.
Insufficient information was found about Kenneth Ferguson Horne and Lily Margaret Horne to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Clarence A. Jermyn and Eleanor M. Jermyn Residents, 1944 to 1945
Clarence A. Jermyn and Eleanor M. Jermyn resided at 4636 Biona Drive in 1944 and 1945, along with the homeowners, Kenneth Ferguson Horne and Lily Margaret Horne, who were also Eleanor's parents. Clarence was serving in the Navy at that time.
Clarence Allston Jermyn was a native of Hingham, Massachusetts born on January 22, 1920. His father, Howard Jermyn, was a "troubleman" for the local electric company, tasked with finding the source of power outages. Clarence's mother Olive was a housewife. In 1938, Clarence graduated from Weymouth Vocational High School in Massachusetts.
By 1940, Clarence resided at 514 W. Ivy St., an apartment in San Diego's Bankers Hills neighborhood, and he worked as a mechanic at the Consolidated-Vultee Company aircraft factory. Clarence married Eleanor May Horne in Yuma, Arizona in September 1941. She was born in Massachusetts on February 20, 1923. The couple then briefly settled at 4346 Florida Street in San Diego's North Park neighborhood, and Clarence was still employed at the aircraft factory.
In February 1943, Clarence enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Denver, Colorado. Specifics of his service could not be located. The 1944-1945 San Diego city directory indicates that he and Eleanor resided with her parents at 4636 Biona Drive. Around this same time period, Clarence and Eleanor divorced.
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Clarence remarried in Massachusetts in 1950. He worked as an engineer for the New England Telephone Company for 33 years, and held a private pilot's license for over 50 years (The Patriot Ledger [Quincy, Massachusetts], July 24, 2009). He and his second wife Shirley retired to Florida in the early 1980s. On July 21, 2009, Clarence passed away in Port Charlotte, Florida. Clarence's former wife, Eleanor May Horne, died in Ramona, California on February 20, 1995, her 72nd birthday.
Insufficient information was found about Clarence A. Jermyn and Eleanor M. Jermyn to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Norman Richards and Hallie Richards Owners and Residents, 1945 to 1950
From 1945 to 1950, Norman Richards and Hallie Richards owned and lived at 4636 Biona Drive. During that time, Norman worked as a printer for the San Diego Daily Journal newspaper.
On June 18, 1906, Norman Monroe Richards was born in Ridgeville, Indiana. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, he lived with his parents and younger brother in Muncie, Indiana, where his father Stephen worked as a printer for a newspaper. Little else about Norman's childhood could be found.
In January 1928, Norman married Hallie Clara Mooney in Los Angeles. She was born in Kentucky in 1904. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, the couple lived in Center, Indiana, where Norman worked as a printer for a publishing company. They moved to Muncie, Indiana in the early 1930's, and lived there until 1945, when they moved to San Diego and purchased 4636 Biona Drive.
After selling the subject property in 1950, the Norman and Hallie moved with their two children to Long Beach, California. They lived there until at least 1968. Hallie Richards died in Los Angeles on March 25, 1975. Norman Richards passed away in California on March 24, 1998.
Insufficient information was found about Norman Richards and Hallie Richards to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Dr. Anthony P. Solimine and Wiltha Marie Solimine Owners, 1950 to 1952 (Anthony and Wiltha together) Owner, 1956 to 1960 (Anthony) Resident, 1952 (Wiltha) Resident, 1955 to 1957 (Anthony)
Dr. Anthony P. Solimine and Wiltha Marie Solimine purchased 4636 Biona Drive in 1950. In 1952, they transferred ownership of the property to George Solimine and Rose Solimine. Dr. Solimine was a physician in private practice.
Anthony Paul Solimine was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on February 15. 1914. His father, Carmine Solimine, was originally from Naples, Italy, and mother Rosina "Rose" (Di Grazia) Solimine was from
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Palermo, Italy. Carmine and Rosina had ten children. According to the 1920 U.S. Census, the Solimine family lived in Brooklyn, New York, where Carmine supported his large family by working as a shoe maker. By 1930, the Solimines lived in Revere, Massachusetts.
Dr. Solimine's World War II draft registration cards from 1940 indicate that he was a student at the University of Redlands, located near Los Angeles. On December 30, 1942, Dr. Solimine married Wiltha M. Ward in New York City. She was born in 1905.
Dr. Solimine and Wiltha lived in Los Angeles in 1950, when they purchased 4636 Biona Drive. A San Diego city directory was not published in 1951, so it is unknown who lived at the subject property that year. In 1952, the city directory shows that Wiltha lived in the home with Carmine and Rose Solimine, the parents of Dr. Solimine. It is not known where Dr. Solimine lived in 1952.
In 1952, Dr. Solimine and Wiltha signed ownership of 4636 Biona Drive to Rose Solimine and George J. Solimine, the mother and brother of Dr. Solimine. Ownership of the home was transferred back to Dr. Solimine in 1956, by which time he and Wiltha had divorced, with Wiltha living at 4138 Hilldale Road in Kensington. Dr. Solimine lived at 4636 Biona Drive from 1955 to 1957, and sold it in 1960. In the late 1950s, Dr. Solimine resided at 2484 Capitan in San Diego's Burlingame neighborhood.
Dr. Solimine's former wife Wiltha Marie Solimine passed away in 1976. Dr. Anthony P. Solimine passed away in Julian, California on March 15, 2010.
Insufficient information was found about Dr. Anthony P. Solimine and Wiltha Marie Solimine to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
George J. Solimine and Rose Solimine Owner, 1952 to 1955 (George) Resident, 1955 to 1960 (George) Owner and Resident, 1952 to 1956 (Rose)
From 1952 to 1955, 4636 Biona Drive was owned by George J. Solimine. He was the son of Carmine and Rose Solimine, and the brother of Dr. Anthony P. Solimine. George owned the home from 1952 to 1955, along with his widowed mother Rose. He lived in the home from 1955 to 1960. Beginning in 1949, George was the proprietor of Solimine's Forty-Eight Club, a fine dining restaurant at 4828 El Cajon Blvd.
Rosina "Rose" (Di Grazia) Solimine was born in Palermo, Italy on September 8, 1881. She immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1890s, and on July 4, 1901 married Carmine Solimine. He was also originally from Italy. Carmine and Rose eventually had ten children.
The 1910 U.S. Census indicates that Carmine and Rose, along with their first five children, lived in Waterbury, Connecticut. Carmine worked as a cobbler (shoe maker / repairer) at that time. By 1920, the Solimine family lived in Brooklyn, New York. The family then moved to Revere, Massachusetts around 1923, and lived there until the mid-1930s.
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Around 1937, Carmine and Rose (and presumably some of their younger children) moved to 1420 Grove Street in San Diego's South Park neighborhood. By 1940, they lived at 2457 Capitan Ave. in South Park They moved into 4636 Biona Drive around 1951, when it was owned by their son, Dr. Anthony P. Solimine, and Anthony's wife Wiltha.
Carmine passed away in April 1952, and in December 1952, his widow Rose and their son George acquired ownership of 4636 Biona Drive from Dr. Solimine. Rose lived in the home until she passed away on May 27, 1956. Her son George lived in the home until selling it in 1960.
George J. Solimine was born in Connecticut on November 24, 1912, and had a long career as a restaurateur. In San Diego, he owned Solimine's Forty-Eight Club at 4828 El Cajon Blvd. The restaurant had a fine dining format and served steaks, seafood and Italian dishes. He passed away in San Diego on March 18, 2007.
Insufficient information was found about George J. Solimine and Rose Solimine to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret Driscoll Owner and Resident, 1960 to 2013 (Thomas) Owner and Resident, 1960 to 2001 (Margaret)
Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret Driscoll purchased 4636 Biona Drive in 1960. At that time, Thomas was serving in the Marine Corps, and Margaret was an administrative assistant to the commanding officer at Balboa Naval Hospital. Thomas retired from military service in the mid-1960s, and then worked as a systems analyst for Jakus Associates and the Computer Science Corporation. His wife Margaret retired in 1988. After her death in 2001, Thomas continued to own and reside at the subject property until his death in 2013.
A native of Ashland, Wisconsin, Thomas Edward Driscoll was born on September 9, 1924. His father, Francis Driscoll, was a locomotive engineer, and mother Ellen was a housewife. According to Thomas' World War II draft registration cards from 1942, he lived in Superior, Wisconsin and worked at the Walter Butler shipyard.
In 1943, Thomas joined the Marine Corps. He is listed in the Ashland, Wisconsin city directories until approximately 1950, and he moved to San Diego around that time. Thomas married Margaret Ann Calderone on July 5, 1958. She was born in Dubois, Pennsylvania on May 4, 1920, the eighth of sixteen children born to Italian immigrants Dominic and Teresa Calderone. Five of her siblings died before she was born, during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic (San Diego Union-Tribune, February 24, 2001). Thomas and Margaret had two children, Theresa and Patrick. Theresa has shared several historic photos of 4636 Biona Drive which are contained in this report.
It is possible that Thomas and Margaret met at the Balboa Naval Hospital (now San Diego Naval Medical Center), where Margaret began working in 1949 as an administrative assistant to the commanding officer. She had recently returned from an assignment in Germany.
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Margaret was highly regarded in her work at the Naval Hospital, a position she held for 39 years. Her February 24, 2001 obituary in the San Diego Union-Tribune quotes Navy Rear Admiral Paul Rucci as saying, "She knew everybody before they were anybody and gave a lot of herself to the Navy and the medical department." He also stated that Margaret "had a corporate memory that went back to the late 1950s and covered the evolution of the medical center."
In 1981, excavation began for the construction of the new San Diego Naval Medical Center, which replaced the original Naval Hospital on that site. San Diego mayor Roger Hedgecock declared September 12, 1984 as "Margaret Driscoll Day" and cited her as a "major factor of the building of San Diego Naval Medical Center" (Ibid.). The new hospital, constructed for $269 million, opened in January 1987.
Thomas E. Driscoll retired as a Marine Corps captain in the mid-1960s, and then worked as a systems analyst for Jakus Associates until approximately 1976. In that position, he developed classified sonar programs for the Navy (San Diego Union-Tribune, March 17, 2013). He then worked for the Computer Science Corporation doing similar work.
Margaret Ann Driscoll passed away in San Diego in February 2001. Thomas E. Driscoll continued to own and reside at 4636 Biona Drive until he passed away on March 11, 2013.
Insufficient information was found about Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret Driscoll to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4636 Biona Drive under Criterion B.
Conclusion: Insufficient information was found about the owners and residents of 4636 Biona Drive to determine that any of them were historically significant for their association with the home 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 Gustaf L. Anderson House is an excellent and notable example of a Tudor Revival style home constructed in 1926 by Gustaf L. Anderson.
This is an excellent example of a home in the Tudor Revival architectural style. The house features all of the primary character defining features indicative of a Tudor Revival style home, including the steeply pitched cross gable dominated façade with decorative half timbering, tall chimney and tall grouped rectangular windows with multi-pane glazing. The house has a steeply pitched cross gable roof with flared eaves and very little overhang, and has a large stucco side end chimney. Also, the house has a deep inset front entry door flanked on both sides with wrought iron hanging lanterns. The home was shown on a 1996 San Diego Greater Mid-City Historic survey form as being significant under multiple criteria (see Attachment A.7).
The Tudor (Revival) Architectural Style. The Gustaf L. Anderson House at 4636 Biona Drive is an excellent example of the Tudor Revival architectural style, also sometimes called Old English style in 1920's real estate advertising. Many of the examples presented by McAlester and McAlester in A Field Guide to American Houses present the same high-pitched roof, stucco walls, tall chimney, and groupings of rectangular multi-pane windows that are found on the subject resource. Some variations of this style are also referred to as “Storybook style.” Architectural historians, such as Virginia and Lee McAlester, define “Tudor style” as a subcategory of “eclectic houses” that were designed and built between 1880 and 1940 to appeal to European roots in American history. Others refer to it as Tudor Revival. To be more specific, these authors refer to Ancient Classical, Medieval, Renaissance Classical, or Modern to encompass the Eclectic Movement in America. The broader architectural category of Eclectic refers to those times in American history when patriotic nostalgia causes older styles to reemerge. Classical and European design elements seem to revive when America recovers from war and hard times. This is especially true following the end of World War I, as magazines and architectural journals promoted classical architectural details of Tudor, French Provincial, and Colonial Revival to name a few.
The real estate industry in San Diego seized on Tudor style as the first houses in many subdivisions in the early to mid-1920's. Real estate advertising and newspaper stories of the 1920's referred to these houses as Old English. By the late 1920s, the style began to wane in popularity, when the Spanish- influenced Southern California style became more fashionable. Examples of real estate projects using Old World architecture to kick off a sales program are Kensington Manor, Kensington Park Extension, and the John Snyder Block on Trias St. and Fort Stockton Dr. in the Mission Hills neighborhood.
Storybook Style. Some English style houses more closely resemble theatrical movie sets, with exaggerated swooping high pitched roofs, wavering roof shingles, and unusual windows and doorways. Arrol Gellner and Douglas Keister, authors of the 2001 book Storybook Style, made direct connections between set designs of post-World War I Hollywood movies and exaggerated Old English or Tudor style buildings that have more recently been called “Storybook” style. Gellner and Keister refer to this American version of quaint British countryside architecture as “Provincial Revivalism.” The style has also been referred to as “Fairy Tale” or “Hansel and Gretel” style for the exaggerated high-pitched roofs, whimsical windows arrangements, and uneven wall stucco.
The subject home at 4636 Biona Drive does not completely embody the exaggerated type of fantasy design seen on Storybook style houses. The home does, however, share some elements that are utilized on Tudor and Storybook elements, including the high-pitched roof with flared eaves and decorative half-
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*B10. Significance - Criterion C (continued): timbered front wing and deep inset doorway which reflects Tudor as well as the exaggerated type of fantasy design seen on high style Storybook style houses.
Integrity Standards for Landmarking. The City of San Diego’s Historical Landmarking Policy focuses on what is visible from the sidewalk, or public view, and that view must present “good” integrity. This term simply means that high integrity would mean that a resource had no changes since it was built, and changes are a loss of integrity. Integrity is based in the property’s physical features and how they convey its significance. In other words, why, where, and when a property was built is important. In essence, the guidelines say that each property is recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. The degree to which changes impact the ability of a house to landmark is guided by whether or not the historic character of the property was retained and preserved. Some changes can achieve historical significance in their own right.
The question of integrity is ultimately answered by whether or not the property retains the identity for which it is significant. In evaluating a historic property, the City of San Diego uses the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Part VIII of the National Register Bulletin provides guidance on how to evaluate the integrity of a property by outlining seven values or tests. These values are the property’s Location, Design, Setting, Materials, Workmanship, Feeling, and Association. That document asserts that a property must possess at least some of these aspects in order to meet the National Register’s threshold for integrity. Local jurisdictions use these aspects as guidelines, but often apply a less stringent threshold for local landmarking.
The architecturally defining features that are supportive of historic landmarking are:
1. The asymmetrical main front elevation with high pitched cross gable with smaller hipped roof wing; 2. The large focal window on the front facing gable with chamfered corners; 3. The raised central porch with surrounding red brick wall; 4. The use of original wrought iron on the front window grille and swinging porch gate; 5. The large side end stucco chimney with decorative brick top; 6. The decorative wooden half timbering on the left side hipped roof wing; 7. The original white painted style stucco surfacing; 8. The deep inset entryway with paneled wooden door and flanking lantern style lights; 9. The high-pitched roof with slightly flared eaves and very little overhang at eaves; 10. The multiple groupings of narrow rectangular multi-light wooden windows around the house; 11. The tall rectangular eight pane divided light wooden casement windows; 12. The original paneled wooden entry door with original window opening and brass hardware; 13. The lancet style attic vents on the front gable end; 14. The original gumwood buffet with matching lancet Art Nouveau style lead work; 15. The original small scale hanging lantern style lights flanking the door on the entry porch area; 16. The interior hardwood flooring throughout the house; 17. The original metal doorknobs, mortise locks, hinges and other intact front door hardware; 18. The original double sets of multi-light windows flanking both sides of the end chimney; 19. The original detached garage with tall double hipped roof and original wood carriage house style wooden doors; 20. The deep inset raised side door on the driveway side; 21. The original Batchelder interior fireplace.
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The following are architectural changes that cause integrity loss:
• The small rear bathroom addition (totally outside of the public view); • The side rear and windows which have been replaced (mostly outside of the public view); • The end chimney brick top band which has been painted white to match the chimney (very minor alteration).
Architectural Integrity Analysis. The following is an analysis of the integrity of the home's architecture.
Location: the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred.
Based on comparison with the residential building records, historic and aerial photos, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps and other research, the resource is shown to be in its original location at 4636 Biona Drive. The House has excellent integrity of Location.
Design: 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.
The house represents an excellent example of the Tudor Revival architectural style. The home retains its original design and embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Tudor Revival style through the retention of character defining features of the style, such as the steeply pitched gabled roof, wood and stucco half timbering on the left side hipped roof wing, asymmetrical front façade dominated by a cross gable with secondary hipped roof wing, fenestration consisting of tall rectangular windows in multiple groups of wooden casement windows with multi-pane glazing. The large focal multi-light window grouping with chamfered corners and decorative deep inset entry door are other defining features of the home, as is the raised front entry porch with surrounding low red brick wall. The Tudor Revival style home also utilizes a large stucco chimney with brick cap. These and other character defining details and features are all present. The roof has been resurfaced from shingles to composition asphalt shingles. The home was identified in a 1996 historic survey, although it was incorrectly described as French Eclectic (see Attachment A.7).
The roof shingles were originally in a slightly undulating sweeping pattern, as seen in 1950's and 1960's historical photos. Irregular shingled roof patterns were originally completed to give the home a more aged, almost ramshackle appearance as seen in the Storybook style homes of the period. As roofs are designed to be resurfaced every 20-30 years due to wear, these undulating roof patterns are rarely seen today. Also, now that wood shingles are greatly prohibited due to fire danger, most of these roofs have been changed over to more fire-resistant asphalt shingles as seen on the subject resource. This undulating roof shingle pattern is very difficult to accurately reproduce with modern fireproof asphalt shingles.
A side facing door was added on the original raised porch area while retaining the majority of the original window opening. Due to the half-timbered wall design, the original eight light window wood design has been restored in kind, while retaining the original door functionality with a lower panel that matches the original stucco surfacing (as shown in comparison between transitional and current photos Attachment D.1 and D.2). This restoration rehabilitation was completed after meeting with City Historic Resources
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Department staff member Suzanne Segur, and the side window / door restoration was completed in accordance with City approved historic standards.
Close examination and analysis of historic photos, building records and examination of the resource at 4636 Biona Drive reveals that all visible elevations closely match the original design of the house (please see attachment D.1). As seen in the building records and comparisons between the historic and current photos, the home overall is in very original and unaltered condition.
It appears that a small bathroom rear addition was added, although this is not seen in building records. Examination of the resource and analysis of Sanborn maps and other research evidence shows that the rear was added sometime prior to 1954 based on the Residential Building Record which shows the home with the rear bathroom as it is today (please see attached site plan in Attachment A.4). It is possible that this rear addition was completed as part of the 1936 unspecified “remodel” shown on the RBR, or it could have been completed and the permit records lost long ago. Most city records prior to 1955 were said to have been lost in a fire or discarded. In any event the small rear addition sits outside of the public view and is differentiated by its low-pitched shed roof and slight offset.
A few minor alterations on the home, including the roof resurfacing and painted brick chimney cap, represent minimal changes and do not detract from the home's original design or character defining features. The only significant design changes from the original design are the side rear window sashes which have been replaced within the original openings. These windows sit outside of the public view but can be matched in the future to the extant originals. The home continues to embody its original Tudor Revival style and does not affect the resource's ability to convey its 1926 period of significance. The home is remarkably intact and original and the minor items do not impair the home's ability to convey significance as a 1926 Tudor Revival home. The home continues to convey its significance as a large Tudor Revival style home and remains an outstanding example of a Tudor Revival home designed and built by local building contractor Gustaf L. Anderson. The home matches remarkably close to the historic 1950's and 1960's photos (please see attachment D.1). This is an excellent example of a Tudor Revival style home built in San Diego's Kensington neighborhood and it is very intact from the 1926 date of construction. The home continues to convey its historic design as a Tudor Revival home built in 1926. The Design element of this home is excellent.
Setting: 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 early streetcar suburban streetscape and landscaping setback of the house matches the other homes on the street and its historic Kensington neighborhood. This design matched exactly the configuration seen in historic photos, Sanborn maps and other records. Also, the straight concrete walkway, raised front porch and rounded edge are original design features as seen in the historic photos (please see attachment D.1). The open front yard and bushes near the home are similar those seen on historic photos. The setting is that of an early San Diego suburb, with large and medium houses along the streets. The development and streets are designed for pedestrians' use with protected sidewalks, on street parking and landscaping strips. Although some newer infill houses have been built in the neighborhood, the street continues to convey the 1920's era and setting of when the home was originally built. The house has excellent integrity of Setting.
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Materials: 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 most important materials on this Tudor Revival home consist of stucco and wood frame half- timbering, exposed red brickwork, wooden doors and true divided light windows, and the original wrought iron entry gate and window grille. The walls remain coated with the original medium coarse stucco finish that matches the texture seen in historic photos.
The original, almost flush wood half timbering has its original stucco and wooden beams which is highly original as seen in 1950's and 1960's era historic photos. To expand, close examination of the 1950's and 1960's era photos (Attachment D.1), it is apparent that the home retains its original diagonal, decorative horizontal and vertical half-timbered beams. Comparison with provided 1950's and 1960's historic photos shows despite visible shading shown on the photos, a lack of shading around the half-timbering confirms the half timbering's original almost flush appearance and profile seen today.
The home is set on a raised concrete foundation with a brick covered open concrete front porch that connects centrally to the concrete steps and front walkway. This porch maintains the original scored concrete floor and a surrounding red brick wall with original concrete top cap. As seen in comparison to the 1950's and 1960's historic photos, the red brick porch wall was surfaced with a common bond brick pattern and the porch even retains the original wrought iron gate. These features, as well as the original matching red brick surfaced steps, are an important original use of materials.
The original large wood focal window and window groupings of tall rectangular windows in front are original, with the exception of the single side facing window which was replaced in-kind and approved by the City of San Diego Historic Resources Department staff. The side rear and rear windows have been replaced within the original openings and sit mostly outside of the public view. The deep inset rectangular entryway with paneled wooden front door is also original and intact.
The large stucco end chimney appears intact, with the exception of the original chimney cap which appears to have been replaced with a spark arrestor added for fire protection and the brick cap painted over or resurfaced by a previous owner sometime before 2007.
The interior is also very intact with the original Batchelder fireplace, gumwood buffet and original lighting fixtures all preserved. The scored concrete walkway and driveway are original and connect directly to the sidewalk and Biona Drive. The high-pitched roofline was resurfaced with fireproof composition asphalt shingles in keeping with the home's original Tudor Revival design.
All of the visible features and elements of the front façade are intact and preserved originals or in-kind replacements, and the home closely matches the historic photos from the 1950's and 1960's (please see Attachment D.1).
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There are no significant changes to the materials within the public view, other than the fire protection features, which include the spark arrestor added to the side chimney and the composition fireproof shingles added to the roof. One of the most significant urban fires ever in San Diego history occurred in the canyons of neighboring Normal Heights in 1985, which burned 300 acres and destroyed 76+ homes, so it is very likely that these fireproofing measures were added during the increased fire protection push in the years 1985-1990.
The house displays excellent integrity of materials. There are no significant changes to the materials within the public view other than the fireproofing measures described. As noted throughout this analysis, the Materials aspect of Integrity of this home is excellent.
Workmanship: the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory.
The craftsmanship exhibited in this house represents skilled construction techniques. In particular, the skills in crafting the very large multi-light focal window and the groupings of original multi-light rectangular casement windows shoes excellent craftsmanship. The half-timbered beams and deep inset doorway show high quality workmanship and skill. The original wood half timbering shows quality carpentry techniques, with rounded radius beam connections on the wood half timbering with flush stucco surfacing. Also, the raised porch brick wall shows excellent workmanship, with common bond brick joinery and racked inset mortar. High quality iron work is seen on the decorative front focal window grille and swinging porch gate with decorative scrollwork. The handmade wrought iron window grille with supporting stanchions displays evidence of high quality, Old World iron craftsmanship. Also notable are the original entryway hanging lantern style lighting fixtures, the interior built-in buffet and Batchelder fireplace, all of which show a very high degree of skilled craftsmanship. The Workmanship aspect of Integrity is excellent.
Feeling: a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.
This 1926 Tudor Revival residence in its present excellent original condition is well preserved and conveys a realistic sense and feeling for the 1920's-1930's historic Kensington neighborhood. The home was custom designed for its lot by builder Gustaf L. Anderson in 1926 in the Tudor Revival style. The home blends in well with the historic older neighboring eclectic or period homes in Kensington. The feeling of an early Tudor Revival style home in the 1920's-1930's era is well retained. The Feeling aspect of Integrity is excellent.
Association: the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property.
Although builder Gustaf L Anderson is associated with early investors and speculators in the Kensington community, the known associations did not rise to the level of being historically important to the area and neighborhood's early development or rise to the level of importance under Criterion B for significant events or persons. Therefore, the Association aspect of Integrity is not applicable.
Conclusion: The Gustaf L. Anderson House meets six of seven aspects of integrity and can be said to have good architectural integrity for historical designation. Landmark Historic Preservation 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.
Gustaf L. Anderson Builder of 4636 Biona Drive, 1926 Owner and Resident, 1926 to 1936
Please see the Criterion B section for further biographical information about Gustaf L. Anderson.
In July 1925, Gustaf L. Anderson purchased vacant Lot 9 in Block F of Kensington Park Annex. He was a carpenter and builder who constructed homes. Although the Notice of Completion and water / sewer permits could not be found for 4636 Biona Drive, it appears highly likely that the home was built and constructed by Gustaf, as he not only bought the empty lot in 1926 but also built houses in the area at the time and was taxed and lived in the home himself immediately after the home was constructed. According to the County Lot and Block Book page, the home was first assessed to him in 1927, and the first listing of 4636 Biona Drive in the 1927 San Diego city directory lists him as an occupant, as well as his widowed aunt Ida K. Anderson.
Gustaf owned and lived at 4636 Biona Drive until selling the home in 1936. His aunt Ida became co- owner of the home in 1927 until the home was sold in 1936. Ida also lived there with Gustaf until that time. Gustaf and Ida then moved to 4126 30th Street in North Park. Gustaf retired in the 1950's, and passed away in San Diego on January 26, 1979.
Gustaf L. Anderson's Building Career
Despite his long career as a carpenter and builder, only one other extant home could be positively attributed to Gustaf L. Anderson utilizing historic records. Although he was a carpenter and builder in his own right, he may have completed much of his carpentry work for other builders.
• The Spanish Eclectic style home at 4929 Westminster Terrace in Kensington was constructed by him in 1929. It was historically designated as the Gustaf and Ida Anderson Spec House #1 (HRB # 1167) in December 2014.
• According to a mention in the November 28, 1929 issue of the Los Angeles Times, Anderson was awarded a $7,300 contract for the completion of the warhead storage buildings and some interior work at the Naval Base San Diego (also known as the 32nd Street Naval Base).
Builder Gustaf L. Anderson is not yet listed as an accepted Master Builder by the City of San Diego’s Historic Resources Board. Although an accomplished builder (based on 4636 Biona Drive), extensive research did not yield sufficient evidence at this time to demonstrate that Gustaf L. Anderson qualifies as a Master Builder under Criterion D. Future studies of potentially historic houses constructed by Anderson may add more to what is known about his body of work, and his status under Criterion D can be re-evaluated at that time.
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*B10. Significance - Criterion E and Criterion F:
HRB Criterion E National Register of Historic Places listing or eligibility.
Criterion E does not apply to this property.
HRB Criterion F as a contributing resource to the _____ Historical District.
Criterion F does not apply to this property.
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Attachment A
A.1 – Assessor's Building Record A.2 – Notice of Completion A.3 – Water / Sewer Permits A.4 – Building / Construction Permits A.5 – Site Plan with Footprint A.6 – County Lot and Block Book Page A.7 – Previous Survey Form
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A.1 Assessor’s Building Record
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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 Permit
The original water permit could not be located.
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A.3 Sewer Permit
The original sewer permit could not be located.
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A.4 Building / Construction Permits Engineering permit from 1991 to patch a 9' x 5' section of the driveway.
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A.5 Site Plan with Footprint From the Residential Building Record. Possible rear bathroom addition is shown in red. Window key below shows the material and location of all windows.
Rear Detached Garage hroom Addition
Rear Bathroom Addition
Front Elevation Original wooden window, window grouping or door. Reconstructed “in-kind” wooden casement window in the original opening. Replacement double hung vinyl window in the original opening.
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A.6 County Lot and Block Book Page 4636 Biona Drive was first assessed to Gustaf L. Anderson in 1927.
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A.7 Previous Survey Form DPR form from the Greater Mid-City Historic Preservation Strategy survey, 1996. The resource was identified in this survey and given a status code of 5D2, denoting a contributor to a district that is eligible for local listing or designation. Page 1 of 2
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A.7 Previous Survey Form DPR form from the Greater Mid-City Historic Preservation Strategy survey, 1996. Page 2 of 2
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Attachment B Ownership and Occupant Information
B.1 – Chain of Title B.2 – Directory Search of Occupants
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B.1 Chain of Title 4636 Biona Drive, San Diego, CA 92116 Lot 9 in Block F of Kensington Park Annex APN: 465-346-09-00
Instrument Date Grantor to Grantee, Recording Date, Book Number, Page Number
February 13, 1924 Gager C. Davis and Emily T. Davis (husband and wife) to Union Trust Company of San Diego, recorded February 14, 1924, Deed Book 979, Page 438.
July 13, 1925 Union Trust Company of San Diego to Gustaf L. Anderson, recorded August 1, 1925, Deed Book 1116, Page 110.
March 28, 1929 Gustaf L. Anderson (a bachelor) to Union Title Insurance Company, recorded April 6, 1929, Deed Book 1625, Page 21.
April 4, 1929 Union Title Insurance Company to Gustaf L. Anderson (a bachelor) and Ida K. Anderson (nephew and aunt, as joint tenants), recorded April 6, 1929, Deed Book 1625, Page 22.
October 17, 1936 Gustaf L. Anderson (a single man) and Ida K. Anderson (a widow) to James W. Ravenscroft and Lenore Ravenscroft (husband and wife, as joint tenants), recorded November 5, 1936, Official Records Book 583, Page 216.
October 31, 1938 Lenore Elizabeth Ravenscroft to James William Ravenscroft, recorded November 14, 1938, Official Records Book 846, Page 75.
September 23, 1942 James William Ravenscroft (an unmarried man) to Kenneth Ferguson Horne and Lily Margret Horne, recorded October 1, 1942, Official Records Book 1400, Page 477.
December 31, 1945 Kenneth Ferguson Horne and Lily Margret Horne to Norman Richards and Hallie Richards (husband and wife, as joint tenants), recorded January 22, 1946, Official Records Book 2041, Page 6.
July 20, 1950 Norman Richards and Hallie Richards (husband and wife) to Anthony P. Solimine and Wiltha Marie Solimine (husband and wife, as joint tenants), recorded August 25, 1950, Document # 97437, Official Records Book 3752, Page 223.
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B.1 Chain of Title Continued
December 8, 1952 Anthony P. Solimine and Wiltha Marie Solimine (husband and wife, as joint tenants) to George Solimine and Rose Solimine (as joint tenants), recorded December 15, 1952, Document # 156970, Official Records Book 4687, Page 8.
November 30, 1955 George J. Solimine to Rose Solimine (as her sole and separate property), recorded November 30, 1955, Document # 157120, Official Records Book 5889, Page 127.
January 16, 1956 Rose Solimine to Rose Solimine and Anthony P. Solimine (as joint tenants), recorded January 17, 1956, Document # 7377, Official Records Book 5943, Page 192.
November 2, 1956 Decree Establishing Fact of Death of Joint Tenant (in the matter of the petition of Anthony P. Solimine to establish fact of death of Rose Solimine, a joint tenant.) Recorded November 6, 1956, Document # 158628, Official Records Book 6335, Page 54.
May 9, 1960 Anthony P. Solimine and Dorothy A. Solimine to Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret A. Driscoll (husband and wife, as joint tenants), recorded June 15, 1960, Document #122299.
August 24, 1987 Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret A. Driscoll (husband and wife) to Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret A. Driscoll (Trustees of the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement), recorded September 3, 1987, Document #87- 502261.
October 24, 2001 Affidavit - Death of Trustee (Margaret Ann Driscoll, decedent). Thomas E. Driscoll became Trustee of the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement, recorded November 1, 2001, Document #2001-0798316.
October 24, 2001 Thomas E. Driscoll (Trustee of the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement) to Thomas E. Driscoll (Successor Trustee of the Survivor's Trust under the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement), recorded November 1, 2001, Document #2001-0798574.
March 9, 2010 Thomas E. Driscoll (Successor Trustee of the Survivor's Trust under the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement) to Thomas E. Driscoll and Francis Patrick Driscoll (Co-Trustees of the Survivor's Trust created under the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement), recorded March 29, 2010, Document #2010- 0153149.
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February 2, 2013 Thomas E. Driscoll and Francis Patrick Driscoll (Co-Trustees of the Survivor's Trust created under the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement) to Thomas E. Driscoll, Francis Patrick Driscoll, and Theresa Ellen Driscoll (Co- Trustees of the Survivor's Trust created under the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement), recorded March 18, 2013, Document # 2013-0170671.
December 3, 2013 Affidavit - Death of Trustee (Thomas Edward Driscoll, decedent). Francis Patrick Driscoll and Theresa Ellen Driscoll became the Co-Trustees of the Survivor's Trust created under the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement, recorded December 27, 2013, Document # 2013-0740340.
December 17, 2013 Francis Patrick Driscoll and Theresa Ellen Driscoll (Co-Trustees of the Survivor's Trust created under the Driscoll Family Trust Agreement) to Giovanni N. Posillico and Hillary Posillico (husband and wife, as joint tenants), recorded December 27, 2013, Document # 2013-0740341.
May 15, 2019 Giovanni N. Posillico to Hillary Posillico, recorded May 15, 2019, Document # 2019-0182272.
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B.2 Directory Search of Occupants
Date Reverse portion of Main portion of directory directory 1927 Anderson GL Anderson Gustav L carpenter h 4636 Biona Anderson Ida K (widow of David) r 4636 Biona 1928 Anderson GL Anderson Gustav L carpenter h 4636 Biona 1929 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L (Ida K) carpenter h 4636 Biona 1930 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L carpenter h 4636 Biona Anderson Ida (widow of David) r 4636 Biona 1931 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L carpenter h 4636 Biona Anderson Ida (widow of David) r 4636 Biona 1932 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L carpenter h 4636 Biona 1933 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L h 4636 Biona Anderson Ida K (widow of David) r 4636 Biona 1934 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L carpenter h 4636 Biona Anderson Ida K (widow of David) h 4636 Biona 1935 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L carpenter h 4636 Biona 1936 Anderson GL (o) Anderson Gustav L (Ida K) carpenter h 4636 Biona 1937 Ravenscroft JW Ravenscroft James W (Lenore) physician 233 A room 1003 h 4636 Biona Dr 1938 Ravenscroft JW (o) Ravenscroft James W (Lenore) physician 233 A room 1003 h 4636 Biona Dr 1939 Ravenscroft JW (o) Ravenscroft James W (Lenore) physician 233 A room 1003 h 4636 Biona Dr 1940 Ravenscroft JW (o) Ravenscroft James W (Joan) physician 233 A room 1003 h 4636 Biona Dr Ravenscroft Jeanet A r 4636 Biona Dr Shellenbarger Juanita A r 4636 Biona Dr 1941 Ravenscroft JW (o) Ravenscroft James W physician 233 A room 1003 h 4636 Biona Dr Ravenscroft Jeanet A r 4636 Biona Dr Shellenbarger Juanita A housekeeper r 4636 Biona Dr 1942 Ravenscroft JW (o) Ravenscroft James W physician 233 A room 1003 h 4636 Biona Dr Ravenscroft Jeanet A r 4636 Biona Dr 1943 Horne KF (o) Horne Kenneth F (Lily M) US Navy h 4636 Biona Dr Jermyn Clarence A (Eleanor M) US Army r 4636 Biona Dr 1944- Horne KF (o) Horne Kenneth F (Lily M) US Navy h 4636 Biona Dr 1945 Jermyn Clarence A (Eleanor M) US Army r 4636 Biona Dr 1946 Directory not published this year. 1947- Richards NM (o) Richards Norman H r 4636 Biona Dr 1948 Richards Norman M (Hallie) printer San Diego Daily Journal h 4636 Biona Dr 1949 Directory not published this year. 1950 Richards NM (o) Richards Norman M (Hallie) printer San Diego Daily Journal h 4636 Biona Dr 1951 Directory not published this year.
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B.2 Directory Search of Occupants Continued
1952 Solimine Carmine Solimine Carmine (Rose) h 4636 Biona Dr (o) Solimine Wiltha M Mrs employee CB Co r 4636 Biona Dr 1953-1954 Solimine Rose (o) Solimine Rose (widow of Carmen) h 4636 Biona Dr 1955 Solimine Rose Mrs Solimine Anthony P physician 245 25th Street r 4636 Biona Dr (o) Solimine George J (Solimine's Forty-Eight Club) r 4636 Biona Dr Solimine Rose (widow of Carmine) r 4636 Biona Dr 1956 Solimine Rose C Solimine Anthony P physician 245 25th Street r 4636 Biona Dr Mrs (o) Solimine George J (George Solimine's Restaurant) r 4636 Biona Dr Solimine Rose (widow of Carmen) h 4636 Biona Dr 1957 Solimine Geo J (o) Solimine Anthony P physician r 4636 Biona Dr Solimine George J (George Solimine Steak House) r 4636 Biona Dr 1958 Solimine Geo J (o) Solimine George J (George Solimine Steak House) r 4636 Biona Dr 1959 Solimine Geo J (o) Solimine George J (George Solimine Steak House) r 4636 Biona Dr 1960 Solimine Geo J (o) Solimine George J (George Solimine Steak House) r 4636 Biona Dr 1961 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) US Marine Corps h 4636 Biona Dr 1962 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) US Marine Corps h 4636 Biona Dr 1963-1964 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) US Marine Corps h 4636 Biona Dr 1965 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) US Marine Corps h 4636 Biona Dr 1966 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) US Marine Corps h 4636 Biona Dr 1967 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) retired h 4636 Biona Dr 1968 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) engineer Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1969-1970 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) engineer Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1971 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) engineer Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1972 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) systems analyst Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1973 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) systems analyst Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1974 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) systems analyst Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1975 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) systems analyst Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1976 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E (Margaret) systems analyst Jakus Associates h 4636 Biona Dr 1977-1984 Driscoll Thos E (o) Driscoll Thomas E & Margaret A; systems analyst Computer Science Corp h 4636 Biona Dr Driscoll Theresa E r 4636 Biona Dr 1985-2001 Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret Driscoll 2002-2013 Thomas E. Driscoll 2014-2019 Hillary Holland 2020-present Charles Volk and Hillary H. Volk
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B.3 Deed Gager C. Davis and Emily T. Davis to the Union Trust Company of San Diego. Recorded February 14, 1924.
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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Union Trust Company of San Diego to Gustaf L. Anderson. Recorded August 1, 1925 Continued on next page
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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Union Trust Company of San Diego to Gustaf L. Anderson. Recorded August 1, 1925 Continued from previous page
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B.3 Deed Gustaf L. Anderson to Union Title Insurance Company Recorded April 6, 1929
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B.3 Deed Union Title Insurance Company to Gustaf L. Anderson and Ida K. Anderson (his aunt). Recorded April 6, 1929
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B.3 Deed Gustaf L. Anderson and Ida K. Anderson (his aunt) to James W. Ravenscroft and Lenore Ravenscroft Recorded November 5, 1936
54 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 1934 1950 1956 C.5 — Tax Assessor's Map
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C.1 City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map
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C.2 Current USGS Map - 2015 La Mesa quadrangle 7.5 minute series
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C.2 Historical USGS Map – 1942
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C.3 Original Subdivision Map
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1921
None for this area
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1934
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1950
None for this area
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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1956
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C.5 Tax Assessor's Map
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Attachment D Photographs
D.1 — Historical / Transitional Photographs D.2 — Current Photographs
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D.1 Historical Photographs 4636 Biona Drive circa 1960. A 1951 Cadillac sits in the driveway. Courtesy of Hillary H. Volk
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D.1 Historical Photographs 4636 Biona Drive in the late 1950's / early 1960's. Courtesy of Hillary H. Volk
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D.1 Transitional Photographs 4636 Biona Drive pictured in the Greater Mid-City Historic Preservation Strategy survey, 1996.
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D.1 Transitional Photographs - prior to window restoration April 2018 photos showing the non-original door on the north facing portion of the front elevation.
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D.2 Current Photos - East (front) Elevation Photos this page by Dan Soderberg, October 2019
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D.2 Current Photos - East (front) Elevation Current photos by Kiley Wallace, October 2019
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D.2 Current Photos - East (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - East (front) Elevation
South facing door at the front of the home.
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D.2 Current Photos - East (front) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - North (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - North (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - West (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - West (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - West (rear) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - South (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - South (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - South (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - South (side) Elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - Patio Cover Above Corridor Between West (rear) Elevation of Home and East (front) Elevation of Garage East (front) elevation of garage. West (rear) elevation of The stucco portion of the garage is not visible from home the public view.
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D.2 Current Photos - Detached Garage East (front) elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - Detached Garage East (front) elevation This portion is not visible from the public view, as it sits behind the house.
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D.2 Current Photos - Detached Garage East (front) elevation The stucco portion is not visible from the public view, as it sits behind the house.
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D.2 Current Photos - Rear Yard Patio Cover East (front) elevation
This portion is not enclosed and is not visible from the public view.
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D.2 Current Photos - Rear Yard Patio Cover East (front) elevation This portion is not enclosed and is not visible from the public view.
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D.2 Current Photos - Detached Garage North (side) elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - Detached Garage West (rear) elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - Detached Garage South (side) elevation
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D.2 Current Photos - House Interior Interior photos for reference only. Not included in proposed designation.
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D.2 Current Photos - House Interior Interior photos for reference only. Not included in proposed designation.
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D.2 Current Photos - House Interior Interior photos for reference only. Not included in proposed designation.
Right: this fireplace tile depicting two peacocks appears in a 1923 Batchelder tile catalog entitled Batchelder tiles: a catalog of tile products made in Los Angeles.
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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.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Dr. James W. Ravenscroft and Lenore Ravenscroft Owner and Resident, 1936 to 1942 (James) Owner and Resident, 1936 to 1938 (Lenore)
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret Driscoll Owner and Resident, 1960 to 2013 (Thomas) Owner and Resident, 1960 to 2001 (Margaret) Mrs Margaret Ann Driscoll, 80 Margaret Ann Driscoll, naval hospital mainstay The San Diego Union-Tribune - Saturday, February 24, 2001
Through 39 years of changes in commands, medical procedures and facilities, there was one constant at the naval hospital in Balboa Park: Margaret Ann Driscoll.
Mrs. Driscoll joined Balboa Naval Hospital in 1949 as an administrative assistant to the commanding officer. By the time she retired in 1988, she had served 13 commanding officers at what today is the San Diego Naval Medical Center.
In each case, she had a knack of making her boss's job easier.
"She was absolutely indispensable to every commander," said retired Rear Adm. Paul Rucci, for whom Mrs. Driscoll worked at the hospital for five years. "She knew everybody before they were anybody and gave a lot of herself to the Navy and the medical department."
Mrs. Driscoll, a 46-year veteran of government service, died of heart failure Feb. 15 at the hospital she had served. She was 80.
Upon her retirement in 1988, a Margaret Driscoll Scholarship Fund was created through the Oak Leaf Club to further the education of selected Navy medical personnel. More than 130 friends and former colleagues attended her retirement celebration at the MCRD Officers Club.
Born to Italian immigrant parents in Dubois, Pa., Mrs. Driscoll was the eighth of 16 children in her family. Five siblings died during an influenza epidemic that followed World War I.
At the outbreak of World War II, Mrs. Driscoll was determined to do her part, even if it was on the domestic front. In early 1942, she was among the resourceful "government girls" who began working for the war effort in Washington.
A Good Housekeeping magazine spread, published in January 1942, described the women as "a new army on the Potomac -- the bright-eyed, fresh-faced young Americans who have poured into Washington from remote farms, sleepy little towns, and the confusion of cities, to work for the government in a time of national emergency."
Mrs. Driscoll was sent to Germany in 1946 before her assignment in San Diego in 1949.
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"She had a corporate memory that went back to the late 1950s and covered the evolution of the medical center," Adm. Rucci said. "She served with me from 1980 to 1985 as a personal secretary, but her duties involved a lot more. She was involved in a lot of community affairs."
On Sept. 12, 1984, then-Mayor Roger Hedgecock proclaimed "Margaret Driscoll Day" in San Diego, citing her as "a major factor in the building of San Diego Naval Medical Center."
The new naval hospital, built for $269 million, opened in a 1.45-million-square-foot facility in Florida Canyon in January 1987. Excavation had begun in 1981 to replace the original 42- building facility, built on Inspiration Point in 1922.
In retirement, Mrs. Driscoll volunteered for several service organizations, including the Women's Council of the Navy League, Executive Women International and St. Vincent de Paul Village.
"She was often tapped to organize church functions because she enjoyed cooking large quantities of food," said her son, Pat.
"Besides cooking for her family, she was constantly supplying bake sales and potlucks with cookies, cakes, casseroles and innumerable pasta dishes."
Said daughter Theresa Driscoll: "Cooking was her therapy."
Mrs. Driscoll, a Kensington resident, married Thomas Driscoll, a retired Marine Corps captain, in 1958.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Theresa Driscoll of Laingsburg, Mich.; a son, Pat of San Diego; sisters, Virginia Calderone of Buffalo and Rose Sceri of Buffalo, N.Y., Genna Olson of Atherton, Viola Heiney of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Helen Babarsky of Palmyra, Va.; brothers, Joseph Calderone of San Diego, Lewis Calderone of Falls Church, Va., and Perry Calderone of Naples, Fla.
Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. March 3 at St. Didacus Catholic Church, 4772 Felton St., San Diego. Donations are suggested to the Margaret Driscoll Scholarship Fund in care of the Oak Leaf Club at San Diego Naval Medical Center, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134-5000.
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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Thomas E. Driscoll and Margaret Driscoll Owner and Resident, 1960 to 2013 (Thomas) Owner and Resident, 1960 to 2001 (Margaret)
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E.4 Criterion D – Master Builder Gustaf L. Anderson (not yet an established Master Builder) In 1929, Anderson constructed this Kensington home, located at 4929 Westminster Terrace. It was historically designated as the Gustaf and Ida Anderson Spec House #1 (HRB # 1167) in December 2014.
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E.4 Criterion D – Master Builder Gustaf L. Anderson (not yet an established Master Builder)
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Works Cited
E.1 — Provide a list of works cited (bibliography)
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E.1 Bibliography
Books Baker, John Milnes 1994 American House Styles - A Concise Guide. New York City: W.W. Norton & Company
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
Cotton, Oscar W. 1962 The Good Old Days: The Memoirs of a San Diego Veteran Who Tells the Historic Tale from the Good Old Days to the Good New Ways. New York City: Exposition Press
Gellner, Arrol and Douglas Keister 2001 Storybook Style: America’s Whimsical Homes of the Twenties. New York City: Viking Studio
Goff, Lee 2002 Tudor Style: Tudor Revival Houses in America from 1890 to the Present. New York City: Universe Publishing
Harvey, John Dean Monroe 1949 An Introduction to Tudor Architecture. London: Art and Technics.
McAlester, Virginia 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.
Murphy, Kevin and Paul Rocheleau 2015 The Tudor Home. New York City: Rizzoli Publishing.
Shipek, Florence Connolly 1991 Delfina Cuero: Her Autobiography - An Account of Her Last Years and Her Ethnobotanic Contributions. Socorro, New Mexico: Ballena Press.
Sloane, Eric 1965 A Reverence for Wood. New York City: Ballantine Books
Smith, G.E. Kidder 1996 Source Book of American Architecture. New York City: Princeton Architectural Press
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E.1 Bibliography - Continued
Smythe, W.E. 1908 History of San Diego 1542-1908. San Diego: The History Company
Walker, Lester 2002 American Homes - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture. New York City: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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.
Historical Nominations Legacy 106, Inc. (Ronald V. May, RPA & Kiley Wallace) 2016 Historical Nomination of the Charles and Anna Stark House, 4641 Vista Street, for the City of San Diego.
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)
Manuscripts Amero, Richard W 1990 "The Making of the Panama-California Exposition, 1909-1915." The Journal of San Diego History, 36.1 (1990), pages 1-47.
Bullard, Anne D. 1995 "1926, The Formative Year of Kensington Heights." The Journal of San Diego History, 41.2 (Spring 1995).
Kensington Tree Preservation League 2021 “Kensington Park Historic Landscape 1910-1962 Historic Context Statement.”