Joe H. Kruger House 4366 N

HISTORICAL NOMINATION of the Joe H. Kruger House 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. - Talmadge Park Neighborhood San Diego, California

Ronald V. May, RPA Kiley Wallace Legacy 106, Inc. P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 92175 (619) 269-3924 www.legacy106.com December 2014 1

HISTORIC HOUSE RESEARCH Ronald V. May, RPA, President and Principal Investigator Kiley Wallace, Vice President and Investigator P.O. Box 15967 • San Diego, CA 92175 Phone (619) 269-3924 • www.legacy106.com

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P1. Other Identifier: 4366 North Talmadge Dr., 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 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d.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: 1997 Maptech, Inc.T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 4366 North Talmadge Dr., 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 Forty Five (45) in Talmadge Park in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, according to map 1869 thereof filed in the office of the County Recorder of said San Diego County, December 3, 1925. It is Tax Assessor’s Parcel APN # 465-332-04-00.

*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries). This house is a excellent single-story example of the Spanish Revival/Eclectic style with Italian Renaissance influences. It is a large single-family residence built in 1927 with central hipped roof raised ceiling entry/ living room with arched window openings in the Talmadge Park neighborhood of San Diego. The front elevation faces south onto North Talmadge Drive and features a front patio enclosed by a low site wall. The home utilizes an asymmetrical but balanced façade with repeating Mission clay tile roof and flattened raised stucco surfacing. The home has a rectangular front facing U-shaped plan on a rear canyon lot and features a combination gabled, flat and hipped roofs. (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 South Elevation, Photo by Dan Soderberg, November 2014 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both Notice of Completion - January 29, 1927 Residential Building Record, 1928 Tax Assessor’s Lot and block book, first assessed -1927 Water and Sewer records were not found as is common in the Talmadge neighborhood. Historic aerial photos show the house circa 1930, 1933

*P7. Owner and Address: Charles and Katie Ferraro 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. San Diego, CA 92116

*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Ronald V. May, RPA, and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., P.O. Box 15967, San Diego, CA 92175

*P9. Date Recorded: December 2014 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historical Nomination of the Joe H. Kruger House, San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., December 2014. Legacy 106, Inc. is indebted to Alexandra Wallace, Michelle Graham, and Dan Soderberg for extensive research, and other assistance with the preparation of this report.

*Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List):

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*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: December 2014 Continuation Update

*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) (Continued): (See Attachment D, Photographs)

The subject property at 4366 North Talmadge Drive is a Spanish Revival/Eclectic style home with Italian Renaissance influences and displays an asymmetrical cross gabled façade with a compound U-shaped floor plan. Two wings extend out from both sides of the home and wrap around a central walled front courtyard with formal living room and large arched focal window seen on the eastern side and front facing attached double garage on the western side. These two front facing gabled wings, central shed roof entry, walled courtyard and higher upper hipped roof are all displayed on the front façade facing the street. The home also displays a mixture of roof types and varying roof heights. This, along with the home's complex irregular form and higher central wing, break up the massing of this large single family home. The home's clay tile roof has repeating regular tile layering of roof tiles. The central higher roofed section has a hipped roof and two lower single level gable roof wings which project out on both sides creating the central courtyard entry area. On the left, behind the one story front gable garage wing a flat roof with simple parapet is visible at the rear saving expensive tile roof materials while giving the home overall a multilevel cross gabled front façade. The house has a low pitched Mission red fired tile roof and minimal eave overhang throughout. The home also features flattened raised stucco wall surfacing and original painted wood windows with wooden surrounds and sills throughout. This is an excellent example of a Spanish Eclectic home and displays multi-level hipped, gable and shed roof sections all on the front façade. The home features the indicative architectural features of the Spanish Revival / Eclectic, which include the asymmetrical façade, low pitched red tile roof, eaves with shallow overhangs, stucco surfacing, and multiple arched window openings. The home also exhibits some interesting features in the style including its central higher roofed entry and its use of Italian Renaissance influences and detailing.

Italian Renaissance details seen on the home consists of the setback central raised ceiling portion of the home with low pitched hipped roof. This slightly higher 1 and 1/2 story central portion of the home displays arched windows above the central doorway at the rear facing the canyon. A central entryway is flanked by pairs of tall rectangular wooden divided light casement windows which is a typical design seen on Italian Renaissance style homes, as are the resource's regularly laid interlocking fired clay tiles and set back front entry. The home has a raised but "knocked down" irregular pink painted stucco exterior surfacing seen throughout. Windows and doors are painted wood and otherwise noted. Based on Sanborn maps, historical photos and site analysis, the home has an intact building footprint, and has retained overall good architectural integrity.

This Spanish Eclectic, also known as the Spanish Colonial revival style, became popular in 1915 with the creation of the California pavilion and other buildings for the Panama California Exposition in San Diego. At the Exposition, architect Bertram Goodhue built upon earlier Mission Revival styles and added a more varied and accurate representation of original 16th century Spanish buildings. This romantic, sophisticated style borrowed from a broader rich vocabulary of Moorish, Spanish Baroque, Renaissance and Mediterranean architectural traditions with detailing often based on actual prototypes in Spain. The San Diego Exposition, along with Goodhue and other designers, publicized and promoted the style's popularity and it became a craze in California in around 1925.

South (Front) Elevation – From the top, the main front façade is topped by a central rectangular stucco eave chimney with metal spark arrestor is seen to the east of the central hipped roof portion of the home. Just below, to the left is a hipped roof 1 and 1/2 story entry and living room with a large segmented arched fixed window. This upper level window is repeated at the rear of the home. The fixed arched window opening sits above a lower single story entry with shed roof creating an intersecting cross gabled roof effect. This and all tiled roof portions of the home contain original repeating red clay tile pattern with very little eave overhang. The red clay tile roof has fired Spanish clay tiles in a repeating regularly laid pattern. This arched upper window matches the arch profile of the arching focal window seen on the right on the western extending front gable wing.

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*P3a. Description (continued):

The front paneled solid wooden door is flanked on each side by two tall rectangular divided light wooden window groupings. These spaced rectangular wooden casement windows each have four rectangular glazed panes. The entry door and side windows is sheltered by a canvas awning. These central rectangular front casement windows on each side of the door all have matching wooden window sills matching the others seen on the home.

The front facing shed roof entry sits below the upper main hipped roof central tower portion. The main house is single story which appears to be cross gabled but actually utilizes a flat roof behind the two front facing wings. Two gabled roof wings protrude out on each side with an attached double car garage seen on the left and a living room seen on the right with large arched fixed focal window. To the western (left) side behind the front gabled garage, a flat roof and simple stucco parapet is visible just behind. The set back central entryway patio is separated by a low stucco site wall which creates a partially enclosed and raised outdoor room, a favored feature of Spanish Revival / Eclectic architecture.

Along the front façade's first level from left to right, a protruding gable wing with double rectangular garage door opening is seen, then the central setback walled entry patio and entry door with flanking double rectangular windows is visible, finally the right gable roof protruding wing is seen with its large inset arched fixed wooden focal window.

East (Side) Elevation – The side view of the simple eave chimney climbs the higher central hipped roof and tops the single level lower flat roof which is hidden behind the front facing gabled tile roof. This elevation continues the gabled and hipped fired red clay Mission half barrel roof with little overhang matching the other elevations. The east elevation continues to display the upper hipped roof section with lower single level flat and gabled roof sections. The lower level is fronted with the side gable view of the protruding east facing wing of the home with the flat roof portion seen at the rear of the home.

To the left, underneath the side facing gabled roof, fenestration consists of a three part window grouping with central inset fixed window flanked by four part divided light tall rectangular wooden casement windows which match the windows seen flanking the front doorway.

Setback to the right underneath the rear flat roof and parapet, the windows on the sides of the home transition to double hung one over one wooden windows at the rear less visible portion of the home. Two of these rectangular inset windows are seen with a solid wooden side service door seen on the left.

West (Side) Elevation – This portion of the house faces the neighboring property to the west which is just a few feet from the subject home and attached front garage. As with the rest of the house, the roof has a clay tile roof with minimal overhang on the front facing wing with a flat roof and parapet placed at the back. Along the upper level façade above the single level garage wing, the higher central hipped roof section is visible above. Below on the first level the side of the gabled roof garage is slightly offset with the remainder of this side elevation is setback approximately one foot behind the garage wing and is topped with a flat roof and low parapet.

On the garage side wall near the center is a single original one over one double hung wooden window with wooden sill. To the left on the rear flat roof setback portion of the home contains half clay tile attic vents which are visible along the upper roof parapet. Setback behind the garage on the first level, a double wooden window grouping is visible with two wooden one over one double hung windows. To the

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left, one smaller and two larger matching wooden double hung windows are seen toward the back of the home. The back two other rectangular wooden windows sit above a basement level as the topography is seen dropping off into the canyon at the rear of the home. The level drops off drastically at this portion of the home with a single lower level one over one wooden basement window seen below along with rectangular vents seen along the foundation levels.

North (Rear) Elevation – The original hipped and flat roofed first floor section is seen on this elevation with a lower basement level revealed as the topography drops at the rear of the property along the entire rear of the home creating a two level façade. The central hipped roof portion of the home uses an interesting design continuing the clay tile roof around the sides and to the rear façade. This is another unusual feature of the home original design since most homes in the area primarily use clay tiles on only the front of the home. Fenestration on this elevation consists of rectangular double hung wooden windows. A small central rear shed roofed balcony tops the second floor. This upper level balcony is seen in the 1933 historic aerial photo above the lower basement level. The 1933 historical photo (Attachment D.1) shows this rear balcony area enclosed with vertical window mullions indicating the upper portion was enclosed with windows. The balcony has been modified with a large fixed picture window, flanked with small circa 1950, louvered replacement windows based on the construction materials and methods. This central rear balcony is not visible from the front public view and is also not visible from thoroughfare Aldine Dr. which sits below along the canyon. The rear enclosed patio area is connected to the rear of the home via a set of original five light double French doors and matching sidelights and a side stairway connecting to lower the rear patio and garden area. Almost all other windows on the rear elevation match the historical aerial photo and appear original with wooden upper and lower sashes with strengthening horns/ogees and wooden sills. This rear elevation is not visible from the public view.

Interior Architectural Features – (Proposed for inclusion in designation). The original and unusual hand sculpted plaster fireplace and original tiled hearth all remain in unaltered condition (Please see attached photos D.2). This fire place creates a large focal point within the raised ceiling living room barrel arched roof living room. The hand finished plaster fireplace with hand scored faux masonry block is a unique feature of the home's Spanish style interior and is proposed for inclusion in the designation. The home also features other highly crafted sculpted plaster surfacing such as the original dining room which is surfaced with raised hand molded stucco contrasted with recessed smooth stucco creating a corniced and beam effect. This rare original hand crafted raised plaster effect matches the raised stucco exterior surfacing.

Original wrought iron fixtures original hard wood floors, lighting fixtures, door and window hardware are also visible throughout the home's interior. These interior elements and fixtures are not proposed for designation but included to show the originality of the home.

Landscaping / Yard Setting – A favorite feature of the Spanish Eclectic/Colonial style, the front features the original walled raised front patio area separated from the lower front yard. This transitional indoor outdoor space is shown in historic aerial photos and was a popular feature in Spanish designs especially in southern California. The lower front yard area is mostly grass with brick edged landscaping areas with low bushes and several large palm trees placed near the sidewalk. The scored concrete angular stepping stone style walkway connect to the side yard and front sidewalk with the raised patio and front door and appears very intact and original. This landscape design with open grass lawn and small plants and hedges placed near the home matches the overall style seen in historical photos and is likely similar to the Spanish Eclectic home's original front yard design

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B1. Historic Name: 4366 North Talmadge Drive B2. Common Name: 4366 North Talmadge Drive B3. Original Use: Single Family Property B4. Present Use: Single Family Property *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Revival / Eclectic *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The Notice of Completion shows the home was completed on January 29, 1927. The Tax Assessor’s Lot and Block Book shows the home was first assessed in 1927. The Residential Building Record estimated date of construction is 1928. The City of San Diego has only minor sewer line connection permits with no other building permits on record. Although not seen in building or construction records, historical photos analysis and site evaluation reveals only minor changes that have occurred to the home. The first minor alteration noted is some stucco repair scarring around the round metal attic vents on the front elevation. Also, these two gable attic vents do not match the existing original east and west elevations with side half clay tile attic vents. These original clay attic vents on the side elevations are also seen on the historic 1933 aerial photo along the west elevation. The two front gable vents likely were originally clay tile vents similar to those seen on the sides. These two attic vents were likely changed circa 1945. All historic photos of the front elevation from circa1950 show the attic vents as they exist today. The other minor change not seen in building records is the replacement of some windows on the rear balcony with louvered windows underneath the original clay tile covered shed roof. This rear balcony is setback and placed behind the higher central hipped roof . This rear balcony enclosure is completely outside of the public view. Sanborn maps, historical photos and site evaluation confirms no additions to the footprint of the home.

*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location: *B8. Related Features: B9a. Architect: : Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Talmadge Park (San Diego)

Period of Significance: 1927 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 Joe H. Kruger House at 4366 North Talmadge Dr. is significant under Criterion “C” as an excellent example of Spanish Revival /Eclectic style architecture with Italian Renaissance Influences. The period of significance, 1927, encompasses the date of construction of the home. This house has been well maintained and has good integrity. (See Continuation Sheet.)

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) none

*B12. References: (See Continuation Sheet)

B13. Remarks: None N *B14. Evaluator: Ronald V. May, RPA, Kiley Wallace

*Date of Evaluation: December 2014

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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.

The Joe H. Kruger House at 4366 North Talmadge Dr. was found not 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. Although the house reflects and contributes to our understanding of Talmadge Park as a hub for Spanish Eclectic design in the late 1920's and 1930's, the home was not the first of this type in the area or a model home. The home was not an early home in the Pueblo Lands or other subdivision development. No information came to light to determine that the resource rose to a level of significance to qualify for designation under Criterion A. The following discussion provides the background for that conclusion.

Introduction. Although the Kensington and Talmadge communities now have a number of individual homes that have been designated as historic for their significance, there remains much to be learned about how these neighborhoods developed, the reasons for the architectural styles that were built, and the lives of the people who lived and worked there. Criterion A evaluations are often complicated because they require the presentation of broad contexts and associations to establish the significance of the special elements of importance. The single most important mechanism to bring new information forward to better understand these communities is the intensive research associated with individual houses nominations. Legacy 106, Inc. and other researchers and homeowners have written additional 1 nominations that now form an important body of primary research about the area.

Probably the most familiar source of information about the history of the Kensington and Talmadge communities is a book written by Kensington resident and dentist Dr. Thomas H. Baumann, D.D.S. Baumann published Kensington-Talmadge 1910-1985, to mark the 75th anniversary of the community, although in actuality the date commemorated the filing of the first subdivision map on the mesa, Kensington Park. The “Kensington Book” is a favorite of residents in both the Talmadge and Kensington communities, and has been reprinted by his daughter, Darlene Baumann Love.2 Baumann lists each of these subdivisions on page 32 for Kensington and 71 for Talmadge, in the 2nd edition. The distinctions between these tracts have blurred over time, and today planners group the thirteen Kensington subdivisions into “Kensington” and eleven Talmadge tracts into “Talmadge” as part of the Mid Cities Community Plan. The filing of individual maps is important to the history of the house, because Kensington Heights, which developed in three “Units,” is unrelated in development history to nearby Kensington Manor with its two Units, Kensington Point, or the first tract in the area, Kensington Park,

1 Researchers Kathleen Flanigan, Parker Jackson, Beth Montes and Christianne Knoop, Priscilla Berge, Kathleen Crawford, Ruth Alter, Linda Canada, Jaye Furlonger, Scott Moomjian, Esq., Vonn Marie May, and Ione Stiegler, name only few who have studied the Kensington and/or Talmadge areas. In addition, see Anne D. Bullard, “1926, The Formative Year of Kensington Heights,” The Journal of San Diego History, Spring 1995, Volume 41, Number 2; Mary M. Taschner, "Richard Requa: Southern California Architect, 1881-1941, a Master's thesis for the University of San Diego; Larry R. Ford, Metropolitan San Diego: How Geography and Lifestyle Shape a New Urban Environment Metropolitan Portraits), 2004; and Architects Ione Stiegler, AIA with M. Wayne Donaldson, AIA in the Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Strategy, 1996 and January 8, 1997. 2 After Baumann’s death, the Kensington-Talmadge Community Association updated the first edition and reprinted it as a second edition in 1997, and named it Kensington-Talmadge 1910-1997. In 2010, Love printed a Centennial Edition of her father’s book, which updated and added new information to the community’s history.

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*B10. Significance (Criterion A continued): located south of Kensington Heights Unit 1. An observer might look at the Kensington and Talmadge neighborhoods and assume these areas all developed together, as today they appear to be two connected communities.

Rancho Ex Mission Lots. All of the Kensington and Talmadge acreage originates from former land known as “Rancho Ex Mission Lots,” which have a layer of ownership, leases, and uses invisible today to the present owners, as these transactions which preceded the filing of the subdivision maps never appear on chain-of-title documents. Much of this land came onto the real estate market through the heirs to the Rancho Ex Mission Lots and into hands such as banker George Burnham, Vice President of the Southern Trust and Commerce Bank. “The Map of the First Unit Kensington Heights” states under “A Better Improvement Plan”:

Of the 240 acres which comprises Kensington Heights, 100 acres on the mesa will be developed at the present time into restricted residential property. For many, many years this tract has been held intact by its former owners – the Mason family. It has changed hands but once in forty years.3

The development of the Kensington Mesa in the second decade of the nineteenth century fits into the greater pattern of housing development nationwide, as America got back onto its feet following the devastating worldwide effects of World War I. By 1921-1924, many of the veterans had returned to America and there was both a nationwide shortage of available homes and a slowly reviving economy that brought building materials and new home construction back on track. From this, arose the “Better Homes Movement,” and what followed would be a decade of new construction that transformed communities across America, and in particular, Southern California, as large tracts of land became available and desirable for development. The Kensington Park tract, south of Kensington Heights, fits into this early period of San Diego’s development.

“Movie Girl Subdivision” Marketing Strategy. Additionally, the house may contribute to a better understanding of the Hollywood - Los Angeles real estate investment ties that led to the development of Talmadge Park, San Diego’s “Movie Star Subdivision,” in the initial phase of development between 1925 and 1930. One of San Diego’s most interesting and glamorous subdivisions of the 1920s is without a doubt the Talmadge Park subdivision, which opened with great publicity in 1925. The wealth behind the subdivision was touted as exceeding $75,000,000. (San Diego Sun, February 12, 1927) The tract was promoted as the “Movie Girl Subdivision,” because of its marketing and investment association with Hollywood silent film stars and sisters, Norma, Constance, and Natalie Talmadge.

The key individuals in the Talmadge Park subdivisions were I.C. Freud, a Los Angeles capitalist and president of the Southern California Realty Corporation, who joined with other Hollywood and Los Angeles businessmen and women to finance and develop Talmadge Park under the Lichtys’ guidance. The luminaries were of course sisters Norma Talmadge, Constance Talmadge, and Natalie Talmadge.

3 Readers interested in this early history are directed to Historical Nomination of the Commander Wilbur V. and Martha E. Shown / and Louise Severin House, 4394 North Talmadge Drive and Historical Nomination of the Frank B. and Vinnie A. Thompson House, 5191 Hastings Road, Kensington Heights Unit 2, “George T. Forbes Spec House No. 1,” Historical Landmark Number 755, by Legacy 106, Inc. In particular, additional research into the Mason family (Evalyn and John Mason) of Mission Valley, who owned Rancho Ex Mission Lot 47, and Willard W. Whitney, who owned Lot 23, would be an interesting line of inquiry into this early history, before the present subdivisions were formed.

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Natalie’s husband, Buster Keaton was involved, as was Keaton’s business manager and brother-in-law, Joseph M. Schenck, head of the United Artists Corporation and husband to Norma Talmadge. Schenck produced most of Norma’s early pictures from their converted studio in New York and later when they moved their operations west to Hollywood (Baumann p. 49 and 61). A February 12, 1927 article in the San Diego Sun called Schenk “one of the wealthiest business men in California as well as one of the most powerful figures in the film industry.”

Others included Sid Graumann, Louis B. Mayer, who was Vice-President and General Manger of Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Los Angeles capitalist Joe Toplitzky, Joseph Loeb, a prominent Los Angeles attorney, and Roy C. Lichty, the subdivision manager. In 1933, Schenck, Mayer, and Darryl Zanuck headed the Twentieth Century Company (Baumann p. 50). Unnamed as a partner, but certainly financially involved was San Diego Banker and real estate investor, George Burnham. (San Diego Union, December 20, 1925 “Charity to Get Proceeds from First Lot Sale: Dedication of Subdivision is Set for Jan 3; Norma Talmadge to Plant Tree.”) Later sources would reveal another investor was movie great Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. (Oakland Tribune, April 30, 1933) Biographies of Buster Keaton reveal these investors were long time friends who formed a business network that revolved around their Hollywood careers. Lou Anger managed both Keaton’s and Arbuckle’s careers, and Schenck was a longtime friend of Arbuckle’s who supported him both financially and emotionally after a false rape accusation devastated his career.

One of the best descriptions of their involvement can be found in Kensington-Talmadge 1910-1997 by Dr. Thomas H. Baumann, D.D.S. (pp. 49-72). Much of the material Baumann used in his book was from research compiled by Kensington resident Robert Sedlock in 1958 for a college paper. Sedlock’s role in understanding this area is generally overlooked because few know of his involvement and Baumann did not attribute Sedlock as his underlying source. Copies of Sedlock’s paper can be found in the San Diego Historical Society’s Research Archives, however. Much has been written about the Talmadge sister’s greatly publicized opening of the Talmadge Park subdivision, but in truth, very little is known about the details of their investments in San Diego or how they came to be involved with this particular tract. While Baumann’s book and Sedlock’s material are important studies of the area, much more can still be learned about the community. Today, probably the biggest misconception about Kensington / Talmadge is that they are in essence one large community that developed about the same time. The entire community is, in fact, the product of nearly 24 separate subdivisions, thirteen in Kensington and eleven in Talmadge. The Talmadge units were separate from the Kensington units, although in general much of the area built out their initial phases in the 1920s.

The Murrins lived in Los Angeles, as did the Hollywood movie investors who co-invested with subdivision manager Roy Lichty, who had developed his first subdivision with Ole Hansen in Los Angeles. In 1929, Hansen was well known as the founder and developer of San Clemente, California (San Diego Union, May 15, 1929).

In general, however, Legacy 106, Inc. is still learning about the investment relationship between Los Angeles-based real estate people and the Kensington / Talmadge tracts. Recently, we have been corresponding with a colleague in Pasadena who, in researching his own home, has learned that the developers in his area were heavily involved in San Diego. He has even documented “twin” houses in both cities and builders who bought all of their materials in Los Angeles and shipped them to San Diego to build in Kensington. Talmadge Park manager Roy Lichty also had his roots in Los Angeles, and is clearly documented bringing Los Angeles area developers and buyers to San Diego (Personal Communication, Headrick 2007).

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In a May 2, 1926 news article in the San Diego Union, Lichty announced that Los Angeles contractor Paul V. Struble had purchased 100 lots in Talmadge Park in “one of the biggest home-building programs planned in San Diego. . . He has done considerable amount of home building in Los Angeles, particularly in the vicinity of Figuerosa and 102nd streets, and also in Glendale.” Lichty actively recruited buyers from the Long Beach and Los Angeles area, as indicated by this April 18, 1926 San Diego Union article which stated:

Eighteen residents of Long Beach were visitors at Talmadge Park last Wednesday. They were on a two-day sightseeing tour of San Diego, conducted by R.E. Huff, a prominent Long Beach realtor. Huff is conducting three sightseeing tours every Wednesday and Saturday, bringing his parties from Long Beach to San Diego in de luxe motor busses.”

While many believe that the enormous “Wonder House of Stone,” located at the end of Adams Avenue in Talmadge was the Talmadge Sisters’ home, in truth it was not. The building served as a real estate headquarters for lot sales and a model home. Interestingly, Roy Lichty’s daughter, Jean Lichty, would marry Cliff May, who would gain world-wide fame as the “father of the western ranch house” in the 1930s – 1960s. Both Lichty’s own home, and a National Register landmark Cliff May ranch house, are located a short walk to the north up East Talmadge Drive.

Thus, in terms of Community Development a great deal more research needs to be done to better understand the relationship between the Los Angeles area and San Diego as to the architectural, historical, and economic development of the community. However, it is clear that all of the houses built in the Talmadge Park subdivision while Roy Lichty was its manager, demonstrate special elements of the community’s architectural development. The designs had to be approved by him with investment minimum criteria and strict architectural control that required design approval. It is becoming increasingly better documented and understood that many of the builders in Talmadge Park were also building in Los Angeles and/or had strong ties to the Hollywood movie industry.

“City Beautiful” the Nolen Plan and the Proximity to New State College. Talmadge Park also owes its existence to plans for the relocation of the Normal School in University Heights to “the forward edge of the City of San Diego” (San Diego Union, April 18, 1926). M.W. Folsom wrote a letter to the editor comparing Hollywood and Beverly Hills real estate appreciation in relation to creation of college campus sites. The San Diego real estate industry promoted relocation of the Norma School campus and urban utilities east to the city boundaries, just as in the case of Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

Wilson used the Nolen Plan as an argument for this eastern extension, which Talmadge Park developers picked up on in their planning and marketing campaigns of the 1920s-1930s. An April 11, 1926 article in the San Diego Union entitled “’City Beautiful’ Plan Interests Heights Section: Kensington District Residents Pleased to Learn Proposed Main Road Cuts Property,” states that “Study of the Nolen Plan for development of San Diego into real “city beautiful” is attracting the especial attention of residents and property owners of the Kensington Park section.” This community is adjacent to Talmadge Park, and by extension, it is indisputable that Lichty and his partners were aware of the affect Nolen’s plans to extend a great main boulevard and parking system from Mission Valley to the Kensington section to Chollas Valley would have on their property values.

The Sunday edition of the San Diego Union on April 11, 1926 revealed how Talmadge Park designers came up with the curved Talmadge loop road that follows the ridge and canyon contours for easy automotive driving and viewing of Mission Valley to the north and Mahogany Canyon to the east.

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Numerous residents of that locality and others who plan to build have called during the past fortnight at the offices of the city planning commission in Balboa Park for an examination of the maps and plans prepared by Nolen …. To extend the main boulevard parking system from the harbor front up to Mission Valley and thence across the Kensington section to Chollas Valley (Ibid) Lichty also planned to develop a recreational area and artist colony down in Mahogany Canyon (Fairmont Drive) as an added amenity to Talmadge Park Unit 1 (San Diego Union, April 4, 1926).The entire Talmadge Park neighborhood retains its physical integrity and evokes a strong sense of 1920s-1930s history.

1920s and 1930s, Two Distinct Decades of Development. The erection of this house during the Great Depression seems relevant as a special element, The houses built prior to the period of the Great Depression normally stand out from the ones built after 1930, because of the economic stresses that were not present in the 1925-1929 boom period. Few builders in this depression period had the financial means to build, with a few distinct exceptions. The few builders who were able to remain viable during this period had to adapt to the economic restrictions of the time, and provided badly needed jobs and purchasing of materials from local suppliers when very little business was going on. During the depression thousands of buyers defaulted, builders went out of business, lenders assumed title to lots and houses, and builder and Architects, like all businesses, experienced a stressed market. Several houses in Kensington and Talmadge remained vacant and the lenders rented to Navy and Army personnel, who had a dependable income.

These homes also stand out from the houses built after 1935, when home buyer’s style preferences were changing as people started to find the economy rising out of the Great Depression, and new federal policies encouraged economizing, smaller homes, modernization, and materials efficiencies in ways that had a dramatic effect on house styles for the next generation of home buyers.

The Spanish Colonial Theme. Custom homes in Kensington Park were an eclectic mix of Craftsman bungalow, Mission Revival, Spanish Eclectic, and Pueblo styles that some prospective homebuyers found unsettling Robert Sedlock (1958:2-4). The Kensington Land Company responded to make their real estate more luxurious by creating deed restrictions and a Supervisory Architectural Board to enforce Spanish style as the only acceptable architecture. At that same time, Requa had a column in the San Diego Union at the time where he promoted Spanish and Mexican style homes built with the new materials of the day. The Kensington Land Company retained Requa to chair the board in August of 1925. Nine months later on May 24, 1926, George Forbes, Sr. of the Kensington Heights Company induced Requa to extend Supervisory Review Board oversight of house designs in Unit 2. Four months later on September 28, 1926, Forbes added Unit 3 to the review. This later subdivision included twenty- four exclusive rim lots with underground utilities (Sedlock 1958:4). Forbes set the prices for those lots at $1200 to $1500 and completed homes with those lots sold as high as $19,000 (Forbes 1973). When times got tough during the Great Depression, Forbes used his own money to hire Requa to design the homes (AD 1007-063, San Diego History Center Research Archives).

Early Area History. During the Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and American Periods. The landscape that we see today in this area has changed dramatically over time. The first people who arrived in this area may have come here as early as 20,000 years ago, although that is a subject of ongoing study. Certainly early peoples began to populate the region by 12,000 years ago. During that era, the Laguna Mountains were frozen and expansive savannah lands surrounded shallow lakes east to the Lower Colorado River. One of the most dramatic differences involved the location of the coastal shoreline, which was substantially further to the west than what we know today. In fact, geological evidence suggests that glacial ice drew-down the sea level to approximately 400 feet lower than we know

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it today. The “coastal” archaeological sites that reflect this period of occupation are now deeply submerged and available only to underwater explorers.

Between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago, glacial melt elevated the sea level and prehistoric people intensified their use of the land. About 1,500 years ago, rainfall lessened and San Diego became the coastal desert of today. Archaeological investigation of San Diego has revealed most prehistoric cultures concentrated their population centers near freshwater drainages, estuaries, bays, and marine resources. Most of the prehistoric sites recorded consist of vegetal roasting ovens, trail breakage, and overnight camps. At least one seasonal habitation camp existed in Switzer Canyon at the time Spanish colonists arrived in San Diego in 1769. Other villages are known to have been in Mission Valley, Rose Canyon, and around San Diego Bay.

Prior to 1769, Native Kumeyaay families and unknown prehistoric people before them lived in this general area on a nomadic basis, following food resources as they became seasonally available. The local Kumeyaay people continued traditional use rights on the land in this area through the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history, although their ability to live in the area and use the resources of the land became increasingly restricted by European dictates and encroachment from non-native grants, pre- emption, and homestead claims upon choice properties.

The first United States surveys passed through this area in the 1850s, but the first subdivisions as we understand it today with the system of Blocks and Lots did not occur until after 1900. Some sources record local Kumeyaay families living in Mission Valley and in various parts of coastal San Diego until about 1910 based on ethnographic interviews (Shipek 1991). After then, the Kumeyaay families who had not been forced to live on U.S. Government controlled reservations had abandoned these ancestrally- owned lands to move east or south to Baja, California where they still had cultural ties and could live with less interference. While today, American society generally does not recognize Native American usage/ownership of the land as part of the legal chain of title, it is, nevertheless, part of the chronological and historical sequence of land usage over time.

Given the many thousands of years of prehistoric occupation, the Spanish colonization era passed through the Mexican Revolution and Mexican War with the United States in a mere heartbeat of time. By the 1870s, European American land surveyors began extending the boundary of the City of San Diego. Real estate speculators bought “Pueblo Land” from the Common Council and City Trustees and then drew maps that created grids of streets and blocks of lots.

Documented pre-subdivision uses in the area include poultry ranches and film studio work of the United States Film Corporation in neighboring Kensington Park area in 1914 (San Diego Union, May 31, 1914, “San Diego Paradise for ‘Movie’ Company, Big Concern with Many Actors Busy in Kensington Park).

Conclusion: The Joe H. Kruger House at 4366 North Talmadge Drive was not determined to qualify for designation under Criterion A. Legacy 106, Inc. did not find evidence to support that the Joe H. Kruger House at 4366 North Talmadge Drive qualifies under Criterion A.

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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.

Joe H. Kruger Owner, 1926 to 1927

In August 1926, Joe H. Kruger purchased lot 45 of Talmadge Park. In September of that year, construction began on the subject resource, and the Notice of Completion indicates that the home was completed on January 27, 1927. The Notice of Completion does not list the home’s architect or builder. Rather, it states that “about the 25th day of September, 1926, commenced work by the day for the erection and construction...”. In May 1927, Joe signed the home over to the Veterans Welfare Board of the State of California. It is not known if he ever actually resided at 4366 N. Talmadge Drive.

Jonas “Joe” H. Kruger was born in Little Rock, Iowa on November 22, 1893. His parents, Hilrich and Ekelina, were farmers originally from Germany. Joe grew up in the Iowa towns of Little Rock and Grant, and worked on his father’s farm (World War I Draft Registration Cards).

It appears that Joe's time in San Diego was brief. He appears in the 1926 San Diego City Directory, residing at 4520 Terrace Dr. in the Kensington Park neighborhood. His occupation is listed as builder. He does not appear in later San Diego directories. In 1930, Joe lived with his married sister Lida and her family in Los Angeles, and worked as a building contractor (1930 U.S. Census). According to his World War II draft registration cards from 1942, Joe resided in Torrance, California and was self employed. At the age of 46, Joe married Beatrice Kathryn Gype. Joe died in Torrance in 1964.

Insufficient information was found about Joe H. Kruger to determine he was historically significant for his association with 4366 North Talmadge Drive under Criterion B.

Louis Q. Dyer and Helen F. Dyer Residents, 1932 to 1937 Owners, February 1941

Dr. Louis Q. Dyer and wife Helen are listed in the San Diego City Directory as residing at the subject resource from 1932 to 1937, during which time the home was addressed as 4755 N. Talmadge Drive. In 1938 it was readdressed as 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. During the time they lived in the home, the Dyers presumably rented it from the Veterans Welfare Board, who held title from May 1926 until February 1941. In February 1941, the Dyers purchased the subject resource but sold it that same month.

On April 2, 1892, Louis Quincy Dyer was born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. His father Edward was a hardware dealer, and mother Laura was a housewife. When Louis was a teenager, he moved to Seattle with his parents, and got a job in an optician's office (1910 U.S. Census).

Around 1911, Louis, his parents, and brother Edwin moved to San Diego. Both Louis and Edwin graduated from the Southern California College of Optometry and Opthamology, and Louis also graduated from the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. They both began practicing medicine in 1915 (San Diego Evening Tribune, April 23, 1930). He and Edwin then partnered in an optometry office called Dyer Brothers.

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According to Dr. Louis Q. Dyer's World War I draft registration cards, he lived in the Palm City neighborhood south of San Diego and worked as a physician. He and Helen lived in Palm City until around 1927, when they moved to 4322 Alabama St. in the University Heights neighborhood.

From 1928 to 1931, the Dyers are listed in the city directory as residing at 4402 N. Talmadge Drive. This address no longer exists, nor does it appear on any Sanborn maps. It is possible that 4402 N. Talmadge was the original address of the subject resource, before it was readdressed as 4755 N. Talmadge Dr. in 1932 and 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. in 1938. However, definitive proof that 4402 N. Talmadge Dr. was the original address of the subject resource could not be located.

In 1940, Dr. Dyer, Helen, and their children Patricia and Robert resided at 2622 Bayside Lane in Mission Beach. They moved around San Diego several more times before Helen died in San Diego in 1974, and Dr. Dyer passed away in November 1983.

Helen Freeman Dyer was born in Missouri around 1905. In 1922 she graduated from Coronado High School and later graduated from San Diego State University. Helen worked as a secretary in her husband's medical office for thirty years (San Diego Union, May 19, 1974). She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the 41st Medical Society, and Kensington Community Church.

Insufficient information was found about Louis Q. Dyer and Helen F. Dyer to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4366 North Talmadge Drive under Criterion B.

James T. Lambert and Catherine Lambert Margaret Lambert Residents, 1938 and 1939

James T. Lambert and wife Catherine resided at 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. in 1938 and 1939. They were renters, and James worked as an auditor with the U.S. Grant Hotel and Agua Caliente casino and race track in Tijuana. Also living in the home with James and Catherine was James' widowed mother Margaret.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, James Thomas Lambert was born in August 1898. Little about his early life could be found. James’ World War I draft registration cards show that he lived in Cashion, Maricopa County, Arizona and worked as a bookkeeper. Around 1927 he married Clara Catherine Dehner and they eventually had two children, James Jr. and Catherine. According to the 1930 U.S. Census, the Lamberts lived on Church Ave. in Chula Vista. During that time, James worked as a hotel office manager, and Catherine was employed as a registered nurse.

The Lamberts rented 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. in 1938 and 1939, and then moved to 4022 1st Ave. in Hillcrest in 1940. That year’s census lists James’ occupation as auditor at a race track. According to James’ 1979 obituary, he worked at the Agua Caliente casino and racetrack in Tijuana for several years. In 1950, James purchased a liquor store, which he owned and operated until his retirement in 1972 (San Diego Union, February 22, 1979). James passed away in San Diego on February 19, 1979. Further information about Catherine could not be found.

Insufficient information was found about James T. Lambert and Catherine Lambert, or Margaret Lambert to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4366 North Talmadge Drive under Criterion B.

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Sidney R. Hammett and Leona T. Hammett Residents, 1940 only

In 1940 only, Sidney R. Hammett and wife Leona resided at 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. They were renters, and Sidney was employed as a superintendent with Standard Stations.

In March 1900, Sidney Raymond Hammett was born in Elm Creek, Kansas to farmers Paul and Lura Hammett. By 1910, Sidney was living in Long Beach, California with his parents and siblings (1910 U.S. Census). Their time in California was short, and by 1915 they were again living in Kansas.

Around 1925, Sidney married Leona T. Thomas, a Kansas native born around 1903. By 1930 the couple lived in Alhambra, California, where Sidney worked as a salesman for an oil company (1930 U.S. Census). They then moved to El Centro before relocating to San Diego in 1940. That year, they rented 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. and Sidney worked as a superintendent with Standard Stations. The Hammetts then moved to Riverside in the early 1940’s.

Sidney passed away on October 18, 1974 in Laguna Hills, California. Further information about him and Leona could not be located.

Insufficient information was found about Sidney R. Hammett and Leona T. Hammett to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4366 North Talmadge Drive under Criterion B.

Clarence F. Horrall and Jane E. Horrall Owners and Residents, 1941 to 2006

In 1941, Clarence and Jane Horrall purchased 4366 N. Talmadge Drive. Clarence lived in the home until his death in 1971, and Jane continued to reside there until she passed away in 2006. Clarence had a lengthy career as an insurance adjuster.

Clarence Francis Horrall was born in San Diego in February 1892 and grew up in the nearby mountain community of Julian. His parents, William and Fannie, were both originally from England, and William worked as a miner in Julian.

By 1910, Clarence and his older brother Thomas lived together in an apartment in downtown San Diego. At that time, Clarence worked as a plumber (1910 U.S. Census). According to Clarence’s World War I draft registration cards, he lived in San Diego and was an automotive shop foreman.

Clarence married Lucile Abell in 1918, and they resided at 515 Dewey Street. Lucile passed away the following year, and in the early 1920’s Clarence married Ora Strick. They had two sons, Clarence Jr. and Alfred. Clarence continued to work as a machinist until the mid-1920’s when he became a traffic officer. By 1930, Clarence switched careers again and became an insurance adjuster.

Ora passed away in 1934. In June 1936, Clarence married Jane Elizabeth Dunne, twenty years his junior, in San Diego. Their daughter Susan was born three years later. The Horralls resided at 4030 33rd St. in North Park until purchasing 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. in 1941. Clarence lived in the home with Jane until his

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Insufficient information was found about Clarence F. Horrall and Jane E. Horrall to determine they were historically significant for their association with 4366 North Talmadge Drive under Criterion B.

Based on the research found and evidence presented in this report, Legacy 106, Inc. concludes that the Joe H. Kruger House at 4366 North Talmadge Drive does not rise to the level of having associations with significant individuals to qualify for nomination under Criterion B.

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Criterion “C” Embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period, or method of construction or is a valuable example of the use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship.

The Joe H. Kruger House is an excellent example of a Spanish Eclectic / Revival home with Italian Renaissance influences. The home showcases this rare hybrid mixture of Spanish Eclectic / Revival and Italian Renaissance styles of architecture. In greater detail, this house displays the architecturally defining features indicative of the Spanish Eclectic / Revival style. The home has a varied form with a low-pitched Mission half-barrel gabled, hipped and shed roofs and exhibits minimal eave overhang. The tile roof appears to have the original repeating regularly laid clay roof tiles displaying its Italian Renaissance influences. The subject resource has an asymmetrical façade which further articulates its Spanish Eclectic style. This example of the Spanish Eclectic style also reflects the uncommon mixture of the Spanish Eclectic and Italian Renaissance architectural styles with slightly higher central raised ceiling living room and shed roof entry with narrow rectangular wooden divided light windows. The central higher roofed ceiling section has a hipped roof and two lower single level gable roof wings which project out on both sides creating a central courtyard entry area. The home utilizes a varied multilevel front façade with hipped cross gabled shed and flat roofs incorporated into the Eclectic design.

Spanish Revival/ Eclectic Style. Many architectural historians attribute the high popularity of the Spanish Eclectic style variations in San Diego with the popularity of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, which was held in San Diego from 1915 through 1916. However, the most likely influence for the shift in popularity would be the Bertram Goodhue-designed 1922-1923 Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Naval Training Center. Soon thereafter, technical journals, newspapers, and magazines promoted Spanish style architecture as a revitalization of interest in 18th and 19th century California history. The San Diego Union hired Master Architect Richard Requa to write a weekly column critiquing local architecture and he used this forum to promote the Spanish Eclectic or as he deemed it “The Southern California style.” Although the style continued as late as 1948, the Great Depression caused a shift to “patriotic” styles and Spanish style lost favor to Colonial Revival, Cape Cod, and Neo Classical style houses.

Designers of Spanish Eclectic houses often borrowed from Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance motifs (McAlester and McAlester 2002:417). The fired red clay tiles on this house are Spanish style Mission half barrels. The walls of houses in this style are stuccoed to appear like old adobe buildings in artistic interpretations from Spanish / Mediterranean origins. In general, designers of the period were engaged in a process to define and interpret appropriate architectural styles for our climate. A great deal of literature of the period was devoted to defining an appropriate “Southern California Style” of architecture. The strongest popularity for Spanish style residential architecture hit San Diego about 1925, when the newspapers and popular magazines promoted this as an authentic style harkening back to San Diego’s Spanish roots.

The home has the characteristic defining architectural features of the Spanish Eclectic style including the asymmetrical façade, low pitched red tile roof, eaves with shallow overhangs, stucco surfacing, and arched window openings. The home also utilizes an asymmetrical façade, varied form and a compound floor plan with a low-pitched hipped Mission half-barrel roof and exhibits minimal eave projections. The home's complex irregular form, multilevel cross gabled front façade and varied roof types and heights present an image of a small compact village breaking up the massing of this large single family home. The home also exhibits some interesting features in the style including its use of flattened raised stucco and plaster wall surfacing and incorporation of Italian Renaissance influences.

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The Italian Renaissance Style is sometimes referred to as the Second Italian Renaissance Revival to differentiate it from the first Renaissance revival style of 1845-1860. This early Mediterranean style became popular in the 1890’s and remained so into the mid 1930′s. It is a much more authentic interpretation of classical Italian architecture than the earlier ”Italianate” style of the mid 1800′s. First begun in 1883 by the firm of McKim, Mead and White in New York, other fashionable architects of the time used the style as a sharp contrast to the Gothic-inspired Shingle or Queen Anne styles of the era. The style was inspired by 14th and 15th century wealthy Florentine merchant buildings in Italy where these original renaissance architects drew on Roman and Greek building forms. The style as it emerged 500 years later in the 19th century was utilized primarily in civic, commercial or large urban city buildings such as libraries, banks and courthouses and the style was much less common as influencing a suburban or residential home as we see on the subject resource.

Italian Renaissance details seen on the home consists of the setback central portion of the home with low pitched hipped roof. This slightly higher 1 and 1/2 story central portion of the home displays arched windows above the central shed roof entryway. The home displays its original multi-level hipped, gable and shed roof on the front façade. This entryway is flanked by pairs of tall rectangular wooden divided light casement windows which is also common elaborations seen on Italian Renaissance style home. Also, the home displays regularly laid interlocking fired clay tiles and setback front entry which are also common elaborations seen on Italian Renaissance style homes. The home has a raised but "knocked down" irregular painted stucco exterior surfacing seen throughout. Based on Sanborn maps, historical photos and site analysis, the home has an intact building footprint, and has retained overall good architectural integrity.

Overall, this house is a excellent single-story example of the Spanish Revival/Eclectic style with Italian Renaissance influences. It is a large single-family residence built in 1927 with central raised ceiling entry/ living room with arched window openings in the Talmadge Park neighborhood of San Diego. The front elevation faces south onto North Talmadge Drive and features a low walled front patio. The home utilizes an asymmetrical façade with repeating Mission clay tile roof and flattened raised stucco surfacing. The home has a rectangular front facing U-shaped plan on a canyon lot and features a combined gabled, flat and hipped roof. This home represents an unusual and good example of a Spanish Eclectic home with Italian Renaissance influences. The Mission and Spanish Eclectic styles shares similarities with the Italian Renaissance style in exterior finishes (tile roof and stucco walls), however, it can be distinguished and characterized by their eave conditions. The Italian Renaissance style usually has wide boxed-in eaves with decorative brackets underneath, unlike either the Spanish (very little overhang) style.

The architectural designer and builders selected high quality building materials, hired fine craftsmen, and successfully blended Mediterranean and Spanish eclectic details in the creation of this house. This eclectic design and use of materials, and expression of craftsmanship exhibited in this house stand out when compared with surrounding Spanish Eclectic style houses in Talmadge Park.

Fire and Water Resistant Building Materials. Stucco is one of the most significant innovations of San Diego 20th century building construction. Although variations of durable wall coatings date back to Roman times, perfection of the formula for stucco can be directly related to the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco. Architects across the state rushed to develop fire-resistant materials. San Francisco architect Bernard Maybeck experimented with burlap dipped in wet cement stretched on wood frames. San Diego architect Irving Gill experimented with poured-in-place cast concrete. Richard Requa developed interlocking hollow clay tile. Walter Keller designed hollow and flat cement tile. But the most exciting and versatile material proved to be exterior wall stucco, which began appearing on Mission Revival style houses at least as early as 1909.

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The architecturally defining features that are supportive of historic landmarking are:

1. The slightly higher 1 and 1/2 story central portion of the home displays arched windows above the central shed roof entryway; 2. The original multi-level hipped, gable and shed roof on the front façade; 3. The exterior raised wall stucco surfacing and matching decorative raised plaster interior fireplace and dining room; 4. The original repeating regularly laid fired red clay Mission half barrel tile full roof; 5. The barrel roofed living room with arching fixed upper level windows; 6. The original arched and rectangular wooden fixed, casement and double hung windows; 7. The stucco chimney with simple top; 8. The interior barrel vaulted living room ceiling; 9. The walled raised patio front patio; 10. The original interior wood doors with hardware doorknobs; 11. The varied massing and differing roof styles; 12. The stucco chimney with simple top; 13. The front and rear French doors connecting indoor and outdoor spaces; 14. The sculpted plaster fireplace surround; 15. The attached double garage conforming to its canyon lot topography; 16. The concrete front walkway connecting the sidewalk to the house; 17. The front façade with small forward facing extending wings on each end; 18. The original Mission style clay tile attic vents seen along the flat roof parapet seen on the side elevations; 19. Integrated ceramic tiles seen on the fireplace hearth; 20. The original wood one over one double hung side windows;

The following are architectural changes that cause integrity loss are:

1. The two round metal gable attic vents that do not match the existing original east and west elevations with side half clay tile attic vents likely changed circa 1945. 2. The upper level balcony window replacements placed behind the central hipped upper level. (completely outside of the public view); 3. The attached two car garage double door replacement with a sliding metal garage door (This is a minor design change).

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Architectural Integrity Analysis. The following is an analysis of the Integrity of the home's architecture.

Location. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred

Based on comparison with the historic aerial photos from circa 1933 and 1950 (see Attachments section D-1), Sanborn Fire Insurance maps and other research, the house is shown to be in its original location at 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. The House has excellent integrity of Location.

Design. Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken.

Analysis of the historic aerial photo, building records and examination of the resource at 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. reveals the front side and rear façades are essentially unchanged and very closely match the original design of the house. The rear elevation is partially modified on the central rear covered balcony, but the small window changes are placed at the rear, entirely out of public view. As seen in the building records and comparisons between the original plans and current photos, the home is in remarkable original condition. This is an excellent example of a Spanish Eclectic home designed in 1927 with Italian Renaissance influences. The home embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Spanish Eclectic style through the retention of character defining features of the style such as the asymmetrical façade, low pitched Spanish clay tile roof with eaves with little overhanging, stucco surfacing. As seen in the building records and comparisons between the residential building records, historic aerial photos, Sanborn maps and current photos, the home is in highly original condition.

Two small changes have occurred over time: the first minor change is that the two front gable attic vents appear to have been repaired or replaced. The second minor change is that the original double garage door has been replaced over time with a newer metal garage door. It is unclear if the vertical wooden plank style garage door seen in 1950s-1970s historic photos is original. However if directed by staff this metal garage door can be replaced with a garage door matching the wooden design seen in historic photos. No additional historic photos of the garage door were found. These two minor modifications to the home do not degrade the original character defining features of the home and do not affect the architectural design to the point that the home no longer conveys its significance or to the point where the resource would no longer be eligible for designation.

The house is an intact and original example of the Spanish Eclectic/Revival style with a significant level of architectural integrity from its 1927 date of construction. The house overall remains in extremely original condition. The Design element of this home is good.

Setting. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. The setting is the larger area or environment in which a historic property is located. It may be an urban, suburban, or rural neighborhood or a natural landscape in which buildings have been constructed. The relationship of buildings to each other, setbacks, fence patterns, views, driveways and walkways, and street trees together create the character of a district or neighborhood.

The home's early suburban San Diego setting is intact. The street and side setback of the house matches the historic Talmadge Park neighborhood. The house has excellent integrity of Setting.

State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial

Page 22 of 23 *Resource Name or #: The Joe H. Kruger House

*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: December 2014 Continuation Update

*B10. Significance - Criterion C (continued):

Materials. Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property. The Standards state that deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.

The home features almost all the original wooden fixed, double hung and multi-light casement windows on all elevations. Roof tiles and hand applied stucco finish match the historical photos and appear mostly original. The wooden garage door has been replaced and does partially affect the integrity of materials, however this is not a character defining feature of the style and these garage doors have almost always been changed from the original material. The owners plan to work with City staff to find an appropriate garage door if historical photos are not found. The original scored concrete walkway appears intact along with the raised front patio and site wall which matches stucco on the home. There are no significant changes to the materials within the public view. As noted throughout this analysis, the Materials aspect of Integrity of this home is good.

Workmanship. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory.

The craftsmanship exhibited in this house represents skilled construction techniques. In particular, the skills in sculpting the exterior wall stucco and interior wall plaster is high quality. The interior sculpted fireplace and details included in the designation and seen throughout is exceptional. The craftsmanship exhibited in this house represents skilled construction techniques. In particular, the skills in sculpting the Wood workmanship in creating the curved and rectangular divided light windows is high quality. As noted above, the interior plaster work shows particularly excellent workmanship. The Workmanship aspect of Integrity is excellent.

Feeling. Feeling is a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.

This 1927 Spanish Revival / Eclectic residence in its present excellent original condition is well preserved and imparts the visitor with a realistic sense and feeling of the late 1920's and early 1930's historical Talmadge Park neighborhood. The home is custom designed for its canyon lot and conforms well to its rectangular lot and location by breaking up the massing and roof types of this large single family home. The home blends in well with historic older neighboring properties in Talmadge. The feeling of a Spanish Eclectic home from the late 1920's pre-Depression age are retained. The Feeling aspect of Integrity is excellent.

Association. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property.

The Joe H. Kruger House at 4366 North Talmadge Drive was extensively researched for associations with an important historic event or person. Research for this nomination did not find a direct link or association with important events or persons with this property.

Conclusion: The Joe H. Kruger House meets six of seven aspects of integrity and can be said to have excellent architectural integrity for historical designation. Legacy 106, Inc. recommends the house for historical designation under Criterion C.

State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial

Page 23 of 23 *Resource Name or #: The Joe H. Kruger House

*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: December 2014 Continuation Update

Criterion “D” Is representative of a notable work of a master builder, designer, architect, engineer, landscape architect, interior designer, artist or craftsman.

After extensive research, the original architect / builder of the home is still as yet unproven with no direct evidence found showing the home's original designer.

Although the evidence listed in this report reveals the designer and builder was accomplished (based on 4366 North Talmadge Drive), Legacy 106, Inc. does not find there is sufficient evidence at this time to demonstrate that the home qualifies for designation under Criterion “D” as the work of a master designer, architect, engineer, landscape architect, interior designer, artist, craftsman or builder. Future historic studies of potentially historical houses will hopefully add more to what is known about this builder and his status under Criterion D can be re-evaluated at that time.

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.

A.1 Assessor’s Building Record

A.2 Notice of Completion

The subject resource was actually completed on January 27, 1927. Joe H. Kruger was the owner at that time and the Notice noted hiring "work by the day" carpenters and builders.

A.3 Water Record

A water record could not be located for this property.

A.3 Sewer Record

A sewer record could not be located for this property.

A.4 Building / Construction Permits

There are no building / construction permits on file for this property.

A.5 Site Plan with Footprint Taken from the Residential Building Record.

A.6 County Lot and Block Book Page Joe H. Kruger purchased lot 45 in September 1926 and immediately had the subject resource constructed. It was completed in January 1927, and four month later, he signed the home over to the Veteran's Welfare Board of California. The home was first assessed to the Board in 1927.

A.7 Previous Survey Forms

A previous survey form could not be located for this property.

Attachment B Ownership and Occupant Information

B.1 – Chain of Title B.2 – Directory Search of Occupants B.3 – Deed from the Date of Construction

B.1 Chain of Title 4366 North Talmadge Drive APN 465-332-04-00

Instrument Date Grantor to Grantee, Recording Date, Book Number, Page Number

August 28, 1926 Union Trust Company of San Diego to Joe H. Kruger, recorded September 8, 1926, Deed Book 1218, Page 428

January 29, 1927 Notice of Completion. Joe H. Kruger listed as owner. The Notice does not list an architect or builder, but states, "about the 25th day of September, 1926, commenced work by the day for the erection and construction...". Home was actually completed on January 27, 1927. Recorded January 31, 1927, Miscellaneous Book 80, Page 335

May 19, 1927 Joe H. Kruger to Veterans Welfare Board of the State of California, recorded June 15, 1927, Deed Book 1241, Page 142

February 17, 1941 Veterans Welfare Board of the State of California to Louis Q. Dyer, recorded March 5, 1941, Official Records Book 1147, Page 267

February 11, 1941 Louis Q. Dyer and Helen F. Dyer to C.F. Horrall and Jane E. Horrall, recorded March 5, 1941, Official Records Book 1147, Page 275

September 10, 1971 Affidavit - Death of Joint Tenant (Clarence Francis Horrall, deceased), recorded September 13, 1971, File # 206183

August 8, 1990 Jane E. Horrall (an unmarried woman) to Jane E. Horrall, Trustee of the Jane E. Horrall Trust, recorded August 14, 1990, File # 90-444941

May 1, 2006 Affidavit - Death of Trustee (Jane Elizabeth Horrall, deceased), recorded May 2, 2006, Document # 2006-0308450

May 1, 2006 Susan Jane Horrall (Successor Trustee of the Jane E. Horrall Trust) to Susan J. Horrall (as Trustee of the Susan J. Horrall Trust), recorded May 2, 2006, Document # 2006-0308451

March 8, 2011 Affidavit - Death of Trustee (Susan Jane Horrall, deceased), recorded March 9, 2011, Document # 2011-0127670

March 8, 2011 Diane M. Fore (as Successor Trustee of the Susan J. Horrall Trust) to Diane M. Fore (as Trustee of the Diane M. Fore Separate Property Trust), recorded March 9, 2011, Document # 2011-0127671

January 28, 2013 Interspousal Individual Grant Deed - Stephen R. Hoenscheidt (spouse of grantee) to Diane M. Fore (a married woman as her sole and separate property), recorded February 1, 2013, Document # 2013-0070689

B.1 Chain of Title - Continued

December 21, 2012 Diane M. Fore (as Trustee of the Diane M. Fore Separate Property Trust) to Diane M. Fore (a married woman as her sole and separate property), recorded February 1, 2013, Document # 2013-0070690

December 21, 2012 Diane M. Fore (a married woman as her sole and separate property) to Diane M. Fore (as Trustee of the Diane M. Fore Separate Property Trust), recorded February 1, 2013, Document # 2013-0070692

August 8, 2013 Diane M. Fore (as Trustee of the Diane M. Fore Separate Property Trust) to Charles G. Ferraro and Kathryn C. Ferraro, recorded August 23, 2013, Document # 2013-0529167

B.2 Directory Search of Occupants 1927 - The home does not appear in the directory until 1932. 1931 1932 Dyer LQ (o) Dyer Louis Q (Helen) Physician and Surgeon (Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat), 327 Commonwealth Bldg, 524 B, Tel Franklin 3920, Office Hours 9 to 12 AM and 2 to 5 PM, h4755 N Talmadge Drive, Tel Randolph 5889 1933 Dyer LQ (o) Dyer Louis Q (Helen) Physician and Surgeon (Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat), 327 Commonwealth Bldg, 524 B, Tel Franklin 3920, Office Hours 9 to 12 AM and 2 to 5 PM, h4755 N Talmadge Drive, Tel Randolph 5889 1934 Dyer LQ (o) Dyer Louis Q (Helen) Physician and Surgeon (Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat), 327 Commonwealth Bldg, 524 B, Tel Franklin 3920, Office Hours 9 to 12 AM and 2 to 5 PM, h4755 N Talmadge Drive, Tel Randolph 5889 Dyer Helen A stdt nurse County Hosp (no address) 1935 Dyer LQ (o) Dyer Louis Q (Helen) Physician and Surgeon (Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat), 327 Commonwealth Bldg, 524 B, Tel Franklin 6144, Office Hours 9 to 12 AM and 2 to 5 PM, h4755 N Talmadge Drive, Tel Randolph 5889 Dyer Helen A stdt nurse County Hosp (no address) 1936 Dyer LQ (o) Dyer Louis Q (Helen) Physician and Surgeon (Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat), 327 Commonwealth Bldg, 524 B, Tel Franklin 4832, Office Hours 9 to 12 AM and 2 to 5 PM, h4755 N Talmadge Drive, Tel Randolph 5889 1937 Dyer LQ (o) Dyer Louis Q (Helen) Physician and Surgeon (Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat), 327 Commonwealth Bldg, 524 B, Tel Franklin 4832, Office Hours 9 to 12 AM and 2 to 5 PM, h4755 N Talmadge Drive, Tel Randolph 5889 1938* Lambert JT Lambert Jas T (Cath) aud US Grant Hotel h4366 N Talmadge dr Lambert Margt (wid J) r4366 N Talmadge dr 1939 Lambert JT Lambert Jas T (Cath) aud US Grant Hotel h4366 N Talmadge dr Lambert Margt (wid Jas) r4366 N Talmadge dr 1940 Hammett SR Hammett Sidney R (Leona T) supt Standard Sta h4366 N Talmadge dr 1941 Horrall CF (o) Horrall Clarence F (Jane E) Insurance Adjuster, 918 San Diego Trust & Savings Bldg, 530 Broadway, Tel Franklin 6141, h4366 N Talmadge Dr, Tel Randolph 9181 1942 Horrall CF (o) Horrall Clarence F (Jane E) ins adj 530 Bway R918 h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Clarence T stdt Kelsey-Jenney Commercial College r4366 N Talmadge dr 1943 Horrall CF (o) Horrall Clarence F (Jane E) Insurance Adjuster, 918 San Diego Trust & Savings Bldg, 530 Broadway, Tel Franklin 6141, h4366 N Talmadge Dr, Tel Randolph 9181 1944 - Horrall CF (o) Horrall Afl D r4366 N Talmadge dr 1945 Horrall Clarence F (Jane E) ins adj 530 Bway R918 h4366 N Talmadge dr 1946 Directory not published this year. 1947 - Horrall CF Horrall Alf D adjuster CF Horrall r4366 N Talmadge dr 1948 Horrall Clarence F (Jane E) Insurance Claims Adjuster, 918 San

Diego Trust & Savings Bldg, 530 Broadway, Tel Franklin 6141, h4366 N Talmadge Dr, Tel Randolph 9181 Horrall Clarence T adjuster CF Horrall r4366 N Talmadge dr 1949 Directory not published this year. 1950 Horrall CF Horrall Alfd D adj CF Horrall r4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Clarence F (Jane E) ins adjuster 530 Bway r918 h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Clarence T adj CF Horrall r4366 N Talmadge dr 1951 Directory not published this year. 1952 Horrall CF (o) R9181 Horrall Alf D adj CF Horrall r4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Clarence F (Jane E) Insurance Claims Adjuster, 918 San Diego Trust & Savings Bldg, 530 Broadway, Tel Franklin 6141, h4366 N Talmadge dr, Tel Randolph 9181 Horrall Thos C adj CF Horrall r4366 N Talmadge dr 1953 - Horrall Clarence F (o) Horrall Alf D (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 1954 Horrall & Sons Clarence F Horrall, Partner C Thomas Horrall, Partner Alfred P Horrall, Partner Insurance Claims, 530 Broadway R918

Horrall C Thos (CF Horral & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Clarence F (Jane E; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr 1955 Horrall Clarence F (o) Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Clarence F (Jane E; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr 1956 Horrall Clarence F (o) AT4- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane E; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr 1957 Horrall Clarence F (o) AT4- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane E; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr 1958 Horrall Clarence F (o) AT4- Horrall Clarence F (Jane E; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge 9181 dr Horrall Susan J studt r4366 N Talmadge dr 1959 Horrall Clarence F (o) AT4- Horrall Clarence F (Jane E; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge 9181 dr Horrall Susan J studt r4366 N Talmadge dr 1960 Horrall Clarence F (o) AT4- Horrall Clarence F (Jane E; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge 9181 dr Horrall Susan J studt r4366 N Talmadge dr 1961 Horrall Clarence F (o) AT4- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J studt r4366 N Talmadge dr 1962 Horrall Clarence F (o) AT4- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J studt r4366 N Talmadge dr 1963 - Horrall Clarence F (o) 284- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 1964 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J studt r4366 N Talmadge dr 1965 Horrall Clarence F (o) 284- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr

9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane; CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J studt r4366 N Talmadge dr 1966 Horrall Clarence F (o) 284- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane) (CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J Med Sec r4366 N Talmadge dr 1967 Horrall Clarence F (o) 284- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane) (CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J ofc sec Dr M Brent Campbell r4366 N Talmadge dr 1968 Horrall Clarence F (o) 284- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane) (CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J ofc sec Dr M Brent Campbell r4366 N Talmadge dr 1969 & Horrall Clarence F (o) 284- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 70 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane) (CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J ofc sec Dr M Brent Campbell r4366 N Talmadge dr 1971 Horrall Clarence F (o) 284- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Clarence F (Jane) (CF Horrall & Sons) h4366 N Talmadge dr Horrall Susan J ofc sec M Brent Campbell r4366 N Talmadge dr 1972 Horrall Jane Mrs (o) 248- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Jane E (wid Clarence F) Horrall Susan J ofc sec M Brent Campbell r4366 N Talmadge dr 1973 Horrall Jane Mrs (o) 248- Horrall C Thos (CF Horrall & Sons) r4366 N Talmadge dr 9181 Horrall Jane E (wid Clarence F) Horrall Susan J ofc sec M Brent Campbell r4366 N Talmadge dr 1974 Horrall Jane Mrs (o) 248- Horrall Jane E (wid Clarence F) 9181 Horrall Susan J ofc sec M Brent Campbell r4366 N Talmadge dr

B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Joe H. Kruger purchased Lot 45 in Talmadge Park in September 1926. Continued on next page

B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Continued on next page

B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction Continued from previous page

B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction In January 1927, the subject resource was completed. In May 1927, owner Joe H. Kruger signed the home over to the Veteran's Welfare Board of California.

Attachment C Maps

C.1 — City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map C.2 — Current and Historical USGS Maps C.3 — Original Subdivision Map C.4 — Sanborn Maps 1886/1887 1906 1921 1940 1950 1956

C.1 City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map

C.2 Current USGS Map - 1994

C.2 Historic USGS Map - 1967

C.3 Original Subdivision Map

C.4 Sanborn Map – 1886/1887

None for this area

C.4 Sanborn Map – 1906

None for this area

C.4 Sanborn Map – 1921

None for this area

C.4 Sanborn Map – 1940

Volume 2, Map # 299H

C.4 Sanborn Map – 1950

None for this area

C.4 Sanborn Map – 1956 Volume 2, Map # 299H

Attachment D Photographs

D.1 — Historical Photographs D.2 — Current Photographs

D.1 Historical Photograph Aerial photo circa 1933.

D.1 Historical Photograph Talmadge Park aerial photo from August 1930. Photo # 89:17794-14 courtesy of the San Diego History Center

D.1 Historical Photograph Talmadge Park aerial photo from the early 1950's. Photo # 86:15974-5 courtesy of the San Diego History Center.

D.1 Historical Photograph 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. circa 1950s.

D.1 Historical Photograph 4366 N. Talmadge Dr. circa 1960.

Below: the subject resource circa 1970.

D.1 Transitional Photograph 4366 N. Talmadge Drive in 1990.

D.2 Current Photographs - South (front) Elevation

Photo this page by Dan Soderberg, March 2014

D.2 Current Photographs - South (front) Elevation All other photos by Kiley Wallace, November 2014

D.2 Current Photographs - South (front) Elevation

D.2 Current Photographs - East (side) Elevation

D.2 Current Photographs - West (side) Elevation

D.2 Current Photographs - North (rear) Elevation

D.2 Current Photographs - Interior Original hand sculpted plaster fireplace and hearth is included in designation.

D.2 Current Photographs - Interior For reference only.

D.2 Current Photographs - Interior Detail of interior stucco. For reference only.

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

E.1 Criterion A – Community History San Diego Evening Tribune November 23, 1925

E.1 Criterion A – Community History San Diego Union December 27, 1925

E.1 Criterion A – Community History The Talmadge sisters at Talmadge Park's opening ceremony, January 3, 1926 Photos this page courtesy of the San Diego History Center

Actor Buster Keaton with the Talmadge sisters at the opening ceremony. He was married to Natalie Talmadge.

E.1 Criterion A – Community History

San Diego Evening Tribune July 31, 1926

E.1 Criterion A – Community History 1920's advertisements for Talmadge Park

E.1 Criterion A – Community History

E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Dr. Louis Q. Dyer and Helen F. Dyer Residents, 1932 to 1937 Owners, February 1941

E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Clarence F. Horrall and Jane E. Horrall Owners and Residents, 1941 to 2006

Clarence was a traffic officer in the 1920's before becoming an insurance adjuster.

E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Clarence F. Horrall and Jane E. Horrall Owners and Residents, 1941 to 2006

Attachment F Works Cited

F.1 — Provide a list of works cited (bibliography)

F.1 Bibliography

Books

Baker, John Milnes 1994 American House Styles - A Concise Guide. New York: W.W. Norton & Company

Baumann, Thomas H. D.D.S. 1997 Kensington-Talmadge 1910-1997. Second Edition. San Diego: Ellipsys International

California Office of Historic Preservation 1996 The California Register of Historic Resources: Regulations for Nomination of Historic Properties. State of California, The Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation

Ching, Francis D.K. 1995 A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley & Sons

Cook, III, S.F., “Jerry” and Tina Skinner 2005 Architectural Details: Spain and the Mediterranean. Reprint of the 1926 publication by Richard S. Requa, A.I.A., J.H. Hansen, The Monolith Portland Cement Company, Los Angeles. Schiffer Publishing

Hartmann, Glenn D. 1977 Architectural Description Guide: Developed for Use in Preparing Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places. Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission, Olympia, Washington

McAlester, Virginia 2013 Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

McGrew, Clarence Alan 1922 City of San Diego and San Diego County, the Birthplace of California. Volume I. Chicago: The American Historical Society

National Park Service 1985 Historic American Building Survey Guidelines for Preparing Written and Historical Descriptive Data. Division of National Register Programs, Western Regional Office, San Francisco, California

Newcomb, Rexford 1990 Spanish-Colonial Architecture in the United States. New York: Dover Publications

Requa, Richard S., A.I.A. 1929 Old World Inspiration for American Architecture. Originally published by the Monolith Portland Cement Company. Los Angeles, California.

Smith, G.E. Kidder 1996 Source Book of American Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press

Walker, Lester 2002 American Homes - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture. New York: 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.

Internet

Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com (US Census Records; California Death Index; Social Security Death Index; genealogical files)

Thesis

Hennessey, Gregg R. 1977 City Planning, Progressivism, and the Development of San Diego, 1908-1926. Master's Thesis, San Diego State University, Department of History