Historic Nomination Report of the Ralph and Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House 3312 Elliott Street Loma Portal Community ~ San Diego, California

Ronald V. May, RPA

Kiley Wallace

Legacy 106, Inc.

P.O. Box 15967

San Diego, CA 92175

(858) 459-0326

(760) 704-7373

www.legacy106.com July 2018 1

HISTORIC HOUSE RESEARCH Ronald V. May, RPA, President and Principal Investigator Kiley Wallace, Vice President and Architectural Historian P.O. Box 15967 • San Diego, CA 92175 Phone (858) 459-0326 • (760) 704-7373 http://www.legacy106.com

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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 39 *Resource Name or #: The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House P1. Other Identifier: 3312 Elliott Street, San Diego, CA 92106 *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Point Loma Date: 2015 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 3312 Elliott Street City: San Diego Zip: 92106 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 Seventeen (17) in Block Nineteen (19) of Chatsworth Terrace, according to Map #1244 filed in the Office of the County Recorder of said San Diego County on June 23, 1911. It is Tax Assessor’s Parcel (APN) # 450-134-13-00. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This subject property at 3312 Elliott Street is a Tudor Revival style home, designed by established Master Designer Ralph Hurlburt and constructed in 1926 by established Master Builder Charles H. Tifal. The home faces southwest, directly onto Elliott Street in the Loma Portal neighborhood of San Diego. It features multiple steeply pitched composition surfaced gable roofs. The house has a cross gabled (front) elevation with a smaller gable roof sheltering the entryway door. The home displays a rectangular compound rectangular form. An elaborated end chimney features stucco surfacing with exposed decorative "cut away" brick work topped with an exposed brick chimney top. The house has a steeply pitched roof and eaves with little overhang. The home features stucco surfacing throughout and decorative half timbering in the front main gable. The arched front entry features decorative raised stonework around the deep inset archway, all covered by a secondary porch gable with small original hanging lighting fixture seen over the entryway. Construction is wood frame with a concrete foundation. The home has a long side driveway and utilizes a rear detached rear garage. The house is in good condition and is an excellent example of its architectural style and type. The house features attached groupings of rectangular casement windows in front. Wooden shutters are seen flanking the front gable windows, while a wooden flower box is seen beneath the main front window grouping. The home is listed as a contributing resource/minimally altered in the 2002 Quieter Home Program historic survey (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 southwest elevation. Photo by Dan Soderberg, March 2018. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both Notice of Completion dated complete March 13, 1926. The Residential Building Record is dated 1927. was first accessed in 1922. However Water permit is dated December 9, 1925. Sewer permit is dated December 9, 1925. San Diego Union building permits dated Dec. 10 and 23, 1925. Historic photos attached are dated circa 1928.

*P7. Owner and Address: William Lansdale & Connie Koros 3312 Elliott Street San Diego, CA 92106

*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: March 2018 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historical Nomination of The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House , San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., July 2018. Legacy 106, Inc. is indebted Alexandra S. Wallace for extensive research, and other assistance with the preparation of this report. © 2018 Legacy 106, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from Legacy 106, Inc. is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Legacy 106, Inc. 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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*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: July 2018 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)

This house has a steeply pitched roof, cross gable dominated front façade with stucco and wood half timbering in the gable ends, large end chimney and tall narrow grouped casement windows with multipane glazing which are typical character defining features of the Tudor style. The home also has a detached double garage with flat roof. The home's setting is in the suburban residential neighborhood of Point Loma. It has a northeast/southwest alignment with the primary elevation facing southwest onto Elliott Street.

The stucco is cream colored and the wooden half timbering, window shutters and all windows and trim are brown painted wood unless noted. Original decorative brick veneered raised "cut away" sections are seen attached to the stucco chimney. This original chimney design element is to give the home an aged, Old World, weathered appearance.

Front (Southwest) Elevation. The asymmetrical main front elevation has a dominant main gable with decorative half timbering and stucco infill between the timbers as well as two round clay tile attic vents near the top of the gable. The wooden half timbering face at the gable end is flush with the stucco wall. Verge boards on the front gable ends feature decorative slightly flared eaves. On the main gable is a grouping of two tall narrow wooden eight pane divided light casement windows flanked by wooden shutters. To the right, a smaller cross gable on the front facade houses the deeply inset arched entryway with the original wood plank style door with long decorative metal strap hinges. The arched entry utilizes raised stone surround. These overscaled strap hinges, along with the small, delicate iron lighting fixture above, greatly enhance the charm of the front entrance and are characteristic of the Tudor Revival style. The door features decorative matching wrought iron hinges, door handle and window grille. To the right is a grouping of four tall narrow casement windows matching the others on the front elevation with eight light rectangular glass panes. A long wood sill and attached wooden flower box connect the wide window grouping below. An open rectangular concrete porch with brick edging connects the entry to the brick surfaced walkway and eventually the sidewalk and street. The side of the large chimney with brick detailing is visible peaking out above the steeply pitched side gabled roof.

Northwest (Side) Elevation. This elevation features a long side-wall facing the driveway leading to the detached rear garage on the neighboring property. The side view of the steeply pitched gabled roof is evident with composition shingles and flared eaves with very little overhang. Four matched groupings of tall, narrow double casement windows are seen along this elevation. These rectangular casement windows all feature an eight light pattern, matching other windows seen around the home. Two smaller windows are seen near the center of the wall plane. These include a small rectangular horizontal window with opaque glazing and a small four light wooden window. A wooden fence approximately 5' tall divides the front and back yard areas of the home.

Southeast (Side) Elevation. 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. The southeastern side façade front (left) is dominated by a massive tall stucco end chimney on the front gable. The chimney is adorned with raised brick "cut away" detailing and capped with exposed brickwork top, which creates a chimney pot like effect. To each side of the chimney, single round clay tile attic vents are placed near the gable top. On the front gable end, arched top eight light casement windows with wood sills and surrounds are seen on both sides of the large end chimney. A rectangular single French door is visible to the right facing the inset side patio area. To the right along the main wall of the side patio, a grouping of four tall single light French doors is a newer replacement, sheltered by a large canvas awning. The original wooden door surrounds and thresholds connecting the patio to the interior dining area is intact and original. Next to the right, a front gable faces the side driveway with three round clay tile vents topping the elevation, a

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*P3a. Description (continued): grouping of two matching six light, rectangular windows with decorative wooden shutters match those on the front facade. Finally, to the right, a smaller grouping of two tall narrow rectangular windows with six light glazing matches others seen around the rest of the house. A detached site wall extends from the house and separates the lawn and driveway areas. A long side driveway connects to the rear of the lot, and a detached double garage is visible with flat roof. The side patio utilizes scored concrete with concrete steps connecting to the side driveway. This side portion of the rear patio area is generally not publicly visible behind the wooden side gate.

Northeast (Rear) Elevation. The side and forward extending gable roofs meet on the right side but do not directly intersect. Along the tops of both gable ends are groupings of three round clay tile attic vents. A pair of tall casement eight light windows with wooden surround and sill is visible on the back of the gable on the right side. To the left, a one-over-one double hung wooden window utilizes a single light upper transom window. Also to the left, a small bump out area is sheltered by a more flattened less pitched roof extending out from the highly pitched gable roof. This area has a small four light window at the right and a service door to the left which connects, a raised concrete rear porch with solid railing and wall linking the house to the rear patio/ driveway area. 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, despite the change in roof pitch. The rectangular rear service door may be a replacement. This area is outside of the public view.

Detached Garage. The rear detached double garage has a newer metal garage door but otherwise appears mostly intact with stucco surfacing and flat roof and simple straight parapet. The flat roof double car footprint matches the outline seen on Sanborn maps and the Residential Building Record. The garage sits on a zero lot line to the side (southeast) and to the rear (northeast). The northwest side elevation displays a small shed roof addition. The construction of the shed roof wood garage side addition appears at first glance to be older than the home with horizontal wood siding, but closer inspection reveals the leaded glass and paneled wooden door were most likely recycled or salvaged from materials from another older home to create the small garden roof / laundry room addition. Although not common overall, double car garages are sometimes seen in homes of this era in Point Loma and were increasingly utilized in early suburbs as the cars became more commonly utilized by both men and women in households. This small side garage addition, while interesting, does not reflect the home's Tudor Revival design and was not found to be historically significant in its own right, and is therefore recommended excluded from the historic designation. The home was built in 1926 and the earliest Sanborn map from 1940 shows the footprint as it 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, although different in style, contributes to the home's Setting aspect of integrity and is recommended for inclusion in designation, as its construction and design appears very original and its date of construction matches the home's period of significance.

Interior Architectural Features (not proposed for inclusion in designation.) The original interior features are shown for reference. The high open vaulted living room ceiling design reflects the steep pitch of the roofline. The original sloping plaster finished fireplace is flanked by arching windows on each side and has a matching arched inset niche opening above the firebox opening. The fireplace also features an a flared sill with classical supporting brackets and tiled surround and also appears to be in original condition (please see attachment D.2). Matching inset arching inset bookshelves also flank the arched front doorway opening matching the design of the front doorway. This original arched design seen throughout the home. Original lighting fixtures, door and window hardware are also visible throughout the home's interior.

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*P3a. Description (continued):

Landscaping / Yard Setting. The front yard displays a front yard area on the mostly flat lot. Raised brick planters are seen around the front of the home. Bricks are also seen fronting the front four porch steps. A set or radius corner stairs connects to the front porch, and to the front sidewalk. The red brick seen on these raised planters and front walkway surfacing was added after construction and it is possible that the brick walkway surface covers the original scored concrete walkway design seen in the circa 1928 historic photos. Hedges and ground covering with small landscape plants are seen planted around the home, with various low hedges and trees planted in the planter in the front of the home.

Quieter Home Program. Some windows have been replaced in-kind as part of the Quieter Home Program in 2003-2004. The home was described on previous 2002 San Diego Intensive DPR survey forms as being significant under multiple criteria (see Attachment A-7). The approved policy of the San Diego City Council has been that the replacement of original windows in accordance with the Quieter Home Program would not exclude a historic home from designation.

Quieter Home Program standards require that windows be replaced with comparable materials "kind for kind" as stated in the 2011 San Diego Programmatic Agreement Among the Federal Aviation Administration, The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Officer, The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and the City of San Diego, regarding implementation of the Quieter Home Program for the City of San Diego International Airport, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California under Window Treatment Priorities:

Where windows must be replaced in order to meet acoustical requirements, to the extent feasible, all existing or known original fabric shall be replaced with comparable materials, sizes and design. Known original fabric can be established through old (historic) photos, remaining physical evidence, or historical style. For example, original wood windows, or historic evidence of wood windows, shall be replaced by wood windows.

Comparison of Resource to Historic 1928 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 gable pitched roof with wood and stucco half timbering. The home's decorative secondary gabled and original inset arched entryway exactly matches the historic 1928 photos. The front window grouping's tall narrow sashes have been replaced in kind as part of the Quieter Home Program, with the divided light pattern in the original openings with only slightly wider muntin window divides. The arched entryway with decorative raised stone pattern and original delicate wrought iron lighting fixture is also seen above the entryway. Matching round attic vents also match the historic 1928 photos, as does the cross gable design with large end chimney. The house retains its original design seen in the photos, with the only notable differences being the slightly wider window muntins mentioned, and one of the two front wooden window boxes which is not extant. The wooden plank style shutters flanking the window groupings fronting the front facing gable closely match the original wooden shutters seen in the 1928 photos. As discussed above, the windows for the Quieter Home Program should be evaluated as an "in kind" replacement due to the San Diego Programmatic Agreement with the Quieter Home Program.

Also, the current owners plan to recreate the single wooden missing front flowerbox supported with wrought iron supports, based on the existing original iron supported flower box along with close examination of the historic 1928 photos. It would be very unusual for a wooden flower box to survive 90+

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*P3a. Description (continued): years, so it is not unusual that one of these external flower boxes has not survived after years of exposure to water, sun, etc. To note, it is likely that the wooden portion of the extant flower box has been rebuilt or repaired over time. In any event, this minor feature is not a key character defining feature of the home or the Tudor Revival style, and the home continues to conveys its historic overall significance.

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B1. Historic Name: 3312 Elliott Street B2. Common Name: 3312 Elliott Street 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 Notice of Completion was filed by San Diego established Master Builder Charles H. Tifal and shows the home was completed on March 13, 1926. A San Diego Union building permit dated Dec. 10, 1925 shows Helene Benton as the owner and Tifal as the builder. Another San Diego Union building permit lists both established Master Architectural Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt and established Master Builder Charles H. Tifal, and is dated December 23, 1925. This December 23, 1925 building permit in Attachment A.4 shows the partnership of both established Masters, Hurlburt and Tifal, and is the basis of attributing the home to both partners. The original water permit and sewer permit are both dated December 9, 1925, just prior to the home's completion in 1926. As shown on the original County lot and block book page (Attachment A.6), the home was first assessed and taxed in 1926, confirming the home's 1926 date of construction. Historic photos of the home are attached and are dated circa 1928. The City of San Diego shows an HVAC system was added in 1952 under permit # 122974. A permit dated October 1973 is to reroof the home with composition shingles. The roof was reroofed with composition shingles again in 2014 closely matching the look of the original seen in historic photos. A combination building permit for Project # 21727 for upgrades completed in 2003 as part of the San Diego International Airport Quieter Home Program and includes upgraded electrical and replacement of knob and tube wiring, along with in kind replacement of specified windows and doors (detailed and described in Attachment A.4). Specifically, this is for the 2003 "in kind" replacement of wooden windows and installation of an air conditioning / HVAC system under the San Diego City Council approved Quieter Home Program. The original front door had the wooden veneer redone "in kind" due to damage, and the original door hardware restored and reinstalled in 2015. Also, the exterior of the home was painted in 2015 and the shutters were replaced "in kind" due to extensive wood root, with cedar replacements which were painted to match the trim color. The original brick chimney cap appears to have been painted over or resurfaced by the home previous owners with a newer small brick extension added above for fire protection circa 2010. This is based on Google street view which shows the alteration occurring between Feb 2009 - August 2011.The home was described on previous San Diego Intensive DPR survey forms as being significant under multiple historic criteria and the home window replacements were completed in accordance with City approved historic standards (please see attachment A.7). As stated, the Quieter Home Program standards require that windows be replaced with comparable materials "kind for kind" as stated in the 2011 San Diego Programmatic Agreement Among the Federal Aviation Administration, The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Officer, The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and the City of San Diego, regarding implementation of the Quieter Home Program for the City of San Diego International Airport, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California under Window Treatment Priorities. Although not seen in building records, historic photos and examination of the resource and analysis of Sanborn maps and other evidence shows the home had a second matching wooden flower box to the left of the doorway which matches the original metal box brackets seen to the right, with attached wooden planter box. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location: *B8. Related Features: B9a. Architect: Ralph E. Hurlburt (an established Master Designer) b. Builder: Charles H. Tifal (an established Master Builder) *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Loma Portal (San Diego) Period of Significance: 1926 Property Type: Single-Family Property Applicable Criteria: C & D (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) The Ralph and Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House at 3312 Elliott Street 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. The home is additionally significant under Criterion “D” as a notable work of established Master Designer/ Builder partners Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal. This house has been well maintained and has excellent integrity within the public view. (See Continuation Sheet.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) none *B12. References: (See Continuation Sheet)B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace N *Date of Evaluation: July 2018

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*B10. Significance (continued):

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 Ralph and Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal 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.

To understand the significance of a resource within the Loma Portal community, and establish the house’s relevance under Criterion A, it is necessary to explain the community's “cultural landscape." That is, to explain how the resource and its residents reflect special elements of the community’s development. The house must also reflect Loma Portal’s social, economic or architectural development.

Phase One of Loma Portal, 1905-1919. The San Diego Securities Company changed their marketing practices after World War I. The program no longer referenced the Panama-California Exposition and Keller no longer controlled design review. The architectural styles of the subsequent era shifted from Craftsman, Classical, Renaissance, Prairie/Chicago, and Mission Revival styles to a more broad Southern California style of Spanish Eclectic architecture. The era ended with the United States Government’s acquisition of the Point Loma Golf Course in 1919. Thus, the first era of this cultural landscape lasted from 1905 to 1919.

Loma Portal represents the tangible result of farsighted investors who had a bold vision of San Diego’s future. These capitalists existed in the era before personal income tax was imposed in 1913, and they were Empire Builders. Their vision involved immense foresight and vast wealth, careful and strategic planning, and real estate management and opportunities unimaginable to most residents today. These visionaries saw in Point Loma and San Diego Bay, the elements that were key to the future of the city’s growth (Smythe, 1908, Chapter V). Furthermore, they had the opportunity, position, and experience to capitalize upon vast tracts of former ranchland that the heirs of Mannasse and Schiller unloaded in 1905.

In San Diego, this scenario crystallized in January of 1909, when realtor George Burnham and Charles Forward of the Union Title & Trust Company joined forces to market Loma Portal on the very blocks and lots laid out by Mannasse and Schiller in the 19th century. Similarly, other heirs to farmland across America were coming into their inheritances, and this was in fact representative of the period. In Chicago, banker Charles T. Page and his partner Eugene Hardendorf had been approached in the same way by heirs who wanted to divest their holdings. These large landowners attracted the wealthy speculators who were ready to match their desire to sell with visions of profits and new subdivisions. (Huston, pages 52- 28).

In addition, the strides in manufacturing and railroad technology at the turn of the century represented the beginning of the end for the horse and carriage method of transportation, especially in urban cores. By the 1880's, steam cars had replaced horse drawn trolleys in some communities and transportation by electric streetcar would close out the century (Huston, p. 47). In San Diego, wealthy railroad and real estate entrepreneurs like Colonel Collier were placing interurban routes to connect the city to destination resorts. Attractions such as Ocean Beach’s Wonderland Park and University Heights’ Mission Cliffs Gardens were accessible to thousands this way.

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*B10. Significance - Criterion A (continued):

While interurban railroads were important to middle and working class commuters, cosmopolitan progressives like Henry H. Timken and Albert Spalding had a different vision – one that involved highways, not rails. Timken, a German who had immigrated to America as a child with his family, was known as the “Roller Bearing King.” With his father and brother, Timken’s company manufactured carriages in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1898, they built a factory in Canton, Ohio to manufacture their patented roller bearing axle and “Timken spring” for farm implements, carriages, and buggies. Constantly on the lookout for new ideas and willing to direct his money towards inventors, he was on the cutting edge of the latest technology in aviation, transportation, science, and industry. (Automotive Hall of Fame) His patents made him a fortune and in 1897 he retired to settle in California.

Timken however, kept very busy. In 1909, he and William R. Timken, and other investors, formed the Timken-Detroit Axle Co., in Canton, to manufacture automobiles. Timken took this a step further by investing in the both the inventions as well as the inventors. His money extended not only to developing automobile technologies, but the new advancements in aviation. Another important change in thinking involved mass marketing of automobile transportation to America’s middle class. This plays directly into the history of Loma Portal in San Diego. (The Lime Times-Democrat [Lima, Ohio], June 3, 1909)

Eastern and Midwestern industrialists, such as Timken, knew that the horseless carriage or automobile and commercial trucks represented the future of transportation. In 1908, Henry Ford marketed the Model T Ford for an affordable $850 dollars to America’s middle class. Furthermore, these visionaries knew that development and travel into outlying areas would exceed the capacity of animal – based transportation. Not only that, farm animals, with their attendant aromas and needs, were not desirable neighbors in planned residential neighborhoods.

These wealthy progressives saw the automobile as the key to the future of development of their remote communities. Their focus moved beyond the rails to convince chambers of commerce and government to fund highway infrastructure.

The close association of the San Diego Securities investors with the automobile industry and highway development, as opposed to the interurban railroad construction, redefines the origins of Loma Portal and influences on Point Loma’s growth. Their desire to create high-class communities on Point Loma, was targeted to be attractive to wealthy investors who had been the first to purchase automobiles.

Furthermore, it was the paving of Chatsworth Boulevard, “designed as the artery of traffic on Point Loma” which would become the primary commuter link to San Diego. (Point Loma Outlook, 1910):

Few residents of San Diego are in position to realize the benefits and privileges that will be conferred on the community by the completion of Chatsworth boulevard…designated as the artery of traffic on Point Loma, it is also destined to become world famous as a highway commanding one of the most beautiful panoramas in the world… Chatsworth will furnish the shortest route to Ocean Beach and Point Loma Homestead, and it is expected that practically all traffic in that direction will be over its smooth expanse…the ascent of the ridge is so gradual, as to make it a route preferred by motorists and team drivers…in all, its length will be over three miles, terminating at the high knoll upon which stands the U.S. Wireless Station.” (Point Loma Outlook, 1910)

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*B10. Significance - Criterion A (continued):

About the same time, Colonel Collier, president of Western Investment Company, financed a trolley in 1909 that ran from Middletown across Dutch Flats (near present day Lindbergh Field International Airport) to connect with Rosecrans Street and then run the length south to Talbot with future plans of riding up to Point Loma Heights along Catalina Street. This also passed right through the Manasse & Schiller tract acquired by the San Diego Securities Corporation. The analysis that “The San Diego-Point Loma electric rail line was completed in 1909 and was instrumental in the growth of Point Loma because it provided a commuter link to San Diego,” (HRB Criterion A Analysis, Quieter Home Program House Nominations), must be reconsidered to include the paving and opening of Chatsworth boulevard and highway development as instrumental to Point Loma’s development and Loma Portal, “the gateway to the hills of beautiful Point Loma”. (San Diego Securities Company brochure, c. 1913)

It is in this context that Burnham and the Forwards came together around 1909 to secure development of the former Manasse & Schiller subdivision into this bold new vision of a “Greater San Diego.” The first key to success revolved around San Diego gaining official sanction to host the Pacific Coast’s exposition in celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal in 1915. The second key was to bring together a core group of investors who were sufficiently wealthy and influential to secure the exposition in San Diego against the claims of rival cities. On October 2,1909, the Indianapolis Star quoted President Taft’s view that “the entire Pacific Coast is expected to profit greatly by the short all-water route from the eastern seaboard to the opening of European markets to this section” and that this had, of course, “aroused great enthusiasm.” Point Loma, the latest investors were sure, was finally positioned for greatness and prosperity. George Burnham, who would form the San Diego Securities Company, had just the plan. It is important to point out that a number of influential real estate and architectural interests in San Diego, including architect Irving Gill, promoted North Island and Ballast Point on Point Loma as the site for the Exposition.

Many accounts gloss over this fact in a way that represents the selection of City Park (now Balboa Park) as the exposition site as nearly a foregone conclusion. In fact, the period from 1905 to 1911 involved intensive lobbying and promotion by real estate interests for the honor to hold the exposition in proximity to their real estate investments. The first challenge was to win San Diego as the exposition site over Pacific Coast rivals such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. In fact, even the City of New Orleans wanted the honor. The next challenge was within San Diego, and it came down to a power struggle between two syndicates of real estate investors– those that wanted the harbor and those that wanted the park.

While it is true that by 1911 the City Park site was ultimately chosen, it is also true that the attempt to maneuver Ballast Point or North Island as the site for the exposition defined a significant part of the underlying real estate speculation on Point Loma before the park was selected. Those who wanted the harbor as the exposition site were planning early for success, and they had good reason to be optimistic. The reason the San Diego Securities Company formed in 1911 was because the harbor / Point Loma interests had lost out, and instead of using their land tracts for exposition related uses, they simply shifted their focus to develop high-class residential communities such as Loma Portal. Meanwhile, some of the key principals in the endeavor had built their own homes on Point Loma by 1909.

In 1909, George Burnham was vice president and general manager of Scott-Burnham Investment Company. His brother John was secretary – treasurer, and James was branch manager. (San Diego City Directory, 1909). Not surprisingly, George was also second vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce. By 1910, George was president of the Chamber and John F. Forward was second vice-president. Forward was also president of the Union Title & Trust Company. That year Burnham was honorary commercial commissioner to China and represented San Diego as one of nine Chambers of Commerce

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of the Pacific Coast to meet with the Imperial Majesty of China to discuss trade conditions between the Orient and America. (McGrew, p. 198, 1922) By 1911, John Forward’s son, Charles, who was in 1909 attending law school, returned to San Diego in 1911 to partner with A.H. Sweet in his law firm. Sweet and Charles Forward would join with George Burnham in the incorporation of the San Diego Securities Company. Not surprisingly, Charles and his wife Zella E. Saint Forward made their home in the new community of Loma Portal. (McGrew II-36)

Phase Two of Loma Portal, 1922-1935. The fate of Loma Portal changed dramatically after World War 1. Congress pumped money into development of the Mannasse and Schiller subdivision east of Rosecrans Street to design and build the Naval Training Center. Upon completion in 1922, San Diego began to experience a dramatic architectural shift toward Spanish Eclectic style architecture. Although some historians suggest the 1915 Exposition influenced the style, little of Spanish design appeared before 1922. The booming 1920s transformed San Diego residential neighborhoods into rows of red tile roofs that continued to be erected during the Great Depression of the 1930s and lasted until about 1934.

Phase Three of Loma Portal, 1935-1942. A new infusion of Congressional funding for the airplane industry spawned a massive exodus of metal and mechanical craftsmen that coincided with a patriotic fervor reflected in a shift to Colonial Revival architectural styles after 1935. War terminated Phase Two, when Congress stopped all private construction and shifted building materials to provide factory worker housing away from Loma Portal to Cabrillo Heights to the northwest and Azure Vista to the southwest.

Early History. Point Loma has always been important as a trade center to the people of San Diego. Originally a traditional resource area for prehistoric people for at least 8,000 years, trade in carved stone, abalone shells, turquoise beads, and salt, up and down the coast from as far north as the San Francisco Bay area and as Far East as Arizona has passed through the gates of San Diego Bay. The Kumeyaay hunted and gathered food and medicine resources on the low ridges and canyons between San Diego and Mission Bay for centuries. Commercial trade and carved seashells, stone for making tools, exotic pottery, ornamental feathers, and basketry was a big business up and down the rivers and long canyons for longer than people can remember. Evidence of their habitation can easily be found in midden sites all along the bay, especially along Rosecrans Street to the south around Ballast Point. Back 8,000 to 5,000 years ago, however, the ocean level lay between 200 and 400 feet lower than today. In that time period, Point Loma was a mountain towering over a lush riparian valley where San Diego Bay is now located. Melting glaciers caused the sea level to rise over the past few thousand years to fill “San Diego Valley” and form the bay that visiting Spaniards viewed over 400 years ago.

Spanish authorities claimed San Diego in 1542 with the arrival of Spanish Army Captain Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo on Point Loma. The Spanish returned many years later to land a party on Point Loma in 1602 that found fresh water and they walked north to the San Diego River. (Personal communication, Harry Crosby, 2006) But Spain did not colonize the area until 1769. Fearing European incursions, Spain built a cannon battery, Fort Guijarros, on nearby Ballast Point near the entrance to San Diego Bay in 1796, and they maintained a small garrison with soldiers from the Royal Presidio de San Diego, about five miles south. To provide supplies between the battery and presidio, Spain built the La Playa Trail and then constructed a light beacon at Ballast Point to guide ships at night. The trail is believed to lie directly under Rosecrans Street.

After Mexican Independence from Spain in 1821, the Mexican Republic sent a governor to regulate California under the new constitution. They changed the official capitol from Monterey to San Diego in 1822 and opened the port to foreign commerce. They also built an adobe customs house near the embarcadero wharf at La Playa (U.S. Navy Fuel Farm) and licensed British trading companies to operate

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When the United States of American ordered the invasion of Mexico, war ships entered San Diego Bay in 1846 and landed Marines somewhere between Ballast Point and the Presidio. The United States ultimately defeated Mexico and signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and Congress ratified the treaty in 1852. Land squabbles of fascinating detail ensued involving these Mexican land grants, city pueblo lands, and other legal documents. Ownership rights on Point Loma were not settled until 1870. Loma Portal is part of Pueblo Lot 209, and the Point Loma Golf Club and course were on Pueblo Lot 210. Between Statehood and adoption of the Charter of San Diego in 1850 and 1870, the City of San Diego hired at least four land surveyors to subdivide the Pueblo Land and city officials sold off blocks of lots to finance governmental affairs. The Americans abandoned Old San Diego for New San Diego in what is now downtown, while dreaming and scheming to make Point Loma the terminus for a transcontinental railroad. Land records across Point Loma with ownership by railroad interests show the underlying scheming to profit from this dream. (May and May, Strawn House Report, 2005) Meanwhile, Point Loma’s La Playa, Old Town, and New Town rivaled each other to be the nucleus of the new San Diego, and many believed Point Loma was the unquestionable best choice.

Groups of politicians lobbied the Department of War to develop military facilities on Point Loma in the former Mexican military property to protect commercial interests and civilian populations. At the same time, the United States Topographic Survey shot-in township and section lines and trained local governments how to record permanent land records. Almost overnight, bankers, financiers, merchants, whalers, and fisheries industries appeared on properties around San Diego Bay or bought land to start frontier enterprises. By 1856, a Dutch mill ground agricultural grain somewhere near Midway and the town of La Playa sprouted hotels, stores, saloons, and residential areas that rivaled Old Town.

Investors built wharfs and established shipping lines with stops in San Pedro, Santa Barbara, Monterey, and San Francisco and then around the Horn to the Atlantic, and ships bound from around the world heaved-to in San Diego Bay. During the American Civil War, shipping and commerce fed a steady rowing community that included Yankee whalers and many of the Stingaree District’s former Chinese residents. By 1869, Fisherman’s Point at the foot of Talbot Street had a thriving Chinese population busy with an important abalone fishing industry and boat-building shipyard for Chinese junks. (Lee 1999; Best, 2006) Meanwhile, visionary Louis Rose had developed the Roseville community along San Diego Bay to the north of La Playa. is legacy on Point Loma and in San Diego’s early development and Jewish community is a testament to the pioneering spirit of the city’s early immigrants before the turn of the century. Eventually, Portuguese and Italian fisherfolk replaced the Chinese at Roseville. Meanwhile, business partners Manasse and Schiller subdivided Pueblo Lot 209 in 1869 in the community that would become Loma Portal (Harrison, 2005)

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until whales nearly went extinct in 1886. (May, 1985, 1986) The United States Army planned a railroad supply depot at La Playa and the City of San Diego negotiated with several railroad enterprises for right of-way for rail locations. When the key railroad went bankrupt, plans changed to divert the rail line south of Old Town through New Town to terminate in National City to the South. The Army relocated its depot in New Town and the military reservation received materials by sea. The U.S. Army returned in 1898 and dedicated Fort Rosecrans in 1899. They built a post and occupied most of Point Loma by 1902. The United States Navy built a Coaling Station and Naval Radio in 1906, which became the Fuel Farm in 1917 and now all the military property is Naval Base Point Loma.

Investors laid out the industrial community of Ironton to the south of Talbot and began construction of a nail factory, but the real estate crash of 1889 terminated those plans. Some of the street names such as Bessemer Street still hint at that brief history. Other investors attracted to San Diego by its wonderful climate and promising growth opportunities had bought up the rest of the shoreline and higher in the hills. Various farm and ranching operations gave way to housing schemes with such colorful names as Wildwood, Silvergate, and Madame Tingley’s impressive Theosophical Society spiritual and cultural community.

Point Loma’s residential community was small yet intimate, with travel to downtown San Diego by a long buggy ride or the more practical ferry service that was a daily occurrence. San Diego Historian Winifred Davidson and her husband John lived on Point Loma in 1905 in a tent hotel by the Theosophical Institute, near Talbot Street today. She described a community of 400 people with 28 nationalities. “There was a road where Rosecrans Street is now and we had to go across the flats to get to town. The Midway area was often flooded and if it rained, I spent the night in San Diego,” Davidson said. In 1905, Point Loma had:

… one or two houses on the ridge…and small colonies in La Playa and in Ocean Beach…Point Loma had its own little post office, too. It was not then part of San Diego…””San Diego historians owe a debt of thanks to Mrs. Davidson, who wrote a weekly newspaper column on local history and published several books on early San Diego. Without these publications, many facts of early history would have been lost, since the people she interviewed are long dead. (The Sentinel, January 2, 1964)

An economic recession after 1900 stimulated the San Diego Chamber of Commerce to consider developing an exposition like the 1893 Columbian Exposition or 1909 Alaskan-Yukon Exposition to bootstrap the real estate market in San Diego. Business promoters and merchants alike envisioned the great potential such a venture would create for San Diego. The San Diego Union in 1909 records San Diego’s internal squabbling about the location for an exposition, while nobody argued the potential benefits. The Chamber of Commerce had begun work to plan a “World’s Fair for San Diego in 1915” announced the San Diego Tribune on August 27, 1909. Meanwhile, George Burnham and D.C. Collier had been named Panama-California Exposition directors tasked to campaign in cities across America and at other expositions to obtain funds, although they personally disagreed on where the exposition should be held. Collier earnestly believed City Park was the best location and Burnham wanted it on the waterfront. (The San Diego Sun, October 9, 1909)

Articles of Incorporation for the “Panama-California Exposition” were filed with the County Clerk in September 1909. Lyman Gage, the first president of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, agreed to be an advisor and then director of the Exposition. In October, Burnham and Collier headed out to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. But the site had yet to be chosen, and others were at work on that. The San Diego Union identified Burnham as the primary mover in a new company:

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It is true that preliminary steps have been taken in the organization of the San Diego Securities Company. Those associated or to become associated with me in this undertaking not only believe with me that such a company can be made reasonably profitable, but that it is destined to become an important factor in the upbuilding of San Diego (San Diego Union, September 24, 1911).

By September of 1909, the Chamber of Commerce secured assurances from the City Park Commission and a private Panama California Exposition organization formed with Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. vetted for president, G. Aubrey Davidson tapped as chair, and general director Collier proposing City Park as the site and lobbying the City Council for public bonding to finance the venue (San Diego Union, September 8, 1909). Burnham had served as vice president and director of the Southern Trust and Commerce Bank of San Diego and associated with Davidson with that bank. Among those officers to serve with Burnham, Charles H. Forward practiced in partnership with attorney A.H. Sweet in the firm of Sweet, Stearns & Forward with offices in the Union Building. Forward and Sweet would join with Burnham in the San Diego Securities Company.

J.W. Sefton traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby for Congressional recognition and seeking a promise from the President of the United States to invite international exhibitors to San Diego (San Diego Union, September 16, 1909). The San Diego Union announced President Taft would attend the Panama California Exposition in San Diego in 1915 (San Diego Union, October 1, 1909) and the news made national headlines. H.P. Wood, secretary of the Hawaiian Promotion Committee, advertised the exposition through Southeast Asian countries. Gage then began promoting cleaning up San Diego for the exposition and various groups urged the City Council to hire police to clean up the Stingaree District down at the foot of 5th Avenue. Gage, Burnham, and Collier began lecturing and promoting the exposition to churches, civic organizations, and merchants and advocated raising $1,000,000 through bond sales, while the San Diego Securities founders lobbied for the benefits of Point Loma. On November 2, 1909, United States Senator Frank P. Flint sent the appropriations bill to Congress for the Panama California Exposition (San Diego Union, November 2, 1909). By the end of the month, the first Exposition stocks were sold (San Diego Union, November 24, 1909). Within days, more than $50,000 worth of stocks had sold, and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce had endorsed the Exposition, as did the State of Illinois (San Diego Union, December 3, 1909).

At the same time, Sefton lobbied Congress for support on the Exposition (San Diego Union, November 15, 1909). But, architect John Galen Howard joined Colonel Collier to a meeting in Washington, D.C. and favored City Park as the site (San Diego Evening Tribune December 13, 1909). At that point in time, the City Council declined to decide where the Exposition would be held (San Diego Sun, December 13, 1909). By Christmas, Madam Tingley formally applied to the Exposition to erect a Brotherhood building to exhibit the Raja Yoga system of education (San Diego Sun, December 24, 1909). San Francisco invested heavily to “filch” the Panama California Exposition from San Diego (San Diego Union, December 13, and 15, 1909). Inside the City Council, real estate lobbyists were seeking 400 acres of City Park for residential housing (San Diego Sun, December 14, 1909). However, San Francisco stridently competed for their own exposition and lobbied for $5,000,000 in federal aid (San Diego Union, December 7, 1909; December 18, 1909). The battle to locate the Exposition in San Francisco or San Diego and on the waterfront or City Park caught national headlines, “War Waged Over Site of California Expo (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, January 9, 1911).

San Diego Architectural Association: Gil, Keller, and Hanssen. On November 14, 1909, Master Architect Irving Gil proposed Ballast Point on the east side of Point Loma, as well as the western portion of North Island as the site for the Exposition. Gil and Keller were both founding members of the San

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Diego Architectural Association, the precursor to the American Institute of Architects, which was formed “to promote good fellowship, artistic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession and kindred arts” (San Diego Union, January 1, 1913). There were seventeen architects when the SDAA formed and they promoted certification to demonstrate to the State Board of Architecture a competence in their profession. Among those learned men, Gustav A. Hanssen, Stadler’s architect, had just completed apprenticeship with the United States Navy at North Island and three years in private practice in the downtown business district (Brandes 1991). These architects were intensely interested in developing earthquake and fire resistant architecture and frequently traveled to meet with other architects in the San Francisco Bay Area to consult on cement or tile building materials and other safe building practices and innovations.

Albert G. Spalding. One of Point Loma’s most famous residents was Albert G. Spalding, the wealthy sporting goods magnate and former baseball player, who in came from Chicago to join his wife at Madam Tingley’s Theosophical Society. Tingley, leader and official head of the exotic Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society / Raja Yoga Academy, attracted many wealthy visitors to her community on the top of Point Loma. Her world travels to advance humanitarian efforts for peace and eternal brotherhood had brought her international fame and wealth. She was known to bankers, industrialists, politicians, newspaper magnates, and world leaders, many of whom knew San Diego as a winter haven in resorts such as the Hotel del Coronado.

After the death of his first wife, Spalding married Elizabeth Churchill Mayer in San Diego in 1900. Mayer was a well-known former Fort Wayne, Indiana resident who had attended high school with Spalding and later become his fiancé. Differences ended their engagement and both eventually married others. An accomplished musician, she became a teacher at the Fort Wayne Conservatory of Music. They remained friends and when her husband died and Spalding’s wife died they rekindled their romance. By this time she had come to Lomaland in 1897 and become the international leader of the Children’s Lotus Circle, the Theosophical Sunday School. Tingley appointed her Director of the Isis Conservatory of Music and she had become a devoted Theosophist. (Harris, 1974) Spalding, on the other hand, respected the program but was more interested in the educational work they were doing with children, as well as the society of educated, cultured people attracted to the colony. (The Fort Wayne Daily News, June 26, 1900 and March 30, 1903) By 1909, he was a member of the San Diego County Highway Commission and by 1912 he would become the second president of the San Diego Securities Company until he died in 1915. His financial interests in Point Loma and San Diego, however, were ongoing. (1909 San Diego Directory; 1913 San Diego Securities Company Brochure)

Lyman J. Gage. A second important individual to Loma Portal’s Cultural Landscape and formation was Former Secretary of the Treasury Lyman Gage, who came to San Diego in 1906 at Spalding’s invitation. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette reported on July 9, 1906 that Gage had given up his position as president of one of New York’s largest trust companies and forfeited his $50,000 a year salary to join Madame Tingley’s Universal Brotherhood, where his children and grandchildren would attend the Raja Yoga school. The paper stated that Gage had made two “mysterious visits” to southern California within the past six months to see his sister, Mrs. Brainerd of Point Loma, and his close friend Spalding. Gage planned to build a new home on Silvergate Avenue on Point Loma, near the Raja Academy, where the Spaldings also had their home.

On January 25, 1909, the San Diego Union reported that Gage was having a palatial summer residence in the Spanish Renaissance style of architecture built on Point Loma by Los Angeles architects Frederick Noonan and Arthur H. Stibolt. At this time, Keller was Noonan’s architect in charge of special projects. Gage’s presence on Point Loma is important because it establishes the probable reason why Architect Keller came to San Diego, something that has never been explained.

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Most accounts of Loma Portal state that the San Diego Securities Company hired Keller to be the company’s architect and architectural supervisor for the tract. In fact, the tract had restrictions, which required Keller to approve all architectural plans for the community. (San Diego Securities Brochure, c. 1913) What has never been explained, however, is what brought him to San Diego from Los Angeles and what his association was to the San Diego Securities Company or a revolutionary structural concrete material that he and William Page developed. (Carrico, p. 8, footnote 8.)

This is relevant because the architectural style of many of other homes in Loma Portal are, by and large, distinct from all the other high end planned tracts from the period in San Diego. Individual exceptions include Burlingame, Mission Hills, and South Park, but these are communities where Keller is known to have designed individual homes prior to 1917. We believe members of the San Diego Architectural board, and Keller in particular, were influenced by the Prairie School of Architecture in designing what they considered to be modern homes, as well as incorporating new ideas about hollow cement tile and other experimental materials, in fireproof structural support. Hanssen, as a member of this board, and under Keller’s influence and design review of his architectural plans, selected Prairie style windows and interior woodwork in his design.

Furthermore, Henry H. Timken, of roller bearing manufacturing fame, and Spalding are most often given credit as the developers of Loma Portal, with George Burnham. In fact, with the exception of Burnham, these wealthy investors did not become officers on the amended Articles of Incorporation for the San Diego Securities Corporation until 1913.

Instead, on September 23, 1911, Burnham and eight fellow visionaries, Adelbert H. Sweet, Stephen Connell, Charles H. Forward, M.J. McGargle, William D. Page, Thomas B. Wright, and Robert S. Porter incorporated as the San Diego Securities Corporation and provided the seed money to become the company’s first stockholders. An article in the Fort Wayne Sentinel on January 27, 1912, also listed Charles T. Page, brother of William D. Page, as another investor / director. (Articles of Incorporation on file at the San Diego History Center)

Charles T. Page. Charles T. Page and William D. Page were brothers. Charles was a successful Chicago banker, who co-owned the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Spalding managed that team. In 1909, at the same time Burnham was lining up investors for the San Diego Securities Company, Charles Page and Eugene B. Hardendorf had purchased a large 150-acre tract of land in Atlanta, Georgia called the “Judge Hopkins Property,” which the heirs wanted to subdivide. They had formed the Edgewood Park Realty Company and planned to open a new 750-lot residential section, with a car line running right through the heart of the property. (Huston, page 56)

Although Charles was not listed as a director on the San Diego Securities Company’s 1911 Articles of Incorporation, an article in the January 27, 1913 Fort Wayne Sentinel stated he was one of the directors, along with his brother William. The importance of brothers William and Charles Page, and their association with the development of Loma Portal in San Diego, and Edgewood Park in Atlanta, Georgia, is important new information. These two subdivisions were examples of a broad pattern of American history in the early twentieth century by wealthy Empire Builders to capitalize on the transition of family owned farm and ranch lands into important residential subdivisions.

William D. Page. While past studies have listed Page’s association with the San Diego Securities Company, no study to date has explained who he was or why he was important to Point Loma or Loma Portal’s Cultural Landscape. (Alter, 2005) William D. Page is an important new figure in Loma Portal’s cultural landscape for several reasons: First, for his association as a brother of Charles T. Page, baseball

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pioneer, former co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, and uncle of Spalding’s wife Elizabeth. Both William and Charles were co-founders of the San Diego Securities Company. Each through their own experience, brought special expertise that qualified them among the elite set of pre-income tax “Empire Builders.” William, surely had to be aware of his brother’s 1909 involvement in the Edgewood Park Realty Company in Atlanta, Georgia. One can speculate that he may have even been one of the “other investors” alluded to by author Huston in her master’s thesis about the community. Page’s connection to the Chicago and Fort Wayne area and its high society social and business circles, reveal interesting new information how and why some wealthy investors from the Chicago area came to invest in San Diego and live in Point Loma and Loma Portal.

The next reason why William Page is important to Loma Portal’s community history is that until now it was not known that he and Spalding were family. Furthermore, after he arrived in San Diego, Page managed Spalding’s business affairs from his house on Point Loma, which included Spalding’s campaign for United States Senator during Loma Portal’s first phase of development. Additionally, while serving as Spalding’s business manager, Page served on the San Diego Securities Company’s board as a director and officer. According to Page’s obituary, “After his removal to California he managed the campaign of A.G. Spaulding, a nephew, for a seat in the United States Senate” and upon Spalding’s death, he “assumed management of his large estate and had since devoted all of his time to that business.” (The Indianapolis Star, November 18, 1922) Further clarification of the relationship can be found in the wedding announcements for Elizabeth Mayer and Spalding that Page published in the Fort Wayne News on June 26 and 27, 1900: “Postmaster W.D. Page, of this city, is an uncle of Mrs. Spalding,” indicating Spalding was a nephew by marriage. Page’s June 26 article explained that Mayer had named her son, Durand, after his great grandmother, Mrs. Frances Durand Page.

A retired Fort Wayne, Indiana newspaper publisher of the Fort Wayne News, William Page relocated with his family to Point Loma in 1909, after making several prior visits. His son-in-law, Thomas B. Wright, came too with his wife Josephine Page Wright, Page’s eldest daughter.

Newspaper articles in the period announced that Page had been spending a considerable amount of time over the past several years in California to manage Spalding’s interests, who was at that time in the east. (Fort Wayne News, September 29, 1909; August 3, 1910; October 26, 1910) Page’s influence in Fort Wayne is illustrated in a June 14, 1902 editorial to his Fort Wayne News readership, where he stated “at this hour I find myself running over the names of congressmen, of bank presidents, of railway superintendents, of teachers, of preachers, of manufacturers, of merchants, of lawyers, of doctors, of men of affairs that have won honors for themselves in all the great fields of religion, politics, education, commerce and industry, and who began their business careers in the newspaper establishment that had been developed under my personal supervision and control.” (Fort Wayne News, June 14, 1902)

As sole owner of the Fort Wayne News, Page subscribed to the Scripps-owned telegraph wire service and Wright worked for him as the telegraph operator. This placed both Page and Wright in direct association with Edward Wyllis Scripps, owner of the San Diego Sun, who was also from Illinois and lived in San Diego. The Sun /Scripps affiliated group was in strong opposition to those sympathetic to the interests of the San Diego Union. Colonel Collier, who supported City Park as the exposition site, was married to Ella May Copley, sister of Illinois congressman Ira C. Copley, who had perfected the chain newspaper ownership practice in Chicago. Copley and Page were well acquainted from the Midwest and were, in fact, competitors. Additionally, Copley would later come to own the San Diego Sun’s rival and political opposite, the San Diego Union and Evening Tribune. (Amero 1994)

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Page had great loyalty and association to the Sun and its management. His daughter, Josephine, was an accomplished newspaperwoman, poet, short story writer, and playwright. In Fort Wayne, she helped manage the family-run newspaper and was one of its writers. In San Diego, she continued her career as a newspaperwoman and worked for the Sun. She and Thomas built one of the early homes in Loma Portal on Homer Street, which they described as a “ranch” (Fort Wayne Sentinel, August 3, 1910). Thomas served as the secretary and treasurer for the San Diego Securities Company, as well as one of the initial stockholders and founding officers. Furthermore, Josephine Page Wright and Elizabeth Spalding were cousins. These family and business associations help explain why the Sun advocated strongly for the placement of the 1915 exposition on Ballast Point and North Island, and why their editors did not support City Park as the location for the exposition. (San Diego Sun, September 18, 1909, October 7 and 9, 1909, November 8, 1909, and December 27, 1909)

A closer look at Page’s other family members and their backgrounds may also explain why the founders of the San Diego Securities Company named Loma Portal’s streets after famous authors, poets, and novelists. On February 9, 1911, Josephine and fellow Loma Portal resident, Mrs. S. C. Payson, formed the San Diego Woman’s Press Club. This organization had “considerable influence in encouraging writing by San Diego women,” according to historian Clarence McGrew in 1922. In his history of San Diego, he explained why Josephine Wright and Payson created the Press Club:

To promote fellowship among women writers and those interested in the study of literature and kindred arts; to be the medium through which members and their guests may meet professional visitors of note; to promote the development of the literary art in the community. (McGrew, I-354)

Additionally, Josephine’s sister, Francis Page Willey, and her daughter, Frances Willey Beebe, came with William Page to settle in San Diego and live in his Point Loma home, “Page Manor.” Beebe became the society editor for the Sun and was herself an accomplished newspaperwoman and author of fantasy and children’s stories. Her husband, Ford Beebe, would become a Hollywood screenwriter and director of “Flash Gordon,” and some of her works would become Hollywood screenplays (www.sanantonio.com, Gloria Swanson Papers, Internet Movie Database). The extended Page family members were also close friends with architect Walter S. Keller’s bride, Lucy Stone Terrill, who was herself an accomplished poet and short story author. It is not surprising then, that as accomplished authors, poets, playwrights, fiction writers, and newspaper editors, the founders of Loma Portal placed a high value on literature. These associations provide strong reasons why they named Loma Portal’s streets in honor of literary greats.

Keller’s association with William Page is also significant for their partnership in a new company, Aggricrete, which they created in San Diego to manufacture cast cement hollow construction tiles. In 1909, Keller constructed Page’s own home, Page Manor, on Silvergate Avenue at the top of Point Loma. They used Page’s home as the model for the first home to be built with their new Aggricrete tiles. Keller served as secretary/manager of Aggricrete and Page was the president (San Diego Union, September 18, 1910, The San Diego Sun, December 23, 1909). They filed Articles of Incorporation and the San Diego Securities Corporation filed the building permit for Aggricrete’s new building on May 12, 1912. This permit confirms Aggricrete was located in Loma Portal, on the corner of Lytton and Rosecrans Streets, on lot 12 block 311, Mannasse & Schiller’s addition for $350. (www.LaPlayaHeritage.com, San Diego Daily Transcript.) This new information proves the direct association between Page, Keller, Aggricrete, and the San Diego Securities Company with Loma Portal.

There can be little doubt that Keller would have promoted the use of Aggricrete tile in Loma Portal’s new homes while he supervised architectural control over the tract. With the 1906 earthquake and fire (as well as the devastating Chicago fires from the turn of the century) fresh in every member of the San Diego

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Architectural board’s mind, new and innovative fireproof materials held great promise as the building materials of tomorrow. It is entirely possible that Keller used these tiles in his design of the Point Loma Golf Course Club House. In 1910, Page’s daughter Josephine and her husband Thomas Wright were planning their own Keller-built home in Loma Portal. An August 3, 1910 news article quoted Wright “I like it much better than Indiana” and that he had “placed his family on a ranch a half mile from the shore on the other side of the bay from San Diego and Mr. Page is now erecting a residence there also.” (Fort Wayne Sentinel) The Wright’s built their “ranch” at 3104 Homer Street, near Stadler’s lot. By 1911, Keller opened his own office in the Timken Building and the Aggricrete cement tile was being used in house and commercial construction throughout San Diego. Hopefully, future studies of Loma Portal’s houses will identify more homes built with this innovative material.

By 1911, the Securities Company had hired land surveyors, engineers, and grading companies to fill-in natural ravines, install storm drain systems, layout streets and then install sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and Keller-designed street lights (San Diego Union, May 1, 1912). The construction crews excavated thousands of cubic yards of earth to fill in low elevations in what would become the golf course. The final construction phase for Loma Portal involved the Point Loma Golf Club House and Golf Course. Keller designed the Point Loma Golf Club House and William Bendelow, a world-class golf course designer, laid out the golf course that ran south of Rosecrans all the way to the edge of the bay (San Diego Union April 20, 1913).

With the Point Loma Club House in place and Loma Portal laid out, the San Diego Securities Company advertisements began appearing with artistic renderings of an exclusive residential neighborhood protected from commercial development. They appealed to prospective buyers as a “Southern California Residential Park” (San Diego Union March 30, 1913). Records reveal the first houses appeared along Chatsworth Boulevard and the somewhat inland streets intersecting Rosecrans Street, with spectacular unobstructed views of San Diego Bay, North Island, and the Hotel Del Coronado. Many of the early houses reflected Mid Western Chicago or Prairie style, Italian and/or Spanish Renaissance, English Tudor, and International styles that were modern and worked well with the new fireproof building materials such as Aggricrete’s tiles. Keller designed what would become the first house in Loma Portal for Thomas N. Faulconer. In 1912, Spalding had William Page write and edit a new magazine, “The Nation’s Playground,” for the San Diego Securities Company to promote Loma Portal. (Fort Wayne News, December 28, 1912). In 1913, the Securities Company evolved with a new set of board directors. It is this next set of directors who have in the past largely received credit as the founders of Loma Portal. These officers and directors were A.G. Spalding, H.H. Timken, George Burnham, George Bach, Thomas B. Wright, William Eldred, Adm. Henry N. Manney, Adelbert H. Sweet, Grant Conard, R.C. Allen, and Frank J. Lebert.

Thus, while the Ralph and Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House adds new information to the understanding of the development of the Loma Portal neighborhood, there is insufficient information to conclude that it merits designation 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.

Insufficient information was found about the owners and residents of 3312 Elliott Street 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.

Ralph S. Benton and Helene A. Benton Owners and Residents, 1926 to 1933

Helene A. Benton, the wife of Ralph S. Benton, purchased Lot 17 in Block 19 of Chatsworth Terrace from the San Diego Securities Company in September 1925. It is not known why Ralph’s name does not appear on the deed. According to the Notice of Completion for 3312 Elliott Street, Helene hired Charles H. Tifal to construct the subject property, which was completed on March 13, 1926. Tifal is an established Master Builder in the City of San Diego. The Notice of Completion was filed on March 17, 1926 by Ralph E. Hurlburt, who was business partners with Tifal at the time of the home’s construction. Hurlburt is an established Master Designer in San Diego.

Ralph Stalnaker Benton was born in at the Corte Madera Ranch near Pine Valley, California on July 24, 1883. He was the eldest child of Robert Harrison Benton and his wife Willetta Eugenia (Flinn) Benton. Robert H. Benton was a very successful cattleman in eastern San Diego County and northern Baja Mexico, and was the founder of the Campo Cattle Company. His wife Willetta’s family was the namesake of Flinn Springs, a small community between El Cajon and Alpine.

Ralph’s father, Robert H. Benton, came to the San Diego area in 1881 from Smith Center, Kansas. At one point, Robert drove livestock on horseback from Texas to his home state of Minnesota. In the late 1890’s, Robert also leased approximately 1,000,000 acres in northern Baja California from the Mexican government for the purpose of cattle grazing (Los Angeles Times, December 7, 1939). His Diamond Bar and Ojos Negros Ranch (also known as the Circle Bar ranch) in Mexico had as many as 15,000 cattle. Robert and his son Roy imported Shorthorn bulls from Scotland to improve the herd. Robert also headed a cattle company in Glendo, Wyoming, which owned from 3,000 to 5,000 cattle.

According to the 1900 U.S. Census, Ralph lived with his parents and four siblings on Campus Avenue in San Diego’s University Heights neighborhood. That census lists his father Robert’s occupation as “stock farmer”, and the Benton family was likely well-off financially at that time, as they had a live-in servant. The home in San Diego was likely a second home for the Bentons, as Robert was still involved in cattle ranching in Baja California, Mexico.

On August 12, 1909, Ralph S. Benton married Helene Adele Allatt in Riverside, California. She was born in California in March 1884 to Horace E. Allatt, who was born in France of English and Irish parentage. Helene’s mother Melvine was originally from Indiana. Helene grew up in Riverside, where her father Horace worked as a railroad agent. The 1910 U.S. Census indicates that Ralph and Helene Benton lived in Campo in eastern San Diego County. The couple eventually had two children, Bettina and Ralph Jr.

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Ralph’s World War I draft registration cards from September 1918 indicate that he and Helene lived in Campo, where they raised livestock. The Benton family was enumerated twice in the 1920 U.S. Census: once in Campo, and once at 4202 Palmetto Way, their second residence in San Diego’s Mission Hills neighborhood.

In September 1925, Helene A. Benton, the wife of Ralph S. Benton, purchased Lot 17 in Block 19 of Chatsworth Terrace from the San Diego Securities Company. It is not known why Ralph’s name does not appear on the deed. According to the Notice of Completion for 3312 Elliott Street, Helene hired Charles H. Tifal to construct the subject property, which was completed on March 13, 1926. The Notice of Completion was filed on March 17, 1926 by Ralph E. Hurlburt, who was business partners with Tifal at the time of the home’s construction. Hurlburt is an established Master Designer in San Diego. Therefore, 3312 Elliott Street was most likely designed by Hurlburt, and constructed by his business partner, Master Builder Charles H. Tifal.

The 1927 and 1928 San Diego city directories list both Ralph and Helene Benton as residents of 3312 Elliott Street. However, Helene appears as the home’s only resident from 1929 until she sold the home in 1933. The 1930 U.S. Census shows that Helene lived in the home with her two children, but not her husband. However, her marital status is shown as married, not widowed or divorced. Her husband Ralph was most likely spending extended periods of time in Campo tending to his cattle ranch.

After the Bentons sold 3312 Elliott Street in 1933, they moved to Phoenix, Arizona, and by 1940 were residents of Tucson. They were engaged in cattle ranching through at least the early 1950’s. Ralph S. Benton died in Tucson on May 21, 1960. Further information about him and Helene could not be located.

Insufficient information was found about Ralph S. Benton and Helene A. Benton to determine they were historically significant for their association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

Vesta J. Thompson Owner, 1933 to 1947

From 1933 to 1947, Vesta J. Thompson owned 3312 Elliott Street. She was the wife of Jack L. Thompson, however, he did not appear on the home’s deed for unknown reasons. The Thompsons did not ever reside at 3312 Elliott Street, but instead used it as a rental property.

On August 1, 1904, Vesta Pearl Jones was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Jennie (Hankey) Jones and her husband, R.D. Jones. According to the 1920 U.S. Census, Vesta and her widowed mother lived in Phoenix, and her mother supported them by running a small rooming house. Vesta graduated from Phoenix Union High School in the early 1920's. Little other information about Vesta's early life could be found.

In the 1920's, Vesta married Jack Thompson. By 1929, the couple resided at 646 W. Hawthorn Street near San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood, and Jack was employed as a bookkeeper for the Standard Mattress and Furniture Company. Around 1935, Vesta became a teacher in Lemon Grove. She purchased 3312 Elliott Street in 1933 and utilized it as a rental income property until she sold the home in 1947. She and Jack never lived there. Vesta retired from teaching in 1945 (San Diego Evening Tribune, March 12, 1987).

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By 1940, the Thompsons lived at 2132 Union Street, and by 1950 they were residents of 1105 W. Quince Street in San Diego’s Middletown neighborhood, just east of the present-day I-5 freeway. The 1950 San Diego City Directory indicates that Jack was employed as an auditor for Dryer’s Standard Furniture Company. The city directories indicate that the Thompsons lived at the Quince St. home until at least 1979. Vesta passed away in San Diego on March 10, 1987.

Insufficient information was found about Vesta J. Thompson to determine she was historically significant for her association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

Mrs. Helen C. Phelps Resident, 1934 only

Mrs. Helen C. Phelps was a resident of 3312 Elliott Street in 1934 only, and she presumably rented the home from owner Vesta J. Thompson. After her brief time living at 3312 Elliott Street, Helen moved to 2203 Broadway in the Golden Hill neighborhood. Further information about her could not be located.

Insufficient information was found about Mrs. Helen C. Phelps to determine she was historically significant for her association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

Roscoe S. Porter and Nan M. Porter Residents, 1935 to 1939

From 1935 to 1939, Roscoe S. Porter and Nan M. Porter resided at 3312 Elliott Street, which they presumably rented from owner Vesta J. Thompson. During their time in the home, Roscoe was employed as a department manager at Hotchkiss & Anewalt, an insurance firm. He had previously worked as a real estate agent.

Roscoe Stephen Porter was born around 1892. Records differ slightly as to the year of his birth. Some show that he was born on October 16, 1890, while others list his birth year as 1892. His birthplace also differs, with some listing his birthplace as Montana, and others as Omaha, Nebraska. By 1900, Roscoe and his parents John and Lydia lived in San Diego, and John supported the family by working as a grocer.

The 1910 U.S. Census indicates that the Porter family had moved to 814 National Avenue, just east of present-day Petco Park in downtown San Diego. Roscoe’s father John had switched careers by that time, and worked as a real estate agent. Around that same time, Roscoe became a salesman with the Auto Tire Company, and also an auto racing enthusiast. Local newspapers from the early 1910's feature numerous articles about Roscoe participating in auto races from San Diego to Phoenix, as well as through San Diego's mountains and backcountry, and in northern Mexico. The newspapers also published route maps and step-by-step instructions of scenic driving tours mapped out by Roscoe. He also authored a book, Highways and Byways of San Diego County, in 1912.

Roscoe married his wife Nan around 1914. Little information about her could be found, but census data shows that she was approximately three years younger than Roscoe and was born in Wisconsin.

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According to the 1914 San Diego City Directory, the couple resided at 218 29th Street in the Grant Hill neighborhood. Around 1916, they moved to 4361 Valle Vista in the Mission Hills neighborhood, and Roscoe was still employed with the Auto Tire Company.

During World War I, Roscoe served with the U.S. Army Air Service. He mustered out in 1919 and joined his father John in the real estate business (San Diego Union, June 29, 1919). Upon his return to San Diego in 1919, Roscoe and Nan settled at 3105 5th Ave., an apartment in Bankers Hill. According to the 1920 U.S. Census, Roscoe and Nan lived at 2243 3rd Ave. in Bankers Hill, and had an infant son named Stephen. That census lists Roscoe’s occupation as a sales agent in the real estate insurance industry.

The Porters continued to move frequently around San Diego during the 1920's and early 1930's. From 1935 to 1939, they resided at 3312 Elliott Street, which they presumably rented from owner Vesta J. Thompson. By the time they moved into the subject property, Roscoe was a salesman with the insurance firm of Hotchkiss & Anewalt. Roscoe and Nan moved to 2266 Pine Street in the Mission Hills neighborhood in 1940. In 1946, they purchased and moved into the famous Villa Orizaba, located at 2036 Orizaba in Mission Hills. They sold the home in 1950 and moved to 3577 Silvergate Place in Point Loma. Roscoe passed away in San Diego on September 22, 1957. Further information about him and Nan could not be located.

Insufficient information was found about Roscoe S. Porter and Nan M. Porter to determine they were historically significant for their association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

Herman A. Bischoff and Margaret Bischoff Residents, 1940 to 1945 Herman A. Bischoff and his wife Margaret resided at 3312 Elliott Street from 1940 to 1945. They presumably rented the home from owner Vesta J. Thompson. Until the early 1940's, Herman worked as a milliner, or hat maker. Around 1943, Herman became a salesman with the insurance firm of Hotchkiss & Anewalt, the same company where Roscoe S. Porter, the previous tenant of 3312 Elliott Street, was employed. The Bischoffs were acquainted with the Porters since at least the 1930's, when Margaret Bischoff and Nan Porter were both members of the Thursday Club in Sunset Cliffs (San Diego Evening Tribune, May 10, 1933).

On July 21, 1898, Herman Arthur Bischoff was born in Chicago. His father, Herman Sr., was a jewelry maker and engraver, and mother Frances was a housewife. Both of Herman's parents were born in Illinois to German immigrants.

Herman Sr. died when the younger Herman was a child. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, Herman lived in Chicago with his widowed mother and older brother Douglas. That year's census indicates that Douglas worked as a traveling salesman for a millinery, and this is likely how Herman was introduced to the hat making industry. Herman's World War I draft registration cards from September 1918 show that he was employed as a traveling salesman for D.B. Fisk and Company, a Chicago millinery house established in 1853.

In 1929, Herman and Margaret moved to San Diego and settled at 3791 32nd Street in North Park. The 1930 San Diego City Directory indicates that Herman owned Bischoff's, a "women's furnishings" store

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located at 1045 6th Ave. downtown. Probably due to bad timing and the onset of the Great Depression, it appears that by 1932, Herman had sold his women's clothing business on 6th Ave., which then became known as Jackson's. However, Herman continued to work as a milliner through the 1930's, and had a small hat shop at 702 Broadway downtown.

In March 1933, the Bischoffs moved to 3357 Bayside Walk in Mission Beach (San Diego Evening Tribune, March 18, 1933). Their time there was brief, and by 1935 they lived at 3015 Locust Street in Point Loma. The couple rented at 3312 Elliott Street from 1940 to 1945. In 1942, Herman left the millinery business and became an insurance salesman with the firm of Hotchkiss & Anewalt. After they left 3312 Elliott Street, the Bischoffs moved to 825 Niantic Ct. in Mission Beach.

In January 1951, Herman joined the Union Title Insurance and Trust Company, and worked primarily in public relations. He was appointed by State Controller Thomas H. Kuchel to serve as an inheritance tax appraiser for San Diego County in September 1952 (San Diego Union, September 13, 1952). At that time, he lived with Margaret and their daughter Janet at 3403 Freeman Street in Loma Portal. Herman died in San Diego on January 18, 1985. Further information about him and Margaret could not be located.

Insufficient information was found about Herman A. Bischoff and Margaret Bischoff to determine they were historically significant for their association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

Harvey J. Robson and Nina L. Robson Owner and Resident, 1947 to 1953 (Harvey) Owner and Resident, 1947 to 1992 (Nina)

In 1947, Harvey J. Robson and his wife Nina purchased 3312 Elliott Street. Harvey was a commercial artist and owned a business called Robson’s Show Cards. He had previously worked as a poultry farmer. John W. Robson, the son of Harvey and Nina, lived in the home with them until 1950, and their daughter Ruth lived there until her death in March 2005.

On December 30, 1893, Harvey John Robson was born in Owatonna, Minnesota. According to the 1900 U.S. Census, he lived in Geneva, Minnesota, where his parents, John and Mary (Schad) Robson, were farmers. Mary Robson died in January 1906, when Harvey was still a child. By 1911, he had moved to Escondido, California with his father and two sisters, Elsie and Anna. In Escondido, Harvey’s father worked as a rancher.

In late 1916, Harvey married Nina A. Learn, a Nebraska native born around 1894. They eventually had two children: John W. Robson, on May 1, 1918, and Ruth E. Robson, born on June 11, 1923.

In 1920, Harvey and Nina still lived in Escondido, and Harvey and his father John worked together as poultry farmers. Harvey’s father died in January 1927. In the late 1920’s, Harvey, Nina, and their two children moved to 3776 7th Avenue in Hillcrest. By that time, he had left the poultry industry and owned a business called Card & Color House, where he worked as an artist creating signs.

The Robson family moved to 647 Robinson Ave. in Hillcrest in 1933, and lived there until Harvey and Nina purchased 3312 Elliott Street in 1947. Their son John lived at the subject property with them until 1950. Harvey J. Robson passed away in San Diego on March 2, 1953. His widow Nina lived at 3312

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Elliott Street with their daughter Ruth until Nina’s death in April 1992. Ruth eventually married for the first time in her early 70’s, and died in 2005 at the age of 81, having lived at 3312 Elliott Street her entire life.

Insufficient information was found about Harvey J. Robson and Nina L. Robson to determine they were historically significant for their association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

John W. Robson Co-Owner, 1947 to 1972 Resident, 1947 to 1950

John “Jack” W. Robson was the son of Harvey J. Robson and Nina L. Robson, who purchased 3312 Elliott Street in 1947. John had a younger sister named Ruth. According to the San Diego city directories, John lived at the home with his parents and sister until 1950. During that time, he worked as a service station manager for the Sears-Roebuck Company. John was also co-owner of the subject property with his parents and sister until 1972.

John Wirt Robson was born in Escondido on May 1, 1918. His father Harvey and grandfather John T. Robson worked as poultry farmers there. In the late 1920’s, John Wirt Robson moved with his parents and sister Ruth to 3776 7th Avenue in Hillcrest. His father Harvey had left the poultry farming industry by that time, and worked as a sign maker.

According to articles published in the San Diego Union and San Diego Evening Tribune, John was active with the Boy Scouts in the 1930’s, and he and his sister Ruth often participated in youth sailboat races held by the San Diego Yacht Club in the 1930’s and 1940’s. In 1946, Jack and Ruth became the owners of a Luders 16 sailboat, which they named Jaru, using the first two letters of their names (John often went by the nickname “Jack”, hence the "Ja" in Jaru).

John’s parents purchased 3312 Elliott Street in 1947, and the home’s deed shows that John and his sister Ruth were co-owners of the home with their parents. Around 1950, John married Louise Jackson Floodberg, a recent divorcee and mother of a young son (also named John). John W. Robson met Louise while they both worked for Sears-Roebuck – he worked at a Sears-Roebuck service station, and she worked in their accounting department. They had one son, Ronald Wirt Robson, born in 1953. In the early 1950’s, the family briefly lived at 826 Vanderbilt Place in the southern portion of San Diego’s Mission Hills neighborhood. By 1959, the Robsons had moved to 5187 Alumni Place in the College Area. The San Diego city directories show that they lived in that home until at least 1972, and that John worked as a salesman for Sears.

According to Louise Robson’s obituary, she and John were “rock and gem hounds”, were members of the Convair Rockhound Club, and traveled extensively around the U.S. in pursuit of this hobby (San Diego Union-Tribune, August 28, 2005). John W. Robson passed away in March 29, 1995, and his son Ronald passed away that same year. John’s wife Louise died in August 2005.

Insufficient information was found about John W. Robson to determine he was historically significant for his association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

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Ruth E. Robson-Mosholder Co-Owner, 1947 to 2005 Resident, 1947 to 2005

Ruth E. Robson was born in Escondido on June 11, 1923. She was the daughter of Harvey J. Robson and Nina Learn Robson, who purchased 3312 Elliott Street in 1947. Ruth’s older brother, John Wirt Robson, was born in 1918. Ruth and her brother co-owned the subject property with their parents. Ruth owned and lived in the home until her death in 2005.

In her teens and early twenties, Ruth and her brother John W. Robson were active in youth sailing events with the San Diego Yacht Club. However, John married and moved out of 3312 Elliott Street around 1950, and their father Harvey J. Robson died in 1953. After those events, Ruth had little social activity outside of the home, other than her long career with Fuller Paints, now known as Frazee Paint.

On May 29, 2005, the San Diego Union-Tribune published a lengthy obituary for Ruth. It states that for the first seventy years of Ruth’s life, she “lived and breathed for her mother, devoting every spare moment to her care.” Claira Marie Nolan McVey, a close childhood friend of Ruth’s, stated in the obituary that before Ruth’s mother Nina died, Claira and Ruth did almost nothing socially other than go to lunch if Ruth had a day off.

Maurine Blakley Boteler, another friend of Ruth’s, attended San Diego High School with her. In Ruth’s obituary, Maurine described Ruth’s life as “restrictive”, and stated that Ruth was a “wallflower” and was rarely permitted to attend school social events. However, Ruth’s life changed dramatically after her mother Nina’s death in 1992, and at the age of seventy she began to live the life she missed out on in her youth. In 1994, the ship S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien, a restored “Liberty ship” that stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day fifty years earlier, began a commemorative sailing from San Francisco to Calais, France via the Panama Canal. Ruth’s nephew had been active in the restoration and asked her to work aboard the ship’s gift shop once it docked in Calais. She took the opportunity, and got to shake hands with two former U.S. presidents – Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton – when they visited the Jeremiah O’Brien on the anniversary of D-Day.

It was also aboard the ship that Ruth met her future husband, Russell Mosholder, who was working in the galley. Ruth, who as a child was only ever dressed in clothing sewn by her mother, purchased a French designer dress for her first date with Russ in Calais (San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29, 2005). Instead of flying home, Ruth made the long journey back to the U.S. with Russ aboard the ship.

The couple married and Russ moved into 3312 Elliott Street with Ruth. They purchased an RV and traveled extensively around the country. Ruth had a stroke while attending a party in March 2005, went into a coma and died hours later. Her longtime friend Marian Jepsen Warburton said of Ruth, "She always had the same personality. She was always the epitome of the great Girl Scout. She was straight, loyal and pleasant." (Ibid.) Ruth's widower, Russell Mosholder, sold 3312 Elliott Street in 2006.

Insufficient information was found about Ruth E. Robson-Mosholder to determine she was historically significant for her association with 3312 Elliott Street under Criterion B.

Conclusion: Insufficient information was found about the owners and residents of 3312 Elliott Street 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 Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House is an excellent and notable example of a Tudor Revival style home designed by established Master Designer Ralph Hurlburt and constructed in 1926 by his business partner, established Master Builder Charles H. Tifal.

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 style home, including the steeply pitched cross gable dominated façade with decorative half timbering, large chimney and tall rectangular grouped 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 with elaborated "broken reveal" brick detailing with a decorative brick top. Also, the house has a deep inset arched front entry with decorative raised stone work surround and small raised front porch.

The Tudor (Revival) Architectural Style. The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House at 3312 Elliott Street is an excellent example of the Tudor Revival architectural style, also sometimes called Old English style in 1920's real estate advertising. 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. The style began to be overtaken by the late 1920's, 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, odd windows, and eccentric doorways. This observation is not by chance, as Arrol Gellner and Douglas Keister saw direct connections between Hollywood movies of the post-World War I era set designs and exaggerated Old English or Tudor style buildings that have more recently been called “Storybook” style. Gellner and Keister refer to this nod to cozy British countryside architecture as “Provincial Revivalism” and note that other people interchangeably use the terms “Fairy Tale” or “Hansel and Gretel” for the exaggerated high pitched roofs, lopsided windows arrangements, and uneven wall stucco.

The subject house at 3312 Elliott Street has many Storybook elements, including the high-pitched roof with flared eaves and decorative half timbered front gable, wooden plank style shutters and deep inset doorway with raised stonework design, particularly the medieval style door with rusticated vertical wooden planks and long iron strap hinges which showcases the exaggerated type of fantasy design seen on high style Storybook style houses.

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Many of the examples presented by McAlester and McAlester in A Field Guide to American Houses present the same high pitched roof, stucco walls, massive chimney, and multi-pane windows found on the subject resource. Most of the early versions of this house style were built for real estate marketing campaigns in the early to mid 1920's, but the style never really caught on to the same degree as Spanish Eclectic and other romantic revival styles. Although no one can say for certain why early developers and realtors believed Tudor homes would captivate future lot buyers, a number of architectural historians suggest World War I soldiers and Marines passed through England and equated provincial Tudor style houses with the ideal lifestyle of civilian life. Post-war Hollywood movies often depicted Tudors as backdrops for movies, which clearly influenced some of the style. Authors Gellner and Keister present a convincing argument for the American Expeditionary Force to Hollywood connection to the style in the 1920's.

Most original wooden windows have been replaced under the San Diego City Council approved Quieter Home Program installed in 2002 / 2003 (please see Attachment A.4). This is a minor alteration of original integrity which is noted, but which should not negatively affect designation as this is part of a City approved program on a home recognized as being historically significant. The home was shown on previous San Diego Intensive DPR survey forms as being significant under multiple Criteria (see Attachment A-4). Quieter Home Program standards require that windows be replaced with comparable materials "kind for kind."

The approved policy of the City of San Diego City Council has been that the replacement of windows in accordance with the San Diego Quieter Home Program would not exclude an otherwise historic home from designation. According to the San Diego Programmatic Agreement Among the Federal Aviation Administration, The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Officer, The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and the City of San Diego, regarding implementation of the Quieter Home Program for the City of San Diego International Airport, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California under Window Treatment Priorities (B): "Where windows must be replaced in order to meet acoustical requirements, to the extent feasible, all existing or known original fabric shall be replaced with comparable materials, sizes and design. Known original fabric can be established through old (historic) photos, remaining physical evidence, or historical style. For example, original wood windows, or historic evidence of wood windows, shall be replaced by wood windows."

Projects like the program Quieter Home Program, which receives Federal funds or other Federal approvals, must comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. For Section 106 purposes, "historic properties" includes properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register. According to the regulations, an undertaking has an effect on a historic property when the undertaking may alter characteristics of the property that may qualify the property for inclusion in the National Register.

While even this "in kind" replacement does represent a loss of some integrity, this alteration was approved by the City of San Diego by a "determination of no adverse effect" in City of San Diego Quieter Home Program Stipulation # 6, line # 13. This home was clearly identified as a known historic resource in the intensive level survey conducted in 2002 just prior to the window repairs and replacement in 2003. As seen in the historic survey analysis DPR (Attachments A.7), the house in 2003 and today very closely match the 1929 historic photos.

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Integrity Standards for Landmarking. The City of San Diego’s Historical Landmarking Policy focuses on what can be seen from the sidewalk, or public view, and that view must present “good” integrity. This term simply means high integrity would be no change since it was built and changes are a loss of integrity. Integrity is grounded 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. Basically, 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.

Ultimately, the question of integrity is 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 some, if not most, 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 secondary cross gabled entryway; 2. The large side end stucco chimney with decorative patterned brickwork details; 3. The decorative wooden half timbering seen on the main front gable; 4. The deep inset arched entryway with arched door and decorative raised faux stone surround; 5. The high pitched roof with slightly flared eaves and very little overhang at eaves; 6. The multiple groupings of narrow rectangular multi-light wooden windows seen around the house; 7. The tall rectangular eight pane divided light wooden casement windows; 8. The original wooden arched plank style entry door and hardware; 9. The round tile attic vents seen at the gable ends; 10. The decorative wooden plank style shutters seen on the front entry gable and other areas of the home; 11. The original wrought iron planer box brackets seen on the front window which support a wooden planter box; 12. The original small scale hanging lantern style light seen over the entry porch area; 13. The interior hardwood flooring throughout the house; 14. The original metal door knobs, mortise locks, hinges and other intact front door hardware; 15. The original textured style stucco surfacing; 16. The original detached rear double garage; 17. The original arched design multi-light windows flanking the southeast side on both sides of the chimney; 18. The round clay tile vents seen at the top of the gable ends; 19. The inset raised side porch with French door with flanking sidelights; 20. The overall complex roof massing seen around the home.

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The following are architectural changes that cause integrity loss:

 The single missing front window box;  The front walkway has been replaced or covered with brick surfacing.

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

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

Based on comparison with the residential building records, historic and aerial photos, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps and other research, the resource is shown to be in its original location at 3312 Elliott Street. The House has excellent integrity of Location.

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

The house is 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 in the front gable end, large stucco chimney with fall away brick cap, front façade dominated by cross gable with secondary cross gabled entry, fenestration consisting of tall rectangular windows in multiple groups and wooden casement windows with multipane glazing. The decorative deep inset entry with raised stone detailing are other defining features of the home, as is the arched wooden doorway with decorative metal strap style hinges. These and other character defining details and features are all present. The roof was resurfaced in 2014 with composition asphalt shingles In keeping with the original design seen in 1928 historical photos.

Analysis of historic photos, building records and examination of the resource at 3312 Elliott Street 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 is in very original and unaltered condition. These minor repairs and in kind replacements represent minimal changes and do not detract from the home's original design or character defining features. The only changes from the original design is the one missing wooden window box not extant on the front facing gable. The front window sashes have been replaced "in kind" or "like for like" with true divided light rectangular windows closely matching the historic photos. It appears that the brick front walkway was added sometime after 2002 after the DPR survey photo was taken in 2002. These minor changes do not affect any major character defining features of the home's original Tudor Revival style and do 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. Overall, the home matches remarkably close to the historic 1928 photos (please see attachment D.1). This is an excellent example of a Tudor Revival style home built in Point Loma San Diego.

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 by Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Master Builder Charles H. Tifal. The resource is very intact from the 1926 date of construction, and continues to convey its historic design as a Tudor Revival home built in 1926. The Design element of this home is excellent.

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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 street and side setback of the house matches the historic Point Loma neighborhood. This design matched exactly the configuration seen in historic photos, Sanborn maps and other records. Also, the front lawn and raised front porch and inset entryway are original design features as seen in the historic photos (please see attachment D.1). The open front yard and bushes near the home closely match 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.

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 house materials consists of composition shingle roofing, stucco with wood frame half timbering, stucco side chimney with decorative brickwork, wood framed windows, wood door, and is set on a cast concrete foundation that connects to concrete steps and walkway. The walls have been coated with a medium coarse stucco finish that matches the texture seen in historic photos. The original almost flush wood half timbering has its original flush surfacing which is incorrectly described in 2002 survey as having some wood removed (Attachment A.7) but is very original as seen in 1928 historic photos. To expand, close examination of the 2002 QHP photo (page 82), you can see a faint outline of the half timbering with radiused corners and other original details, as it is today and matching the 1928 historic photos provided (pg. 81). It appears the half timbering was painted the same color as the stucco in the 2002 photo and this, along with the original flush appearance of the half timbering, caused the incorrect notation on the QHP form. Comparison with provided 1928 historic photos shows despite clear shading shown on the photos, a lack of shading around the half timbering confirms the half timbering's original almost flush appearance and profile.

The wood framed windows were replaced in-kind and approved in 2003 as part of the San Diego Quieter Home Program. The deep inset arched entryway with plank wooden front door is original, although the door surface has been redone with a new in kind wooden veneer. The original fireplace end chimney is comprised of stucco coating with raised brick sections interspersed with red colored brick. The scored concrete driveway is original and connects directly to Elliott Street. The interior is also intact with high roof vaulted ceiling, original elaborated plaster fireplace surround, hardwood flooring and original lighting fixtures. The house has excellent integrity of materials. The primary materials of this cross gable Tudor Revival style house are the gritty stucco surfacing, wood half timbering seen on the front gable face, brick chimney detailing, large brick topped stucco, and raised stone style entryway. The large stucco chimney, entryway and steeply pitched roof are also original. The distinctive entryway and substantial inset arched entry with decorative raised faux stone stucco surfaced surround is another important original use of materials. These elements are all original and intact or replaced "in kind".

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The original brick chimney cap appears to have been painted over or resurfaced by the home previous owners with a newer small brick extension added above for fire protection circa 2010. The exterior of the home was painted in 2015. Due to extensive wood root, the shutters were replaced "in kind "with cedar replacements which were primed and painted to match the trim color. The roof was resurfaced in 2014 with composition asphalt shingles In keeping with the original design seen in 1928 historical photos.

Most elements and features are extant originals or in kind replacements and match all the historic photos from 1928 (please see Attachment D.1). There are no significant changes to the materials within the public view other than the removed outside window planter box, chimney extension and resurfaced walkway. 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 excellent.

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 crafting the deep inset arched entryway with multi-sized raised arching faux stone stucco surfacing shows high quality workmanship and skill. The original wood half timbering shows quality carpentry techniques with rounded radius beam connections seen on the wood half timbering. Also, the stucco chimney with decorative brick sections shows excellent workmanship recalling the look of stucco that has fallen away over years of wear. Workmanship seen on the decorative plank style wood shutters, front gable half timbered wood with flush stucco surfacing shows high quality. Also notable are the original hanging lantern style lighting fixture, and handmade wrought iron stanchions supporting the front garden window box both show evidence of old world iron craftsmanship. The interior details and lighting hardware show a high degree of skilled craftsmanship. 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 Tudor Revival residence in its present excellent original condition is well preserved and imparts the visitor with a realistic sense and feeling for the 1920's-1930's historical Point Loma neighborhood. The home was custom designed for its lot by Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal in the Tudor Revival style. The home blends in well with the historic older neighboring properties in Point Loma. 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. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property.

Master Architectural Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt designed this home, which was built by Master Builder Charles H. Tifal and completed in 1926. Although Hurlburt and Tifal are associated with early investors and speculators in the Point Loma community, the partners' contributions 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 Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House meets six of seven aspects of integrity and can be said to have good architectural integrity for historical designation. Legacy 106, Inc. recommends the house for historical designation under Criterion C.

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

Ralph E. Hurlburt (already an established Master Designer)

Taken from the Biographies of Established Masters, compiled in 2011 by the City of San Diego Historic Resources Board:

Ralph E. Hurlburt was born in 1888 in Utica, Nebraska located in Seward County in Nebraska. His grandparents, George Frederick and Nancy Elizabeth Hurlburt came from Harpersville, New York in Broom County. Ralph’s grandfather eventually moved the whole family to Northampton, Peoria County, Illinois to develop a farm. After a failed attempt in the farming industry, George moved the family once more to Coal Hallow, Bartonville, Illinois here he took up coal mining and owned a small farm. George trained his sons in construction and then helped their father build their homestead in 1872. The Hurlburt men then invested in a general store in Utica, Nebraska profiting $4000 the first year. They reinvested this money into local farms and earned enough money to start a bank and holding company. Because of this, Ralph grew up with a strong business sense, knowledge of construction, cost estimating, financing, and loan transactions. He started out as an apprentice with Lincoln National Bank which he used to improve the family business. Hurlburt then went on to graduate from a school in York, Nebraska before joining the service at the outbreak of World War I.

During World War I, Hurlburt was an ensign in the US Navy. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge in Utica. In 1916, he married Nettie Goodbrod and relocated to San Diego. In 1920 he was listed as a building contractor, real estate agent, realtor, real estate sales, and partner in the firm of Hurlburt and Tifal, Architectural Designers and Realtors. Originally involved with real estate financing and law, Hurlburt had shifted to architectural design. Early in his building career, Hurlburt partnered with builder Charles H. Tifal, a partnership that lasted until 1942.

Although never listed as an architect, Hurlburt was responsible for the design of numerous homes in the San Diego areas and La Mesa. He published a promotional booklet entitled Distinctive Homes circa 1926 reflecting a variety of styles of homes which remain some of San Diego’s outstanding architectural landmarks. Some of the architectural styles included in his designs include the Spanish Eclectic, English Tudor Revival, English Cottage, French Eclectic, and Colonial Revival. He built his homes in a variety of neighborhoods including Kensington, the Marston Hills subdivision, Mission Hills, Point Loma, and Uptown Communities. Mr. Hurlburt was a member of the San Diego Realty Board. He was also involved in local sporting events having won the San Diego County tennis championship doubles. With his death at the age of 55 in 1942, his obituary noted a career as a banker, real estate agent, and insurance salesman; the man of many trades.

The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House at 3312 Elliott Street, constructed in 1926, is representative of the notable work of established Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt and established Master Builder Charles H. Tifal as a high level Tudor Revival style home. The residence is an excellent and significant example of the work of Hurlburt and Tifal during the height of their combined careers in housing design and construction. The house embodies distinctive elements of Hurlburt's use of Tudor Revival architecture, and is an important example of Hurlburt and Tifal's architectural skill and design in 1926, before the economic depression of 1929 and the 1930's. This home demonstrates Ralph Hurlburt's continued Tudor Revival architectural development during the 1920's.

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Charles H. Tifal - Established Master Builder

Taken from the Biographies of Established Masters, compiled in 2011 by the City of San Diego Historic Resources Board:

Charles Tifal was born in 1882 in Wisconsin and relocated to San Diego in approximately 1920. Beginning in the early 1920's, Hurlburt and Tifal designed and constructed structures, primarily high‐end custom residences, in a myriad of styles including French Eclectic, Spanish Eclectic, Arts and Crafts, Tudor, Italian Renaissance and variants with North African and American Pueblo territorial design elements. In 1942 Tifal was no longer working with Hurlburt but was partnered with Scott King. The firm of Tifal & King installed the Alvarado Road Pump House, cottage and garage. Charles died at age 86 in February of 1968.

Notable Works:

HRB #311 Emmett G. O'Neill Residence HRB #534 – The Frank H. & Margaret Burton/Milton P. Sessions House HRB #613 – Alfred LaMotte/Hurlburt and Tifal House (3557 Third Avenue) HRB #697 – Edwin and Rose Emerson/Hurlburt and Tifal House (2645 28th Street) HRB #824 Sam and Mary McPherson/Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal House William Bosustow Apartments (3750 Fourth Avenue) Cromwell Gardens, Normal Heights

Additional biographical information about Charles H. Tifal from research conducted by Legacy 106, Inc.:

A native of Wisconsin, Charles H. Tifal was born on January 10, 1882. His early history is not known at this time, but the 1920 U.S. Census shows that he and his wife Eva lived in Seattle, Washington, and that Charles was employed as a carpenter. Eva was born in August 24, 1880 in Michigan and her father was born in Canada.

The 1920 U.S. Census indicates that Charles and Eva had a 13-year old daughter named Virginia and a 9-year old daughter, Margaret, and both were born in California. In the mid-1920's, the Tifal family lived at 3727 Herman Avenue in North Park, and Charles listed himself in the City Directory as a building contractor associated with architectural designer Ralph E. Hurlburt. Hurlburt is now an established Master Designer in the City of San Diego. The 1930 U.S. Census shows that Charles and Eva Tifal rented 1221 Sutter Street in San Diego for $55 per month, and Tifal was listed in that year's census as a building contractor.

Charles died February 12, 1968 in San Diego. His obituary reported he was a retired general contractor, age 86, resident of San Diego for 63 years, and lived at 3021 Dumas Street in Loma Portal (San Diego Union, February 14, 1968). His wife Eva Tifal died in a hospital in 1973, at the age of 81. She had lived in San Diego for 68 years, and at the time of her death, still resided at 3021 Dumas Street (San Diego Union, July 24, 1973)

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Comparison of Subject Resource to Other Hurlburt & Tifal Designs. Master Architectural Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt and Master Builder Charles H. Tifal built some of the finest examples of the Tudor Revival style in San Diego. These outstanding high style Tudor Revival, Storybook and French Eclectic examples include Hurlburt's personal home at 3268 Brant Street (Attachment E.4, Criterion D), with hipped wood shingled roof and leaded spider web window detailing The two-story Alfred LaMotte / Hurlburt & Tifal House (HRB #613) at 3557 3rd Ave. (Attachment E.4, Criterion D) with a rolled eave roof suggesting medieval thatch designs. 355 1st Ave. in Chula Vista is a French Eclectic style home with a two-story stone tower. Finally, Ralph Hurlburt designed Kensington's Wonder House of Stone (HRB #464) which was built in 1926 by L.J. Faulkner (Attachment E.4, Criterion D). Hurlburt and Tifal documented and photographed these outstanding examples of 1920's eclectic homes in their Distinctive Homes advertising booklet published circa 1926. Hurlburt and Tifal appear to have some primary architectural details which are most often seen in their Tudor Revival designs. These common eclectic details are:

1. Extensive and elaborate use of brick masonry and stone detailing, with large chimneys, arched doors or large focal windows often dominating the front façades; 2. Hurlburt and Tifal seemed to favor a more authentic looking, almost flush half timbering stucco wood detailing. This is in contrast to the added extending wood trim detailing added to most Tudor Revival style homes of the time period.

Comparison between the home, Sanborn maps, historic and modern photos of other known Hurlburt and Tifal designed and built resources reveals that the subject resource contains these two elements, along with flared eaves and a deep inset arched doorway. This home's roof design is similar to the O'Neill Residence (HRB #311) and the J. Francis and Clara Munro House (HRB #1056), as it utilized a secondary smaller gable entryway with arched entry. The subject home at 3312 Elliott Street, however, appears to have more detailing overall, with deep inset faux stone entryway, large banks or groups of tall rectangular divided light casement windows, wooden shutters, built in wooden window boxes and other details. This home exemplifies the more varied and elaborate form of the Tudor Revival style in the professional architectural development of Hurlburt and Tifal as they perfected their Tudor Revival designs.

Other known Tudor Revival and similar style homes designed and built by Hurlburt and Tifal:  Emmett G. O’Neill Residence at 2765 Second Avenue in Hillcrest. This Tudor Revival home was constructed in 1925 and was historically designated in 1991. It is City Historic Landmark # 311.  J. Francis and Clara Munro House at 2140 Upas Street in North Park. This Tudor Revival style residence was constructed in 1926. It was historically designated in June 2012 and is City Historic Landmark # 1056.  John Snyder / Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #1 at 2315 Fort Stockton Drive in Mission Hills. Built in 1925, this Tudor Revival style home was historically designated in April 2009 and is City Historic Landmark # 906.  John Snyder / Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #2 at 4370 Trias Street in Mission Hills. Built in 1925, this Tudor Revival style home was historically designated in September 2009 and is City Historic Landmark # 933.  4204 St. James Place in the Mission Hills neighborhood. This Tudor Revival style home was designed by Hurlburt and built by Tifal in 1925. It appears in Distinctive Homes, the 1926 promotional booklet published by them. The residence was historically designated in June 2014 as a Mission Hills Historic District Contributor (HRB # 821). It is also known as the Ed Jacobson House.

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 Alfred D. La Motte House at 3557 Third Avenue in Hillcrest. This grand British Arts & Crafts style residence was constructed in 1925, and in September 2003, it was historically designated as the Alfred LaMotte / Hurlburt and Tifal House (City Historic Landmark # 613).  Ralph E. Hurlburt House at 3268 Brant Street in Hillcrest. This French Eclectic style home was the personal residence of Ralph and his wife Nettie for many years.  Normandy Court, Park Boulevard and University, Hillcrest (demolished, English Tudor bungalow court)  Cromwell Gardens, address unknown, Normal Heights (English Storybook)  W.S. Phillips House, 355 1st Ave., Chula Vista (French Eclectic) Non-Tudor Revival Homes Designed and Built by Hurlburt & Tifal:  Louis & Evelyn Robinson / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House, a two-story Spanish Eclectic style residence in the Mission Hills neighborhood, constructed in 1926 of reinforced concrete. A rendering of this home is featured on the cover of Distinctive Homes, Hurlburt and Tifal's 1926 promotional booklet.  Sam and Mary McPherson House, a one-story Spanish Eclectic residence at 3133 28th Street in North Park. It was historically designated in July 2007 and is City Historic Landmark # 824.  John Snyder / Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #3 at 4386 Trias Street in Mission Hills. This one-story Spanish Eclectic style home was historically designated in November 2012 and is City Historic Landmark # 1089.  Edwin and Rose Emerson / Hurlburt and Tifal House at 2645 28th Street in North Park. Built in 1924, this two-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was historically designated in November 2004. It is City Historic Landmark # 697.  J.W. and Dora Fleming / Hurlburt and Tifal House at 2925 Cedar Street in South Park. Built in 1924, this one-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was historically designated in August 2016. It is City Historic Landmark # 1229.  Guilford H. and Grace Whitney House at 4146 Miller Street in Mission Hills. Built in 1927, this two-story Spanish Eclectic residence was historically designated in July 2011. It is City Historic Landmark # 1011.  Frank H. and Margaret Burton / Milton P. Sessions House at 1271 Brookes Terrace in Hillcrest. Built in 1933, this two-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was historically designated in August 2002. It is City Historic Landmark # 534.  3404 Pershing Avenue in North Park. This one-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was built in 1924. It was historically designated in June 2011 as a contributor to the North Park Dryden Historic District and is City Historic Landmark # 1008-054.  Vista Del Mar Beach Cottage at 6521 Vista Del Mar Ave. in La Jolla. This California Bungalow was built in 1924.  1335 28th Street in South Park, a one-story Spanish Eclectic residence built in 1924.  A.L. Meyer House at 1204 Myrtle Way, Marston Hills (Spanish and Pueblo influence)  William Bosustow Apartments, 3750 Fourth Ave., Hillcrest (Italian Renaissance)  Gilman Gist House, 3223 Curlew, Middletown (Spanish Eclectic)

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

Page 38 of 39 *Resource Name or #: The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House

*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: July 2018 Continuation Update

*B10. Significance - Criterion D (continued):

 N.M. Steward House, 1911 N. Columbia  James C. Little Byers / Ralph E. Hurlburt House, a two-story brick Colonial Revival residence located at 4230 Arguello Street in the Mission Hills neighborhood. It is City Historic Landmark # 523. NOTE: Although Hurlburt designed this home, it was constructed in 1928 by E. Anderson, not Charles H. Tifal.  Dr. Arthur J. Wilkeson House, 1070 Myrtle, Marston Hills, (Spanish Eclectic)  L.F. Weggenman House, 1062 Myrtle Way, Marston Hills, (Spanish Eclectic)  A.D. McLean House, 3451 Vermont Street, Mission Hills, (Spanish Eclectic)  Treiber Court, First and Pennsylvania, Hillcrest, (Spanish Eclectic)  Dr. William Wallace and Anastasia Russell House, 1015 Myrtle, Mission Hills, (Spanish Eclectic)

The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House at 3312 Elliott Street, built in 1926 by the team of established Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt and established Master Builder Charles H. Tifal, is an excellent example of their work and is proposed as a candidate for landmarking under Criterion D.

Comparison between the subject property, architectural plans and historic photos of other known Hurlburt and Tifal designed and built resources reveals that the resource at 3312 Elliott Street is unique and shows the designer and builder's transition to more elaborate Tudor Revival style just before the more popular Spanish Eclectic architectural style emerged as the dominant style of the late 1920's. This home is also an important link showing the professional architectural development of Hurlburt and Tifal as the partners shifted from more simple blocky simple Tudor styles to more elaborate and varied elaborate Spanish Tudor and French Normandy style designs.

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CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial

Page 39 of 39 *Resource Name or #: The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House

*Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: July 2018 Continuation Update

*B10. Significance - Criterion E and Criterion F:

HRB Criterion E National Register of Historic Places listing or eligibility.

Criterion E does not apply to this property.

HRB Criterion F as a contributing resource to the _____ Historical District.

Criterion F does not apply to this property.

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A.1 Assessor’s Building Record

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A.1 Assessor’s Building Record

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A.2 Notice of Completion The Notice indicates that property owner Helene A. Benton hired Charles H. Tifal to construct the residence and garage at 3312 Elliott Street. It was actually completed on March 13, 1926. Tifal is an established Master Builder in the City of San Diego.

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A.3 Water Record The water record is dated December 9, 1925. The property owner is listed as "H.A. Benton", which refers to Helene A. Benton. The name of the person who took the permit out (listed in the "By" heading) is illegible.

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A.3 Sewer Record The sewer permit was applied for on December 9, 1925. The owner's surname, Benton, appears on the permit.

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A.4 Building / Construction Permits

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A.4 Building / Construction Permits Combination building permit for upgrades completed as part of the San Diego International Airport Quieter Home Program, including replacement of windows and doors.

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A.4 Building / Construction Permits Permit to reroof the home with composition shingles, October 1973.

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A.4 Quieter Home Program Documentation

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A.4 Quieter Home Program Documentation

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A.4 Quieter Home Program Documentation

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A.4 Quieter Home Program Documentation

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A.4 Quieter Home Program Documentation

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A.4 Quieter Home Program Documentation

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A.4 Quieter Home Program Documentation

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

Front Elevation

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A.5 Floor Plan From the Quieter Home Program documentation, September 2002.

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A.6 County Lot and Block Book Page The property was first assessed to owner Helene A. Benton in 1926.

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A.7 Previous Survey Forms DPR from a 2002 survey for the Quieter Home Program Phase 1C-4 historic resources report. Page 1 of 3

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A.7 Previous Survey Forms DPR from a 2002 survey for the Quieter Home Program Phase 1C-4 historic resources report. Page 2 of 3

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A.7 Previous Survey Forms DPR from a 2002 survey for the Quieter Home Program Phase 1C-4 historic resources report. Page 3 of 3

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Attachment B Ownership and Occupant Information

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

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B.1 Chain of Title 3312 Elliott Street, San Diego, CA 92106 APN: 450-134-13-00

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

September 25, 1925 San Diego Securities Company to Helene A. Benton, recorded October 13, 1925, Deed Book 1086, Page 4700.

March 13, 1926 Notice of Completion. On or about November 24, 1925, property owner Helene A. Benton hired contractor Charles H. Tifal to construct a one-story frame stucco dwelling and garage. They were actually completed on March 13, 1926. Recorded March 17, 1926, Miscellaneous Book 76, Page 302.

July 29, 1933 Ralph S. Benton and Helene A. Benton (husband and wife) to Vesta J. Thompson, recorded September 26, 1933, Official Records Book 243, Page 192.

January 9, 1947 Vesta J. Thompson to Nina L. Robson and Harvey J. Robson (wife and husband), and John W. Robson (a single man), and Ruth E. Robson (a single woman), all as joint tenants, recorded January 25, 1947, Official Records Book 2329, Page 202.

August 11, 1972 Affidavit - Death of Joint Tenant (Harvey John Robson, deceased), recorded August 16, 1972, Document # 216472.

September 10, 1972 John W. Robson and Louise C. Robson (husband and wife) to Nina L. Robson (a single woman) and Ruth E. Robson (a single woman), all as joint tenants, recorded September 12, 1972, Document # 243170.

May 15, 1992 Affidavit - Death of Joint Tenant (Nina L. Robson, deceased), recorded May 27, 1992, Document # 1992-0321768.

December 13, 1999 Ruth E. Robson-Mosholder (a married woman, who acquired title as Ruth E. Robson, a single woman) to Russell V. Mosholder and Ruth E. Robson- Mosholder (husband and wife as joint tenants), recorded December 30, 1999, Document # 1999-0842314.

May 23, 2000 Russell Mosholder (who acquired title as Russell V. Mosholder, a married man) to Russell Mosholder, Trustee of the Trust of Russell Mosholder dated May 22, 2000, recorded June 6, 2000, Document # 2000-0297870.

May 23, 2000 Ruth E. Robson (who acquired title as Ruth E. Robson-Mosholder, a married woman) to Ruth E. Robson, Trustee of the Trust of Ruth E. Robson dated May 23, 2000, recorded June 6, 2000, Document # 2000-0297871.

June 26, 2001 Russell Mosholder (Trustee of the Trust of Russell Mosholder dated May 22, 2000) and Ruth E. Robson (Trustee of the Trust of Ruth E. Robson) to Russell Mosholder and Ruth E. Robson (husband and wife as joint tenants), recorded July 2, 2001, Document # 2001-0451070.

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B.1 Chain of Title - Continued

April 17, 2006 Russell Mosholder to David P. Mattson and Barbara A. Mattson (husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship), recorded May 30, 2006, Document # 2006-0381078.

May 24, 2006 Affidavit - Death of Joint Tenant (Ruth E. Robson, deceased), recorded May 30, 2006, Document # 2006-0381077.

June 13, 2006 David P. Mattson and Barbara A. Mattson (husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship) to David P. Mattson and Barbara A. Mattson (as Trustees of the Mattson Family Trust dated June 19, 2002), recorded June 22, 2006, Document # 2006-0442087.

March 14, 2012 David P. Mattson and Barbara A. Mattson (as Trustees of the Mattson Family Trust dated June 19, 2002) to William A. Lansdale and Connie K. Koros, recorded May 23, 2012, Document # 2012-0303420.

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B.2 Directory Search of Occupants Date Reverse portion of Main portion of directory directory 1927 Benton RS Benton Ralph S (Helene) rancher h 3312 Elliott 1928 Benton RS Benton Ralph S (Helene) h 3312 Elliott 1929 Benton HA Mrs (o) Benton Helene A Mrs h 3312 Elliott 1930 Benton HA Mrs (o) Benton Helene A Mrs h 3312 Elliott 1931 Benton HA Mrs (o) Benton Helene A Mrs h 3312 Elliott 1932 Benton HA Mrs (o) Benton Helene A Mrs h 3312 Elliott 1933 Benton HA Mrs (o) Benton Helene A Mrs h 3312 Elliott 1934 Phelps HC Mrs Phelps Helen C Mrs h 3312 Elliott 1935 Porter RS Porter Roscoe S (Nan M) manager Hotchkiss & Anewalt h 3312 Elliott 1936 Porter RS Porter Roscoe S (Nan M) dept manager Hotchkiss & Anewalt h 3312 Elliott 1937 Porter RS Porter Roscoe S (Nan M) manager insurance dept Hotchkiss & Anewalt h 3312 Elliott 1938 Porter RS Porter Roscoe S (Nan M) insurance manager Hotchkiss & Anewalt h 3312 Elliott 1939 Porter RS Porter Roscoe S (Nana) insurance manager Hotchkiss & Anewalt h 3312 Elliott Porter Steph M r 3312 Elliott 1940 Bischoff HA Bischoff Herman A (Margaret) milliner 702 Broadway h 3312 Elliott 1941 Bischoff HA Bischoff Herman A (Margaret) milliner 702 Broadway h 3312 Elliott 1942 Bischoff HA Bischoff Herman A (Margaret) h 3312 Elliott 1943 Bischoff HA Bischoff Herman A (Margaret) salesman Hotchkiss & Anewalt h 3312 Elliott 1944- Bischoff HA Bischoff Herman A (Margaret) salesman Hotchkiss & Anewalt h 3312 Elliott 1945 1946 Directory not published this year. 1947- Robson HJ (o) Robson Harvey J (Nina L) (Robson's Show Cards) h 3312 Elliott St 1948 Robson John W service station manager SR&Co r 3312 Elliott Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1949 Directory not published this year. 1950 Robson HJ (o) Robson Harvey J (Nina L) (Robson's Show Cards) h 3312 Elliott St Robson John W service station manager SR&Co r 3312 Elliott Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1951 Directory not published this year. 1952 Robson HJ (o) Robson Harvey J (Nina L; Robson's Show Cards) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1953- Robson Nina Mrs Robson Nina L (widow Harry J) h 3312 Elliott St 1954 Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1955 Robson Nina Mrs Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1956 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1957 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E clerk WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1958 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1959 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1960 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1961 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St

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1962 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E saleswoman WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1963- Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St 1964 Robson Ruth E manager WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1965 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E manager WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1966 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E manager WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1967 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E manager WP Fuller & Co r 3312 Elliott St 1968 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E manager Frazee's Paints r 3312 Elliott St 1969- Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St 1970 Robson Ruth E manager Frazee's Paints r 3312 Elliott St 1971 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E manager Frazee's Paints r 3312 Elliott St 1972 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E manager Frazee's Paints r 3312 Elliott St 1973 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E manager Frazee's Paints r 3312 Elliott St 1974 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E (Frazee Paints) r 3312 Elliott St 1975 Robson Nina L Mrs (o) Robson Nina L (widow Harvey J) h 3312 Elliott St Robson Ruth E (Frazee Paints) r 3312 Elliott St

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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction San Diego Securities Company to Helene A. Benton. Recorded October 13, 1925. Page 1 of 3

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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction San Diego Securities Company to Helene A. Benton. Recorded October 13, 1925. Page 2 of 3

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B.3 Deed from the Date of Construction San Diego Securities Company to Helene A. Benton. Recorded October 13, 1925. Page 3 of 3

B.3 Deed

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B.3 Deed Ralph Benton and Helene A. Benton to Vesta J. Thompson. Recorded September 26, 1933.

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Attachment C Maps

C.1 — City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map C.2 — Current and Historical USGS Maps C.3 — Original Subdivision Map C.4 — Sanborn Maps 1940 1950 1956 C.5 — Tax Assessor's Map

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C.1 City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map Map # 202-1701

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C.2 Current USGS Map - 2015 Point Loma quadrangle

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C.2 Historical USGS Map - 1953

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C.3 Original Subdivision Map Lot 17 in block 19 of Chatsworth Terrace.

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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1940 Volume 4, Map # 410

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C.4 Sanborn Map – 1950 Volume 4, Map # 410

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Sanborn Map – 1956 Volume 4, Map # 410

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C.5 Tax Assessor's Map

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Attachment D Photographs

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

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D.1 Historic Photographs 3312 Elliott Street in 1928. Courtesy of current owners, William Lansdale and Connie Koros.

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D.1 Transitional Photograph - Southwest (front) Elevation 3312 Elliott Street pictured in a 2002 DPR form completed as part of a survey for the Quieter Home Program.

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D.1 Transitional Photograph - Northeast (rear) Elevation The rear of 3312 Elliott Street pictured in a 2002 DPR completed as part of a survey for the Quieter Home Program.

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D.1 Transitional Photograph - Southwest (front) Elevation 3312 Elliott Street in 2012. Courtesy of current owners, William Lansdale and Connie Koros.

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D.2 Current Photographs - Southwest (front) Elevation Photo this page by Dan Soderberg, March 2018

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D.2 Current Photographs - Southwest (front) Elevation All other current photos by Kiley Wallace, March 2018

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D.2 Current Photographs - Southwest (front) Elevation

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D.1 Current Photographs - Southwest (front) Elevation

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D.2 Current Photographs - Southeast (side) Elevation

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D.2 Current Photographs - Southeast (side) Elevation

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D.2 Current Photographs - Northeast (rear) Elevation

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D.2 Current Photographs - Northwest (side) Elevation

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D.2 Current Photographs - Detached Garage Located on the southeast (side) elevation of the home. Top photo shows the southwest (front) elevation of the garage.

Below: Northwest (side) elevation

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D.2 Current Photographs - House Interior For reference only. Not included in proposed designation.

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Attachment E HRB Criteria Supplemental Documentation

E.1 — Criterion A E.2 — Criterion B E.3 — Criterion C E.4 — Criterion D E.5 — Criterion E E.6 — Criterion F

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E.1 Criterion A – Community History

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E.1 Criterion A – Com.munity History

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E.1 Criterion A – Community History

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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Ralph S. Benton and Helene A. Benton Owners and Residents, 1926 to 1933

Ralph S. Benton was a prominent rancher in the southeastern San Diego County town of Campo. He, along with his father Robert H. Benton and brothers Robert Jr. and Roy, owned thousands of acres in that area. Ralph's father Robert also leased nearly 1,000,000 acres in northern Baja California from the Mexican government for the purpose of cattle grazing. The photos below are featured in 240 Years of Ranching, a 2009 research report authored by Sue A. Wade, Stephen R. Van Wormer, and Heather Thomson.

Roy Benton, one of Ralph S. Benton Ralph's brothers.

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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Ralph S. Benton and Helene A. Benton Owners and Residents, 1926 to 1933 Excerpt from 240 Years of Ranching, a 2009 research report authored by Sue A. Wade, Stephen R. Van Wormer, and Heather Thomson. The entire report can be found online at: http://sohosandiego.org/warners/images/240yearsofranching.pdf Note that Robert H. Benton was the father of Ralph S. Benton, and did not reside at 3312 Elliott.

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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Ralph S. Benton and Helene A. Benton Owners and Residents, 1926 to 1933 Continued from previous page.

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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Ralph S. Benton and Helene A. Benton Owners and Residents, 1926 to 1933 Helene and her two children, Bettina and Ralph Jr., are listed below in the 1930 U.S. Census. Helene gave her marital status as married, and is listed as Head of Household, but her husband Ralph's name does not appear. It is possible that he was living in Campo and tending to his cattle ranch at the time this census was enumerated.

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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Harvey J. Robson and Nina L. Robson Owner and Resident, 1947 to 1953 (Harvey) Owner and Resident, 1947 to 1992 (Nina)

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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Ruth E. Robson-Mosholder Co-Owner, 1947 to 2005 Resident, 1947 to 2005 Ruth was the daughter of Harvey J. Robson and Nina L. Robson, who purchased 3312 Elliott Street in 1947. Note that her surname is incorrectly spelled as "Mossholder" in the obituary below. Ruth Robson Mossholder, a lifelong friend and 'the epitome of a great Girl Scout' San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday, May 29, 2005 By Tiffany Lee-Youngren If life begins at 30, then Ruth Robson Mossholder was about 40 years behind schedule. But in the decade before her death at age 81, Mossholder did it "her way," proving to those who knew and loved her that it's never too late to kick- start one's life. “She told me the year she turned 70 she was going to start living," said Del Cerro resident Marion Jepsen Warburton, also 81 and one of Moss-holder's lifelong friends. "I thought, 'Ruthie, you're 70 years old!'" But a little white hair and stiffness in the joints weren't enough to deter Mossholder from taking charge of her destiny. Unmarried and childless for the first seven decades of her life, Mossholder lived and breathed for her mother, devoting every spare moment to her care. According to Claira Marie Nolan McVey, Mossholder's dearest childhood friend, Mossholder had little social life outside her home. "Until her mother died, we did almost nothing socially other than we'd go to lunch if she had a day off," McVey said (Mossholder was a longtime employee of Fuller Paints -- now Frazee -- in La Jolla). "I'm sorry to say she felt as though she always had to be with her mother. She knew nothing else. After her mother died, I used to kid her and say, 'Now that you don't have a watchdog, I'm going to have to take over.' " But Mossholder didn't need a watchdog -- she needed a new lease on life. Her friends, many of whom she's known since junior high, say Mossholder jumped into her final years with both feet. "This is the story of a plain girl," Warburton said. "But a good girl who made a fantastic end to her life." A wallflower blooms Mossholder forged her friendship with Warburton, McVey and 15 other girls back when she was just a schoolgirl with a Dutch bob and a wardrobe handmade by her mother. "We always had lunch together and we thought, 'We're having a lot of fun -- maybe we should have a club,' " said Maurine Blakley Boteler, a Rancho Santa Fe resident and another lifelong friend of Mossholder. They called themselves the Castlers, after "The Gray Castle," by which San Diego High School was known for many years. "That was when they allowed social clubs in high school. There were also the Debs of '41 -- but those were the racy girls. We were the intellectuals." Still, even intellectuals know how to party. They spent hours planning sleepovers, outings and dances, many of which the surviving members still fondly recall some 60 years later. There was the time Betty Taylor Walker caused an uproar by eating 38 doughnuts at a single slumber party. Then there was the evening they took a windup Victrola onto the San Diego Ferry (which cost a nickel at the time) and spent the whole night dancing as the boat made its way back and forth across the bay. And who could forget the "Red Lamp Limp," a dance as memorable for its high spirits as it was for its name? "We didn't know at the time that 'red lamp' had the association it did," Warburton said with a laugh. "I did, but I was afraid to tell anybody," said Boteler, who still blushes at the thought. It turns out that Mossholder (known as Ruth Robson at the time) was seldom allowed to attend the Castlers' social events. "She had a very restrictive life," Boteler said. "I saw her at school, and that was it. Her mother was very possessive. But her mother made a lot of her clothes, very fancy little clothes ..." "... For an unfancy girl," Warburton added. "I don't remember her ever going on a date. She was a wallflower, I hate to say it. She belonged to a club called the Bachelorettes, so, needless to say, she was a member for a long time. She was more attractive as an older woman, I think."

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E.2 Criterion B – Historical Person Ruth E. Robson-Mosholder Co-Owner, 1947 to 2005 Resident, 1947 to 2005 Article continued from previous page. Life goes on It was as an older woman that Mossholder found herself onboard the S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, one of the original World War II Liberty ships brought back into commission to mark the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Mossholder's nephew was active in the ship's restoration and asked Mossholder, who had just lost her mother, to work in the vessel's gift shop. It turned out to be just the opportunity the still-unmarried Mossholder was looking for. "She said, 'Just tell me when and where,' " Warburton said. "I told her, 'Don't you come back with anything less than an admiral!' " McVey joked. The ship was scheduled to make a long journey from San Francisco through the Panama Canal and on to France, so Mossholder decided to join the ship after it docked in the port of Calais. It was a move that proved prophetic -- Russ Mossholder was charged with running the ship's galley and soon fell for Ruth, who harbored a lifelong love of life on the water and was a longtime member of the San Diego Yacht Club. On the couple's first date in Calais, Ruth bought herself a French designer dress and ballet shoes. No more of mother's dresses for her. She also found herself with the opportunity to meet and greet not one but two former U.S. presidents while on the ship: Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. The two visited the ship on the anniversary of D-Day and shook hands with all the officers. "Hillary (Clinton) said, 'Don't forget the crew!' So Ruth got to shake both their hands. She said she was not a fan of Clinton, but he was just mesmerizing," Warburton said. Instead of flying home, Mossholder decided to return on the ship with her new man. "They went through the Panama Canal, and she said the heat was just miserable," Warburton said. "That Jeremiah O'Brien was certainly no leisurely trip around the world. It was like going onboard an antique. The skipper was 70." But Mossholder was happy to disembark that ship for more reasons than one. "They got to San Francisco and decided to start their lives together," said Boteler. "They said, 'We'll be happy if we have 10 years together.'" And 10 years they had. The two bought a motor home and traveled extensively when they weren't enjoying their home in Point Loma. Through it all, Mossholder remained a loyal friend to her high school chums. "My husband, Truman, and I moved into our home in Point Loma in March of 1946," McVey said. "Seven months later, Ruthie moved across the street. She was just like the sister I didn't have. She was a very intelligent woman, and she had a beautiful personality. We have been that close all of these many years. I look right out my window onto her home. After Truman died, if I didn't open the dining room drapes, she would call and ask, 'Are you OK?'" "She always had the same personality," Warburton said. "She was always the epitome of the great Girl Scout. She was straight, loyal and pleasant." The last time Warburton remembers seeing Ruth Robson Mossholder was at a party about two weeks before her death. "I said that day, 'Ruthie, you just look so good.' She had blue, blue eyes and white hair, and her coloring was so good. But at another party two weeks later, all of a sudden her head went over to her side and her speech was slurred. She was in a coma for a few hours and died of a massive stroke. It really happened so quickly." But her memory lives on. "She was my wonderful, loving friend," McVey said, choking back tears. "I needed her and she needed me. You can't have any more beautiful memories than that."

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt (already an established Master Designer) Ralph E. Hurlburt in the City of San Diego's 2011 Biographies of Established Masters.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt (already an established Master Designer)

Ralph E. Hurlburt's biography in a family history book written by his brother, Clifford George Hurlburt, and published in 1927.

The book is called Pierce genealogy: being a partial record of the posterity of Richard Pearse, an early inhabitant of Portsmouth in Rhode Island, who came from England, and whose genealogy is traced back to 972.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt (already an established Master Designer) Continuation of article from previous page

Ralph E. Hurlburt in Nebraska, circa 1910. Photo courtesy of Hurlburt descendant, Jacqueline Liggett Proctor.

Ralph E. Hurlburt (right) with his grandparents and young son, George Gordon Hurlburt, circa 1918.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt (already an established Master Designer)

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Builder Charles H. Tifal (already an established Master Builder) Top: Charles H. Tifal in the City of San Diego's 2011 Biographies of Established Masters.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Builder Charles H. Tifal (already an established Master Builder)

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Master Builder Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal partnered together during the 1920's to produce high-end custom-built houses. In 1926 they published a promotional booklet, Distinctive Homes, which showcased many of the homes they designed and built.

"Distinctive Homes" promotional brochure courtesy of the San Diego History Center

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Master Builder Other known Tudor Revival and similar style homes designed and built by Hurlburt and Tifal:  Emmett G. O’Neill Residence at 2765 Second Avenue in Hillcrest. This Tudor Revival home was constructed in 1925 and was historically designated in 1991. It is City Historic Landmark # 311.  J. Francis and Clara Munro House at 2140 Upas Street in North Park. This Tudor Revival style residence was constructed in 1926. It was historically designated in June 2012 and is City Historic Landmark # 1056.  John Snyder / Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #1 at 2315 Fort Stockton Drive in Mission Hills. Built in 1925, this Tudor Revival style home was historically designated in April 2009 and is City Historic Landmark # 906.  John Snyder / Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #2 at 4370 Trias Street in Mission Hills. Built in 1925, this Tudor Revival style home was historically designated in September 2009 and is City Historic Landmark # 933.  4204 St. James Place in the Mission Hills neighborhood. This Tudor Revival style home was designed by Hurlburt and built by Tifal in 1925. It appears in Distinctive Homes, the 1926 promotional booklet published by them. The residence was historically designated in June 2014 as a Mission Hills Historic District Contributor (HRB # 821). It is also known as the Ed Jacobson House.  2720 Chatsworth Blvd. in Loma Portal, a Tudor Revival constructed circa 1926. It is pictured in Distinctive Homes, the 1926 promotional booklet published by Hurlburt and Tifal.  Alfred D. La Motte House at 3557 Third Avenue in Hillcrest. This grand British Arts & Crafts style residence was constructed in 1925, and in September 2003, it was historically designated as the Alfred LaMotte / Hurlburt and Tifal House (City Historic Landmark # 613).  Ralph E. Hurlburt House at 3268 Brant Street in Hillcrest. This French Eclectic style home was the personal residence of Ralph and his wife Nettie for many years.  Normandy Court, Park Boulevard and University, Hillcrest (demolished, English Tudor bungalow court)  Cromwell Gardens, address unknown, Normal Heights (English Storybook)  W.S. Phillips House, 355 First Avenue, Chula Vista. This French Eclectic style residence is extant.

Non-Tudor Revival Homes Designed and Built by Hurlburt & Tifal:  Louis & Evelyn Robinson / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House, a two-story Spanish Eclectic style residence in the Mission Hills neighborhood, constructed in 1926 of reinforced concrete. A rendering of this home is featured on the cover of Distinctive Homes, Hurlburt and Tifal's 1926 promotional booklet.  Sam and Mary McPherson House, a one-story Spanish Eclectic residence at 3133 28th Street in North Park. It was historically designated in July 2007 and is City Historic Landmark # 824.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other known designs (other than Tudor Revival style) by Hurlburt and Tifal (continued):

 John Snyder / Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #3 at 4386 Trias Street in Mission Hills. This one-story Spanish Eclectic style home was historically designated in November 2012 and is City Historic Landmark # 1089.  Edwin and Rose Emerson / Hurlburt and Tifal House at 2645 28th Street in North Park. Built in 1924, this two-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was historically designated in November 2004. It is City Historic Landmark # 697.  J.W. and Dora Fleming / Hurlburt and Tifal House at 2925 Cedar Street in South Park. Built in 1924, this one-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was historically designated in August 2016. It is City Historic Landmark # 1229.  Guilford H. and Grace Whitney House at 4146 Miller Street in Mission Hills. Built in 1927, this two-story Spanish Eclectic residence was historically designated in July 2011. It is City Historic Landmark # 1011.  Frank H. and Margaret Burton / Milton P. Sessions House at 1271 Brookes Terrace in Hillcrest. Built in 1933, this two-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was historically designated in August 2002. It is City Historic Landmark # 534.  3404 Pershing Avenue in North Park. This one-story Spanish Eclectic style residence was built in 1924. It was historically designated in June 2011 as a contributor to the North Park Dryden Historic District and is City Historic Landmark # 1008-054.  Vista Del Mar Beach Cottage at 6521 Vista Del Mar Ave. in La Jolla. This California Bungalow was built in 1924.  1335 28th Street in South Park, a one-story Spanish Eclectic residence built in 1924.  A.L. Meyer House at 1204 Myrtle Way, Marston Hills (Spanish and Pueblo influence)  William Bosustow Apartments, 3750 Fourth Ave., Hillcrest (Italian Renaissance)  Gilman Gist House, 3223 Curlew, Middletown (Spanish Eclectic)  N.M. Steward House, 1911 N. Columbia  James C. Little Byers / Ralph E. Hurlburt House, a two-story brick Colonial Revival residence located at 4230 Arguello Street in the Mission Hills neighborhood. It is City Historic Landmark # 523. NOTE: Although Hurlburt designed this home, it was constructed in 1928 by E. Anderson, not Charles H. Tifal.  Dr. Arthur J. Wilkeson House, 1070 Myrtle, Mission Hills, (Spanish Eclectic)  L.F. Weggenman House, 1062 Myrtle Way, Mission Hills, (Spanish Eclectic)  A.D. McLean House, 3451 Vermont Street, Mission Hills, (Spanish Eclectic)  Treiber Court, First and Pennsylvania, Hillcrest, (Spanish Eclectic)  Dr. William Wallace and Anastasia Russell House, 1015 Myrtle, Mission Hills, (Spanish Colonial)

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Charles H. Tifal. 2765 2nd Avenue in Hillcrest. This Tudor Revival style residence was constructed in 1925. It was historically designated in September 1991 and is named the Emmett G. O'Neill Residence. It is City Historic Landmark # 311.

Photo by Kiley Wallace, July 2018.

2765 2nd Avenue pictured in Distinctive Homes, the circa 1926 promotional booklet published by Hurlburt & Tifal.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Charles H. Tifal. 2140 Upas Street in North Park. This Tudor Revival style residence was constructed in 1926. It was historically designated in June 2012 and is named the J. Francis and Clara Munro House. It is City Historic Landmark # 1056.

2720 Chatsworth Blvd. in Loma Portal. This Tudor Revival style residence was constructed circa 1926. It has not yet been historically designated.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Charles H. Tifal. 2315 Fort Stockton Drive, the John Snyder /

Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #1.

Located in Mission Hills and built in 1925, this Tudor Revival style home was historically designated in April 2009 and is City Historic Landmark # 906.

4370 Trias Street, the John Snyder / Ralph E. Hurlburt and Charles H. Tifal Spec House #2.

Located in Mission Hills and built in 1925, this Tudor Revival style home was historically designated in September 2009 and is City Historic Landmark # 933.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival and similar style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and

constructed by Charles H. Tifal.

4204 St. James Place in the Mission Hills neighborhood, pictured in Distinctive Homes, the circa 1926 promotional booklet published by Hurlburt & Tifal.

This Tudor Revival style home was built in 1925 and historically designated in 2014 as a Mission Hills Historic District Contributor (HRB # 821-106).

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival and similar style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Charles H. Tifal.

3268 Brant Street in the Hillcrest neighborhood. This home was designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt, built by Charles H. Tifal, and was Hurlburt's personal residence for many years.

It is extant and retains a high level of architectural integrity.

Current photos by Kiley Wallace, July 2018.

Left: 3268 Brant Street pictured in Distinctive Homes, the circa 1926 promotional booklet published by Hurlburt & Tifal.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival and similar style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Charles H. Tifal. 3557 3rd Avenue in the Hillcrest neighborhood. This home was designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and built by Charles H. Tifal in 1925.

In September 2003, it was historically designated as the Alfred LaMotte / Hurlburt and Tifal House (City Historic Landmark # 613).

Current photos by Kiley Wallace, July 2018.

3557 3rd Avenue pictured in Distinctive Homes, the circa 1926 promotional booklet published by Hurlburt & Tifal.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival and similar style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Charles H. Tifal. 355 1st Avenue in Chula Vista. This French Eclectic style residence was a Hurlburt & Tifal creation constructed around 1926. This home is extant. It is pictured in Distinctive Homes , the circa 1926 promotional booklet published by Hurlburt & Tifal. The home's address as it appears in the photo is incorrect. The actual address is 355 1st Avenue in Chula Vista.

Current photos by Kiley Wallace, July 2018.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer and Builder Other Tudor Revival and similar style residences designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt and constructed by Charles H. Tifal.

Normandie Court. This French Eclectic style bungalow court was a Hurlburt & Tifal creation constructed around 1926. It was located at Park Blvd. and University Ave. in Hillcrest, and has been demolished. It is pictured in Distinctive Homes, the circa 1926 promotional booklet published by Hurlburt & Tifal. Normandie Court was demolished in the early 1970's.

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E.4 Criterion D – Master Designer Ralph E. Hurlburt designed this French Eclectic style residence, located at 4386 Adams Avenue in Kensington. Known since its construction in 1926 as the "Wonder House of Stone", it was built by L.J. Faulkner, not Charles H. Tifal. The home was historically designated in April 2001 and is City Historic Landmark # 464.

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Attachment F Works Cited

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

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F.1 Bibliography

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Brandes, Ray S. 1991 San Diego Architects 1868-1939. San Diego: University of San Diego

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

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

Crawford, Richard W. 2011 The Way We Were in San Diego. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press

Gellner, Arrol and Douglas Keister 2001 Storybook Style: America’s Whimsical Homes of the Twenties. New York City: Viking Studio

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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

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

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F.1 Bibliography - Continued

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

Murphy, Kevin and Paul Rocheleau 2015 The Tudor Home. New York City: Rizzoli Publishing.

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

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Walker, Lester 2002 American Homes - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture. New York City: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Yorke, Trevor 2009 Tudor Houses Explained. Newbury, Berkshire, England: Countryside Books.

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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