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San Marino Historical Resources Survey ‐ Preliminary List of Properties to be Surveyed ‐ INDIVIDUALS ‐ 11/15/19 ALT_LOCATIO ADD DIR STREET SUF N NAME OR DESCRIPTION DATE ARCHITECT BUILDER OWNER NOTES RESEARCH TASK RESEARCH RESULTS Info from Lakon 10.13.19 ‐ J. Pierre may have been Architect/builder 1296 Adair Street SFR 1928 Pierre, A. J. Pierre and Sons significant builder. research. Field check. Carver 2120 Adair Street SFR 1928 Van Pelt, Garrett Investment Co. Dustin list, SMT 4/6/28. Original owner Sanborn map lists it as 2128 (FYI for research) Lakon info 5.22.19: possibly built by Robert Millsap (the dad and general contractor). Old SMTs show Millsap was granted the permits, and his family lived there and possibly owned until 1998. The 1998 buyers Architect/builder 2145 Adair Street SFR ‐ Modern 1961 Millsap, Robert Millsap, Robert Millsap, Robert may still own the home and it looks unaltered. research Original owner and 930 Afton Road SFR 1928 Kieffer, Ray Hist Soc list. In a district. builder No original permits. New garage in 96, pool in 01. Now Hill‐Harbison House community center. Property Harbison House: SM's first Girl Scout troop is just south of Valentine ES but is on its own parcel. established 1928. By 1935 there were 125 girls Armstrong, Addition 1941, major renovations in late 70s and 85‐ who needed a clubhouse. Group found site (lease 1841 Alhambra Road Inst ‐ Girl Scout House 1935 Jones, John Paul Henry 90. from school board) and funding; member Henry 560 S Allen Avenue SFR ‐ Tudor 1928 McCallum (sp?) Hives, Will H. Barbour, Jm New fence in 2000s Hist Soc list, Dustin list. G&W 2003:441: "Another Spanish Revival masterpiece with a marvelous staircase in front. The hedge on the perimeter of the Up de Graff, property has grown considerably since the publication 615 Allen Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Owner Thaddeus of the last Guide." Pool in 46, fire damage in 53 confirm individual 620 S Allen Avenue SFR 1925 Babcock, Everett Info from Canon email 8/29/19, Lakon email 9/12/19. significance and look for Date is from Lakon permit research. Hist Soc list. Dustin list notes common name as Henry swimming pool in 79, 3 permits between 1925‐ 645 S Allen Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Ross, H.H. Fertig, S.C. W. Schultz House. 1926 A permit in 1946 lists "tornado repairs", 660 S Allen Avenue SFR 1927 Babcock, Everett Brintnall, J.J. Delans, H.L. Hist Soc list swimming pool in 95 Deck added in 1956, solarium addition in 91. no Hist Soc list. G&W 2003:441: "Rid yourself of any original building permit corroborating architect or reservation you may have about the uses of historical builder. Owner states this house may have been imagery. In the hands of an artist, it can produce great summer cottage of Lucky Baldwin, but the permit Smith, George Baldwin, Lester things, as this romantic Spanish dwelling and garden indicates the owner was Lester Baldwin (no 665 Allen Avenue SFR 1925 Washington none listed G. attest." Confirm owner. relation). Lucky Baldwin died in 1909. Date is from assessor House is present on the 1930‐31 Sanborn set, in website. Hist Soc had addition to address on 1930 census. Pool added 670 Allen Avenue SFR 1924 Neff, Wallace Bradley, Henry Stanley, H.A. Hist Soc list 1932. Research. in 1981. no architect listed. 1952 re‐roof Property appeared in multiple movies in 1940s‐1950s, including Dear Ruth and The File on Thelma Jordan Research to confirm 2180 Ashbourne SFR Pletsch, Theodore (photos attached to email from Gretchen 7/25/19). significance 1951 installed elevator, reroof in 1998, addition in C.C Johnson + Garner, Robert 1980, chain link fence in 1979 replaced in 99. 937 Avondale Road SFR 1935 Neff, Wallace Son F., Jr. Hist Soc list swimming pool in 1998 Info from Lakon 9/12/19: Koepfli was Cal Tech professor, co‐creator of a blood plasma substitute with Linus Pauling. Notes the house is advertised as a SFR ‐ American Colonial Koepfli, Joseph Reginald Johnson but there's no info on Johnson in 955 Avondale Road Rev 1937 Cameron & Topp Hodge, Frank S. P. permits or newspapers. Individuals 11/15/19, p. 1 of 23 San Marino Historical Resources Survey ‐ Preliminary List of Properties to be Surveyed ‐ INDIVIDUALS ‐ 11/15/19 retaining wall in 98 and 01, in 1948 added addition for "servants quarters", 1949 added brick Hunt, Myron (and H.E Wing Hayward, Max wall, pool in 57 new pool in 1970, added exterior 1000 Avondale Road SFR 1929 H.C. Chambers) Construction E. Hist Soc list. statues in 1998 Architect/builder pool in 1990, new shingles in 97. no original 1460 Avonrea Road Lacy Residence 1907 Lacy, Richard H. Hist Soc list; sanmarinoheritage.org research permits Info from Lakon 9/12/19, from newspaper and 1368 Bedford Road Stever Residence 1937 Ainsworth, Robert Bennett, B.J. Jr. Stever, Ron Ainsworth research. Architect/builder Info from Lakon 10.13.19 ‐ Ring may have been /owner research. Field 1430 Bedford Road SFR 1937 Ring, Jonathan J. Pierre and Sons significant architect, J. Pierre significant builder. check. new plaster/lathing in 1977, enclosed porch in Original owner, 1981, seismic upgrade in 96, new garage in 1965, 1655 Bedford Road SFR 1908 Hist Soc list architect, builder pool in 1958 Original owner, earthquake upgrade in 98, new shingles in 01, 1675 Bedford Road SFR 1908 Hist Soc list. architect, builder new garage in 1965, Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln Hist Soc list. In a district. All Berkeley Ave. permits filed 548 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1927 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. on same day by same person. Foundation retrofit in 1995, Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln 549 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1926 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. Permit is 1925, articles state 1926‐1927 Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln 557 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1926 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. reroof in 75, driveway gate in 95 565 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Hist Soc list. In a district. No original permits. Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln 572 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. reroof in 73 Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln 573 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. addition in 1929, roof repair in 93 Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln 580 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. 1957 fence, reroof in 1962 581 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Hist Soc list. In a district. No original permits. Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln 588 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1926 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. garden wall in 1947, new garage in 1936 Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln 589 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. porch enclosed in 1978 Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln new garage in 1971, seismic retrofit in 1995, 596 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. addition in 1931 + 1941 Lincoln Mortgage Lincoln new driveway gate in 2001, addition in 2001, 597 S Berkeley Avenue SFR 1925 Neff, Wallace Co. Mortgage Co. Hist Soc list. In a district. termite repairs in 1963 Original owner Earl Derr Biggers wrote the Charlie Biggers, Earl Chan novels. See Swanton email 8/14/19 for photos Research to confirm 2000 E California Boulevard SFR Marston & Van Pelt Derr and info. significance 2271 California Boulevard SFR ‐ Hacienda Ranch 1939 Fain, Walter C. Fain, Walter C. Fain, Walter C. new shingles in 1995 Original owner, new shingles in 1971, new garage in 1966, porch 2700 E California Boulevard SFR 1908 Hist Soc list architect, builder added in 1950. No original permits. Buff, Straub & Thompson, Dr. Hist Soc list. G&W 2003:440: "A two‐story villa in the 1030 Canon Drive SFR 1959 Hensman Gates, Hugh Walter firm's late‐Craftsman style." pool added in 1962, porch enclosed in 1972 Addition of entry porch in 1980, poool in 1979, reroof in 73. garden house constructed in 1944. 674 Canterbury Road SFR 1937 Coate, Roland Gresham, Philip Stasand, George Hist Soc list addition in 2003 G&W 2003:441: "A good number of this architect's pre‐ World War II designs fit into the then‐popular California ranch‐house mode or that of the Monterey Revival. The Jordan House is a well‐carried‐out version 705 Canterbury Road SFR ‐ Monterey Revival 1941 Smith, Whitney Jordan of the two‐story Monterey style." Garage + Maids built in 1946, Reroofed in 1979 Individuals 11/15/19, p. 2 of 23 San Marino Historical Resources Survey ‐ Preliminary List of Properties to be Surveyed ‐ INDIVIDUALS ‐ 11/15/19 Enclosed porch in 1981. Re‐roof in 83. Added a Thum, William Hist Soc list. Looks altered (synthetic siding?) ‐ see second floor studio in 75. Swimming pool in 69. 787 Canterbury Road SFR 1940 Marston & Maybury Bennett, B.J. Jr. C. 3.1.19 photo. Confirm with research. Alteration research. Reroof in 1991. Lathing permit in 1981. Ainsworth, Robert New shakes + siding in 1998, imbed rock in 1982. 835 Canterbury Road SFR ‐ Polynesian Ranch 1953 H. Gerhart, Ray Hayden, W.R. Swimming pool in 53 Gabriel, O. 40 Chandler Place O. Nicholas Gabriel House Coate, Roland Nicholas Info from Lakon 10/25/19. Builder/owner research. 50 Chandler Place SFR 1954 Morris, James E. L.E Dixon Co Dixon, L.E. 1955 Wire Fence erected Described in newspaper article as a "Norman 1466 Charlton Road SFR 1937 Roland Coate Latisteel Co G.S.