THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO Historical Resources Board

DATE ISSUED: November 7, 2003 REPORT NO. P-03-348

ATTENTION: Historical Resources Board Agenda of November 21 , 2003

SUBJECT: ITEM 6 - Historic Resources Inventory Update of The Centre City Core

APPLICANT: City Centre Development Corporation

LOCATION: Various addresses within the Centre City Core survey area, generally bounded by Union Street, A Street, Twelfth A venue, E Street east of Sixth A venue and Broadway west of Sixth A venue, Centre City, Council District 8

DESCRIPTION: Consider the designation of 37 sites within the Centre City Core area as Historical Resource Sites

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

Review the Historic Resources Inventory Update of the Centre City Core Area and staff report recommendations and:

1. Designate 28 properties under various HRB CRITERIA, as indicated on the attached spreadsheet; 2. Note and file nine properties not meeting hi storic designation criteria; and 3. Affirm new California Historical Resources Status Codes for all surveyed properties, including eligibility to the National Register of Histmic Places for five properties.

-~~ -~ Planning Department ¥ of 202 CStreet, MS 4A • Sa n Di ego, CA 921 01·3865 DIVERS ITY Tel (619) 235·5200 Fax (619) 533·5951 •11"-CiS lli A.. T:lGtiH:~ BACKGROUND

This item is being brought before the Historical Resources Board by the Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) to pro-actively determine significant historic properties for planning purposes associated with the update of the Centre City Community Plan in advance of re-development. This Historic Resources Inventory Update of the Core Area incorporates the findings of two previous surveys, one conducted in 1980 by Dr. Ray Brandes and a second, conducted in 1989 by Marie Lia. This new survey re-evaluates properties included in the previous surveys and updates their findings based on current condition and new information. Because of the passage of time, some properties that are now over 45 years of age are included in this survey that were not part of the two earlier efforts. New California Historical Resources Status Codes have been assigned to all surveyed resources, based on the State Office of Historic Preservation's recent revisions and re-naming of the former National Register Status Codes.

HRB staff and Gretchen Wahab, of Gensler Associates acting as extension of staff, have recently overseen the completion efforts for the survey and the resulting products. With the exception of the notices sent to property owners for this hearing, any and all public outreach to the property owners has been conducted by CCDC.

ANALYSIS

The attached materials consist of: • a consultant prepared survey; • a staff prepared spreadsheet; • supplemental information that includes staff recommendations; and • photographs of surveyed properties, grouped by property type and arranged by age, from earliest to latest.

The Historic Resources Inventory of the Centre City Core (Attachment 7) is organized by address, starting with lettered streets. Directions, like West Broadway and West C Street, are located after Broadway and C Street. A separate Table of Contents (Attachment 6) indicates the property address and page number, for easy identification within the document. Each surveyed property has also been assigned a number, located in the upper right hand comer of the Primary Record Form, for identification on maps and supplemental reports. All building numbers correlate with the sequential numbers assigned in the survey document.

Staffs summary analysis is located on the spreadsheet in Attachment 1, where properties are grouped by historic status (National Register Eligible; Locally Designatable; and Note and File), property type, and age, from earliest to latest. Each property's historic status is indicated for 1980, 1989, and 2003, with additional columns comparing consultant findings and staff findings. Major alterations are noted in the "Comments" column, along with observations of additional contributing resources. The photographs (Attachment 3) are noted for alterations and special designation recommendations.

- 2- In general, staff and CCDC's consultant are in agreement that all properties proposed for designation are significant under HRB CRITERION C (Architecture). The biggest difference between the consultant's findings and staffs findings are staff's recommendations for designation under additional HRB Criteria, addressed in the supplemental staff report. (See Attachment 2 & 4) In a few situations, staff and the consultant disagreed over the level of integrity of a proposed property. As all surveyed properties are compromised to some degree, this difference of opinion is understandable. Divergences in recommendations are outlined below.

National Register Eligible Properties

#7. Pickwick Hotel. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION A (Businesstrransportation) for its association with the Pickwick Corporation, and local and national transportation history for its later association with the Greyhound Bus Lines.

#15. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION A (Businesstrechnology) for its association with the San Diego telecommunications industry, and under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect) as a fine example of the Los Angeles-based architects John and Donald Parkinson who should be established as Master Architects Parkinson and Parkinson.

#17. YWCA Building. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect) as being representative of the work of Master Architect Frank Stevenson.

#19. San Diego City Library. Staff additionally recommends National Register eligibility status for this civic monument as a rare example of the Late Modeme Style (HRB CRITERION C). The library is also significant for is contribution to the cultural life of San Diego (HRB CRITERION A), and as being representative of the work of Master Architect William Templeton Johnson (HRB CRITERION D).

Local Designation Eligible Properties

#8. Kress Department Store. As a rare local example of the Streamlined Modeme style, staff supports designation under HRB CRITERION C (Architecture), despite significant modifications. Staff also recommends designation under HRB CRITERION A (Business/Commerce) for its association with national chain store retailing, and HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect) as a late work of nationally noted Kress store architect Edward Sibbert who should be established as a Master Architect.

#12. Hamilton Fine Foods. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect) as being representative of the work of Frank Phillips Allen who is already established as a Master Architect.

#13. Rowe Market Building. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architects) as being representative of the commercial work of Master Architects Lincoln Rogers and Frank Stevenson.

- 3 - #21. Plaza Hotel. Staff recommends designation of only 1041 4th Avenue under HRB Criterion C (Architecture). Staff also supports designation of the rooftop and banner signs at 1037 4th Avenue, as well as the green tile Art Deco fa<;ade under HRB CRITERION C (Architecture). Staff does not support designation of the rest of the building at 1037 4th Avenue because of its lackluster design and awkward, top-heavy proportions that detract from its neighbor at 1041 4th Avenue.

#23. Vegetarian Cafeteria and Bakery/House of Nutrition. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION A (Business/Health) for its association with the health industry in San Diego.

#29. Carnegie Apartments. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architects) as being representative of the work of Master Architects, the Quayle Brothers.

#30. Ed Fletcher Real Estate Office. Staff recommends designation under HRB CRITERION B (Historical Person) for its association with the Senate career of real estate magnate Ed Fletcher.

#35. Harwood Tichnor Rental Property. Staff supports designation under HRB CRITERION C (Architecture) for the residence only, as a rare example of a late 1880s Victorian vernacular house in the Core area of Downtown San Diego.

California Historical Resources Status Codes

The State Office of Historic Preservation previously established the National Register Status Codes to reflect historic eligibility for properties. These status codes have just recently been revised, and are now known as the California Historical Resources Status Codes (Attachment 5). The new codes are being utilized in the current surveys.

Under the spreadsheet column "1980 NR" are the status codes previously assigned by OHP for various properties resulting from the survey at that time. Now that the comprehensive survey is being updated for the Centre City Core area, it is the appropriate time to detennine whether status codes should be changed. Under the spreadsheet column "2001 Lia" are those codes recommended by CCDC's consultant, while under the column "2003 City" are those codes being recommended by HRB staff. Reasons for the codes that are proposed to change are included under the "Comments" column and in some cases further explained in the attached Supplemental Staff Report (see Attachments 1 & 2). Staff is recommending that the HRB affirm the status codes under "2003 City" as being appropriate for the various properties.

Non-Historic Properties

The remaining nine properties listed at the end of the spreadsheet are not recommended for local designation. All of the properties have lost their original architectural integrity, and are not significant under any other HRB Criteria as explained under the "Comments" column of the spreadsheet. Therefore, staff is recommending that the HRB note and file these properties.

-4- CONCLUSION

Based on the information submitted and staffs own research and field cbeck, it is recommended that the 28 sites listed on the attached spreadsheet as being National Register eligible and/or local designation eligible be designated under HRB CRITERIA A, B, C, and D, as applicable. The HRB should note and file the remaining nine properties. Designation brings with it the responsibility of maintaining the building in accordance with U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards. The benefits of designation include the use of the more flexible Historical Building Code, flexibility in the application of other regulatory requirements, the use of the Historical Conditional Use Permit which allows flexibility of use, the availability of the Mills Act Program for reduced property tax if approved for each property by CCDC, and other programs which vary depending on the specific site conditions and owner objectives.

Kelley~ Saunders Diane Kane HRB Staff Senior Planner/Historian

Teri Delcamp Senior Planner/Historian

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Attachments: 1. Historic Property Update Core Area Spreadsheet 2. Supplemental Staff Report, Core Area 3. Photo Boards of Surveyed Properties 4. Mooney & Associates Preliminary Findings on Core Area Ethnic Survey 5. California Historical Resources Status Codes 6. Table of Contents 7. Applicant's Historical Report under separate cover

-5- ATTACHMENT 1 2003 HISTORIC PROPERTY UPDATE CORE AREA

Eligible for the National Register

No. Date Street# Street Building Name Architectural Sty1e Architect/Builder 1980 NR Local1989 2001 Lia 2003 City Criteria Comments Pacific Telephone & John & Donald !Fourth floor added in 1929, northernmost bay along C added at 15 1925·1929 914 CStreet Renaissance Revival 2 3s 3s A,C,D Telegraph Parkinson Iunknown date; Master architects Parkinson & Parkinson • Clarence Decker & Parapet removed, otherwise intact; Associated with master 17 1925·1926 1012 C Street YWCA Building Spanish Revival 2S2,3S 2 3s 3s C,D Frank Stevenson architects & women's history in San Diego . Cornice removed; ground floor modified; most character defining 7 1926 102-150 Broadway Pickwick Hcitel Gothic Revival W. Peugh 1 3s 3s A,C ' features intact; associated with transportation history. Wheeler, Stevenson, & Although ground floor windows altered mid~1960s, most 24 1927-1928 1250 6th Avenue San Diego Athletic Club Art Deco 1 3s 3s c Loveless I character defining features remain. William Templeton Good example of Late Moderne by prominent focal architect; 19 1954 820 E Street San Diego City Library . Late Moderne 5s2 3s A,C,D Johnson/G. Hatch style fairfy_rare in San Diego; terrazo sidewalk contributes. Eligible for Local Designation: Residential

C. 1888; C. Harwood Tichnor Rental 1151 constructed c. 1888, moved to site after 1901; 1159 35 1151-1159 10th Avenue Victorian Vernacular Unknown 6 3 6z 5s/6z c 1912 Property I probably c. '1912, does not appear historically siqnificant. Appears architecturally significant locally; J. P. Smith was NOT 34 1899 1143-1145 10th Avenue J.P. & Lulu· Smith House Colonial Revival H. M. Landis 3S 2 5s2 5s2 c a County Supervisor, as indicated on the DPR Form. 1134 appears architecturally significant; 1130 does not appear 37 1903-1904 1130·1134 11th Avenue Lesinsky House Victorian Unknown 3S 2 6z/5s 6z/5s c architecturally or historically significant. Eligible for Local Designation: Hotel & Apartment Buildings Pacific Building Appears architecturally significant at the local level (window 5 1909 927·945 Broadway Frances Apartments Renaissance Revival 3S 3 5s2 5s2 c Comoanv modifications since 1980 inventory) 31 1911 901 10th Avenue Amelia Apartments Renaissance Revival Dell W. Harris 3 5s2 5s2 c Good integrity.

36 1912 1229 10th Avenue Elkins Apartments Mission Revival Unknown 3 5s2 5s2 c Good integritY:

29 1912 950 9th Avenue Carnegie Apartments Renaissance Revival Quayle Brothers 3 5s2 5s2 C, D Parapets removed and building has been painted. Beaux Arts Renaissance 9 1911 619 C Street Burnham Building John Campbell 4S 2 . 5s2 5s2 c Ground floor modified. Revival Beaux Arts Renaissance Building may be eligible for the National Register if ground floor I 1 1912 611-617 B Street Southern Hotel J. M. Anderson 4S 2 5s2 5s2 c • Revival modifications are reversed. Ground floor modified & floors above cornice added (unknown 14 1914 827 C Street Hotel Churchill Edwardian Commercial David S. Holmes 4S 2 5S2 5s2 c dates). Rooftop sign contributes to property. 1g06, 1911' 1041 and art deco street front of 1037 are architecturally 21 1037·1041 4th Avenue Waldorf Hotel/Plaza Hotel Chicago School/Art Deco L. Smith 3S 2 5s2 5s/6z c 1926, 1930 significant; rooftop & banner sign are contributors. Eligible for Local Designation: Commercial Buildings Frevert-Biedsoe Furniture Leonard T. Bristow/ Parapet removed, windows replaced & ·first floor transom infilled, 10 1913 620 C Street Chicago School 2 5s2 5s2 c Company Eugene M. Layman but rare local example of Chicaoo School ArchiteCture. Lincoln Rogers & Frank Associated with Master Architects Rogers & Stevenson; 13 1g22 801·819 C Street Rowe Market Building Spanish Revival 4S 2 5s2 5s2 C, D Stevenson excellent example of auto-related commercial architecture with Original canopy remains beneath modern awning; ground floor 27 1925 1130·1146 7th Avenue R. D. Crippen Building International Style Unknown 6z 5s2 c modified 1 960s. - ·~· .. ------··· ------

Diane Kane, Ph.D. DPR Evaluation_ Core6_09220311/6/2003 1 2003 HISTORIC PROPERTY UPDATE CORE AREA

Eligible for Local Designation: Commercial Buildings No. Date Street# Street Building Name Architectural Style ArchitecUBuilder 1980 NR Local1989j 2001 Lia i 2003 City Criteria Comments Frazee·Kurts Paint & i Balcony & security doors added; shutters, sign & lettering 33 1928 1045 10th Avenue Spanish Revival Charles H. Tifal 3 5s2 5s2 c Wallpaper removed. Windows replaced, attic pierced, awning & lettering r.emoved; 12 1928 640 C Street Hamilton Fine Foods Classical Revival Frank Allen 3S 1 5s2 5s2 C,D elegant work of sianificant local architect Good adaptive re-use of common commercial building type; 18 1928 109-113 C Street College Inn (Grab n Go) Art Deco Unknown 5s2 5s2 c i significant charater defining features remain. Remington Rand Company 'First floor infilled; side walls pierced with doors and windows; 16 1930 926-928 C Street Art Deco Unknown 3 5s2 5s2 c Building I character defining features intact Vegetarian Cafeteria & Associated with SO health industry, 1921-1957; good example o1 23 1917, 1934 1125-1133 6th Avenue Art Deco Unknown 3 5s2 5s2 A,C Bakery 1930s art deco facade. Ed Fletcher Real Estate Associated with real estate magnate Ed Fletcher; reflects late 30 1915,c. 1935 1018 9th Avenue Mediterranean Revival Unknown 3 6z 5s B Office career in State Senate. San Diego Federal Savings 22 1938 1027 6th Avenue Art Deco Unknown 3 5s2 5s2 c :Outstanding Art Deco period piece. & Loan Association with Kress Department Store; altered, but rare, 8 1941 428 C Street Kress Department Store Streamlined Moderns Edward Sibbert 6z 5s2 A,C,D I I example of Streamlined Mod erne stvle in San Dieao. Eligible for Local Designation: Religious Buildings

. 32 1930 930 I 10th Avenue First Baptist Church Annex Art Deco James S. Groves 2 5s2 5s2 I c Good integrity. Not Eligible for Local Designation (Note and File) I

4 1909 746 Broadway Hotel Lynne Chicago School T. W. Coates Company 3 6z 6z No known association with Black history, per Mooney study.

20 c. 1909 1020 E Street Renaissance Revival Unknown 3 6z 6z No known association with Black history, per Mooney study.

11 1913 630-636 C Street Hotel Polhemus Edwardian Commercial Hamilton & Smith Bros. 6 2 6z 6z Cornice and fayade pilasters removed; ground floor altered . Benton Roof & Paint Over 45 addition to inventory; building is not historically or 25 1906-1921 1033-1039 7th Avenue One-Part Commercial Unknown 6z 6z Company architecturally significant. Benbough & Duggan Building has been heavily altered an is not historically or 2 1922 675 B Street One-Part Commercial Unknown 6z 6z Cleaners & Dryers Building architecturally significant Parapet & windows removed; ground floor modified. Building 26 1926 1048 7th Avenue . Hunneck's Furs Chicago Style Unknown 6z 6z I intearitv severely diminished. 1888, 1906; Eastern Herb Company Front appears to be 1920s; rear is dated c. 1888-1906. Building 28 1156 7th Avenue One-Part Commercial Unknown 6z 6z 1926 Buildina I is not architecturally or historically significant. Building has been heavily altered an is not historically or 6 1930 1145 Broadway Thrift Drug Company Two-Part Commercial Unknown 6z 6z architecturally sianificant 1908, 1948, c. Thearle Music Company Building has been heavily modified and no longer retains 3 636 Broadway Chicago School Unknown 3 6z 6z 1965 Buildino sufficient intearity for desionation '

Diane Kane, Ph.D. DPR Eva/uation_Core6_09220311/6/2003 2 ATTACHMENT 2 IDSTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY UPDATE OF THE CENTRE CITY CORE SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF REPORT, AGENDA ITEM 6

#7 THE PICKWICK HOTEL (1926)

The Pickwick Corporation and the Greyhound Lines The "Limited San Diego and Imperial Valley Stage" began operation in 1911 when Charles Wesley Grise purchased a Cadillac touring car and hired a driver to transport passengers between San Diego and the Imperial Valley. While the San Diego and Imperial Valley Stage was not the first stage service to operate in San Diego, it was one of the fust, and perhaps the first, stage line in San Diego to use the automobile. By 1914, the San Diego and Imperial Valley Stage was operating as many as eight cars out of the Pickwick Theatre building (not extant) located at 1027 4th Street. In 1915, Grise fanned a three-way partnership which may have included a stage line that extended from San Diego north into Escondido and was operated by John and Edward Granville.

It was at this time that the combined stage line adopted the name "Pickwick Stages". This operation was later taken over by a larger syndicate who adopted the Pickwick name for the entire system. Pickwick Stages would grow to become one of the three major stage lines in the United States with hotels throughout the country, including San Francisco, Kansas City, Birnlingham and New York.

In 1926, the Pickwick Hotel in San Diego was constructed at the corner of Broadway and First Avenue in downtown. Two years later, Dr. Arthur Yale sold KGB radio (formerly KFBC Radio, San Diego's oldest continuously licensed radio station) to the Pickwick Stages System. The Pickwick Broadcasting Corporation was subsequently formed and became "The Voice of Sunny San Diego". The studios and transmitter were moved to the Pickwick Terminal Hotel where the station would remain until1944. Pickwick Broadcasting Corporation would later include two other stations, KNRC in Los Angeles and KTAB in San Francisco. In 1928, Pickwick Airways began flights between Los Angeles and San Diego, a route which would become the busiest in the United States, with eight round-trip, regularly scheduled flights each day. Flights were later extended into Mexico and Guatemala, however, the airline closed in 1930 following the onset of the Great Depression.

The Pickwick Hotel is significant for its association with the Pickwick Corporation, which began with a pioneering stage line based out of the Pickwick Theatre and grew to include Pickwick Greyhound Lines, Pickwick Airlines, Pickwick Nitecoaches, Pickwick Broadcasting, Pickwick Tenninals, Pickwick Motor Coach Works, Pickwick International Stages, Pickwick Stage Systems, Golden State Hotel Company and Pickwick Hotels. In 1929, Pickwick Stages (also known as Pickwick-Greyhound Lines after adopting the Greyhound label), officially merged with Greyhound, as did Northland Greyhound Lines, Southland Greyhound Lines and Richmond Greyhound Corporation to form the Greyhound Corporation.

During the 1930s and 1940s, Greyhound Lines perfected an integrated national transportation system for people who did not own cars, or care to partake in long-distance driving. The company provided cheap, friendly, efficient and reliable transportation, while linking smaller

11/7/2003 1 towns and remote areas not served by trains into a national network. In San Diego, Greyhound's primary significance brackets the Depression and years of World War II, when its economical service attracted ridership from the military stationed here during the War. Rising post-War affluence increased automobile ownership that eclipsed Greyhound's hegemony. Nonetheless, to this day, Greyhound uses the Pickwick Hotels to lodge their drivers.

• Staff recommends designation of the Pickwick Hotel under HRB CRITERION A (Business/Transportation) for its association with the Pickwick Corporation, as well as ·local and national transportation history, from the 1926-1945 period.

# 8 KRESS DEPARTMENT STORES

S. H. Kress Company and Chain Retailing S.H. Kress and Company opened in 1896 as a five-and-dime store in Memphis, Tennessee. National variety store chains, such Kress, Woolworth and Newberry, grew rapidly in the teens and twenties because they were able to offer quality merchandise at a lower cost then many local independent merchants. Large scale national operations enabled retailing innovations like wholesale purchasing, that led to higher product turnover through greater variety, while cash and carry operations further lowered costs by eliminating credit. Larger scale also attracted professional staff who identified additional business efficiencies, like market identification through product design and regular advertising. These revolutionary business practices, now commonplace, radically changed local retailing by introducing national competition. Many chain stores were the first retailers to leave the downtown for the newly emerging suburbs, marking a radical shift in urbanization patterns that emerged during the teens and twenties. As a rapidly growing area, Southern California led the country in new suburb formation. It is not surprising thanhe first Kress Department Store to open in California opened in San Diego in 1918; by 1928, there were 28 Kress Department Stores in Southern California. In 1921 Kress established a West Coast office in San Diego to help direct the company's business.

To differentiate the Kress Company from other five-and-dime stores, Samuel Kress hired in­ house architects and draftsmen (at one time totaling 100), to give Kress stores a consistent interior and exterior design of high quality. Early Kress stores were built largely in classical revival and Beaux Arts styles; however, occasionally the style of the store was adjusted to accommodate local tastes and character. For example, in Southern California, Kress built some stores in the Spanish Revival style, accommodating the wishes oflocal planners, rather that importing something distinctly Kress to Southern California. In 1929, Samuel Kress hired Edward Sib bert, who moved the architectural style of the Kress stores from the classic and revival styles to a modern architectural vocabulary. Sibbert would design some fifty new Kress. stores in the 1930's and 1940's, among them, the Streamline Modern building located at 428 C Street in downtown San Diego, built in 1941. Designed by a noted architect of national stature, this building is one of the few Streamlined Moderne buildings constructed in San Diego. Despite recent modifications, it is locally significant for its quality as well as its rarity.

By the 1940's, construction of new Kress stores had begun to dwindle, as Kress focused more attention on remodeling and updating their older stores. The Kress store on C Street is unique because it represents not only the transition to modern architecture heralded by Edward Sib bert,

11/7/2003 2 but also the end of new development for Kress. In addition, the store was located in downtown, as opposed to the more popular suburban settings of their competition. Unlike Woolworth's and Newberry's, Kress did not aggressively move into the suburbs until the 1940s.

• Staff recommends designation of the Kress Department Store under HRB CRITERION A (Business/History).

Edward Sib bert, Master Architect Edward Sib bert received an engineering degree from the Pratt Institute and an architectural degree from Cornell before coming to work for S.H. Kress and Company in 1929. It was under Sib bert's watch that the architectural style of Kress Stores moved from classical revival and Beaux Arts architecture to more modem styles, including Art Deco and eventually Streamline Modem styles. Sib bert explained his approach as having "no specific style", stating that, "We ·did lean toward simplified modem (not modernistic). We tried to have our building stand out in the community, but not too much. A voided classical styles ... We tried to use good composition, simple ornamentation and coloring which [we] thought significant of a Kress store, in average American towns." Sib bert designed some fifty new Kress stores in the 1930's and 1940's, some of which have been listed on the National Register, before become company vice president in charge of the buildings division in 1944. Sibbert's quality of work and design, in conjunction with the fact that several of his structures have been determined to be significant on the national level, and many more have been retained and adaptively reused throughout the country, elevates him to the status of Master Architect. His career achievements have been recently recognized with the publication of a book and exhibit, sponsored by the National Building Museum in Washington, D. C.

• Staff, therefore, recommends designation of the Kress Department Store located at 428 C Street under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect).

#12 HAMILTON FINE FOODS

Frank P. Allen, Master Architect Arriving in San Diego in 1911 to work on the Panama-California Exposition, Frank Phillips Allen left an indelible imprint on the architecture and landscape architecture of the city. An accomplished master in his field, he excelled in architecture, contracting, engineering and was a self-taught landscape architect. Besides being a talented designer, he had a special gift for the logistics oflarge scale operations, often pioneering new methods for project execution and delivery that resulted in both cost and time savings. His early experience in the Chicago office of Daniel Burnham, where he developed the practice of "standardization" for office and hotel buildings, prepared him for a future career in large scale operations. When he moved to Seattle, he opened his own practice that was an early example of the "design-build" professional. He furthered his expertise as consulting engineer to Portland's Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905. With a growing reputation as "a mari who could work fast and save," he became Director of Works for the Seattle Exposition of 1909. His association with the Ohnsted Brothers, who planned the horticultural layout of both the Portland and Seattle expositions, drew the attention of the Panama-California Exposition directors, who hired Allen as Director of Works upon the Ohnsted's recommendation.

11/7/2003 3 In surveying Balboa Park, Allen quickly determined that the best location for the exhibition was the virtually inaccessible West Mesa. He successfully convinced decision makers that constructing a bridge over Cabrillo Canyon would be more cost effective than other site options, resulting in the beautiful signature bridge that provides a gateway entrance to Balboa Park. The Cabrillo Bridge bears witness to one of Allen's trademarks~exquisite concrete work, a medium he often used for both architectural and engineering projects. Allen taughthimselfhorticulture after the Olmsteds withdrew from the project over the bridge flap. His interest in native plantings resulted in a regional-based horticulture that was used to great effect in the Exposition's interlinked courts and gardens. Primarily responsible for the site planning and project delivery, Allen also contributed either design or engineering expertise to several of the Exposition's buildings, including the Botanical Building, the Canadian Building, the Administration Building, the San Joaquin Valley building, and several of the arcades and pergolas.

After the Exposition, Allen opened a practice in San Diego, where he worked on a number of private commissions, including several residences on Coronado and the V andruff Estate. He operated Allen Shipbilding Corporation in Ballard, Washington, between 1917" 1919, returning to San Diego as president of the Allen Building Company in 1924, later incorporated as Park Manor, a syndicate that erected the Park Manor Apartment Hotel (HRB #253) adjacent to Balboa Park. Allen's other accomplishments include the First Trust and Saving Bank (1926), the Original French Laundry (1927) and Hamilton's Fine Foods (1928). His career in San Diego was rounded out by the "ultra Modem" Whitney and Company Building (1928), plans for the San Diego High School Gymnasium (1928) and the Federal Truck Building (1931). In 1932, Allen moved to Los Angeles, where he spent his final years as an engineer-draughtsman for Liberty Ship construction, experiencing an untimely death in 1943.

Frank Allen gave the City of San Diego many of its most memorable landmarks and public places. Noted for his technical achievement, he was thrice honored by the AlA for his work on the French Laundry, the Federal Truck Building and Hamilton Fine Foods. Hamilton Fine Foods, an early commercial Art Deco/Modeme design was constructed of reinforced concrete, one of Allen's favorite materials. It was noted by the AlA for a "rich, well decorated exterior and interior, and its excellent setting for choice merchandise." The interior, featuring oak and marble throughout, included a 73-foot fountain and lunch counter, and a cooking and baking plant with the latest in sanitary equipment. A cantilevered second floor mezzanine for business offices, was illuminated by skylights and appeared to float over the main floor, providing an uninterrupted double volume of space. Hamilton Fine Foods features a characteristic Frank Allen approach to problem solving and architectural design. It exemplifies his talent for integrating modem engineering methods and modem materials to create innovative new building types with panache and flair.

• Staff therefore recommends designating Hamilton Fine Foods under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect) as exemplary work of architect, engineer, contractor, and landscape designer Frank Allen.

11/7/2003 4 #13 ROWE MARKET BUILDING

Frank Stevenson, Master Architect Frank Stevenson has been established as a Master Architect by the HRB, in association with the designation of his home at 3143 Goldsmith Street (HRB Site #578), at the Febmary 13, 2003 HRB Meeting. Stevenson was active in San Diego from the 1920s through the 1950s, working for the U.S. Navy Bureau of Yards and Works at the same time Master Architect Lincoln Rogers was the project Manager for the Naval Training Station. He designed the downtown Medico-Dental Building (HRB Site #351), the Park/Bush/Egyptian Theater (HRB Site #351) and John Adams Elementary School. A founding member of the San Diego Chapter of the American Institute of Architects AIA, he received eight AlA awards during his career. In partnership with Rogers, Stevenson designed the YMCA Building on Broadway (HRB Site #455), the Mission Beach Bath House and Ballroom (HRB Site #89), and the Russ Auditorium for San Diego High School (demolished).

Lincoln Rogers, Master Architect Lincoln Rogers has been established as a Master Architect by the City of San Diego. Rogers designed the Naval Training Center (HRB Site #425) and the Marine Corps Recmiting Depot (a National Register Site). In partnership with Frank Stevenson, he designed the Mission Beach Bath House and Ballroom (HRB Site #89), the San Diego Union Bnilding, the auditorium of San Diego High School, and the San Diego Armed Services YMCA Building (HRB Site #455).

• Staff, therefore, recommends designation of the Rowe Market Building under HRB CRlTERlON D (Master Architect) as part of the joint body of work of Lincoln Rogers and Frank Stevenson. ·

#15 PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (1925-1929)

San Diego Telecommunications Industry By 1881, five years after the telephone was invented, the San Diego Telephone Exchange listed 31 subscribers; and as early as 1907, an office of the telephone company had opened in Pacific Beach. By the middle of the 20'h century, the number of subscribers in San Diego had grown to 100,000. The telecommunications industry in San Diego has always included not only service to subscribers, but also research and development for the defense industry. The ability of companies to take military technology and transfer it to the commercial sector has had a tremendous effect on the local economy and has enabled San Diego to become one of the leading telecommunications centers in the world.

• Staff recommends that the Pacific Telephone building is significant under HRB CRlTERlON A (Business/Technology) for its association with the telecommunications industry in San Diego.

Parkinson & Parkinson, Master Architects Born and trained in England, John Parkinson immigrated to America in 1882. After practicing architecture in Napa, California and Seattle, Washington, he moved to Los Angeles in 1894, where he designed the city's first fireproof steel-frame stmcture. By 1897, he designed the city's

11/7/2003 5 first skyscraper, which had the distinction of being the tallest structure until the completion of City Hall in 1928. In 1905, he formed a ten-year partnership with G. Edwin Bergstrom that became the dominant architectural firm for major structures in Los Angeles. In 1920, John's son, Donald joined the firm. Between 1920-1945, the prolific firm of Parkinson and Parkinson designed many of the city's finest buildings, shaping the character of downtown Los Angeles even today. Among their most enduring landmarks are: the original campus of USC (1919- 1930); the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923 and 1930); Los Angeles CityHall{l928); Bullocks-Wilshire (1929); and Union Station (1939). Over 60 buildings still remain in Downtown Los Angeles, with other notable works in Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Burbank, Hollywood, Long Beach, Pasadena, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica. San Diego has two fine representatives of their work: the previously designated Spreckles Building (1924) and the Pacific Telephone and Telelgraph Building (1924-1929).

• Staff recommends designating the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building, located at 914 C Street under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect) as representative work of the noted Los Angeles architectural finn of Parkinson and Parkinson.

#19 SAN DIEGO CITY LIBRARY (1954)

The Late Moderne Style Noted Author, Architect, Architectural Historian and Architectural Critic for the San Jose Mercury News, Alan Hess, has recently recognized the Late Modeme style as a discrete and important chapter in American architectural history. In a series of non- published papers, Mr. Hess defines the Late Modeme as "a brief, but key modem style that bridged the Streamlined Modeme of the 1930s and the modem Case Study style of the 1950s." Thriving in the innnediate postwar period, the Late Modeme has a distinct and identifiable aesthetic of forms, compositions, materials and ornament. Character defining features of the short-lived style include the solid rectangular volumes and ribbon windows of the International Style, married to more solid tactile materials (like brick and stone) that define volumes in contrast to the smooth stucco. Secondary elements feature sharp-edged or bezeled picure frames, egg crate sun shades and grills, and modernistic colonnades of tapered fms, often punctured with circles. The Late Modeme' s genesis in retailing and car culture is evident in its sweeping horizontal lines, often with wide eaves that create shadows. Architectonic signage, or boldly scaled ornamental lettering against a flat surface, complete the package. The increasing rarity of intact examples of the Late Modeme style makes good examples like the San Diego Public Library especially significant. The terrazzo sidewalk with the City Seal in front of the library entrance should be included in the designation as a contributor to the library.

• Staff therefore recommends that the San Diego Public Library be acknowledged as a potential candidate for listing on the National Register of Historic Places at the Local Level of Significance, under Criterion C as a good example of the Late Modeme Style.

• Staff also recommends that the San Diego Public Library be locally designated under HRB CRITERION C (Architecture) and HRB CRITERION A (Cultural Landscape) for its contribution to the civic and cultural life of the city.

11/7/2003 6 William Templeton Johnson, Master Architect William Templeton Jolmson has long been recognized as one of San Diego's premiere architects, creating several signature buildings such as the La Jolla Library (the Athaneum, 1921), the Fine Arts Gallery (1915) and the Museum ofNatural History (1932), both in Balboa Park, San Diego Trust and Savings (1928), the Serra Museum (1929), the County Administration Building (1936), the Main Post Office (1937) and the San Diego Public Library (1954). Trained at both Columbia University and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, he worked in the popular styles of the day. Beginning with the Arts and Crafts upon his arrival in San Diego in 1912, he proceeded through several phases of the Spanish Revival (Mission, Spanish Colonial Revival and Andalusian), and turned toward the Moderne towards the end of his career, as featured in the County Administration Building and the Post Office. The Public Library is a final tribute to both his architectural invention and life-long civic mindedness. Designed in the short-lived Late Moderne Style, it provides a fitting end to his robust career in San Diego.

• Staff recommends designation of the San Diego Public Library under HRB CRITERION D (Master Architect) as a late work of William Templeton Jolmson.

#23 VEGETARIAN CAFETERIA AND BAKERY (1921-1957)

Vegetarianism and the San Diego Health Industry Vegetarianism has a long and honored history, dating back to the Ancient Greeks like Socrates, Plato and Pythagoras, and including more recent note worthies like Henry David Thoreau and George Bernard Shaw. As the International Vegetarian Union notes, historically people have become vegetarians for one (or more) of three reasons.....-economic circumstance, moral conviction and health concerns. In San Diego, vegetarian diets are linked to the area's early attraction to health seekers and its long-standing tolerance for religious freedom. Both historical trends coalesce in the Vegetarian Cafeteria and Bakery, located at 1125 6th Avenue in downtown San Diego.

The Vegetarian Cafeteria and Bakery was the second documented free-standing vegetarian­ oriented restaurant in San Diego. The first establishment, called the "Vegetarian Cafe," opened 1 in 1906. Located at 1205 4 h Avenue, it operated under various proprietors untill912. There are no further listings for vegetarian eating establishments untill918, when the Vegetarian Cafeteria, operated by the Paradise Valley Sanitarium in National City, is located at 941 5th Avenue. H. A. Hebard is listed as the manager. With the motto "Quality First," a delicatessen with horne baked goods and lunches were featured fare.

The cafeteria's early link to the Paradise Valley Sanitarium (Paradise Valley Hospital) in National City is noteworthy. In 1904, San Diego Adventist physician, Dr. T. S. Whitelock, brought the long-vacant Potts Sanitarium (built 1890) to the attention of Ellen G. White of Battle Creek, Michigan. "Sister" White was the foremost leader of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, founding its Natural Health Movement as a result of divine revelations between 1863-1866. The Adventists' Health Reform Institute, established in 1866, developed the Battle Creek Sanitarium, under the leadership of John Harvey Kellogg. It became one of the earliest American training schools for nurses, focusing on Sister White's medical theories that advocated natural means to achieve health. These included herbs, hydrotherapy, rest, sunshine, fasting, and fresh air. Sister

1117/2003 7 White condemned the use of tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and sugar, while promoting the "proper combination of foods." This included eliminating free oils and grease while focusing on fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains.

Siste White was immediately taken by the 20-acre property and its 50 room building for its "healing properties of nature," and convinced the Seventh Day Adventist Church to purchase the 1890-era retreat for a health establishment. Rechristened the Paradise Valley Sanitarium, it was prominently featured in the 1907 San Diego City Directory with a full-page ad promising "an ideal resort for those needing rest and recuperation. Employing the same methods as to diet, exercise and treatment as the famous Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan," attendees were promised "treatments and dietary in harmony with the latest scientific investigations." By 1909, the Sanitarium established a school of nursing, with Miss Winifred Frederick, a "graduate of the Battle Creek Sanitarium" prominently featured as its first director.

Ten years later, H. A. Hebard was listed as the first proprietor of the Paradise Valley Sanitarium's Vegetarian Cafeteria, located in downtown San Diego. Mr. Hebard must have suspected sufficient local interest in vegetarianism to support a cafeteria without the sponsorship of a health institute (and its captive audience of invalids) when he relocated to the current site in 1921. His business acumen paid off, since the cafeteria operated continuously until1952, when it evolved into the House of Nutrition Health Foods. Mid-century expansion ofthis cottage industry bears witness to strong and continuing local interests in health through natural foods.

• Staff therefore recommends listing the Vegetarian Cafeteria and Bakery under HRB CRlTERlON A (Health/History) for is association with San Diego's long-standing history with the health industry during the 1921-1957 period.

#29 CARNEGIE APARTMENTS (1912)

Quayle Brothers, Master Architects The Quayle Brothers have been established as Master Architects by the City of San Diego. The Quayle Brothers were trained by their father, William Quayle, before forming their own partnership in 1907. They were responsible for the design of Russ High School, San Diego Stadium, the Elks Club, the old San Diego Police Department, the old San Diego High School, the Kier Apartments, the Ralph D. Lacoe House (HRB Site #399), the Whitehead-Kunzel­ Bowers House (HRB Site# 446), the Fletcher-Sahnons Building (HRB Site #459), and the Owl Drug building (HRB Site #374).

• Staff, therefore, recommends designation of the Carnegie Apartments under HRB CRJTERJON D (Master Architects).

#30 ED FLETCHER REAL ESTATE OFFICE

Ed Fletcher (1872-1955) Colonel Ed Fletcher was one of San Diego's most enthusiastic promoters, developers and civic activists of the first half of the twentieth century. Arriving in San Diego in 1888, he spent his formative years in the produce business, covering San Diego County's coastal and back country

11/7/2003 8 by train, horse-drawn wagon and bicycle. In 1901 he embarked upon his real estate career as an agent for the Huntington interests as part of the San Luis Rey Valley Water Project, purchasing lands for the South Coast Land Company. In 1908, he partnered with William Gross in the development of Grossmont and Mt. Helix. He laid out the subdivision of Del Mar for the South Coast Land Company, and later became agent for the Thurn Company. In partnership with Frank Salmons, he developed the Thurn Block and the Salmons-Pletcher Building (HRB Site #459) in downtown San Diego. In 1910, Colonel Fletcher laid out Pine Hills in the Julian district and erected the Pine Hills Lodge. He also was a co-owner and developer ofland adjoining Cuyamaca Lake.

His other interests included road building throughout the county, including the road from Mountain Springs to the Imperial Valley, the plank road from Holtsville to Yuma, the Yuma highway bridge and the highway from Gila Bend to Casa Grande. An active force in the development of all state and national highways leading to San Diego, he was honored in 1923 by the people of San Diego with a "milestone" in the public plaza opposite the U. S. Grant Hotel.

Colonel Fletcher was also linked to the development of most of the county's water systems, including the Cuyamaca Water System, the Volcan Water System with Lake Henshaw Dam, and the San Dieguito Water System, including Lake Hodges and San Dieguito Dams, that supplies the Santa Fe Irrigation District and part of the city's water supply.

Regarding civic involvement, Mr. Fletcher was a consurrunate fund raiser for charitable and civic causes. As a Director of both the 1915-16 and 1935-36 Expositions, he was instrumental in saving the Exposition buildings from destruction through his fundraising efforts. He also raised money to acquire lands for the U. S. Government Naval Training Station, served on the Finance Committee ofthe Army and Navy YMCA, and was campaign manager for the San Diego Community Chest. His participation in the National Guard resulted in his title "Colonel." In 1934, he was elected to the State Senate, where he served San Diego residents untill947. During his tenure in the Senate, he authored the law creating the San Diego County Water Authority, and the one transferring ownership of Mission Bay Park lands from the State to the City, thereby enabling the PostWar development of Mission Bay.

The Ed Fletcher Real Estate Office is associated with the last chapter in the career of this larger­ than-life citizen. Taking up tenure in 1929, he officed at 1018 9th Avenue for over a quarter of a century. Although a historic photograph of unknown date indicates a different fa9ade for this building, its current appearance most certainly dates to the period of his occupancy. A likely scenario is that the building was remodeled in the mid-l930s, when it was shared with W. H. Fletcher's insurance business, necessitating the current double entrance. The building is most strongly associated with Ed Fletcher's career in the California State Senate (1935-1947) and the completion of his 700 page plus Memoirs. Published in 1952, it is considered a landmark achievement in chronicling San Diego history during the first half of the twentieth century.

• Staff recommends designating the Ed Fletcher Real Estate Office under HRB CRITERION B, (Significant Person) for its association with Ed Fletcher.

11/7/2003 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Sa.n~larittlll f>ho!H~->. Su!;Set '·J._Homt! 525. CITY PHON£, SUNSET 1197 ATTACHMENT 3 Page 1 Eligible for the National Register

15. Pacific Telephone 17. YWCA 1925 II 7. Pickwick Hotel 1926 1925-1929

1250 6th Avenue 24. San Diego Athletic Club 1927

19. San Diego Public Library 1954 Page 2 Residential Buildings

1151-1159 lOth Aven 34. JP and Lulu Smith House 35. Tichnor Rental 1888, C. 1912 1899

Only designating

1130-1134 lith Avenue 37. Lesinsky House 1903 1134 11th Avenue 3 7. Lesinsky House 1903 Page 3 Hotel and Apartment Buildings

9. Burnham Building 1911 1. Southern Hotel 1912

827 C Street 14. Hotel Churchill 1914 ~ Designatmg. '" ' 8S~

1037-1041 4th Avenue 29. Waldorf/Plaza Rote 1906, 1911, 1926, 1930 ' Page 4 Hotel and Apartment Buildings

901 lOth Avenue 927-945 Broadway 31. Amelia Apartments 1911 5. Francis Apartments 1909

1229 lOth Avenue 950 gth Avenue 36. Elkins Apartments 1912 29.Carnegie Apartments 1912 Commercial Buildings Page 5

·- -~·---- 1125-1133 6th Avenue 1130-1146 7th Avenue 109-113 C Street West & 23. Vegetarian Cafeteria Bakery 27. Crippen Building 1925 18. College Inn 1928 1917, 1934

1018 9th Avenue 1045 lOth Avenue 1027 6th Avenue 30. Ed Fletcher Real Estate 33. Frazee-Kurts Paints 1928 22. SD Federal Savings & Loa 1915,C. 1935 1938 Page 6 Commercial Buildings

801-819 C Street 640 C Street 926-928 C Street 13. Rowe Market Building 1922 12. Hamilton Fine Food 1928 16. Remington Rand 1930

428 C Street 0. Frevert-Bledsoe Furniture 191 8. Kress Building 1941 rn bn 0 Q' 00 C) ...... M

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7 46 Broadway 4. Hotel Lynne 1909 20. (no name given) C. 1909

~ CONVtRSE INTr:R:-;.\1'HlXAt ~UI< .,, "I 1.1\q v.; " 630-636 C Street ti.~~ ~!i"- ~ ~ ,,, ,,,,, 11. Hotel Polhemus ' il\h a 1913

1048 7th Avenue 26. Hunneck's Furs 1926 3. Thearle Music Store 1908, 1948, C. 1965 Page 9 No't,e a.nd File

1033-1039 7th Avenue 675 B Street 25. Benton Roof & Paint Co. 2. Benborough & Duggan 1906-1921 Cleaners & Dryers 1922

1156 7th Avenue 1145 Broadway 28. Eastern Herb Co Building 6. Thrift Drug Company 1930 1888, 1906, 1922 ATTACHMENT 4 J:'age 1 ot 'L

Diane Kane - Downtown Historic Properties

From: "Stacey Jordan" To: Date: 11/4/2.003 5:17 PM Subject: Downtown Historic Properties CC: ,

Diane,

Mooney and Associates has been involved in a study of the developmental contributions made by African-American and/or Black San Diegans within the Downtown area between the years 1860 and 1960 for the last year. The project study area encompassed the downtown area from the harbor to 17th Street south of Broadway. The project has required the completion and review of historic evaluations of properties and sites within the Centre City Development Corporation area, including DPR forms, historical assessments, historical society materials. The project has also required the review of reference documents such as the San Diego City Directory, the Colored Directory of San Diego, U.S. Census material, and the San Diego County Phone Book in order to help determine the role of particular sites in the African-American/Black community concept. Using these research methods as well as active consultation with prominent African-American/Black social and political figures and the conduction of oral interviews, historical assessment, and architectural evaluation, Mooney and Associates has begun to uncover vital information about a lost and forgotten segment of San Diego's History.

You requested that the following particular addresses be analyzed for their cultural significance within the African-American/Black community.

102.0 E Street 746 Broadway

After preliminary research, there is no indication at present that African Americans owned or resided in buildings at these addresses during the study period.

While it is our conclusion at this time that these buildings do not appear to be significant within the African-American context individually, it must be noted that a pattern of African-American settlement within vicinity is apparent and future research may unveil African-American associations. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Stacey Jordan, Ph.D. Senior Archaeologist and Historian

Stacey C. Jordan, Ph.D. Senior Archaeologist Mooney & Associates 9903 Businesspark Avenue

file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dkane\Local%20Settings\Temp\GW}OOOOl.HTM 1115/2003 ATTACHMENT 5

.• California Historical Resource Status Codes

L Properties'listed,in, tbecNatic)na) Register,fNR} or t~e ,Califorriia£R'E!gister (CR) lD Contributor to a district or multiple resource property llsted in NR by the Keeper. Listed in the CR. 15 Individual property listed in NR by the Keeper. Listed in the CR.

lCD Listed in the CR as a contributor to a district or multiple resource property by the SHRC lCS Listed in the CR as individual property by the SHRC. lCL Automatically listed in the California Register- Includes State Historical Landmarks 770 and above and Points of Historical Interest nominated after December 1997 and recommended for listing by the SHRC.

2, Properties,determined eligil:),le'foc11isting ir1the Nafior~al!RegisttorYCNRl:!!rthe·ca(ifC]rnia '~iigister fCR) 28 Determined eligible for NR as an individual property and as a contributor to an eligible district in a federal regulatory process. Listed in the CR. 2D Contributor to a district determined eligible for NR by the Keeper. Listed in the CR. 202 Contributor to a district determined e~gible for NR by consensus through Section 106 process. Listed in the CR. 2D3 Contributor to a district determined eligible for NR by Part I Tax Certification. Listed in the CR. 2D4 Contributor to a district determined eligible for NR pursuant to Section 106 without review by SHPO. Listed in the CR. ZS Individual property determined eligible for NR by the Keeper. Listed in the CR. 252 Individual property determined eligible for NR by a consensus through Section 106 process. Listed in the CR. 253 Individual property determined eligible for NR by Part I Tax Certification. Listed in the CR. 254 Individual property determined eligible for NR pursuant to Section 106 without review by SHPO. Listed in the CR.

2CB Determined eligible for CR as an individual property and as a contributor to an eligible district by the SHRC. 2CD Contributor to a distriCt determined eligible for listing in the CR by the SHRC. 2CS Individual property determined eligible for listing in the CR by the SHRC.

3 ~ ;, ,, Appears el[gi~le for Nationai;RegistEk,(NR) 9r California Register (CJ!.)throllghSiuvey Evaluation 38 Appears eligible for NR both individually and as a contributor to a NR eligible district through survey evaluation. 3D Appears eligible for NR as a contributor to a NR eligible district through survey evaluation. 3S Appears eligible for NR as an individual property through survey evaluation.

3CB Appears eligible for CR both individually and as a contributor to a CR eligible district through a survey evaluation. 3CD Appears eligible for CR as a contributor to a CR eligible dist~ict through a survey evaluation. 3CS Appears eligible for CR as an individual property through survey evaluation .

.4 Appears .eligible for NationiilR,;gister (NR)or California Register (CR) through other evaluation 4CM Master List- State Owned Properties- PRC §5024.

:s ~~i' .. :::;,;: >Properi:i.eS:Recogn-i:Ze·a as HJstri_ikally Signifi-can(hf_locai-Go~el-nment;':. 5D1 Contributor to a district that is listed or designated locally. 502 Contributor to a district that is eligible for local listing or designation. 503 Appears to be a contributor to a district that appears eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. SS1 Individual property that is listed or designated locally. 552 Individual property that is eligible for local listing or designation. 553 Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. 56 Contributor and individually eligible or listed as coded (1/2/3)

6.' Not Eligible for IJstir\g or Designation 'as specified 6C Determined ineligible for or removed from California Register by SHRC. 6) Landmarks or Points of Interest found ineligible for designation by SHRC. 6L Determined ineligible for local listing or designation through local government review process; may warrant special consideration in local planning. 6T Determined ineligible for NR through Part I Tax Certification process. 6U Determined ineligible for NR pursuant to Section 106 without review by SHPO. 6W Removed from NR by the Keeper. 6X Determined ineligible for the NR by SHRC or Keeper. 6Y Determined ineligible for NR by consensus through Section 106 process- Not evaluated for CR or Local Listing. 6Z Found ineligible for NR, CR or Locai designation through survey evaluation.

,7 Not Evaluated,for National Register.(NR) or CaliforniaRegister,(CR) or'Needs Revaluation 7J Received by OHP for evaluation or action but not yet evaluated. 7K Resubmitted to OHP for action but not reevaluated. 7L State Historical Landmarks 1-769 and Points of Historical Interest designated prior to January 1998- Needs to be reevaluated using current standards. 7M Submitted to OHP but not evaluated- referred to NPS. 7N Needs to be reevaluated (Formerly NR Status Code 4) 7N1 Needs to be reevaluated (Formerly NR SC4)- may become eligible for NR w/restoration or when meets other specific conditions. 7R Identified in Reconnaissance Level Survey: Not evaluated. 7W Submitted to OHP for action -withdrawn.

10115/2003 ATTACHMENT 6 APPENDIX D TABLE OF CONTENTS

Site# Address Property Name Page 1. 611-617 B Street Southern Hotel 1 2. 675 B Street Benborough & Duggan 5 Cleaners & Dryers 3. 636 Broadway Thearle Music Company 9 4. 746 Broadway Hotel Lynne 17 5. 927-945 Broadway Frances Apartments 19 6. 1145 Broadway Thrift Drug Company Building 25 7. 102-150 West Broadway Pickwick Hotel 27 8. 428 C Street Kress Department Store 33 9. 619 C Street Burnham Building 39 10. 620 C Street Frevert-Bledsoe Furniture 43 Comoany Building 11. 630-636 C Street Hotel Cecil 47 12. 640 C Street Hamilton's Fine Foods 53 13. 801-819 C Street Rowe Market Building 57 14. 827 C Street Hotel Churchill 61 15. 914 C Street Pacific Telephone & Telegraph 67 16. 926-928 C Street Remington Rand Company 71 Building 17. 1012 C Street Y. W. C. A. Building 75 18. 109-113 West C Street College Inn (Grab N' Go) 79 19. 820 E Street San Diego Public Library 83 20. 1020 E Street 89 21. 1037-1041 4th Avenue Waldorf/Plaza Hotel 91 22. 1027 6th A venue San Diego Federal Savings & 97 Loan Building 23. 1125-1133 6'" Avenue Vegetarian Cafeteria & Bakery 103 24. 1250 6m Avenue San Diego Athletic Club 105 25. 1033-1038 7rn Avenue Benton Roof & Paint Company 109 26. 1048 jfK Avenue Hunneck's Furs Building 113 27. 1130-1146 7th A venue R. D. Crippen Building 117 28. 1156 jtll Avenue Eastern Herb Company 121 Building 29. 950 9rn A venue Carnegie Apartments 123 30. 1018 9'" Avenue Ed Fletcher Real Estate 127 Company Building 31. 901 10m A venue Amelia Apartments 131 32. 930 lOth Avenue First Baptist Church Annex 135 33. 1045 lOth Avenue Frazee-Kurts Paint & Wallpaper 137 Company Building 34. 1143-1145 1Qlli Avenue J.P. & Lulu Smith House 141 35. 1151-1159 10m Avenue Harwood Tichnor Rental 143 Prooerty 36. 1229 10'" Avenue Elkins Apartments 145 37. 1130-1134 11"' A venue Lesinsky House 147