Historic Nomination of the Robert and Alma Lard / Homer Delawie House 2218 Vallecitos La Jolla Community ~ San Diego, California
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Historic Nomination of the Robert and Alma Lard / Homer Delawie House 2218 Vallecitos La Jolla Community ~ San Diego, California Ronald V. May, RPA Kiley Wallace Legacy 106, Inc. P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 92175 (858) 459-0326 www.legacy106.com February 2018 1 “At-a-Glance” Report Summary Property Information & Applicable Criteria Resource Type: Building / single family residence Resource Name (per HRB naming policy): The Robert and Alma Lard / Homer Delawie House Resource Address: 2218 Vallecitos, San Diego, CA 92037 (La Jolla community) APN: 346-231-11-00 Requesting Mills Act? Y N Date of Construction: 1962 Architect/Builder: Homer Delawie (established Master Architect) McKellar & Wyer, Inc. (builder) Prior Resource Address (if relocated): Date of Relocation: Applicant’s Name: Ronald V. May, RPA & Kiley Wallace Owner’s Name: Margaret Schwab Address: Legacy 106, Inc. Address: 2218 Vallecitos P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 92175 San Diego, CA 92037 Phone #: (858) 459-0326 and (760) 704-7373 Phone #: (858) 459-4790 / (619) 384-7333 Email: [email protected] & Email: [email protected] [email protected] The resource is being nominated for designation as a historical resource under: HRB Criterion A as a special element of the City’s, a community’s or a neighborhood’s historical development archaeological development cultural development social development economic development political development aesthetic development engineering development landscaping development architectural development for the following reason(s): HRB Criterion B for its association with who/which is significant in local, state or national history for the following reason(s): HRB Criterion C as a good/excellent example of Contemporary Modern style architecture . HRB Criterion D as a notable work of Homer Delawie , a Master Architect Previously established as a Master Proposed as a Master HRB Criterion E as a property which has been determined eligible by the National Park Service for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or is listed or has been determined eligible by the State Historical Preservation Office for listing on the State Register of Historical Resources. HRB Criterion F as a contributing resource to the Historical District. 2 “At-a-Glance” Report Summary Required Forms and Documentation Check Yes or No, indicating whether or not the following required documentation has been provided: Report Copies Y N Provide one copy of the Historical Resource Research Report, stapled at the corner Department of Parks and Recreation Forms Y N Primary Record (523a) Y N BSO Record (523b) Y N Archaeological Record (523c) (if applicable) Y N District Record (523d) (if applicable) Y N Location Map (523j) (if applicable) Y N Sketch Map (523k) (if applicable) Y N Continuation Sheet (523l) Attachment A Attachment B Y N Assessor’s Record Y N Chain of Title Y N Notice of Completion Y N Directory Search Y N Water / Sewer Records Y N Deed from Date of Construction Y N Building Permits Y N Previous Survey Forms Attachment C Attachment D Y N City SD 800 Scale Eng Maps Y N Historical and Transitional Photos Y N USGS Maps Y N Current Photos of North Elevation Y N Original Subdivision Map Y N Current Photos of East Elevation Y N 1886/1887 Sanborn Y N Current Photos of South Elevation Y N 1906 Sanborn Y N Current Photos of West Elevation Y N 1921 Sanborn There are no Sanborn maps for this residence Y N 1940 Sanborn because it was constructed in 1962, after the last Y N 1950 Sanborn Sanborn map updates in 1956. Y N 1956 Sanborn } Attachment E Attachment F Y N Criterion A Documentation Y N Bibliography Y N Criterion B Documentation Y N Criterion C Documentation Y N Criterion D Documentation Y N Criterion E Documentation Y N Criterion F Documentation 3 State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # ___________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ______________________________________ PRIM ARY RECORD Trinomial __________________________________ NRHP Status Code 3S Other Listings ___________________________________________________________ Review Code _____ Reviewer ____________________________ Date __________ Page 3 of 32 *Resource Name or #: The Robert & Alma Lard / Homer Delawie House P1. Other Identifier: 2218 Vallecitos, San Diego, CA 92037 *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: La Jolla Date: 2015 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. *c. Address: 2218 Vallecitos City: San Diego Zip: 92037 d. UTM: Zone: 11 ; 490055 mE/ 3625264 mN (G.P.S.) *e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc.) Elevation: 223 feet Legal Description: Lot #11, Block 22 of La Jolla Shores Unit No. 3, according to Map thereof No. 2061 filed in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego, September 30, 1927. It is Tax Assessor’s Parcel # 346-231-11-00. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.).This house is a custom designed Custom Ranch style home categorized and described as Contemporary by the San Diego Modernism Context. The home was custom designed in 1961 by established Master Architect Homer Delawie, and constructed by the building firm of McKellar & Wyer, Inc. According to the Notice of Completion, construction was completed on January 11, 1962. This is an excellent original example of a mid-century custom designed Contemporary Modern home. It features a low pitched gabled roof, asymmetrical façade, broad expanses of uninterrupted wall surfaces, exposed roof beams, recessed entry door, and other character defining features of the Contemporary Modern style including a large low pitched front facing gabled roof with wide overhanging eaves, large exposed roof beams, broad expanses of uninterrupted vertical wooden wall board surfacing, integrated garage and a somewhat obscured and downplayed entryway, all in keeping with the Contemporary Modern architectural style. A garage enclosure/addition was completed by the original Master Architect Homer Delawie in 1965. The home features the distinctive asymmetrical one sided extending gabled roof design popularized by San Francisco builder Joseph Eichler and other Mid Century builders and architects, and with one gable extending out further than the other which is sometimes referred to as the "wounded dove" roof design. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2 *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District *P5b. Description of Photo: View of southeast elevation. Photo by Dan Soderberg, February 2018. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both The Residential Building Record is dated 1961. Notice of Completion dated January 11, 1962. The water permit is dated September 28, 1961. The sewer permit is dated October 17, 1961. Original plans with elevations dated 1961. *P7. Owner and Address: Margaret Schwab 2218 Vallecitos San Diego, CA 92037 *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: February 2018 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historic Nomination of The Robert and Alma Lard / Homer Delawie House, San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc. February 2018. Legacy 106, Inc. is indebted to Alexandra S. Wallace and Dan Soderberg for research and assistance with the preparation of this report. *Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List): DPR 523A *Required Information 4 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 32 *Resource Name or #: The Robert & Alma Lard / Homer Delawie House *Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA & Kiley Wallace *Date: February 2018 Continuation Update *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) (Continued): This one-story house is placed on a corner lot in the La Jolla Shores neighborhood of San Diego. The home's front façade is dominated by the broad overhanging low pitched gable roof with a side screening fence with matching vertical wood material. The front façade of the home faces east onto Paseo Del Ocaso and the secondary elevation faces south onto Vallecitos. The house was custom designed in 1961 by established Master Architect Homer Delawie, and construction was completed in January 1962 by the firm of McKellar & Wyer, Inc. This is an outstanding example of a mid-century architect designed Modern or Contemporary style home. The house has a low pitched front gabled roof and an L-shaped compound irregular form. The horizontal design and massing contain wide eaves with large open eave overhangs throughout. The style of the house is the Modernist Contemporary style of custom designed Modern Ranch home. The Custom Ranch Modern type is mentioned and described in the San Diego Modernism Context. The double car garage is attached and extends out to the south. The horizontal design and massing contain wide eaves with large overhangs with continuous exposed roof beams. Some of the most significant architecturally defining elements of this Mid-Century Modern house are set back and face the side facing entryway and rear patio area. The home has the character defining features indicative of the Contemporary and Modern Ranch styles. Contemporary features include a large, low pitched front facing gabled roof with wide overhanging eaves, large exposed roof beams, broad expanses of uninterrupted vertical wooden wall board surfacing, integrated garage and a somewhat obscured and downplayed entryway. These features are all in keeping with the Contemporary Modern architectural style.