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Yngvar & Bertha Laws/ Wayne & Corinne McAllister House
4 357 Ridgeway Drive San Diego, California 92116
Report Prepared By: Kathleen Flanigan May 2002 State of .California - The Resources Agency Primary #------~--c:--:-- DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# ______~------PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial NRHP Status Code --"-3,_8,_1_:------
Other Listings----..,..------~ Review Code Reviewer Date May 2D02 Page._1"-_of__ 6__ *Resource Name or#: (Assigned by recorder) Yngvar & Bertha Laws/Wayne & corinne McAllister House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. location: o Not for Publication l8l Unrestricted * a. County: San Diego and IP2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.( *b. USGS 7.5' Quad La Mesa Date: 1975 T...l..§.§_: R_li!L_ l-o of Sec; S.M.: c, Address: 4357 Ridgeway Drive City -,.,.-"s"a"n-"D.±i-"e-""o'-----.-----Zip: 92116 d. UTM: (Give more than one for large or linear resources) Zone; Me/ mN e. Other Locational Data (e.g., parcel#, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate):
APN # 440-031-18, Kensington .Heights Unit No. 3, Lots 295 & 296
*P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setti.ng, and boundaries):
The Kensington Heights Unit No. 3 development, undertaken by the Davis-Baker Real Estate Company of Pasadena, commenced in May 1926, and promoted minimum building costs of $5,000 each with a minimum of 1,500 square feet per dwelling in this area. All the home·s constructe-d during this time period exceeded both ·requirements, and lot prices ranged from $900 to $4,000. This property originally contained three lots, with lot 297, to the south, utilized as a rose garden. (See Continuation Sheet)
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) Single Family Property - HP-2; Women's Property - HP-38
.--======--=--====------======--==,., P4. Resources Present: ell Building D Structure D Object D Site D District 0 Element of District D Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) West facing facade, 1-28-2002, lf2l *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: L81 Historic . D Prehistoric DBoth 1931 per Southwest Builder & Contractor J.-12- 193L a·nd Notice of Completion filed 6-10-1931 * P7. Owner and Address: Andris & Kellie Inveiss 4357 Ridgeway Drive San Diego, CA 92116 *PS. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and address): Kathleen Flanigan 1927 Chicago Street, Unit B San Diego, California 92110 *P9. Date Recorded: Mav 2002
*P10. Type of Survey: (Describe) _ N/A *P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none" ._!!!N!.!OJ.!D-"e--~---- Attachments: DNONE Dlocation Map DSketch Map ell Continuation Sheet ell Building, Structure, and Object Record DArchaeological Rec.ord DDistrict Record DLinear Resource Record DMilling Station Record [;:I ROck Art Record DArtifact Record DPhotograph Record D Other (Listl:
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CONTINUATION SHEET Primary#------~--,------ HRI#~------ Trinomial ------ Page~ of_6_ *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Yngvar & Bertha Laws/Wayne & Corinne McAllister House *Recorded by Kathleen Flanigan Date May 2002 181 Continuation D Update
*P3a. (Description)
This 1-story Spanish Eclectic U-shaped wood framed stucco house featured a variety of irregularly laid Mission red tiled low pitched hipped, gabled, and shed roofs, and rested on a conCrete foundation. Carved wood rafter tails extended below soffie moderate roof overhangs. The interes.ting fenestration included a multitude of three- and four paned wood sash arched and rectangular_ casement windows and solid pane fixed windows at the rear. A small round bottle bottom glass window admitted light to a bathroom on the right side of the courtyard near the front door. Wrought iron grilles artistically covered one rear and one courtyard window, and wood shutters decorated two pai-rs of casement windows facing the courtyard. Especially noteworthy are the pair of casement windows on the left wing of the front facade which are separated by an Ionic column and surrounded by beautiful decorative inlaid tile, perhaps from Gladding-McBean, the tile creator and supplier for the Agua Caliente Resort. french multi-paned wood doors opened to the courtyard and the patio and pool area at the rear on the south side of the home. five different and unique stucco, stucco· with brick, or stucco and tile chimneys emerged from the roof line, but only two functioned .as fireplaces; the rest were decorative only. Two engaged Tuscan columns on either side of the original garage continued the Spanish/Mediterranean theme on the right wing of the front facade. · Entrance to the house was through a wrought iron gata attached to a low stucco wall with an interesting red tile design atop, then through a tiled courtyard with decorative tile fountain in the center, and then finally through a porch arcade which shielded the large redwood inlaid front door which faced north. The interior continued the Spanish Eclectic theme with decorative tile on walls, tile floors, painted wood closets, doors, and ceilings, wro"ught iron scOnces and chandeliers, and a lavish 1,000 sq. ft. "Great Room" constructed of redwood with a grand copper-hooded fireplace. The garage, enclosed for living space in 1969, retained its original double arched design with windows inserted below the arches. The current owners, who needed garage space, added a sympathetic two-car garage with storage area on the south side in 2000 which sits back and does not detract from McAllister's original design.
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Page_,_3__ of 6 *NRHP Status Code 3Sl *Resource Name or# (Assigned by recorder) Yngvar & Bertha Laws/Wayne & Corinne McAllister House 81. Historic Name: Yngvar & Bertha Laws/Wayne & Corinne McAllister House 82. Common Name: Dr. Emma Webb Clarke House 83. Original Use: Single family residence 84. Present Use Single-family residence *85. Architectural Style: -.,.,§SD2-'a!JnL1"''S;Lhl!,-&ESic"cl"eC>c'"t"i"\c"-,.-,--,=c::---.....-.--;--:----,=c----c-c--,------ *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) This !-story Spanish Eclectic style house, built in 1931_, has undergone few changes since its erection. A rear south facing porch was enclosed in 1931 to form a dining room, the garage was converted to living space in 1969, and a garage on the sout;h side was added in 2000-.
*87. Moved? l8l No o Yes o Unknown * 88. Related Features:
89a. Architect: Wayne McAllister 89 b. 8uilder: ___,o,_,v"'a'---'F~.'-'E"'c~k"'l"'e"-s"------ *B10.Significance: This house is si nificant under Criterion A event because it re resents an integral part. an exce ent examp e o t e -1 M1ss1on Span1s Ec ect1c themed Ba er-Davls subdivision. This house is si nif1cant under Criterion B eo le because it was associated with: the earl Mission s anlsh Eclectic eriod of master architectural desi ners Wa ne & Corinne McAllister's careers; Alp onse A. Burnand.Jr. who owned the home and utilized it as a "town house" (1952-1957) when he was actively involved with the development of Borrego Springs as a maior resort area; George J. Kuhrts III. Burnand's stepson, who succeeded him as owner (1957-1959), and was also actlvely involved ln the development of Borrego'Sprlngs. along with the operation of the Desert Inn which became La Casa del Zarro; TV broadcaster and producer. Robert E. Lee. who started his televislon career wh1le living in this house (:..959-1962), and or; Emma Webb Clark. a promlnent anesthesiologist who founded Sharp Hospital's "Stork Club" and assisted with the delivery of babies for 30 years during her ownership of this home (1962-1997), .This house is sign1f1cant under Criterion c (architecture) because it is an excellent example of Spanish Eclectic architecture des1qned by prominent arch1tectural des1gners, Wayne & Corinne McAllister, and bu1lt by master builder Ova F. Eckles. Area: Kensington
Period of Signi'ficance 1931-1997 Property Type Single-Family Residence Applicable Criteria A B C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) Harrison R. Baker and 'Richard D. Davis, past Pasadena Realty B6ard presidents and builders of that city, came to San Diego in 1926 to develop their newly acquired 115 acre Kensington Heights subdivision located on a ridge above th8 historic MissiOn San Diego de Alcala. The men created an int_erestirig \\island position" map, installed high grade utilities, laid wide concrete streets with ornamental lighting systems, and established architectural controls over the district. "Minimum honse costs started at $5,000 and. plans had to be approved by Richard Requa, head of the Kensington Heights architectural committee. Utilizing the old 1774 mission for inspiration, Baker-Davls (See Continuation Sheet)
811.Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes,------, HP38 -Women's Property (Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
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*B10 (Significance)
restricted all properties erected in the area to the Californian types, namely, Spanish and Mediterranean styles which featured stucco exteriors and mission tile roofs. The result was a community of homes reminiscent of early California and the days of the padres. This residence epitomizes the desired Baker-Davis style. Designed by Wayne McAllister in 1931, the architect who created the internationally famous Agua Caliente California Mission/Spanish Eclectic fantasy world in Tijuana between 1926 and 1931, his first project at the age of 18 which propelled him to architectural stardom immediately, the house contained all the essential Davis-Baker architectural elements and more. Constructed of stucco with a variety of red tile roofs, it incorporated a beautiful decorative tile inlay on the left front wing, a decorative tiled fountain in a front courtyard enclosed by a stucco and tile wall, and Andalusian styled chimneys. Corinne McAllister, the wife of Wayne and an architectural designer and artist in her own right who planned Agua Caliente interiors, carried the Spanish Eclectic/California theme into this home where beautiful decorative tile work in the entry and bathrooms, painted wood cabinets, doors, and ceilings, and a 1, 000 sq. ft. ''Great Room" enthralled owners and visitors with its carved and inlaid redwood walls, a large copper hooded fireplace, wrought iron chandeliers and sconces, numerous built-in bookcases, arid a magnificent and fantastically expensive Sarouk rug which dictated the room dimensions. The McAllister couple resided in San Diego through the early 1930s, then relocated to Los Angeles. Agua Caliente, cLeqted during Prohibition, attracted such Hollywood personalities as Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, the Marx Brothers, Douglas Fairbanks, Jackie Coogan, and Howard Hughes, as well as local denizens who went there to drink, gamble, and party with no restrictions. Countless newspaper articles, from 1926 through 1931, heralded the architectural expertise of young Wayne McAllister, as he continued to expand on that project. In Los Angeles, Corinne McAllister temporarily retired to raise a family, and- Wayne went on to further architectural fame with his historic car-hop restaurant designs which incorporated his melding of the Moderne style, and included such landmarks as Bob's Big Boy, the Pig 'n Whistle, the Brown Derby, and Van de Kamp's. He created the prototype for the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain and the historic McDonald's Golden Arches. The family later moved to Los Vegas where Wayne entered the Googie architectural realm and designed the Flamingo Hotel, the Desert Inn, the Sands Hotel, the Fremont, and the Horseshoe. The owners/occupants of this house proved as interesting as the architects. Yngvar Laws, a retired pharmaceutical salesman, real estate and insu·rance ageht from Minneapolis, who reputedly made a fortune in the stock market, and his wife, Bertha, bought lots 295 and 296 in Kensington Heights in 1927. (They later added lot 297 which they converted to a garden. It was sold off in the 1950s.) Most likely inspired by a visit to the lavish Agua Caliente hotel which opened in 1927, the couple decided to hire Wayne McAllister to plan their California dream home. In January 1931, Ova F. Eckles, a prominent San Diego builder who had erected numerous homes here from the nineteen teens and continued in the construction business through the 1940s, signed the contract for the erection of this $20,000 residence. Meanwhile, the Laws couple took off to Italy on a furniture buying spree in order to furnish their house. When they returned, they had to convert a porch area off the "Great Room" to a dining room to accommodate a dining room set. Yngvar Laws died in the mid-1930s, supposedly heartbroken and disillusioned after the Great Depression destroyed his economic well-being. (No record of his death is contained in San Diego nor in Minneapolis.) His wife, Bertha, son Lincoln Laws, an attendant at a local Union Service Station and college student who· ultimately became a teacher, and his wife, Helen, continued residence here until 1943
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*B1 0 (Significance)
when Glenn J. Markham, owner- of a gas station and auto supplies business at 4170 University Avenue, bought this home for $17,000 complete with furnishings. Mr. Markham, active in the East San Diego Kiwanis Club and the East San Diego. Chamber of Commerce, resided here with his wife, Dorothy, and daughter, Marilyn. Thanks to them, the only existing historic photos of the house were given to the San Diego Historical Society and provide us with an early glimpse of this lovely dwelling. William U. and Evah Sanderson bought the house in 194 7. William Sanderson, Australian born and educated in England, amassed great wealth in diamond mining, ranching, and business ventures_ in South Africa and the United States. He fought in the Boer War and in 1908 played polo on the Hotel del Coronado grounds, a locale to which he vowed to return someday. He met Evah, his Kansas born wife, in Portland, Oregon, after the turn of the twentieth century. The Sandersons moved to San Diego in the mid- 1930s where he became active in the Navy League and the San Diego Yacht Club, and moored Sea Dog, and she associated with Children's Hospital, the San Diego Opera Guild, and the Woman's Committee of the San Diego Symphony Association. The Sandersons deeded the home to Alphonse A. Burnand, Jr., the developer of the Borrego Springs Resort Community, in 1952, in return for land in Borrego and a house in Del Mar, according to neighbor, Alberta Dennstedt. Burn and may have been steered towards the Kensington area by Harrison Davis, a partner in his Borrego Springs Company and developer of Kensington Heights. Burr,and, and his second wife, ClaL·a, used this dwelling as their "town house" as they spent much of their time in the Borrego Valley between 1947 and 1960, creating the infrastructure necessary to make this area a San Diego County rival to Palm Springs. Alphonse A. Burnand, Jr., considered the "father of· Borrego Springs" by area residents, was born in Leadville, ColOrado on January 21, 1896, and came to Santa Monica, California, in 190 6. He studied engineering at Stanford University, then agriculture at the University of California-Davis; after, he moved to Delano where he grew and marketed grapes. In the mid-1920s, he relocated to Los Angeles and expanded his produce shipping and marketing business. He first visited Borrego in the early 1930s, about the time he. represented the United States in the 8-meter yacht competition in the 1932 Olympics. For his efforts, he, and his team, won gold medals. Burnand bought a home in Borrego in 1936 and commenced the growing of grapes in the valley which proved difficult due to unruly winds and unpredictable droughts. Phil Brigandi in his 2001 history, Borrego Beginnings/Early Days in the Borrego Valley, 1910- 1960, devotes numerous pages to Burnand's primary role in the development of Borrego Springs as a resort community. Burna·nct either single-handedly, or in conjunction with a few other far-sighted individuals, including his step-son, George "Bud" Kuhrts III, and newspaper magnate, James Copley, forged a desert paradise that does indeed rival Palm Springs. While owning this Kensington house and residing at this address part-time, he bought the Borrego Springs Desert Lodge which became La Casa del Zorro, created the Anza Desert County Club, brought electricity and water to Borrego, and donated land for . the State Park, church sites, the Christmas Circle shopping center, the airport, schools, and the Scripps-Burnand Clinic. He, through his Borrego Springs Land and Development Company, Borrego Springs Company, and Borrego Springs Community Association, created curved roads to preserve the natural beauty of the desert, and marketed 17,000 acres as "an ideal residential, recreational desert resort -community - a peaceful 'place for a leisurely lifestyle." Los Angeles native, G8orge J. "Bud" Kuhrts III, step-son of Burnand, and his wife, Beverly, assumed ownership of this home in 1957. He also had played a major role in the
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*810 (Significance)
development of Borrego Springs as a resort community and received considerable mention in Brigandi's B9rrego Springs history. In addition to his management of the Desert Inn (which became La Casa del Zorro) while he owned this house, he helped develop the Christmas Circle commercial center, a mobile home park, the DeAnza County Club (which opened in 1957), gathered investors for the Borrego Springs Airline, and was actively involved in the Bo.rrego Springs Land and Development Company, and the Borrego Springs Community Association. A former Navy man, Mr. Kuhrts survived the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Robert E. Lee, a television ·pioneer who started his Channel 10 TV career while living here, and his wife, Jeanie, purchased this home in 1959, shortly after moving to San Diego from Chicago. The family produced and starred in the weekly TV program, "Passport to Adventure" in the late 1950s and early 1960s, which sometimes included neighborhood segments, including a stint on Kensington in 1960 for which a ~cr.ipt was located at the San Diego Historical Society. Additionally, Mr. Lee acted in commercials and hosted shows such as "Dude Ranch Matinee," "Sea Power," and assisted with the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres broadcasts in 1960. Jeanie Lee often starred in her husband's TV shows and helped with the travelogues as did their two sons. Later, to supplant her husband's sometimes sporadic income as an independent television producer, Jeanie established the Kensington Realty Company on Adams Avenue. In 19 62, Drs. Robert H. and Emma Webb Clarke bmight the residence. Both anesthesiologists from Pittsburgh, the two lived here as a married couple until their divorce in 1965. After, Dr. Emma Clarke continued residency at this address with her six children through 1997. Dr Emma Clarke, one of five women graduates of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School in 1947, came to San Diego in 1959. She founded the "Stork Club" at Donald N. Sharp Hospital, the predecessor of the Mary Birch Hospital for Women, where she, along with two other female anesthesiologists, provided 24-hour coverage. She worked there for thirty years "helping to ease the pain of bringing babies into the world, comforting those facing surgery, and perfecting the art of napping standing up and on the run," according to her February 2, 2001 obituary. She held lots of hospital parties at this residence as well as weddings and Christmas parties. Current owners, attorney Andria Inveiss, and his wife, Kellie, who bought the house in 1997, most recently opened their home during Christmas 2001 for a fundraiser for the Polinksy Children's Center which was featured in the December 2001 San Diego Home & Garden Magazine.
DPR 523L ( 1 /95) *Required Information Laws - McAllister House APPENDIX
Title Search
Notice of Completion
San Diego City & County Directory Research
Architectural Reference- Wayne McAllister, Architectural Designer & Ova F. Eckles, builder
Wayne McAllister References
Corinne McAllister Reference
Historic Photographs
Architectural Reference
Current Photographs
Glenn J. Markham Reference
William U. and Evah Sanderson References
Alphonse A. Burnand, Jr. References
George J. Kuhrts III Reference
Robert E. Lee References
Jeanie Lee Reference
Dr. Emma Webb Clarke Reference
Residential Building Record
Sanborn Fire Maps
Bibliography TITLE: 'SEARCH 4357 Ridgeway Drive San Diego, California 92116
Kensi.ngton Heights Unit No. 3 (Map 1948), Lots 295 & 296 APN # 4 40-031-18
page Date Grantor Grantee Remarks
1393 420 9-30-27 Union Trust Co. of S.D. Laws, Bertha Dahl Lot296
1393 422 9-30-27 Union Trust Co. of S.D. Laws, Bertha Dahl Lot 295
1889 163 ' 5-8-31 Laws, Y ngvar & Be11ha Dahl Rowe, Marcia Lots 295, 296
1889 164 5-9-31 Rowe, Marcia Laws, Yngvar & " Bertha Dahl
102 81 6-10-31 Laws, Yngvar Notice of Completion "
4-19-43 Laws, Georgeana C. Markham, Glenn .J. & " Dorothy S.
3-14-47 Markham, Glenn & Dorothy Sanderson, Evah & Mary
4403 122 2-29-52 Sanderson, Evah & Mary Burn and, Clara B. "
6714 49 8-16-57 Burnand, Clara B. Kuh11s, George J. III & " Beverly H.
2-16-59 Kuhrts, George & Beverly Lee, Robert E. & JeanS.
5-3-62 Lee, Robert E. & Jean S. Clarke, Robert H. & " Emma Webb
10-8-65 Clarke Vs. Clarke Clarke, Emma W. Divorce
3-18-97 Clarke, Emma W. lnveiss, Audris & Kellie Notice of Completion Filed June 10, 1931
NOTICE OF COMPLE'!'Iv:<
STATE OF CALIFOilNlA 35. ~ COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO I :E Yngvar Luws being first duly sworn, deposes and says· That nc i s now and ,..,:%: ;•as upon the first day of .Tnn. 19::;1 , the owner in l'ee simple of that <:ertain real r pr-perty situated in the County of San Diego , Stn Angeline 1'heede Anc,eline Thee de Notary P ublic itl and for the County or San Di ego , S t ate of California. RecordecJ at request of Y. Laws Jun 10 1931 at 32 min. pa st 3 o ' c l ock P.M. 0 . M. Swope, Count;• Recor der 30984 Fee ~1 .OiJ By 1. L. ~ qu i re , De ~ uty ------00000000 -~ -~-- - SAN DIEGO CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORY RESEARCH Residents of 4357 Ridgeway Drive San Diego, CA 92116 1932 Yngvar & Bertha Laws - no occupation 1933 Yngvar & Bertha Laws - no occupation Lincoln D. & Helen Laws, salesman Union Service Station 1936 Yngvar & Bertha Laws - no occupation Lincoln D. Laws, attendant Union Service Station 1939 Bertha Laws (widow Yngvar) - no occupation Lincoln D. & Helen Laws - no occupation 1942 Bertha Laws - no occupation Lincoln D. & Helen Laws, clerk M.W. & Co. 1943 Glenn J. & Dorothy Markham, auto supplies and gas station, 4170 University Avenue 1944-45 Glenn J. & Dorothy Markham, San Diego Motor Parts, auto supplies, 4170 University Avenue, and gas station, 4172 University Avenue 1947-52 William U. & Evah Sanderson - no occupation 1953-55 Charlotte Haughton - no occupation 1956 Vacant 1957 A.A. & Clara Burnand, farmer 1958-59 George J. & Beverly Kuhrts III, D~sert Lodge 1960 Robert E.& Jean Lee, Robert E. Lee Associates 1961-62 Robert E. & Jean Lee, president TV Productions, Inc. 1963-65 Robert H. & Emma W. Clarke, physicians 1965~97 Emma W. Clarke, physician Architectural Reference Wayne McAllister, Architectural Designer Ova F. Ecldes, Builder Residences San Diego-Ova F. Eckles, 3833 Van Dyke Ave., has been awarded contract for the· erec tion of a- Spanish type residence at the east end of Ridgeway Drive, .Kensington Heights, for Y. Laws.. Plans were prepared by Wayne McAl lister1 Commonwealth Bldg., San Dieg-o. It will be a frame and stucco structure with tile roof, three tiled bathrooms, gas furnaces and garage; : cost $20,000. Southwest Builder and Contractor, June 12, 1931. Ova F. Eckles, Builder, Reference ' .. -.-..-··-, ...... ! q . , . F 'Ova F..· Eckles :Servic~s Today; .f School. . Builder. Masonic services- wiH be' at 10 . a.m. today· in. Pacific Beach. ' Mortuary for ova Francis :Eck les, 86, of .702 Sea'i;ift Court, ·a retired building contractor Who was involved in construction Of· SB:Yeral Sari DiegO schoolst He died Tuesday in a convalescent hosPital. . " Eckles 1 who was born in Gra ham, Mo., hact"·'uved he'i·~ 70 years.· He -was inyolved in the constrqction of Mission -Bay . High School, Roosevelt Junior High· School, Mission Bea~;h Elementary . ScPool, Point · Lorna' High Schoot and homes in Coronado and East San Diego. fl~.~~-~.s .... ~ mem.Pe.t: ... of...East San Diego Lodge 561, F&AM, which will conduct the ser vices; Scottish Rite Bodies, and Pacific Beach Christian .Church. He is surviVed by his wido\-1{, Sadie J. I . 1 Smt Diego Union, April14, 1972. Wayne McAllister, 92; innovative architect By Jack Williams the· past 40 years, Mr. McAllister Yet . his futuristic .perspective. ·. In April 1941, Mr. McAllister be- nte resort. STAFF WRITER imi.intained a real estate office in . earned praise.from architectural his- gan to shape the future of the Las 'The easino got so packed with Wayne McAllister was ari 18-year-. Alhambra until his death: He retired torian Alan Hess in the book.s ''Viva Vega~ strip. He designed a dude people and smoke that you could old draftsman when he sighed a from architecture in.1956 to begin a ~s Vegas" and "Goofie: Fifties Cof- ranch called the El Rancho Hotel, hardly breathe in the summer, so contract to design a Tijuana resort, series of ventures ranging from the fee Shop Architecture." Hess also ." complete with chuck-wagon murals, we had to add air-conditioning," Mr. launching him ·o n an architectural vice presidency of Marriott Corp. to spok~ _ glQwingly of·M.r. McAllister's rambling bungalows and a cowboy McAllister said. ~ career that would both shape and pioneering coin-operated copying work at the latter's career retrospec- casino. Regular guests included Clark ~ reflect popular culture in Southern machines and selling tract homes. tive. · Five years later, mobster Benja- Gable, Jean Harlow, ttie Marx <...< California and Las Ve_gas. ' In 1998, the Los Angeles Conser- But Mr. .McAllister, whose public min "Bugsy" Sieg~l built the_ Firu;tin- Brothers, Dick ~owell, Jackie Coo . vancy's Modern Committee spon- image was as low·pl,"ofile as his work go hotel and casmo, u ~he~g ill a gan, Douglas Farrbanks, Gr~ta Gar =~ Mr. McAllister, who was born sored an exhibit of Mr. McAllister's was bold deflected the ·attention. new era of Las Vegas rught life. Mr. . bo and Howard Hughes. Rita Hay- and raised in San Diego, cut a neon architecture at the Pacific Design· "As f~ as I'ni concerned, 1 just · McAll!s~er worked with Siegel on wo~ worked in the resort's _dining ~ swath through the heart of l:he. Las Center in Los Angeles. ran a modest office and did modest the ongmal plans for the Desert Inn patio as a young teen, servmg·, $1 ~ Vegas strip and helped set the ar~- . · · . . tectural standard for an emerging car-and-coffee-shop culture in Los designs, the !IDpOsillg Bobs Btg any special publicity or attention at mont and the Horseshoe. B1..1t the fate of the casillo was ..... the time " · As a San Diego youth, Mr. MeAl- sealed a few years after it was fin~ -("IJ Angeles · Boy restaurant in Tolu.ca Lake; was . · · declared a California State Point of · . · . . lister was encouraged by a vocation- ished. In 1935, Mexican President ~ After movmg to IJ;ls Angeles ill a1 counselor to pursue architecture Lazaro Cardenas declared gambling ~ He was 92 when he died :March . Historical Interest in 1992 at the ~ 22 in ~ ~cadia nursing cen~e~ of · urging of the conservancy. the _1930s, · M~. MtAllister began to or acting. He studied architectural illegal in the country, and the Mexi complications from a head illJury · Th third B b' · built, ·t · destgn. a ~e~es of ~~op re~tau- c!esign in night school and left San can government expropriated the ::0 suffered in a fall. . . e o s ever 1 . IS r~ts, ~eluding ~e Ptg n Whistle, · Diego High School to accept a full- casino and its sprawling grounds in ~ considered an example of the meld Stmo~ s, H ebert~· and Van . de ~e job as a draftsman. 1937. With more vision and talent"than ~ ing of 1940s moderne style and the Kamps. He also gam~d a reputati?n The turning point of his career Mr. McAllister entered the corpo- ~ experience, he was · picked over coffee-shop· consciousness· of post for t_ony hotel coc~ lounges, ill· was an offer by Baron Long, then rate world on a grand scale in 1953 ~ more seasoned applicants in 1926 to war Los Angeles. eluding one at the Biltmore Bowl. owner of the U.S. Grant Hotel, to by designing hotels for Marriott design the .Agua Caliente reSort =~ "It is a crescent of concrete and He later pioneered the design for design a complex in Tijuana includ- Corp. In i956, he moved to Wash ~ Construction started in 1927, and 10 Kentucky Fried Chicken restau-. ing a hotel, casino and bathing re- ington, D.C., to become a vice presi months later a lavish ·hotel and cafe glass that sa swallows its stretch of ran~ and advised one of his prote- sort in California Mission style. dent of Marriott He returned to casino rose from a valley previously Riverside Drive there's no telling whether you're inside or out," Ed ges, Stanley Meston, in a project. · "I made the initial drawings with Southern California in 1962 and known for its thermal springs and that resulted in the McDonald's sig- my wife, Corinne, who also worked made his home in Pasadena. greyhound track. Liebovitz wrote in the Nov. 8, 1998, edition of the Los Angeles Times nature golden arches. · for an architectural firm, and they Survivors include his wife of 75 After bungalows and a Jockey Magazine. · · Mr. McAllister's larger restaurant were very well accepted," Mr. MeAl- - years, ,Corinne; a daughter, Paul~tte Club racetrack were added to the Influenced by an emerging car designs included the popular La- lister told The San Diego Union- McAllister of Prescott, Ariz.; and grounds in late 1929, it became a culture, Mr. McAllister often said wry's on La Cienega's Restaurant Tribune in 1994. two sons, Donald, of Corvallis, Ore., glamorous mecca for high· rollers his designs were created to fill a Row ill Los Angeles and the expand· A H>·foot-wide concrete highway and .David, of Tucson, Ariz. and Hollywood celebrities. need rather than inspir(!d by an ar~ ed Los Feliz Brown Derby, a Los was .built from downtown Tijuana Cremation was plarmed. Private A F'asadena resident for most of chitectural vision. Angeles landmark. leading to the $7 million Agua Cali~ services were scheduled. THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE • SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2000 ~ ~ >~ (lQ = = tt> ~ s= ("")~ ;·--~ >= ..... tt>~ tt>= .., ::O:;o tt> tt> "' ..,..., 0.., tt>.., ..... tt> =~ tt> Agua Caliente Resort, 1938. This was Wayne McAllister's first design project at the age of 18 which won him great acclaim and started his career. He prepared the plans in 1926. Note the similarities· between Agua Caliente and the Laws House, including the architectural styling and tiled fountain. Courtesy San Diego Historical Society. ~ ><-<~ (JQ ; ; ~ (j~ ~ > -~~· ~· =~ ~ ~ ~ :;o:;o ~ ~ 'J'J ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ =~ ~ :-s-..• :: ... _,. . ',;:;~· ...... '"""' """' )J;::):;!r .at; ·-''- = •: ..-..= .ir:;g ,.,,..,.. li;o'!S -~ ~ ~ ·~ .l;s'& /iJ6(J/ ~ "~..~ ~ ~· · J.PJi! c&;· ~ /' . .,...... :. ~ ~ Agua Caliente Hotel interior, 1928-35. Although the buildings were designed by Wayne McAllister, Corinne, his wife, was credited with much of the interior design. Courtesy San Diego Historical Society. ~ >'- Agua Caliente Resort, 1931, with the famous and still remaining power plant minaret vent. The tile and stucco walls are similar to the tile and stucco wall around the courtyard of the Laws House. Courtesy San Diego Historical Society. ~ ::.; >~ (JCi = = (!) ::.; :::= rpiPf\ ns,...... ~- - ~ -· -(!)= ~ ~ ..., ~~ ~ .....,(!) "'0 ~ ..., ..., -(!) =~ ~ Agua Caliente Hotel entrance, 1928, shortly after completion. The Mission Revival/Spanish Eclectic style utilized at the resort was the same theme that the Baker-Davis partnership wanted to emphasize in the Kensington Heights subdivision. Courtesy San Diego Historical Society. Corinne McAllister Reference . ,._ ;•,-•.·;·:·- ·_. ·. ,- ·-:-- -- ·-· ··-<·. l,l:i,. .1~_ ...... ,,_ ., .• ·follcALL.ISTeR, CQRINI\IEF. •····· ··.·.C:PFi8ne,.::~t~l!; l)to:verrio~( 7a, 20_01;- Jn- 1 TUGSdn/-,Art~bna; -qt;'a_ge: ·.?6- • .§~e :wqs qorn.··o~tob~ri J9; .1?95;. to JRavmq~d s, ~~Oer .and ,Bertha AI\.FVIIe,r jn <;lvd~1 .0hio, th~•. sec~nd .• of two cry 1!d.ren, The •famil\1 mov~dto:sanOiego, Cali'. forriiWW!ien :~~e y!as, ~i9ht·years ol'd. She left .h,ghs¢bootto take a iol1 10, arc:~'(teqt~fgl· qrafti~g ..1 n .1925: ,:she. marned · Way~e ·, o. MSAIIis.ter andJh,e.coupte·start-. . ed·' their• ow~ archlteqturcil. de' ~ishbu~ires~ intso.ri·Oi~~o, The.ir· · mo~l'nt>tabJe early wo1ect was· 'designing the A 0=-"' 0 IJ<::i -'"! ~ '"0=- 1946 photograph of 1,000 sq. ft. living room or "Great Roo-m" which exhibits original wrought chandeliers, ·wall sconces, redwood ceiling and walls, and hammered copper fireplace. The Sarouk rug, for which the room was planned by original owners, Yngvar and Bertha Laws, adorns the beautiful hardwood flnnr_ Cnnrff'.~V !';~n niP:rrll Hktnrir!ll ~nriPtv '• •'>·•-,•' ' . ~~- .,; .. w· '· "' ,,,_, -;@;_-_.,,; >'«_- - II .- -fi'~,~~'",'\ ~\ ~ .Y ~ Wt ~ '! ' ,·_ 1¢ ,'' • ~ --,.~- r ~ ,..J;l'· \ f i, t'~ ~; -"k -1 ', ,, ,_,- i t f,ll''~_·_: ~' ~ ,.,~- ' Y', f (_-.-.-~_-___ · r !J'C'- ~ ·"'·-'"'-u~. ~ ~ ~w 't~: ~ ~· _.•;·- .. ::j;;.,.;·•_.-; #9'/".' !f'l3.tf 1946 photograph of front facade of the house when Glenn and DorothyMarlrnam owned it. Courtesy San Diego Historical Society. 'Ill ...... ="' -o< -0 >-j...... ~ '"0 0=- 0 ~- >-j ~ '"0=- 1946 photograph of house when Glenn and Dorothy Markham owned it. Their daughter, Marilyn, stands in front. Courtesy San Diego Historical Society...... ~ .....Vl 0 ""I..... ('") ""d ::r' 0..... 0 CfCI ""I ~ '"C ::r' 1946 photog ,.,. ,., f.';"'' Ill.'\' TITI.I-: "'" "'""'" Map of Kensington Heights Lot Plan, c!930. Courtesy San Diego Historical Society. Architectural Reference Hacierlda .. Hc>liday Homeowners: ANDR!S and KELLJE lNVEISS Holidax deem· and antiques: SHANNON TURNER, GIRARD AVENUE COLLECTJON, SAM WARDRIP, C'EST LA VIE ANTIQUES, and GLORIA BAADER, FLORA & AMBIENCE Candles: CATHEDHAL and CATHEDI\AL HOME ll:wicnda fiolid:n CONTINUED FROM PAGE 74 wrought-iron sconces, antique hard ware, parquet floor and a massive · hammered-copper fireplace· hood are oriiinal to the house. Shannon Turner and Sara Wardrip added antiques to those belonging to the owners and, with Gloria Brader of Flora & Ambience, decorated with green, gold, cream and purple, and an abundance of fruir and vegetables. A 30-inch grapevine wreath of silk ever greens clustered with cream magno lias, artichokes, Brussel sprouts, asparagus, moss balls and glittery pears is hung with purple and gold ribbon, thick gold cording and tassels. Antique silver graces the huge dining table to light up the room. Fruited topiaries highlight the brilliantly tiled kitchen and weeping pine, pep per berries and seeded eucalyptus are he architect of this 1929 hacienda at the circular . among the decorations in the break end of Ridgeway is still a mystery, but the fast room. _T . reseal-ch c6!J-tinues._.The-t!ritrahce is through a--~~iled courtyard with fountain; The foyer, powder room and several other areas still have the original Malibu tilein place. The huge high beams of the ceiling accentuate the size ofthe 1,000-plus-square-foot living/dining room, which originally was built to accommodate an oversized oriental rug. Natural redwood walls, long swooping CONTINUED ON PAGE 92 '7'4 San DiegoH 0 ME I GAR 0 EN Ufestyles San Diego Home/Garden, December 2001. Current Photographs Southeast fncing wing of house which shows the original garage enclosed for living space in 1969. Front facing facade which exhibits the original stucco and tile wall which enclose!! the courtyard and the Spanish Eclectic style arcade. Current Photographs Glenn J. Markham Reference /Glenn J. Markham A-RecitatJOifOrth--e-ROsafy for ·Gie~n J. Markham, 65, of . ... !QIZi.. f\l.!.l£~ .•li!.9MD\.~i.n,J\9~.~. -";m-ooc-•n~sop.rrc· tomor: roW -in- R0gers Mortuary7~--~ A Christian prayer service will be at 3:30p.m. Tuesday in the ·rhortuary chapel. ' -~ Markham .was a member 1 hf the Q.ood Shepherd Partsh · in Mira Mesa, the Easf San Diego Kiwanls·Ciub, the San · Diego Job)lers Association and· a member and two~term past president of . t.IJe .l>ast ·san nlego-Chamber of Com merce. He i.s survlv.ed. by ·hisi wi_do.w, Dot:othy.; .. a daughte~:d '·Mrs:'"M·:rrllylrfremwer!ror; :.san Diego; two grandchil-· : ~ren; two brothers, · and ;three sisters. San Diego Union, May 19, 1974. William U. and Evah Sanderson References Mrs: S~ndersoll · a .. ber.~- .. of . the--San -.:Piego-_-· Guild and the Woman's mittee' ·of the'' San Diego -pboily- ' She ~uppor-ter ·.A sist~r, l\1rs·, Nari~y · · .,.there;·heSanderson became also ·a paidU.S. . ·laM .. ,Qt P.ottla,n_q\{lor~. J _:~dso ;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -,·-vrves·;- ···.-~"·'·· .. --,_. --, "~-- ,J. r·•' ·to SoUthern. California that time. He told friends he , ·.visited Coronado .. in 1908 and ])Iayed· pole-~n · the Hated Del San Diego Union, Aprill3, 1965. -Coronado· · • Sanders~n and his wife were ~noted equestrians. and 'tie ~as ·a former presid"imt· of the·· Port~ 'land' Hunt Club. During the time he 6wnedl the Hay Creek Ranch. he sold 2 \ar~g llu.rnbt?...r-oL.sheep. to-~ San Diego Union, May 29, 1965. Alphonse A. Burnand, Jr. References r. - . ·.. !B:o r:re~~"""'~,_..o.r..: !;;!'~'1t"e-=·- ::;;;;;;;-=-- ~i~~;;;~"l tem~~-.l---;- - ~-~·:\!.~~,~~0--- ~::~-;-~~!~~:~~ : BORHEGO SPRTNG~A.-- A~jt ·nurnand wa~ 'the ,_d6fiL'r or nrei •Bumand Sr., pionec~ of Borre:[BorrC'go $pring.:; Airport sitr .f_~.?:!·:'~~~:-~=:~~~~-rr-:J~~astr.t-es~~--:;:~g~·-nnct::-wa~- 't~rt::._~d~:;igner. .. Cit· t_h·e;_ rnculture. ·:m"d·:re~oft1ro'ii'ft'"~;=wHS'I @t!A~~e:-~Q.I~1me:ioeJ.a..l~ [named outshmding citizrn .of.area-OTiiiede~l)illiUJill.;:_~-:J ~?IT~gQ __ ._Spbngs fOF· !~Ill dt 1 MoSt Jtceull.\.-.Lc ~-····~~'i·_~"" :G~ta"i'hb?r of 1 Commerce· cCrcm~--~jOJ··: :::horeholfler · !rr_, tpe Bot'i-~? '-'UIIlUflO ..Jf, . memorial service wa~ . "d- Alphonse A. Burnand Jr., who for an observatory where radioteie-_. ness. When the boy was 4, the family industry and who later· joined Bur yacht competition, he and his crew ::::- came to Borrego Valley in the- early scope research can be conducted moved to Denver and four years nand in the Borr~go Valley. mates won gold medals. Until the 0 1930s to grow grapes and stayed to without- interference from man- later to Santa Monica, where they Within a few years, Burnand went time of his death, Burnand and the become one of the principal develop made transmissions-. · often had spent winters. from fanning_ into the produce busi skipper, Owen Churchill 'of Los Ange = He and Burnand were -erpillar tractor) and a land often, B~rnand said, they among those who formed plane and one night we put never did. Burnand the Anza Desert Country the lights on and we went In 1967, the Borrego Club, which opened in 1956. down and decided where Springs Chamber of Com- Burnand credited Joseph ' the airport ought to be, and merce named Burnand the .Of Borrego DiGiorgio with bringing en- we built two runways that outstanding citizen of the ergy to Borrego Valley by night. Next morning I took community. persuading San Diego Gas them all down and' I said , Dies At 85 & Electric Co. that power 'There's your airpor~. no~· He is surVived by a son, (Continued from A-3) .. was ~eeded for the pumps get it oiled.'" A. A Burnand III of Barre- coming down historic Coy at the wells for irrigation. Burnand was the designer go Springs and Newport ote Creek from Catarina He also liked to recall of Christmas Circle ·the Beach; three stepdaughters, Spring. After years oi litiga how the firSt telephone line community's comm~rcial Charlotte K Hamilton of tipn, Burnand finally estab was obtained because ,.of a center. He was 8 . major· Idaho; Patricia DiGiorgio of lished his right to all the !aw that there had to be one shareholder in the shopping San FrancisCo and Clare water from the spring. If there was a school with a center development and in . Lee Smith Of Rancho Santa Burnand built a borne in specified ·number of. stu- a mobile. home park opened : ·Fe, and a stepson, George J. Borrego V SAN DIEGO llNIO!~-TRIBUNE June 6,1995 ·.George J. Kuhrts ill, 72; helped .develop Borrego Springs area George ]. Kuhrts III, a land de- Kuhrts IV. veloper who played a major role in Mr. Kuhrts was born in Los An Borrego Springs' emergence as a geles, where his great-grandfather, ·desert resort and winter retreat, George Jacob Kuhrts, was the first died of cancer Sunday at Green fire chief, said George Kuhrts IV. Hospital of Scripps Clinic. He was Mr. Kuhrts survived the 1941 72. · attack on Pearl Harbor, where he Mr. Kuhrts helped develop the was stationed with the Navy, 3,200-acre Rams Hill commercial ·He became president of North and residential community for the American Tru.st Co. in San Diego in Di Giorgio Development Corp. in July 1992, retiring in December 1983. · 1994. He remained on the firm's In 1966·, he developed a shopping board of directors until his death center in the area with five stores, and acted as a consultant to its seven apartment buildings, an auto current president, Mark Fingerlin. service station· and a bank on 20 Besides son George of San Die-:· acres near Christmas Circle. go, Mr. Kuhrts is· survived by his The following year, Mr. Kuhrts wife, Beverly; a daughter, Kyra , developed a mobile-home park with Kuhrts Moore of Borrego Springs; 300 lots centering on a golf course. two other sons,.Eric, of Woodside, There were two swimming pools and Jack, of Half Moon Bay; three and a recreational clubhouse. The sisters, Charlotte Hamilton of San~ project, built on what had been ta Barbara, Patricia Di Giorgio of. farmland,. was among the first of its San Francisco and Clara Lee Smith kind in the state. . · of Solana Beach; and t&'fee ·grand- He. also founded· a commuter air- children. . · . line during his many years in Bar: Services are pending in Borrego rego Springs, said his son, George Springs. ~~ r,;! ', ; 5 '97--.... '§" ;" Jij~ F!i§"e_~--- : J - [i ,/ ' --~ I .,; 'I 't , I ' ::_.\.-- 1if! . I' ' ' ., ' ''~ I .. l ' , I I I I II , /1, .·, ' J'• i} ~ I I .. 0 r:::' I(I ~ II' :::.. I : I .t"1 .,j\' I Families are a part of Americana, and I t"'l ~ '· I very proud of mine. For without theirun~~ ~ I. \ ing gifts of time, effort, suggestio ~ above all, their patience, our television'··· ~ :l \' ;> gram would never have begun. ..., \' ~ \ So to Scott, Randy and Jean,ie, I dedi ::: r1, 1 the months of work and research that h n 'I ~ I. gone into making this booklet come alive. ~ \\'\ ' ' 11 'I' The above photograph is a reproduction,~i>J our family Christmas card for 1959. It . :\ 1 taken at the old KFSD TV studios when the i I '! gram was known as Assignment San Diego, 'I' The cast of participants are left to right, Scott, j;.··I Randy, yours truly, and my lovely wife Jeanie. Your. television host Bob Lee personally guides Bob Lee you to fascinating places Cnthe great Southwest. San Diego Historical Society Biographical Files. Robert E. Lee References Robert E. Lee, 78;pioneer San Diego television host Robert E. Lee, a San Diego tele- Van Deerlin recalled a particular vision pioneer whose career ranged commercial for a refrigerator cele from hosting Western movies to brated for its:"i:apacity to hold its prOducing award-winning documen-- contents in place. "When Bob taries, died early yesterday at his opened the door, everything came. · Kensington home.. tumbling out," he said. ••But Bob He was 78 and had been ill with was totally unembarrassable. He ·.diabetes for several years. had absolutely no inhibitions. And Mr. Lee he was 3 superb salesman."' . . worked aS.an ap- He took whimsical· pride. in the pliance salesman fact that his Robert E. Lee Produc- , after moving tO tions Inc. Was based for ·a time in San Diego . iri the U.S. Grant Hotel. 1951 from his· Although the high point of his native. Chicago, career was in the 1960s, Mr. Lee ' where· he had remained active through the 1970s. been a nightclub In 1987, he finished the final ver- . and ·o_pera sing- sian of a documentary film; "The .. er. Search for the Lost Dutchman He broke into · Robert Mine." It was based in Apache ]unc- i tei'evision during E L tion, Ariz. _ !. the., mid-1950s, . .- ee Mr. Lee served in the Army from: lin th~ early days -~·--,..---· 1941 to 1945, entertaining troops 1 of Channel 10. Dressed as a cow- in the China-Burma-India theater. boy, he called himself Dude Bob and . Van Deerlin recalled that actor played host to the "Dude Ranch Melvyn Douglas once said to Mr. Matine·e.". Lee, "Bob, you're· the ·only man .. Twa· )rears later, on Channel 6, who's sung 'The Road to Mandalay'· he was-accompanied by a live chim- on the road to Mandalay.'" panzee in cowboy attire. The sub- . He is survived by his wife, Jeanie; ject matter was· the same, Western two sons, Scott 'and; Randy, both of ·movies;· ·but the show was called San Diego; a sister, Dorothy Ross "The ·Chimp and I. • . . of Los Angeles; and two grandchil : By·· the 1960s, the rich-voiced dren. Mr. Leewas showing another facet Services are scheduled at 10 of his . talent: documentaries and a.m. Thursday at· Fort Rosecrans travelogues. National Cemetery. '!;he family ·· · His.- TV. series on Chanr{el ·10, suggests contributions to the -.. Se:i ·Power;" earned him the high- American Diabetes Association. est honor. conferred by the Navy to a civiliim; the 'Certificate of Merit, in.1961. He also was selected Navy Man of the Year by VF AW3 Squad- ron at North Island Naval Air Sta- tion. . . His travel programs· included "'ASsignment San Diego," «Bob Lee's Outdoor World," uPassport to·· Adventure,~·· and "Bob. Lee's Open Road!' His voice· was familiar to baseball. fans ·as a color man on broadcasts of the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres in 1960 and on Frigidaire commercials. "In the days before videotape, whe;n coaimerci3ls were·done live, he was an easy ad-libber," recalled former Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin, a longtime friend. San Diego Union, September 2, 1994. Jeanie Lee Reference ·Jeanie Lee, 79; former model, ·owner of realty firm, com.poser of songs ·ayJeffMcDonald "Her first check from modeling She established Kensington STAFF WRITER -which she got when she was 19 Realty Co. on Adams Avenue." ".She f, d years old - she went out and . thought if her tate brokerage ting friendly, and then they went 1 some years ago. She P.layed it regu' in the Kensing- " h 1 ton neighbor- over \O. Reno and eloped, er sop i larly. : hood of San Die- said. . ' In 1975, a series of her composi· · · 10· th ·.· In the mid-19?0s, the couple[ tions was publishe San Diego Union, February 2, 2001. .Jl..!N.I T A_;~:H:.:>:;,v,M • -:·'\; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. RECORD sHEET_)_ oF ' SHEETs JPARcn·_:~· 3·' a -.~ . .0 '),. 1'0JR50 ' ·'CALfFORI<..A: --~~·~', ·,-,_ · '-/d -o"-1-tJ' ~O!I~T Lt'i t" ADDRESS u'S7 · -~ DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING CLASs II SHA'PEI CONSTRUCTION I STRUCTURAL EXTERIOR ROOF LIGHTING AIR CONDITION ROOM AND FINISH DETAIL ::,· · D;. ,·- Frame JXI Stucco on F!ot .4-IPitch !FLOOR FINISH TRIM I I~TERIO~ FINISH jj'1J!:J~:-· "x Goble .4 x.r. Moferfq/ Grade rrolls Ceilings ARCHITECTUREI)<:ISfondard She11thing Sidlng ", 'lXI Hip 141M B.X. I jcohl• I JG'o'il~ JH,mid jAil I IX IIWP I G !I :~\"... .,;,. 1. I IAbove·Sfandard Concrete Block Shed 4 1 Fixtures I IWa/IUnit -, /sta~ht.s l !spectCI B.& B. I I'& G. Cut Up F•w I !Ch•op I I I IEntHoll I II TILE: U/Q__pM oP BM ·TYPE_ Brick Shingle Dormers XIA,q. lXIMed.'T_IF!o" UnitL !L"'inq Tl/ PL 1''- use oesian I FOUNDATION Adobe Shake Raft "x . Mony Specio. Zone Unit I IDininq I I/ ·lco~c. )(Jsingle lX__IXI Can crete J)(IF/oor Jot~f, B.BB.I lqG. Gutters Cenfra/" s,.., fc'.,l II I Double Reinforced J''~ Jr " PLUMBJNG~1i a,d I l3 2"-": nJt ..._ Duple~ Briel<. Briel<. Shinqle ,.,,])Wto.l ~ Bod .1-!lpor'tmt:nf Wood Suh·Fioor Stone Shakt: Oil Burner I f-lf'C: RfYI -£4m~ r/tT• Q. P/JJ.. 1.5:..~~~ F!ai-Courf Piers Concrete Floor WINDOWS I)(Jm, 1XIs/nk1)JIL- OLD I I la>rstl>l Maf(!J/ D.H.:..l__Easemen Tile Trim JX]Laundr\t -=r --M-B.i"~Wrv II Insulated Ceiling~ Mefa/Sosh CameE·i Wafer Ht'r.·Aufo.IX___10~place I Kitchen I A.!. · I llnifs I ILightrlHeavy Insulated Wolfs Screen.s Compa.Shingle Water-Softner' I _l Drain Bd.l Male rial: 1!/' Lqlh:Jo' Ft.ISplash: CONSTRUCTION RECORD EFFEC.I A PPR.I-":.=r.::-:.=,-r:--=.::r=--lc-T.=!:,:.:.:,-7~~~~,....,-¥E''¥--.s;p.=~:f2~:::...:.;::..:..::._::;;,;;;;;, SHOWER A 1 YEAR YEAR No f-~-'-'"!i-"'.'~-t-~=\'-"~~~ moun · Grode f. jQiJG.D.l Finish 'Rill LT l/93/ /'131 /9~2.1 :L7 13.5- IR/, 0 It 7 I\=: I G I c. I L? lA I A I A_ I /If I T/ I PL. I /I/ Ill OLD I A /05333] PQDL-l .:jSOO Ji±.>_,3_ t93!_ 3 7 4 1 ~<..;_ 6-•CoN(." 1s-C> ~q '~:7J Liy1 liu-1 '" 1-;1 ;1-1 1-1 I"Jhi11P: lri· IJIJI;,J~:: I: lH:-1>"&.' '-Josfsi.. M~~~ l'l~o '2.. 1~-13-% l1 q7 'i' I I I I I A I r,o I - I I'X !8ook Cases I lf3u,/f m Re.rrlq. VttnefiDn Blind:r Shufters LXJ•t 11 Ov~n f Pl4ft:!: Venf ~~n .. " Otsbwas~r 5~ £,S+,.:,Z \ U COMPUTATION Appraiser a Date 3-e,-&<, >?.WAVE s4.d5on-- 11.,n, - lJnTf ] Cost Unit 'I . Co .sf Unit .Unit I Area - Co•f Co.5f Cost 1~Cost Co3t Cost ':D l3.lot. I &.7 o 13 '1'J " '7'_ A,c.,. /:)() 0 j:.Jl. r;oo C.c..fl p) I Jo? TOTAL 3'iF%z.. 3'7'i'iSo 5~;o-o I 3.Z31fl • NORMAL% GOOD sLi~ t; -z_ ,7 IS'.J.J..-v R.C;L.N.D '(j I .2 b 7 J II ,J~:2. 7 I ;;<,;< '7~"'1 I I I~ -..;;? 1 ·J (-tU, \ t' ' IHtJi, \ , . · - --- - T_ ~f'' r ' _,_Stru~ture found Cons. Ext. Roof Floor Jn£!1!;. S'i~~~,c; 1 4 • "" i-r:t· · J +I I : ! 'z··~ ic w~LL .'±' \\' f.l · not • c. s:o/ :;:.r,'fi!fifsi?J ~_[~~-:~ !-·fj ' -.-- .. ~·-t -~--~--~ l.i. +- "T ~ \ - or_ - 1 • ~-:_~;~~~~:;~;,_:;._._;~:::::. -_: '--II ~- . i. !.. · .. ! _· + __ ,_ r LA\Ilt-l S~RIIkl6~ .. · , ..•• · ,_,.,; lir;t•• ' 1 ·• '. L; t£ilft!-~L ' lc :1~ :-~tt!~tflt1tf;•. .' ;,:c:\i,• >:. I •. , , • • • , •• - • rH. - -lJ-··~-· ,.~--, ...... ·- _: 11 . ;--'"-)--++-~ !---·-: ': ~ltt-j-~---1- ·r-'"!-:1-i··;-··i·1"l~! ri·-~-i- j ., '.:':"'''.'~·'""• . f''' '' ••: ··:·r--t--·-1-i t!j-r-f-!·i>+: ){)i(:rtt COMPUTATIONS (J;:::;;() '-•i.'•·'•f( ! ctdf ;l1 ; " . 1)fJ~~1!B !lJ' -~~;:: , ::i ~ ;0~ e 'k ~~ -L!;I.I "T'!'J. - '1~1/-:. 'i'f -,6'<,~1l-tl.c>lq~o .,__ ,'-'fl-4 T1t+L±:: .. - , :;; -- ~:1~ ).. :t~I •-- . :>-1 }-I = 1 :L_ _ • :~fJr;~r ,]_;. - 1~ ·: 1 '";1•;.·, · 71 '(, /.5-:. (iJ{, 0 -t l'IL~ RooF :,.,.,·.i'i 1939 1956 .' -1- ~ ~ f ' • . .,..,,.. ., . ' . ·'~· . 'i.. 1: . •" ~.,t <>.:· Laws - McAllister House Bibliography Borrego Sun, December 17,1981. Brans burg, Pablo, "Remembering Agua Caliente," San Diego Union, October 9, 1994. Brigandi, Phil. Borrego Beginnings- Early Days in the Borrego Valley 1910-1960. Borrego Springs: Anza-Borrego Natural History Assn., 200 I. Dennstedt, Alberta. Interview February 18, 2002. (Homeowner at 43 72 Ridgeway, neighbor and friend of Bertha Laws and other house occupants since the 1940s) Inveiss,Kellie. Interview April 18, 2002. Lee Associates, Robert E. Kensington Tour Script for Channel I 0 TV, August 1960. McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. McAllister, Dave. Telephone Interview, February 6, 2002. (Son of Wayne McAllister) McAllister, Don. Telephone Interview, March II, 2002. (Son of Wayne McAllister) Minneapolis City Directories. "Realtors- America's Homebuilders," National Real Estate Journal, n.d., San Diego Historical Society. (Documentation of Davis-Baker Kensington Heights Subdivision) Sanborn Fire Maps, 1939 and 1956. San Diego City and County Directories. San Diego County Assessor's Office. San Diego County Recorder's Office. San Diego Historical Society Biographical Files. San Diego Historical Society Photograph Collection. San Diego Home/Garden, December 200 I. San Diego Union, Aprill3, 1965, May 29, 1965, October 2, 1967, Aprill4, 1972, May 19, 1974, December 7, 1981, September 2, 1994, June 6, 1995, March I, 1999, April!, 2000, February 2, 2001, December 6, 2001. Sedlock, Jr., Robert. Interview February 18, 2002. (Ridgeway Drive and long-time Kensington resident) Southwest Builder and Contractor, June 12, 1931.