APPENDIX C Cultural Resources Reports
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APPENDIX C Cultural Resources Reports Cultural Resources Study for the Fullerton College Facilities Master Plan Program EIR, City of Fullerton, Orange County, California Prepared for: North Orange County Community College District 1830A West Romneya Drive Anaheim, California 92801 Contact: Richard Williams, District Director Facilities Planning and Construction Prepared by: Sarah Corder, MFA; Samantha Murray, MA; Kara R. Dotter, MSHP; and Adriane Dorrler 38 North Marengo Avenue Pasadena, California 91101 AUGUST 2017 Printed on 30% post-consumer recycled material. Cultural Resources Study for the Fullerton College Facilities Master Plan Program EIR TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page No. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................... IX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ XI 1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 1.1 Project Location ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Description.................................................................................................. 1 1.2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 1.2.2 Facilities Master Plan Elements .................................................................. 2 1.3 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................ 21 1.3.1 Federal....................................................................................................... 22 1.3.2 State........................................................................................................... 23 1.3.3 Local ......................................................................................................... 27 2 BACKGROUND RESEARCH .......................................................................................31 2.1 CHRIS Records Search ......................................................................................... 31 2.1.1 Previously Conducted Cultural Resources Studies ................................... 31 2.1.2 Previously Recorded Cultural Resources .................................................. 33 2.2 Native American Coordination ............................................................................. 37 2.3 Building Development Research .......................................................................... 38 3 HISTORIC CONTEXT ...................................................................................................39 3.1 City of Fullerton Historical Overview .................................................................. 41 3.2 Fullerton College Historical Overview ................................................................. 43 3.2.1 Fullerton College Beginnings ................................................................... 43 3.2.2 The Great Depression and World War II .................................................. 44 3.2.3 Postwar Expansion on Campus ................................................................. 45 3.2.4 Politics and Social Change........................................................................ 47 3.2.5 Economic Uncertainty .............................................................................. 47 3.2.6 Diversity and Expansion ........................................................................... 48 3.3 Campus Development and Expansion .................................................................. 48 3.3.1 Original Campus Master Plan (1935–1942) ............................................. 48 3.3.2 Taylor and Conner’s Campus Expansion Master Plan (1953–1965)........ 58 3.3.3 Blurock’s Campus Expansion Projects (1965–1984) ............................... 69 3.3.4 Chapman and Wilshire School Acquisition (1980–1984) ........................ 72 3.3.5 Chapman Avenue Residential Acquisitions (1980s, 1990s) ..................... 76 9422.0001 iii August 2017 Cultural Resources Study for the Fullerton College Facilities Master Plan Program EIR TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Section Page No. 3.4 Campus Architectural Styles................................................................................. 76 3.4.1 Spanish Colonial Revival (1915–1940) .................................................... 76 3.4.2 Craftsman (1905–1930) ............................................................................ 78 3.4.3 PWA/WPA Moderne (1933–1944)........................................................... 80 3.4.4 Mid-Century Modern (1933–1965) .......................................................... 80 3.4.5 New Formalism (1954–1970s) ................................................................. 82 3.4.6 International Style (c. 1925–present) ........................................................ 83 3.5 Campus Architects ................................................................................................ 84 3.5.1 Harry K. Vaughn (1882–1962) ................................................................. 84 3.5.2 Ralph D. Cornell (1890–1972) ................................................................. 85 3.5.3 Donald Beach Kirby, Architect (1905–1980) ........................................... 85 3.5.4 William Henry Taylor, Architect (1912–1995) ........................................ 86 3.5.5 William E. Blurock, Architect (1922–2012)............................................. 87 4 CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY ..........................................................................89 4.1 Methods................................................................................................................. 89 4.2 Description of Surveyed Resources ...................................................................... 89 5 SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATIONS ..............................................................................111 5.1 Fullerton Junior College Campus Historic District ............................................ 111 5.1.1 NRHP/CRHR Evaluation Criteria .......................................................... 117 5.1.2 Local Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................ 120 5.1.3 Integrity Considerations .......................................................................... 121 5.1.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................. 123 5.2 Mid-Century Modern Campus Expansion Historic District ............................... 124 5.2.1 NRHP/CRHR Evaluation Criteria .......................................................... 127 5.2.2 Local Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................ 130 5.2.3 Integrity Considerations .......................................................................... 131 5.2.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................. 132 5.3 Wilshire Junior High School Historic District .................................................... 133 5.3.1 NRHP/CRHR Evaluation Criteria .......................................................... 134 5.3.2 Local Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................ 138 5.3.3 Integrity Considerations .......................................................................... 138 5.3.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................. 140 5.4 325–327 North Newell Place .............................................................................. 141 5.4.1 NRHP/CRHR Evaluation Criteria .......................................................... 141 9422.0001 iv August 2017 Cultural Resources Study for the Fullerton College Facilities Master Plan Program EIR TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Section Page No. 5.4.2 Local Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................ 143 5.4.3 Integrity Considerations .......................................................................... 144 5.4.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................. 145 5.5 420 East Chapman Avenue ................................................................................. 145 5.5.1 NRHP/CRHR Evaluation Criteria .......................................................... 145 5.5.2 Local Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................ 147 5.5.3 Integrity Considerations .......................................................................... 149 5.5.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................. 150 5.6 416 East Chapman Avenue ................................................................................. 150 5.6.1 NRHP/CRHR Evaluation Criteria .......................................................... 150 5.6.2 Local Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................ 152 5.6.3 Integrity Considerations .......................................................................... 154 5.6.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................. 154 5.7 418 East Chapman Avenue ................................................................................