Historical Resources Board Nomination for
Maurice T. & Jacqueline Watson / Sim Bruce Richards House
2744 Azalea Drive San Diego, CA 92106
Report Prepared By:
IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, California 92037 (858) 456-8555
September 2016 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial NRHP Status Code 7L Other Listings San Diego, Quieter Home Program NRHP 6U Review Code Reviewer Date Page 1 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or #: 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
P1. Other Identifier: *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 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d.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: Pt. Loma Date: 1996 T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec; M.D. B.M. San Bernardino c. Address: 2744 Azalea Drive City: San Diego Zip: 92106 d. UTM: Zone: 10 ; mE/ mN (G.P.S.) e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) Parcel No. 450-170-13-00; Legal Description: All of Lot 14, Excepting therefrom the Northeast 40 feet thereof, measured along Azalea Drive and All of Lot 15 in Block C of Plumosa Park, in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, According to Map thereof No. 1820, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, February 14, 1925
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) 2744 Azalea Drive is a one-story Organic-Geometric style house constructed in 1964 by artist-architect, Sim Bruce Richards. His work is a transformative architectural remodel to a pre-existing 1951 one-story Ranch style house and garage. Richards' architectural remodel converted a pre-existing L-plan into an irregular complex form through partial demolition and modification to the north, east and south elevations, roof modifications, and relocation of the garage.1 His work constitutes the east wing, and north elevation living room addition, as well as a new entrance with redwood deck, railing and steps, and interior modifications that created an open floor plan between the family room, kitchen, and new living room.2 (Continued on page 3) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2 – Single Family Property *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) Mar-2015; ¾ view of north elevation and east elevation front entrance
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both 1964 Sim Bruce Richards transformative architectural remodel of 1951 original house
*P7. Owner and Address: Dr. James Huck 2744 Azalea Drive San Diego, CA 92106
*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, California 92037
*P9. Date Recorded: Aug-2016
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") IS Architecture Historic Resources Nomination Report, 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*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): Attachments A-F – Works Cited; Exhibits A-D
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 105; Exhibits A-D *NRHP Status Code 7L
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
B1. Historic Name: Watson Residence B2. Common Name: B3. Original Use: Single Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Organic-Geometric *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Sim Bruce Richards' architectural remodel occurred in 1964 under Permit A79268 for a bedroom and bathroom east wing and north elevation living room addition to a pre-existing 1951 ranch style house. Richards' plans also included a new entrance with redwood deck, railing and steps, and interior modifications that included the addition of a breakfast bar, built-in furniture, and window seating to create an open floor plan between the family room, kitchen, and new living room.3 In 1976, according to the Watsons, the kitchen was also gutted as part of Richards' 1964 remodel.4 (Continued on page 3) *B7. Moved? No Yes (Garage) Unknown Date: 1964 Original Location: unknown, but on-site *B8. Related Features:
B9a. Architect: Sim Bruce Richards (1964) b. Builder: Robert P. Changnon (1951) *B10. Significance: Master Architect Theme: Architecture Area: Loma Portal (Plumosa Park) Period of Significance: 1964 Property Type: Single Family Residence Applicable Criteria: HRB C & D (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) 2744 Azalea Drive is an example of a transformative architectural remodel by artist-architect Sim Bruce Richards. Historic designation is sought for 2744 Azalea Drive under HRB-Criterion C for architecture as a distinct example of the Organic- Geometric style and HRB-Criterion D for Master Architect under the context of San Diego's Modernist architectural movement between 1935 and 1970. The period of significance is 1964, which signifies the year that Sim Bruce Richards made his contribution by altering and transforming the pre-existing 1951 ranch style house and garage through partial building demolition, additions, and remodel to reflect his distinctive architectural language of Organic-Geometric design. (Continued on page 3)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
*B12. References: Sim Bruce Richards, "Watson Residence," Architectural Drawings (1964), Addition Specifications (1964); Site Visit March 2015. (Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
B13. Remarks: Property is located within the boundaries of San Diego County Regional Airport Authority’s Residential Sound Insulation Program (Quieter Home Program). In 2008-09, for the purpose of Quieter Home Program the property was evaluated based on a Reconnaissance Level Survey and determined ineligible to the National Register of Historic Places and as a non-contributor to the potential Plumosa Park National Register Historic District. As a result, the sound attenuation program would only provide vinyl replacement windows in lieu of architecturally compatible wood sash windows. See Exhibits A-D for previously recorded survey forms.
*B14. Evaluator: IS Architecture
*Date of Evaluation: March 2015; August 2016
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DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
P3a. Description—Continued Sim Bruce Richards North Elevation Living Room Addition The north elevation living room addition is built above grade. It features a broad gable roof with exposed beams and floor to ceiling glazing consisting of fixed and casement wood sash windows that filter natural light into the open floor space, while uniting the indoor and outdoor environment. The front entrance, located on the east wall of the north elevation, consists of a wood door accessed from a wood deck. Adjacent to the door is a picture window with an interior window seat and exterior plant pot shelf. The window seat looks out onto an un-mortared brick walkway and patio set at an angle toward the front entrance.
Sim Bruce Richards East Wing and Attached Garage The east wing, built above grade, features a medium pitched gable roof. The fenestration on the north elevation consists of a picture window flanked by two sets of wood sash casement windows. The east elevation fenestration features two fixed triangular gable windows. The garage, accessed on the east elevation is built at grade and is attached to the east side of the wing. No windows or doors exist on the north elevation of the attached two-car garage. The south elevation of the east wing and attached garage has an exterior stucco finish. This exterior finish is differentiated from the board and batten exterior finishes on the east and north elevations of Richards' additions. The fenestration along the south elevation consists of one single door entry to the garage, and a set of small wood sash casement windows. The laundry room jalousie window was replaced in the early 1980s with a casement window.5 The backyard is accessed on the south side of the house by a brick and concrete walkway that leads to an un-mortared brick patio added in 1964 and a wood deck added in the early 1980s.6
1951 Ranch House Portions of the north, west and south elevations of the 1951 Ranch style house are present and are finished in exterior stucco. The north elevation section is located at the rear northwest corner. This section features horizontal wood siding in the upper part of the end gable and a pair of three-over-three double hung wood sash windows. The west elevation is a side gable and includes a slightly off-centered single wood door with half-light added in the early 1980s and one double hung wood sash window.7 The south elevation features horizontal wood siding in the upper section of the end gable. This section also has two small double hung wood sash windows. The side gable section of the south elevation includes a brick chimney flanked on the west by a wood and half-light door and on the right by a wide six-over-six double hung wood sash window.
Overall The house features a complex form with irregular massing. The roof is medium pitched with a broad-overhang on the Sim Bruce Richards north elevation living room addition. Although the garage fronts the street, the north elevation is the primary elevation of 2744 Azalea Drive.
B6. Construction History—Continued The execution of Richards' plan involved the alteration of a pre-existing 1951 one-story stucco ranch style residence and garage built by contractor, Robert P. Changnon.8 In 1954, under Permit 34816 the garage was remodeled and a carport was constructed. The original location of these structures is not known. In 1964, Richards' alterations included the partial demolition and modification to the north, east and south elevations, roof modifications, and relocation of the garage.9 In early 1980s, the laundry room jalousie window was replaced with a casement window, and a window on the west elevation was converted into a door with half-light. Three skylights were also added in the early 1980s when the shake shingle roof was replaced with composition shingles for fire safety.10 Retaining walls on the north side of the property and on a portion of the east side of the property were added in 1996 under Permit C305845.
B10. Significance—Continued Criterion C Organic-Geometric architecture, considered rare in San Diego, achieved local interest between 1955 and 1975.11 It derives from the Wrightian "philosophy of design which promotes a harmonious relationship between buildings and nature."12 Building materials such as wood, brick, and stone help unify the natural and built environments, while expanses of glass,
DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
B10. Significance—Continued wood decking, and window and deck seating, encourages one to engage with the environment. Sim Bruce Richards reiterated the idea of an environmental experience with expanses of glass, and use of incense cedar, redwood, and mahogany for exterior and interior siding and finishes.13 He furthered this attitude by keeping exterior boards and battens free of stain and paint,14 yet applied natural colored stains, such as, Samuel Cabot Ranch House Hue to window sashes and trim, and Creosote Stain to interior ceilings and exterior soffits.15
In a 1958 interview with architectural historian, Esther McCoy, Sim Bruce Richards declared a statement of architectural principles where he concluded that "the architect works for the community as well as a particular client" and that "everything the architect touches becomes a tangible asset or debit to a community."16 He opposed "assembly-line techniques" and acknowledged that architecture could "destroy a view or ruin a landscape."17 He felt the "functions of the architect are to search for and create beauty in buildings, to plan their locations, choose the best materials possible within the budget, [and] to devise better and cheaper ways to build with them."18 Richards' east wing and north elevation addition followed these principles. They were specifically designed for the client's lifestyle, utilized a pre-existing building to save the client money, and maximized an irregular shaped lot. As a result, he transformed a pre-existing 1951 Ranch style house into a modern, yet private open living space within a complex building form.
By removing pre-existing exterior stucco walls and building the living room addition, Sim Bruce Richards blended a pre- existing kitchen and family room into a modern open living space. A mahogany breakfast bar adjoins the kitchen with the living room, as a set of sliding mahogany pocket doors provide access between the living room and family room. Richards used these design features to reinvent an Early American concept of the "living-kitchen" and "keeping-room" into his mid- century modern design.19 These features, in conjunction with the Richards north elevation floor to ceiling glazing, filtered natural light into the open floor space and furthered an indoor-outdoor living experience.
Richards also incorporated an indoor-outdoor experience along the east elevation of the living room addition where he included an interior window seat, exterior plant pot shelf, and garden area under a large fixed window. Fixed triangular glazing was added to the upper segments of the east wing gable to provide natural light and a glimpse of the outdoors—a concept that Richards' appreciated and later reflected upon in an article, "A Japanese House…A Way of Life" that was published in California Garden in 1961 after his visit to Japan.20
2744 Azalea Drive, as a transformative architectural remodel, illustrates Richards' statement of architectural principles and is a facet of San Diego's Organic-Geometric architecture that was occurring, though rare, between 1955 and 1975.21 This house exhibits primary and secondary character-defining features such as exposed structure and materials, use of natural materials, expanses of glass, asymmetrical façades, a complex roof form, and site-specific design.
Criterion D Sim Bruce Richards, artist-architect, ingrained throughout his practice an association between art, architecture, and nature.22 As an abstract artist, he utilized bold line and color to dissect realistic form, while also appropriating indigenous motifs for his textiles and murals. His art background developed between 1930 and 1934 while attending the University of California at Berkeley. His architectural background derived from the Wrightian philosophy of Organic Architecture, which "promotes a harmonious relationship between buildings and nature."23 He was exposed to this ideal during his Taliesin Fellowship with architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, between 1934 and 1936.24 He became a registered artist with the Works Progress Administration (WPA)/Federal Arts Project (FAP) and Arizona Arts Project and began competing for public art commissions. At the time, he was also collaborating with other FAP artists associated with the Phoenix Federal Arts Center.25 In 1939, Richards completed Modern Dance, a 70' wide by 25' high mural, as part of a WPA/FAP for the Arizona State Teachers College (Arizona State University, Tempe). This mural inspired by contemporary dancers and choreographers celebrated the history of modern contemporary dance in the newly WPA constructed B.B. Moeur Activity Building.26
DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
B10. Significance—Continued In 1940 upon Richards' arrival to San Diego and a brief stint as a designer-draftsman for San Diego architect Harold Abrams, Richards worked as an architect for the 11th Naval District, San Diego.27 He also continued his artwork in collage, watercolor, oil painting and textile designs.28 In 1945, he opened his architectural firm and by the mid-1950s, Richards had become an active member in the American Institute of Architects and a founding member of the San Diego Chapter.29 Demands for his work increased in residential design for both new construction and remodels.30 As the association of art and architecture and the concept of nature in architecture continued to play an immense role throughout his career, he developed "a sense of completeness and unification of the art of living with the function of living."31
Richards strived to reflect the owners in personal and meaningful ways.32 He worked within limited budgets and sought to provide for the client's, while retaining his own architectural language.33 As a result, quintessential design elements defined his residential architecture. These elements include the use of wood, particularly cedar board and batten, redwood, oak, and mahogany, expanses of glass, and broad roofs. He opened up floor plans and reinvented the idea of a living-kitchen. He added breakfast bars and low-lying walls "that created a separation of space, yet the space transcended into other spaces and because of the expansive roof and glass, one would feel as if the rooms kept going on into the outside."34 Richards' 1964 architectural contributions to 2744 Azalea Drive reflect these concepts and material uses. He created a collage effect with variegated textures by using board and batten siding, and united the indoor and outdoor environment with floor to ceiling glass on the north elevation and glimpses of the outdoors on the east wing. As Richards' architectural success grew he "remained true to his earliest goals to build simple wood homes for loving clients."
In 1984, shortly after his passing, his work was honored in the exhibition, Nature in Architecture: The work of Sim Bruce Richards, at the San Diego Museum of Natural History. Among the many distinguished architects, architectural historians, and artists was the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice T. Watson, whom twenty years earlier in 1964 commissioned Richards for the transformative architectural remodel of 2744 Azalea Drive.35
Sim Bruce Richards, of Cherokee decent, was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on March 6, 1908.36 He passed away at the age of 75 in San Diego, California on December 18, 1983.37
Integrity—Criteria C & D To be eligible for designation under any City of San Diego Historic Resources criteria a potential historic resource must retain integrity. According to the National Park Service (NPS), the integrity of a resource is determined by “the ability of a property to convey its significance.” In order to illustrate integrity, potential resources must be evaluated under the seven aspects of integrity defined by the NPS: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association.
Location: Location is defined as the “place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred.” Sim Bruce Richards' contribution to 2744 Azalea Drive is a site-specific Organic-Geometric transformative architectural remodel of a pre-existing 1951 Ranch house that was designed specifically for Mr. and Mrs. Maurice T. Watson in 1964. Sim Bruce Richards' work was constructed at 2744 Azalea Drive, in the Plumosa Park subdivision of Loma Portal. Richards' east wing and living room addition remain in their original location and site orientation; thereby continuing to convey integrity of Location for designation under HRB-Criteria C & D.
Design: Design is defined as the “combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property.” 2744 Azalea Drive is an example of Sim Bruce Richards' transformative architectural remodeling in the Organic-Geometric style. By removing pre-existing exterior stucco walls and building a north elevation living room addition, Richards blended a pre-existing kitchen and family room into a modern open living space. Floor to ceiling glazing in the north elevation filtered natural light and encouraged human interaction and unification with the outdoors and nature through an indoor-outdoor living experience. Articulation of Richards' east wing and living room addition resulted in a modern, yet private open living space within a complex building form and therefore continuing to illustrate Design integrity necessary for designation under HRB-Criteria C & D.
DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 6 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
Integrity—Continued Setting: Setting is defined as the “physical environment of a historic property.” The property is located within the Plumosa Park Subdivision of Loma Portal. Architecturally, the subdivision is comprised of a variation of early 20th century eclectic styles and mid-century modern ranch and custom ranch styles. The subdivision was previously identified as a potential National Register Historic District with a proposed period of significance between 1920 and 1960. Despite falling outside of the proposed period of significance, Sim Bruce Richards' architectural remodel to 2744 Azalea Drive in 1964 was designed specifically for its environment in the language of Richards and Organic-Geometric architecture; as a result, the property continues to retain integrity under Setting for designation under HRB-Criteria C & D.
Materials: Materials are defined as the “physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a pattern or configuration to form a historic property.” The use and treatment of materials by Richards in the east wing, north elevation living room addition, and interior remodel are quintessential to his work and are primary character defining features of Organic-Geometric architecture.38 Use of large plate glass in the gable end, floor to ceiling glazing, and board and batten siding are examples of how this property conveys Material integrity necessary for designation consideration under HRB Criteria C & D.
Workmanship: Workmanship is defined as the “physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory.” Richards' articulation of the north elevation wide-angled gable, extensive use of glass, open floor space, built-in furniture and overall integration of an indoor-outdoor experience expresses an honest use of materials, and overall site consideration necessary to convey integrity of Workmanship under HRB Criteria C & D.
Feeling: Feeling is defined as the “property’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time.” Richards' transformative architectural contribution to 2744 Azalea Drive is a physical expression of his Statement of Architectural Principles and exhibition of primary and secondary character-defining features of Organic-Geometric architecture as identified as part of the San Diego's Modernist architectural movement between 1955 and 1975. His open floor space, use of glass, board and batten exterior siding, and enhanced indoor-outdoor living experience continues to convey its integrity of Feeling necessary for designation under HRB Criteria C & D.
Association: Association is defined as the “direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property.” The 1964 east wing, north elevation addition and interior remodel illustrates how Sim Bruce Richards used his architectural principles for all of his work, regardless if a project involved a pre-existing building. His architectural contribution also reflects the Organic-Geometric architectural style identified as part of San Diego's Modernist architectural movement, thereby retaining its integrity under Association for designation under HRB Criteria C & D.
Conclusion The seven aspects of integrity are fully retained in Sim Bruce Richards' architectural remodel and resulting transformation of 2744 Azalea Drive. The house provides a better understanding of the design and building of Richards. As an important Modernist designer and builder during San Diego’s Modernist architectural movement this property is significant under the City of San Diego Historic Resources Criterion C— Architecture as an example of Richards transformative architectural remodel expressed in the Organic-Geometric style, and Criterion D—Master Architect as a representative notable work of Sim Bruce Richards.
Criteria A, B, E, and F Designation is not proposed for HRB Criteria A, B, E, and F.
Current designation consideration for CRITERION A--Exemplifies or reflects special elements of the City's, a community's or a neighborhood's historical, archaeological, cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, landscaping or architectural development is not proposed, although the residence contributes in exemplifying special elements of the late development of the Plumosa Park, particularly the history and association with San Diego's Modernist architectural movement between 1935 and 1970, and the subdivision's later association with significant Mid-Century Modern architects.
DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 7 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
Designation consideration under CRITERION B - Is identified with persons or events significant in local, state or national history is not proposed since present research did not yield substantial information about persons or events associated with the property to a level of historical significance necessary for designation under this Criterion.
Current designation consideration for CRITERION E is not proposed; however, this house may be eligible, if a Thematic Mid-Century Modern Architectural District is listed or determined eligible by the National Park Service for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, or by the State Historic Preservation Office for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources.
Designation consideration under CRITERION F - Is a finite group of resources related to one another in a clearly distinguishable way or is a geographically definable area or neighborhood containing improvements which have a special character, historical interest or aesthetic value or which represent one or more architectural periods or styles in the history and development of the City is not proposed for the property, since this criterion is specifically for the formation of historic districts, and the property is outside of the period of significance established for the potential Plumosa Park National Register Historic District.
DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 8 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
Endnotes
1 Sim Bruce Richards. Addition to Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Maurice T. Watson, 2744 Azalea Drive, Architectural Drawings, 1964. 2 Richards. Architectural Drawings, 1964. 3 Richards. Architectural Drawings, 1964. 4 Personal communication between Dr. James Huck, and Mr. and Mrs. Watson in 1976, as relayed in telephone interview, Dr. James Huck, August 22, 2016. 5 Richards. Architectural Drawings, 1964; Huck, August 22, 2016. 6 Huck, August 22, 2016.. 7The west elevation half-light door replaced a window per Huck, August 22, 2016. 8 San Diego Union. W.S. and Ardie Buck. October 3, 1951. B-7. Reference to Permit No. 54786, San Diego County Assessor, Residential Building Record. 9 City of San Diego. Permit No. 34816 issued to Locke M. Olson for a carport and garage remodel. November 1954. 10 Huck, August 22, 2016.. 11 San Diego Modernism Context Statement, 2006, 81. 12 San Diego Modernism Context Statement, 2006, 80. 13 Sim Bruce Richards. Addition to Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Maurice T. Watson, 2744 Azalea Drive Specifications, 1964. 14 Richards. Specifications, 1964. 15 Richards. Specifications, 1964. 16 Los Angeles Times. Esther McCoy. "A Statement of Architectural Principles by Sim Bruce Richards, AIA. March 2, 1958 K:26. 17 Los Angeles Times. Esther McCoy. 1958 K:26. 18 Los Angeles Times. Esther McCoy. 1958 K:26. 19 San Diego Union. Clyde Smith. "Charm and Comfort Found in San Diego's Kitchens". October 25, 1953. Section F. 20 Sim Bruce Richards. A Japanese House…A Way of Life, 1961. Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Esther McCoy Collection. 21 San Diego Modernism Context Statement, 2006, 81. 22Vivian Blackstone. Sim Bruce Richards: An American Architect, Trailer 2,a Peli-Graphic Production, 2015. 23 San Diego Modernism Context Statement, 2006, 80. 24 “Sim Bruce Richards,” American Architects Directory, 1956. 25 Betsy Fahlman, New Deal Art in Arizona, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2009. 26 Fahlman, 2009. 27 “Sim Bruce Richards,” American Architects Directory, 1956. 28 ibid; San Diego Union, "Books and Art", September 7, 1941.9:C. 29 “Sim Bruce Richards,” American Architects Directory, 1956. 30 Keith York, Sim Bruce Richards: A Legacy in Wood, 2007. 31 Esther McCoy, "Digest of the Career and Achievements of Sim Bruce Richards, La Jolla, California." n.d. 32 Vivian Blackstone. Sim Bruce Richards: An American Architect, Trailer 2, a Peli-Graphic Production, 2015. 33 Los Angeles Times. Esther McCoy. 1958 K:26. 34 Vivian Blackstone. Sim Bruce Richards: An American Architect, Trailer 2, a Peli-Graphic Production, 2015. 35 San Diego Museum of Natural History, "Nature in Architecture: The Work of Sim Bruce Richards," 1984. 36 Cherokee Nation Dawes Roll #13721, Card #5715. Education material regarding the Dawes Act refer to https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/fed-indian-policy/ 37 California Death Index. "Sim Bruce Richards." 38 San Diego Modernism Context Statement, 2006, 81.
DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information EXHIBIT A
Quieter Home Program, Historic Context Statement for the potential Plumosa Park National Register Historic District
No date, c. 2002. 1 EXHIBIT B
Report 21, Map 3A, Prop. 4, APN: 45017013, 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
2008 Quieter Home Program, evaluation and determination of eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places based on Reconnaissance Level Survey and building record; Circa 2002 Historical Context based the Quieter Home Program potential Plumosa Park National Register Historic District with a period of significance ranging between 1920 and 1960.
2 EXHIBIT C
Revised Report 21, Map 3A, Prop. 4, APN: 45017013, 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
October 29, 2009 Quieter Home Program, evaluation and determination of eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places based on Reconnaissance Level Survey and building record; Circa 2002 Historical Context based the Quieter Home Program potential Plumosa Park National Register Historic District with a period of significance ranging between 1920 and 1960. 3 EXHIBIT C
Revised Report 21, Map 3A, Prop. 4, APN: 45017013, 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
Photo 1 is the garage; the red door in Photo 2 is the front entrance, which is the northeast corner of the primary façade, which is not pictured. What is identified as "the enclosed porch" is actually a portion of Richards' north living room addition.
4 EXHIBIT C
Revised Report 21, Map 3A, Prop. 4, APN: 45017013, 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
Photo 3 is the West (rear) elevation; Richards' work is on the north, east and south elevations
5 EXHIBIT D
Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
1. 1. A determination informed by a reconnaissance level survey, residential building record, and a context statement for the potential Plumosa Park National Register District.
December 12, 2013
6 EXHIBIT D
Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
2. This statement is unsubstantiated. It is an erroneous application of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, which is 2. used to determine the type of "treatment" to use on existing historic properties. Each "treatment", e.g. preserving, rehabilitating, restoring, or reconstructing has a set of Standards that guide the "treatment". For example if applying the Standards for Rehabilitation, then Standard 4-would dictate that "Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved".
Furthermore, the statement assumes the transformation of 2. the property is insignificant. Yet, National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, acknowledges historic adaptations of the original property (19). 2.
3. The Sim Bruce Richards' addition and remodel wholly altered the physical aesthetic presence of the pre-existing 3. ranch house from the street and the internal configuration of the home. The addition was pro-forma omitted based on age, a reconnaissance level survey and an incorrect historical context.
7 EXHIBIT D
Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
4. Yet, never evaluated under National Register Criterion G: Properties that Have Achieved Significance within the Past Fifty Years.
4. 5. Erroneous application of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's 5. Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, which is used to determine the type of 5. "treatment" to use on existing historic properties.
Assumes the transformative nature of Sim Bruce Richards 1964 addition and remodel is historically insignificant as a historic adaptation to the 5. original property.
6. Assumes the
5. transformative nature of the 1964 addition and remodel is insignificant, thereby dismissing distinctive characteristics associated with 5. Richards' work.
6. 7. Never evaluated under National Register Criterion G: Properties that Have Achieved 7. Significance within the Past Fifty Years.
8. The White Paper (attached) also states: "Less-than-fifty- 8. year-old additions that have dramatically transformed a property’s appearance should be considered new construction and be evaluated in its entirety under Criterion Consideration G" (2).
8 EXHIBIT D
Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
9. Assumes the transformative nature of the 1964 addition and remodel is insignificant, 9. thereby dismissing character defining features associated with Richards' historic adaptation of the original property.
10. 10. The 1964 addition and remodel is not "simple," but transformative.
Moreover, designation language can clarify elements of significance pertaining to the historic adaption to the original property and deter any "false sense of history."
9 EXHIBIT D
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Evaluating the Significance of Additions and Accretions A National Register White Paper Linda McClelland, 2008
This paper is intended to supplement not replace information in the National Register Bulletins and other NPS publications. If discrepancies are found between this paper and other NPS publications, the guidance in existing publications should be considered correct. Comments are welcome and should be directed to the author. After review and discussion, the substance of this paper may be incorporated into future publications.
Introduction The National Register program is receiving an increasing number of requests (additional documentation, tax act projects, and new nominations) requiring that the contributing status be determined for additions to historic properties. The issue of how to treat later additions to historically or architecturally significant properties is not addressed in How to Apply the National Register Criteria or any other NR guidance. A clearly articulated policy and guidelines for the evaluation of additions to historic properties, particularly those built less-than-50 years ago, are needed. The following paper examines the issues related to this topic and makes recommendations for a statement of policy and guidelines.
General Approach for Evaluating Integrity While many of the tax-act related cases are commercial buildings in an urban setting (including corporate complexes), similar issues arise in the National Register evaluation of churches (with education wings or new sanctuaries), schools (with less-than-50 gymnasiums or auditoriums), museums and libraries, industrial complexes, and college campuses. Buildings with later additions may also have undergone other alterations that may or may not be considered historically significant.
The date and physical character of the addition and the reasons the property meets the National Register Criteria are important factors in evaluating whether or not an addition contributes to a property’s significance. An assessment of the effect of the addition on the property’s historic integrity is an important step in evaluation and may also become a deciding factor in eligibility, especially in cases where a question of incompatibility arises between the old and the new.
--For already-listed properties, the additions may have been built outside the previously recognized period of significance and require the evaluation of a longer or additional period of significance. This sometimes means extending the period of significance into the less-than-fifty-year period through a nomination amendment.
--For new nominations, the evaluation of later additions will directly relate to 1) the approval of a period of significance for the property, and 2) the contribution the addition makes to the significance of the property. In some cases--when a later addition is out of scale with the historic property, is incompatible in design and materials, or has damaged, obscured, or obliterated significant character-defining features-- the effect of an addition on the property’s historic integrity may become a determining factor of eligibility. 1
Note: In general, the White Paper addresses additions as a contributor or non-contributor to historic or potentially historic properties. It does not address historic adaptations of the original property, but does acknowledge the transformative nature of additions less than 50 years of age.
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Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
WORKING DRAFT National Register White Paper Additions and Accretions
Relationship to Qualifying National Register Criteria and Criteria Consideration G
The National Register Criteria for which the property is eligible or listed will affect the determination of whether or not an addition is considered historically significant or contributing. Period of Significance is a primary factor in evaluating the significance of an addition, and the approach taken to define a property’s period of significance will vary from criteria to criteria. Criteria A and B most often call for a continuing period of significance, unless the significance relates to one or more singular events or activities or a brief period of historic activity or association (e.g. a Civil War battlefield). Criterion C, on the other hand, most often calls for a brief period of significance usually based on the date of construction. ∗Less-than-fifty-year- old additions that have dramatically transformed a property’s appearance should be considered new construction and be evaluated in its entirety under Criterion Consideration G.
Properties listed under Criteria A and B most often have a lengthy period of significance. Here the evaluation of whether an addition contributes or not is generally based on whether or not it was constructed within the period of significance. The problem with less-than-fifty-year resources becomes one of deciding an appropriate “historic” period for the property and linking the more recent additions to the continuing significance of the property. National Register guidance encourages the selection of a closing date based on historical events or the duration of significant activities or historical associations, provided a reasonable explanation is given to justify a particular closing date. Past practice, however, indicates most periods of significance are “cut-off” at the fifty-year mark, whether or not a reasonable argument could be made to extend the period to a more rational and historically relevant point in the history of the property. While this practice avoids the less-than-fifty-year issue altogether for some areas of significance, it results in the recognition of an arbitrary and meaningless closing date (that almost immediately is out of date).
A short period of significance (usually limited to the date of construction) is often identified for properties listed only for significance in design (landscape architecture, architecture, engineering, and community planning) under Criterion C. Significant additions and alterations are recognized by additional periods of significance (based on their respective construction dates). This means that in order to be contributing a later addition must not only be compatible but also have design significance (either by contributing to the significance of the earlier design or in its own right). Less-than-fifty year old additions will need to demonstrate strong architectural character that ties it to the historic building and, in many cases, qualifies as exceptionally important under Criterion Consideration G. Because integrity requirements for materials, design, and workmanship may be higher for properties having design significance, the evaluation of additions are more often likely to require a critical examination of historic integrity; this will likely mean assessing the effect of the addition on the property’s overall design.
While Criteria Consideration G calls for properties less-than-fifty-years of age to have “exceptional importance,” it does not address when later additions should be considered a significant and contributing aspect of a historic property’s evolution. The wording of Criteria Consideration G allows the extension of the period of significance for historic districts several
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∗Note: If the transformative addition of Sim Bruce Richards' work had been treated as new construction and evaluated in its entirety, as suggested in the White Paper, then the work would have been understood within its appropriate context and period of significance. Character-defining features associated with Richards' work would also have articulated and deterred any concern over creating a false sense of history. Evaluation and the determination of ineligibility of 2744 Azalea Drive to the National Register, was based on a Reconnaissance Level Survey without the benefit of research. Shortly after the 12/12/2013 Memorandum, Richards' addition and remodel met the 50-year age threshold for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places without the need for Criterion G. 11 EXHIBIT D
Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
WORKING DRAFT National Register White Paper Additions and Accretions years beyond the fifty-year mark so that resources that are “integral” parts of a historic district may be recognized as contributing (this issue is treated in How to Apply, Guidelines on Evaluating Properties that Have Achieved Significance within the Past 50 Years; and Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Historic Residential Suburbs). Because this concept does not apply to individually nominated properties, the contribution of less-than-fifty additions must be based on a justification that the property possesses exceptional importance or that the significance of the property continued into the less-than-fifty period. In most cases, evaluations of less-than-fifty-year additions require strong significance either under A and B or C (approaching if not actually possessing exceptional significance).
There are several key issues here that can be examined by asking a set of questions:
Continuing significance --In the case of properties significant for their association with events or important persons (Under A & B), how does the addition reflect the continuing significance of the property? Has a reasonable argument been made for the closing date of the period of significance? Can the addition be considered part of the historic evolution/development of the property? Is it compatible in size, scale or character to the original building and earlier additions (already recognized as significant)?
Significance for Design --In the case of architecturally significant resources (Criterion C only), does the addition possess architectural importance in its own right? Is it consistent with the design of future additions as specified in the original historic plans (e.g. Dulles Airport)? If less-than-fifty years of age, does the addition possess exceptional importance? Is it an outstanding example of its period and/or type, the work of a master, or “architecturally compatible” design of the late 20th century? Have later additions damaged historically significant or character- defining features?
Impact of Additions and Accretions on Historic Integrity The NR Bulletin, How to Apply the Criteria (pp. 44-7), states that “Integrity is the ability of a property to convey its significance,” and “Ultimately the question of integrity is answered by whether or not the property retains the identity for which it is significant.” These guidelines set forth a process of evaluating integrity whereby the presence of each of the seven attributes (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association) is considered in relationship to the property’s significance. While this process is useful when focused upon the primary resource, it does not provide much direction in dealing with additions.
Although the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation (see Appendix) are not intended for evaluation purposes, they provide terminology and a set of values for “good practice” that can be useful for evaluating additions. Whereas National Register guidance is concerned with the impact of alterations on significant features, the Secretary’s standards focus on “character-defining” features. Derived from the standards, the following sets of questions can help evaluate the impact of an addition and other changes on a historic property.
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Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
WORKING DRAFT National Register White Paper Additions and Accretions
Compatibility -- Is the addition sympathetic to or compatible with the historic property? How does it compare in size, scale, materials, design, and workmanship? What other alterations occurred at the time the addition was construction? Do these cumulatively affect the property’s historic integrity?
Accurate Representation -- How do the addition and any related alterations affect the property’s ability to accurately portray its history and physical evolution? Does the addition read as an addition to an earlier building? Does the addition accurately represent the property’s history and physical evolution? Does it evoke a false sense of history or mask the property’s significant historic character?
Protection of Significant Features and Reversability -- What is the nature of the connection joining the historic building and addition (exterior and interior)? What alterations and changes occurred to the design, materials, and workmanship of the original building when the addition was constructed (including any changes to the exterior walls or internal corridors to accommodate the addition)? Are changes reversible? Were any significant landscape elements (courtyards, gardens, vistas, etc.) altered or lost when the addition was built?
Visibility -- Has the addition obscured, covered, or altered the principal facades, historic entrances, or character-defining (significant) features of the property? How conspicuous is the addition in views of the principal elevations? How conspicuous is it in views of (secondary) minor elevations? How does the addition interrupt, interfere with, or dominate any historically significant views of the building or important views seen from the building (including the orientation of the building to the street, scenic vistas, views of an inner courtyard or surrounding campus, or the principal facades as viewed from various approaches)?
Some General Principles to Follow The following principles should be considered when evaluating the impact of an addition on a historic building and determining the significance of the addition. o An addition should fall within the period of significance, and, in some cases, its date of construction may be used as the closing date of an extended period of significance. o An addition should be sympathetic to the original design (i.e. stylistically appropriate, sensitively rendered, compatible in size and scale, similar or compatible materials). Both the impact of an addition on the original design and historical fabric and the cumulative effect of the addition along with other changes and alterations to the building (window replacements, siding, etc.) should be considered. (To be considered contributing an addition that is not sympathetic in design, it must not substantially damage the historic property and it must have historical importance in its own right (and, if necessary, exceptional importance).
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Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum
WORKING DRAFT National Register White Paper Additions and Accretions o An addition should not mimic the historic design to the extent that it becomes indistinguishable from the original building and thereby conveys a false sense of history (matter of veracity and accuracy). The exceptions, here, are the many additions of the 1920s to 1940s which represent recognized patterns of period design which called for replication of the historic design characteristics. o An addition should not overwhelm or dominate the historic character of the property as a whole or alter the property’s character-defining features (including significant open space). Out-of-scale additions, rooftop additions, and additions that obscure principal elevations are particularly problematic (unless they are stepped back and appear small in scale) and may be difficult to justify as contributing. o An addition should not hide a building’s principal façade from the public right of way and other significant viewpoints, or change the perceived orientation of entrances. o An addition should not impair significant or character-defining features of the historic resource.
Appendix: Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation
The wording of the following Standards relate to evaluations of historic integrity and are relevant to the evaluations of whether or not an addition contributes to a property’s historic significance.
“The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved.” (Standard 2)
“Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development…shall not be undertaken.” (Standard 3)
“Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained. (Standard 4)
“New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.” (Standard 9)
“New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.” (Standard 10)
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14 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 9 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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ATTACHMENT A Building Development Information
A.1 County Assessor’s Building Record A.2 Notice of Completion A.3 Water/Sewer Connection Records A.4 Building Permits A.5 Site Plan with Building Footprint A.6 County Lot & Block Book A.7 Previous Historical Resource Survey Forms
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 10 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.1 County Assessor’s Building Record
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 11 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.1 County Assessor’s Building Record
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 12 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.1 County Assessor’s Building Record
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 13 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.2 Notice of Completion—none A.3 Water/Sewer Connection Records
Water Service Order, September 28, 1951 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 14 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.3 Water/Sewer Connection Records
Sewer Record, October 1, 1951
Sewer Stop Up Record, November 2, 1951 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 15 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.4 Building Permits
Permit No. 34816 issued for Carport and Garage Remodel, November 15, 1954 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 16 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.4 Building Permits
Permit No. 34416, 1954 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 17 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.4 Building Permits
Permit No. A79268 issued for Sim Bruce Richards Additions (Bedroom and Bath Addition & Living Room Addition), July 9, 1964, P1
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 18 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.4 Building Permits
Permit No. A79268 issued for Sim Bruce Richards Additions (Bedroom and Bath Addition & Living Room Addition), July 9, 1964, P2
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 19 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.4 Building Permits
Permit No. L53547, not legible, date unknown State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 20 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.4 Building Permits
Permit No. A108553-96 issued for Retaining Wall, November 22, 1996 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 21 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.5 Site Plan with Building Footprint
Site Plan taken from Sim Bruce Richards Plot Plan, 1964 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 22 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.6 County Lot & Block Book
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 23 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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A.7 Previous Historical Resource Survey Forms
Exhibit A—Historic Context Statement for the Potential Plumosa Park National Register Historic District. n.d. c. 2002.
Exhibit B—Report 21, Map 3A, Prop. 4, APN: 45017013, 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. 2008.
Exhibit C—Revised Report 21, Map 3A, Prop. 4, APN: 45017013, 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. October 29, 2009.
Exhibit D—Re-Evaluation of 2744 Azalea Drive addressed in a Memorandum. December 12, 2013. State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 24 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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ATTACHMENT B Ownership and Occupant Information
B.1 Chain of Title B.2 Directory Listing of Occupants B.3 Deed Copies
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 25 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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B.1 Chain of Title—July 27, 1929 through December 16, 2014
1. Deed Grantor: San Diego Securities Company Grantee: Grace McKenney and Lysle R. McKenney Recorded: July 27, 1929, #43028, Book 1675, Page 1of Deeds
2. Grant Deed - Individual Grantor: Lysle R. McKenney and Grace McKenney Grantee: Everett Gale Conklin and Jean M. Conklin Recorded: December 29, 1947, #134809, Book 2594, Page 243
3. Grant Deed - Individual Grantor: Everett Gale Conklin and Jean M. Conklin Grantee: William P. Kessling and Ehrma F. Kessling, ½ interest and Albert Joe Free and Nellie Free, ½ interest R ecorded: February 19, 1948, #16869, Book 2677, Page 281
4. Grant Deed Grantor: William P. Kessling, Ehrma F. Kessling, Albert Joe Free and Nellie Free Grantee: Everett G. Conklin and Jean M. Conklin Recorded: April 9, 1948, #36279, Book 2750, Page 53
5. The San Diego County Assessor Lot Block Book Page shows no improvements as of 1949.
6. Grant Deed Grantor: Everett G. Conklin and Jean M. Conklin Grantee: Clarence H. Houston and Phyllis Houston Recorded: March 16, 1950, #30175, Book 3541, Page 114
7. Grant Deed Grantor: Clarence H. Houston and Phyllis Pearl Houston Grantee: W. S. Buck and Ardie M. Buck Recorded: August 24, 1951, #104694, Book 4214, Page 107
8. Grant Deed Grantor: W. S. Buck and Ardie M. Buck Grantee: Locke M. Olson and Marion B. Olson Recorded: September 21, 1953, #127502, Book 4989, Page 267
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 26 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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9. Quitclaim Deed Grantor: Locke M. Olson Grantee: Marion B. Olson Recorded: November 18, 1957, #175888, Book 6837, Page 242
10. Grant Deed Grantor: Marion B. Sutphin Grantee: Maurice T. Watson and Jacqueline L. Watson Recorded: December 16, 1959, #259222, Book 8048, Page 88
11. Grant Deed Grantor: Maurice T. Watson and Jacqueline L. Watson Grantee: Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California Recorded: January 7, 1960, Recorders File No. 60-2885
12. Agreement of Sale of Property Ser lle : Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California Purchaser: Maurice T. Watson Recorded: January 7, 1960, Recorders File No. 60-2886
13. Joint Tenancy Assignment Grantor: Maurice T. Watson Grantee: Maurice T. Watson and Jacqueline L. Watson Recorded: February 23, 1960, Recorders File No. 60-36327
14. Grant Deed Grantor: Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California Grantee: Maurice T. Watson and Jacqueline L. Watson Recorded: January 13, 1977, Recorders File No. 77-13307
15. Grant Deed Grantor: Maurice T. Watson and Jacqueline L. Watson Grantee: James R. Huck Recorded: January 13, 1977, Recorders File No. 77-13308
16. Individual Quitclaim Deed Grantor: Camille M. Huck Grantee: James R. Huck Recorded: January 13, 1977, Recorders File No. 77-13309
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 27 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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17. Individual Grant Deed Grantor: James R. Huck Grantee: James R. Huck Recorded: March 10, 1989, Recorders File No. 89-125084
18. Grant Deed Grantor: James R. Huck Grantee: James R. Huck and Cheryl D. Huck Recorded: September 16, 1994, Recorders File No. 94-552015
19. Quitclaim Deed Grantor: Cheryl D. Huck Grantee: James R. Huck Recorded: April 1, 1999, Recorders File No. 99-219022
– End of Report –
Note: We find no recorded evidence of a Notice of Completion.
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 28 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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B.2 Directory Listing of Occupants
Year Directory Listing/Name Listed 1951 No Listing 1952 W.S. Buck 1953 Richard F. Martin 1954-58 Olson E. Locke 1959 Marion B. Olson 1960-76 Maurice T. Watson 1977 Vacant* 1978-2015 James (Jim) R. Huck
*As of January 13, 1977, James R. Huck has owned and occupied 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 even though "vacant" is listed in 1977 City Directory
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 29 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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B.3 Deed—W.S. and Ardie Buck, 1951
W. S. Buck and Ardie M. Buck, August 24, 1951, #104694, Book 4214, Page 107, Grant Deeds
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 30 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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B.3 Deed—Maurice T. and Jacqueline L. Watson, 1964
Maurice T. Watson and Jacqueline L. Watson, December 16, 1959, #259222, Book 8048, Page 88, Grant Deeds
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 31 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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ATTACHMENT C Maps
C.1 City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map C.2 USGS Maps (Current and Historical) C.3 Original Subdivision Map C.4 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 32 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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C.1 City of San Diego 800 Scale Engineering Map
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 33 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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C.2 USGS Map
Excerpted from Point Loma Quadrangle, 7.5 minute, 1996 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 34 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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C.3 Original Subdivision Map—Plumosa Park Map No. 1820
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 35 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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C.3 Original Subdivision Map—Plumosa Park Map No. 1820
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 36 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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C.4 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map—1920 Republished 1950, Vol. 4
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 37 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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C.4 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map—1921 Revised 1956, Vol. 4
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 38 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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ATTACHMENT D Photographs
D.1 Historical and Transitional Photographs D.2 Current Photographs North Elevation D.3 Current Photographs East Elevation D.4 Current Photographs South Elevation D.5 Current Photographs West Elevation
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 39 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.2 Current Photographs North Elevation Sim Bruce Richards
North Elevation Living Room Addition by Sim Bruce Richards
Main Entrance on East Wall of North Elevation Living Room Addition by Sim Bruce Richards State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 40 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.2 Current Photographs North Elevation
North Elevation of East Wing by Sim Bruce Richards
Close-up of North Elevation of East Wing window by Sim Bruce Richards State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 41 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.2 Current Photographs North Elevation
North Elevation of Attached Garage and portion of East Wing by Sim Bruce Richards State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 42 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.2 Current Photographs North Elevation
North Elevation view East; Close-up of Roof and Exposed Beams; Transition between 1964 Addition with Pre-Existing 1951 Rear North Façade
North Elevation view East State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 43 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.2 Current Photographs North Elevation
Transition between Sim Bruce Richards 1964 Addition and Pre- Existing 1951 Rear North Façade
Close-up of Rear North Façade Pre-Existing 1951 Double Hung Wood Sash Windows State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 44 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.3 Current Photographs East Elevation
East Wing Attached Garage relocated by Sim Bruce Richards
East Wing Glass Gable in Background behind Attached Garage State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 45 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.4 Current Photographs South Elevation
¾ View of South and East Elevations
South Elevation view East of East Wing and Attached South Elevation view West of East Wing and Attached Garage Garage State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 46 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.4 Current Photographs South Elevation
Pre-Existing South Elevation of East Wing, view West
Pre-Existing 1951 South Elevation State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 47 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.4 Current Photographs South Elevation
Close-up of Pre-Existing 1951 South Elevation
Rear Southwest corner of Pre-Existing 1951 South Elevation State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 48 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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D.5 Current Photographs West Elevation
¾ view of Rear Pre-Existing 1951 West and South Elevations
Pre-Exiting 1951 West Elevation State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 49 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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ATTACHMENT E Supplemental Documentation
E.1 Criterion A n/a E.2 Criterion B n/a E.3 Criterion C E.4 Criterion D E.5 Criterion E n/a E.6 Criterion F n/a
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 50 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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E.3 Criterion C—San Diego Union, 1951
Notice of Permit Issued for the Construction of 2744 Azalia St. (Azalea Drive), October 3, 1951 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 51 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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E.3 Criterion C—Architectural Drawings, 1964
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 52 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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E.3 Criterion C—Architectural Drawings, 1964
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 53 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P1
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 54 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P2
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 55 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P3
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 56 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P4
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 57 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P5
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 58 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P6
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 59 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P7
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 60 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P8
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 61 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P9
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 62 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P10
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 63 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P11
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 64 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P12
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 65 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P13
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 66 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P14
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 67 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P15
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 68 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P16
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 69 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P17
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 70 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P18
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 71 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P19
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 72 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P20
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 73 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P21
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 74 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P22
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 75 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P23
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 76 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P24
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 77 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.3 Criterion C—Specification Booklet, 1964, P25
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 78 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Betsy Fahlman, New Deal Art in Arizona, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2009 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 79 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Betsy Fahlman, New Deal Art in Arizona, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2009
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 80 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Peter Bermingham, The New Deal in the Southwest, Arizona and New Mexico, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, 1980
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 81 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Mixed review on Richards' surrealistic abstract watercolor, San Diego Union, September 7, 1941, 9-C State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 82 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
San Diego Union, October 23, 1953, F:1-2 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 83 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
La Jolla Cedar House, Los Angeles Times, March 28, 1954 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 84 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
American Architects Directory, Sim Bruce Richards, 1956 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 85 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Ester McCoy, Sim Bruce Richards, What I Believe, Los Angeles Times, March 2, 1958, K-26, P1 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 86 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Ester McCoy, Sim Bruce Richards, What I Believe, Los Angeles Times, March 2, 1958, K-26, P2 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 87 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Ester McCoy, Sim Bruce Richards, What I Believe, Los Angeles Times, March 2, 1958, K-26, P3 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 88 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards. A Japanese House…A Way of Life, 1961. Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Esther McCoy Collection. P1
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 89 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards. A Japanese House…A Way of Life, 1961. Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Esther McCoy Collection. P2
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 90 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards. A Japanese House…A Way of Life, 1961. Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Esther McCoy Collection. P3 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 91 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards. A Japanese House…A Way of Life, 1961. Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Esther McCoy Collection. P4 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 92 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards. A Japanese House…A Way of Life, 1961. Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Esther McCoy Collection. P5 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 93 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Esther McCoy, "Digest of the Career and Achievements of Sim Bruce Richards, La Jolla, California." no date State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 94 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards, "WOOD ONLY!: Rich Qualities of Mahogany and Cedar Warm this San Diego House," Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1964, 58, P1
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 95 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards, "WOOD ONLY!: Rich Qualities of Mahogany and Cedar Warm this San Diego House," Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1964, 58, P2
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 96 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards, Obituary, San Diego Union, December 19, 1983 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 97 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards, Obituary, San Diego Union, December 19, 1983 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 98 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Wayne Swanson, Richards Left Mark on San Diego Architecture, Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1984 SD- C1, P1 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 99 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Wayne Swanson, Richards Left Mark on San Diego Architecture, Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1984 SD- C1, P2 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 100 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
*Recorded by: IS Architecture 5649 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 *Date: Aug-2016 Continuation Update
E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards
Sim Bruce Richards: A Legacy in Wood By Keith York
On the heels of the recent conference The Arts & Crafts Movement: The Arts & Crafts Movement in San Diego & Environs (June 21 - 24, 2007), it is once again a good time to consider the salience and value of Sim Bruce Richards’ work to our region today. Throughout his multi-decade multi-dimensional career, Richards reflected the spirit of the arts and crafts period as well as Frank Lloyd Wright’s own interpretation of the reformist movement. Richards’ architecture adds value to our region’s built environment through his distinguished use of materials (wood, concrete and glass primarily) as well as a pioneering effort to join together local artists and craftsmen into the architecture of his time.
Sim Bruce Richards (1908-1983) was not just an architect. With each project and each set of clients, he brought to bear the many ideas he had about family, humanity, materials, and the human senses - plus his architectural training, furniture design and decades of artistic expression. When a client hired Bruce, they got it all – a fanatic for the details, and a true believer that architecture could enhance the lives of those that dwelled inside his all-wood homes. Richards’ drawing board musings birthed homes of oak, mahogany and cedar; adorned with James Hubbell’s metal and glass work; Rhoda Lopez’s sculpted ceramic panels; as well as unique stonemasonry and delicate landscaping. His were humanist structures married to the landscape as the clients were married to one another.
In the spirit of the discussions that took place during Regionalism and Modernity, Sim Bruce Richards’ buildings, furniture, textiles, and lighting fixtures share many of the hand-crafted qualities present in arts and crafts homes – especially those owned by passionate fans of the era. While Richards’ work in wood came decades later, colleagues like James Hubbell readily make the connection between Richards’ Wright-inspired works with the earlier Arts and Crafts movement that, too, influenced Wright’s early work.
Sim Bruce Richards was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma in 1908, the grandson of a Cherokee lineage that suffered through the forced emigration of the Trail of Tears. He wrote lengthy passages in his unfinished autobiography of his youth spent discovering the meadows, streams and orchards of the Tahlequah environs. Bruce’s earliest memories were of the land. Aside from recalling the details of tree trunks, root systems, and his love for the beauty of wood, Bruce recalled later in life the structural details of the houses and commercial buildings of Tahlequah as instrumental in his early appreciation for architecture.
At the age of 12, the Richards family migrated to Phoenix, leaving the territory known as the Cherokee Nation behind. The boy was sick and a drier climate and urban medical facilities offered in the much larger city of Phoenix was reason enough to move. After operations on his jaw left much of his lower face altered, Bruce recuperated reading books and magazines - Frank Lloyd Wright’s notoriety at the time being a focus of the sick boy’s interests. Merely a spark at the time, his sharing in Wright’s love affair with wood, and philosophy of organic, humanist architecture would years later become fully realized.
Visiting San Diego as early as 1927 on a family trip away from the desert heat, Bruce would grow to love the region. Meeting Charles Lindbergh on the eve of his world-renowned cross-Atlantic flight were among his fonder memories of his early years in town. If a visitor stopped by the Richards office decades later, it was likely they would hear stories of Lindbergh’s debt to the store Bruce worked in on the eve of the Spirit of St. Louis’ departure into the history books.
With a bit of help from his mother, and more from working odd jobs, Bruce sent himself to study at UC Berkeley’s traditional Beaux Artes minded school of architecture. Spending much of his time taking care of an apartment complex in exchange for rent money, Bruce rejected the ideas set forth in his architecture classes about imposing style on clients. Bruce was seeking a more progressive approach to design and forging his own view of architecture’s future fueled by his readings years earlier. Bruce, frustrated by the traditional approach of the department, left to join two close friends (Lucretia Nelson and Blaine Drake) in the art program. He never looked back. In their spare time, the threesome created abstract rug designs out of castaway bathrobes and other clothing they found at the neighborhood thrift shop – it was the height of the Great Depression after all. State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 101 of 105; Exhibits A-D *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 2744 Azalea Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
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The rugs were for sale in a European furniture shop across the bay in San Francisco. The abstract rug designs caught the eye of one visitor to the store, Frank Lloyd Wright. He had the proprietor get in touch with Bruce, and soon enough the threesome was bounding for Spring Green, Wisconsin to join Mr. Wright’s Taliesin fellowship program. Lucretia stayed a few months, Bruce two years, and Blake would build his life around the Wright institution.
Leaving Taliesin with the knowledge that others saw the sensuality of wood like he did, and a sense that the land (a plot of land) should marry well with a structure, Bruce began to search for a life to carve out for his own. After working for a small firm in Phoenix on the now infamous Camelback Inn, he returned to San Diego and worked for Templeton Johnson. As World War II broke out, Bruce found himself employed at the end of Broadway for the US Navy as a civilian architect. As the War came to a close, so too did Richards’ ability to work for others.
Even before he passed his State Board Exam, Bruce was designing small houses for his mother and her second husband, Phoenix developer J.U. Rice, as well as for San Diego clients. With each of these early projects (mostly in La Jolla) Bruce penned a letter informing them that he was a building designer, and legally could not promote his work as an architect. Among the earliest of the designs, the Cohu residence was a remarkable departure for San Diego, let alone the Bird Rock neighborhood. (After recent remodeling, the character of this career-defining residence has been washed away.)
During the 1950s and 1960s, demand for Bruce’s designs took off – with more and more (and varied) commissions for residential designs. By the end of his career Bruce had built for only a handful of public/commercial clients, but he designed houses large and small, in rural and urban areas, as well as furniture, lighting, and artful fireplaces. Bruce explored his other artistic leanings with a plethora of collage, watercolor, oil painting and textile designs.
By the 1970s, Sim Bruce Richards’ designs had grown in size, scope, and scale while remaining true to his earliest goals to build simple wood homes for loving clients. His oak floors, mahogany walls and cedar ceilings continued unabated – only departing on a few projects to design in adobe. One of these homes, the Friedkin House in Rancho Santa Fe, at one time in San Diego history was the single largest residence in the county at 15K sq ft. Bruce remarked in his writings that adobe, like wood, was a fascinating natural material he would continue to use. Even, in the case of the Nourse Residence in Poway, when steel was required to bridge a sizeable expanse, Bruce would wrap steel beams in wood to cloak the man-made material.
“Bruce’s Troops”, as some friends and clients recalled them, were a small community of craftsmen and artists that clients came to expect would be involved in their home design. James Hubbell added his window, door, lighting, metalworking and sculptural designs to Richards’ houses across three decades. Ceramist Rhoda Lopez adorned doorways, shower stalls and fireplaces with her intricately connected ceramic tile systems and pottery. Stonemason Bill Davey would bring to life Richard’s unique fireplaces into what would become the signature of a Richards house – a one-of-a-kind hearth. Even his more financially modest clients, such as the Lipetzkys out in Alpine, were afforded a unique fireplace and a Hubbell window.
Sim Bruce Richards’ commitment to the use of natural materials and hand-crafted details by local craftsmen in his many homes across the county have left us a rich legacy.
Originally published in Our Heritage Volume 38, Issue 2, Spring 2007
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E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards (Excerpt from San Diego Modernism Historic Context Statement)
Sim Bruce Richards, AIA (1908-1983) Education: University of California, Berkeley Taliesin Fellowship
Sim Bruce Richards was born of Cherokee descent in Tahlequah, Oklahoma in 1908. In 1920, the Richards family moved to Phoenix where he would learn of Frank Lloyd Wright. Richards studied architecture at UC Berkeley in 1930. Soon thereafter, frustrated with the program and faculty, Richards transferred to the art department. While studying art, Richards honed his artistic talents in abstract weaving. In 1934, prior to Richards’ graduation, Frank Lloyd Wright viewed one of his rug designs on display at an art show in San Francisco. Wright told the gallery director to have the rug designer contact him. Following correspondence with Wright, and at his invitation, Richards joined the Taliesin Fellowship where he stayed from 1934 to 1936.
Arriving in San Diego in 1938, Richards was drafted for the 11th Naval District. In 1946, he finished his work for the US Navy and began work for William Templeton Johnson on a number of projects including the early Harbor Front studies. Richards then worked for Harold Abrams before starting his own practice in 1949. During nearly four decades in practice, Richards designed over 200 projects not including his work in weaving, painting, and furniture design. Richards was known for his calm demeanor, joy of life, and sense of humor, as well as his problem-solving skills. He also fostered the talents of several young draftsmen and artists including Rhoda Lopez and James Hubbell. He remained in private practice until his passing in 1983.
San Diego projects include: African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7517 Cuvier, La Jolla (1947) Mr & Mrs Sim Bruce Richards Residence #1, 3505 Talbot (remodel), Pt Loma (1947) Mr & Mrs Sim Bruce Richards Residence #2, 977 Albion, Pt Loma (1947) John & Janet McGaughey Residence, 3646 Rosecroft Lane, Pt Loma (1948) La Motte Cohu, 5960 Camino de la Costa, La Jolla (1948) Alma Skinner, 7044 Monte Vista, La Jolla (1949) Alan Soulé Residence, 3651 Rosecroft Lane, Pt Loma (1949) Leone and Gillett Wright, Elsie Residence, 935 Bangor, Pt Loma (1949) Mr & Mrs Sim Bruce Richards Residence #3, 3360 Harbor View Drive, Pt Loma (1950) Edward S. Bascomb Residence, 887 Golden Park, Pt Loma (1953) Mrs. John G. & Alice Clark Residence #1, 3243 Harbor View Drive, Pt Loma (1953) Catherine James Residence, 5578 Calumet, La Jolla (1953) Lt Col & Mrs H.K. Throneson Residence, 3640 Dudley Street, Pt Loma (1953) Mr & Mrs Edward P. Silva Residence, 560 San Gorgonio, Pt Loma (1953) Joyce Residence Schmock, 7345 Remley Place, La Jolla (1953) Helen Esling Residence, 1119 Klish Way, Del Mar (1954) Richard Olney Residence, 1644 Crespo, La Jolla (1954) J. Hall Hood Residence , 6063 Folsom, La Jolla (1955) Skip Kuhn Residence, 5648 Toyon Road, San Diego (1955) Mr & Mrs T.R. Newsom Residence, 2580 North Arroyo Drive, San Diego (1955) Dr. Feldman Residence, 3310 Lucinda Street, Pt Loma (1956) Mr & Mrs Frank Quintana Residence, 2880 Moonridge Road, La Jolla (1956)
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E.4 Criterion D—Sim Bruce Richards (Excerpt from San Diego Modernism Historic Context Statement)
Paul Stauffer Residence, 3033 Central Avenue, City Heights (1956) Mr & Mrs Sim Bruce Richards Residence #4, 955 Bangor Street, Point Loma (1957) Dan Dickey Residence, 3712 Promonotory, Pacific Beach (1958) Mr & Mrs E.J. Blackwell Residence, 1275 Willow Street, Pt Loma (1959) Mrs. John G. & Alice Clark #2 Residence, 7907 Calle de la Plata, La Jolla (1959) Mr & Mrs Joachim Liebmann Residence, 3711 Dudley Street, Pt Loma (1959) Mr & Mrs W.H. Ostenberg Residence, 1620 Mecca Drive, La Jolla (1959) Mission Bay Aquatic Control Center, 2581 Quivera Court, Mission Bay (1960) Mr & Mrs Raymond D. Spicer Residence, 379 San Antonio, Pt Loma (1960) Mr & Mrs George Rigsby Residence, 411 San Remo Way, Pt Loma (1960) ZLAC Rowing Club Residence, 1111 Pacific Beach Drive, Pacific Beach (1961) Marian Ullrich Residence, 3340 Ingelow Street, Point Loma (1961) Mr & Mrs Wililam C. Franklin Residence, 894 Rosecrans, Pt Loma (1962) Chester & Joanne Hayward Residence, 1840 Neale Street, Mission Hills (1963) All Saints Lutheran Church, 6355 Radcliffe, University City (1964) Mr & Mrs Paul Engstrand Residence, 9450 Sunset Drive, Mt Helix (1964) Mr & Mrs Maurice T. Residence Watson, 2744 Azalea Drive, Loma Portal (1964) Martin Residence, 755 Albion, Pt Loma (1965) Alpha Phi Sorority, 6055 Montezuma Road, College Area (1966) Carlson Residence, 1335 Trieste, Point Loma (1966) Dr & Mrs Lawrence Fine Residence, 10535 Fuerte Drive, Mt Helix (1967) Bryan Residence Worthington, 2137 West California, Old Town (1968) Mrs. John G. & Alice Clark Residence #3, 3634 Jennings Street, Pt Loma (1972) Mr & Mrs Sim Bruce Richards Residence Spec House, 3706 Jennings, Pt Loma (1972) Rodney Eales Residence, 391 Catalina Blvd, Pt Loma (1973) Pauline Des Granges Residence, 824 Golden Park, Pt Loma (1975) Morley Field Tennis Center, 2221 Morley Field Drive, San Diego (1975) Dr. Nemiroff Residence, 2803 Inverness Drive, La Jolla (1975) Robert Tyson Residence, 7214 Rue Michael, La Jolla (1977) Weinberg Residence, 23427 Calistoga Place, San Diego Country Estates (1978) Brav & Schwartz Law Offices, 4026 Dove Street, Mission Hills (1982)
SAN DIEGO MODERNISM HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT CONTRIBUTING DESIGNERS OF MODERN SAN DIEGO
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