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HISTORIC ASSESSMENT REPORT 1531 Georgina Avenue, Santa Monica, CA CITY LANDMARK/STRUCTURE of MERIT EVALUATION HISTORIC ASSESSMENT REPORT 1531 Georgina Avenue, Santa Monica, CA CITY LANDMARK/STRUCTURE OF MERIT EVALUATION Prepared for: City of Santa Monica Planning & Community Development City Planning Division 1685 Main Street, Room 212 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Prepared by: Jan Ostashay Principal Ostashay & Associates Consulting PO BOX 542 Long Beach, CA 90801 NOVEMBER 2019 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK HISTORIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Steensen House 1531 Georgina Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90402 APN: 4279‐021‐029 INTRODUCTION At the request of the City of Santa Monica Planning & Community Development Department, City Planning Division, Ostashay & Associates Consulting (OAC) has prepared this historic assessment report for the property referred to as the Steensen House located at 1531 Georgina Avenue in the City of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California. The two‐story, Monterey Colonial Revival style residence under review was built in 1941 on a corner parcel located in Tract Number 5859 within the North of Montana neighborhood. OAC documented and evaluated the property to determine whether it appears to satisfy one or more of the statutory criteria associated with City of Santa Monica Landmark and Structure of Merit eligibility requirements, pursuant to Chapter 9.56 (Landmarks and Historic Districts Ordinance) of the Santa Monica Municipal Code. This assessment report includes a discussion of the survey methodology used, a summarized description of the property, a brief contextual history of the immediate setting and property, and an evaluation of significance under the City of Santa Monica Landmark and Structure of Merit criteria. Applicable supporting materials, including photographs, have also been included in the report. FINDINGS Upon concluding the intensive level assessment evaluation process, OAC finds that the single‐ family residence located at 1531 Georgina Avenue does not appear eligible for City Landmark recognition as it does not sufficiently satisfy the evaluation requirements under criteria 9.56.100. The subject property; however, does appear eligible for designation as a Structure of Merit as it continues to be identified as a contributor to the potential Georgina Avenue Residential Historic District. Such recognition is noted under Structure of Merit criteria 9.56.080(a) and 9.56.080(b)(3). This finding is based on the research conducted on the subject property, an intensive‐level survey of the site, a cursory windshield survey of the neighboring area, the development of a relevant historic context, an assessment of historical integrity, and the application of relevant eligibility criteria. The following information provides a contextual basis for the analysis and evaluation findings for the subject property. 1531 Georgian Avenue Historic Assessment Report page 1 METHODOLOGY The assessment was conducted by Jan Ostashay, principal with OAC and historic preservation consultant to the City of Santa Monica. Ms. Ostashay satisfies the necessary requirements to meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards in history and architectural history. In order to identify and evaluate the subject property as a potential City of Santa Monica Landmark and/or Structure of Merit candidate, an intensive‐level survey was conducted. The assessment included a review of the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) and its annual updates, the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register), the California Historic Resources Inventory System (CHRIS) list maintained by the State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP), and the City’s online Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) in order to determine if any previous evaluations or survey assessments of the property had been performed. For this current intensive level survey evaluation a site inspection and a review of building permits, tax assessor records, tract maps, and aerial photographs were conducted to understand and document the property’s existing condition and assist in evaluating its potential historical significance and integrity. The City of Santa Monica Landmark and Structure of Merit criteria were employed to evaluate the local significance of the property and its eligibility for such designation. In addition, the following tasks were performed for the study: • Searched records of the National Register, California Register, Library of Congress archives, U.S. Census records, OHP CHRIS, and City of Santa Monica HRI. • Conducted a field inspection of the subject property and photographed the site. • Conducted site‐specific research on the subject property utilizing Sanborn fire insurance maps, city directories, newspaper articles, historical photographs, building permits, tract maps, Los Angeles County assessor records, and other published archival documents and material. • Reviewed and analyzed ordinances, statutes, regulations, bulletins, and technical materials relating to federal, state, and local historic preservation, designation assessment procedures, and related programs. • Evaluated the potential historic resource based upon significance criteria established by the City of Santa Monica and utilized the OHP survey methodology for conducting surveys. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Environmental Setting. The property under review is situated at the northwest corner of 16th Street and Georgina Avenue within a well‐developed residential neighborhood north of Montana Avenue. Constructed in 1941, it is sited on a flat rectangular shape parcel that measures roughly 61.5 feet wide by 147.5 feet long. The legal description of the 1531 Georgina Avenue property is Tract No. 5859, lot 29. The single‐family Monterey Colonial Revival style 1531 Georgian Avenue Historic Assessment Report page 2 residence fronts south onto Georgina Avenue, has a detached garage and short driveway approach off 16th Street. The neighborhood in which the subject property is located contains a notable concentration of Period Revival style single‐family houses dating primarily from the 1920s and early 1940s. The area is notable for its generous lot sizes, wide streets, broad parkways, and mature trees. The subject property is located within the potential Georgina Avenue Residential Historic District as a contributing resource. Previous Surveys and Evaluations. The single‐family residence at 1531 Georgina Avenue has been previously identified and recorded as part of the city’s historic resources inventory survey update efforts. The property was initially identified under the 2002 Santa Monica citywide reconnaissance level Historic Resources Inventory Update for the North of Montana survey area conducted by Historic Resources Group of Los Angeles. At that time, it was identified as a contributor to a potential City of Santa Monica historic district, called the Georgina Avenue Grouping. The subject property was then assigned a California Register Historic Status Code of “5D3,” meaning “appears to be a contributor to a district that appears eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation.” The Georgina Avenue Grouping was first identified and recorded as part of the Santa Monica Historical Resources Inventory, Phase II: 1985‐1986, prepared for the City by Johnson and Heumann Research Associates. This potential district extends from 7th Street on the west to 17th Street on the east. At the time of this initial survey the subject property was not identified either as a potential individual resource or as a potential contributor to the grouping. This omission was probably due to the fact that the 1985‐1986 reconnaissance level survey work focused primarily on the earlier built improvements erected prior to 1940 within the City. Approximately 15 years later when the north of Montana Avenue area was re‐evaluated the subject property was identified and recorded as part of that survey effort. Under the 2010 Santa Monica Citywide Historic Resources Inventory Update survey work by ICF Jones & Stokes the Georgina Avenue grouping was re‐identified and re‐named as the Georgina Avenue Historic District. The boundaries of the Georgina Avenue Historic District renamed the same as that defined under the 2002 HRI for the North of Montana survey. The 2010 survey update assigned a California Register Historic Status Code of “5D,” identifying it as a contributor to a potential locally eligible district. The Monterey Colonial Revival style residence was re‐identified and evaluated as part of the 2018 citywide reconnaissance level Historic Resources Inventory Update conducted by the Pasadena firms of Architectural Resources Group (ARG) and Historic Resources Group (HRG). Under that survey, its eligibility as a contributor to the potential Georgina Avenue Residential Historic District (renamed under the 2018 survey update) was once again re‐confirmed and a California Register Historic Status Code of “5D3” was assigned to indicate its status as such. 1531 Georgian Avenue Historic Assessment Report page 3 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND CONSTRUCTION HISTORY Description. This large corner parcel contains a two‐story, wood‐frame single‐family residence; detached garage; and large backyard area. Reflective of the Monterey Colonial Revival style the Period Revival dwelling was erected in 1941, and was one of several such homes being constructed in the area between the mid‐1920s and the 1940s. Homes erected in the neighborhood after World War II reflected more Modern tendencies in their style and architecture. Those built in the 1980s through to the 2000s appear to be contemporary
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