Historic Nomination of the Dr. Charles and Nancy Rees / William Wahrenberger House 4496 Trias Street Mission Hills Neighborhood ~ San Diego, California Ronald V. May, RPA Kiley Wallace Legacy 106, Inc. P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 92175 (858) 459-0326 www.legacy106.com January 2018 1 “At-a-Glance” Report Summary Property Information & Applicable Criteria Resource Type: Building / single family residence Resource Name (per HRB naming policy): The Dr. Charles and Nancy Rees / William Wahrenberger House. Resource Address: 4496 Trias Street, San Diego, CA 92103 (Mission Hills community) APN: 443-051-22-00 Requesting Mills Act? Y N Date of Construction: 1940 Architect/Builder: William F. Wahrenberger Prior Resource Address (if relocated): Date of Relocation: Applicant’s Name: Ronald V. May, RPA & Kiley Wallace Owner’s Name: Frans & Claire Van Der Lee Address: Legacy 106, Inc. Address: 4496 Trias Street P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 92175 San Diego, CA 92103 Phone #: (858) 459-0326 and (760) 704-7373 Phone #: (202) 321-1499 Email: [email protected] & Email: [email protected] [email protected] The resource is being nominated for designation as a historical resource under: HRB Criterion A as a special element of the City’s, a community’s or a neighborhood’s historical development archaeological development cultural development social development economic development political development aesthetic development engineering development landscaping development architectural development for the following reason(s): HRB Criterion B for its association with who/which is significant in local, state or national history for the following reason(s): HRB Criterion C as a good/excellent example of Colonial Revival style architecture with Regency Colonial influences. HRB Criterion D as a notable work of William F. Wahrenberger , a Master Builder Previously established as a Master Proposed as a Master HRB Criterion E as a property which has been determined eligible by the National Park Service for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or is listed or has been determined eligible by the State Historical Preservation Office for listing on the State Register of Historical Resources. HRB Criterion F as a contributing resource to the Historical District. 2 “At-a-Glance” Report Summary Required Forms and Documentation Check Yes or No, indicating whether or not the following required documentation has been provided: Report Copies Y N Provide one copy of the Historical Resource Research Report, stapled at the corner Department of Parks and Recreation Forms Y N Primary Record (523a) Y N BSO Record (523b) Y N Archaeological Record (523c) (if applicable) Y N District Record (523d) (if applicable) Y N Location Map (523j) (if applicable) Y N Sketch Map (523k) (if applicable) Y N Continuation Sheet (523l) Attachment A Attachment B Y N Assessor’s Record Y N Chain of Title Y N Notice of Completion Y N Directory Search Y N Water / Sewer Records Y N Deed from Date of Construction Y N Building Permits Y N Previous Survey Forms Attachment C Attachment D Y N City SD 800 Scale Eng Maps Y N Historical and Transitional Photos Y N USGS Maps Y N Current Photos of North Elevation Y N Original Subdivision Map Y N Current Photos of East Elevation Y N 1886/1887 Sanborn Y N Current Photos of South Elevation Y N 1906 Sanborn Y N Current Photos of West Elevation Y N 1921 Sanborn Y N 1940 Sanborn Y N 1950 Sanborn Y N 1956 Sanborn Attachment E Attachment F Y N Criterion A Documentation Y N Bibliography Y N Criterion B Documentation Y N Criterion C Documentation Y N Criterion D Documentation Y N Criterion E Documentation Y N Criterion F Documentation 3 Page 3 of 24 *Resource Name or #: The Dr. Charles and Nancy Rees / William Wahrenberger House APN#: 443-051-22-00 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: La Jolla Date: T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 4496 Trias Street City: San Diego Zip: 92103 d. UTM: Zone: 10 ; mE/ mN (G.P.S.) e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate.) The Northeasterly sixty feet of Lot Three in Block 526 Old San Diego, according to map thereof made by James Pascoe in 1870, a copy of which said map was filed in the office of the recorder of said San Diego County, December 21, 1921, and is known as Miscellaneous Map No. 40. Also the Southwesterly 40 feet of that portion of Cherry Street lying northeasterly of and adjoining said Lot three in Block 526 and southwesterly of and adjoining Lot 4, in Block 527 of Old San Diego, as vacated and closed to public use on March 12, 1934 by resolution No. 61453 of the Common Council of said City of San Diego. Recorded December 22, 1938 in Book 857, Page 168 of Official Records, San Diego County, California. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries). Architectural Description: This house is a two-story rectangular Colonial Revival style home with Regency Colonial influences. The home was custom designed in 1939 by Master Builder William F. Wahrenberger and construction was completed in 1940. The single family residence features a balanced façade with balanced main two-story section with one story garage set back on the north side and a single story family room wing projecting out on the southern side. The home utilizes a two-story shallow pitched side gabled roof with matching side gabled one-story extending side wing and matching side garage wing which is semi-attached to the home. The house has a rectangular form and compound plan and is surfaced with stucco on the first floor and horizontal boards on the upper second level. The style of the house is the more modestly detailed sub-type of Regency Colonial Revival style which is loosely based on Georgian and other early English precedents. The entrance is recessed on the left side of the façade with simple dentil cornice and Doric pilasters accentuating the inset entry. The home represents an excellent example of a Regency Colonial Revival home constructed by Master Builder William F. Wahrenberger. The home has a recent rear addition which was approved by City Historic Resources Department staff as meeting the Secretary of Interior Standards and which sits mostly outside of the public view. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) Single-family residence *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) Front (southeast) view. Photo by Kiley Wallace, June 2017. P6. Date of Construction/Age and Sources: *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both Residential building record original date of construction is 1940. Notice of Completion is dated May 1940. Original water record dated February 1, 1940. *P7. Owner and Address: Frans Van Der Lee & Claire Van Der Lee 4496 Trias Street San Diego, CA 92103 *P9. Date Recorded: January 2018 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historic Nomination of 4496 Trias Street, San Diego, California, for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA, and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., January 2018. Legacy 106, Inc. is indebted to Alexandra Wallace for assistance with the preparation of this report. *Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List): DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information 4 State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # ___________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ______________________________________ BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 4 of 24 *Resource Name or #: The Dr. Charles and Nancy Rees / William Wahrenberger House *Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: January 2018 Continuation Update *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) (Continued): (See Attachment D, Photographs) Colonial Revival Style. The Colonial Revival style became popular during the suburban growth of the 1925-1945 era, because it evoked patriotic memories of America's past, drawing inspiration from our American and English architectural heritage and also because the style had an old world charm which was considered to be in harmony with the older architecture of many existing neighborhoods. The Cape Cod was one of the most popular sub styles of the Colonial Revival styles. The post medieval English, Georgian, Adam, Dutch and Garrison Saltbox Colonials were also popular as Colonial Revival fashions shifted through the era. The Regency Revival Style. The Regency variant of Colonial Revival is actually a revival of the original Regency style and is sometimes also known as Regency Revival. The original Regency style was named after the era of King George IV of England who was appointed to serve as the Regent of England from 1811 to 1820. The Regency variation of the Colonial Revival style was loosely patterned after early English houses rather than early American precedents. The Colonial / Regency Revival sub-style was popular for a brief period in the mid to late 1930's, with a few post-World War II examples and is characterized by its symmetrical shallow roof shape and box like two-story form, as well as the frequent use of differing lower and upper second floor level materials as seen in this example. The style emphasizes the front doorway and entryway as well as other Colonial Revival styles, but in a more simplified and subdued form than the exaggerated pediments and other detailing seen on other Colonial examples.