Historic Nomination Report of the Ralph and Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House 3312 Elliott Street Loma Portal Community ~ San Diego, California Ronald V. May, RPA Kiley Wallace Legacy 106, Inc. P.O. Box 15967 San Diego, CA 92175 (858) 459-0326 (760) 704-7373 www.legacy106.com July 2018 1 HISTORIC HOUSE RESEARCH Ronald V. May, RPA, President and Principal Investigator Kiley Wallace, Vice President and Architectural Historian P.O. Box 15967 • San Diego, CA 92175 Phone (858) 459-0326 • (760) 704-7373 http://www.legacy106.com 2 3 State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # ___________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ______________________________________ PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial __________________________________ NRHP Status Code 3S Other Listings ___________________________________________________________ Review Code _____ Reviewer ____________________________ Date __________ Page 3 of 39 *Resource Name or #: The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House P1. Other Identifier: 3312 Elliott Street, San Diego, CA 92106 *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 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d.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: Point Loma Date: 2015 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; M.D. B.M. c. Address: 3312 Elliott Street City: San Diego Zip: 92106 d. UTM: Zone: 11 ; mE/ mN (G.P.S.) e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc.) Elevation: 380 feet Legal Description: Lot Seventeen (17) in Block Nineteen (19) of Chatsworth Terrace, according to Map #1244 filed in the Office of the County Recorder of said San Diego County on June 23, 1911. It is Tax Assessor’s Parcel (APN) # 450-134-13-00. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This subject property at 3312 Elliott Street is a Tudor Revival style home, designed by established Master Designer Ralph Hurlburt and constructed in 1926 by established Master Builder Charles H. Tifal. The home faces southwest, directly onto Elliott Street in the Loma Portal neighborhood of San Diego. It features multiple steeply pitched composition surfaced gable roofs. The house has a cross gabled (front) elevation with a smaller gable roof sheltering the entryway door. The home displays a rectangular compound rectangular form. An elaborated end chimney features stucco surfacing with exposed decorative "cut away" brick work topped with an exposed brick chimney top. The house has a steeply pitched roof and eaves with little overhang. The home features stucco surfacing throughout and decorative half timbering in the front main gable. The arched front entry features decorative raised stonework around the deep inset archway, all covered by a secondary porch gable with small original hanging lighting fixture seen over the entryway. Construction is wood frame with a concrete foundation. The home has a long side driveway and utilizes a rear detached rear garage. The house is in good condition and is an excellent example of its architectural style and type. The house features attached groupings of rectangular casement windows in front. Wooden shutters are seen flanking the front gable windows, while a wooden flower box is seen beneath the main front window grouping. The home is listed as a contributing resource/minimally altered in the 2002 Quieter Home Program historic survey (See Continuation Sheet.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) (HP2) Single family property *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) View of southwest elevation. Photo by Dan Soderberg, March 2018. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Historic Prehistoric Both Notice of Completion dated complete March 13, 1926. The Residential Building Record is dated 1927. was first accessed in 1922. However Water permit is dated December 9, 1925. Sewer permit is dated December 9, 1925. San Diego Union building permits dated Dec. 10 and 23, 1925. Historic photos attached are dated circa 1928. *P7. Owner and Address: William Lansdale & Connie Koros 3312 Elliott Street San Diego, CA 92106 *P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., P.O. Box 15967, San Diego, CA 92175 *P9. Date Recorded: March 2018 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Historical Nomination of The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House , San Diego, California for the City of San Diego, Historical Resources Board, by Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace, Legacy 106, Inc., July 2018. Legacy 106, Inc. is indebted Alexandra S. Wallace for extensive research, and other assistance with the preparation of this report. © 2018 Legacy 106, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from Legacy 106, Inc. is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Legacy 106, Inc. with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. *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 *Required Information 4 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 39 *Resource Name or #: The Ralph & Helene Benton / Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal House *Recorded by: Ronald V. May, RPA and Kiley Wallace *Date: July 2018 Continuation Update *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) (Continued): (See also Attachment D, Photographs) This house has a steeply pitched roof, cross gable dominated front façade with stucco and wood half timbering in the gable ends, large end chimney and tall narrow grouped casement windows with multipane glazing which are typical character defining features of the Tudor style. The home also has a detached double garage with flat roof. The home's setting is in the suburban residential neighborhood of Point Loma. It has a northeast/southwest alignment with the primary elevation facing southwest onto Elliott Street. The stucco is cream colored and the wooden half timbering, window shutters and all windows and trim are brown painted wood unless noted. Original decorative brick veneered raised "cut away" sections are seen attached to the stucco chimney. This original chimney design element is to give the home an aged, Old World, weathered appearance. Front (Southwest) Elevation. The asymmetrical main front elevation has a dominant main gable with decorative half timbering and stucco infill between the timbers as well as two round clay tile attic vents near the top of the gable. The wooden half timbering face at the gable end is flush with the stucco wall. Verge boards on the front gable ends feature decorative slightly flared eaves. On the main gable is a grouping of two tall narrow wooden eight pane divided light casement windows flanked by wooden shutters. To the right, a smaller cross gable on the front facade houses the deeply inset arched entryway with the original wood plank style door with long decorative metal strap hinges. The arched entry utilizes raised stone surround. These overscaled strap hinges, along with the small, delicate iron lighting fixture above, greatly enhance the charm of the front entrance and are characteristic of the Tudor Revival style. The door features decorative matching wrought iron hinges, door handle and window grille. To the right is a grouping of four tall narrow casement windows matching the others on the front elevation with eight light rectangular glass panes. A long wood sill and attached wooden flower box connect the wide window grouping below. An open rectangular concrete porch with brick edging connects the entry to the brick surfaced walkway and eventually the sidewalk and street. The side of the large chimney with brick detailing is visible peaking out above the steeply pitched side gabled roof. Northwest (Side) Elevation. This elevation features a long side-wall facing the driveway leading to the detached rear garage on the neighboring property. The side view of the steeply pitched gabled roof is evident with composition shingles and flared eaves with very little overhang. Four matched groupings of tall, narrow double casement windows are seen along this elevation. These rectangular casement windows all feature an eight light pattern, matching other windows seen around the home. Two smaller windows are seen near the center of the wall plane. These include a small rectangular horizontal window with opaque glazing and a small four light wooden window. A wooden fence approximately 5' tall divides the front and back yard areas of the home. Southeast (Side) Elevation. The U-shaped form is evident as two gable ends project out forward to create a small inset side porch area between the extending gable wings. The southeastern side façade front (left) is dominated by a massive tall stucco end chimney on the front gable. The chimney is adorned with raised brick "cut away" detailing and capped with exposed brickwork top, which creates a chimney pot like effect. To each side of the chimney, single round clay tile attic vents are placed near the gable top. On the front gable end, arched top eight light casement windows with wood sills and surrounds are seen on both sides of the large end chimney. A rectangular single French door is visible to the right facing the inset side patio area. To the right along the main wall of the side patio, a grouping of four tall single light French doors is a newer replacement, sheltered by a large canvas awning. The original wooden door surrounds and thresholds connecting the patio to the interior dining area is intact and original.