Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project Historic Building Survey of the City Hall Buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar Del Mar, California Prepared for Prepared by City of Del Mar RECON Environmental, Inc. 1050 Camino Del Mar 1927 Fifth Avenue Del Mar, CA 92014 San Diego, CA 92101-2358 P 619.308.9333 F 619.308.9334 RECON Number 7786 July 8, 2015 Harry J. Price, Architectural Historian THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK. Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project Historic Building Survey of the City Hall Buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA BASE INFORMATION Author: Harry J. Price, Jr. Consulting Firm: RECON Environmental, Inc. 1927 Fifth Avenue San Diego, CA 92101-2358 Report Date: July 8, 2015 Report Title: Historic Building Survey of the City Hall Buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar in the City of Del Mar, California Submitted to: City of Del Mar Contract Number: RECON Number 7786 U.S.G.S. Quadrangle Map: Del Mar, Calif., 7.5-minute series, 1996 edition Acreage: N/A Keywords: Del Mar, administration building, 1920s, building evaluation, APN 300-093-0200, City of Del Mar Historical Resources Survey ABSTRACT This report presents the methods and results of a historic building evaluation of the City Hall buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar in the City of Del Mar. The evaluations were conducted to determine the significance of two existing City Hall buildings that are over 50 years old that will be impacted by the proposed Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project on the existing City administration property. A review of archival files at the Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Historical Society, County of San Diego, and an on-foot reconnaissance of the parcel was completed in June 2015. A field visit to the existing City Hall buildings was conducted on June 2, 2015, by Harry Price to photograph and obtain information on the current condition of the structure. Archival research was conducted at the Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego County Recorder’s Office, the San Diego Historical Society, and available on-line resources. Research determined one building (Building A) was constructed between 1920 and 1921 as the Del Mar Elementary School. The second building (Building B) was constructed in 1956 by Saint James Catholic Church for use as a school. The architectural style of Building A is currently closest to a vernacular Streamline Moderne. However, the building façade was heavily Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project Historic Building Survey of the City Hall Buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar altered from its original configuration, which had architectural detailing that matched the Spanish Eclectic style. The second building, Building B, is in the International style. Neither Building A nor Building B qualifies for listing on the California Register of Historic Resources under any of the four criteria. In addition, neither building qualifies as historically significant under City of Del Mar Municipal guidelines. Because of this, the proposed demolition of the existing Del Mar City Hall buildings will not have an adverse effect on historical resources under the California Environmental Quality Act. RECON recommends no additional cultural resources work for this project. Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project Historic Building Survey of the City Hall Buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Research Design 1 3.0 Survey Results 5 4.0 Research Results 18 4.1 History of the Buildings 18 4.2 Building A Original Configuration 19 5.0 Evaluation 19 5.1 Significance Criteria 19 5.2 Significance Evaluation 21 6.0 Recommendations 23 7.0 Certification and Project Staff 23 8.0 References Cited 24 FIGURES 1: Regional Location 2 2: Project Location on USGS Map 3 3: Project Location on Aerial Photograph 4 PHOTOGRAPHS 1: Building A, Façade Looking Southwest 6 2: Building A, Façade Looking Northwest 6 3: Building A Portico, Front Door. 7 4: Building A, Right Hand Boarded Up Doors 7 5: Building A Portico, Looking Northwest 8 6: North Side of Building A 9 7: Building A, Looking East at West Wall 10 8: Building A, North Side of West Wall Showing Bathroom Extension and Small Lip above First Floor Doors 10 9: Building B, Looking Southwest 12 10: Building B Façade, Looking West 12 11: Front Door of Building B 13 Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project Historic Building Survey of the City Hall Buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.) PHOTOGRAPHS (cont.) 12: Building B, South End of Façade 13 13: South Wall of Building B Showing Windows 15 14: North Wall of Building B 16 15: West Wall of Building B, Looking Southeast 16 16: West Wall of Building B, Looking Northeast 17 Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project Historic Building Survey of the City Hall Buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar 1.0 Introduction A historic building survey and evaluation has been prepared to determine the significance of two buildings on the property that are over 50 years old which will be impacted by demolition for the proposed Del Mar City Hall/Town Hall Project (proposed project) on the existing City administration property. The proposed project would demolish and replace the existing City administration offices, parking lots, City Council hearing room, and the Del Mar TV studios currently located on the property with new offices, meeting spaces, hearing room, outdoor spaces, and parking for up to 160 vehicles. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and City of Del Mar Municipal Code policies and requirements regarding the protection of historic resources, a historic resource archival search, pedestrian survey, and historic structure assessment were completed for the two pre-1965 Del Mar City Hall buildings at 1050 Camino Del Mar in the City of Del Mar, in San Diego County (Figures 1–3). The parcel number for the property where the buildings are located is 300-093-0200. The property is bordered on the east by Camino Del Mar, on the south by 10th Street, on the west by single-family residences, and on the north by 11th Street. It is in the northwest ¼ of the southeast ¼ of Township 14 South, Range 4 West, on the Del Mar, California U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute topographic maps, 1994 edition. 2.0 Research Design This evaluation was requested by the City of Del Mar to determine the historical significance of the City Hall buildings. The evaluation consisted of a field inspection of the building and archival research at appropriate institutions to determine the historical significance under CEQA criteria. Research included a review of aerial photographs and Sanborn maps, and a literature search at various local archives. The field survey was completed on June 2, 2015, by Harry J. Price, RECON Environmental, Inc. archaeologist/historian. Archival research was conducted by Richard Shultz, RECON Environmental, Inc. archaeologist, in June 2015. The field survey included observations of exterior architectural elements and building design. Photographs using a digital single-lens reflex camera were taken of the outside of the building, including elevations, construction details, and general lot conditions. The archival research included a review of the USGS topographic maps, check of the San Diego County Recorder’s Office, and review of the files at the Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Historical Society, and on-line sources. Aerial photographs dating from between 1953 and 2002, available online, were also examined for information on the building. 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