The Carl Rogers House 2311 Via Siena Historical Resource Research Report November 2019 5645 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 456-8555 State of California The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial NRHP Status Code 5S1 Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Date Page 1 of 88 *Resource Name or #: Carl Rogers House P1. Other Identifier: N/A *P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted *a. County: San Diego *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: La Jolla Date: 1967 c. Address: 2311 Via Siena City: La Jolla Zip: 92037 d. UTM: Zone 11S; 476232.79 mE/ 3634002.93 mN (G.P.S.) e. Other Locational Data: APN: 352-165-01-00 Legal Description: Lot 20 of Hidden Valley Hills Unit No. 1, in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map thereof No. 3921, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, June 30, 1958. *P3a. Description: The Carl Rogers House was constructed in 1961 at the corner of Via Siena and Hillside Drive. The house is accessed via a poured concrete driveway from Via Siena. It is a single story, Contemporary style house with a center courtyard and a double carport (continued page 3). *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2 - Single family property *P4. Resources Present: ☒Building ☐Structure ☐Object ☐Site ☐District ☐Element of District ☐Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo or Drawing P5b. Description of Photo: North elevation. IS Architecture, 2018. *P6. Date Constructed/Age: ☒Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐Both 1961 *P7. Owner and Address: Monique Konovalov and David Monzon 2311 Via Siena La Jolla, CA 92037 *P8. Recorded by: Rebecca McManus, MHP IS Architecture 5645 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, California 92037 *P9. Date Recorded: March 2019 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive/pedestrian *P11. Report Citation: None. *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): HRB Format Attachments DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD *Resource Name: Carl Rogers House *NRHP Status Code: 5S1 Page 2 of 88 B1. Historic Name: N/A B2. Common Name: N/A B3. Original Use: Single Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Modern - Contemporary *B6. Construction History: The house was constructed in 1961 by designer Roger Matthews and builder Richard Hamlin. A drawing by Roger Matthews, dated 1961, shows a conceptual design for the house but the site and archival record indicates that the final design, as constructed, was slightly different. It is unclear whether the rear patio and wall were ever constructed. The details of the windows are also not drawn in. There is a vertical delineation marking where the jalousie windows are located on the front elevation but there are not any lines showing the (continued, page 5) *B7. Moved? ☒No ☐Yes ☐Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: N/A B9a. Architect: Roger Matthews (Designer) b. Builder: Richard Hamlin *B10. Significance Theme: Contemporary Architecture, Significant Persons Area: La Jolla/Mount Soledad Period of Significance: 1961 (C), 1963-1987 (B) Property Type: HP2 - Single family property Applicable Criteria: B and C The Rogers House is significant both for its connection to prominent psychologist Carl Rogers and for its Contemporary style architecture. The period of significance for the house’s architectural significance under Criterion C is 1961, the date of construction. The period of significance for the house’s significant connection to Carl Rogers under Criterion B is 1963-1987, which reflects the period of Rogers’ residence and work in the home. (continued page 5) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: *B12. References: See endnotes. B13. Remarks: None. *B14. Evaluator: IS Architecture *Date of Evaluation: March 2019 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information State of California Natural Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Property Name: Carl Rogers House Page 3 of 89 P3a. Description: Continued The house features a shallow-pitched, hipped roof over both original wings. The roof over these wings is clad in asphalt composite shingles and features a deep, enclosed eave and aluminum gutters. The studio addition features a parapeted roof. The wall surfaces are a heavy sand textured stucco throughout, with the exception of one wall portion in the rear courtyard, which is clad in vertical wood board. NORTH ELEVATION The north elevation runs parallel to Via Siena. The western half of the elevation features a double-car carport under the main roofline. Square wooden posts separate the bays of the carport from each other and from the western walkway. The carport has two solid walls – the rear and the eastern side – and both are stuccoed. At the rear corner of the eastern wall are a full-height, wooden slab door and two full-height, fixed, single-light windows. The central portion of the north elevation contains the entrance courtyard. The courtyard is bounded by a concrete block wall. The wall is comprised of square, painted CMUs thirteen courses high, which brings the wall to just above the level of the eaves. Square blocks turned on their side and offset within the wall form regular, decorative piercings in the wall. The full-height, wooden slab door is flanked by two full-height, fixed, single-light windows. The entry door wall is stuccoed. The courtyard floor is tiled with square, red clay tiles. A planting bed runs along the north side of the courtyard and contains bushes. The eastern portion of the north elevation features an elevated, post-and-beam projection. The decorative, CMU wall continues to the eastern corner of the elevation, underneath the post-and-beam projection, and continues around to the east elevation. The post-and-beam projection features three support posts that reach to the ground, forming three full bays and one partial bay. The support posts are doubled beneath the projection and rest on concrete plinths. The three full bays feature a large, single-light, full-height picture window and a narrow, full-height jalousie window. The partial bay features a large, single-light, full-height picture window that forms a floating corner. EAST ELEVATION The east elevation of the front wing consists of square CMUs. There are no decorative piercings on this elevation. The CMU continues towards the south, forming a wall that partially encloses the rear courtyard. The east elevation of the rear wing consists of two glass wall sections flanking a center wall of vertical board siding. To the north of the solid wall is a full-height, single-light, fixed window and a full-height, aluminum sliding glass door with a single light in each door panel. To the south of the wall are (from north to south), three full-height, single-light, fixed windows; a full-height, wooden slab door; and three full-height, single-light, fixed windows. The central of these last windows contains a center, operable portion framed in aluminum. SOUTH ELEVATION The south elevation of the front wing is split into two sections: one section to the east of the rear wing and a second section to the west of the rear wing. The section to the east of the rear wing consists of two large, single-light, full- height, fixed windows flanking a full-height, aluminum sliding glass door with a single light in each door panel. The section to the west of the rear wing consists of three pairs of full-height, wooden slab doors. The south elevation of the rear wing consists primarily of stuccoed wall. A narrow, tall, single-light, fixed window and a full-height, wooden slab door pierce the elevation. DPR 523 (1/95) *Required information State of California Natural Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Property Name: Carl Rogers House Page 4 of 89 WEST ELEVATION The west elevation of the front wing is a blank, stuccoed wall. The west elevation of the rear wing is in multiple planes. At the northernmost corner of the elevation is a full-height, wooden slab door. Continuing south, the elevation features a vinyl sliding window, an aluminum window with metal vent above, and a projecting bay of windows. The projecting bay contains two groupings of full-height, single-light, fixed windows with three windows per grouping. The center window of each grouping contains an operable, aluminum-framed, central panel. To the south of the projecting bay is a stuccoed wall that projects to the west. To the south of that wall is another grouping of four full-height, single-light, fixed windows. The third of these windows contains an operable, aluminum-framed, central panel. Near the southern corner of the elevation is one more full- height, single-light, fixed window. The wall surfaces in between the fenestration on the west elevation are stuccoed. ROSENBLUTH STUDIO The Rosenbluth studio addition is a single-story, rectangular addition with a parapeted roof and stuccoed walls. The north elevation features aluminum, sliding glass doors. At the southern extent of the east elevation are six stacked, vinyl, casement windows. The south and west elevation feature blank, stuccoed walls. The parapet of the west elevation continues to meet the north elevation, showing above the hipped roofline of the rear wing of the main house. The Rosenbluth studio falls outside both periods of significance and is excluded from this nomination. REAR COURTYARD The courtyard is enclosed on the west, north, and south sides by the house and on the east side by three separate walls.