Exhibit 2 - Planning and Housing Commission staff report.pdf — Corona City Council, March 19, 2025 (part 3 of 3)

January 5, 2024
Erica Ramirez-Schroeder
ECORP Consulting, Inc.

Via Email to: [email protected]
Re: Ontario Road Widening at Lincoln Avenue Project, Riverside County Dear Ms. Ramirez-Schroeder:

A record search of the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) Sacred Lands File (SLF) was completed for the information you have submitted for the above referenced project. The results were negative. However, the absence of specific site information in the SLF does not indicate the absence of cultural resources in any project area. Other sources of cultural resources should also be contacted for information regarding known and recorded sites.

Attached is a list of Native American tribes who may also have knowledge of cultural resources in the project area. This list should provide a starting place in locating areas of potential adverse impact within the proposed project area. I suggest you contact all of those indicated; if they cannot supply information, they might recommend others with specific knowledge. By contacting all those listed, your organization will be better able to respond to claims of failure to consult with the appropriate tribe. If a response has not been received within two weeks of notification, the Commission requests that you follow-up with a telephone call or email to ensure that the project information has been received.

If you receive notification of change of addresses and phone numbers from tribes, please notify me. With your assistance, we can assure that our lists contain current information.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at my email address: [email protected].

Sincerely,
Andrew Green
Cultural Resources Analyst
Attachment

CHAIRPERSON
Reginald Pagaling
Chumash

VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Buffy McQuillen
Yokayo Pomo, Yuki,
Nomlaki

SECRETARY
Sara Dutschke
Miwok

PARLIAMENTARIAN
Wayne Nelson
Luiseño

COMMISSIONER
Isaac Bojorquez
Ohlone-Costanoan

COMMISSIONER
Stanley Rodriguez
Kumeyaay

COMMISSIONER
Laurena Bolden
Serrano

COMMISSIONER
Reid Milanovich
Cahuilla

COMMISSIONER
Vacant

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Raymond C.

Hitchcock
Miwok, Nisenan

NAHC HEADQUARTERS
1550 Harbor Boulevard
Suite 100
West Sacramento,
California 95691
(916) 373-3710
[email protected]
NAHC.ca.gov

APPENDIX C
Project Area Photographs
DPR 523I (1/95)
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
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Year 2023
Camera: iphone 12 Lens Size:

Film Type and Speed: Digital Negatives Kept at: ECORP Consulting, Inc.

Mo. Day Time Subject/Description View
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12 6 CLL Overview, east part of Project Area E 0571
12 6 Ground surface visibility between sidewalk and road, south side of Ontario Avenue E 0572
12 6 Project Area overview from east boundary, south of Ontario Avenue W 0573 12 6 Project Area overview from east boundary, north of Ontario Avenue W 0574 12 6 Ground surface visibility between road and sidewalk, north side of Ontario Avenue W 0575
12 6 Overview of Ontario Avenue at Buena Vista Avenue intersection SW 0576 12 6 Overview of Ontario Avenue at Conejo Street SW 0577 12 6 Date nail on pole in north side, Ontario Avenue and Conejo N 0578 12 6 Pole with date nail overview W 0579
12 6 Ontario Avenue at Glenhaven Drive SE 0580
12 6 Date nails on pole near northeast corner of Ontario and Lincoln Avenue N 0581 12 6 Overview intersection of Ontario Avenue and Lincoln Avenue SW 0582 12 6 Overview intersection of Ontario Avenue and Lincoln Avenue SE 0583 12 6 Overview west side of Project Area from Ontario/ Lincoln intersection W 0584 12 6 Date nails on pole, north side of Ontario, south of Eureka Street/ Lavendar Way N 0585
12 6 Pole overview E 0586
12 6 Ontario Avenue at Oak Avenue SW 0587
12 6 Ontario Avenue at Silver Oak Drive SW 0588
12 6 Ontario Avenue/ Via Pacifica intersection SW 0589
12 6 Project Area overview from west boundary, north side of Ontario Avenue E 0590 12 6 Project Area overview from west boundary, south side of Ontario Avenue E 0591 12 6 Ontario Avenue at Silver Oak Drive NE 0592
12 6 Ontario Avenue at Oak Drive NE 0593
12 6 Ground surface visibility, south side Ontario Avenue, western portion of Project Area E 0594
12 6 Ground surface visibility, south side Ontario Avenue, between Oak Avenue and Lincoln Avenue E 0595
12 6 Overview of Ontario/ Lincoln intersection NE 0596
12 6 Overview Corona Historic District at Ontario Avenue/ Lincoln Avenue NE 0597 12 6 Overview Lincoln Avenue from Ontario Avenue intersection S 0598 DPR 523I (1/95)
12 6 Date nail on pole, Lincoln Avenue near Stan Grube Drive W 0599 12 6 Pole overview S 0600
12 6 Lincoln Avenue at Stan Grube Drive SE 0601
12 6 Lincoln Avenue overview from southern Project Area boundary N 0602 12 6 Ground surface visibility sidewalk and road, east side of Lincoln Avenue N 0603 12 6 Lincoln Avenue at Othello Lane NW 0604
12 6 Overview empty lot at northeast corner of Lincoln and Othello NW 0605 12 6 Ground surface visibility in empty lot NE 0606
12 6 Ground surface visibility in empty lot SE 0607
12 6 OAW-01 (2201 South Lincoln Avenue) from Lincoln Avenue NE 0608 12 6 OAW-01, southwest corner NE 0609
12 6 OAW-01, west façade E 0610
12 6 OAW-01, northwest corner SE 0611
12 6 OAW-01, front façade S 0612
12 6 OAW-01, front door S 0613
12 6 OAW-01, side elevation SE 0614
12 6 OAW-01, from northeast corner of Ontario Avenue and Lincoln Avenue S 0615 12 6 OAW-01, lot overview from south side of Ontario Avenue SW 0616 12 6 Lot overview, 1052 West Ontario Avenue S 0617
12 6 Lot overview, 1052 West Ontario Avenue SE 0618
12 6 Lot overview, 1052 West Ontario Avenue SE 0619
12 6 Lot overview, 1044 West Ontario Avenue S 0620
12 6 Lot overview, 1038 West Ontario Avenue S 0621
12 6 Corona Historic District overview from south side of Ontario Avenue N 0622 12 6 Lot overview, 1018 West Ontario Avenue S 0623
12 6 Lot overview, 1018 West Ontario Avenue S 0624
12 6 Lot overview, 1010 West Ontario Avenue S 0625
12 6 Lot overview, 1002 West Ontario Avenue S 0626
12 6 Lot overview, 1002 West Ontario Avenue, inside gate S 0627 12 6 Ontario Avenue at Buena Vista Avenue NE 0628
12 6 Corona Historic District from Ontario Avenue at Taylor Avenue N 0629 12 6 Taylor/ Ontario intersection (outside Project Area) N 0630 12 6 Corona Historic District from Ontario Avenue N 0631 DPR 523I (1/95)
12 6 1032 Ontario Avenue portion of property inside Project Area SE 0632

APPENDIX D
Confidential Cultural Resource Site Locations and Site Records This Appendix contains information on the specific location of cultural resources. This information is not for publication or release to the general public. It is for planning, management and research purposes only. Information on the specific location of pre-contact and historic sites is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and California Public Records Act.

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Sources: ESRI, Maxar (2022)
2023-213 Ontario Avenue Widening at Lincoln Ave
Map Contents
Ontario Avenue
Corona Historic District
Oak Avenue
Buena Vista Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
OAW-07
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
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NRHP Status Code 6Z
Other Listings
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P1. Other Identifier: 2201 S. Lincoln Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted *a. County: Riverside and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Corona South Date: 1967 T04S; R07W; Section 1 S.B.B.M. c. Address: 2201 S. Lincoln Avenue City: Corona Zip: 92882 d. UTM: 11 S 445789 mE 3746568 mN
e. Other Locational Data: APN 113-140-001
*P3a. Description:

The residence at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue (Resource OAW-01) consists of a one-story, single-family, Minimal Traditional-style house on an irregular plan. A side-gabled roof with slightly overhanging eaves tops the residence. Stucco and a small section of board-and-batten wood siding compose the exterior surfaces, along with wood and brick trim. Double-hung wood-frame windows and metal casement windows punctuate the primary northern façade, along with fixed-pane wood-frame windows on side elevations. An exterior brick chimney distinguishes the primary facade. An attached two-car garage spans the southern end of the house. The residence sits on a 0.46-acre property, and vegetation surrounding the house includes cactus trees on the front grass lawn and pine, palm, and pepper trees in the rear.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present: ☒ Building ☐ Structure ☐ Object ☐ Site ☐ District ☐ Element of District ☐ Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo:

Front Façade
View south, December 6, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources:
☒ Historic ☐ Prehistoric ☐ Both
c. 1944 (RealQuest)
*P7. Owner and Address:

Kiran & Swatiben Patel
3605 Summertree Lane
Corona, CA 92881
*P8. Recorded by:

Andrew Bursan
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
2861 Pullman Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
*P9. Date Recorded:

December 6, 2023
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive
*P11. Report Citation:

ECORP Consulting, Inc. 2023. Cultural Resources Investigation and Built Environment Evaluation for the Ontario Road Widening at Lincoln Avenue, Riverside County, California. Prepared for City of Corona *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):

P5a. Photo or Drawing
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # OAW-01
B1. Historic Name: 2201 S. Lincoln Avenue
B2. Common Name: 2201 S. Lincoln Avenue
B3. Original Use: Single-family dwelling B4. Present Use: Single-family dwelling *B5. Architectural Style: Minimal Tradtional
*B6. Construction History:

Oringal permits were not located for this property
Building permit #B9505644 (1995) for asphalt reroof for on house *B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: N/A b. Builder: N/A
*B10. Significance: Theme: 1940s era development Area: Corona Period of Significance: 1944 Property Type: Single-family Dwelling Applicable Criteria: N/A The following Significance Statement provides historic contexts to support an evaluation of OAW-01 using National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR), and City of Corona Historic Landmark criteria. (See continuation sheet)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: N/A
*B12. References:
(See continuation sheet)
B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator:

Andrew Bursan
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
2861 Pullman Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
*Date of Evaluation: January 24, 2024
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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B10. Significance (continued):

Historic Context
City of Corona History
As early as 1825, brothers Bernardo and Tomás Yorba used the land encompassing the Project area for cattle grazing, calling it La Sierra, although they held no legal title. In 1846, shortly before California became part of the United States, Mexican Governor Pio Pico signed two grants for adjacent lands along the Santa Ana River, dividing La Sierra in two: Rancho La Sierra (Yorba) and Rancho La Sierra (Sepulveda). These grants, to Bernardo Yorba and Tomás Yorba’s widow, Doña Vicenta Sepulveda, respectively, comprised a total of eight leagues (approximately 35,560 acres). Rancho La Sierra (Yorba) consisted of the southwestern half of the former La Sierra, and Rancho La Sierra (Sepulveda) comprised the northeastern half. The present-day city of Corona is situated on former Rancho La Sierra (Yorba) land (Gunther 1984). The Mexican Period, which began with independence from Spain in 1821, continued until the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. The American period began when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed between Mexico and the United States in 1848. As a result of the treaty, Alta California became part of the United States as the Territory of California. Rapid population increase occasioned by the Gold Rush of 1849 led to statehood in 1850. Most Mexican land grants were confirmed to the grantees by U.S. courts, but usually with more restricted boundaries which were surveyed by the U.S. Surveyor General’s office. Floods and drought in the 1860s greatly reduced the cattle herds on the ranchos, making it difficult for their owners to pay the new American taxes on their thousands of acres. Many Mexican-American cattle ranchers borrowed money at usurious rates from newly arrived Anglo-Americans. Foreclosures and land sales eventually resulted in the transfer of most of the land grants into the hands of Anglo-Americans (Cleland 1941).

Rancho La Sierra (Yorba) was eventually surveyed and was patented at 17,787 acres on February 4, 1875. Eleven years later, in February 1886, an entrepreneur from Iowa named Robert B. Taylor formed the South Riverside Land & Water Company and purchased 11,500 acres of Rancho La Sierra (Yorba) for $109,800. Taylor and his board of directors, composed of Des Moines and Sioux City, Iowa, investors Adolph Rimpau, A. S. Garretson, George L. Joy, and former Iowa governor Samuel Merrill, bought water rights in nearby Temescal Valley to irrigate their land, and hired Anaheim engineer H. Clay Kellogg to survey a townsite they called South Riverside. From a variety of potential plans, the board and Kellogg decided on a traditional grid of streets within a wide, circular thoroughfare, nearly one mile in diameter, called Grand Boulevard. Many lots in South Riverside were sold and the South Riverside post office was established in 1887 to serve the rapidly growing population. Grand Boulevard was soon lined with two-story mansions, schools, churches, and businesses. Most of the new residents owned or worked in the orange and lemon groves that were rapidly spreading across the acres of land surrounding the community (Freel 2011; Gunther 1984).

In 1887, just as South Riverside began to grow, the California Central Railroad Company (CCRR), a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe (AT&SF) Railroad, completed a line to Los Angeles from San Bernardino via Riverside, South Riverside, and Orange. In 1889, the CCRR and another AT&SF subsidiary, the California Southern Railroad Company, were merged into the Southern California Railway Company. which was purchased by the AT&SF in 1906 (Bryant 1974; Gunther 1984; Robertson 1998). The railroad tracks, which passed just north of the great circle formed by Grand Avenue, became the site of the city’s industrial buildings and citrus packing houses (Freel 2011). South Riverside was nicknamed “Queen Colony” and “Circle City” by many of its early citizens, who resented that its formal name implied that it was merely a suburb of Riverside, the larger city to the north. Around 1889, residents began to agitate for a change of name. A vote was held in 1894, with fanciful names like “Lemonton,” “Grevilla,” “Hesperides,” and “Circleville” up for choosing. The original name was retained until 1896, when on July 13, the settlement was incorporated as the City of Corona. The new name was the suggestion of Baron Harden Hickey, an adventurer, eccentric character, owner of the nearby Cerreto Ranch, and friend of the city’s founder, Robert Taylor. Immediately, the name of the local railroad station was changed from South Riverside to Corona, and the South Riverside Bee newspaper was renamed the Corona Courier. The post office was changed to Corona in 1897 (Gunther 1984). By the turn of the twentieth century, the population of Corona was more than 1,400. Five thousand acres of citrus groves covered the land surrounding the city by 1912, and the packing houses along the AT&SF tracks at the north end of town shipped more fruit than those of any other southern California city. By the 1950s, Corona was known as the “lemon capital of the world,” exporting lemon juice, citric acid, lemon oil, and pectin, in addition to whole lemons, all State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
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over the globe. The orange and lemon industries were the leading employers in the Corona area through the 1960s (Freel 2011).

After World War II, residential development began to spread from the City’s center into the citrus groves, as the value of real estate exceeded the potential profits from fruit crops. By the 1970s, housing tracts had displaced so many Corona lemon and orange groves that the demand for fruit could not be met by local harvests. Sunkist closed its Corona packing houses in 1982, and other producers soon followed. Agriculture has continued to diminish in the last three decades (Freel 2011). By 1954, the population of Corona was more than 11,000. State Route 91, the Riverside Freeway, cut through the north edge of the Grand Boulevard circle in 1962, initiating a period of growth and downtown renewal that lasted through the 1970s. I-15 was completed through the east side of the City in 1989. As suburban developments such as Corona Hills, Sierra del Oro, and South Corona have grown up around the original central town in recent years, the City has become a bedroom community (Freel 2011). The population of Corona is now over 160,000 (City of Corona 2018).

Minimal Traditional (c. 1935–1950)
The property at 2001 S. Lincoln is an example of the Minimal Traditional style, which was a nationally prevalent style that emerged during the Great Depression. Minimal Traditional homes were designed to be simplistic, economical, and able to be produced at a mass scale. The prevalence of the style was the result of federal policies. Franklin D.

Roosevelt enacted the National Housing Act in 1934, creating the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The Minimal Traditional-style house was explicitly preferred in FHA guidelines for homeowners to secure FHA-insured home loans. The style continued to be popular through World War II and the postwar housing boom due to the increased use of factory-produced materials, the ability to be quickly mass-produced and deployed, and the general rejection of excessive, material-intensive Craftsman, Victorian, or Period Revival styles. The popularity of the Minimal Traditional style faded by the mid-1950s because the effects of the Great Depression and war-time fiscal conservativism were forgotten (Architectural Resources Group 2019; California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 2011; McAlester 2015).

The character-defining features of the Minimal Traditional style include the following:
 Small scale
 One-story or one-and-a-half stories in height
 Low- or intermediate-pitched gable roof with little to no eave overhang  Typically features double-hung windows with either multi-pane or simulated multi-pane  Window placement occasionally includes two windows set near the building corner  Exterior cladding materials may include vertical and horizontal wood boards, shingles, brick veneer, and board-and-batten siding
 Minimal, limited architectural decoration, usually American Colonial Revival in character  Roof dormers are rare, except on Cape Cod-style Minimal Traditional houses  May have an attached or detached garage
2201 South Lincoln Avenue Property History
The dwelling at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue first appears in a 1948 aerial image surrounded mainly by agricultural land with a scattering of single-family homes. Aerials from the 1950s and 1960s indicate increased single-family State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
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development sounding the property but with agricultural land to the north and south. By the 1967 aerial image, the house contains an attached garage addition to the south elevation. From 1967 to circa 1993, the building footprint remained unchanged but with increasing density north of W. Ontario Avenue. By 1994, the house featured an 8-by30-foot addition on the west elevation of the dwelling. From 1994 through 2002, several tract developments were built both north and south of W. Ontario Avenue. The 1990s era phase of development effectively removed almost all remaining agricultural properties surrounding the dwelling at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue (NETR 2023).

Evaluation
The residence at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue (Resource OAW-01) does not meet any of the criteria for listing in the NRHP or CRHR, or as a City of Corona Historic Landmark, either individually or as part of an existing historic district, as demonstrated below.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1
Archival research of 2201 South Lincoln Avenue did not indicate any associations with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history. Though the residence is reflective of the trend of 1940s-era housing development in Corona, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about its development history. The residence was not the first or last of its type, and similar types exist throughout the region.

Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject property is associated with more specific events or patterns of development that have historical significance at the local, state, or national level. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion A/1.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2
To be eligible under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, the subject property would need to be directly associated with a person considered historically significant at the local, state, or national level. There is no indication that current residents—Kiran and Swatiben Patel—or any other former owners are people of great historical significance. In addition, directory and newspaper research did not uncover other names associated with the residence at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue. As a result, archival research failed to indicate any associations with any significant persons. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion B/2.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3
Built in 1944, the residence at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue represents a typical example of a Minimal Traditional-style house, which was a common housing type in California from 1935 to 1950. This Minimal Traditional dwelling is not a fully realized expression of the style, which may feature dormers, original metal casement corner windows, and a recessed main entrance. More high style and intact versions of Minimal Traditional dwellings are located throughout Corona and Riverside County. As a commonplace 1940s-era house, it does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion C/3.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion D/4
The information potential for 2201 South Lincoln Avenue is expressed in its built form and in the historical record. It has not yielded, nor is it likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion D/4.

Integrity
The residence at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue possesses integrity because it has not been moved. The setting around the property has changed from being mostly agricultural land in the mid-1940s to being surrounded by single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in surroundings has resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, feeling, and association. A major addition to the western side of the house that completely altered the primary northern façade and the loss of original windows and siding have resulted in a loss of integrity of design, materials, workmanship.

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Regardless of integrity, due to lack of historical significance, 2201 South Lincoln Avenue does not meet NRHP or CRHR eligibility criteria as an individual resource or as part of any known or suspected historic district; the resource is not listed on any Certified Local Government historic property register.

17.63.050 Corona Register – Landmark listing criteria.

Criterion A, 1. Though the property is greater than 50 years old, ECORP found no indication that the property is of exceptional importance.

Criterion A, 2. Though the property is reflective of the trend of 1940s era housing development in Corona, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about its development history. The dwelling was not the first or last of its type, and similar types exist throughout the region. Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject property is associated with more specific events or patterns of development that have historical significance at the local level.

Criterion A, 3a. Though the property is reflective of the trend of 1940s era housing development in Corona, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about its development history. The dwelling was not the first or last of its type, and similar types exist throughout the region. Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject property is associated with more specific events or patterns of development that have historical significance at the local level.

Criterion A, 3b. As stated in the NRHP and CRHR evaluation above, the residence at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue is not associated with the lives of persons significant in Corona’s past.

Criterion A, 3c. Built in 1944, the dwelling at 2201 South Lincoln Avenue represents a typical example of a Minimal Traditional-style house, which was a common housing type in California from 1935 to 1950. This Minimal Traditional dwelling is not a fully realized expression of the style, which may feature dormers, original metal casement corner windows, and a recessed main entrance. More high style and intact versions of Minimal Traditional dwellings are located throughout Corona and Riverside County.

Criterion A, 3d. 2201 South Lincoln Avenue is a commonplace dwelling in Corona, and there is no evidence that it reflects special elements of the city’s cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, architectural, or natural history.

Criterion A, 3e. Research found no evidence to suggest that 2201 South Lincoln Avenue is the work of a notable builder, designer, or architect.

Criterion A, 3f. 2201 South Lincoln Avenue represents a typical example of its type and does not exemplify one of the best remaining architectural styles or types in a neighborhood or contains outstanding elements of architectural design, detail, materials or craftsmanship of a particular historic period.

Criterion A, 3g. 2201 South Lincoln Avenue is not in a unique location.

Criterion A, 3h. 2201 South Lincoln Avenue is not a potential source of archeological or paleontological interest.

Criterion A, 3i. There is no evidence that 2201 South Lincoln Avenue contains a natural setting or feature that strongly contributes to the well-being of the people of Corona.

Criterion A, 4. A major addition to the western side of the house that completely altered the primary northern façade, a garage addition, and the loss of original windows and siding have resulted in a loss of integrity of design, materials, and workmanship. The setting around the property has changed from being mostly agricultural land in the mid-1940s to being completed developed with single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in surroundings has resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, feeling, and association.

Criterion C. The subject dwelling is not a reconstructed improvement.

Criterion D. The subject dwelling is not a site, improvement, or natural feature that is intended to be primarily commemorative.

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B12. References (continued):

ARG. 2019. Architectural Style Guide: Minimal Traditional. Prepared for the City of Anaheim Planning and Building Department, July 2019. https://www.anaheim.net/DocumentCenter/View/27509/Anaheim-ArchitecturalStyleGuide-Minimal-Traditional.

Caltrans. 2011. Tract Housing in California, 1945-1973: A Context for National Register Evaluation.

City of Corona. 2021. 2020–2040 General Plan - Housing Element 2021-2029. November 3, 2021 _____. 2018. History of Corona, https://www.coronaca.gov/government/departments-divisions/libraryrecreation-services/library/heritage-room/history-of-corona. Accessed December 6, 2023.

Cleland, Robert G. 1941. The Cattle on a Thousand Hills: Southern California, 1850-1870. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Freel, G. S. 2011. The History of Corona. Corona Public Library, Corona, California.

Gunther, J. D. 1984. Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. Rubidoux Printing Co., Riverside, California.

McAlister, Virginia. 2018. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Nationwide Environmental Title Research LLC (NETR). 2023. Historic Aerial Photographs of Corona, CA dating from 1938, 1948, 1949, 1959, 1966, 1980, 1985, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer. Accessed December 13, 2023.

Sacramento, CA: California Department of Transportation. Accessed May 6, 2021.

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2201 S.

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P1. Other Identifier: West Ontario Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted *a. County: Riverside and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Corona South Date: 1967 T04S; R07W; Section 1 S.B.B.M. c. Address: City: Corona Zip: 92882
d. UTM: 11 S 445789 mE 3746568 mN
e. Other Locational Data: N/A
*P3a. Description:

West Ontario Avenue (Resource OV-07) is an approximately 5,400-foot-long, east–west-oriented segment road in Corona. It is a 70-foot-wide, five-lane section line road paved with asphalt. The road was built in c. 1920 and was paved during the 1970s. The western and eastern sides of the road include concrete gutters. It also features modern reflective speed bumps and reflective paint, which includes white side-stripes and turn arrows.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP37. Highway/trail
*P4. Resources Present: ☐ Building ☒ Structure ☐ Object ☐ Site ☐ District ☐ Element of District ☐ Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo:

Overview of West Ontario Avenue
View west, December 12, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources:
☒ Historic ☐ Prehistoric ☐ Both
c. 1920 (Topographic Map)
*P7. Owner and Address:

Riverside County
4040 Lemon Street
Riverside, CA 92501
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Andrew Bursan
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
2861 Pullman Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
*P9. Date Recorded:

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*P10. Survey Type:

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*Resource Name or # OV-07
B1. Historic Name: West Ontario Avenue
B2. Common Name: West Ontario Avenue
B3. Original Use: Road B4. Present Use: Road
*B5. Architectural Style: N/A
*B6. Construction History:

N/A
*B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: N/A b. Builder: N/A
*B10. Significance: Theme: Road Developemt Area: Corona Period of Significance: 1920s Property Type: Road Applicable Criteria: N/A The following Significance Statement provides historic contexts to support an evaluation of OV-07 using National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR), and City of Corona Historic Landmark criteria. (See continuation sheet)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: N/A
*B12. References:
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B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator:

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2861 Pullman Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
*Date of Evaluation: December 7, 2023
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B10. Significance (continued):

In 1887, just as South Riverside began to grow, the California Central Railroad Company (CCRR), a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe (AT&SF) Railroad, completed a line to Los Angeles from San Bernardino via Riverside, South Riverside, and Orange. In 1889, the CCRR and another AT&SF subsidiary, the California Southern Railroad Company, were merged into the Southern California Railway Company. which was purchased by the AT&SF in 1906 (Bryant 1974; Gunther 1984; Robertson 1998). The railroad tracks, which passed just north of the great circle formed by Grand Avenue, became the site of the city’s industrial buildings and citrus packing houses (Freel 2011). South Riverside was nicknamed “Queen Colony” and “Circle City” by many of its early citizens, who resented that its formal name implied that it was merely a suburb of Riverside, the larger city to the north. Around 1889, residents began to agitate for a change of name. A vote was held in 1894, with fanciful names like “Lemonton,” “Grevilla,” “Hesperides,” and “Circleville” up for choosing. The original name was retained until 1896, when on July 13, the settlement was incorporated as the City of Corona. The new name was the suggestion of Baron Harden Hickey, an adventurer, eccentric character, owner of the nearby Cerreto Ranch, and friend of the city’s founder, Robert Taylor. Immediately, the name of the local railroad station was changed from South Riverside to Corona, and the South Riverside Bee newspaper was renamed the Corona Courier. The post office was changed to Corona in 1897 (Gunther 1984). By the turn of the twentieth century, the population of Corona was more than 1,400. Five thousand acres of citrus groves covered the land surrounding the city by 1912, and the packing houses along the AT&SF tracks at the north end of town shipped more fruit than those of any other southern California city. By the 1950s, Corona was known as the “lemon capital of the world,” exporting lemon juice, citric acid, lemon oil, and pectin, in addition to whole lemons, all over the globe. The orange and lemon industries were the leading employers in the Corona area through the 1960s (Freel 2011).

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After World War II, residential development began to spread from the City’s center into the citrus groves, as the value of real estate exceeded the potential profits from fruit crops. By the 1970s, housing tracts had displaced so many Corona lemon and orange groves that the demand for fruit could not be met by local harvests. Sunkist closed its Corona packing houses in 1982, and other producers soon followed. Agriculture has continued to diminish in the last three decades (Freel 2011). By 1954, the population of Corona was more than 11,000. State Route 91, the Riverside Freeway, cut through the north edge of the Grand Boulevard circle in 1962, initiating a period of growth and downtown renewal that lasted through the 1970s. I-15 was completed through the east side of the City in 1989. As suburban developments such as Corona Hills, Sierra del Oro, and South Corona have grown up around the original central town in recent years, the City has become a bedroom community (Freel 2011). The population of Corona is now over 160,000 (City of Corona 2018).

Roads in California
During the second half of the 19th century, a period of rapid railroad development in the United States, public roads in California and other western states became neglected and degraded. By 1900, “the nation with the greatest railway system in the world had the worst roads” (Johnson 1990:139). Interest in road building revived around the turn of the century when farmers and ranchers, many disillusioned with high railroad rates, began asking county officials for better surface roads. They were joined by millions of bicyclists who called for smoother roads in town and in the countryside. Joining forces, farmers, ranchers, and bicyclists organized local, state, and national “good roads” campaigns. In response, the federal government established the Office of Road Inquiry in the Department of Agriculture to study new road building techniques (Jackson 1998).

Dusty during summer months and muddy during the winter and spring, unpaved roads played havoc with wagons, carriages, and bicycles. Plank roads made from lumber first appeared in California during the 1850s. Gravel roads and macadam, a form of compacted gravel coated with oil, came into use during the late 19th century. Finally, after 1900, concrete roads topped by a mixture of bitumen, aggregate, and sand called asphalt became the standard modern road surface. Durable, smooth, and impervious to water, asphalt withstood winter weather, reduced vehicular wear and tear, and better facilitated drainage (Kostof 1992).

After 1910, as automobile usage surged, and as suburbanization occurred on the edges of town and cities in California and elsewhere, city planners began articulating a hierarchy of streets to distinguish residential roads, collector roads, arterial roads, and highways, each handling progressively higher volumes of traffic. Through the remainder of the twentieth century, as commercial and residential growth supplanted farms and ranches on the edges of California towns and cities, many rural county roads became adapted to suit the new suburban landscape. In many places, older two-lane rural roads became two- and four-lane suburban arterial streets lined with shopping centers and parking lots; others became two-lane collector streets lined with new residential subdivisions.

In 1936, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a New Deal program designed to boost mortgage lending in the United States, developed design standards for new suburban residential streets. FHA standards called for quieter streets with T-intersections, cul-de-sacs, and curvilinear patterns in an effort to slow traffic. With few exceptions, homebuilders in California and other western states after 1940 adhered to FHA standards; homebuilders also eliminated alleys behind residential properties in favor driveways leading to street-facing garages (Kostof 1992). After 1960, homebuilders also began creating large master planned suburban developments featuring winding arterial parkways deliberately separated from residential zones to permit higher speeds.

Roads in Corona
Roads first developed in Corona’s historic core on Grand Boulevard, a circle street that is 3 miles in circumference, 1 mile in diameter, and 100-feet wide. Two principal thoroughfares, Main Street (north–south) and Sixth Street (east– west), intersect at the center of the circle. Inside the circle, a grid of pedestrian-oriented, rectangular blocks and streets create neighborhoods and small commercial nodes. Most residential neighborhoods in the historic core contain single-family and low-density multifamily homes, most of which are accessed by rear alleys (City of Corona 2021).

Residential streets outside the historic core serve typical suburban neighborhoods built after World War II that are characterized by cul-de-sacs and wide curvilinear streets. Community-serving commercial centers exist at major street intersections of the primary entries and in most neighborhoods (City of Corona 2021).

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Roads within the Project Area include West Ontario Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Oak Avenue, and Buena Vista Avenue.

While Riverside County crews constructed all four roads circa 1920s, research found little indication that they shared an association with the Good Roads Movement that lasted until the late 1920s. A 1948 aerial image depicts all four roads in their current confirmation except for S. Lincoln Avenue which was realigned roughly 600 feet south of W.

Ontario Avenue in the 1990s. Riverside County paved all four roads during 1970s according to aerial images. From at least the 1940s to the 1960s, these roads served the surrounding agriculture activities but by 1970s and 1980s suburban single-family neighborhoods developed adjacent to these roads (City of Corona 2021; National Environmental Title Research LLC [NETR] 2023).

Evaluation
West Ontario Avenue (Resource OV-07) does not meet any of the criteria for listing in the NRHP or CRHR, or as a City of Corona Historic Landmark, either individually or as part of an existing historic district, as demonstrated below.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1
West Ontario Avenue in Corona provided residents of Corona with access to other nearby rural communities in Riverside County, as well as access to rural properties in southern Corona. Furthermore, the construction of West Ontario Avenue did not mark a milestone in the Good Roads Movement in Riverside County. There is nothing in the archival record to suggest that West Ontario Avenue is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Riverside County history. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion A/1.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2
Riverside County crews built and maintained West Ontario Avenue. However, there is nothing in the archival record to suggest that it is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion B/2.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3
As a conventional five-lane suburban road, indistinguishable from multiple similar roads in Riverside County, West Ontario Avenue does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion C/3.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion D/4
The information potential of West Ontario Avenue is expressed in its built form and in the historical record. It has not yielded, nor is it likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion D/4.

Integrity
Though West Ontario Avenue possesses integrity of location, the road has gone from a circa 1920s two-lane dirt road to a five-lane paved road. In addition, the setting has completely changed from primarily agricultural land to completely developed with single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in road design and surroundings have resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

17.63.050 Corona Register – Landmark listing criteria.

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Criterion A, 1. Though the subject road is greater than 50 years old, research found no indication that the road is of exceptional importance.

Criterion A, 2. Though the subject road is reflective of road development in Corona, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about its development history. The road was not the first or last of its type, and similar examples exist throughout the region. Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject road is associated with more specific events or patterns of development that have historical significance at the local level.

Criterion A, 3a. Though the subject road is reflective of transportation development in Corona, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about the road’s development history. The road was not the first or last of its type, and similar types exist throughout the region. Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject road is associated with more specific events or patterns of development that have historical significance at the local level.

Criterion A, 3b. As stated in the NRHP and CRHR evaluation above, the road is not associated with the lives of persons significant in Corona’s past.

Criterion A, 3c. As a conventional five-lane suburban road, indistinguishable from multiple similar roads in Riverside County, West Ontario Avenue does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.

Criterion A, 3d. The subject road is a commonplace street in Corona, and there is no evidence that it reflects special elements of the city’s cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, architectural, or natural history.

Criterion A, 3e. Research found no evidence to suggest that the subject road is the work of a notable builder, designer, or architect.

Criterion A, 3g. The subject road is not in a unique location.

Criterion A, 3h. The subject road is not a potential source of archeological or paleontological interest.

Criterion A, 3i. There is no evidence that the subject road contains a natural setting or feature that strongly contributes to the well-being of the people of Corona.

Criterion A, 4. Though West Ontario Avenue possesses integrity of location, the road has gone from a circa 1920s two-lane dirt road to a five-lane paved road with bike lanes. In addition, the setting has completely changed from heavily agricultural land to completely developed with single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in road design and surroundings have resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

Regardless of integrity, due to lack of historical significance, West Ontario Avenue does not meet NRHP or CRHR eligibility criteria as an individual resource or as part of any known or suspected historic district; the resource is not listed on any Certified Local Government historic property register. (C) ) A reconstructed improvement shall be eligible if the reconstruction is historically accurate, the improvement is presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan and no other original improvement survives that has the same association.

Criterion C. The subject road is not a reconstructed improvement.

Criterion D. The subject road is not a site, improvement, or natural feature that is intended to be primarily commemorative.

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B12. References (continued):

City of Corona. 2021. 2020–2040 General Plan - Housing Element 2021-2029. November 3, 2021 _____. 2018. History of Corona, https://www.coronaca.gov/government/departments-divisions/library-recreationservices/library/heritage-room/history-of-corona. Accessed December 6, 2023.

Cleland, Robert G. 1941. The Cattle on a Thousand Hills: Southern California, 1850-1870. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Freel, G. S. 2011. The History of Corona. Corona Public Library, Corona, California.

Gunther, J. D. 1984. Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. Rubidoux Printing Co., Riverside, California.

Jackson, W. Turrentine. 1998. Roads and Highways. In The New Encyclopedia of the American West, edited by Howard R. Lamar. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.

Johnson, Hildegard Binder. 1990. Towards a National Landscape. In The Making of the American Landscape, edited by Michael P. Conzen. Routledge, New York.Koerper, H. C., P. Langenwalter II, A. Schroth. 1991. Early Holocene Adaptations and the Transition Problem: Evidence from the Allan O. Kelly Site, Agua Hedionda Lagoon. In Hunter-Gatherers of Early Holocene Coastal California, edited by J. M. Erlandson and R. H.

Colten, pp. 81-88. Perspectives in California Archaeology, Volume 1. Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles.

Kostof, Spiro. 1992. The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History. Bulfinch Press, Boston, MA.

Monkkonen, Eric H. 1988. America Becomes Urban: The Development of U.S. Cities & Towns, 1780-1980. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Ontario
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P1. Other Identifier: South Lincoln Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted *a. County: Riverside and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Corona South Date: 1967 T04S; R07W; Section 1 S.B.B.M. c. Address: City: Corona Zip: 92882
d. UTM: 11 S 445789 mE 3746568 mN
e. Other Locational Data: N/A
*P3a. Description:

South Lincoln Avenue (Resource OV-08) is an approximately 1,300-foot-long, north–south-oriented segment road in Corona. It is an 80-foot-wide, four-lane section line road paved with asphalt. The road was built in c. 1920 and was paved during the 1970s; a c. 1980s section extends south of West Ontario Avenue. The western and eastern sides of the road include concrete gutters and bike lanes. It also features modern reflective speed bumps, reflective paint (including white side-stripes), and turn arrows. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP37. Highway/trail
*P4. Resources Present: ☐ Building ☒ Structure ☐ Object ☐ Site ☐ District ☐ Element of District ☐ Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo:

Overview of Lincoln Avenue
View south, December 6, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources:
☒ Historic ☐ Prehistoric ☐ Both
c. 1920 (Topographic Map)
*P7. Owner and Address:

Riverside County
4040 Lemon Street
Riverside, CA 92501
*P8. Recorded by:

Andrew Bursan
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
2861 Pullman Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
*P9. Date Recorded:

December 6, 2023
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive
*P11. Report Citation:

P5a. Photo or Drawing
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*Resource Name or # OV-08
B1. Historic Name: Lincoln Avenue
B2. Common Name: Lincoln Avenue
B3. Original Use: Road B4. Present Use: Road
*B5. Architectural Style: N/A
*B6. Construction History:

N/A
*B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: N/A b. Builder: N/A
*B10. Significance: Theme: Road Area: Corona
Period of Significance: 1920s Property Type: Road Applicable Criteria: N/A The following Significance Statement provides historic contexts to support an evaluation of OV-08 using National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR), and City of Corona Historic Landmark criteria. (See continuation sheet)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: N/A
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(See continuation sheet)
B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator:

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B10. Significance (continued):

In 1887, just as South Riverside began to grow, the California Central Railroad Company (CCRR), a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe (AT&SF) Railroad, completed a line to Los Angeles from San Bernardino via Riverside, South Riverside, and Orange. In 1889, the CCRR and another AT&SF subsidiary, the California Southern Railroad Company, were merged into the Southern California Railway Company. which was purchased by the AT&SF in 1906 (Bryant 1974; Gunther 1984; Robertson 1998). The railroad tracks, which passed just north of the great circle formed by Grand Avenue, became the site of the city’s industrial buildings and citrus packing houses (Freel 2011). South Riverside was nicknamed “Queen Colony” and “Circle City” by many of its early citizens, who resented that its formal name implied that it was merely a suburb of Riverside, the larger city to the north. Around 1889, residents began to agitate for a change of name. A vote was held in 1894, with fanciful names like “Lemonton,” “Grevilla,” “Hesperides,” and “Circleville” up for choosing. The original name was retained until 1896, when on July 13, the settlement was incorporated as the City of Corona. The new name was the suggestion of Baron Harden Hickey, an adventurer, eccentric character, owner of the nearby Cerreto Ranch, and friend of the city’s founder, Robert Taylor. Immediately, the name of the local railroad station was changed from South Riverside to Corona, and the South Riverside Bee newspaper was renamed the Corona Courier. The post office was changed to Corona in 1897 (Gunther 1984). By the turn of the twentieth century, the population of Corona was more than 1,400. Five thousand acres of citrus groves covered the land surrounding the city by 1912, and the packing houses along the AT&SF tracks at the north end of town shipped more fruit than those of any other southern California city. By the 1950s, Corona was known as the “lemon capital of the world,” exporting lemon juice, citric acid, lemon oil, and pectin, in addition to whole lemons, all over the globe. The orange and lemon industries were the leading employers in the Corona area through the 1960s (Freel 2011).

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Evaluation

South Lincoln Avenue (Resource OV-08) does not meet any of the criteria for listing in the NRHP or CRHR, or as a City of Corona Historic Landmark, either individually or as part of an existing historic district, as demonstrated below.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1
South Lincoln Avenue in Corona provided residents of Corona with access to other nearby rural communities in Riverside County. It did not, however, function as a major road for Corona residents because it was a one-lane dirt road until the 1970s. Furthermore, the construction of South Lincoln Avenue did not mark a milestone in the Good Roads Movement in Riverside County. There is nothing in the archival record to suggest that South Lincoln Avenue is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Riverside County history. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion A/1.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2
Riverside County crews built and maintained South Lincoln Avenue. However, there is nothing in the archival record to suggest that it is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion B/2.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3
As a conventional four-lane suburban road, indistinguishable from multiple similar roads in Riverside County, South Lincoln Avenue does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion C/3.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion D/4
The information potential of South Lincoln Avenue is expressed in its built form and in the historical record. It has not yielded, nor is it likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion D/4.

Integrity
Though South Lincoln Avenue possesses integrity of location, the road has gone from a circa 1920s one-lane dirt road to a four-lane paved road with bike lanes. In addition, the setting has completely changed from heavily agricultural land to completely developed with single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in road design and surroundings have resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

Regardless of integrity, due to lack of historical significance, South Lincoln Avenue does not meet NRHP or CRHR eligibility criteria as an individual resource or as part of any known or suspected historic district; the resource is not listed on any Certified Local Government historic property register.

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17.63.050 Corona Register – Landmark listing criteria.

Criterion A, 1. Though the subject road is greater than 50 years old, ECORP found no indication that the road is of exceptional importance.

Criterion A, 2. Though the subject road is reflective of road development in Corona, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about its development history. The road was not the first or last of its type, and similar types exist throughout the region. Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject road is associated with more specific events or patterns of development that have historical significance at the local level.

Criterion A, 3b. As stated in the NRHP and CRHR evaluation above, the road is not associated with the lives of persons significant in Corona’s past.

Criterion A, 3c. As a conventional four-lane suburban road, indistinguishable from multiple similar roads in Riverside County, South Lincoln Avenue does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.

Criterion A, 3e. Research found no evidence to suggest that the subject road is the work of a notable builder, designer, or architect.

Criterion A, 3g. The subject road is not in a unique location.

Criterion A, 3h. The subject road is not a potential source of archeological or paleontological interest.

Criterion A, 3i. There is no evidence that the subject road contains a natural setting or feature that strongly contributes to the well-being of the people of Corona.

Criterion A, 4. Though South Lincoln Avenue possesses integrity of location, the road has gone from a circa 1920s one-lane dirt road to a four-lane paved road with bike lanes. In addition, the setting has completely changed from heavily agricultural land to completely developed with single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in road design and surroundings have resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

Criterion C. The subject road is not a reconstructed improvement.

Criterion D. The subject road is not a site, improvement, or natural feature that is intended to be primarily commemorative.

B12. References (continued):

City of Corona. 2021. 2020–2040 General Plan - Housing Element 2021-2029. November 3, 2021 _____. 2018. History of Corona, https://www.coronaca.gov/government/departments-divisions/library-recreationservices/library/heritage-room/history-of-corona. Accessed December 6, 2023.

Cleland, Robert G. 1941. The Cattle on a Thousand Hills: Southern California, 1850-1870. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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Freel, G. S. 2011. The History of Corona. Corona Public Library, Corona, California.

Gunther, J. D. 1984. Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. Rubidoux Printing Co., Riverside, California.

Jackson, W. Turrentine. 1998. Roads and Highways. In The New Encyclopedia of the American West, edited by Howard R. Lamar. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.

Colten, pp. 81-88. Perspectives in California Archaeology, Volume 1. Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles.

Kostof, Spiro. 1992. The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History. Bulfinch Press, Boston, MA.

Monkkonen, Eric H. 1988. America Becomes Urban: The Development of U.S. Cities & Towns, 1780-1980. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

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P1. Other Identifier: Oak Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted *a. County: Riverside and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Corona South Date: 1967 T04S; R07W; Section 0 S.B.B.M. c. Address: City: Corona Zip: 92882
d. UTM: 11 S 445789 mE 3746568 mN
e. Other Locational Data: N/A
*P3a. Description:

Oak Avenue (Resource OV-09) is an approximately 170-foot-long, north–south-oriented segment road in Corona. It is a 50-foot-wide, two-lane section line road paved with asphalt. The road was built in c. 1920 and was paved during the 1970s. The western and eastern sides of the road include concrete gutters. It also features modern reflective speed bumps, reflective paint (including white side-stripes), and turn arrows.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP37. Highway/trail
*P4. Resources Present: ☐ Building ☒ Structure ☐ Object ☐ Site ☐ District ☐ Element of District ☐ Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo:

Overview of Oak Avenue
View southwest, December 6,
2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources:
☒ Historic ☐ Prehistoric ☐ Both
c. 1920 (Topographic Map)
*P7. Owner and Address:

Riverside County
4040 Lemon Street
Riverside, CA 92501
*P8. Recorded by:

Andrew Bursan
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
2861 Pullman Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
*P9. Date Recorded:

December 6, 2023
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive
*P11. Report Citation:

P5a. Photo or Drawing
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*Resource Name or # OV-09
B1. Historic Name: Oak Avenue
B2. Common Name: Oak Avenue
B3. Original Use: Road B4. Present Use: Road
*B5. Architectural Style: N/A
*B6. Construction History:

N/A
*B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: N/A b. Builder: N/A
*B10. Significance: Theme: Road Area: Corona
Period of Significance: 1920s Property Type: Road Applicable Criteria: N/A The following Significance Statement provides historic contexts to support an evaluation of OV-09 using National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR), and City of Corona Historic Landmark criteria. (See continuation sheet)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: N/A
*B12. References:
(See continuation sheet)
B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator:

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B10. Significance (continued):

In 1887, just as South Riverside began to grow, the California Central Railroad Company (CCRR), a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe (AT&SF) Railroad, completed a line to Los Angeles from San Bernardino via Riverside, South Riverside, and Orange. In 1889, the CCRR and another AT&SF subsidiary, the California Southern Railroad Company, were merged into the Southern California Railway Company. which was purchased by the AT&SF in 1906 (Bryant 1974; Gunther 1984; Robertson 1998). The railroad tracks, which passed just north of the great circle formed by Grand Avenue, became the site of the city’s industrial buildings and citrus packing houses (Freel 2011). South Riverside was nicknamed “Queen Colony” and “Circle City” by many of its early citizens, who resented that its formal name implied that it was merely a suburb of Riverside, the larger city to the north. Around 1889, residents began to agitate for a change of name. A vote was held in 1894, with fanciful names like “Lemonton,” “Grevilla,” “Hesperides,” and “Circleville” up for choosing. The original name was retained until 1896, when on July 13, the settlement was incorporated as the City of Corona. The new name was the suggestion of Baron Harden Hickey, an adventurer, eccentric character, owner of the nearby Cerreto Ranch, and friend of the city’s founder, Robert Taylor. Immediately, the name of the local railroad station was changed from South Riverside to Corona, and the South Riverside Bee newspaper was renamed the Corona Courier. The post office was changed to Corona in 1897 (Gunther 1984). By the turn of the twentieth century, the population of Corona was more than 1,400. Five thousand acres of citrus groves covered the land surrounding the city by 1912, and the packing houses along the AT&SF tracks at the north end of town shipped more fruit than those of any other southern California city. By the 1950s, Corona was known as the “lemon capital of the world,” exporting lemon juice, citric acid, lemon oil, and pectin, in addition to whole lemons, all over the globe. The orange and lemon industries were the leading employers in the Corona area through the 1960s (Freel 2011).

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Evaluation
Oak Avenue (Resource OV-09) does not meet any of the criteria for listing in the NRHP or CRHR, or as a City of Corona Historic Landmark, either individually or as part of an existing historic district, as demonstrated below.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1
Oak Avenue in Corona provided residents of Corona with access to other nearby rural communities in Riverside County. It did not, however, function as a major road for Corona residents because it was a one-lane dirt road until the 1970s. Furthermore, the construction of Oak Avenue also did not mark a milestone in the Good Roads Movement in Riverside County. There is nothing in the archival record to suggest that Oak Avenue is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Riverside County history. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion A/1.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2
Riverside County crews built and maintained Oak Avenue. However, there is nothing in the archival record to suggest that Oak Avenue is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion B/2.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3
As a conventional two-lane suburban section line road, indistinguishable from multiple similar roads in Riverside County, Oak Avenue does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion C/3.

NRHP/CRHR Criterion D/4
The information potential of Oak Avenue is expressed in its built form and in the historical record. It has not yielded, nor is it likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory. It is not eligible for the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion D/4.

Integrity
Though Oak Avenue possesses integrity of location, the road has gone from a circa 1920s one-lane dirt road to a two-lane paved road with bike lanes. In addition, the setting has completely changed from heavily agricultural land to completely developed with single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in road design and surroundings have resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

Regardless of integrity, due to lack of historical significance, Oak Avenue does not meet NRHP or CRHR eligibility criteria as an individual resource or as part of any known or suspected historic district; the resource is not listed on any Certified Local Government historic property register.

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17.63.050 Corona Register – Landmark listing criteria.

Criterion A, 1. Though the subject road is greater than 50 years old, ECORP found no indication that the road is of exceptional importance.

Criterion A, 2. Though the subject road is reflective of road development in Corona, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about its development history. The road was not the first or last of its type, and similar types exist throughout the region. Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject road is associated with more specific events or patterns of development that have historical significance at the local level.

Criterion A, 3b. As stated in the NRHP and CRHR evaluation above, the road is not associated with the lives of persons significant in Corona’s past.

Criterion A, 3c. As a conventional two-lane suburban road, indistinguishable from multiple similar roads in Riverside County, Oak Avenue does not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.

Criterion A, 3e. Research found no evidence to suggest that the subject road is the work of a notable builder, designer, or architect.

Criterion A, 3f. The subject road represents a typical example of its type and does not exemplify one of the best remaining architectural styles or types in a neighborhood or contains outstanding elements of architectural design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship of a particular historic period.

Criterion A, 3g. The subject road is not in a unique location.

Criterion A, 3h. The subject road is not a potential source of archeological or paleontological interest.

Criterion A, 3i. There is no evidence that the subject road contains a natural setting or feature that strongly contributes to the well-being of the people of Corona.

Criterion A, 4. Though Oak Avenue possesses integrity of location, the road has gone from a circa 1920s one-lane dirt road to a two-lane paved road with bike lanes. In addition, the setting has completely changed from heavily agricultural land to completely developed with single-family suburban tract homes. Therefore, the change in road design and surroundings have resulted in a lack of integrity of setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.