Long Beach City Council
October 3, 2023

income-capitalization method, which may result in a 30 to 50 percent reduction in property tax.

This is the fourth year the City of Long Beach has opened the application cycle since it was suspended in 2006. With each year, Development Services staff continues to evaluate the process to provide the Cultural Heritage Commission with feedback of how previous modifications to the program have affected the program and process.

As with previous application cycles, staff made outreach efforts to notify the public and provide technical assistance on the application process. Staff mailed notices to all owners of historic district properties and historic Landmark properties notifying them of upcoming Mills Act workshops. One workshop was conducted in the Silverado Park Social Hall and a second workshop was held at the Burnett Neighborhood Library.

Applica.tion Cycle Summary
A total of 20 Mills Act awards can be awarded in an application cycle, not including rollover contracts not awarded in previous cycles. There are eight rollover contract slots that are available from previous application cycles. This year, Development Services staff received 24 total Mills Act applications. Staff is recommending 19 applications out of the 24 filed be awarded. In addition, three applications that were not awarded in last year's application cycle are recommended for approval this year.

To be eligible for the Mills Act program, a building must be currently designated as a landmark, be eligible for landmark designation, or be located in a historic district. This year, two applications were submitted for properties that are currently designated historic Landmark properties. An application was filed for the "Ambassador Apartments" building, which was designated as a historic Landmark in 1992. The four to five-story apartment building is located at 38 Alboni Place. A second Mills Act application was received for the "Harnett House" located at 730 Sunrise Boulevard, which was designated as a historic Landmark in 1990.

Four properties in this application cycle are located outside of the City's historic districts.

One of those properties, the Ambassador Apartments, is eligible to apply for the Mills Act due to the building's Landmark designation. Properties located outside of historic districts must become designated Landmarks to be considered eligible for Landmark designation.

The three other applications received this year that are located outside of historic districts were reviewed for Landmark designation. One application was deemed ineligible due to an incomplete application and pending enforcement action.

Mills Act by the Numbers
This year, application information by historic district and council district are included in this report to illustrate application sources geographically. The Drake ParkIWillmore City and Rose Park South historic districts both filed the most applications. The City received applications from eight out of 17 historic districts, and 6 out of 7 council districts. By Council District, most applications filed were from properties located in Council District 2,

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which is home to five historic districts. Table 1 summarizes the results of this year's application cycle.

Table 1. MiHs Act Applications by Historic District and Council District Applications By Applications By
Historic District Council District
Bluff Heights 2 !CDl 4
Carroll Park 2 CD2 11
California Heights 2 C03 3
Drake
Park/Willmore City 4 CD4 1
Hellman Craftsman 3 CDS 0
N/A
,
4 C06 3
Rose Park South 4 CD7 2
Sunrise Blvd 2 CDB 0
Wilton St 1 CD9 0
TOTAL 24 i TOTAL 24
2017 MILLS ACT APPLICATIONS
Priority consideration was given to contracts that were not awarded in last year's application cycle, if owners remained eligible. Of the seven contracts that were not awarded last year, staff is recommending three of those applications be awarded this year using rollover contracts from previous years. These 2017 applications are the following:

1. 3053 E. 1st Street~ A one-story Craftsman bungalow located in the Bluff Park historic district. The building exhibits influences of prominent Long Beach contractor Miner Smith, whose work was distinguished by his architectural and artistic detailing. The porch has been modified, and the workplan includes reversal of those alterations including restoration of original stonework, restoration of original tapered columns. Other work includes roof replacement, rehabilitation of windows throughout the house, and removal of knob and tube electrical system.

2. 3301~3305 E. 4th Street- This one-story vernacular cottage includes treatment, and abatement of termite damage, replacement of non-period back porch with period appropriate materials and code-compliant stairs, rehabilitation of windows throughout the house including repair of counter weights, diamond pane detailing repair, sanding, repainting, bolting of foundation fastening with tie plate, and reinforcement of posts and piers, and replacement of front porch landing with redwood lumber.

3. 789 Coronado Avenue - This one-story side gable Craftsman house features a full width porch, brick porch piers and columns, and a decorative dormer gable.

The workplan includes dormer gable repair, rehabilitation of non-operable

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windows, electrical panel upgrade, floor joists and foundation repair, repair dry rot, replace missing concrete piers, termite repair in garage, repair and/or replace sewer connection. Reversible alterations include replacing the exterior stucco cladding, and restoring wood siding to Craftsman building.

Number of Contracts
A total of 24 Mills Act applications were filed in this year's Mills Act cycle. Of the 24 applications filed, staff is recommending 19 properties be awarded contracts along with three applications from last year. In this cycle, 13 out of the 24 total applications received were in the single-family category. Three applications were received for the duplex and triplex category, which is equal to the annual limit for this property type. Two multi-family property applications were received, which is within the limit of four that can be awarded in a year. Five total contracts were not recommended for a contract for multiple reasons.

The primary reason is that the proposed workplans were not as thorough and competitive as other applications received and/or the properties did not need substantial repair and restoration. One application was deemed ineligible.

Table 2. Combined 2017 & 2018 Applications Under Consideration Property Type Contracts 2017 2018 2018 Total 2017 and
Allowed Per Applications Applications Applications 2018 Contract Year (Adopted Recommended Received Recommended Awards
Guidelines) Recommended
Single Family I
Residential (1 12 3 16 13 16** dwelling unit)
Duplex or Triplex
Residential (2 or 3 0 5 3 3
3 dwelling units)
Multi-family
Residential or
MixedResidential/Com 4 0 2 2 2
mercial (4 or
more dwelling
units)
Non-Residential
(Commercial, 1 0 1 1 1
Industrial, or
Institutional)
TOTAL 20 0 24 19 22*
*The 22 total applications include 3 applications from 2017. ** Utilizes rollover "slots" from previous years.

Last year, a combined total of 23 applications were awarded. The first workshop was attended by over one hundred people. Going forward, we anticipate increased interest in the program resulting in more competitive applications.

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This year's application cycle was well rounded, and had a broad range of improvements proposed in their applications. Windows rehabilitation and/or replacement continues to be a consistent workplan item. Electrical and plumbing repairs were also featured workplan items in this cycle.
landimark Designation
In addition to the applying for the Mills Act, property owners also have the opportunity to have their property be considered for landmark designation. This is beneficia! for protecting buildings located outside of the districts, and is an opportunity to individually recognize properties within the districts. These properties have been evaluated against the City's landmark designation criteria and for integrity (Exhibit C- DPR Primary Record Forms). This year, seven properties are recommended for landmark designation. To be eligible for landmark designation, a cultural resource must retain integrity and meet one of the following criteria.

A. It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the City's history; or
B. It is associated with the lives of persons significant in the City's past; or C. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or it represents the work of a master or it possesses high artistic values; or
D. It has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in pre-history or history.

The properties have been thoroughly evaluated and the properties retain integrity and meet the Criteria outlined above (Exhibit 0 - Findings) 2018 MILLS ACT APPLICATiONS
Staff is recommending Mills Act contract approval and Landmark designation as noted of each of the following properties:

1. 2347 E. 3rd Street - A one-story Craftsman bungalow that features a dual front gable roof with partial width porch. The building is intact and the workplan includes structural stabilization, termite repair, porch foundation work, floor joist repair, and work preventative work to protect original historic garage and house from water damage.

2. 2851-2853 E. 5th Street - A Spanish Colonial style one-story building in front and a rear two-story Spanish Colonial building. Workplan items include removal of heavy textured non-period stucco and replacement with period appropriate finish, foundation retrofit of front building, replacement of roof, window repair work, and removal non-period window alterations. This property also received priority consideration because an application was filed in 2006, when the Mills Act program was suspended.

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3. 2907 E. 5th Street - A one-story side gable Craftsman building with centered shed roof dormer. The workplan includes repair/replacement of columns/pillars to period appropriate style. Repair damaged clapboards due to exposure to elements and replace in-kind, where necessary. Repair, rehabilitate and install original double hung windows in storage and replace non-period windows. Install new roof with corrective drainage, replace front door with 4-light pattern door, rehabilitate three 12-light windows at attic, replace French doors with 4-light pattern doors.

4. 1502 E. 8th Street - A classic example of a Craftsman Bungalow with substantial but reversible alterations. Work includes roof replacement with new asphalt shingles. Removal of galvanized pipes and replace with cooper plumbing throughout. Replacement of five aluminum windows with wood casement windows and repair of existing original wood casement windows, porch repairs, stucco removal and restoration of original siding underneath, and addition of new matching siding at rear addition, currently stucco.

5. 645 W. 11th Street - This Craftsman style single-family building was constructed in 1911 and is a unique example of the style. The two-story building house conveys a commanding presence as a corner property. The building has a combination of wood siding and shingles, with upper leaded glass. The half-width porch wraps in a semi-circle shape with upper porch. The building retains several character-defining features. The workplan includes electrical system repairs and upgrades, repair of water damage and leaks, and foundation repair. This building is also being recommended for landmark designation approval.

6. 35 Alboni Place - The Ambassador Apartments building, was designed by W.

Horace Austin, and constructed in 1925. The building is t-shaped with portions of building height at 4-stories and 5-stories. It was designated as a historic landmark building, in 1992. Workplan items include repair, rehabilitate and/or replacement of original windows with new period windows, painting of the building, replacement of non-period courtyard tiles, roof replacement, repair leaks, and rehabilitation and restoration of original character defining features.

7. 622·628 Anaheim Street - This is a two-story building Art Deco style former hotel building. The workplan consists of removing inappropriate alterations, removing and replacing all damaged exterior finishes, restoring all original windows, removing replacing non-original storefronts and installing new period appropriate storefronts, replacing non-period windows and doors with historically accurate period doors, and repairing and replacing the roof. This property is located outside of the historic districts but is recommended for landmark designation.

8. 3735 Cerritos Avenue - A one-story Spanish Eclectic style building constructed in 1925. This building feature two front gable roofs with three rectangular arched windows which form a traditional picture window facade. A strong workplan has been presented which includes replacing non-period features, replacing electrical system with code-compliant electrical, repair/rehabilitation of original windows, replace garage siding, and termite damage repair.

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9. 953 Chestnut Avenue - Originally constructed in 1905, the building is one of the earliest examples of Queen Architecture in the Drake Park Willmore City historic district. Although remarkably intact, the building requires termite treatment and repairs, repair of water damage, work to preserve the porch, structural work at areas of settled foundation, and recreation of original features based on historic documentation. This building is also recommended for Landmark designation based on its architectural style and early association with contractor and developer Robert J. Craig.

10.238 Coronado Avenue - This two-story Mediterranean style building located in the Bluff Heights historic district retains several character-defining features. The duplex building is well preserved and a strong workplan is included to continue its preservation. The workplan includes repair and replacement of missing clay roof tiles, repair roof leaks, termite abatement and repair, rehabilitation of historic wood windows, replacement of plumbing and water damage repair, replacement of remaining knob and tube electrical systems.

11.520 Junipero Avenue -. This Craftsman Bungalow with half-width porch was constructed in 1917. The structure retains several character-defining features.

The workplan includes replacement of concrete in piers in foundation and flooring systems, reinforce gas line under the house, rehabilitate original wood windows, repair of the brick porch facade, replacement of original barn-style garage door, and repair and/or replacement of original furnace.

12.338 Junipero Avenue - This Craftsman located in the Carroll Park historic district. Restoration work includes restoration of door finishes, repair and replacement of damaged wood eaves and siding, restoration of original ribbon driveway, replacing roofing material, repaint the house and garage, and replacement of all vinyl windows with new period appropriate windows. The work plan also includes removal of inappropriate building alterations. The building is being recommended for Landmark designation.

13.1400 Hellman Street - A unique Craftsman style building that features classical character defining features such as a full width porch, a wide overhanging roof and several notched beams, and is clad in wood siding. The workplan includes termite abatement, repair and/or several decorative wood features due to dry rot and termite damage, the addition of bolting supports to foundation, repair and replace damaged wood siding, knee braces and fascia as needed, repaint house, replace front yard fencing with period appropriate wood fencing style, replace glass block window at rear. This building is recommended for Landmark designation.

14.824 Maine Avenue - A two-story Spanish Colonial style apartment building that features a symmetrical front facade with arched courtyard entry. The work includes replacement of first floor windows on the first-floor front facade windows with period appropriate windows and the openings will be restored to their original

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sizes, replacement of aluminum windows and reversing alterations throughout the building. Garage doors will also be replaced with new period appropriate doors.

15.830 Santiago Avenue - This Kenneth S. Wing designed house was constructed in 1~37. The building represents the simple sophistication of residential buildings designed by Kenneth S. Wing. The building is remarkably intact and well preserved, but work is still needed. The workplan includes rehabilitation of several original windows throughout the building, electrical panel replacement, replacement of unsafe gravity furnace, and roof replacement. This building is located outside of the historic, but is being recommended for Landmark designation.

16.151 St. Joseph Avenue - This two-story Spanish Eclectic style building is unique and provides a robust workplan including complete plumbing system upgrade, complete electrical system upgrade, earthquake foundation retrofit, structural repair work to address cracks and floor framing issues, and windows rehabilitated to original conditions. This is property is not located in a historic district, but is being recommended for Landmark designation.

17.730 Sunrise Boulevard - The Harnett House is a designated historic Landmark.

The stately two-story Craftsman style building was constructed in 1918 and is associated with the Harnett family, who had a long family history of civic engagement. The workplan includes plumbing system replacement, roof replacement of main house, replacement of knob and tube electrical system, correct prior electrical work, replace damaged shingle cladding in-kind, replace non-period doors and windows, repair damaged brick at porch, and additional repair work at garage.

18.789 Walnut Avenue - This traditional one-story Craftsman Bungalow constructed in 1920 represents classic Bungalow features and materials including a half-width porch, tapered columns, brick piers, dual front-facing gables, and wood siding cladding. The workplan includes rehabilitation of several windows, foundation retrofit, replacement of original plumbing, removal of original knob and tube electrical wiring and porch cross beam repair, porch brick and pier repairs, and repair of concrete ribbon driveway.

19.3815 Wilton Street - The property is a one-story Spanish Colonial style building with a tile covered porch. Proposed building work includes replacement of vinyl windows with period appropriate wood windows, remove existing heavy lace stucco and replace with smooth stucco finish, structural improvements to foundation, replace garage roof, and repair garage door.

APPLICATIONS NOT AWARDED THIS YEAR
The applications received this year were competitive. Most applications included important workplan items. Applications that included a comprehensive scope of repairs and "major" repair items were the applications that staff recommended to the Commission. Applications that included limited work plan items or no major repairs were

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not recommended for consideration. Generally, staff found these properties were in good to fair condition, were properties where more substantial repairs had already been completed, or where the applications had limited workplans.

1. 2125 E. 6th Street· This property had some workplan items, but was not competitive as other applications. The workplan can be improved and maybe a better candidate in next year's cycle.

2. 451 W. 9th Street~ This application presented a limited workplan. Several potential workplan items had already been completed. An improved workplan may make this property a better candidate in next year's cycle.

3. 3442 Gardenia Avenue- This application had a limited workplan and was not as competitive as other applications. The property was in good condition with little restoration work needed.

4. 299 Kennebec Avenue- This property had a limited workplan, and was not as competitive as other applications. This property appears to be in good condition with little restoration work necessary.

5. 711 Sunrise Boulevard~ This was an incomplete application. No workplan provided. The property also has unresolved enforcement actions.

Policy Changes for the 2019 Program
In 2014, the Cultural Heritage Commission, developed policies and restrictions for the Mills Act program that were approved by the City Council in 2015. With four years of experience in processing applications since the Mills Act program was resumed, staff is recommending some policy changes for implementation during the 2018 program. We are also recommending consideration of targeted areas for Mills Act, in the future.

Throughout the year, Development Services is made aware of unique properties that are for sale and that could potentially benefit from the Mills Act, but do not meet the eligibility criteria. Generally, the properties do not meet the valuation criteria for their respective property type, or are located outside of a district, and/or both. This year our office was notified that the Bixby Ranch House was sold (designated Landmark), a Paul Tay (architect) house was sold, a John Lautner (architect), and George Montierth (architect) house was sold. Recently the Commission amended the criteria to tie the property valuations to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), so that the valuations are not static.

Development Services finds that having two contract slots available with no valuation limit could be beneficial in instances when exceptional properties in need of restoration come to our attention. The purpose of the no cap contract slots are to allow the highest flexibility in their use, and should only reward exceptional restoration plans. We anticipate that this situation will continue to arise, and find this could be a tool to protect unique properties that are not located within a historic district and/or have important cultural significance, architectural significance, or at risk for demolition.

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On May 8, 2018, the Cultural Heritage Commission, received a presentation from graduate students in USC Masters of Heritage Conservation. The presentation was a comprehensive evaluation of the Drake Park Willmore City historic district and related historic preservation polices. One of their recommendations was to consider targeted Mills Act efforts that target specific areas. This could be used as an initiative by the Cultural Heritage Commission to restore areas by specifically focusing and using incentives in these areas. The specific recommendation from the students was that the Drake Park Willmore City historic district be considered as a stand alone Mills Act opportunity with improved outreach efforts. This approach is used by other cities with historic preservation programs including the City of Pasadena and the City of Anaheim and can be used in the City of Long Beach. The Commission can consider adopting this as a policy Change to target a specific neighborhood or historic district.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Public notices were distributed on July 27, 2018, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21.21, of the Long Beach Municipal Code. As of this date, no objections have been filed as it relates to the project.

Public notices are not required for the recommendation to City Council to award Mills Act contracts.

ENVIRONMENTAL REViEW
In accordance with the 15331 Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), environmental review is not required for actions taken for the preservation or restoration of historic structures.

Respectfully submitted,
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CURRENT PLANNING OFFICER
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Attachments: Exhibit A - Location Map
Exhibit B - Workpians
Exhibit C - OPR Primary Records Forms
Exhibit 0 - Landmark Designation Findings
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code: 3CS
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
DPR 523A (9/2013) *Required information

P1. Other Identifier: 645 W. 11th Street
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted
*a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Long Beach Date: 1981 T4S; R13W; of of Sec 36; SB B.M. c. Address: 645 W. 11th Street City: Long Beach Zip: 90813 d. UTM (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone: 11 , 388851.5 mE/ 3738444.3 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate): AIN 7271-019-018 *P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries):

The subject property at 645 W. 11th Street is located on the West 50 feet of Lots 1, 2, and 3 in Block G of Knoll Park. The Craftsman-style residence has Swiss Chalet detailing, measures 7,500 square feet, and has a generally rectangular footprint. Constructed circa 1905, the residence is surrounded by single- and multi-family homes. (See Continuation Sheet page 4) *P3b. Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): HP2 Single-Family Property *P4. Resources Present: ☒Building ☐Structure ☐Object ☐Site ☐District ☐Element of District ☐Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo (view, date,
accession #): Facing North; July 11,
2018; Photo No. L1150237
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:
☒Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Michele Daub
645 W. 11th Street
Long Beach, CA 90813
*P8. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and
address): A. Madsen and C. Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*P9. Date Recorded: July 25, 2018
*P10. Survey Type (Describe): Intensive, CEQA Compliance, P – Project Review *P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none"): Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2018.

Historic Evaluation for 645 W. 11th Street, Long Beach, California. *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 523 Forms P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) (See Continuation Sheet page 4)

EXHIBIT C
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): 645 W. 11th Street *NRHP Status Code: 3CS

DPR 523B (9/2013) *Required information
B1. Historic Name: 645 W. 11th Street
B2. Common Name: 645 W. 11th Street
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman with Swiss Chalet influence *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) *B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Long Beach Period of Significance: c. 1905 Property Type: Residences Applicable Criteria: A/1; C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
Record Search
A cultural resource record search was conducted on July 24, 2018, by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. (Ms. Carrie Chasteen) at the South Central Coastal Information Center, located at California State University, Fullerton. The record search included the subject property and a 0.25-mile buffer. The results of the record search indicate two studies have been conducted in the project area and eight studies have been conducted exclusively within the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 1, Previous Cultural Resource Surveys and Reports). Twelve resources were documented exclusively in the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 2, Previously Recorded Cultural Resources). (See Continuation Sheet page 7)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): N/A *B12. References: See Continuation Sheet page 16.

B13. Remarks: N/A
*B14. Evaluator:

Alexandra Madsen
Carrie Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*Date of Evaluation: July 25, 2018 (Sketch Map with north arrow required.) (This space reserved for official comments.)
State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
LOCATION MAP Trinomial
DPR 523J (9/2013) *Required information

*Map Name: Long Beach *Scale: 1:24,000 *Date of map: 1981________ State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
DPR 523L (9/2013) *Required information

*P3a. Description: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) Description
The two-story Swiss-Chalet Craftsman single-family residence is generally rectangular in plan with a cast stone foundation. The building is clad in horizontal clapboard siding. The crossgabled roof is clad in composition shingles. The front-facing gable is framed by barge board which is accented with decorative cross-shaped details. Additionally, the primary front-facing gable is accented with a projecting wide band which rests upon triangulated knee braces and coursed fish scale shingles. The side-gabled roofs are highlighted with exposed rafter tails. The primary entrance is raised and accessed via a covered wood porch with cast concrete stairs. The primary entrance consists of a wood door that is assumed to have glazing flanked by sidelights.

The porch is sheltered by a projecting bay which rests upon trios of boxed wood columns with cross braces that are similar to traditional Japanese joinery. A large cross beam connects the capitals of the columns. Rafters spanning this beam support the upper story projecting bay. In addition to the roofline details, this bay features three one-over-one wood sash windows which open on a small balconette with corbels. A smaller projecting bay is located on the eastern end of the upper floor and features triangulated knee braces and a leaded glass transom. A band board is located at the sill plate beneath the smaller secondary bay on this façade. A large fixed-pane picture window with leaded glass transom is prominently featured on the eastern end of the ground floor of the primary façade.

The primary entry porch wraps around to the western façade of the building and creates a rounded porch with a matching overhead balcony that is supported by a pair of boxed wood columns. The balcony is enclosed with a wood railing and is accessed with a wood door. The roof projects to shelter this doorway and is supported by scalloped braces. On the ground floor, a rounded bay matches the curve of the porch and features single-light casement windows. A canted bay with shed roof is centrally located on the lower level of this façade. Fenestration consists of one-overone wood sash and fixed-pane windows with wood surrounds.

The northern façade features a cantilevered sleeping porch on the upper floor with a wood with wood railing and steps lower level rear access porch. The gable on this façade is accented with coursed fish scale shingles and a diamond-paned window. A small one-story ell projects from the eastern end of this façade. Fenestration consists of one-over-one wood windows. Other details were not discernable from the public right-of-way due to a large wood fence.

The eastern façade features a small wood cabinet which appears to enclose utilities. Other details were not visible from the public right-of-way due to mature vegetation, fencing, and proximity of the neighboring residence.

A detached two-car garage is located in the rear of the property. The rectangular vernacular garage is clad in wood siding with corner boards, has a flat roof, and two pivoting doors for access to the automobile bays.

The building is located on a corner lot with neighboring residential buildings of similar style and materials. Some in-fill development has occurred over the course of time. Based upon appearance and the lack of historic building permits, the building appears to be unaltered and retains all aspects of integrity. The boundary is limited to the legal parcel boundary.

P5a. Photo or Drawing: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) 645 W. 11th Street
SOURCE: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Long Beach, 1914
(See Continuation Sheet page 5)
State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
DPR 523L (9/2013) *Required information

P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 4) Primary (Southern) façade, 645 W. 11th Street
Northern Façade, 645 W. 11th Street
(See Continuation Sheet page 6)
State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
DPR 523L (9/2013) *Required information

P5a. Photo or Drawing: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 5) Garage, 645 W. 11th Street
Setting, 645 W. 11th Street
State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
DPR 523L (9/2013) *Required information

*B10. Significance: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) TABLE 1

PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS AND REPORTS
Report
No. Year Report Title
Report
Type
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer Authors
LA-503 1974
Archaeological Resources
and Policy
Recommendations of Long
Beach
Special
Study X Dixon, Keith A.

LA-2399 1978
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Harbor Areas Cultural
Resource Survey
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Weinman, Lois J.
and E. Gary
Stickel
LA-2665 1985
Cultural Resource
Overview and Survey for
the Los Angeles County
Drainage Area Review
Study
Cultural
resource
study
X
Cottrell, Marie
G., James N.

Hill, Stephen Van
Wormer, John
Cooper
Archaeological
Resource
Management
Corporation
LA-3102 1994
The Los Angeles County
Drainage Area Subsequent
Environmental Impact
Report
Cultural
resource
study
X
McCawley,
William, John
Romani, Dana
Slawson
Greenwood and
Associates
LA-3508 1985
Historical Resource
Overview and Survey for
the Los Angeles County
Drainage Area Review
Study
Cultural
resource
study
X
Van Wormer,
Stephen
Archaeological
Resource
Management Corp.

LA-4625 1994
Historic Property Survey
Report for the Proposed
Alameda Corridor from
the Ports of Long Beach
and Los Angeles to
Downton Los Angeles in
Los Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource
study
X
Starzak, Richard
Myra L. Frank &
Associates, Inc.

LA-8475 2004
Cultural Resource
Survey, and Direct APE
and Indirect APE
Historic Architectural
Assessments for Sprint
Telecommunications
Facility Candidate
LA60XC351A (CA
Refrigerated Services)
625 W. Anaheim Street,
Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, California
Cultural
resource
study
X
Taniguchi,
Christeen and
Wayne Bonner
Michael Brandman
Associates
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 7) TABLE 1

PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS AND REPORTS (CONTINUED) LA-8724 2006
Cultural Resources
Records Search and Site
Visit Results for Royal
Street Communications,
LLC Candidate LA2807A
(Superfreezers), 625 W.

Anaheim Street, Long
Beach, Los Angeles
County, California
Cultural
resource
study
X
Bonner, Wayne
Michael Brandman
Associates
LA-12228 2013
Cultural Resources
Records Search and Site
Visit Results for TMobile West, LLC
Candidate LA02671A
(LA243 Anahelm & Daisy
[Fish Market]), 625 W.

Anaheim Street, Long
Beach, Los Angeles
County, California
Cultural
resource
study
X
Bonner, Wayne
Michael Brandman
Associates
LA-12808 2014
Cultural Resources Study
of the Wilmington Oil
and Gas Field, Los
Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Chasteen, Carrie,
Tiffany Clark,
Richard Hanes,
and Michael Mirro
Applied
EarthWorks, Inc.

LA-503: In 1974, Keith A. Dixon prepared a study to summarize the nature and extent of the archaeological resources in the City of Long Beach and recommended policies which may be followed by the city in order to protect the resources from further damage and destruction. Twenty-seven sites were documented exclusively in the 0.25-mile buffer and none were identified within the subject property.

LA-2399: In 1978, Lois J. Weinman and E. Gary Stickel prepared a cultural resource study to locate and identify cultural resources at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The report is comprised of historical and archaeological overviews of the project area, identification and statement of significance for 18 individual prehistoric archaeological sites, 21 shipwrecks, and 30 historical resources. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-2665: In 1985, Archaeological Resource Management Corporation prepared a cultural resource overview and survey for the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Review Study on behalf of the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-3102: In 1994, Greenwood and Associates prepared a historical and cultural resource investigation and historical and architectural evaluation in support of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Subsequent Environmental Impact Report. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-3508: In 1985, Archaeological Resource Management Corp. prepared a comprehensive history of flood control development in Los Angeles County and inventoried the historic resources in the study area. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-4625: In 1994, Myra L. Frank & Associates, Inc. prepared a Historic Property Survey Report for the Proposed Alameda Corridor from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 8) LA-8475: In 2004, Michael Brandman Associates prepared a Cultural Resource Survey, and Direct APE and Indirect APE Historic Architectural Assessments for Sprint Telecommunications Facility Candidate LA60XC351A (CA Refrigerated Services) 625 W. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-8724: In 2006, Michael Brandman Associates prepared Cultural Resources Records Search and Site Visit Results for Royal Street Communications, LLC Candidate LA2807A (Superfreezers), 625 W.

Anaheim Street, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12228: In 2013, Michael Brandman Associates prepared Cultural Resources Records Search and Site Visit Results for T-Mobile West, LLC Candidate LA02671A (LA243 Anahelm & Daisy [Fish Market]), 625 W. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12808: In 2014, Applied EarthWorks, Inc. prepared a cultural resource assessment of the Wilmington Oil and Gas Field “case study” in support of the Analysis of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California Environmental Impact Report. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

TABLE 2

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA Primary
Number Trinomial Description
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer
Attribute
Code
Resource
Type
P-19-150346 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-150349 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-178699 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-187199 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-187200 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
9-18-187218 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-187223 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-190716 N/A Warehouse X HP8 Industrial
building
P-19-190717 N/A Commercial
building X HP6
1-3 story
commercial
building
P-19-190718 N/A Warehouse X HP8 Industrial
building
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*B10. Significance:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 9) P-19-150346: Documents a one-story Victorian single-family residence located at 1027 Chestnut Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) but was not evaluated for the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register) or for designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark (Landmark).

P-19-150349: Documents a two-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1202 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-178699: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Bembridge House located at 953 Park Circle Drive, Long Beach, California. It was approved by the California Office of Historic Preservation on December 22, 2004 and listed in the National Register on February 10, 2005.

P-19-187199: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 711-13 Loma Vista Drive, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187200: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 517 W. 9th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187218: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1122 Crystal Court/1123 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187223: Documents a two-story Eclectic apartment building located at 508-514 W. 10th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-190716: Documents a one-story warehouse building located at 1350 Daisy Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-190717: Documents a one-story commercial building located at 551 W. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-190718: Documents a four-story warehouse located at 625 W. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

The Seaside Resort
By the end of the 19th century, the City’s waterfront had a burgeoning tourist industry. Sanborn maps estimated the population in 1895 at 1,200 and, in 1898, differentiated between winter residents (2,000) and summer residents (6,000), in a clear indication that the City’s prosperity depended on seasonal tourism and seaside amenities. Although sources conflict as to the exact date of construction of Long Beach’s first pleasure wharf south of Ocean Park Avenue, the wharf appears to have been constructed circa 1885. In 1888, a pier at the southern terminus of Magnolia Avenue was constructed, and the Pine Avenue (or Municipal) Pier followed in 1893. The 1895 Sanborn map also shows one small bathhouse and a pavilion at the base of Cedar Avenue, south of Ocean Park Avenue, flanked by the two piers.

During this period, the City experienced an increase in the construction of small-scaled or mixed-use lodging houses, as well as strings of small, attached dwellings (courts), cottages, cabins, and tents. The increase in these building types suggests that the source of the tourist population was local, most likely Southern Californians who were most comfortable in familiar, informal accommodations (unlike visitors from the East and Midwest). (See Continuation Sheet page 11)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 10) In addition to local rail service, interaction between towns may have been facilitated by the sharp increase in the popularity of bicycling, which was fueled by modifications in bicycle design from the high wheeler to the safety bicycle in the 1890s and prompted the founding of local wheelman’s clubs and the organization of races and pleasure rides. In 1891, the Long Beach City Council allowed the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad Company to install a rail line along Ocean Avenue to connect Long Beach with Los Angeles.

From 1895 to 1902, the geographic boundary of most development within Long Beach expanded northwest to Anaheim Street (north) and Monterey Avenue (west) to accommodate the growing population, which had increased to approximately 4,000 residents. Development also continued to grow through the communities north and east of the City.

EARLY 20TH-CENTURY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION, 1902–1920 By the turn of the century, Long Beach’s economy seemed fully dependent on tourism, with seaside facilities remaining the focal point of development. By 1902, the upscale Pavilion and Bath House with bowling alley were in place and attracting tourists from nearby communities. With a population of 18,000 people, there was a growing demand for improved transportation, as well as seasonal or temporary accommodations.

Henry Huntington’s Pacific Electric Streetcar Company also provided service into and around the City by 1902. Interurban Red Cars shuttled people to and from nearby towns, and all over Southern California, Yellow Cars took Long Beach residents to downtown and shopping, and the Big Red Cars went between Los Angeles and Long Beach. While Pacific Electric increased the volume of seasonal visitors and part-time residents, the extension of the Southern Pacific line into Long Beach and the expansion by 1904 of the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad (SPLA&SL), co-owned by Union Pacific after 1921, may have encouraged the growth of the seasonal and permanent population from points east.

The arrival of Pacific Electric, along with the construction of Colonel Charles Drake’s Salt Water Plunge in 1902, brought many visitors to Long Beach and the pleasure wharf, many of whom stayed all day long and even into the night when automobile travel became more popular. The Salt Water Plunge was located in an upscale bathhouse at the base of Pine Avenue. By 1905, attractions at the pleasure wharf had multiplied, with more than 30 seasonal booths added to the boardwalk, including candy shops, popcorn vendors, a palm reader, and a merry-go-round and a SPLA&SL train station at the Municipal Pier. A small wooden roller coaster known as The Figure Eight is reported to have been present on the beach from 1907 to 1914; it was replaced by the Jackrabbit Racer in 1915. By 1908, the Virginia Hotel and Majestic Dance Hall were added south of Ocean Park Avenue at South Magnolia Avenue; in addition, the Walk of a Thousand Lights was present on the boardwalk, which was labeled the Pike, by 1914. The 1908 Sanborn map also shows the addition of the Municipal Auditorium, south of Pine Avenue, adjacent to the Municipal Pier.

Streetcar Suburbanization
In the first years of the 20th century, residential construction was at an all-time high. A 1901 newspaper article detailing the City’s building boom reported on the construction of several two- and three-story apartment homes around the downtown area. A substantial number of cottages and private homes were also reported under construction. Late Queen-Anne-style residences, such as the Bembridge House (953 Park Circle), lined the streets of the original Willmore City townsite, as well as areas to the north and east of the City center. Residential development was also occurring outside the City boundaries, at the Alamitos Townsite to the east and in North Long Beach.

The majority of the residential development that occurred between 1902 and 1920 is attributable to the improvement of the City’s transportation infrastructure. Throughout the United States, the introduction of the electric streetcar dramatically changed suburbanization patterns by allowing people to travel the equivalent of a 30-minute walk in 10 minutes. Residential tracts sprouted up near each of the streetcar stops, typically no further than a 10-minute walk from the station. Along the routes between the streetcar stop and the neighborhood entrances, commercial businesses—such as grocers, bakeries, and drugstores—were established, as were apartment homes and court houses.
(See Continuation Sheet page 12)

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*B10. Significance:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 11) Craftsman, 1905—1930
Rooted in the principles of the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts movement in England, the Craftsman aesthetic and ideals were developed and promoted in the United States by furniture maker Gustav Stickley and his 1901 magazine The Craftsman. Craftsman architectural design reached its apogee with the work of two brothers, Charles S. Greene and Henry M. Greene, who practiced together in Pasadena from 1893 to 1914 and with the work of a handful of other architects primarily located in the vicinity of the Arroyo Seco and the San Francisco Bay Area. The work of the Greene brothers and other Craftsman-style architects was widely published in both professional and popular journals. This exposure fueled the popularity of the Craftsman style, which spread quickly throughout the country. Craftsman house plans became easily accessible to the middle-class through pattern books and mail-order houses such as Sears, Roebuck & Company, and Montgomery Ward’s. Affordable and easily constructed from locally available materials, oneto-one and a half-story Craftsman homes became known as bungalows and dominated middle-class residential design during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Although some Craftsman homes were two stories in height, large-scale versions of Craftsman houses were rare except in California. A limited number of commercial and public buildings also reflect Craftsman influences.

Craftsman buildings utilize materials such as wood, stone, and brick in a natural-appearing state. Structural features were left exposed and exploited for their decorative qualities. Earth tones were favored, integrating the building with the surrounding landscape. Horizontality was emphasized through low, ground-hugging massing, employment of broadly pitched, overhanging roofs, and utilization of wood siding and flat trim laid in continuous bands. Often, the lower portion of the exterior walls or porch supports was battered or tapered so as to be heavier at ground level. Capacious front porches were nearly ubiquitous features, often overlooked by generous expanses of windows clustered in groups. A combination of window types was used, with casement windows and fixed windows commonly appearing on the facade and double-hung sash on the sides and rear. Entries typically were characterized by oversized, heavy, wood-paneled doors. Craftsman interiors were distinguished by built-in features such as bookshelves, cabinets and hutches with leaded glass doors, and seating nooks and by the use of wood for picture rails, continuous header moldings, window and door casings, and doors.

Character-Defining Features of Craftsman Style
• Low-pitched gabled (or sometimes hipped) roof
• Wide, unenclosed eave overhang
• Timber framed
• Triangular knee brace supports
• Wood shingle siding and or wood horizontal siding and/or cut stone cladding • Wide window and door casings
• Low porch pedestals usually supporting columns
• Exposed rafters
• Decorative (false) beams or braces under gables
• Shed, gabled or eyebrow dormers
• Porches, either full- or partial-width
• Sloping (or battered) foundation
Craftsman Sub-Styles
Although these are considered the most typical character-defining features, not all will apply to each Craftsman-style building. Various regional architectural and building material preferences, as well as socio-economic factors, influenced several Craftsman typologies to develop especially in Southern California where the style dominated residential architecture throughout the first part of the 20th century. The following is a description of the Eclectic Craftsman sub-type found within Long Beach.
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• A Craftsman building influenced by other cultures. The two subtypes most known were termed the “Swiss Chalet” and the “Japanese Influenced.” The Swiss-Chalet-influenced Craftsman was recognizable by its widely project eaves, and latticed balconies supported by large brackets. The windows were in rows of two, three, and even four; and then a wide space of wood. Many of the roofs were white to imply them as being snow covered. The Japanese-Influenced Craftsman was recognizable by convex curved gable ends supported by complex curved brackets like those in ancient Japanese temples. Houses constructed in these eclectic styles displayed various degrees of ornamentation, as well as could be both one and two stories.

Registration Requirements
In Long Beach, countless examples of the Craftsman style were constructed. Master architects such as Henry Greene and Charles Greene, William Horace Austin, alone and in partnership with Westel W. Sedgewick or Harvey H. Lochridge, and by Harry W. Metcalf, alone and in partnership with Hugh R. Davies designed many of the Craftsman style residences in the City. Although the Greene brothers only designed two Craftsman-style homes in Long Beach, the Tichenor and Reeve residences, Austin & Sedgwick, Metcalf & Davis, and other local firms constructed thousands of versions of the style in almost every Long Beach neighborhood during the first decades of the twentieth-century. Craftsman-style residences could be seen along the ocean front, in the blocks immediately north of Ocean Avenue (now Boulevard), and in the areas west, east, and north of the central business district. Two of the most popular Craftsman subtypes visible in these neighborhoods were the Aeroplane and Swiss Chalet. More modest interpretations of the style were found throughout the numerous subdivisions that emerged during the first three decades of the 20th century.

Examples of this style are still prevalent throughout Long Beach due to the creation of such historic districts as California Heights, Bluff Heights, Carroll Park, and Hellman Street Craftsman. However, many Craftsman-style houses throughout the City have suffered alterations to their character-defining features. Eligible resources should retain the majority of their character-defining features, although some impact or loss to these features may be acceptable when comparative analysis demonstrates that the resource is a rare example of the type. A property should also retain its original location and basic contextual setting. Treatments such as the removal of original wood siding and the addition of stucco to the exterior walls, the removal of projecting false beams and rafters, and the replacement of original windows and doors diminish the integrity of a Craftsman home.
645 W. 11th Street
645 W. 11th Street is in the Knoll Park Tract in the Willmore City region of the Drake Park/Willmore City Historic District in Long Beach. Willmore City is named after early settler William Willmore, who laid the housing tracts for Willmore City in the original 1881 city plan, which later became Long Beach. The historic district retains the highest concentration of early housing in Long Beach. The Knoll Park Tract was platted in 1903 by Stanley F. McClung and was owned by the Seaside Water Company. The area immediately surrounding the subject property is comprised of both turn of the century homes, often exhibiting Victorian, Italian Renaissance, and Craftsman styles of architecture, and in-fill apartment buildings that date to the 1950s through 1980s.

An 1883 notice in the Los Angeles Times, sought to entice people to the area with the following advertisement:

WILLMORE CITY! The most beautiful SEASIDE RESORT in Southern California. Desirable lots for sale now from $50 to $100 each. Reached by cars to Willmore Station, on Wilmington and Los Angeles railroad; thence by horse car three miles… The property at 645 W. 11th Street was likely developed circa 1905. The subject property reflects the type of home that originally populated this area.
(See Continuation Sheet page 14)
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*B10. Significance:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 13) Ownership History
Based upon a review of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s records, the subject property has had multiple owners between 1902 and 2013. A summary of the history of previous owners of the property was compiled from readily available public records (Table 3, Assessor Data, 645 W. 11th Street).

TABLE 3

ASSESSOR DATA
645 W. 11TH STREET
Map Book No. Page No. Date Name
133 50 1902—1909
Seaside Water Co.

Arch Moore
W.J. Wood
Ephriam W. Clemmer
Louise Dennison
133C 205 1908—1915
Ephriam W. Clemmer
Louise Dennison
Emily A. Brown
Carrie Evelyn Smith
Long Beach Improvement Co.
180 22 1916—1921 Long Beach Improvement Co.

Georgia T. McMullen
180 14 1921—1928 Georgia T. McMullen
180 18 1928—1939 Georgia T. McMullen
180 18 1939—1946 Georgia T. McMullen
180 18 1947—1951 Georgia T. McMullen
180 18 1952—1956 Georgia T. McMullen
180 18 1957—1961 Georgia T. McMullen
7279 8 1962 Georgia T. McMullen
Nova R. Annes
1972 F. D. and D. D. Wisdom
1998 F. D. and D. D. Wisdom Trust
2003 Joseph C. Grana III
2011 Frank E. Prior
2011 HSBC Bank USA National as c/o Americas
Servicing Co.
2012 Frank Gamwell
2013 Michele Daub
No information was available on Arch Moore, although he likely improved the property in 1905. On July 10, 1908, W. J. Wood sold the subject property, identified by its legal description, to T.

L. (Tamar Lucinda) Clemmer. Two weeks later, E. W. Clemmer sold a different property to W. J.

Wood. No additional information was available on W. J. Wood.

Ephriam W. Clemmer was born in Tennessee circa 1864, married Tamar Lucinda Clemmer in 1890, and moved to Long Beach in 1902. He opened a real estate office there in 1903 and offered services there until 1927. In his early years in Long Beach, he championed the widening of Atlantic Avenue and unsuccessfully fought for the consolidation of Long Beach and Wilmington. A 1954 article recounting his death identified him as a “pioneer real estate man.” Although this article lauds his career, there is little information to attest to Clemmer’s early significance as a real estate man.

Louise Dennison is listed as residing in the property in the 1909-1910 City Directory. She did not list a career and no other information was available. Emily A. Brown, who was born in Pennsylvania circa 1845, and Carrie Evelyn Smith, who was born circa 1859, also owned the property briefly. According to the City Directory, William H. Dunn resided at the property in 1912. Dunn was born in New Jersey circa 1853, married Laura W. F. Dunn, and worked as a real estate agent.
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*B10. Significance:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 14) Georgia T. McMullen owned the property from circa 1920 to 1961. Born in Delaware circa 1875, McMullen turned the subject property into a boarding house to provide a form of income for herself after her husband, laborer Samuel Wiley McMullen, died in 1928.

Evaluation
The subject property, 645 W. 11th Street, is recommended eligible under Criterion A of the Long Beach City Cultural Heritage Commission Ordinance as a Long Beach Historic Landmark (LBHL) that possesses a significant value attributable to the development of the city of Long Beach, notably the development of Willmore City. The subject property’s significance also rises to the state level, as it is a strong example of this early settlement and the residences from this period in the state’s history, and clearly reflects a specific event, notably the move to seaside resorts that marked an important moment in Southern California history. Therefore, the subject property is also eligible for listing in the California Register pursuant to Criteria 1. The subject property possesses a significant character, interest, and value attributable to the development, heritage, and early settlement patterns of the City of Long Beach and greater Southern California. The development of 645 W. 11th Street reflects the appeal of Willmore City, and eventually, Long Beach as the “Seaside Resort,” in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that attracted people from Los Angeles and the surrounding area, as well as those from across the country. Although the immediate area has suffered some infill, the subject property still strongly conveys the early settlement of the immediate area, which is peppered with similar turn of the century residences. Moreover, the flocking of people to the communities like Long Beach for health and recreation is a notable event in Southern California; Willmore City is a strong example of this popular movement. Willmore City’s amenities made it a “seaside resort” that propelled a major population increase starting at the turn of the century.

The subject property located at 645 W. 11th Street is not recommended eligible under Criterion B as a LBHL or for inclusion in the California Register under this criterion. Persons who made demonstrably significant contributions to the history of the nation, state, or region are not known to be associated with this property.

The subject property located at 645 W. 11th Street is recommended eligible under Criterion C as a LBHL and for listing in the California Register under Criterion 3 as it embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type. The subject property is a high-style example of Eclectic Craftsman architecture dating to the early 20th century. Character-defining features of the style are intact, including the cross-gable roof, clapboard siding, porch, exposed rafter tails, projecting bays, cross bracing, and decorative cross detailing that identify the property as a Craftsman with Swiss Chalet influence. This property embodies distinctive characteristics of the Eclectic-Craftsman-style type, early 20th century, and possesses high artistic value. The property located at 645 W. 11th Street does not appear eligible at the state level under Criterion 3 of the California Register because its architectural significance is limited to the local level.

The subject property located at 645 W. 11th Street is recommended ineligible under Criterion D as a LBHL and the CRHR under Criterion 4 as it is not a likely source for future information related to history or prehistory.

The period of significance for the property is circa 1905, the year the building appears to have been constructed.

Statement of Integrity
The subject property was evaluated against the seven aspects of integrity as outlined in the California Code of Regulations, California Register of Historical Resources (Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852 [C]). The seven aspects of integrity include location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

The subject property retains its original location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association because it appears to be unaltered.
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 15) The setting of the property has changed from late 19th and early 20th century single-family homes to a conglomeration of these historic homes broken by apartment buildings dating from the 1950s through 1980s. Therefore, the property’s setting does not retain integrity as it has been largely altered from its original appearance at the time of the residence’s construction.

Conclusion
The subject property at 645 W. 11th Street in Long Beach appears eligible for listing in the California Register and for designation under the LBHL pursuant to Criterion 1/A for its association with the early settlement of Willmore City and Southern California. It is also eligible for designation under the LBHL pursuant to Criterion C as a high-style example of Eclectic Craftsman architecture in Long Beach.
*B12. References: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) “Drake Park,” City of Long Beach, accessed on July 20, 2018 at:
http://www.lbds.info/planning/historic_preservation/drake_park.asp “E. W. Clemmer,” The Los Angeles Times, July 25, 1908. Page 21. “Funeral Services Scheduled Today for E. W. Clemmer,” Long Beach Independent, June 18, 1954, Page

4. “Knoll Park,” Department of Public Works, 1903, Tract Map accessed on July 20, 2018 at:
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/sur/nas/landrecords/tract/MB0003/TR0003-089A.pdf “Samuel Wiley McMullen,” Mottell’s Funeral Register, April 11, 1928, Book 14, Page 115. “W. J. Wood,” The Los Angeles Times, July 10, 1908, Page 27. “Willmore City,” The Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1883, Page 1.

Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilmington, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 92; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1240092.

Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_85; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374098 Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1125; FHL microfilm: 2339865
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:

Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Berner, Loretta. 1990. “A Step Back in Time.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 69.

Berner, Loretta. 1995. “Al Brown Remembers the Pike.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 4.

Cadwaller, Isabelle. 1995. “Isabelle’s Transportation.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 35.

Fahey, Harold. 1995. “Long Beach Expands.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 9.
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*B12. References: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 16) Johnson Heumann Research Associates. 1988. Expanded Downtown Long Beach Historic Survey, Final Report. Long Beach, CA: City of Long Beach, Office of Neighborhood and Historic Preservation, p. 13.

McAlester, Virginia, and Lee McAlester. 1994. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred Knopf, 454.

Mullio, Cara, and Jennifer Volland. 2004. Long Beach Architecture: The Unexpected Metropolis.

Santa Monica, CA: Hennessey and Ingalls, p. 21.

Polk’s Long Beach City Directory, 1909-1910, Page 66.

Polk’s Long Beach City Directory, 1912, Page 84.

Robinson, W.W. 1948. Long Beach: A Calendar of Events in the Making of a City. Los Angeles, CA:

Title Insurance and Trust Company, p. 13.

Sanborn Map Company. 1891, 1895, 1898. Insurance Map of Long Beach, California. New York, NY.

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P1. Other Identifier: 953 Chestnut Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted
*a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Long Beach Date: 1981 T4S; R13W; of of Sec 36; SB B.M. c. Address: 953 Chestnut Avenue City: Long Beach Zip: 90813 d. UTM (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone: 11 , 389188.3 mE/ 3738264.4 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate): AIN 7272-010-008 *P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries):

The subject property at 953 Chestnut Avenue is located on the east 79 feet of the north 50 feet of Lot 2 in Block 12 of the Long Beach tract in Long Beach. This 2,200-square-foot, two-story residence was built circa 1903 and is located within a residential section of Chestnut Avenue. It is Queen Anne in style and is generally rectangular in plan.
(See Continuation Sheet page 4)
*P3b. Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): HP2 Single-Family Property *P4. Resources Present: ☒Building ☐Structure ☐Object ☐Site ☐District ☐Element of District ☐Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo (view, date,
accession #): Facing West; July 11,
2018; Photo No. L1150225
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:
☒Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

William Restouex
953 Chestnut Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
*P8. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and
address): A. Madsen and C. Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*P9. Date Recorded: July 25, 2018

*P10. Survey Type (Describe): Intensive, CEQA Compliance, P – Project Review *P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none"): Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2018.

Historic Evaluation for 953 Chestnut Avenue, Long Beach, California. *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 523 Forms P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) (See Continuation Sheet page 5)
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): 953 Chestnut Avenue *NRHP Status Code: 3CB

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B1. Historic Name: Robert J. Craig Residence
B2. Common Name: 953 Chestnut Avenue
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Queen Anne
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The subject property was constructed circa 1902/1903 by then-owner contractor Robert J. Craig. A 1903 article in the Los Angeles Times recorded that contractor “R.J. Craig is building a $3,000 house on the southwest corner of Tenth Street and Chestnut Avenue.” That same year, Craig’s sister from Ontario visited his home at Tenth and Chestnut streets. These articles thereby identify the construction date of the subject property as 1902—1903. A furnace was replaced in 1952 and 1971.

No other building permits were available for the property. *B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Robert J. Craig
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Long Beach Period of Significance: c. 1902/1903 Property Type: Residences Applicable Criteria: A/1; B; C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
Record Search
A cultural resource record search was conducted on July 24, 2018, by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. (Ms. Carrie Chasteen) at the South Central Coastal Information Center, located at California State University, Fullerton. The record search included the subject property and a 0.25-mile buffer. The results of the record search indicate two studies have been conducted in the project area and two studies have been conducted exclusively within the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 1, Previous Cultural Resource Surveys and Reports). Twelve resources were documented exclusively in the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 2, Previously Recorded Cultural Resources).
(See Continuation Sheet page 7)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): N/A *B12. References: See Continuation Sheet page 14.

B13. Remarks: N/A
*B14. Evaluator:

Alexandra Madsen
Carrie Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*Date of Evaluation: July 25, 2018
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*P3a. Description: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) Description
The two-story Queen-Anne-style single-family residence features a rectangular plan. The irregular roofline with boxed eaves features a side-gabled roof with dormers and a turret. The turret features a bell-curved pyramidal roof. All roofs are clad in composition shingles. The second-floor pedimented dormers are accented with coursed fish scale shingles. The exterior of the building is clad in horizontal shiplap with shiplap foundation skirting and a band board at the water line.

The turret is further accented with a band board at the sill plate. Fenestration consists of oneover-one double hung wood sash windows with wood surrounds.

The primary façade is asymmetrical and features a hexagonal turret and a primary entryway with porch. The primary entrance is raised and accessed via a covered wood porch with cast concrete stairs. A low-height balustrade railing partially encloses the porch and forms the stair railing.

A front-facing gable, accented with a bas relief frieze, is supported by Ionic wood columns. The primary entryway is characterized by a wood with glazing door flanked by a side light.

The northern façade features band boards at the water line and both sill plates. A one-story canted bay with a central fixed pane window with stained glass transom flanked by one-over-one wood sash windows projects from this façade. An elaborate stain glass window is centrally located on this wall and presumably illuminates an interior staircase landing. The southern façade features a twostory canted bay, and two stained-glass windows with partially scalloped wood surrounds. Additional details were not visible from the public right-of-way.

Details of the rear, or western, façade are generally obscured from the public right-of-way due to fencing and vegetation. It was noted that the gable on this façade is not accented with coursed fish-scale shingles however.

Landscape features include a metal fence, wood fence in the rear of the parcel, bougainvillea, and mature California pepper trees and Canary Island date palms in the parkway.

The building is located on a corner lot with neighboring residential buildings of similar style and materials. Some in-fill development has occurred over the course of time. Based upon a review of historic photographs, the building appears to be unaltered and retains all aspects of integrity.

The boundary is limited to the legal parcel boundary.
953 Chestnut Street
SOURCE: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Long Beach, April 1905 (See Continuation Sheet page 5)
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P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Primary Record page 1) SOURCE: Sapphos Environmental, Inc., 2018
Primary (Eastern) Façade, 953 Chestnut Avenue
Northern Façade, 953 Chestnut Avenue
(See Continuation Sheet page 6)
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P5a. Photo or Drawing: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 5) Southern Façade, 953 Chestnut Avenue
Setting, 953 Chestnut Avenue
(See Continuation Sheet page 7)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) TABLE 1

PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS AND REPORTS
Report
No. Year Report Title
Report
Type
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer Authors
LA-503 1974
Archaeological
Resources and Policy
Recommendations of Long
Beach
Special
Study X Dixon, Keith A.

LA-2399 1978
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Harbor Areas Cultural
Resource Study
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Weinman, Lois J.
and E. Gary
Stickel
LA-2665 1985
Cultural Resource
Overview and Survey for
the Los Angeles County
Drainage Area Review
Study
Cultural
resource
study
X
Cottrell, Marie
G., James N.

Hill, Stephen Van
Wormer, John
Cooper
Archaeological
Resource
Management
Corporation
LA-12808 2014
Cultural Resources
Study of the Wilmington
Oil and Gas Field, Los
Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Chasteen, Carrie,
Tiffany Clark,
Richard Hanes,
and Michael Mirro
Applied
EarthWorks, Inc.

LA-503: In 1974, Keith A. Dixon prepared a study to summarize the nature and extent of the archaeological resources in the City of Long Beach and recommended policies which may be followed by the city in order to protect the resources from further damage and destruction. Twenty-seven sites were documented exclusively in the 0.25 mile buffer and none were identified within the subject property.

LA-2399: In 1978, Lois J. Weinman and E. Gary Stickel prepared a cultural resource study to locate and identify cultural resources at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The report is comprised of historical and archaeological overviews of the project area, identification and statement of significance for 18 individual prehistoric archaeological sites, 21 shipwrecks, and 30 historical resources. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-2665: In 1985, Archaeological Resource Management Corporation prepared a cultural resource overview and survey for the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Review Study on behalf of the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12808: In 2014, Applied EarthWorks, Inc. prepared a cultural resource assessment of the Wilmington Oil and Gas Field “case study” in support of the Analysis of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California Environmental Impact Report. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property. (See Continuation Sheet page 8)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 7) TABLE 2

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA Primary
Number Trinomial Description
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer
Attribute
Code
Resource
Type
P-19-693 CA-LAN-693 Midden X AP15 Habitation
debris
P-19-150346 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-150347 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-150349 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-150351 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-150353 N/A Apartment
building X HP3
MultipleFamily
Property
P-19-150355 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-178699 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-187209 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-187218 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-187223 N/A
Single-family
residence X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-187287 N/A
Apartment
building X HP#
MultipleFamily
Property
P-19-693/CA-LAN-693: Documents a midden and discovery of human skeletons discovered while laying out Knoll Park (now Drake Park). No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

P-19-150346: Documents a 1-story Victorian single-family residence located at 1027 Chestnut Avenue, Long Beach, California. Was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) but was not evaluated for the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register) or for designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark (Landmark).

P-19-150347: Documents a two-story Victorian single-family residence located at 743 Chestnut Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-150349: Documents a two-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1202 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-150351: Documents a two-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 803 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark. (See Continuation Sheet page 9)
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*B10. Significance:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 8) P-19-150353: Documents a two-story Spanish Revival apartment building located at 310 W. 8th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-150355: Documents a two-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 726 Chestnut Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-178699: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Bembridge House located at 953 Park Circle Drive, Long Beach, California. Approved by the California Office of Historic Preservation on December 22, 2004, and listed in the National Register on February 10, 2005.

P-19-187209: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 344 E. 57th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187218: P-19-187209: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1122 Crystal Court/1123 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187223: Documents a two-story Eclectic apartment building located at 208-214 W. 10th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187287: Documents a two-story Spanish Revival apartment building located at 329-335 E. 16th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

Significance
The subject property, 953 Chestnut Avenue, was constructed circa 1902/1903 as part of the original Willmore City townsite. This area is notable for its many turn-of-the-century homes. For this reason, it was evaluated under the Seaside Resort and Streetcar Suburbanization themes and Queen Anne architectural style of the Historic Context Statement:

Long Beach – the Seaside Resort
By the end of the 19th century, the City of Long Beach (City) possessed a waterfront that had a burgeoning tourist industry. Sanborn maps estimated the population in 1895 at 1,200 and, in 1898, differentiated between winter residents (2,000) and summer residents (6,000), in a clear indication that the City’s prosperity depended on seasonal tourism and seaside amenities. During this period, the City experienced an increase in the construction of small-scaled or mixed-use lodging houses, as well as strings of small, attached dwellings (courts), cottages, cabins, and tents. The increase in these building types suggests that the source of the tourist population was local, most likely Southern Californians who were most comfortable in familiar, informal accommodations (unlike visitors from the east and Midwest). In addition to local rail service, interaction between towns may have been facilitated by the sharp increase in the popularity of bicycling, which was fueled by modifications in bicycle design from the high wheeler to the safety bicycle in the 1890s. From 1895 to 1902, the geographic boundary of most development within Long Beach expanded northwest to Anaheim Street (north) and Monterey Avenue (west) to accommodate the growing population, which had increased to approximately 4,000 residents. Development also continued to grow through the communities north and east of the City.

Streetcar Suburbanization
In the first years of the 20th century, residential construction was at an all-time high. A 1901 newspaper article detailing the City’s building boom reported on the construction of several twoand three-story apartment homes around the downtown area. A substantial number of cottages and private homes were also reported under construction. Late-Queen-Anne-style residences, such as the Bembridge House (953 Park Circle), lined the streets of the original Willmore City townsite, as well as areas to the north and east of the City center. Residential development was also occurring outside the City boundaries, at the Alamitos Townsite to the east and in North Long Beach.
(See Continuation Sheet page 10)
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*B10. Significance:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 9) The majority of the residential development that occurred between 1902 and 1920 is attributable to the improvement of the City’s transportation infrastructure. Throughout the United States, the introduction of the electric streetcar dramatically changed suburbanization patterns by allowing people to travel the equivalent of a 30-minute walk in 10 minutes. Residential tracts sprouted up near each of the streetcar stops, typically no further than a 10-minute walk from the station.

Along the routes between the streetcar stop and the neighborhood entrances, commercial businesses— such as grocers, bakeries, and drugstores—were established, as were apartment homes and court houses.

Queen Anne 1885—1910
Developed by a group of English architects led by Richard Norman Shaw, the Queen Anne style made its debut in the United States at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. The style in England consisted of half-timbering and patterned masonry work, as did the early examples in the United States. The American version of the Queen Anne was seen throughout the United States, and because its popularity coincided with the boom years of the 1880s and 1890s, it was the most utilized of all the Victorian-era styles for residential buildings in Southern California. Although originally applied to commercial and institutional buildings to some degree, the Queen Anne style was most suited for residential applications, which varied from simple cottages and farmhouses to elaborate mansions. In the most full-blown examples, Queen Anne houses epitomized what later generations condemned as Victorian excess: no roof treatment could be too complicated, and no surface was left unembellished.

The most recognizable elements of Queen Anne buildings in Southern California, including early commercial examples, are towers or rounded bays topped by turrets, domes, and cupolas. Bay projections, or corners treated like bays with their ends cut at an angle beneath an overhanging roofline, are also very common. Roofs are generally complex, consisting of multiple steep hips and gables. Porches are nearly ubiquitous and provided one location to showcase the decorative elements made possible by the Industrial Revolution inventions of the lathe, jigsaw, and band saw. Turned columns and balustrades, spindle work or cutout railings and friezes, carved brackets and pendants, and applied ornaments—such as rosettes, sunbursts, “donuts,” and swags—were among the favored methods to adorn porches, balconies, bargeboards, roof faces and overhangs, and window and door openings. Varied wall surfaces, often combined on one building, included patterned shingles, horizontal wood siding, and brick. Brick was also employed for tall chimneys, which could either be interior or attached to an exterior elevation. Windows were either double-hung sash or fixed, and tall and narrow; the more ambitious examples may have ornamented surrounds and colored or art glass inserts. Transom windows over front doors were often present. The overall proportions of most Victorian era buildings, including the Queen Anne, were vertical, giving the impression that the building was perched on, rather than integrated into, the surrounding landscape.

Character-defining Features
• One to two-and-a-half stories
• Steeply pitched, complex roofs
• Towers and turrets
• Asymmetrical facade composition
• Varied exterior materials, including patterned shingles and horizontal wood siding, often in combination
• Partial, full width, or ‘L’-shaped porches
• Ornamental elements, including spindlework, carved or sawn brackets, bargeboards, pendants, sunbursts, rosettes, etc.
• Corner windows and bay windows
• Brick chimneys
• Tall and narrow double-hung sash windows
• Paneled and glazed front doors, often topped with transoms (See Continuation Sheet page 11)
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*B10. Significance:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 10) Registration Requirements
Queen-Anne-style buildings are found in the earliest subdivisions of Long Beach, particularly within the original Willmore Townsite, the Alamitos Beach Townsite, and older neighborhoods of north Long Beach that once contained family farms. The Bembridge House, located within the Drake Park historic district, is the best local example of the Queen Anne style, retaining a high degree of integrity and the character-defining features of the style. Typically, Queen-Anne-style buildings will be significant individually due to their limited number. Because of their age and scarcity, a greater degree of alteration may be acceptable for local designation, although to be significant under the National Register or California Register criteria, a building should possess the majority of the aspects of integrity, including materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. Most critical are the retention of the original siding materials (or replacement in kind), original windows and doors (sash and surrounds), porches, and ornamental features. Roofing materials may have been replaced but should present a compatible appearance. Any additions should ideally be located in the rear. Outbuildings such as carriage houses, barns, or water towers are very rare and should be considered significant even if altered.
953 Chestnut Avenue
953 Chestnut Avenue is in the Willmore City region of Drake Park/Willmore City Historic District in Long Beach. Willmore City is named after early settler William Willmore, who laid the housing tracts for Willmore City in the original 1881 city plan, which later became Long Beach. The historic district retains the highest concentration of early housing in Long Beach. The area immediately surrounding the subject property is comprised of both turn-of-the-century homes, often exhibiting Victorian, Italian Renaissance, and Craftsman styles of architecture, and in-fill apartment buildings that date to the 1950s through 1980s.

An 1883 notice in the Los Angeles Times, sought to entice people to the area with the following advertisement:

WILLMORE CITY! The most beautiful SEASIDE RESORT in Southern California. Desirable lots for sale now from $50 to $100 each. Reached by cars to Willmore Station, on Wilmington and Los Angeles railroad; thence by horse car three miles…
The property at 953 Chestnut Avenue was likely one of the early lots purchased, circa 1888, developed in 1902/1903. The subject property reflects the type of home that originally populated this area.

Ownership History
Based upon a review of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s records, the subject property has had multiple owners between 1902 and 2017. A summary of the history of previous owners of the property was compiled from readily available public records (Table 3, Assessor Data, 953 Chestnut Avenue). (See Continuation Sheet page 12)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 11) TABLE 3

ASSESSOR DATA
953 CHESTNUT AVENUE
Map Book No. Page No. Date Name
133B 9 1902—1911 Robert J. Craig
183 11 1911—1920 Robert J. Craig
183 15 1920—1927
Robert J. Craig
Victoria Craig
Robert J. Craig
183 204 1927—1941 Robert J. Craig
Victoria Craig
183 202 1941—1948
M. Victoria Craig
Kenneth and Lina H. Wash
John and Viola Lewis
Alfred and Rose Hilbrich
183 202 1949—1953 Alfred and Rose Hilbrich
Ida M. Clark
183 202 1954—1958 Ida M. Clark
183 202 1959—1961 Ida M. Clark
1981 James and Barbara Peebles
1996 Samuel M. and C. King
2006 Judie Ann Dobalian
2016 AAE Properties LLC
2017 William Restouex
Robert J. Craig was an early local contractor who worked on numerous projects in Long Beach. Born in Quebec, Canada in 1848, Craig moved to the United States circa 1880. He married Victoria Ferguson in 1888, and resided in Long Beach by 1900; at this date he listed his occupation as “contractor builder.”
Craig received over $7,000 in contracts in 1899; this work included the carpentry work and building of the Henry F. Starbuck-designed City Hall and pavilion. This City Hall was demolished to make way for the Horace Austin-designed City Hall in 1919—1920. In 1905, Craig received a contract to build a church at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and 5th Street. If the existing church at this intersection is the same constructed by Craig, it has been drastically altered over the course of the last century. Craig constructed residences other than his own, including a five-bedroom dwelling at 427 W. 10th Street in 1910. In 1912 alone he erected a two-story, 22-room apartment house at 526-532 Magnolia Avenue for E. H. Jackson, dwellings at 1017 Myrtle Avenue and 922 Chestnut Avenue, an apartment house on Ocean Place, and repaired a residence at 941 Cedar Avenue In 1911, Craig was described as a “contractor and old resident at Long Beach.” Author Walter Case covered the contractor’s history in his “Did you know that…” column in the Long Beach Sun, noting that a “pioneer contractor lives on property [953 Chestnut] bought in ’88.” Craig resided at the subject property from 1902/1903, at the time of its erection, to his death in 1939; in 1940, his wife Victoria was listed as the property’s owner, and continued to reside there until 1944. It appears that the residence at 953 Chestnut Avenue is the best extant example of Craig’s work as an early builder in Long Beach.

No information was available on Kenneth and Linda H. Wash, although it appears they moved to the subject property circa 1941—1942. In 1945, Jean Donohue, a receptionist; Bessie Johnson, a welder for Calship; John and Viola Lewis; and actor George Blake were listed as residing at the residence in the City Directory. None of these personages appear to be significant. John Lewis, a seaman or sailor, and Viola Lewis owned the property this year.

Alfred Hilbrich was born in Indiana to German parents and lived in Chicago prior to moving to California. He worked as a proprietor for coffee and tea and was married to Rose Hilbrich. No information was available on Ida M. Clark.
(See Continuation Sheet page 13)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 12) Evaluation
The subject property, 953 Chestnut Avenue, is recommended eligible under Criterion A of the Long Beach City Cultural Heritage Commission Ordinance as a Long Beach Historic Landmark (LBHL) that possesses a significant value attributable to the development of the City of Long Beach. The subject property’s significance also rises to the state level, as it is a strong example of this early settlement and the residences from this period in the state’s history, and clearly reflects a specific event, notably the move to seaside resorts that marked an important moment in Southern California history. Therefore, the subject property is also eligible for listing in the California Register pursuant to Criteria 1. The subject property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue in Long Beach possesses a significant character, interest, and value attributable to the development, heritage, and early settlement patterns of the City of Long Beach and greater Southern California. The development of 953 Chestnut Avenue reflects the appeal of Willmore City, and eventually, Long Beach as the “Seaside Resort,” in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that attracted people from Los Angeles and the surrounding area, as well as those from across the country. Although the immediate area has suffered some infill, the subject property still strongly conveys the early settlement of the immediate area, which is peppered with similar turn of the century residences. Moreover, the flocking of people to the communities like Long Beach for health and recreation is a notable event in Southern California; Willmore City is a strong example of this popular movement. Willmore City’s amenities made it a “seaside resort” that propelled a major population increase starting at the turn of the century.

The subject property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue in Long Beach is recommended eligible under Criterion B as a LBHL or for inclusion in the California Register under this criterion. The subject property is associated with early contractor and Long Beach builder Robert J. Craig. Craig’s extensive career in early Long Beach included numerous single-family residences, apartment buildings, and municipal buildings. Notably, Craig built the original Long Beach City Hall, which was later demolished circa 1920. The property at 953 Chestnut Avenue, which was constructed by Craig and in which he resided for close to 40 years, best represents Craig’s productive life. The property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue does not appear eligible at the state level under Criterion 2 of the California Register because its significance is limited to a locally significant person.

The subject property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue is recommended eligible under Criterion C as a LBHL and for listing in the California Register under Criterion 3 as it embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type. The subject property is a high-style example of Queen Anne architecture dating to the early 20th century. Character-defining features of the style are intact, including the steeply-pitched complex roof, shiplap exterior, turret, dormers, fish scale detailing, and original wood windows. This property embodies distinctive characteristics of the Queen Anne style type, early 20th century, and possesses high artistic value. The property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue does not appear eligible at the state level under Criterion 3 of the California Register because its architectural significance is limited to the local level.

The subject property located at 953 Chestnut Avenue is recommended ineligible under Criterion D as a LBHL and the California Register under Criterion 4 as it is not a likely source for future information related to history or prehistory.

The period of significance for the property is 1902/1903, the year the building appears to have been constructed.

Statement of Integrity
The subject property was evaluated against the seven aspects of integrity as outlined in the California Code of Regulations, California Register of Historical Resources (Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852 [C]). The seven aspects of integrity include location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

The subject property retains its original location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association because it appears to be unaltered.

The setting of the property has changed from late 19th and early 20th century single-family homes to a conglomeration of these historic homes broken by apartment buildings dating from the 1950s through 1980s. Therefore, the property’s setting does not retain integrity as it has been largely altered from its original appearance at the time of the residence’s construction. (See Continuation Sheet page 14)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 13) Conclusion
The subject property at 953 Chestnut Avenue in Long Beach is eligible for listing in the California Register and for designation under the LBHL pursuant to Criterion 1/A for its association with the early settlement of Willmore City and Southern California. It is also eligible for designation under the LBHL pursuant to Criteria B and C for its association with early local contractor Robert J. Craig, and as a high-style example of Queen Anne architecture in Long Beach. *B12. References: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) “City Hall Bids Rejected,” The Los Angeles Times, March 2, 1899, Page 13; “Contracts let for City Hall & other works,” Los Angeles Times, March 5, 1899, p. 15. “Contract let for new church,” Evening Tribune, October 19, 1905, p. 1. “Drake Park,” City of Long Beach, accessed on July 20, 2018 at:
http://www.lbds.info/planning/historic_preservation/drake_park.asp “Dwelling,” Southwest Contractor and Manufacturer, vol. 6, no. 1, November 12, 1910, Page 39. “Hotels and Apartments,” Southwest Contractor and Manufacturer, vol. 10, no. 1, November 12, 1912, pp. 22, 37, 38, 39.
“Marriages,” Los Angeles Herald, September 12, 1888, Page 7. “R.J. Craig,” The Los Angeles Times, April 28, 1903, Page 19 “Seaside Briefs,” The Los Angeles Times, February 28, 1903, Page 13. “Teacher Exhausted,” The Los Angeles Times, February 15, 1911, Page 6. “Willmore City,” The Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1883, Page 1.

Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 91; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1240091.

Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 1741; FHL microfilm: 2340224
Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011;
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:

Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

City of Long Beach. Building Permit No. 6460. Issued on July 20, 1971.

City of Long Beach. Building Permit No. N9546. Issued on December 2, 1952.

Ivers, Louise. “The Long Beach Civic Center,” Long Beach Heritage, vol. 18, no. 4, 2008.

Long Beach City Polk Directory, 1943—1944, Long Beach California: 1944.

Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2009. City of Long Beach Historic Context Statement. Pasadena, CA.

Walter Case, “Pioneer contractor lives on property [953 Chestnut] bought in ’88,” Long Beach Sun, n.d., Page 183.

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P1. Other Identifier: 338 Junipero Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted
*a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Long Beach Date: 1981 T5S; R12W; of of Sec 5; SB B.M. c. Address: 338 Junipero Avenue City: Long Beach Zip: 90814 d. UTM (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone: 11 , 392130.5 mE/ 3737208.1 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate): AIN 7263-012-009 *P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries):

The subject property at 338 Junipero Avenue is located on Lot 12 of the Carroll Park Tract. The Craftsman-style residence measures 1,681 square feet and has a generally rectangular footprint.

Constructed in 1901, the residence is surrounded by single- and multi-family homes.(See Continuation Sheet page 4)
*P3b. Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): HP2 Single-Family Property *P4. Resources Present: ☒Building ☐Structure ☐Object ☐Site ☐District ☐Element of District ☐Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo (view, date,
accession #): Facing East; July 11,
2018; Photo No. L1150193
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:
☒Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Gina D. Dyson
338 Junipero Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90814
*P8. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and
address): A. Madsen and C. Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*P9. Date Recorded: July 25, 2018

*P10. Survey Type (Describe): Intensive, CEQA Compliance, P – Project Review *P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none"): Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2018.

Historic Evaluation for 338 Junipero Avenue, Long Beach, California. *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 523 Forms P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) (See Continuation Sheet page 4)
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): 338 Junipero Avenue *NRHP Status Code: 5B

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B1. Historic Name: Lily Fremont House
B2. Common Name: 338 Junipero Avenue
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The original building permit is not on file at the City of Long Beach, and the original architect, if any, is unknown. In 1969, a permit was issued to repair the kitchen. In 1995, the unreinforced masonry foundation was replaced with a concrete foundation. Also in 1995, a permit was issued to remodel the kitchen; replumb and rewire; add three skylights; reroof the building with composition shingles; and install air conditioning. No additional permits are on file with the City of Long Beach Development Services.
*B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Long Beach Period of Significance: c. 1901 Property Type: Residences Applicable Criteria: A (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
Record Search
A cultural resource record search was conducted on July 24, 2018, by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. (Ms. Carrie Chasteen) at the South Central Coastal Information Center, located at California State University, Fullerton. The record search included the subject property and a 0.25-mile buffer. The results of the record search indicate two studies have been conducted in the project area and six studies have been conducted exclusively within the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 1, Previous Cultural Resource Surveys and Reports). Three resources were documented exclusively in the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 2, Previously recorded cultural resources). (See Continuation Sheet page 6)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): N/A *B12. References: See Continuation Sheet page 13.

B13. Remarks: N/A
*B14. Evaluator:

Carrie Chasteen
Alexandra Madsen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*Date of Evaluation: July 25, 2018
(Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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*P3a. Description: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) Description
The one-story Craftsman-style single-family residence is generally rectangular in plan. The hipped roof with front-facing gable is clad in composition shingles with exposed rafter tails.

The exterior walls are clad in horizontal clapboard siding. All windows visible from the public right-of-way have been replaced with vinyl windows, although the window openings and surrounds appear to be original. The central primary entrance is raised and accessed via a covered wood porch. The front-facing gable projects to shelter the porch and is supported by paired boxed wood columns. The gable is accented with false timbering and a lattice wood vent. The entry porch is accessed by concrete steps which are clad in modern tile, and the entry porch is partially enclosed with a wood railing. The primary entrance consists of a wood door with period-appearing screen door flanked by a 10-light sidelight. A canted bay is located to the south of the entryway on the primary façade. A wood fence divides the southern half of the parcel, and a modern trellis was added to the southern façade of the building at an unknown date.

A detached garage of similar design and materials and is located in the rear of the parcel. The original divided concrete drive is extant; however, the open spaces have been infilled with brick pavers.

Landscaping includes mature olive and oak trees and immature cinnamon camphor trees. A modern vinyl fence was installed at the front lot line at an unknown date.

The property is located in the middle of the block with neighboring residences of similar style and materials. Some infill construction, notably a large apartment building across the street from the subject property, has occurred in the neighborhood. The building appears has been altered with replacement windows, but generally appears to retain all aspects of integrity because the original window openings and surrounds remain. The boundary is limited to the legal parcel boundary.

P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Primary Record page 1) SOURCE: Sapphos Environmental, Inc., 2018
View of Primary (Western) Façade, 338 Junipero Avenue
(See Continuation Sheet page 5)
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P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 4) Detail of Primary (Western) Façade, 338 Junipero Avenue Northern and Primary (Western) Façade, 338 Junipero Avenue View of Setting, 338 Junipero Avenue
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) TABLE 1

PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS AND REPORTS
Report
No. Year Report Title Report Type
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer Authors
LA-2399 1978 Los Angeles-Long Beach
Harbor Areas Cultural
Resource Survey
Cultural
resource study X X
Weinman, Lois J.
and E. Gary
Stickel
LA-4629 1999
Cultural Resource
Assessment for Pacific
Bell Mobile Services
Facility LA 630-01, in
the County of Los
Angeles, California
Cultural
resource study X
Duke, Curt
LSA Associates,
Inc.

LA-5867 2002 Cultural Resource
Assessment for AT&T
Wireless Services
Facility No. 05302A,
Los Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource study X
Duke, Curt and
Judith Marvin
LSA Associates,
Inc.

LA-6185 2002 Cultural Resource
Assessment for AT&T
Wireless Services
Facility No. 05302C,
Los Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource study X
Duke, Curt
LSA Associates,
Inc.

LA-8944 2007 Cultural Resources
Technical Report,
Bixby Park Band Shell,
City of Long Beach,
FEMA-1585-DR-CA
Cultural
resource study X
Jones, Jason
URS
LA-12390 2013 Cultural Resources
Records Search and
Site Visit Results for
T-Mobile West, LLC
Candidate LA02630A
(LA630 Grace United
Church), 2325 E. 3rd
Street, Long Beach,
Los Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource study X
Bonner, Wayne
and Kathleen A.

Crawford
Michael Brandman
Associates
LA-12808 2014
Cultural Resources
Study of the
Wilmington Oil and Gas
Field, Los Angeles
County, California
Cultural
resource study X X
Chasteen,
Carrie, Tiffany
Clark, Richard
Hanes, and
Michael Mirro
Applied
EarthWorks, Inc.

LA-12860 2016 Recommend the City
Council designated the
Alamitos Neighborhood
Library located at
1836 E. Third Street
as a Historical
Landmark (District 2).

Correspondence X
Koontz,
Christopher and
Linda F. Tatum
City of Long
Beach
LA-2399: In 1978, Lois J. Weinman and E. Gary Stickel prepared a cultural resource study to locate and identify cultural resources at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The report is comprised of historical and archaeological overviews of the project area, identification and statement of significance for 18 individual prehistoric archaeological sites, 21 shipwrecks, and 30 historical resources. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property. (See Continuation Sheet page 7)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 6) LA-4629: In 1999, LSA Associates, Inc. conducted cultural resource studies in support of the Cultural Resource Assessment for Pacific Bell Mobile Services Facility LA 630-01, in the County of Los Angeles, California project. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-5867: In 2002, LSA Associates, Inc. conducted a cultural resource assessment in support of the Cultural Resource Assessment for AT&T Wireless Services Facility No. 05302A, Los Angeles County, California project. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-6185: In 2002, LSA Associates, Inc. conducted a cultural resource assessment in support of the Cultural Resource Assessment for AT&T Wireless Services Facility No. 05302C, Los Angeles County, California project. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-8944: In 2007, URS prepared a cultural resource technical report for the Bixby Park Band Shell for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12390: In 2013, Michael Brandman Associates conducted a record search and site visit in support of the Cultural Resources Records Search and Site Visit Results for T-Mobile West, LLC Candidate LA02630A (LA630 Grace United Church), 2325 E. 3rd Street, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California project. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12808: In 2014, Applied EarthWorks, Inc. prepared a cultural resource assessment of the Wilmington Oil and Gas Field “case study” in support of the Analysis of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California Environmental Impact Report. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12860: In 2016, the City of Long Beach prepared correspondence pertaining to recommending the City Council designated the Alamitos Neighborhood Library located at 1836 E. Third Street as a Historical Landmark (District 2). No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

TABLE 2

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA Primary
Number Trinomial Description
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer
Attribute
Code
Resource
Type
P-19-186752 N/A Commercial
Building X HP6
1-3 story
Commercial
Building
P-19-187249 N/A Commercial
Building X HP6
1-3 story
Commercial
Building
P-19-192302 N/A
Alamitos
Neighborhood
Library
X HP14 Government
Building
P-19-186752: Documents a two-story Art Deco building located at 410 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, California. The building was found not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) and was not evaluated for inclusion in the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register) or for designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark (Landmark).

P-19-186752: Documents a one-story Art Deco building located at 2226 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, California. The building was found not eligible for listing in the National Register and was not evaluated for inclusion in the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-192302: Documents the Alamitos Neighborhood Library located at 1836 E. 3rd Street, Long Beach, California. The building was found eligible for designation as a Landmark but was not evaluated for inclusion in the National Register and California Register. (See Continuation Sheet page 8)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 7) Significance
The subject property, 338 Junipero Avenue, was constructed circa 1901 as part of the Carroll Park neighborhood. This area is notable for street layout and early-20th-century architecture. For this reason, it was evaluated under the Seaside Resort and City Beautiful Movement themes and Craftsman architectural style of the Historic Context Statement.

Context
Long Beach – the Seaside Resort
By the end of the 19th century, the City of Long Beach (City) possessed a waterfront that had a burgeoning tourist industry. Sanborn maps estimated the population in 1895 at 1,200 and, in 1898, differentiated between winter residents (2,000) and summer residents (6,000), in a clear indication that the City’s prosperity depended on seasonal tourism and seaside amenities. During this period, the City experienced an increase in the construction of small-scaled or mixed-use lodging houses, as well as strings of small, attached dwellings (courts), cottages, cabins, and tents. The increase in these building types suggests that the source of the tourist population was local, most likely Southern Californians who were most comfortable in familiar, informal accommodations (unlike visitors from the East and Midwest). In addition to local rail service, interaction between towns may have been facilitated by the sharp increase in the popularity of bicycling, which was fueled by modifications in bicycle design from the high wheeler to the safety bicycle in the 1890s. From 1895 to 1902, the geographic boundary of most development within Long Beach expanded northwest to Anaheim Street (north) and Monterey Avenue (west) to accommodate the growing population, which had increased to approximately 4,000 residents.

Development also continued to grow through the communities north and east of the City.

Carroll Park
A series of annexations to Long Beach in the 1900s—including the absorption of Alamitos Beach (1905) to the east, Carroll Park (1908), and Belmont Heights (1911)—helped increase the permanent local population. Sanborn maps indicate that from 1902 to 1905, Long Beach’s population tripled, from approximately 4,000 to 12,000. By 1910, the population was 17,809, and the City had expanded to approximately 10 square miles.

In 1902, John Carroll established Carroll Park in the Alamitos Heights area. The tract had oval shaped blocks and was bound by Fourth Street to the north, Eliot Lane to the east, and Junipero Avenue to the west. The 50 lots within the tract were sold for between $500 and $1,500 each. The community, which was located one block from the trolley station, consisted of single- and twostory Craftsman bungalows that faced curved streets and small parks. In 1908, the community of Carroll Park was annexed to the City.

Aside from annexations, the geographic boundaries of residential development did not expand as swiftly or dramatically as the population pressure increased in the core, and City leaders struggled to develop infrastructure apace with growth. Single-family residential construction was occurring in areas outside of the original incorporated boundaries of the City, especially on the Alamitos Beach town site. Belmont Heights, Alamitos Heights, and Belmont Shore were all subdivided into lots for single-family homes. In 1904, Arthur M. Parsons and his son, Arthur C.

Parson, began plans for a Venetian-style city called Naples on the Alamitos Bay Peninsula. By 1907, Pacific Electric service on the Newport Line connected Naples with nearby communities, and housing values were high. Carroll Park was designated as a historic district in 1990 and the subject property is a contributor to this historic district. (See Continuation Sheet page 9)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 8) The City Beautiful Movement
During the 1910s and 1920s, efforts were made to apply the tenets of the City Beautiful Movement to development in Long Beach. Espoused by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and demonstrated in his plan for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, this movement sought to remedy social problems and increase civic loyalty through beautification of cities. With the City’s population growing steadily, and multiple-family residential units becoming increasingly popular, City leaders and planners looked to the City Beautiful Movement for design solutions for Long Beach planning. The tenets behind the City Beautiful Movement were not foreign to the early vision of the City, which proudly advertised an “intelligent, refined and moral class of citizens ”where no saloons [were] tolerated, and all objectionable elements of society [were] kept out.” The movement supported the establishment of a monumental core or civic center, with wide, tree-lined boulevards, an axial plan carefully accented by impressive civic buildings, and comprehensive city planning. As an outgrowth of this movement in Long Beach, Victory Park was added to the City’s park system, which included Pacific Park (1888; formerly Lincoln Park at Pacific Avenue, north of Ocean Park Avenue) and Knoll Park (1905; now Drake Park at the western terminus of Ninth Street and Tenth Street).

Craftsman Style
Rooted in the principles of the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts movement in England, the Craftsman aesthetic and ideals were developed and promoted in the United States by furniture maker Gustav Stickley and his 1901 magazine, The Craftsman. Craftsman architectural design reached its apogee with the work of two brothers, Charles S. Greene and Henry M. Greene, who practiced together in Pasadena from 1893 to 1914, and with the work of a handful of other architects primarily located in the vicinity of the Arroyo Seco and the San Francisco Bay area.

The work of the Greene brothers and other Craftsman-style architects was widely published in both professional and popular journals. This exposure fueled the popularity of the Craftsman style, which spread quickly throughout the country. Craftsman house plans became easily accessible to the middle-class through pattern books and mail-order houses, such as Sears, Roebuck & Company, and Montgomery Ward. Affordable and easily constructed from locally available materials, the mostly one- or one-and-a-half-story Craftsman homes became known as bungalows and dominated middle-class residential design during the first quarter of the 20th century. Although some Craftsman homes were two stories in height, large-scale versions of Craftsman houses were rare except in California. A limited number of commercial and public buildings also reflect Craftsman influences.

Craftsman buildings utilize materials such as wood, stone, and brick in a natural-appearing state.

Structural features were left exposed and exploited for their decorative qualities. Earth tones were favored, integrating the building with the surrounding landscape. Horizontality was emphasized through low, ground-hugging massing, employment of broadly pitched, overhanging roofs, and utilization of wood siding and flat trim laid in continuous bands. Often, the lower portion of the exterior walls or porch supports was battered or tapered so as to be heavier at ground level. Capacious front porches were nearly ubiquitous features, often overlooked by generous expanses of windows clustered in groups. A combination of window types was used, with casement windows and fixed windows commonly appearing on the façade and double-hung sash on the sides and rear. Entries typically were characterized by oversized, heavy, wood-paneled doors. Craftsman interiors were distinguished by built-in features, such as bookshelves, cabinets, and hutches with leaded glass doors and seating nooks and by the use of wood for picture rails, continuous header moldings, window and door casings, and doors.

Character-defining Features
• One to two stories
• Low-pitched, gabled (or sometimes hipped) roof
• Wide, unenclosed eave overhang
• Exposed rafters, beams, and/or braces in the eaves
• Vents, usually slatted or trellised, in the gable ends • Shed- or gable-roofed dormers and sleeping porches
• Wood siding (shingle, shake, or clapboard)
(See Continuation Sheet page 10)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 9) • Brick (common and clinker), stone (boulders, cobbles, or “cast” stone), and more rarely, stucco, used for porch piers and railings, foundations
• Porches, full- or partial-width or ‘L’-shaped
• Porch piers, sometimes resting on pedestals
• Gabled or shed porch roofs, often echoing the shape and detailing of the main roof • Widely proportioned front doors, sometimes with beveled glass inserts or panels • Tripartite window groupings
• Art glass windows (usually on side elevations, marking locations of interior sideboards and stairways)
• Wide window and door casings, often with extended lintels • “Battered” or sloping foundations, chimneys, porch piers • Pergola porch extensions
• Overall horizontal emphasis
Although these are considered the most typical character-defining features, not all will apply to each Craftsman-style building. Various regional architectural and building material preferences, as well as socioeconomic factors, influenced several Craftsman typologies to develop, especially in Southern California. In general, the style became increasingly simplified through reduction to a few recognizable elements in the decade following World War I.

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In Long Beach, countless examples of the Craftsman style were constructed. Master architects—such as Henry Greene and Charles Greene; William Horace Austin, alone and in partnership with Westel W. Sedgewick or Harvey H. Lochridge; and Harry W. Metcalf, alone and in partnership with Hugh R.

Davies—designed many of the Craftsman-style residences in Long Beach. Although the Greene brothers designed only two Craftsman-style homes in Long Beach, the Tichenor and Reeve residences, Austin & Sedgwick, Metcalf & Davis, and other local firms constructed hundreds of versions of the style in almost every Long Beach neighborhood during the first decades of the 20th century. Craftsman-style residences could be seen along the ocean front, in the blocks immediately north of Ocean Avenue (now Boulevard) and in the areas north, east, and west of the central business district. More modest interpretations of the style were found throughout the numerous subdivisions that emerged during the first three decades of the 20th century.

Examples of this style are still prevalent throughout Long Beach due to the creation of such historic districts as California Heights, Bluff Heights, Carroll Park, and Hellman Street Craftsman. However, many Craftsman-style houses throughout Long Beach have suffered alterations to their character-defining features.

To be significant as an example of the Craftsman style, a building must possess the majority of the aspects of integrity, including materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. Most critical are the retention of the original siding materials (or replacement in kind), original windows (sash and surrounds), front entry, and porch. Substitution of stucco cladding for original wood, vinyl windows for original wood-framed, or multi-light windows, or removal of exposed structural features such as rafters and beams will, in most cases, disqualify a building from consideration.

Roofing materials may have been replaced but should present a compatible appearance. Enclosure of a front porch must be judged on a case-by-case basis; if the original railing and porch supports are in situ and the enclosure has been made with glass, the building may qualify for local listing or as a district contributor. Any additions should ideally be located in the rear. An original, detached garage with a similar design scheme would be considered a related feature, unless it has been resurfaced or its garage door incompatibly replaced. An individually significant example of the Craftsman style will showcase, at a minimum, the primary characterdefining features of the style, including horizontal massing, roof configuration and detailing, primary and secondary exterior materials, porch, entry, and window and door treatment.

Ownership History
Based upon a review of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s records, the subject property has had multiple owners between 1905 and 2015. A summary of the history of previous owners of the property was compiled from readily available public records (Table 3, Assessor Data, 338 Junipero Avenue).
(See Continuation Sheet page 11)
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ASSESSOR DATA
338 JUNIPERO AVENUE
Map Book No. Page No. Date Name
135 26 1905–1909
Elizabeth B. Fremont (1905)
Mathias Wirtz
Irving S. Watson
185 14 1909–1917
Irving S. Watson
Cal City Land Co
William J. Cook
185 18 1917–1925
William J. Cook
Joel Atkinson
Nancy Atkinson
185 16 1925—1938 Nancy Atkinson
La Verne A. Bertsch
185 16 1938–1945 La Verne A. Bertsch
Velma R. Bertsch
185 16 1946–1950 Velma R. Bertsch
185 16 1951–1955 Velma R. Bertsch
185 16 1956–1960 Velma R. Bertsch
1979 Velma Root Bertsch*
Anne Deboute*
1994 Anne Deboute*
1994 Thomas G. Meade*
2002 Michael J. Anderson*
2004 Keith Somers*
2009 Keith and Leticia Somers*
2015 Gina D. Dyson*
*Denotes information from the Los Angeles County Assessor’s public counter Elizabeth (Lily) Benton Fremont lived at 338 Junipero Avenue in Long Beach from approximately 1905 to 1907. She was the daughter of John C. Fremont and Jessie V. Benton Fremont. John C.

Fremont was an American explorer of the West, commonly nicknamed the “pathfinder.” Fremont was famous for naming himself U.S. commander in California before serving as a Senator there after the Mexican-American War. John C. Fremont died in New York in 1890. After his death, mother and daughter moved to Los Angeles, where Jessie Benton Fremont passed in 1903. At that time, Lily Fremont was the only remaining member of the Fremont family in Los Angeles. By 1915, she was the only surviving Fremont child, at which time she unveiled a brass tablet in Los Angeles in honor of her father. Although the daughter of a famous explorer, and often involved in his exploits, Lily Fremont did not make any notable contributions to Long Beach while residing at the subject property. She died in 1919, and for the last 25 years of her life “led a simple and quiet life in Los Angeles.”
Mathias Wirtz was born in Germany in 1844, immigrated to the United States in 1855, and married Kathryn Wirtz. He passed away in 1919. Irving S. Watson was a real estate agent in Los Angeles.

He moved to the subject property in 1908.

William J. Cook was a physician who specialized in pneumonia in the Long Beach area. In 1918, he died of the disease himself. The Los Angeles Times lauded him as a prominent physician and recounted that he was “the first doctor to lose his life as a result of efforts to combat the influenza epidemic in Long Beach.” Although Cook is listed as owning the property, he lists “1612 1st Street” as his address in the census prior to his death.

Joel Atkinson was born in Tennessee circa 1862. He worked as a police officer and was married to Nancy Atkinson. In 1930, he described his job as a Merchant Police Manager. Nancy Atkinson did not list an occupation. In 1919, he constructed a garage at 338 Junipero Avenue. He went on to own the Atkinson Merchant Police and Fire Patrol. In 1931, he committed suicide.

La Verne A. Bertsch was born in Illinois circa 1900 and was married to Velma Root Bertsch in Los Angeles in 1925. In 1940, his occupation was listed as letter carrier. Velma Bertsch was a teacher who specialized in the Renaissance and died in 1994 at the age of 98. (See Continuation Sheet page 12)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 11) Eligibility
The subject property, 338 Junipero Avenue, is recommended eligible under Criterion A of the Long Beach City Cultural Heritage Commission Ordinance as a Long Beach Historic Landmark (LBHL) that possesses a significant value attributable to the development of the city of Long Beach. The property located at 338 Junipero Avenue conveys the period of expansion, seaside resort destination, and City Beautiful Movement that took place in Long Beach during its construction.

The property was part of the Carroll Park Tract that incorporated oval-shaped subdivisions with winding roads which is reflective of the City Beautiful Movement and Craftsman Bungalows that helped shape the aesthetically pleasing and picturesque character of Long Beach that people flocked to the city to attain. The property falls within the period of significance of the existing local historic district of 1898-1923. The property is not eligible for listing pursuant to Criterion 1 for the California Register as its importance is limited to development at a local level.

The subject property located at 338 Junipero Avenue is not recommended eligible under Criterion B as a LBHL. Although John C. Fremont achieved significance in the history of California, he had no association with this property because he passed away before it was constructed. Although the daughter of a famous explorer, and often involved in his exploits, Lily Fremont did not make any notable contributions to Long Beach while residing at the subject property. Research does not indicate other owners of this property made demonstrably significant contributions to the history of the nation, state, or region. Therefore, the property is not eligible for listing in the California Register pursuant to Criterion 2 nor is it eligible for designation as a LBHL for these same reasons.

The building is an example of the Craftsman style but is not a significant example of this style of architecture. Although the building possesses many of the character-defining features of this style of architecture, they are common and modest in execution. Additionally, the building has been altered with vinyl windows and modern tile veneer on the entry porch and approach. Because the building does not retain some of the most critical original materials, the building does not possess integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. Therefore, the property is not eligible for listing in the California Register pursuant to Criterion 3 nor is it eligible for designation as a LBHL for these same reasons.

The subject property is ineligible for designation pursuant to Criterion D of the LBHL and for listing at the state level under Criterion 4 as it is not a likely source for future information related to history or prehistory.

The period of significance is circa 1901, the year the building appears to have been constructed.

Integrity
The subject property was evaluated against the seven aspects of integrity as outlined in the California Code of Regulations, California Register of Historical Resources (Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852 [C]). The seven aspects of integrity include location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

As described above, the building does not retain integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. However, the building generally retains integrity of setting and association as it is located within Carroll Park with neighboring residential buildings of similar age and style. The building has not been moved and retains integrity of location.

Conclusion
The property located at 338 Junipero Avenue appears eligible for designation as a LBHL under Criterion 1 for its association with the City Beautiful Movement. Additionally, the building is a contributor to the Carroll Park Historic District. The property’s significance is on the local level and does not rise to the threshold for listing in the California Register. The property retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance.

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*B12. References: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) “Captain John C. Fremont,” U.S.-Mexican War, PBS.Org, accessed on July 18, 2018 at:
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/biographies/john_fremont.html “Comrades in Death Valley,” The Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1904, page 13. “Daughter of the Pathfinder Dead,” The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1919, Page 17. “Fremont and his Eulogist,” The Los Angeles Times, October 19, 1915, page 14. “Garage,” Southwest Builder and Contractor, F.W. Dodge Company: 1919. “Joel Atkinson Commits Suicide after Phone Call,” Press Telegram, February 18, 1931, Page 1. “Obituary: Mathias Wirtz,” Long Beach Press, July 25, 1919, Page 10. “Velma Bertsch,” Press Telegram, March 13, 1994, page 2. “Yields his Life in Combating Malady: Dr. Cook, Prominent Physician at Long Beach, Pneumonia Victim,” The Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1918, Page 11.

Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York; Roll: M593_1118; Page: 334B; Family History Library Film: 552617
Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Madelia, Watonwan, Minnesota; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0264; FHL microfilm: 1240796
Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_104; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 83
Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1087; FHL microfilm: 2339864
Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00368; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 59-3
Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Ancestry.com. California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database online]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

City of Long Beach, 1969. Building Permit No. 695749, Issued December 16.

City of Long Beach, 1995. Building Permit No. R0183558, Issued January 13.

City of Long Beach, 1995. Building Permit No. R0186744, Issued February 14.

Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2009. City of Long Beach Historic Context Statement. Pasadena, CA.

State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code: 5B
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
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P1. Other Identifier: 1400 E. Hellman Street
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted
*a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Long Beach Date: 1981 T4S; R12W; of of Sec 31; SB B.M. c. Address: 1400 E. Hellman Street City: Long Beach Zip: 90813 d. UTM (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone: 11 , 391298.7 mE/ 3737940.4 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate): AIN 7266-001-033 *P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries):

The subject property at 1400 Hellman Street is located on the east 50 feet of the north and south lines of Lot 1 in the B.A. Bridge Tract. The Craftsman-style residence was constructed circa 1912, has a mostly rectangular footprint, and measures 1,700 square feet. The property is surrounded by single- and multi-family residences. (See Continuation Sheet page 4) *P3b. Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): HP2 Single-Family Property *P4. Resources Present: ☒Building ☐Structure ☐Object ☐Site ☐District ☐Element of District ☐Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo (view, date,
accession #): Facing South; July 11,
2018; Photo No. L1150204
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:
☒Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Paul H. and Lisa Marie Harris
1400 East Hellman Street
Long Beach, CA 90813
*P8. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and
address): A. Madsen and C. Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*P9. Date Recorded: July 25, 2018

*P10. Survey Type (Describe): Intensive, CEQA Compliance, P – Project Review *P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none"): Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2018.

Historic Evaluation for 1400 E. Hellman Street, Long Beach, California. *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 523 Forms P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) (See Continuation Sheet page 5)
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): 1400 Hellman Street *NRHP Status Code: 5B

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B1. Historic Name: Samuel J. Tant Residence
B2. Common Name: 1400 Hellman Street
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The original building permit is not available, and the original architect, if any, is unknown.

The building was constructed in 1912 according to City of Long Beach records. In 1948, a building permit was issued to bring the building up to code and to construct a new foundation. The existing building was relocated from 332 E. 7th Street, Long Beach in 1948 to the current site within the B.A. Bridge Tract. The B.A. Bridge Tract is named for the proprietor who established the tract on September 4, 1904 and was a sub-subdivision of portions of the Alamitos Tract. No information was available pertaining to B.A. Bridge. The site at 332 E. 7th Street is currently developed as a paved surface parking lot. Permits were issued in 1959 and 1969 to repair fire damage to the roof.
*B7. Moved? ☐ No ☒ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: 1948 Original Location: 332 E. 7th Street *B8. Related Features: Unknown
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Long Beach Period of Significance: 1912 Property Type: Residences Applicable Criteria: A; C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
Record Search
A cultural resource record search was conducted on July 24, 2018, by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. (Ms. Carrie Chasteen) at the South Central Coastal Information Center, located at California State University, Fullerton. The record search included the subject property and a 0.25-mile buffer. The results of the record search indicate two studies have been conducted in the project area and no studies have been conducted exclusively within the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 1, Previous Cultural Resource Surveys and Reports). Twenty resources were documented exclusively in the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 2, Previously Recorded Cultural Resources). (See Continuation Sheet page 7)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): N/A *B12. References: See Continuation Sheet page 15.

B13. Remarks: N/A
*B14. Evaluator:

Alexandra Madsen
Carrie Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*Date of Evaluation: July 25, 2018
(Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
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*P3a. Description: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) The 1 ½-story Craftsman style single-family residence with a cast concrete foundation is rectangular in plan. The front-gabled roof is clad in composition shingles, and the eaves are accented with exposed rafter tails and decorative braces on the primary façade. The primary façade eaves are further accented by barge boards with notched ends. The crest of the roofline is pierced by modern metal vents. The exterior walls are clad in horizontal clapboard wood siding with a band board at the water line. The primary entrance is raised and accessed via a cast concrete porch. The entry porch is partially enclosed with a half-height, open wood railing anchored by low piers clad in horizontal clapboard siding with concrete coping stones. Low height piers clad in horizontal clapboard siding with concrete coping stones project from the porch to frame the concrete access stairs. The deck of the porch was clad in tile, which appears to be modern. A graceful, low-slope arch frames the top of the entry porch and is accented with a ‘keystone’ and rests upon corbels. The arch is mirrored in the smaller side porch openings.

The primary façade is symmetrical. The entrance is centered and flanked by a bank of three sixover-one wood casement windows to the west and a large picture window to the east. Although not readily visible from the public right-of-way due to a security door, the original quarter sawn oak door is extant. A small modern sconce, designed to mirror the rhythm of the fenestration, accents the central primary entrance. A bank of three wood casement windows is centrally located in the front-facing gable and is accented with additional decorative wood braces.

The fenestration is comprised of six-over-one casement windows, a picture window, and one-overone double hung wood sash windows. A bank of windows towards the rear of the building on the eastern façade was replaced with louvers at an unknown date. The louvers were removed and replaced with modern wood casement and transom windows. All ground floor windows feature security bars, which are easily reversible.

The eastern façade features three bays. The northern half of the eastern façade is accented with a canted bay. The central bay is recessed, and the rear bay projects and is parallel with the canted bay. Details of the western façade are obscured by the close proximity of a large, 2-story apartment building and wood fence. The roofline of the rear, or southern, façade matches the primary façade. The fenestration is irregular and asymmetrical. A small porch with wood railing and concrete steps allows for secondary egress. The porch is partially enclosed with a halfheight wall clad in horizontal clapboard siding and further enclosed with modern security bars.

Landscaping features include a metal and concrete block fence with metal gate which encloses the front yard, modern and ornamental vegetation, and a small potting shed in the rear of the parcel.

The building is located in the center of a block with neighboring residential buildings of similar style and materials. Some in-fill development has occurred over the course of time and generally includes 2-story apartment buildings. Although the building was moved to this site in the late 1940s, it generally retains integrity of location because the building was moved more than 50 years ago. Based upon a review of historic building permits, the building appears to be unaltered and generally retains all aspects of integrity. The boundary is limited to the legal parcel boundary.

Subject Property at 332 E. 7th Street Location
SOURCE: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Long Beach, Sheet 48, 1914

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P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Primary Record page 1) SOURCE: Sapphos Environmental, Inc., 2018
Primary (Northern) Façade, 1400 Hellman Street
Eastern Façade, 1400 Hellman Street
Detail, Primary (Northern) Façade, 1400 Hellman Street
(See Continuation Sheet page 6)
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P5a. Photo or Drawing: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 5) Southern Façade, 1400 Hellman Street
Setting, 1400 Hellman Street
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Report) TABLE 1

PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS AND REPORTS
Report
No. Year Report Title
Report
Type
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer Authors
LA-2399 1978
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Harbor Areas Cultural
Resource Survey
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Weinman, Lois J.
and E. Gary
Stickel
LA-12808 2014
Cultural Resources Study
of the Wilmington Oil
and Gas Field, Los
Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Chasteen, Carrie,
Tiffany Clark,
Richard Hanes,
and Michael Mirro
Applied
EarthWorks, Inc.

LA-2399: In 1978, Lois J. Weinman and E. Gary Stickel prepared a cultural resource study to locate and identify cultural resources at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The report is comprised of historical and archaeological overviews of the project area, identification and statement of significance for 18 individual prehistoric archaeological sites, 21 shipwrecks, and 30 historical resources. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12808: In 2014, Applied EarthWorks, Inc. prepared a cultural resource assessment of the Wilmington Oil and Gas Field “case study” in support of the Analysis of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California Environmental Impact Report. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

TABLE 2

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA Primary
Number Trinomial Description
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer
Attribute
Code
Resource
Type
P-19-150357 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187121 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187124 N/A Apartment
building X HP3
Multiplefamily
property
P-19-187129 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187163 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187172 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187195 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187202 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
(See Continuation Sheet page 8)
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PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA (CONTINUED) P-19-187217 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187227 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187231 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187247 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187252 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187288 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187289 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187295 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187296 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187300 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187312 N/A Single-family
residence X HP2
SingleFamily
property
P-19-187318 N/A Apartment
building X HP3
Multiplefamily
property
P-19-150357: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 815-817 Walnut Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) but was not evaluated for the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register) or for designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark (Landmark).

P-19-187121: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1240 E. 8th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187124: Documents a one-story Spanish Colonial style apartment building located at 430-32-34 Nebraska Avenue, Long Beach, California. it was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187129: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 726-728 Walnut Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187163: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 848 Gaviota Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark. (See Continuation Sheet page 9)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 8) P-19-187172: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1219 Hellman Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187195: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 2355 Elm Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187202: Documents a one-story Victorian single-family residence located at 826-1/2 Cerritos Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187217: Documents a one-story Victorian single-family residence located at 826-1/2 Cerritos Avenue, Long Beach, California. The building was erroneously identified as a Victorian; it is a Craftsman. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187227: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1223-33 E. 8th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187231: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1224 E. 10th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187247: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 902 Gaviota Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187252: Documents a two-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1242-46 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187288: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1240 E. 10th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187289: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1515 E. 9th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187295: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1203 E. 8th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187296: Documents a Craftsman single-family residence located at 1169 E. 10th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187300: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 1703 E. 6th Street, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187312: Documents a one-story Craftsman single-family residence located at 715 Cerritos Avenue, Long Beach, California. It was found not eligible for inclusion in the National Register but was not evaluated for the California Register or for designation as a Landmark.

P-19-187318: Documents a two-story Spanish Revival apartment building located at 1162-1164 E. 10th Street, Long Beach, California. It was not evaluated for the National Register, California Register, or for designation as a Landmark.
(See Continuation Sheet page 10)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 9) Significance
The subject property, 1400 Hellman Street, was constructed in 1912 as part of the Long Beach townsite. For this reason, it was evaluated under the Seaside Resort and City Beautiful Movement themes and Craftsman architectural style of the Historic Context Statement, Context
Long Beach – the Seaside Resort
By the end of the 19th century, the City of Long Beach (City) possessed a waterfront that had a burgeoning tourist industry. Sanborn maps estimated the population in 1895 at 1,200 and, in 1898, differentiated between winter residents (2,000) and summer residents (6,000), in a clear indication that the City’s prosperity depended on seasonal tourism and seaside amenities. During this period, the City experienced an increase in the construction of small-scaled or mixed-use lodging houses, as well as strings of small, attached dwellings (courts), cottages, cabins, and tents. The increase in these building types suggests that the source of the tourist population was local, most likely Southern Californians who were most comfortable in familiar, informal accommodations (unlike visitors from the East and Midwest). In addition to local rail service, interaction between towns may have been facilitated by the sharp increase in the popularity of bicycling, which was fueled by modifications in bicycle design from the high wheeler to the safety bicycle in the 1890s. From 1895 to 1902, the geographic boundary of most development within Long Beach expanded northwest to Anaheim Street (north) and Monterey Avenue (west) to accommodate the growing population, which had increased to approximately 4,000 residents.

Development also continued to grow through the communities north and east of the City.

The City Beautiful Movement
During the 1910s and 1920s, efforts were made to apply the tenets of the City Beautiful Movement to development in Long Beach. Espoused by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and demonstrated in his plan for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, this movement sought to remedy social problems and increase civic loyalty through beautification of cities. With the City’s population growing steadily, and multiple-family residential units becoming increasingly popular City leaders and planners looked to the City Beautiful Movement for design solutions for Long Beach planning. The tenets behind the City Beautiful Movement were not foreign to the early vision of the City, which proudly advertised an “intelligent, refined and moral class of citizens,” where no saloons [were] tolerated, and all objectionable elements of society [were] kept out.” The movement supported the establishment of a monumental core or civic center, with wide, tree-lined boulevards, an axial plan carefully accented by impressive civic buildings, and comprehensive city planning. As an outgrowth of this movement in Long Beach, Victory Park was added to the City’s park system, which included Pacific Park (1888; formerly Lincoln Park at Pacific Avenue, north of Ocean Park Avenue) and Knoll Park (1905; now Drake Park at the western terminus of Ninth Street and Tenth Street).

Hellman Street Craftsman Historic District
Hellman Street is named for Isaias W. Hellman, a German immigrant, who was one of the partners of the Alamitos Land Company. Hellman worked as a grocer in a dry goods store and opened his own store several years later. Hellman grew into a prominent and successful businessman and financier who organized the Farmers and Merchant Bank in 1871 in Los Angeles. Hellman, in concert with members of the Bixby family, purchased Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach in 1881. Several tracts were subdivided from this holding in 1904 and 1905, including the B.A. Bridge Tract. By 1919, the rancho had been completely subdivided into tracts and residential construction corresponded with this development.

The Hellman Street Craftsman Historic District is a dense concentration of Craftsman modest bungalows. Hellman is credited with developing this neighborhood. The subject property is a contributor to the Hellman Street Craftsman Historic District, which was adopted by the City of Long Beach in 1992.
(See Continuation Sheet page 11)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 10) Craftsman Style
Rooted in the principles of the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts movement in England, the Craftsman aesthetic and ideals were developed and promoted in the United States by furniture maker Gustav Stickley and his 1901 magazine, The Craftsman. Craftsman architectural design reached its apogee with the work of two brothers, Charles S. Greene and Henry M. Greene, who practiced together in Pasadena from 1893 to 1914, and with the work of a handful of other architects primarily located in the vicinity of the Arroyo Seco and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The work of the Greene brothers and other Craftsman style architects was widely published in both professional and popular journals. This exposure fueled the popularity of the Craftsman style, which spread quickly throughout the country. Craftsman house plans became easily accessible to the middle-class through pattern books and mail-order houses, such as Sears, Roebuck & Company, and Montgomery Ward. Affordable and easily constructed from locally available materials, the mostly one- or one-and-a-half-story Craftsman homes became known as bungalows and dominated middle-class residential design during the first quarter of the 20th century. Although some Craftsman homes were two stories in height, large-scale versions of Craftsman houses were rare except in California. A limited number of commercial and public buildings also reflect Craftsman influences.

Craftsman buildings utilize materials such as wood, stone, and brick in a natural-appearing state. Structural features were left exposed and exploited for their decorative qualities. Earth tones were favored, integrating the building with the surrounding landscape. Horizontality was emphasized through low, ground-hugging massing, employment of broadly pitched, overhanging roofs, and utilization of wood siding and flat trim laid in continuous bands. Often, the lower portion of the exterior walls or porch supports was battered or tapered so as to be heavier at ground level. Capacious front porches were nearly ubiquitous features, often overlooked by generous expanses of windows clustered in groups. A combination of window types was used, with casement windows and fixed windows commonly appearing on the façade and double-hung sash on the sides and rear. Entries typically were characterized by oversized, heavy, wood-paneled doors. Craftsman interiors were distinguished by built-in features, such as bookshelves, cabinets, and hutches with leaded glass doors and seating nooks and by the use of wood for picture rails, continuous header moldings, window and door casings, and doors.

Character-defining Features
• One to two stories
• Low-pitched, gabled (or sometimes hipped) roof
• Wide, unenclosed eave overhang
• Exposed rafters, beams, and/or braces in the eaves
• Vents, usually slatted or trellised, in the gable ends • Shed- or gable-roofed dormers and sleeping porches
• Wood siding (shingle, shake, or clapboard)
• Brick (common and clinker), stone (boulders, cobbles, or “cast” stone), and more rarely, stucco, used for porch piers and railings, foundations
• Porches, full- or partial-width or ‘L’-shaped
• Porch piers, sometimes resting on pedestals
• Gabled or shed porch roofs, often echoing the shape and detailing of the main roof • Widely proportioned front doors, sometimes with beveled glass inserts or panels • Tripartite window groupings
• Art glass windows (usually on side elevations, marking locations of interior sideboards and stairways)
• Wide window and door casings, often with extended lintels • “Battered” or sloping foundations, chimneys, porch piers • Pergola porch extensions
• Overall horizontal emphasis
(See Continuation Sheet page 12)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 11) Craftsman Sub-Styles
Although these are considered the most typical character-defining features, not all will apply to each Craftsman-style building. Various regional architectural and building material preferences, as well as socio-economic factors, influenced several Craftsman typologies to develop especially in Southern California where the style dominated residential architecture throughout the first part of the 20th century. The following is a description of the Eclectic Craftsman sub-type found within Long Beach.

Eclectic Craftsman
A Craftsman building influenced by other cultures. The two subtypes most known were termed the “Swiss Chalet” and the “Japanese Influenced.” The Swiss-Chalet-influenced Craftsman was recognizable by its widely project eaves, and latticed balconies supported by large brackets. The windows were in rows of two, three, and even four, and then a wide space of wood. And many of the roofs were white to imply them as being snow covered. The Japanese Influenced Craftsman was recognizable by convex curved gable ends supported by complex curved brackets like those in ancient Japanese temples. Houses constructed in these eclectic styles displayed various degrees of ornamentation, as well as could be both one and two stories.

Registration Requirements
In Long Beach, countless examples of the Craftsman style were constructed. Master architects—such as Henry Greene and Charles Greene; William Horace Austin, alone and in partnership with Westel W. Sedgewick or Harvey H. Lochridge; and Harry W. Metcalf, alone and in partnership with Hugh R.

Davies—designed many of the Craftsman style residences in Long Beach. Although the Greene brothers designed only two Craftsman style homes in Long Beach, the Tichenor and Reeve residences, Austin & Sedgwick, Metcalf & Davis, and other local firms constructed hundreds of versions of the style in almost every Long Beach neighborhood during the first decades of the 20th century. Craftsman-style residences could be seen along the ocean front, in the blocks immediately north of Ocean Avenue (now Boulevard) and in the areas north, east, and west of the central business district. More modest interpretations of the style were found throughout the numerous subdivisions that emerged during the first three decades of the 20th century.

Examples of this style are still prevalent throughout Long Beach due to the creation of such historic districts as California Heights, Bluff Heights, Carroll Park, and Hellman Street Craftsman. However, many Craftsman style houses throughout Long Beach have suffered alterations to their character-defining features. To be significant as an example of the Craftsman style, a building must possess the majority of the aspects of integrity, including materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. Most critical are the retention of the original siding materials (or replacement in kind), original windows (sash and surrounds), front entry, and porch. Substitution of stucco cladding for original wood, vinyl windows for original wood-framed, or multilight windows, or removal of exposed structural features such as rafters and beams will, in most cases, disqualify a building from consideration. Roofing materials may have been replaced but should present a compatible appearance. Enclosure of a front porch must be judged on a case-by-case basis; if the original railing and porch supports are in situ and the enclosure has been made with glass, the building may qualify for local listing or as a district contributor. Any additions should ideally be located in the rear. An original, detached garage with a similar design scheme would be considered a related feature, unless it has been resurfaced or its garage door incompatibly replaced. An individually significant example of the Craftsman style will showcase, at a minimum, the primary character-defining features of the style, including horizontal massing, roof configuration and detailing, primary and secondary exterior materials, porch, entry, and window and door treatment.
(See Continuation Sheet page 13)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 12) Ownership History
Based upon a review of Polk’s Long Beach City Directories, Abraham Lincoln and Myrtle B. Lovett resided in the house when it was located at 332 E. 7th Street from 1912 to 1938. The directories following 1939 do have entries for the address or the Lovett’s, which likely indicates that the property was vacant, or that the occupants did not have telephone service. There were no entries for the 7th Street address prior to 1912. Lovett was a long-time employee of the Long Beach Water Department, serving variously as a clerk and collector. Lovett (1964-1941) was related to the Bixby family through his mother, Nancy Dinsmore Bixby, who was the daughter of Amasa Bixby.

Llewellyn and Jotham Bixby were important early developers in the history of Long Beach and are known as the Fathers of Long Beach.

Based upon a review of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s records, the subject property has had multiple owners between 1906 and 2010. A summary of the history of previous owners of the property was compiled from readily available public records (Table 3, Assessor Data, 1400 Hellman Street).

TABLE 3

ASSESSOR DATA
1400 HELLMAN STREET
Map Book No. Page No. Date Name
134 60 1906—1909 Samuel J. Tant
134 16 1909—1917 Samuel Tant
Sarah Francis Tant
134 21 1917—1925
Sarah Francis Tant
Fanny Chappel
Alfred G. and Fanny Chappel
Fanny Chappel
134 24 1925—1931 Fanny Chappel
134 26 1932—1938 Fanny Chappel
134 26 1938—1945
Fanny Chappel
Clifford L. Gates
Vincent P. and Betty O’Brien
134 pt. 1 26 1946—1950 Vincent P. and Betty O’Brien
134 pt. 1 26 1956—1960 Vincent P. and Betty O’Brien
1981 Betty A. O’Brien
1995 Rachel Pung
2001 Rachel New
2004 Kenneth S. and Rachel New
2006 Rachel New
2010 Frank E. Prior
2010 Paul H. and Lisa M. Harris
Samuel J. Tant was born in 1833 and died in Los Angeles on June 25, 1913. Tant was a private in the 3rd Regiment, California Infantry during the Civil War. Fanny Chappel was married to Alfred George Chappel. The Chappels were natives of Canada who arrived in Detroit, Michigan on August 25, 1900. Alfred was a picture framer. At the time that the Chappels filed their Declaration of Intention to become naturalized U.S. citizens in 1922, they resided at 1124 Raymond Avenue in Long Beach. Clifford L. Gates was an oil worker. Little information pertaining to Vincent and Betty O’Brien was available other than that they were the parents of Erin O’Brien, a popular actress and singer in the 1950s and 1960s. Another child, Sheila O’Brien also enjoyed a singer career and worked as a stewardess. No information pertaining to Sarah Francis Tant, Rachel Pung, Rachel New, Kenneth S. New, or Frank E. Prior was available. The current owners of the property are Paul and Lisa Harris.
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 13) Eligibility
The subject property located at 1400 Hellman Street is recommended eligible under Criterion A of the Long Beach City Cultural Heritage Commission Ordinance as a Long Beach Historic Landmark (LBHL) that possesses a significant value attributable to the development of the city of Long Beach. The property located at 1400 Hellman Street conveys the period of expansion, seaside resort destination, and City Beautiful Movement that took place in Long Beach during its construction. The property was part of the Long Beach townsite which is reflective of the City Beautiful Movement and Craftsman Bungalows that helped shape the aesthetically-pleasing and picturesque character of Long Beach that people flocked to the city to attain. The property falls within the Period of Significance of the existing local historic district of 1898-1923. The property is not eligible for listing pursuant to Criterion 1 for the California Register as its importance is limited to development at a local level.

The subject property located at 1400 Hellman Street is not recommended eligible under Criterion B as a LBHL or for inclusion in the California Register under this criterion. Persons who made demonstrably significant contributions to the history of the nation, state, or region are not known to be associated with this property.

The subject property located at 1400 Hellman Street is recommended eligible under Criterion C as a LBHL as it embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type. The residence conveys a particularly high-style example of a Swiss Chalet Craftsman. The property is an exceptional individual and contributing resource to the Hellman Street Craftsman Historic District. It is a significant visual element in the neighborhood which creates a unique but consistent architectural conversation. The property’s significance does not rise to the eligibility of Criterion 3 for the California Register as the high-style Craftsman is notable in the City but is not a unique or extraordinary example to warrant listing on a state level.

The subject property located at 1400 Hellman Street is recommended ineligible under Criterion D as a LBHL and the California Register under Criterion 4 as it is not a likely source for future information related to history or prehistory.

The period of significance is 1912, the year the building was constructed.

Integrity
The subject property was evaluated against the seven aspects of integrity as outlined in the California Code of Regulations, California Register of Historical Resources (Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852 [C]). The seven aspects of integrity include location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

Although the primary residence was moved in 1948, the move occurred more than 50 years ago and has achieved significance in its own right. Additionally, this building was identified as a contributor to the City of Long Beach Hellman Street Craftsman Historic District. The building is generally unaltered and in good condition. Therefore, the property retains integrity of location, association, materials, workmanship, design, and feeling. The neighborhood has been subjected to infill construction of modern two-story apartment buildings. Therefore, the setting of the building has been compromised, but it generally retains integrity of setting because many remaining modest Craftsman residences remain on the 1400 block of Hellman Street.

Conclusion
The property located at 1400 Hellman Street appears eligible for designation as a LBHL under Criteria A and C for its association with the City Beautiful Movement and for its quality of architecture. The property’s significance is on the local level and does not rise to the threshold for listing in the California Register. The property retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance.

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*B12. References: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) Ancestry.com 2018. Available at:
https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=abraham+lincoln_lovett&count=50&mother=_bixby&mothe r_x=_1&name_x=1_1
Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00370; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 59-141
Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

City of Long Beach 1992, Ordinance No. C-7051, Adopted October 27 City of Long Beach, 1948. Building Permit issued July 16.

City of Long Beach, 1948. Permit No. 5854, Issued June 16.

City of Long Beach, 1959. Permit No. 891, Issued July 9.

City of Long Beach, 1969. Permit No. 7307, Issued June 19.

City of Long Beach, 1992. Ordinance No. C-7051, Adopted October 27 County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Tract Map. No. TR0006-002B, Records September 4, 1904. Available at: http://dpw.lacounty.gov/sur/landrecords/index.cfm?docType=TM Harris, Lisa. No Date. O’Brien family photos.

Long Beach City Directories. Available at:
http://encore.lbpl.org/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000005&sp=0&sp=1 &suite=def
McAlester, Virginia, and Lee McAlester. 2004. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York, NY:

Knopf.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; NAI Number: 11; Record Group Title: M1524; Record Group Number: Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1940 National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:

Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2009. City of Long Beach Historic Context Statement. Pasadena, CA.

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NRHP Status Code: 3CS
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
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P1. Other Identifier: 830 Santiago Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted
*a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Long Beach Date: 1981 T4S; R12W; of of Sec 34; SB B.M. c. Address: 830 Santiago Avenue City: Long Beach Zip: 90804 d. UTM (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone: 11 , 395539.3 mE/ 3738065.8 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate): AIN 7241-021-010 *P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries):

The subject property at 830 Santiago Avenue includes the north 54 feet of the south 198 feet of the west 130 feet of Lot Block 2 in Alamitos Heights. The Colonial Revival-style residence has an ‘L’-shaped footprint, measures approximately 2,700 square feet, and was constructed in 1937. The property abuts a golf course but is otherwise mostly surrounded by single-family residences. (See Continuation Sheet page 4)
*P3b. Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): HP2 Single-Family Property *P4. Resources Present: ☒Building ☐Structure ☐Object ☐Site ☐District ☐Element of District ☐Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo (view, date,
accession #): Facing East; July 11,
2018; Photo No. L1150107
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:
☒Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Gerald and Charlene Feller Trustee
2743 E. 1st Street
Long Beach, CA 90803
*P8. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and
address): A. Madsen and C. Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*P9. Date Recorded: July 25, 2018
*P10. Survey Type (Describe): Intensive, CEQA Compliance, P – Project Review *P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none"): Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2018.

Historic Evaluation for 830 Santiago Avenue, Long Beach, California. *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 523 Forms P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) (See Continuation Sheet page 5)
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): 830 Santiago Avenue *NRHP Status Code: 3CS

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B1. Historic Name: 830 Santiago Avenue
B2. Common Name: 830 Santiago Avenue
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) A permit was issued in 1937 for the construction of a single-family residence. The architect was not noted; however, the contractor was Russell Mangum. Based upon a review of the Press Telegram, Mangum was a prolific builder in Long Beach with a career beginning in the 1930s up to the 1970s.

A permit to remodel the kitchen was issued in 1998.

The property is located in the Alamitos Heights Tract which was platted in 1904 by the Alamitos Land Company headed by Jotham Bixby and George C. Flint. *B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: Unknown
B9a. Architect: Kenneth S. Wing b. Builder: Russell Mangum *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Long Beach Period of Significance: 1937 Property Type: Residences Applicable Criteria: A/1; C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
Record Search
A cultural resource record search was conducted on July 24, 2018, by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. (Ms. Carrie Chasteen) at the South Central Coastal Information Center, located at California State University, Fullerton. The record search included the subject property and a 0.25-mile buffer. The results of the record search indicate two studies have been conducted in the project area and two studies have been conducted exclusively within the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 1, Previous Cultural Resource Surveys and Reports). Three resources were documented exclusively in the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 2, Previously Recorded Cultural Resources). (See Continuation Sheet page 7)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): N/A *B12. References: See Continuation Sheet page 14.

B13. Remarks: N/A
*B14. Evaluator:

Carrie Chasteen
Alexandra Madsen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*Date of Evaluation: July 25, 2018
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*P3a. Description: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) Description
The two-story Colonial-Revival-style single-family residence is generally rectangular in plan.

The side-gabled roof, with dormers, is clad in wood shingles. The lower level of the building is clad in smooth textured stucco and the upper floor is clad in wide, horizontal clapboard siding.

A prominent brick chimney is located on the southern façade of the building. A small brick bay projects from the southern half of the primary façade and is accented with a projecting bay of windows with 8-light casement windows accented with scalloped barge board below. The brick was painted, and it is not known if this was original to the design of the building. Other fenestration on the primary façade includes an oval 4-light window, six-over-six and eight-overeight double-hung wood sash windows. The central primary entrance is raised and accessed via a cast concrete with brick veneer entry porch. The primary entry door is accented with an elaborate wood surround with pedimented lintel.

Details pertaining to the northern and southern façades were not discernable from the public right-of-way due to vegetation and close proximity to neighboring buildings.

The upper level of the rear, or western, façade mirrors the primary façade, with the exception of a door with 12 lights and a small balconette with cross bracing and scalloped barge board.

Fenestration of the ground floor consists of a trio of 12-light fixed pane windows, a door with 12-light glazing, 4-light fixed-pane window, and 6-light casement windows.

A detached garage is located in the rear of the parcel and accessed via an alley. The garage features a side-gabled roof, smooth textured stucco, and a vehicle bay.

Landscape features include mature oaks, a mature olive, and mature Southern magnolias in the parkway.

The property is located in the middle of the block with neighboring residences of similar style and materials and front a public golf course and park. The building appears to be unaltered and appears to retain all aspects of integrity. The boundary is limited to the legal parcel boundary.

P5a. Photo or Drawing: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) SOURCE: Sapphos Environmental, Inc., 2018
Primary (Western) Façade, 830 Santiago Avenue
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P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 4) Northern Façade, 830 Santiago Avenue
Southern Façade, 830 Santiago Avenue
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P5a. Photo or Drawing: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 5) Garage, 830 Santiago Avenue
Setting, 830 Santiago Avenue
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) TABLE 1

PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS AND REPORTS
Report
No. Year Report Title
Report
Type
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer Authors
LA-503 1974
Archaeological Resources
and Policy
Recommendations of Long
Beach
Special
Study X Dixon, Keith A.

LA-2399 1978
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Harbor Areas Cultural
Resource Survey
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Weinman, Lois J.
and E. Gary
Stickel
LA-2795 1993 Correspondence Other X Dixon, Keith A.

LA-12808 2014
Cultural Resources Study
of the Wilmington Oil
and Gas Field, Los
Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Chasteen, Carrie,
Tiffany Clark,
Richard Hanes,
and Michael Mirro
Applied
EarthWorks, Inc.

LA-503: In 1974, Keith A. Dixon prepared a study to summarize the nature and extent of the archaeological resources in the City of Long Beach and recommended policies which may be followed by the city in order to protect the resources from further damage and destruction. Twenty-seven sites were documented exclusively in the 0.25-mile buffer and none were identified within the subject property.

LA-2399: In 1978, Lois J. Weinman and E. Gary Stickel prepared a cultural resource study to locate and identify cultural resources at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The report is comprised of historical and archaeological overviews of the project area, identification and statement of significance for 18 individual prehistoric archaeological sites, 21 shipwrecks, and 30 historical resources. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-2795: In 1993, Keith A. Dixon compiled correspondence to California State University Long Beach and University of California Los Angeles pertaining to the disposition of archaeological sites. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12808: In 2014, Applied EarthWorks, Inc. prepared a cultural resource assessment of the Wilmington Oil and Gas Field “case study” in support of the Analysis of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California Environmental Impact Report. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

TABLE 2

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA Primary
Number Trinomial Description
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer
Attribute
Code
Resource
Type
P-19-000236 CA-LAN-000236 Shell Midden X AP15 Habitation debris
P-19-000701 CA-LAN-000701 Shell Midden X AP15 Habitation debris
P-19-189891 N/A 7801 E. Tibana
Street X HP2
Singlefamily
property
P-19-000236/CA-LAN:000236: Documents a shell midden that was first recorded in 1952. The site was not evaluated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register), California Register of Historical Resources (California Register), or City of Long Beach Landmark (Landmark) designation.

P-19-000701/CA-LAN-000701: Documents a shell midden. The site was not evaluated for listing in the National Register, California Register, or for designation as a Landmark. (See Continuation Sheet page 8)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 7) P-19-189891: Documents a single-family residence located at 7801 E. Tibana Street that was determined ineligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, or local register through survey evaluation.

Significance
The subject property, 830 Santiago Avenue, was constructed circa 1937 in the Alamitos Heights Tract. For this reason, it was evaluated using the Seaside Resort, Early-20th-Century and Expansion, and City Development and Growth themes and Colonial Revival architectural style of the Historic Context Statement.

The Seaside Resort
By the end of the 19th century, the City’s waterfront had a burgeoning tourist industry. Sanborn maps estimated the population in 1895 at 1,200 and, in 1898, differentiated between winter residents (2,000) and summer residents (6,000), in a clear indication that the City’s prosperity depended on seasonal tourism and seaside amenities. Although sources conflict as to the exact date of construction of Long Beach’s first pleasure wharf south of Ocean Park Avenue, the wharf appears to have been constructed circa 1885. In 1888, a pier at the southern terminus of Magnolia Avenue was constructed, and the Pine Avenue (or Municipal) Pier followed in 1893. The 1895 Sanborn map also shows one small bathhouse and a pavilion at the base of Cedar Avenue, south of Ocean Park Avenue, flanked by the two piers.

During this period, the City experienced an increase in the construction of small-scaled or mixed-use lodging houses, as well as strings of small, attached dwellings (courts), cottages, cabins, and tents. The increase in these building types suggests that the source of the tourist population was local, most likely Southern Californians who were most comfortable in familiar, informal accommodations (unlike visitors from the East and Midwest). In addition to local rail service, interaction between towns may have been facilitated by the sharp increase in the popularity of bicycling, which was fueled by modifications in bicycle design from the high wheeler to the safety bicycle in the 1890s and prompted the founding of local wheelman’s clubs and the organization of races and pleasure rides. In 1891, the Long Beach City Council allowed the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad Company to install a rail line along Ocean Avenue to connect Long Beach with Los Angeles.

From 1895 to 1902, the geographic boundary of most development within Long Beach expanded northwest to Anaheim Street (north) and Monterey Avenue (west) to accommodate the growing population, which had increased to approximately 4,000 residents. Development also continued to grow through the communities north and east of the City.

EARLY 20TH-CENTURY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION, 1902–1920 By the turn of the century, Long Beach’s economy seemed fully dependent on tourism, with seaside facilities remaining the focal point of development. By 1902, the upscale Pavilion and Bath House with bowling alley were in place and attracting tourists from nearby communities. With a population of 18,000 people, there was a growing demand for improved transportation, as well as seasonal or temporary accommodations.

Henry Huntington’s Pacific Electric Streetcar Company also provided service into and around the City by 1902. Interurban Red Cars shuttled people to and from nearby towns, and all over Southern California, Yellow Cars took Long Beach residents to downtown and shopping, and the Big Red Cars went between Los Angeles and Long Beach. While Pacific Electric increased the volume of seasonal visitors and part-time residents, the extension of the Southern Pacific line into Long Beach and the expansion by 1904 of the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad (SPLA&SL), co-owned by Union Pacific after 1921, may have encouraged the growth of the seasonal and permanent population from points east.

The arrival of Pacific Electric, along with the construction of Colonel Charles Drake’s Salt Water Plunge in 1902, brought many visitors to Long Beach and the pleasure wharf, many of whom stayed all day long and even into the night when automobile travel became more popular. The Salt Water Plunge was located in an upscale bathhouse at the base of Pine Avenue. By 1905, attractions at the pleasure wharf had multiplied, with more than 30 seasonal booths added to the boardwalk, including candy shops, popcorn vendors, a palm reader, and a merry-go-round and a SPLA&SL train station at the Municipal Pier. (See Continuation Sheet page 9) State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 8) A small wooden roller coaster known as The Figure Eight is reported to have been present on the beach from 1907 to 1914; it was replaced by the Jackrabbit Racer in 1915. By 1908, the Virginia Hotel and Majestic Dance Hall were added south of Ocean Park Avenue at South Magnolia Avenue; in addition, the Walk of a Thousand Lights was present on the boardwalk, which was labeled the Pike, by 1914. The 1908 Sanborn map also shows the addition of the Municipal Auditorium, south of Pine Avenue, adjacent to the Municipal Pier.

CITY DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH, 1921–1945
Oil and Industry
In 1921, the discovery of oil in Signal Hill by the Shell Oil Company brought radical changes to Long Beach, as the ownership, production, and sale of oil became the City’s primary economic industry. The field in Signal Hill proved remarkably rich in oil, producing 859 million barrels of oil and more than 100 million cubic feet of natural gas in the first 50 years. Speculators, promoters, and experienced oilmen descended on Signal Hill, competing for mineral leases.

Although Signal Hill was an unincorporated island within the City, the building boom resulting from oil production in Signal Hill had a dramatic effect on Long Beach’s population. From 1920 to 1925, the population more than doubled due to an influx of people hoping to find work in the oil industry, growing from 55,000 in 1920 to an estimated 135,000 in 1925. The discovery of oil had created millionaires out of ordinary citizens and investors, and the effects were felt throughout the City, particularly downtown and along the shoreline.

The need to meet the housing demand triggered a construction boom; in this way, the discovery of oil in Signal Hill quickly became the catalyst for a “million-dollar per month” building boom in the downtown area. Many such luxury high-rise buildings rose at this time in downtown Long Beach and along the shore, including the Cooper Arms (1923), Blackstone (1924), Willmore (1925), Campbell Apartments (1928), Broadlind (1928), Lafayette Hotel (1929), and the Villa Riviera (1929).

Also, in the 1920s, a professional organization of architects known as the Long Beach Architectural Club formed to address the haphazard development of the City’s most valuable areas and to guide decisions with regard to local architecture. Advocating cohesive, complementary urban design, the Long Beach Architectural Club became a strong presence in Long Beach, offering expertise and design solutions. Even in modest neighborhoods from that period, an overall approach to design is evident, as a comprehensive approach to building and streetscape design began to shape Long Beach neighborhoods, as well as many Southern California cities at the time.

Period-revival architecture also became increasingly popular and influenced architectural and development trends. In downtown and along the shoreline of Long Beach, the scale of construction was grander and more upscale, and the development of hotels, commercial buildings, civic buildings, and entertainment facilities was at a peak. Similarly, an increasing number of multiple-family residential buildings began to quote the period revival styles popular at the time. Acute population pressures prompted developers to build additional stories on apartment buildings; a new form of housing known as own-your-own cooperatives or apartment-hotels was the result.

The Great Depression
The success of the 1920s came to a halt following the stock market crash in 1929. The demand for oil dropped significantly, resulting in less revenue from the Signal Hill investors. By 1932, the repercussions of the Depression started to be felt in Long Beach; the tourism industry, a Long Beach staple, suffered greatly. The Virginia Hotel closed, and many other hotels and apartment buildings became deserted. Activity at the Pike slowed dramatically, with most concessions closing and others remaining rent-free. A majority of the middle class saw their savings evaporate overnight, and the affluent suffered severe losses as well. Real estate and automobile values plummeted, and shops and apartments stood vacant. In response to the economic crisis, Long Beach residents created a local barter system. (See Continuation Sheet page 10) State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 9) Adding to the despair of the Great Depression, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the City the evening of March 10, 1933, toppled masonry buildings, shook houses and apartments off their foundations, damaged and destroyed schools and churches, and disabled the City’s natural gas service. In the wake of the disaster, reconstruction was financed with federal grants and loans, which, coupled with the activity generated through rebuilding, rejuvenated the local economy.

Local Assemblyman Harry B. Riley successfully campaigned for stricter building and engineering codes to ensure that schools, in particular, would be more earthquake resistant. Many of the buildings that were repaired or rebuilt during this period incorporated the popular Art Deco or Streamline Moderne styles. In 1935, funds from the federal Works Progress Administration, which later became the Works Projects Administration, was used to build and improve parks and transportation facilities, as well as civic and recreational buildings throughout the City. In addition, funds from the Federal Art Project subsidized art, literature, music, and drama and engaged artists for public projects establishing a legacy of public art in the City.

War Preparation
In 1936, oil was struck again, this time at the Wilmington Oil Field near the Long Beach Harbor, providing revenue to the City and assisting in the revitalization of the economy. Also assisting the economy was the rise in the defense industry, which continued to establish a strong presence in the area with the opening of Reeves Field in 1937 on Terminal Island, the first permanent naval base in Long Beach. In 1941, the Roosevelt Naval Base, shipyard, and hospital were constructed using the designs of famed African American architect Paul Williams, and in the same year, an 8.9-mile breakwater was constructed by the federal government, creating 30 square miles of protected anchorage and effectively eliminating the surf and sand in Long Beach.

Air transportation further boosted the importance of the local defense industry. The location and scale of the Long Beach Airport was a deciding factor in the selection of Long Beach by the Douglas Aircraft Company for a new production plant. Construction on the 242-acre facility, which was designed by Taylor and Taylor and included 18 windowless buildings, began in November 1940 by the Walker Construction Company and concluded in August 1942 before the United States entered World War II. In September 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt arrived by special train at the new facility for a tour. Constructed adjacent to the Long Beach Airport, the plant was an aircraft design and production facility with engineering support, planning, tooling, and fabrication capabilities. With its construction, manufacturing was added to Long Beach’s list of active economic sectors.

In the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, during which Long Beach’s homeport battleship, The Arizona, and crew were lost, the City became involved in the war effort.

Douglas Aircraft established a hiring office on American Avenue. Transportation strikes, competing shipbuilding wages, and local housing shortages, which made hiring outside the area impossible, caused constant personnel shortages. The Long Beach Port also put demands on the local labor pool, as it serviced approximately 4 million tons of cargo annually during the duration of the war; some preferred to work for shipyards such as Calship, Bethlehem Shipyard, Consolidated Shipyard, and the new Naval Shipyard, all of which offered plentiful employment for slightly higher wages.

At its peak in 1943, Douglas Aircraft employed 41,602 employees, of which approximately 54 percent (22,308) were women. By 1944, 87 percent of the employees were “Rosie the Riveters,” the highest share in the country for a company of its kind. During this period, Douglas Aircraft produced 11 airplanes per day. To maximize production and minimize turnover, the company boosted morale by opening in-plant banking and shopping services to reduce turnover by women overwhelmed by the new and sudden burden of juggling work and domestic responsibilities. Throughout these efforts, Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach produced a large number of wartime aircraft, approximately one-sixth of the country’s total 300,000 new planes, which included more than 3,000 B-17 Flying Fortresses. The local plant was responsible for about 50 percent of the contract revenues earned by Douglas Aircraft during the war. Donald W. Douglas, Sr., kept the plant open after the end of the war, during a period that brought an expected decline in contract work.

By 1945, the wartime defense industry production in Long Beach had infused Long Beach with employment, economic resources, and people, and brought tourists back to the Pike. (See Continuation Sheet page 11)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 10) COLONIAL REVIVAL, 1876–1965
One of the most universal of all American building styles, and the most favored nationwide for residential construction, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia that heralded patriotic interest in the American architectural past.

The style gained traction in Southern California as more people emigrated to the area from the east coast and Midwest in the final quarter of the 19th century. Colonial Revival buildings can draw on numerous prototypes, including Georgian, Adam, Federal, Classical Revival, and Dutch Colonial. Early examples from the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Southern California often consisted of Colonial Revival details grafted onto the fashionable style of day, be it Queen Anne, Shingle, American Foursquare, or Craftsman. In the 1920s, some Colonial Revival buildings became more literal in their interpretation of the 17th-, 18th-, and early 19th-century precedents. In the 1930s, the Colonial Revival was often merged with the Hollywood Regency style or simplified and stripped down to its basic elements. With the emergence of the Ranch style in the post–World War II era, the Colonial Revival was reborn as the stylistic clothing for many new tracts of homes and was re-popularized through the medium of television as the image of the quintessential American house.

The majority of Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs that are often symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Symmetry is less common in post–World War II examples. Roofs may be side gabled, hipped, or gambreled and can be accented with dormer windows or vents. Eaves are boxed, and some examples are detailed with dentil moldings. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points and frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Entries are also usually centered and detailed with classical surrounds and pediments. Features such as sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon for the doorway.

Windows are typically double-hung sash, with multiple lights in the upper sash (and occasionally the lower sash, as well). Window surrounds usually have molded lintels. French doors, casement windows, and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have wood, brick, or stucco exteriors.

Buildings may be classified as Colonial Revival, according to the following list of characterdefining features or, more specifically, may be categorized according to one of the subtypes described below. Although preeminently a residential style, the Colonial Revival was also used for commercial and institutional buildings, particularly churches. Within the realm of residential architecture, the Colonial Revival was most often employed locally for single-family houses and bungalow courts.

Character-defining Features
• One to two-and-a-half stories (in local examples)
• Side-gable, hip, or gambrel roof, which would originally have been shingled • Dormers or dormer vents
• Boxed eaves
• Cornice embellishments, especially dentils
• Wood (clapboard, shingle, board, and batten) or brick exteriors or a combination of the two
• Symmetrical or balanced facade composition, often with central focal point • Mostly rectangular doors and windows, with classical surrounds and entablatures • Paneled entry doors, sometimes flanked with sidelights • Multi-light windows, usually double-hung sash (six-over-six, six-over-one, fourover-one, four-over-four), often arranged in pairs or threes • Shutters
• Accent windows (Palladian, bulls-eye, oval)
• Brick accents (chimney, porch steps or paving, entry path) Registration Requirements
The majority of Colonial Revival buildings in Long Beach will be residential in use and may be found primarily in the neighborhoods developed during the first half of the 20th century, for example, the Heartwell/Lowe House, 2505 East Second Street. Colonial Revival buildings may be significant either individually or as contributors to a historic district. (See Continuation Sheet page 12)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 11) To be significant as an example of the Colonial Revival style, a building must possess the majority of the aspects of integrity, including materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. Most critical are the retention of the original siding materials (or replacement in kind), original windows (sash and surrounds), and entry and porch. Roofing materials may have been replaced but should present a compatible appearance. Any additions should ideally be located in the rear. An original, detached garage with a similar design scheme would be considered a related feature, unless it has been resurfaced or its garage door incompatibly replaced. An individually significant example of the Colonial Revival style will showcase, at a minimum, the primary character-defining features of the style, including massing, roof configuration, materials, entry, and window and door treatment.

Wing, Kenneth S., Sr. (circa 1903–1987)
Education: University of Southern California School of Architecture Work: Wing had a long and distinguished career spanning 60 years in Long Beach.

Kenneth S. Wing, Sr., came to Long Beach in 1917, and during his lifetime, he designed numerous commercial, public, religious, and residential buildings in and around the City of Long Beach, including Long Beach City Hall East; the Long Beach Arena; the physical education building and cafeteria at California State University, Long Beach; the Signal Hill City Hall; the First Baptist Church of Long Beach; David Starr Jordan High School in Los Angeles; the physical science building at the University of California, Irvine; and the Long Beach Airport Administration Building. In addition, he designed the restoration of the historic Bixby Rancho in Los Cerritos and, in conjunction with Allied Architects, the Long Beach City Hall and Library Complex. Wing was vice president of the AIA, Southern California Chapter, and the first president of the Long Beach University Club. He closed his firm to head the County of Los Angeles, Department of War Housing, during World War II. In later years, Wing, Sr., partnered with his son, Kenneth S. Wing, Jr.

Long Beach Projects: Long Beach Arena; Southern California Edison Building; United California Bank; Physical Education facility at California State University, Long Beach; Nuclear Medicine facility; Long Beach Community Hospital; First Baptist Church of Long Beach; Jordan High School; Luther Burbank School; Carmelitos Housing Project, with C. Shilling and R. Cornell; many homes in the Virginia Country Club and Bixby Knolls area; the renovation of the historic Bixby Ranch in Los Cerritos. He was associated with W. Horace Austin in the design of the Long Beach Terminal Building and with Allied Architects in the design of Long Beach City Hall and Library complex, and the Terrace Theater and Exhibit Center
Ownership History
Based upon a review of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s records, the subject property has had multiple owners between 1934 and 2018. A summary of the history of previous owners of the property was compiled from readily available public records (Table 3, Assessor Data, 830 Santiago Avenue).
(See Continuation Sheet page 13)
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ASSESSOR DATA
830 SANTIAGO AVENUE
Map Book No. Page No. Date Name
151 12 1934-1941 Percival J. Powell
151 11 1941-1948 Percival J. Powell
151 11 1949-1953 Percival J. Powell
746 pt. 2 210 1954-1958 Percival J. Powell
746 pt. 2 210 1959-1963 Percival J. Powell
1975 Robert W. and Mary M. Cash*
2006 Robert W. and Mary M. Cash*
2016 Robert Cash Trust*
2018 Gerald A. Feller Trust*
Percival J. Powell was a native of the British West Indies and was a manager of Automobile Club.1 No information pertaining to Robert W. and Mary M. Cash was available. Gerald A. Feller is the current owner of the property.

Eligibility
The subject property, 830 Santiago Avenue, is recommended eligible under Criterion A of the Long Beach City Cultural Heritage Commission Ordinance as a Long Beach Historic Landmark (LBHL) that possesses a significant value attributable to the development of the city of Long Beach. Little residential construction occurred in the late 1930s as a result of the Great Depression and World War II preparations. The subject property was constructed in 1937 and reflects the small real estate boom that was generated by new discoveries of oil in Long Beach in 1936. The property is not eligible for listing pursuant to Criterion 1 for the California Register as its importance is limited to development at a local level.

The subject property located at 830 Santiago Avenue in Long Beach is not recommended eligible under Criterion B as a LBHL or for inclusion in the California Register under this criterion.

Persons who made demonstrably significant contributions to the history of the nation, state, or region are not known to be associated with this property.

The subject property located at 830 Santiago Avenue is recommended eligible under Criterion C as a LBHL and for listing in the California Register under Criterion 3 as it embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type and is the work of a local noted architect. As an individually significant example of the Colonial Revival style, the building showcases the primary character-defining features of the style, including massing, roof configuration, materials, entry, and window and door treatment. The building possesses many of the character-defining features of Colonial-Revival-style architecture, including the oval window, symmetrical façade with central focal point (primary entryway), and brick accents.

Additionally, the building retains integrity as the exterior is unaltered. The building also possesses design elements, such as the Monterey-Revival-style balconette on the rear façade, that reflect Kenneth S. Wing’s unique interpretation of the Colonial Revival style of architecture.

Wing is recognized as a local master architect and is a good example of Wing’s body of work.

The subject property located at 830 Santiago Avenue is recommended ineligible under Criterion D as a LBHL and the California Register under Criterion 4 as it is not a likely source for future information related to history or prehistory.

The period of significance is 1937, the time of the residence’s construction. (See Continuation Sheet page 14)
1 Year: 1930; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1081; FHL microfilm: 2339864.

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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 13) Integrity
The subject property was evaluated against the seven aspects of integrity as outlined in the California Code of Regulations, California Register of Historical Resources (Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852 [C]). The seven aspects of integrity include location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

The building appears to be unaltered, has not been moved, and appears to retain integrity of design, materials, workmanship, feeling, association, location, and setting.

Conclusion
The property located at 830 Santiago Avenue appears eligible for designation as a LBHL under Criteria A and C for its association with residential development in the late 1930s, for its quality of architecture, and as a good example of Kenneth S. Wing’s body of work. Additionally, the property appears eligible for listing in the California Register under Criterion 3 for its quality of architecture and association with Wing. The property retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance.
*B12. References: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1081; FHL microfilm: 2339864.

Berner, Loretta. 1990. “A Step Back in Time.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta.

Berner, Loretta. 1995. “Al Brown Remembers the Pike.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach.

Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 69.

Cadwaller, Isabelle. 1995. “Isabelle’s Transportation.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach.

City of Long Beach, 1937. Permit No. G-990, Issued on June 1.

City of Long Beach, 1998. Permit No. 80250238, Issued on March 4.

County of Los Angeles, Alamitos Heights tract map, available at:
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/sur/nas/landrecords/tract/MB0005/TR0005-124.pdf Fahey, Harold. 1995. “Long Beach Expands.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach.

Johnson Heumann Research Associates. 1988. Expanded Downtown Long Beach Historic Survey, Final Report. Long Beach, CA: City of Long Beach, Office of Neighborhood and Historic Preservation.

Mullio, Cara, and Jennifer Volland. 2004. Long Beach Architecture: The Unexpected Metropolis.

Santa Monica, CA: Hennessey and Ingalls, p. 21.

Robinson, W.W. 1948. Long Beach: A Calendar of Events in the Making of a City. Los Angeles, CA:

Title Insurance and Trust Company, p. 13.
(See Continuation Sheet page 15)
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*B12. References: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 14) Sanborn Map Company. 1891, 1895, 1898. Insurance Map of Long Beach, California. New York, NY.

U.S. Census Bureau. 1920. Census Records for the City of Long Beach. On file, City of Long Beach Office of Neighborhood and Historic Preservation.

Wallen, Arch C. 1976. “Douglas Long Beach—WWII.” In Long Beach As I Remember It, 1776–1976, ed., Donald E. Van Liew. Los Alamitos, CA: Hwong Publishing Company, pp. 19–33.

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P1. Other Identifier: 151 Saint Joseph Avenue
*P2. Location: ☐ Not for Publication ☒ Unrestricted
*a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Long Beach Date: 1981 T5S; R12W; of of Sec 4; SB B.M. c. Address: 151 Saint Joseph Avenue City: Long Beach Zip: 90803 d. UTM (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone: 11 , 394576.8 mE/ 3736103.9 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate): AIN 7247-001-034 *P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries):

The property at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue is located in Lot 34 of Block 15 of Tract No. 3885 in the Belmont Shore region of Lon Beach. The Eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival-style residence is situated in the center of the lot, has a generally rectangular footprint, and measures approximately 1,964 square feet. The residence was constructed circa 1928 and is in a neighborhood generally filled with single-family residences. (See Continuation Sheet page 4) *P3b. Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): HP2 Single-Family Property *P4. Resources Present: ☒Building ☐Structure ☐Object ☐Site ☐District ☐Element of District ☐Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo (view, date,
accession #): Facing Northwest; July
11, 2018; Photo No. L1150181
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:
☒Historic ☐Prehistoric ☐Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Camille Contorno
151 Saint Joseph Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90803
*P8. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and
address): A. Madsen and C. Chasteen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*P9. Date Recorded: July 25, 2018
*P10. Survey Type (Describe): Intensive, CEQA Compliance, P – Project Review *P11. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none"): Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 2018.

Historic Evaluation for 151 Saint Joseph Avenue, Long Beach, California. *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 523 Forms P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) (See Continuation Sheet page 4)
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*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): 151 Saint Joseph Avenue *NRHP Status Code: 5S3

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B1. Historic Name: 151 Saint Joseph Avenue
B2. Common Name: 151 Saint Joseph Avenue
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Eclectic
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) No building permits were available for the property at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue. According to Assessor Records, it appears that the property was constructed circa 1928. The architect and/or builder are unknown. There do not appear to be any major alterations or additions to the building and it retains its integrity.
*B7. Moved? ☒ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Long Beach Period of Significance: c. 1928 Property Type: Residences Applicable Criteria: A/C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
Record Search
A cultural resource record search was conducted on July 24, 2018, by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. (Ms. Carrie Chasteen) at the South Central Coastal Information Center, located at California State University, Fullerton. The record search included the subject property and a 0.25-mile buffer. The results of the record search indicate two studies have been conducted in the project area and two studies have been conducted exclusively within the 0.25-mile buffer (Table 1, Previous Cultural Resource Surveys and Reports). No resources were documented exclusively in the

0.25-mile buffer. (See Continuation Sheet page 6)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): N/A *B12. References: (See Continuation Sheet Page 11)
B13. Remarks: N/A
*B14. Evaluator:

Carrie Chasteen
Alexandra Madsen
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
430 N. Halstead Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
*Date of Evaluation: July 25, 2018
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*P3a. Description: (Continued from Primary Record page 1) Description
The two-story Eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival-style single-family residence is generally rectangular in plan. The cross-gabled roof is clad in Spanish tile. The front-facing gables are accented with five clay drain pipes each. The sides of the gables are accented with exposed rafter tails. The exterior walls are clad in smooth textured stucco.

A large chimney is the focal point of the primary façade. The top of the chimney is fluted and a tile fountain with brick coping accents the exterior base. Fenestration consists of a pair of 3- light wood casement windows, a window obscured by a decorative wood grill, two small arched windows flanking the chimney, and a 12-light fixed-pane window. Two windows are accented with modern cloth awnings, which are reversible. The primary entrance is raised and accessed via tileclad concrete steps. The deeply recessed entryway is accented with a fluted arch and wing wall with tile coping. An arched pedestrian doorway allows access to the rear of the parcel through the wing wall.

The second floor of the southerly façade projects slightly and is supported by exposed floor joists. Fenestration is similar to the primary façade. Historic photographs indicate some windows may be stained glass, but it was not possible to verify the existence of this material from the public right-of-way. Additionally, details on the northern façade are similar in design and materials and further details were not discernable from the public right-of-way.

A rectangular detached garage is located in the rear of the parcel. The garage is similar in style and materials to the primary residence.

Landscaping is minimal, and includes brick paved areas, mature palms, and a concrete clad masonry and metal perimeter fence in the front yard.

The property is located in the middle of the block with neighboring residences of similar style and materials. Some infill construction has occurred in the neighborhood. The building appears to be unaltered and appears to retain all aspects of integrity. The boundary is limited to the legal parcel boundary.

P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Primary Record page 1) SOURCE: Sapphos Environmental, Inc., 2018
View of Primary (Eastern) Façade, 151 Saint Joseph Avenue (See Continuation Sheet page 5)
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P5a. Photo or Drawing:(Continued from Continuation Sheet page 4) Detail of Primary Entrance, 151 Saint Joseph Avenue
Western Façade, 151 Saint Joseph Avenue
View of Setting, 151 Saint Joseph Avenue
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) TABLE 1

PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS AND REPORTS
Report
No. Year Report Title
Report
Type
Within
Property
Within

0.25-Mile
Buffer Authors
LA-2399 1978
Los Angeles-Long
Beach Harbor Areas
Cultural Resource
Survey
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Weinman, Lois J.
and E. Gary
Stickel
LA-5889 2000
Records Search
Results for Sprint
PCS Facility
LA35XC832-F (the
Livingston Site),
located at 4716 E.
2nd Street, Long
Beach, Los Angeles
County, California
Cultural
resource
record
search
X
Wayne Bonner
Michael Brandman
Associates
LA-12808 2014
Cultural Resources
Study of the
Wilmington Oil and
Gas Field, Los
Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource
study
X X
Chasteen,
Carrie, Tiffany
Clark, Richard
Hanes, and
Michael Mirro
Applied
EarthWorks, Inc.

LA-13154 2014
Cultural Resources
Records Search and
Site Visit Results
for T-Mobile West,
LLC Candidate
LA02117A (SM117
Victoria Plaza),
200 Nieto Avenue,
Long Beach, Los
Angeles County,
California
Cultural
resource
records
search
X
Bonner, Diane
F., Carrie D.

Wills, Kathleen
A. Crawford
Environmental
Assessment
Services, Inc.

LA-2399: In 1978, Lois J. Weinman and E. Gary Stickel prepared a cultural resource study to locate and identify cultural resources at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. The report is comprised of historical and archaeological overviews of the project area, identification and statement of significance for 18 individual prehistoric archaeological sites, 21 shipwrecks, and 30 historical resources. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-5889: In 2000, Michael Brandman and Associates conducted a record search in support of the Records Search Results for Sprint PCS Facility LA35XC832-F (the Livingston Site), located at 4716 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California project. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-12808: In 2014, Applied EarthWorks, Inc. prepared a cultural resource assessment of the Wilmington Oil and Gas Field “case study” in support of the Analysis of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California Environmental Impact Report. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.

LA-13154: In 2014, Environmental Assessment Services, Inc. conducted a cultural resource record search and site visit in support of the Cultural Resources Records Search and Site Visit Results for T-Mobile West, LLC Candidate LA02117A (SM117 Victoria Plaza), 200 Nieto Avenue, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California project. No cultural resources were identified within the subject property.
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 6) Significance
The subject property, 151 Saint Joseph Avenue, was constructed in 1928 during a major residential boom in Belmont Shore, Long Beach. For this reason, it was evaluated using the Seaside Resort, Early 20th Century and Expansion, and City Development and Growth themes and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style of the Historic Context Statement:

The Seaside Resort
By the end of the 19th century, the City’s waterfront had a burgeoning tourist industry. Sanborn maps estimated the population in 1895 at 1,200; and in 1898, differentiated between winter residents (2,000) and summer residents (6,000), in a clear indication that the City’s prosperity depended on seasonal tourism and seaside amenities. Although sources conflict as to the exact date of construction of Long Beach’s first pleasure wharf south of Ocean Park Avenue, the wharf appears to have been constructed circa 1885. In 1888, a pier at the southern terminus of Magnolia Avenue was constructed, and the Pine Avenue (or Municipal) Pier followed in 1893. The 1895 Sanborn map also shows one small bathhouse and a pavilion at the base of Cedar Avenue, south of Ocean Park Avenue, flanked by the two piers.

During this period, the City experienced an increase in the construction of small-scaled or mixed-use lodging houses, as well as strings of small, attached dwellings (courts), cottages, cabins, and tents. The increase in these building types suggests that the source of the tourist population was local, most likely Southern Californians who were most comfortable in familiar, informal accommodations (unlike visitors from the East and Midwest). In addition to local rail service, interaction between towns may have been facilitated by the sharp increase in the popularity of bicycling, which was fueled by modifications in bicycle design from the high wheeler to the safety bicycle in the 1890s and prompted the founding of local wheelman’s clubs and the organization of races and pleasure rides. In 1891, the Long Beach City Council allowed the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad Company to install a rail line along Ocean Avenue to connect Long Beach with Los Angeles.

From 1895 to 1902, the geographic boundary of most development within Long Beach expanded northwest to Anaheim Street (north) and Monterey Avenue (west) to accommodate the growing population, which had increased to approximately 4,000 residents. Development also continued to grow through the communities north and east of the City.

EARLY 20TH-CENTURY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION, 1902–1920 By the turn of the century, Long Beach’s economy seemed fully dependent on tourism, with seaside facilities remaining the focal point of development. By 1902, the upscale Pavilion and Bath House with bowling alley were in place and attracting tourists from nearby communities. With a population of 18,000 people, there was a growing demand for improved transportation, as well as seasonal or temporary accommodations.

Henry Huntington’s Pacific Electric Streetcar Company also provided service into and around the City by 1902. Interurban Red Cars shuttled people to and from nearby towns. All over Southern California, Yellow Cars took Long Beach residents to downtown and shopping. The Big Red Cars went between Los Angeles and Long Beach. While Pacific Electric increased the volume of seasonal visitors and part-time residents, the extension of the Southern Pacific line into Long Beach and the expansion by 1904 of the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad (SPLA&SL), co-owned by Union Pacific after 1921, may have encouraged the growth of the seasonal and permanent population from points east.

The arrival of Pacific Electric, along with the construction of Colonel Charles Drake’s Salt Water Plunge in 1902, brought many visitors to Long Beach and the pleasure wharf, many of whom stayed all day long and even into the night when automobile travel became more popular. The Salt Water Plunge was located in an upscale bathhouse at the base of Pine Avenue. By 1905, attractions at the pleasure wharf had multiplied, with more than 30 seasonal booths added to the boardwalk, including candy shops, popcorn vendors, a palm reader, and a merry-go-round and a SPLA&SL train station at the Municipal Pier. A small wooden roller coaster known as The Figure Eight is reported to have been present on the beach from 1907 to 1914; it was replaced by the Jackrabbit Racer in 1915. (See Continuation Sheet page 8)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 7) By 1908, the Virginia Hotel and Majestic Dance Hall were added south of Ocean Park Avenue at South Magnolia Avenue; in addition, the Walk of a Thousand Lights was present on the boardwalk, which was labeled the Pike, by 1914. The 1908 Sanborn map also shows the addition of the Municipal Auditorium, south of Pine Avenue, adjacent to the Municipal Pier.

SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL, 1915–1942
Beginning with the effort to rescue and restore the California missions in the late 19th century and the subsequent development of the Mission Revival style, architects in Southern California pursued a quest for an architectural identity that reflected the region’s climate, lifestyle, and Hispanic past. This search crystallized into the Spanish Colonial Revival with the 1915 design by architect Bertram Goodhue for the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, California. The Spanish Colonial Revival style was hugely popular from the early 1920s until the 1940s. Whole communities and cities such as Rancho Palos Verdes, San Clemente, and Santa Barbara passed ordinances requiring that new buildings conform to the Spanish Colonial Revival image.

Developers, builders, and individual homeowners in Long Beach, as elsewhere in Southern California, embraced the style, which easily eclipsed the other contemporaneous revival styles in usage.

A Spanish Colonial Revival building borrows decorative details from the whole panoply of Spanish architecture rather than looking back merely to the colonial buildings inherited from the Spanish and Mexican eras in California. These precedents may be Moorish, Andalusian, Renaissance, or Baroque, resulting in an architectural vocabulary of unusual depth and variety that was further enriched by combining it in the late 1920s and 1930s with the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles. These borrowings and combinations notwithstanding, the style also encompassed an Adobe Revival as well, which resulted in an enhanced and romanticized vision of a California past that never was.

The Spanish Colonial Revival style was employed for nearly all types of buildings—single and multifamily residential, commercial, and institutional—and therefore could range in height from one to multiple stories. The majority of Spanish Colonial Revival buildings were asymmetrical, although a popular bungalow subtype was markedly symmetrical. Almost all Spanish Colonial Revival buildings are recognizable by stucco-covered exterior walls and red clay tile roofs (in California, barrel-shaped mission tiles, reputedly modeled after those made by molding on a man’s thigh, were most common). Most roofs were gabled, or gabled and flat, although hipped roofs were also utilized. Towers and turrets, even on one-story homes, fed the Southern California delight in fantasy. Arched openings were almost ubiquitous. Patios and balconies allowed enjoyment of the mild climate. Secondary materials—including wood (usually dark stained), wrought iron, and polychromatic tile—provided effective accents. Windows could be wood framed or metal and were mostly casement and double-hung sash in type.

Character-defining Features
Spanish Colonial Revival buildings draw on an extensive architectural vocabulary. Some of the most common elements are itemized:
• Usually one or two stories, but can be more
• Exterior wall surface covered in stucco (or very occasionally, brick or cast stone)
• Asymmetrical appearance (except for symmetrical, flat-roofed bungalow subtype, see below)
• Round or square towers and cupolas
• Low-pitched gabled or hipped roof covered in Mission or Spanish red clay tiles or flat roof with parapet wall
• Shallow eaves or deeper eaves with carved wood brackets exposed in the overhang • Heavy wood door, commonly carved or paneled, sometimes emphasized by spiral columns, pilasters, carved decoration, or patterned tiles • Arched focal windows and casement windows
• Window grilles of wrought iron or pierced stucco or rejas of wood • Exterior balconies with wood or wrought-iron railings • Exterior gardens and patios
• Arcades (See Continuation Sheet page 9)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 8) • Attached, exterior chimneys, often tapered
• Tiled accents on walls, stairs, fountains
• Brick or tile vents
• Wrought iron lanterns and hardware
• Battered or buttressed corners
• Wing walls and porte cochères with arched openings
• Exterior staircases
• Shallow second story overhang marked by corbels or brackets Registration Requirements
In Long Beach, examples of the Spanish Colonial Revival style are visible throughout Long Beach and reflect the construction boom of the 1920s. Most examples are single-family residences and were part of such large developments as Bixby Knolls and the historic districts of Wilton Street, Wrigley, and Minerva Park Place. Several examples of courtyard housing were also built, including the Casa Grande Apartment Building (La Casa Grande, 317 Livingston Drive) by architects Schilling and Schilling and several designed by George D. Riddle (Rose Towers / El Cordova Apartments, 1728 East Third Street; The Barcelona, 1905 East First Street; Casa Del Patio, 2055 East Third Street; Alvarado; and Casa Nido, 2074 East Third Street). Multistory residential examples include the Breakers by architects Walker and Eisen (200 East Ocean Boulevard) and the Campbell Apartments (130 Linden Avenue, Wright and Gentry, architects). Nonresidential examples include the Community Hospital by architect Hugh R. Davies (1720 Termino Avenue) and the E-bell Club and Theatre by C.T. McGrew (290 Cerritos Avenue/1100 East Third Street).

Typically, Spanish Colonial Revival-style buildings can be significant both individually and as part of a district designation. To be significant individually, the building must possess exemplary characteristics of the style. Commercial buildings tend to be designated on an individual basis, whereas residential examples, unless architecturally outstanding or designed by a noted architect, tend to be eligible mostly as district contributors.

To be significant as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, a building must possess the majority of the aspects of integrity, including materials, design, workmanship, and feeling.

If landscaping contributes to the Spanish flavor of the original design, integrity of the setting will also be a factor. Most critical are the retention of the original stucco siding (or replacement that duplicates the appearance and texture of the original), clay roof tiles (typically, replacement with concrete or other substitutes is not acceptable), and original windows and doors. Any additions should ideally be located in the rear and appropriately proportioned. An original, detached garage with a similar design scheme would be considered a related feature, unless it has been resurfaced or its garage door incompatibly replaced. 151 Saint Joseph Avenue
151 Saint Joseph Avenue is in tract No. 3885 which was platted in 1920 and evidenced the increased residential and population growth of Belmont Shore in the 1920s. Originally part of the Rancho Los Alamitos which was purchased by early developer John Bixby, Belmont Shore was later included in the Naples Tract which was purchased by Henry Huntington in 1903. Belmont Shore was absorbed into Long Beach in the 1910s and was mostly subdivided for single-family residences.

Ownership History
Based upon a review of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s records, the subject property has had multiple owners between 1927 and 2016. A summary of the history of previous owners of the property was compiled from readily available public records (Table 2, Assessor Data, 151 Saint Joseph Avenue).
(See Continuation Sheet page 10)
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 9) TABLE 2

ASSESSOR DATA
151 SAINT JOSEPH AVENUE
Map Book No. Page No. Date Name
75 28 1927—1941
James F. Sheely
John G. Crockett
Mary L. Wells
Gerald C. Toms
Robert B. Harper
75 28 1941—1948 Robert B. Harper
Andrew M. and Stamatina Bratsalis
75 28 1949—1953 Andrew M. and Stamatina Bratsalis
821 pt. 3 303 1954—1958 Andrew M. and Stamatina Bratsalis 821 pt. 3 303 1959—1963 Andrew M. and Stamatina Bratsalis 1981 Franklin Forsyth
1998 Franklin Forsyth Trust
2009 Franklin Forsyth Trust
2015 Franklin Forsyth Trust
2016 Camille Contorno
Mary L. Wells and William P. Wells resided in the residence from approximately 1928 to 1931. Mary Wells was born in California circa 1905 and does not list an occupation. William Wells, her husband, was born in Ohio and listed his occupation as a real estate agent in 1929 and a loan broker in 1930.

Gerald C. Toms was a native Californian who worked as a plumber. It appears he and his wife, Vaughn V. Toms, were minimally involved in oil developing. Robert B. Harper was retired.

Andrew M. Bratsalis owned The Seafood Grotto, a restaurant located at 701 E. Ocean Boulevard. No information was available on his wife Stamatina Bratsalis.

Evaluation
The subject property, 151 Saint Joseph Avenue, is recommended eligible under Criterion A of the Long Beach City Cultural Heritage Commission Ordinance as a Long Beach Historic Landmark (LBHL) that possesses a significant value attributable to the development of the city of Long Beach. The subject property possesses a significant character, interest, and value attributable to the development and growth patterns of the City of Long Beach. The property located at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue reflects the expansion from central Long Beach into the areas purchased by Henry Huntington in the early 20th century and platted in 1920. The subject property was one of the original single-family residences constructed in Belmont Shore and reflects the type of residence that populated the area, notable Revival-style residences. Belmont Shore expanded as Long Beach reached its height after the oil boom as industry expanded and scores of people flocked to the area. The property located at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue does not appear eligible at the state level under Criterion 1 of the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) because its historical significance is limited to the local level.

The subject property located at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue is not recommended eligible under Criterion B as a LBHL or for inclusion in the CRHR under this criterion. Persons who made demonstrably significant contributions to the history of the nation, state, or region are not known to be associated with this property.

The subject property located at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue is recommended eligible under Criterion C as a LBHL and for listing in the CRHR under Criterion 3 as it embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type. The subject property is a high-style example of Eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival architecture dating to the 1920s. Character-defining features of the style are intact, including the stucco exterior, cross gable roof, Spanish tile roof cladding, tile drain pipes, central chimney, wood casement windows, and small arched windows.

This property embodies distinctive characteristics of the Eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival style design of the 1920s, and possesses high artistic value. The property located at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue does not appear eligible at the state level under Criterion 3 of the CRHR because its architectural significance is limited to the local level. (See Continuation Sheet page 11) State of California  Natural Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
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*B10. Significance: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 10) The subject property located at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue is recommended ineligible under Criterion D as a LBHL and the CRHR under Criterion 4 as it is not a likely source for future information related to history or prehistory.

The period of significance for the property is circa 1928, the year the building appears to have been constructed.

Statement of Integrity
The subject property was evaluated against the seven aspects of integrity as outlined in the California Code of Regulations, California Register of Historical Resources (Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852 [C]). The seven aspects of integrity include location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

The subject property retains its original location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, setting, and association because it appears to be unaltered and has not been moved.

Conclusion
The subject property at 151 Saint Joseph Avenue is eligible for designation under the LBHL pursuant to Criteria A and C for an association with the development of Belmont Shore and as a high style example of Eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Long Beach. *B12. References: (Continued from Building, Structure, and Object Record page 2) “Gerald C. Toms,” The Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1931, Page 17. “Seafood Grotto to Reopen Soon in New Location,” Independent Press-Telegram, May 17, 1953, Page

72. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Ancestry.com, California State Library; Sacramento, CA; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968 Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 1078; FHL microfilm: 2339864
Ancestry.com, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900- 1968
Berner, Loretta. 1990. “A Step Back in Time.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 69.

Cadwaller, Isabelle. 1995. “Isabelle’s Transportation.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 35.

Fahey, Harold. 1995. “Long Beach Expands.” In Shades of the Past. Journal of the Historical Society of Long Beach, ed., Loretta Berner. Long Beach, CA: Historical Society of Long Beach, p. 9.

Johnson Heumann Research Associates. 1988. Expanded Downtown Long Beach Historic Survey, Final Report. Long Beach, CA: City of Long Beach, Office of Neighborhood and Historic Preservation, p. 13.

Mullio, Cara, and Jennifer Volland. 2004. Long Beach Ar chitecture: The Unexpected Metropolis.

Santa Monica, CA: Hennessey and Ingalls, p. 21.
(See Continuation Sheet page 12)
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*B12. References: (Continued from Continuation Sheet page 11) Poe, Stanley. “The Curious Development of Belmont Shore.” Long Beach Heritage. Accessed July 23, 2018. Available at: http://www.lbheritage.org/index.php/newsletters/long-beach-stories/181- the-curious-development-of-belmont-shore
Robinson, W.W. 1948. Long Beach: A Calendar of Events in the Making of a City. Los Angeles, CA:

Title Insurance and Trust Company, p. 13.

Sanborn Map Company. 1891, 1895, 1898. Insurance Map of Long Beach, California. New York, NY.

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Project No.: 18-05833
Gina Casillas
Planner, Long Beach Development Services | Planning Bureau City of Long Beach
333 W. Ocean Boulevard, 5th Floor
Long Beach, California 90802
Via email: [email protected]
Subject: Peer Review of the 628 East Anaheim Street Long Beach, Los Angeles County Local Landmark Evaluation Report
Dear Ms. Casillas:

This memorandum summarizes the results of a peer review conducted by Rincon Consultants, Inc. (Rincon) for the City of Long Beach Development Services, Planning Bureau. The document under review was 628 East Anaheim Street Long Beach, Los Angeles County Local Landmark Evaluation Report (report), prepared by JR van Dijs in March 2018. The evaluation report was prepared in support of a landmark nomination request made by the owner of 628 East Anaheim Street (subject property). The building is a two-story Art Deco Style commercial building, constructed circa 1929. The report concluded that the property is eligible for designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark, under local designation Criterion A, for its association with the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, and under Criterion C, as an example of Art Deco commercial architecture.

Rincon Architectural Historian Rachel Perzel, MA, conducted the peer review, with oversight provided by Shannon Carmack, Architectural History Program Manager. Both Ms. Perzel and Ms. Carmack meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for architectural history and history.

Peer Review Methods
The peer review assessed report accuracy and adequacy relative to field and research methods and evaluation results, in line with industry-accepted guidance provided by the National Park Service and the California Office of Historic Preservation. The review also referenced the City of Long Beach Historic Preservation Ordinance and the City of Long Beach Historic Context Statement. Supplemental archival research included building permits, city directories, and newspaper articles. Ms. Carmack conducted a site visit to the subject property exterior on July 16, 2018, using photographs and notes to detail the visit.

Rincon also prepared California Department of Parks and Recreation 523 Series forms for the subject property, including an evaluation for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical Resources, and local designation. 628 East Anaheim Street
Landmark Evaluation Report Peer Review

Peer Review
The report follows the standard format of the Office of Historic Preservation’s reporting guidelines and includes introduction, regulatory setting, historic context, methodology, and evaluation findings. The report provides a detailed description of the subject building, its setting, and the associated historic context. It describes the physical characteristics of the subject building, including its massing, design composition, and architectural features that characterize its Art Deco style. The information summarized in the architectural description and evaluation portions of the report reflect its existing conditions and developmental history accurately, as informed by available archival documents pertaining to the property. The report also provides sufficient details and analysis on the historical and architectural importance of the property to complete the City’s landmark nomination form adequately. It concludes that the subject property appears eligible for designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark under Criterion A, as an example of an extant resource associated with the 1933 earthquake, and under Criterion C, as a property that embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Art Deco style of architecture.

Based on our review, the historic evaluation report was prepared to current professional standards. The study uses current historic research methods and provides sufficient analysis to conclude that the property meets the local eligibility criteria that warrants its historic designation. Rincon’s historic evaluation concurred with the report findings that the subject building appears eligible as a City of Long Beach Landmark under criteria A and C. However Rincon expanded the justification under Criterion A to acknowledge the property’s association with the commercial development of the Anaheim Corridor, and under Criterion C to note the property represents one of the most intact, remaining examples of Art Deco architecture along Anaheim Street. In addition to its local eligibility, Rincon concluded that the building is eligible for listing in the CRHR at the local level of significance for these same reasons (Criteria 1 and 3).

Conclusions
In summary, Rincon did not find any specific evidence that would reverse the conclusions outlined in the report. The methodologies and evidence provided in the report adequately support the conclusion that the property is eligible for historic designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark.

Sincerely,
Rincon Consultants, Inc.

Shannon Carmack Rachel Perzel, MA
Architectural History Program Manager Architectural Historian Attachments
Attachment A DPR Forms for 628 E. Anaheim Street
628 East Anaheim Street
Landmark Evaluation Report Peer Review

References
California Office of Historic Preservation
1995 Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. Electronic document accessed September 22, 2015. Online at: http://www.scic.org/docs/OHP/manual95.pdf Long Beach, City of
1992 Long Beach, California Municipal Code. Chapter 2.63 Cultural Heritage Commission.

Accessed on line. https://library.municode.com/ca/long_beach/codes/ 2009 City of Long Beach Historic Context Statement. Prepared by Sapphos Environmental, Inc., July 10, 209.
2018 628 East Anaheim Street Long Beach, Los Angeles County Local Landmark Evaluation Report.

Prepared by JR Van Dijs. March 2018.

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NRHP Status Code 3CS, 5S3
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date

P1. Other Identifier: Royal Hotel
*P2. Location:  Not for Publication  Unrestricted *a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Long Beach Date: 1972 T 4S ; R 13W; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; S.B.. B.M. c. Address: 628 E. Anaheim Street City: Long Beach Zip: 90813 d. UTM: Zone: ; mE/mN (G.P.S.)
e. Other Locational Data: APN: 7274-002-905
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) An apt representative of the Art Deco style, the subject property is a two-story commercial building, located at the southeast corner of East Anaheim Street and Lime Avenue, in an urbanized, principally commercial section of Long Beach. The property is bounded by Anaheim Street on the north, Lime Avenue on the east, and vacant lots on the west and south. The building adheres to a rectangular plan and sits on the northeast corner of the property. Its wooden frame supports stuccoed exterior walls, culminating in a flat, multi-level roof. The building’s main elevation faces East Anaheim Street to the north. The building’s asymmetrical main facade features a series three ground-level storefronts. Each of these includes a standard, aluminum and glass commercial door and large, fixed-pane, aluminum-framed picture windows situated on a knee wall. Directly above these windows, heavy wooden beams support ribbons of square, fixed-pane windows. Numbering five ribbons in all, these window assemblies form a nearly continuous band, except where it is interrupted by stucco-clad vertical structural elements. On the second floor of the north elevation, the building best exhibits its Art Deco style. The eastern four fifths of the elevation features six pairs of vertically oriented steel casement windows. Several false piers, articulated in shallow relief, ascend to the (See Continuation Sheet)
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: (View,
date, accession #) 628 E. Anaheim,
view to SW.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: (ca. 1929: Polk City
Directory)Historic
Prehistoric Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

N/A
*P8. Recorded by:

James Williams and Shannon
Carmack
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250 East 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
*P9. Date Recorded: July 9, 2018
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*Resource Name or # 628 East Anaheim Street
B1. Historic Name: Royal Hotel
B2. Common Name: 628 E. Anaheim Street
B3. Original Use: Apartment/Hotel and commercial B4. Present Use: Vacant *B5. Architectural Style: Art Deco
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Original Permit not on file. The building was likely constructed circa 1929, when addresses assigned to this property first appeared in a Long Beach city directory (Polk 1929).

After incurring damage during the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake, the building was extensively remodeled. This included the reconstruction of the second story and the addition of the current Art Deco-style façade LBDS 1933, reproduced in (JR van Dijs 2018; historical Society of Long Beach 1933, reproduced in JR van Dijs 2018). City of Long Beach building permits indicate that a series of interior and exterior alterations took place from the late 1940s through the early 1990s. Alterations in 1947 included the installation of “kitchen fixtures” and the remodeling of one of the building’s storefronts. New interior wall and ceiling cladding was added to one of the units in 1956. In 1968, there were two separate alteration jobs. The first included the installation of new handrails, in addition to “general operations” made for the purpose of converting the former hotel to a boardinghouse. Next, a kitchen hood fan was installed. In 1969, another storefront remodeling took place. Finally, a 1994 permit and a subsequent certification indicate that “earthquake repairs” were made to the building (LBDS var.). *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Commercial Development and Architecture Area: Long Beach Period of Significance: 1933 Property Type: Hotel/Apartment Applicable Criteria: A, C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) The subject property was built in the late 1920s in what was then a commercial district near the northern city limits of Long Beach.

During the early decades of the 20th century, this stretch of Anaheim Street grew into a well-developed industrial and commercial corridor on the outskirts of Long Beach. Growth outside the city core came in part to increasing mobility that accompanied the popularization of the automobile. By 1915, the properties fronting Anaheim Street had become more uniformly commercial, with many laundries supporting hotels in the city’s nascent tourism sector. Aside from the laundries, businesses along Anaheim Street included ice manufacturers, creameries, butchers, bakeries, and grocery stores. Bungalows and other single family residences appeared adjacent to the commercial district (Sapphos Environmental 2009). By the late 1920s, commercial development along the Anaheim corridor had continued apace. A number of automobile-related businesses, including several dealerships, had begun to operate there. Additionally, owners of many of the commercial buildings along Anaheim Street built in the striking Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles as a way of attracting the attention of passing motorists (Sapphos Environmental 2009). It was in this context that the subject building was completed, opening by 1929 as a hotel with four ground-level storefronts (Polk 1929). (See Continuation Sheet)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) N/A *B12. References:
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*B14. Evaluator: James Williams, Rincon Consultants
*Date of Evaluation: July 9, 2018
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*P3a. Description (continued):
ornamented parapet wall, where a scalloped motif and chevron-adorned vertical projections alternate, also molded in shallow relief. The relatively elaborate western end of the second-story northern façade serves as a focal point for the building. Here three second- story steel casement windows punctuate the more heavily massed exterior, each situated beneath and separated by stepped formations. The roof here features a parapet wall designed to resemble a truncated and set-back tower. Non-original commercial signage extends above the easternmost storefront. The decorative elements of the main facade are replicated on the second story of the shorter eastern exterior wall. The ground level is comparatively austere and includes a commercial window assembly, a non-descript entry door, and a series of visible anchor bolts. The southern and western elevations diverge markedly from the Art Deco style on the opposing facades. The southern exterior is marked most notably by a masonry expanse, punctuated by five arched doorways. The second-floor southern exterior includes a set-back, stuccoed wall, situated behind a modern metal railing and what appears to be a broad landing. Facing Broadway Court, the stucco-clad western facade is essentially featureless, excepting a series of anchor bolts arrayed horizontally, midway up the wall. Landscaping on the parcel is effectively nonexistent, as the building takes up all, or nearly all, of the parcel. *B10. Significance (continued):

About four years after the subject building was erected, the Long Beach Earthquake of 1933 struck. Registering 6.4 on the Richter Scale, the earthquake caused $50 million in physical damage in a city that had already endured several years economic stagnation due to the Great Depression. Scores of Long Beach buildings were severely damaged or entirely destroyed by the quake. Masonry buildings, including the subject building and several additional commercial buildings on East Anaheim Street, were particularly susceptible to earthquake-induced damage (Sapphos Environmental 2009; LBDS 1933, reproduced in JR van Dijs 2018; historical Society of Long Beach 1933, reproduced in JR van Dijs 2018). A vast rebuilding effort followed the earthquake, with substantial financial and organizational support coming from the federal Works Progress Administration. Post-earthquake rebuilding put many Long Beach citizens back to work and proved a significant factor in the city’s economic turnaround. Long Beach recovered from the Great Depression by the end of the 1930s (Sapphos Environmental 2009).

Records on file with the City of Long Beach Development Services and the Historical Society of Long Beach indicate that the most severe damage to the building at 628 East Anaheim occurred on its second story. By August of that year—about five months after the earthquake—architectural drawings for the reconstruction and remodeling of the building were submitted to the city’s building department. The new plans included ornate Art Deco-style facades on the building’s northern and eastern elevations.

Available records do not indicate the architect’s identity (LBDS 1933, reproduced in JR van Dijs 2018; historical Society of Long Beach 1933, reproduced in JR van Dijs 2018).

That the building’s owners adopted the Art Deco architectural style for repairs and remodeling reflects a wider trend in the postearthquake architectural history of Long Beach. Although the Art Deco’s origins are in early-20th-century European architecture and design, the architectural style was not introduced to the United States until the early 1920s. Eliel Saarinen’s second-place submission in the 1922 Chicago Tribune Building contest helped to popularize Art Deco in the U.S. Art Deco received another boost in popularity in the 1930s as New Deal building programs frequently erected buildings in the WPA Moderne variant of the style (Sapphos Environmental 2009). Most commonly applied to commercial, institutional, and multi-family residential buildings, the style features smooth exterior walls; the use of geometric ornamentation, including zigzags and chevrons; and the incorporation of towers with setbacks and “other vertical projections” along rooflines (Sapphos Environmental 2009; MacAlester 2013). The style proved popular across Southern California, and architects frequently turned to the style during the rebuilding of Long Beach in the 1930s (Sapphos Environmental 2009).

City directories indicate that as many as five businesses operated from the subject property at a given time. From 1929 through 1969—the last year for which city directories were available—the most consistent tenant was Royal Hotel (also listed as Royal Rooms), which was temporarily renamed Elite Hotel in the mid-1960s and supplanted by Baldwin Hotel, a boarding house, in 1969. The rotating complement of ground-level co-tenants included laundries, bars and restaurants (usually in 638 E. Anaheim), an automotive supplies retailer, a candy shop, and a discount store, among others (Polk City Directory var.). Research using Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com did not suggest that any of the individuals listed as owners or tenants of the building played any significant role in local, state, or national history. (Continued on the next page)
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*B10. Significance (continued): Historic aerial photographs of the area suggest the pattern of mixed commercial and residential development attained by the 1920s remained constant at least through the early 1960s. However, buildings on several nearby properties were demolished in the following decades. This included those on the commercial parcel directly west of the subject property and the house located to the immediate south. Sometime between 1963 and 1972, Broadway Court was extended to its current alignment, intersecting with E. Anaheim Street. By 2009, the buildings on several properties in the area bounded by E.

Anaheim Street, Lime Avenue, Broadway Court, and Atlas Way were razed, their parcels remaining vacant to the present (NETR Online).

The subject property was evaluated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR). The subject property does not appear eligible for the NRHP under any significance criteria. The building lacks a direct association with significant events or trends in history (Criteria A). The building is not associated with any significant persons (Criteria B). While the building is representative of the Art Deco style, it has undergone alterations and its design is not of such quality that it represents an outstanding example of the style (Criteria C). Additionally, research did not indicate that the subject property is likely to yield important information to history (Criteria D). The building does appear eligible for listing in the CRHR under Criteria 1 and 3, at the local level of significance. The building’s construction and design date to the reconstruction effort following the Long Beach Earthquake of 1933, and more generally to the development the Long Beach Anaheim corridor (Criteria 1). Research conducted for this study did not indicate than any of the owners or tenants of the subject property made important contributions to local, state, or national history. This includes the proprietors of the Royal hotel, the building’s longest-tenured occupant. In spite of their contributions to the local economy, these individuals lack the level of singular importance and direct association necessary for historic listing (Criteria 2). The Art Deceo-style commercial building is a good example of the application of this style to an ordinary commercial building. While its design is somewhat modest compared to other examples of the style throughout the city, the subject building represents one of the most intact examples of Art Deco architecture along the Anaheim Corridor (Criteria 3). Additionally, research did not indicate that the subject property is likely to yield important information to history (Criteria 4).

The subject resource was also evaluated for designation as a City of Long Beach Landmark, and appears to be eligible for designation as such, under Criteria A and 3. Under Criterion A, buildings are evaluated for their significant associations with events that have made a contribution to the broad patterns of development of the City’s history. Built in 1929 and remodeled in 1933, the Art Deco-style hotel and commercial building at 628 E. Anaheim Street possesses a strong association with the types of auto-oriented commercial development that occurred in the Anaheim corridor in the late 1920s and early1930s. The building, therefore, appears to be eligible for designation locally under Criterion A. Criterion B is used to evaluate a property’s associations with individuals significant to the city’s history. Research into the lives of the many owners and tenants of the subject property did not reveal any that any of these persons made significant contributions to the city’s history. As a result, the subject property does not appear to be eligible for landmark designation under Criterion B. Under Criterion C, a property is evaluated for whether it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or it is the work of a master or possesses high artistic values. While available evidence did not identify the architect responsible for this Art Deco-style building’s design, and although the building does not represent a high-style example of Art Deco architecture, the building does feature many of the hallmark characteristics of the style, including smooth, stuccoed exterior walls; low-relief ornamental details; geometrical decorative elements; a truncated false tower; and a general emphasis on verticality. Further it is one of the most intact examples left within the area. As a result the subject resource appears to be eligible for designation under Criterion C as fine example of Art Deco-style commercial architecture. Finally, the building does not appear to be eligible under Criterion D, as it is an unlikely source or future source of information on human prehistory or on uncommon building methods or materials. *B12. References (continued):

Ancestry.com, var. Items related to tenants of 628 E. Anaheim St. Accessed at www.ancestry.com. July 10, 2018.

City of Long Beach Development Services (LBDS), var. Building permits for 628-638 East Anaheim Street.

JR van Dijs, 2018. 628 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, Los Angeles County: Local Landmark Evaluation Report.

McAlester, Virginia Savage, 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfrek A Knopf).

NETR Online, var. Historic aerial photographs of 628 E. Anaheim St. and vicinity. Accessed at www.historicaerials.com. July 9, 2018.

Newspapers.com, various. News articles related to tenants of 628 E. Anaheim St. Accessed at www.newspapers.com. July 10, 2018.

R.L Polk & Co. of California. Polk’s Long Beach City Directory, 1928-1969. Accessed at http://encore.lbpl.org/iii/cpro/app, July 9, 2018.

Sapphos Environmental, Inc., 2009. City of Long Beach Historic context Statement.

LANDMARK DESIGNATION
HP18-300

FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
645 W. 11th Street
ANALYSIS:

In compliance with Section 2.63.050 of the City of Long Beach Municipal Code (Cultural Heritage Commission):

The subject site is located at 645 W. 11th Street, on the northeast corner of Loma Vista Drive and 11th Street (Exhibit A – Location Map). The property has a zoning designation of PD-10 and is improved with a two-story single family residential building and detached garage. Built circa 1905, the building was designed in the Craftsman style with Swiss Chalet detailing.

The building is significant as one the earliest buildings in the former Willmore City founded by William Willmore. The Knoll Park tract is significant as one of earliest tracts laid out in in Long Beach, and the subject building was constructed in 1905. The building represents the move to seaside resorts that marked an important moment in Long Beach and Southern California history. The building embodies distinguishing characteristics of an Eclectic Craftsman architectural style. The building features classical Craftsman elements with influences of Swiss Chalet style.

The two-story Swiss-Chalet Craftsman single-family residence is generally rectangular in plan with a cast stone foundation. The building is clad in horizontal clapboard siding. The cross-gabled roof is clad in composition shingles. The front-facing gable is framed by barge board which is accented with decorative cross-shaped details. Additionally, the primary front-facing gable is accented with a projecting wide band which rests upon triangulated knee braces and coursed fish scale shingles. The side-gabled roofs are highlighted with exposed rafter tails. The raised primary entrance consists of a wood door that is assumed to have glazing flanked by sidelights. The porch is sheltered by a projecting bay, which rests upon trios of boxed wood columns with cross braces that are similar to traditional Japanese joinery. A large cross beam connects the capitals of the columns. Rafters spanning this beam support the upper story projecting bay. In addition to the roofline details, this bay features three one-over-one wood sash windows which open on a small balconette with corbels. A smaller projecting bay is located on the eastern end of the upper floor and features triangulated knee braces and a leaded glass transom.

A band board is located at the sill plate beneath the smaller secondary bay on this façade.

A large fixed-pane picture window with leaded glass transom is prominently featured on the eastern end of the ground floor of the primary façade.

The primary entry porch wraps around to the western façade of the building and creates a rounded porch with a matching overhead balcony that is supported by a pair of boxed wood columns. The balcony is enclosed with a wood railing and is accessed with a wood door. The roof projects to shelter this doorway and is supported by scalloped braces. On the ground floor, a rounded bay matches the curve of the porch and features single-light casement windows. A canted bay with shed roof is centrally located on the lower level of

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October 13, 2018