ATT 5 - Draft Intensive Survey Report — Mountain View City Council, December 9, 2025 (part 3 of 5)

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Report Detail: S-004893
20-2592 :: W El Camino Real Historic Eval
Record status: Verified

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Report Detail: S-023631
20-2592 :: W El Camino Real Historic Eval
Citation information
Year: 2000 (Nov)
Title: Cultural Resource Overview for the AT&T San Jose Build, Cities of Redwood City and San Jose, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
Affliliation: Peak & Associates, Inc.

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Database record metadata
Entered: 4/7/2005 nwic-main
Last modified: 8/31/2020 neala
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General notes
P-43-000050 (CA-SCL-30/H), P-43-000369 (CA-SCL-363/H), and P-43-000468 (CA-SCL-467H) are adjacent to the project area. There was no evidence of the resources within the existing roadways.

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Collections: No
Disclosure: Not for publication
Record status: Verified
Location information
Author(s): Melinda Peak and Ann Peak
Attributes: Archaeological, Field study
County(ies): San Mateo, Santa Clara
USGS quad(s): Cupertino, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose West Inventory size:

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Identifiers
Report No.: S-023631
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Has informals: No
No. resources: 3
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Date User Action taken
4/7/2005 jay Appended records from NWICmain bibliographic database.

Primary No. Trinomial Name
P-43-000050 CA-SCL-000030/H The Third Location of Mission Sa P-43-000369 CA-SCL-000363H Block B - San Jose Redevelopm P-43-000468 CA-SCL-000467H Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Sit Type Name
Submitter Job #00-054

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Report Detail: S-025174
20-2592 :: W El Camino Real Historic Eval
Citation information
Year: 2002 (May)
Title: Cultural Resources Report for San Bruno to Mountain View Internodal Level 3 Fiber Optics Project in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California
Affliliation: Pacific Legacy, Inc.

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Entered: 4/7/2005 nwic-main
Last modified: 7/29/2016 hagell
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Possible historic resources are within the study area. The location of C-433 (an undefined cultural resource) was checked. There was no evidence of cultural resources at that location.

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Collections: No
Disclosure: Not for publication
Record status: Verified
Location information
Author(s): John Holson, Cordelia Sutch, and Stephanie Pau Attributes: Archaeological, Field study, Monitoring
County(ies): San Mateo, Santa Clara
USGS quad(s): Montara Mtn, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Francisco South, San Mateo, Woodside Inventory size: c 24 li mi
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Identifiers
Report No.: S-025174
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Has informals: Yes
No. resources: 1
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Date User Action taken
4/7/2005 jay Appended records from NWICmain bibliographic database. 11/16/2015 hagell edited database
1/22/2016 simsa Updated GIS: removed report poly shape; moved line features to approx location layer
Primary No. Trinomial Name
P-41-000302 CA-SMA-000300 Albemarle Way

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Report Detail: S-036323
20-2592 :: W El Camino Real Historic Eval
Citation information
Year: 2009 (Apr)
Title: Cultural Resources Investigation for Clearwire Project CA-SJC0059A "GHO Executive Suites", 800 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, 94040 (letter report) Affliliation: Archaeological Resources Technology
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Entered: 1/15/2010 hagell
Last modified: 7/15/2013 HagelL
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Date User
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Disclosure: Not for publication
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Location information
Author(s): Carolyn Losee
Attributes: Literature search
County(ies): Santa Clara
USGS quad(s): Mountain View
Inventory size: c. 0.25 ac
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Identifiers
Report No.: S-036323
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Has informals: No
No. resources: 0
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Address City Assessor's parcel no. Zip code
800 West El Camino Real Mountain View 158-07-015

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Report Detail: S-047006
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Citation information
Year: 2015 (Nov)
Title: Historic Property Survey Report, 04-SCL, CML-5124 (032), Castro Street from El Camino Real to Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California
Affliliation: Bayshore Archaeology
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Entered: 1/5/2016 paganob
Last modified: 5/11/2016 grahams
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Date User
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Collections: No
Disclosure: Not for publication
Record status: Verified
Location information
Author(s): Michelle Touton Staley
Attributes: Architectural/historical, Field study
County(ies): Santa Clara
USGS quad(s): Mountain View
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Identifiers
Report No.: S-047006
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Has informals: No
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Date User Action taken
5/10/2016 cabrala replaced pages 1-4 per Karen (Carrie) Reichardt at Caltrans Primary No. Trinomial Name
P-43-003180 711 Church Street
Address City Assessor's parcel no. Zip code
Castro Street Mountain View
Year: 2015 (Nov)
Title: Archaeological Survey Report for the Castro Street Complete Street Project 14-36 Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, 04-SCL, CML-5124 (032)
Affiliation: Bayshore Archaeology
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Inventory size:

Collections: No
Disclosure: Not for publication
Author(s): Michelle Touton Staley
Report type(s): Archaeological, Field study
Sub-desig.: a
PDF Pages: 11-48
Type Name
Caltrans CML-5124 (032)

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Appendix B
DPR Forms

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P1. Other Identifier: Chase Bank

DPR 523A (9/2013) *Required information
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code 6Z
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
*P2. Location: Not for Publication  Unrestricted *a. County Santa Clara and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Mountain View Date T 06S ; R 02W ; of of Sec 28 ; B.M. c. Address 749 W El Camino Real City Mountain View Zip 94040 d. UTM: Zone 10S , 581114.55 m E mE/ 4137991.06 mN e. Other Locational Data: APN 193-02-049
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The subject property is located on the southeast corner of El Camino Real and Castro Street, rotated 45 degrees so the primary entrance faces the corner. A landscaped plaza sets the building back from the street. The two-story building has a rectangular plan measuring approximately 130 feet east-west and 70 feet north-south. It is clad in beige brick with a stack bond pattern. The roof is flat with three rows of corbelling at the roofline. Owl statues are located along the northern roofline, at the center and each corner. The primary entrance is located on the northern façade, centered in the middle of five arched bays (Photo 1). The arches are also corbelled, and the bays are filled with display glass. The southern façade also has five bays, while the eastern and western facades each have two; an ATM is located between the two bays on the eastern façade (Photo 2). See Continuation Sheet, page 4. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. Commercial Building, 3 stories and under *P4. Resources Present: 
Building Structure Object Site
District Element of District
Other (Isolates, etc.)

P5b. Description of Photo: (view,
date, accession #) View facing south,
6/22/2021
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source: 1977/County records
 Historic Prehistoric Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

JP Morgan Chase
unknown

*P8. Recorded by:

Alta Cunningham
Ascent Environmental
Sacramento, CA 95814
*P9. Date Recorded: June 22, 2021
*P10. Survey Type: Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: Ascent Environmental. 2021. Historic Resource Evaluation Report for El Camino Real Properties, Mountain View. Prepared for GS Mountain View III, LLC.

*Attachments: NONE Location 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):

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*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Bank Building *NRHP Status Code 6Z

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DPR 523B (9/2013) *Required information
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
(This space reserved for official comments.)

B1. Historic Name: Home Savings & Loan Association
B2. Common Name: Chase
B3. Original Use: banking B4. Present Use: same *B5. Architectural Style: vernacular with “jewel box” influences *B6. Construction History: Constructed 1977. The ATM was installed at a later date, likely the mid 1980s. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: Millard Sheets Designs, Inc. b. Builder: unknown

*B10. Significance: Theme N/A Area N/A
Period of Significance N/A Property Type N/A Applicable Criteria N/A This building does not appear to meet the criteria for the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), or the Mountain View Register.

Historic Context
The following section describes the partnership between Home Savings & Loan Association and Millard Sheets Designs, Inc., in creating more than 40 branch banks/office buildings between 1954 and 1975 in California. It provides brief biographies of Home Savings & Loan Association chairman, Howard F. Ahmanson, and artist, architectural designer, and educator, Millard Sheets.

Millard Sheets Designs, Inc. and the Home Savings & Loan Association Banks Millard O. Sheets (1907-1989) was a prominent California artist, an architectural designer, and an educator. He developed a style of watercolor painting that helped give rise to a California regional school of art based on representations of local geography, history and culture (Chattel 2011:6). This same concept formed the baseline for most of his architectural design endeavors as well.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)

*B12. References: See Continuation Sheet, page 11.

B13. Remarks:

*B14. Evaluator: Alta Cunningham, MA; Emilie Zelazo, MA *Date of Evaluation: July 1, 2021
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P3a. Description (continued)
Three soldier courses lay between the bays and the roofline and wrap around the building. A large mosaic is centered over the primary entrance, between the top and bottom soldier course. It features five panels that appear to depict the evolution of Mountain View (Photo 3). The entry plaza features a centralized brick planter box comprised of a stack bond pattern, topped with a soldier course. The planter box contains a metal sculpture of seagulls in flight (Photo 4). Brick benches are located on the east and west sides of the planter box, with areas of grass beyond the benches. Closer to the building entrance, more brick planter boxes of the same design line the northern façade.

B10. Significance (continued)
After training at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles, Sheets travelled across South America and Europe, experimenting with the use of watercolor in landscapes. After returning to southern California, he focused on local landscapes in his work. During the Great Depression, he began to paint scenes of working-class neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Two well-known examples of Sheets’ work from this period are Tenement Flats (1934) at the Smithsonian Institution and Angel’s Flight (1931) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Chattel 2011:7). In 1955, Sheets accepted a position as director of the Los Angeles County Art Institute and reinvented the school as the Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design). He also organized and chaired art departments at Scripps College.

Combining art, education, and entrepreneurship, Sheets is considered one of California’s most influential artists of the 20th century. Sheet’s philosophy was that art should be incorporated into every aspect of daily living (Wuellner and Kainer 2014).

In 1953, Howard Ahmanson (1906-1968) hired Sheets to design his insurance office building on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Ahmanson was the founder and chairman of Home Savings & Loan Association and its parent company, National American Insurance Company. Built on the rapid real estate development and growth of the middle that dominated California after World War II, Ahmanson was able to turn both Home Savings & Loan Association and H.F.

Ahmanson Co., into a financial institution with over $2.5 billion in assets by the end of the 1960s (Chattel 2011:6).

Ahmanson was also one of the wealthiest business executives in the United States with personal assets estimated between $200 and $300 million. Ahmanson and his wife, Caroline, were involved in multiple philanthropic causes, particularly the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Performing Arts Council of Los Angeles County, where one of the Music Center’s theatres is named after them (Challet 2011:6).

For the design of his buildings, Ahmanson gave Sheets complete freedom. This included design of the facades and the interiors. The quintessential example of the studio’s integration of art, particularly mosaics, sculpture, stained glass, tapestry and sometimes furnishings, and commercial space is embodied in one of the firms first commissions from Ahmanson, the Home Savings & Loan Association at 9245 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills.

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Figure 1. Former Home Savings & Loan Association (1956), Beverly Hills. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine for L.A. Conservancy.

Figure 2. Former Home Savings & Loan Association (1956), Beverly Hills. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine for L.A. Conservancy.

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By projecting an image of permanence based on family relationships and local history, a theme carried out in most of the Sheets Studio’s designs, the building not only was lovely, but it also became a marketing tool. As testament to this fact, when completed in 1954, the Beverly Hill’s branch collected $19 million in new accounts (Chattel 2011:9) The initial commissions from Ahmanson, also allowed Sheets to establish Millard Sheets Designs, Inc., in 1953. Based in Claremont, the design studio employed between 25 and 35 artists, artisans, and architects and became a collaborative training ground for many artists and artisans (Chattel 2011:7). Sheets’ longtime collaborators, Susan Hertel, Denis O’Connor, and S. David Underwood were responsible for much of the design work. Susan Hertel began working with Sheets in the late 1950s and became the company’s primary stained-glass artist. She served as president of the company after Sheets retired in 1977. Denis O’Connor became the leading creator of mosaics, and in 1963, he formed his own company, Denis O’Connor Mosaics. He continued to work with Sheets, executing mosaics for Home Savings & Loan Association branches based on Sheets’ and Hertel’s designs. Both O’Connor and Hertel worked on the Mountain View branch (Arenson 2018). As a registered architect, Underwood was responsible for implementing many of Sheets’ designs.

Millard Sheets Design, Inc. was responsible for the design of over 40 Home Savings & Loan Association buildings throughout California (Arenson 2018); at least 168 were designed and constructed throughout the United States. All of the bank designs were based on the Beverly Hills branch (see Figures 1 and 2): prominent location; solid, imposing materials to suggest permanence; and the integration of art, local history, and familial themes (Chattel 2011:9).

These elements balanced robust building forms and materials with delicate artistic details that projected an image of luxury and community. However, after Ahmanson’s death in 1968, Sheets decreased his role in the design of each individual branch. As a result, designs became more standardized, although based on the location’s unique history and character. Similarly, the Home Savings & Loan Association itself became more interested in economy and efficiency in construction of branches. Along with the banks, the Sheet’s studio created works for restaurants, churches, hotels, airports, libraries, stores, government agencies, schools, hospitals, Masonic Halls, and cemeteries (Kahn 2016). The studio was behind the design of the Pomona Mall, one of the first pedestrian malls in the United States and nationally recognized as a blueprint for urban revitalization (Lin 2017). Sheet’s work can be found all over California and the United States.

In Santa Clara County, the most prominent example of Sheet’s work is located at 1402 Lincoln Avenue in San Jose’s Willow Glen community. This former Home Savings & Loan Association building was constructed in 1972 and features four large mosaics on the exterior and two in the interior (see Figures 3 and 4). A sculpture depicting a mother and child is located along the southwest façade. The building is clad in square panels of travertine. A frieze of gold glazed tiles with a geometric pattern in relief wraps around the building at the roofline. The overall feeling of the artwork is that of a community at play. Both O’Connor and Hertel worked on this San Jose branch as well (Arenson 2018).

Other Home Savings & Loan Association buildings in the immediate area include the following branches: Cupertino (1976), Sunnyvale (1986), San Carlos (1987), and Fremont. Two other bank buildings in Redwood City, both constructed in 1957 have had their mosaics painted over. And a Home Savings & Loan Association building in Atherton, constructed in 1973, was demolished c. 2010. Additionally, a large mosaic by Millard Sheets, dated 1977, is located at the international terminal of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (Arenson 2018).

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Figure 3. Former Home Savings & Loan Association (1972), San Jose. Photo by Ascent Environmental.

Figure 4. Former Home Savings & Loan Association (1972), San Jose. Photo by Ascent Environmental.

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Mid-Century Modern and Jewel Box Banks
Mid-Century Modern is a broad term used to describe a style that emerged in the decades following World War II (1945-1965). Influenced by the International Style and the Second Bay Tradition, Mid-Century Modern is a casual, organic, and expressive style that was applied to a wide variety of properties, including residences, churches, banks, institutional buildings, commercial and office buildings, and others. Mid-Century Modern emphasizes function over ornamentation, interplay between architecture and the environment, and the honest expression of structural design (Sacramento 2017:73). It incorporates an array of design elements including cantilevered overhangs, projecting eaves, canted windows, projecting boxes that frame the upper stories, stucco siding, the use of bright or contrasting colors, spandrel glass, large expanses of windows, flat or shed roof forms, stacked brick veneer, asymmetrical facades, and occasionally vertical wood siding. Individual styles under the Mid-Century Modern umbrella include Commercial Modern, Corporate Modern, New Formalism, and Brutalism (San Francisco 2011:189; Sacramento 2017:3-9).

Many of the Home Savings & Loan buildings in California, which were all designed by Millard Sheets or his studio, Millard Sheets Design, Inc., are described as embodying the New Formalism style subset (Arenson et al. 2012; LA Conservancy 2020). Signature characteristics of New Formalism, which dates roughly from the 1950s to 1970s, are rectilinear forms featuring slender arches, strict symmetry, flat roofs, vertical lines, and columnar supports (San Franciscso 2011:134; McCalester 2013:662). The overall idea behind New Formalism was balance and proportion based on a classical concept or scheme.

Although some aspects of New Formalism could be said to be present in the building located at 749 W. El Camino Real, which has a rectilinear form with a flat roof, decorative vertical lines, and overall symmetry, the design of this bank is actually more similar to several small farming banks in the Midwest created by Louis H. Sullivan in the early 20th century. Louis H. Sullivan was one of the most influential architects in America at the turn of the 20th century.

Known primarily for his Chicago skyscrapers, Sullivan and his partner Dankmar Alder also took on smaller projects.

Sullivan’s designs marked a new progression in architectural ornamentation. Rather than using traditional classical columns, decorative capitals, and pediments, Sullivan recognized the inherent beauty in natural and organic forms and brought them to life in his schemes.

Termed “jewel box” banks, Sullivan’s box-shaped bank buildings were all constructed between 1902 and 1920 and located in rural towns of states such as Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin (NPS 2018). The banks were largely austere rectangular or square brick buildings that contained brilliant Tiffany-like stained glass windows and richly ornamented interiors. In the lunettes, generic bucolic murals were also often painted of subjects such as cattle in the field or clouds over the prairie. Exterior decorations were minimal, with few well-placed fanciful terracotta reliefs, friezes, and tiled or stained glass filled arches (see Figures 5 and 6).

These “jewel box” bank properties represent the pinnacle of Sullivan’s late career from 1906-1919 and all six of the remaining ones were designated National Historic Landmarks for their significance in transforming Midwestern architecture in the early 20th century (NPS 2018).

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Figure 5. National Farmers' Bank in Owatonna, Minnesota. Constructed in 1908. (NPS 2018)

Figure 6. Peoples' Savings and Loan Association in Sidney, Ohio. Constructed 1917. (Rudge 2021)

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B10. Significance (continued)
Application of Significance Criteria
As this building has not yet achieved 50 years of age, in addition to evaluation using the NRHP and CRHR significance criteria, it was subject to NRHP Criteria Consideration G and CRHR Special Consideration for properties less than 50 years of age which state that exceptional importance must be demonstrated.

To be considered eligible for listing in the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion A/1, a building must be associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our nation’s, California’s, or local history.

As a local branch of the Home Savings & Loan Association, the subject property does not have a direct, important association with events or historic trends. The building was constructed during a period when many of Millard Sheets Designs, Inc. were being constructed in the Bay Area. Therefore, the Bank Building does not appear to be significant under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, or Mountain View Register Criterion 2.

To be considered eligible for listing in the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion B/2, the Bank Building must be associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. The building was designed by Millard Sheets Designs, Inc., but it is unknown if it was designed by Millard Sheets himself. By 1970, Sheets was acting as executive artist and architectural designer, providing initial concept sketches, and allowing his collaborators at Millard Sheets Designs, Inc., to execute the designs. While Howard F. Ahmanson was central to the development and evolution of the Home Savings & Loan Association, the subject property was constructed after his death. Additionally, while both O’Connor and Hertel worked on the subject property, this building is not the best representation of their work. In Santa Clara County alone, the San Jose branch building is a better example. Historical research did not reveal any other individuals that have direct important association with the building. Therefore, the Bank Building does not appear to meet NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, or Mountain View Register Criterion 1.

Under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3, a building must embody distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of, installation or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values. The collaboration between Ahmanson and Sheets resulted in a distinctive architectural style that served to represent the Home Savings brand to consumers.

However, after Ahmanson’s death in 1968, Sheets became less involved in the details of individual branch design and the repetition of design became increasingly rigid, based on increasingly formulaic designs that emphasized economy and efficiency over distinctive architecture and art. The subject property does not contain many of the character defining features of Ahmanson’s and Sheet’s work, such as panels of travertine or gold glazed tiles with geometric patterns in relief. Additionally, the building does not strongly represent the New Formalism style ascribed to most of the Home Savings & Loan Association buildings, nor does it embody the majority of the characteristics of the “jewel box” bank style. Therefore, the Bank Building does not appear to possess sufficient design or construction value to warrant inclusion in the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion C/3, or Mountain View Register Criterion 3.

Criterion D/4 (and Mountain View Register Criterion 4) generally applies to archaeological resources or other resources that through study of construction details can provide information that cannot be obtained in other ways.

Construction details about the Bank Building have been documented. The structure does not appear to be significant under this criterion because it is not likely to yield any additional important information about our history.

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B10. Significance (continued)
character of the place. Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. Feeling is a property’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time. This is an intangible quality evoked by physical features that reflect a sense of a past time and place. Association is the direct link between the important historic event or person and a historic property. Continuation of historic use and occupation help maintain integrity of association.

The only known alteration to the Bank Building is the installation of the ATM on the eastern façade, therefore it maintains integrity of design, materials, and workmanship. The building maintains integrity for location, setting, and feeling as it has not been moved since construction, and maintains integrity of association as its use as a bank has continued.

B12. References (continued)
Arenson, Adam, Jason Foo, Laurene Harding Rivas, Regina O’Brien, and Cheryll Dudley Roberts. 2012. Millard Sheets, A Legacy of Art and Architecture. Available: laconservancy.org/sites/default/files/files/documents/millard_sheets_2012.pdf. Accessed June 21, 2021.

Arenson, Adam. 2018. Definitive List for Home Savings and Loan Artwork, Savings of America Artwork, and the Millard Sheets Studio.

Available: https://adamarenson.com/books/banking-on-beauty-millard-sheets-and-midcentury-commercial-architecture-in- california/definitive-list-for-home-savings-and-loan-artwork-savings-of-america-artwork-and-the-millard-sheets-studio-public- projects-2-3/. Accessed June 21, 2021.

Kahn, Eve. 2016. The Artist that Beautified California Banks. Available: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/arts/design/the-artist- who-beautiﬁed-california-banks.html. Accessed June 24, 2021.

Ken Kutcher, Harding, Larmore, Kutcher & Kozal, LLP. 2011. Historic Resource Assessment 2600 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California. Prepared by Robert Jay Chattel, Chattel Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Inc. Available:
https://www.smgov.net/departments/PCD/agendas/LandmarksCommission/2013/20131209/Chattel_Report_Oct_2011.pdf.

Accessed June 21, 2021.

LA Conservancy. 2020. Millard Sheets, Architectural Designer. Available: https://www.laconservancy.org/architects/millard-sheets- architectural-designer. Accessed June 21, 2021.

Lin, Catherine. 2017. Envisioning Change Through Cultural Arts – The Pomona Story. Available:
https://www.apacalifornia.org/conference/2017/25SEP17_115PM_LU_ECO_CULT_STRATEGIES_EnvisioningChangeThroughCultur alArtsThePomonaStory_CLin.pdf?role=personal. Accessed June 28, 2021.

McAlester, Virginia Savage. 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

National Park Service (NPS). 2018. Beyond Chicago: Louis H. Sullivan's Late Masterpieces. Originally published in "Exceptional Places" Vol. 4, 2009, a newsletter of the Division of Cultural Resources, Midwest Region. Written by Jessica Berglin. Available https://www.nps.gov/articles/beyond-chicago-louis-h-sullivan-s-late-masterpieces.htm. Accessed June 29, 2021.

Perry, Nicholas. 2012. Then & Now. Mountain View. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, South Carolina.

Perry, Nicholas. 2006. Images of America. Mountain View. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, South Carolina.

Rudge, Heather. 2021. Society of Architectural Historians, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP. “The Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association”. Available: https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/OH-01-149-0063. Accessed July 1, 2021.

Sacramento. 2017. Mid-Century Modern in the City of Sacramento Historic Context Statement and Survey Results. Prepared by: GEI Consultants, Inc. and Mead & Hunt, Inc.

San Francisco. 2011. San Francisco Modern and Landscape Design 1935-1970 Historic Context Statement. Prepared by: Mary Brown, Preservation Planner, San Francisco City and County Planning Department.

Wuellner, Margarita and Amanda Kainer. 2018 (September). Historical Resources Assessment Report and Impact Analysis for the Proposed 8150 Sunset Boulevard Mixed-Use Project. For AG-SCH 8150 Sunset Boulevard Owner, L.P. Prepared by PCR Services Corporation, Santa Monica, California. Available:
https://planning.lacity.org/eir/8150Sunset/deir/DEIR/Technical_Appendices/Appendix_C3- Historical%20Resources%20Assessment%20Report%20and%20Impacts%20Analysis.pdf. Accessed June 21, 2021.

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Photo 1. Primary entrance, facing southeast. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

Photo 2. Eastern façade, facing west. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

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Photo 3. Mosaic, located above primary entrance. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

Photo 4. Seagull sculpture located in entrance plaza. Facing north. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

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P1. Other Identifier: Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler

*P2. Location: Not for Publication  Unrestricted *a. County Santa Clara and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Mountain View Date T 06S ; R 02W ; of of Sec 28 ; B.M. c. Address 615 W El Camino Real City Mountain View Zip 94040 d. UTM: Zone 10S , 581223.40 m E mE/ 4137953.37 mN e. Other Locational Data: APN 193-02-050
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The subject property is located on the southwest corner of El Camino Real and Lane Avenue. The front half of the building is constructed of wood, while the rear wing is constructed of concrete. The one-story building has a “T” shaped plan with a gabled portion centered on the primary façade; the side and rear wings have a flat roof. The roof of the rear wing is capped with a large cornice that projects slightly (Photo 1). Exposed rafter tails are located on the primary façade of the left and right wings. The primary façade is symmetrical, with a painted white brick chimney at the center; wood-framed fixed windows are located on either side of the external chimney. Two sets of fixed, vinyl- trim windows are located to adjacent to the wood-frame windows. See Continuation Sheet, page 4. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. Commercial Building, 3 stories and under *P4. Resources Present: 
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Other , etc.)

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southwest, 6/22/2021

*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
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 Historic Prehistoric Both
*P7. Owner and Address:

Unknown

*P8. Recorded by:

Alta Cunningham
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Sacramento, CA 95814
*P9. Date Recorded: June 22, 2021
*P10. Survey Type: Intensive
*P11. Report Citation : Ascent Environmental. 2021. Historic Resource Evaluation Report for El Camino Real Properties, Mountain View. Prepared for GS Mountain View III, LLC.

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B1. Historic Name: Clarke's Charcoal Broiler
B2. Common Name: Clarke's
B3. Original Use: restaurant B4. Present Use: vacant *B5. Architectural Style: vernacular
*B6. Construction History: Possibly constructed 1945; definitely by 1956. A rear addition was constructed by 1960.

The left and right wings were constructed between 1982 and 1987. *B7. Moved?  No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:

B9a. Architect: unknown b. Builder: unknown

*B10. Significance: Theme N/A Area N/A
Period of Significance N/A Property Type N/A Applicable Criteria N/A This building does not appear to be eligible for the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), or the Mountain View Register. In addition to not meeting any of the significance criteria, the building has also lost its integrity.

Historic Context
Development of Mountain View
Mountain View began as a stagecoach stop between the two growing centers of population—the port of San Francisco and the new State Capitol in San Jose. In 1850 the newly formed Santa Clara County government designated the route which approximated the path of El Camino Real as the official thoroughfare. Soon, a regular stage service was initiated on the county road and a stage stop erected on the north side of El Camino Real between Stevens Creek and what is now Grant Road. In 1852, Richard Carr opened the first store in the settlement on the southeast corner of Grant Road and El Camino Real. By the late 1800s, Mountain View had become an agricultural boomtown. The large land holdings of the earlier settlers had been divided many times over and were cultivated in grain and hay. By 1880, many farmers had turned their lands into profitable orchards and vineyards (City of Mountain View 2021).

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None

*B12. References: See Continuation Sheet, page 16.

B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Alta Cunningham, MA
*Date of Evaluation: July 2, 2021
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A planter box of painted white brick extends from the chimney almost the full length of the primary façade.

Additional brickwork is located under the wood-framed windows. All brickwork is running bond with a soldier course along the top edge (Photo 2). The two entrances are located at the rear of the left and right wings. Window openings adjacent to the entrances have been boarded up (see Photos 1 and 4).

Both the southeast and northwest facades have shed-roof additions. The one located on the northwest façade has a mural of a barbeque spit and a family enjoying their meal. The southeast façade also features a bump-outs for the restroom (see Photo 5). Wooden posts that have been painted blue are located along the southeast and northwest; the posts are connected by thick nautical rope.

Two small accessory buildings are located at the rear of the parking lot. The space between them is enclosed with a wooden fence, likely used for dumpster storage (Photo 6).

B10. Significance (continued)
At the outset of the 20th century, a continual increase in population brought social complexities that led to the creation of a formalized government. On November 7, 1902, the City of Mountain View was incorporated. At the time, its population was 611. By 1904, a few of the main streets were scraped and graveled, and concrete gutters and curbs were installed along two blocks of Castro Street, preparing the area for businesses and residents alike.

Throughout the 1920s, commercial and industrial growth continued to accelerate. Commercial development on Castro Street began a horizontal expansion in 1928, when the telephone company opened its office on Hope Street.

The Post Office, a radio and electronic shop, and other businesses followed as the business district spread (City of Mountain View 2021).

Commercial buildings constructed between 1900 and 1930 took substantial, block-like forms; poured concrete construction was typical, while masonry and stucco were still commonly used as exterior cladding. They often had flat roofs with stepped parapets or followed the conventions of traditional Western False Front buildings. The Great Depression caused building construction throughout the country to slow for much of the 1930s. Those buildings that were constructed were often small and simple in form and style, often continuing the bungalow trend in residential architecture and anticipating the more modern, clean line styles of the war years (City of Mountain View 2012:460- 461).

After the Naval Air Station at Moffett Field was constructed in 1932 and the high-technology electronics industry became part of the valley life, the area north of Central Expressway finally succumbed to urbanization. During the 1940s and 1950s, Mountain View also attracted such military and high technology facilities as the NASA Ames Research Center and the Lockheed Missile and Space Company. Industrial development was accompanied by a spurt of residential development, and large subdivisions, apartment complexes, commercial centers, were built throughout the community, replacing the former agrarian land use pattern (City of Mountain View 2021; 2012:460- 461).

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Although several subdivision tracts were laid out in the early 1940s, the majority of residential development did not occur until after World War II (WWII). WWII created a building materials shortage and kept construction to a minimum. Many small, inexpensive houses were built in the 1940s following the guidelines of the Federal Housing Authority, whose goal was to encourage affordable houses with modern features. The vast majority of houses in Mountain View date from the post-war years, when a building boom occurred. By the 1950s, Mountain View had transformed from a sleepy little farm town to a bustling city with a vibrant downtown. Castro Street was filled with restaurants, shops, and a movie theatre. El Camino Real became a bustling thoroughfare with business lining its wide expanse of roadway integral to helping residents travel between other towns and cities on the Peninsula (City of Mountain View 2021; 2012:460-461).

Much of Mountain View’s modern architecture is associated with regional commercial and technological developments. Many of these commercial developments included rectilinear buildings with flat roofs and wide overhangs that accentuated the dominant horizontal plane. Large parking lots associated with these commercial centers signaled the end of the pedestrian city organized around the downtown center. As the hi-tech sector grew in Santa Clara Valley, industrial parks were developed to house research, development, and personnel. The Stanford Industrial Park, which had opened in the previous decade, served as a model for the Mountain View Industrial Park.

By the 1980s, fifty industrial parks fashioned after the Stanford model had been developed. The North Bayshore area of Mountain View includes several examples of hi-tech developments, including those associated with Google (City of Mountain View 2012:460-461).

Evolution of El Camino Real

California’s El Camino Real owes its origins to Franciscan monk Father Junipero Serra, who departed Mexico in 1769 to extend Spanish influence and convert the native populations. Following the coastal ridgeline and the Pacific Ocean, the missionaries pushed steadily north. Upon the completion of a full day's journey, they would stop to establish a new mission, before heading north again. At that time, the road was little more than a dirt path, originating at the first mission in what is now San Diego and ending in Sonoma. Upon completion of this continuous chain of Spanish enclaves, the road connecting them was given the name El Camino Real, which translated into English means "the royal road" (City of San Mateo 2001).

As the West Coast became increasingly settled, El Camino developed into a valuable transportation route for the agriculturally rich state of California, moving both commodities and workers throughout the state. In 1906, the Federal government officially recognized the importance of El Camino Real by making it the second nationally named highway in the United States. The paving of El Camino Real in 1913 heralded the arrival of the automobile, which allowed businesses and homes to spread out, rather than concentrate in the downtown (City of San Mateo 2001; City of Sunnyvale 2011).

The majority of Peninsula settlements originated as agricultural and ranching communities, embracing a Spanish land management model. Therefore, a location along El Camino offered excellent access to the exchange of vital goods and supplies. The 1940’s brought a surge of developers buying land and arranging suburban developments throughout the Peninsula. What were once smaller residential settlements began to evolve into a true suburban community built on easy access into San Francisco by automobile via El Camino Real. Commercial development progressed along traffic routes into areas with available parking. The lots along El Camino began to be developed for uses that responded to the automobile – drive-through restaurants, gas and service stations and auto dealerships (City of San Mateo 2001).

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The most significant contemporary change in El Camino's context was the construction of the Bay Area's freeway system - first Highway 101 and then Highway 280. The laying of these freeways added more fuel to the explosive suburban housing market that the Bay Area was experiencing after WWII. Both routes served to relieve north-south travel congestion and spur development served best by the corridors. With the regional traffic demand primarily handled by freeway routes, this left El Camino to evolve once again. The road is used more significantly for in-city trips and local circulation. There is not the same demand for continuous strip retail. Shoppers seek a distinctive high- quality experience, offering variety, interest. and easy access. Strong housing, office and technology growth is beginning to consider a presence along El Camino. (City of San Mateo 2001).

Development of Roadside Eateries
Family Restaurants
Prior to 1920, few roadside eateries existed for motorists, but as auto-touring became increasingly popular, tearooms were established to provide a family dining atmosphere. Typically located in a building of historic significance, the name "tearoom" suggested a safe, quiet place. The owners fostered the respectability of their establishments by creating a homey, nostalgic atmosphere and offering a menu of afternoon tea, cold drinks, and ice cream. After the 1920s, the tearoom began to disappear from the roadside (Rosin and Bowers 1992:11-12; University of Vermont 2021).

Figure 1. Tearoom. (Image courtesy of Chester H. Liebs as cited in University of Vermont 2021).

By 1930, the first family restaurants made their way to the roadside. The preeminent restaurant of this class was the Howard Johnson chain, started in 1929. Believing that the automobile would change the American landscape, Johnson established a chain of restaurants focused on his fast-food menu. During the Depression Johnson began franchising the Howard Johnson name and the company continued to expand into a roadside empire. Although Howard Johnson's restaurants had a number of unifying characteristics, such as an orange roof, no two were alike, and the styles of the Howard Johnson's restaurants reflected the changing architectural trends of the era. Soon, local versions of the family restaurant were ubiquitous along America’s highways. Following Howard Johnson’s formula, all offered a standard menu of easy to prepare foods peppered with local specialties (Rosin and Bowers 1992:11-12; University of Vermont 2021).

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Many early restaurant chains from the 1930s used architectural gimmicks, like the windmills, to lure motorists.

Colonial Revival architecture was also used quite heavily for roadside restaurants during the 1930s - the cupola being the most character-defining feature. By the 1950s, restaurants were abandoning traditional designs and embracing modernization. The Howard Johnson's restaurant seen below features a low, overhanging hipped roof, large windows, and a stylized, modern cupola (University of Vermont 2021).

Figure 2. Modern family restaurant. (Image courtesy of Chester H. Liebs as cited in University of Vermont 2021) Diners
Although typically associated with the Streamline Moderne style of the 1930s and 1940s, the diner originated in 1872 when a Providence, Rhode Island, entrepreneur opened a beanery on wheels. The idea of the urban chuck- wagon quickly caught on, and these little food stands on wheels became quite familiar in the Northeast by 1900.

Proprietors continued to pull their wagons up and down the streets, but many also bought small plots of land and set up their wagons permanently. These earliest diners were located in cities near factory gates, serving quick, hot, home-cooked meals to factory workers. The same principle of fast, efficient food was applied to later roadside eateries. Diners, set up along roadsides, provided the same service to motorists that they offered to urban workers. (Rosin and Bowers 1992:11-12; University of Vermont 2021).

By the 1920s, the prefabricated dining-car industry boomed. Diner business increased significantly during Prohibition, and the restaurants began offering expanded menus, longer hours, and catering to a larger clientele.

The cheap food offered in the dinning-cars remained quite popular during the economic hardships of the Great Depression (University of Vermont 2021).

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Figure 3. Lunch cart. (Image courtesy of Chester H. Liebs as cited in University of Vermont 2021) The diner continued to prosper in the post-WWII years; at this time, the diner began to take on the aesthetics of a railroad car. Along the road they provided truck drivers, businessmen and other travelers with the hearty home- cooked fare that was first served to urban factory workers. As the 1950s drew to a close, the diner began losing business to the fast food chains. As a result, the railroad motif was abandoned in favor of a more family-oriented atmosphere and traditional look. The new diners featured columns, mansard roofs, trellises, and stone cladding; in Los Angeles the space-age Googie style was popular from roughly 1945 to the early 1970s (University of Vermont 2021; Rosin and Bowers 1992:11-12).

Figure 4. Railroad car diner. (Image courtesy of Chester H. Liebs as cited in University of Vermont 2021)

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Building History
Bill Clarke established Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler in 1945. Prior to that, Clarke was a Navy service member at Moffet Field Naval Airfield and had survived a 1938 airship (the USS Macon, a massive zeppelin) crash in the Pacific Ocean.

After his time of service, Clarke retired and started Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler. He retained ownership until 1975, at which time Jim and Liz Blach bought the business. The Blach family opened a second location in Los Altos’ Rancho Shopping Center that operated from 1997 to 2004. In March 2020 the Black family closed the Mountain View location due to the effects of COVID-19 (Zavoral 2020; Kadvany 2020; Lighthouse Trail n.d.).

While the county tax records and news articles state that Bill Clarke opened Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler at this location in 1945, neither the historic photos from the Mountain View library nor online historical aerials confirm this. The 1948 aerial (Figure 5) shows a triangular shape as does the 1950 site photo (Figure 6). The 1956 online historical aerials show the original A-frame building, but the rear addition does not seem to be present; the rear addition is visible in the 1960 historical aerials (Figure 7). The left and right wings were constructed between 1982 and 1987 (Figures 10 and 11).

Figure 5. 1948 historical aerial. (NETRonline 2021)

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Figure 6. City of Mountain View 1950 historic photograph. (Mountain View Public Library 2021)

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Figure 7. 1960 historical aerial with rear addition at arrow. Note the lighter color of the roof. (NETRonline 2021)

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Figure 8. City of Mountain View 1964 historic photograph. (Mountain View Public Library 2021)

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Figure 9. Undated photographs of subject property. Roofline at left of bottom picture seems to have been partially removed. (Clarke’s Facebook page)

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Figure 10. 1982 historical aerial. (NETRonline 2021)

Figure 11. 1987 historical aerial. Left and right wings now visible. (NETRonline 2021)

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Application of Significance Criteria
To be considered eligible for listing in the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion A/1, a building must be associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our nation’s, California’s, or local history.

While news articles report that Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler was the “oldest restaurant in Mountain View,” this is not considered to be a contribution to history and does not rise to the level of significance necessary for inclusion in the NRHP/CRHR. Therefore, the Restaurant Building does not appear to be significant under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, or Mountain View Register Criterion 2.

To be considered eligible for listing in the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion B/2, the Budget Rental Building must be associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. Bill Clarke opened Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler and operated the restaurant until 1975. However, Bill Clarke is not a significant person in Mountain View’s past. While it is possible that he may have important associations connected to his time in the Navy, that is not related to the subject property. Historical research did not reveal any other individuals that have direct important association with the building. Therefore, the Restaurant Building does not appear to meet NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, or Mountain View Register Criterion 1.

Under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3, a building must embody distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of, installation or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values. The building is designed in a vernacular commercial style that lacks distinguishing characteristics of a particular architectural style and which not does exhibit high artistic value. The building’s current form does not appear to reflect its original form which was built across a smaller footprint. The building is not the work of a master, it lacks architectural distinction, does not have artistic qualities, which for make it a significant example of their work. Therefore, the Restaurant Building does not appear to possess sufficient design or construction value to warrant inclusion in the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion C/3, or Mountain View Register Criterion 3.

The structure does not appear to be significant under this criterion because it is not likely to yield any additional important information about our history.

Integrity Consideration
For a property to retain and convey historic integrity it must possess most of the seven aspects of integrity: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where a historic event occurred. Integrity of location refers to whether the property has been moved since its construction. Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property that illustrates the character of the place. Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. Feeling is a property’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time. This is an intangible quality evoked by physical features that reflect a sense of a past time and place. Association is the direct link between the important historic event or person and a historic property. Continuation of historic use and occupation help maintain integrity of association.

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While the Restaurant Building maintains integrity of location because it has not been moved, and integrity of setting because the large parking lot surrounding the building remains as does its proximity to El Camino Real, the building has lost integrity in the remaining aspects. The Restaurant Building has lost integrity of association as the building is no longer used as a restaurant and currently sits vacant. The building has also lost integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. The numerous additions and remodels have completely obscured the original A-frame building. The building has more than doubled in size, the majority of the roof is now flat, and it no longer presents as a small hamburger restaurant from the 1940s. Therefore, the Restaurant Building has lost its integrity.

B12. References (continued)
City of Mountain View. 2012 (September). City of Mountain View Draft 2030 General Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program Final Environmental Impact Report. SCH No. 2011012069. Prepared by LSA Associates, Inc.

City of Mountain View. 2021. City History. Available: https://www.mountainview.gov/about/history.asp. Accessed July 2, 2021.

City of San Mateo. 2001 (September). El Camino Real Master Plan. Settings and Opportunities, Chapter 2: History.

Prepared by SMWM. Available: https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/1308/El-Camino-Real-Master-Plan.

City of Sunnyvale. 2011 (July). Sunnyvale General Plan. Updated April 2017.

Kadvany, Elena. 2020. Palo Alto Online. “A devastating impact: The coronavirus claims Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler, Mountain View’s oldest operating restaurant.” March 31, 2020. Available:
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/p/2020/03/31/a-devastating-impact-the-coronavirus-claims-clarkes- charcoal-broiler-mountain-views-oldest-operating-restaurant.

Lighthouse Trail. n.d. Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler, Mountain View, California. Available:
https://lighthousetrail.com/clarkes-charcoal-broiler-mountain-view-california/. Accessed July 5, 2021.

McAlester, Virginia Savage. 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

Mountain View Public Library. 2021. The Mountain View History Center. Available:
https://archive.org/details/mountainviewlibrary.

NETRonline. 2021. Historic Aerials. Available: https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer. Accessed July 1, 2021.

Perry, Nicholas. 2012. Then & Now. Mountain View. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, South Carolina.

Perry, Nicholas. 2006. Images of America. Mountain View. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, South Carolina.

Rosin, Elizabeth and Martha H. Bowers. 1992. Historic Context for Evaluation of Commercial Roadside Architecture.

University of Vermont. 2021. Dating Historic Images. Roadside Architecture – Roadside Eateries. Available:
https://glcp.uvm.edu/landscape_new/dating/roadside_architecture/roadside_eateries.php. Accessed July 2, 2021.

Zavoral, Linda. 2020. The Mercury News. “Coronavirus: After 75 years, Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler closes for good in Mountain View.” April 3, 2020 Available: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-after-75- years-clarkes-charcoal-broiler-closes-for-good-in-mountain-view/

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Photo 1. Southeast façade; entrance at arrow. Original building portion at bracket. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

Photo 2. Primary façade showing original section of building. Facing west. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

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Photo 3. Northwest façade. Wooden posts visible; restaurant sign missing. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

Photo 4. Northwest façade with mural. Entrance at arrow. Facing southeast. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

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Photo 5. Southeast façade. Bathroom bump out at arrow. Original building portion at bracket. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

Photo 6. Accessory buildings at rear of parking lot. View to the west. Photo taken 6/22/2021.

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*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 1051 W EL CAMINO REAL City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-2515 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 18901147 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Mission Revival Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Concrete Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable, Parapet Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Fully Glazed Window Style: Fixed, Transom Window Material: Wood
Porch: None Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: On same lot as separate retail commercial building at 1063 W. El Camino Real. Two buildings share rear parking lot.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1955; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

ZERAATI HASSAN, 1051 W EL CAMINO REAL,
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

January 2, 2025
*P10. Survey Type: Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: Page & Turnbull, "City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement," prepared for City of Mountain View, Final Draft, October 1, 2024.
*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
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
DRAFT
State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 1051 W EL CAMINO REAL
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Mission Revival
*B6. Construction History: 1051 W. El Camino Real was built in 1955. No notable exterior observations based on visual observation. *B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Commercial Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1955 Property Type: Commercial Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
1051 W. El Camino Real is a commercial building located along El Camino Real corridor in Mountain View that is associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. Newspaper records indicate that the property was purpose-built as a barbershop in 1955, and has been continuously operated as a barbershop since. Traditional barbershops, especially purpose-built barber shops, became increasingly rare in the later 20th century as they were replaced by chain salons, or relocated to the suburbs and malls.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The adjacent commercial building at 1063 W. El Camino Real is evaluated on a separate DPR 523 form.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

*Date of Evaluation: January 2, 2025
Sketch Map
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
DRAFT
State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
1051 W. El Camino Real appears eligible for listing in the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Architecture) as a rare post-WWII building typology and as a free-standing, purpose-built barbershop. The period of signiﬁcance is 1955, the year of construction. The property retains a high level of historic integrity with its original form, design, and windows and doors.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing, as a freestanding, one-story structure Gable roof with stepped parapet
Stucco cladding
Original wood windows and doors with divided lites and transom above the door Old-fashion style barber pole.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Haircuts 1.25!” The Peninsula Times Tribune, August 29, 1957, 28.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 1414 W EL CAMINO REAL City: Mountain View Zip: 94040 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15431072 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Commercial Modern Plan Shape: Square Construction Type: Wood Frame, Steel Frame Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Flat Roof Material: Not Visible
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood - Panel Window Style: Storefront Window Material: Metal
Porch: None Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Flat cantilevered eave is curved at each corner. Storefront windows are angled upward and outward; a metal pipe column provides structural support at the front corners behind the windows. A second commercial building is located on the property; a Ranch style multi-unit building addressed 1442-1456 El Camino Real. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1953; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

LO DICK WAH AND KHIEW-LO JILL TRUSTEE,
25705 OKEEFE LN, LOS ALTOS HILLS CA 94022
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 1414 W EL CAMINO REAL
B1. Historic Name: Jane's Steak House; El Zarape Drive-in B2. Common Name: Chicken G's
B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Commercial Modern
*B6. Construction History: 1414 W Camino Real was constructed in 1953. No major exterior alterations have been noted. Minor alterations include a replacement door and changes to signage.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Commercial Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1953 Property Type: Commercial Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
1414 W El Camino Real is a drive-in restaurant along the El Camino Real corridor designed in the Commercial Modern style and is associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The property was opened as Jane's Steak House restaurant in 1953, and starting in 1955 operated as the El Zarape Drive-in. The El Zarape Drive- in was operated by the Velasco family through the 1980s. From analysis of Google Maps Street View data, the subject property has since transitioned occupants but has continued to be used as a drive-in restaurant.

The subject property also includes a nondescript postwar Ranch style commercial building at 1442-1446 W El Camino Real that is not eligible as a historical resource under any criterion.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
1414 W El Camino Real does not appear individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria. It is not associated with persons, events, or broad patterns important to local, California, or national history, nor is it likely to yield information important to history or prehistory. The property has not been identiﬁed as the work of a notable architect or builder and does not possess high artistic merit. While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, 1414 W El Camino Real appears eligible for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c as a rare, extant Commercial Modern drive-in restaurant, and under Criterion b for its association with post World War II auto-oriented commercial patterns of development along the El Camino Real corridor in Mountain View. The building retains all aspects of integrity and has a period of signiﬁcance of 1953, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Flat roof with cantilevered, curved eaves
Storefront windows angled upward and outward
Stucco cladding
Metal pipe column at corner of storefront window
Masonry bulkhead
Spatial relationship and orientation to El Camino Real.

Continuation of B12. References:

Google Maps, Street View, (2007-2023). Accessed June 2024.

Ken Slegmann. “El Zarape: ‘Part of Our Family.’” The Peninsula Times Tribune, February 23, 1987, 31. “Old Fashioned Thanksgiving.” Daily Register, November 23, 1954, 3. “Pinball Raid Nets Three Along ECR.” Mountain View Register Leader, no. 110 (June 5, 1958): 1.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 1901 W EL CAMINO REAL City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-2216 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 17006006 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Late Moderne Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Flat Roof Material: Metal - Standing Seam
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Aluminum Window Style: Storefront, True Divided Lites Window Material: Metal Porch: None Garage: Attached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Speed lines and ﬂat cantilevered canopy with curve at corner; window grilles on side facade, roll-up metal garage doors
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: ✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1958; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

METRULAS FAMILY LIVING TRUST, 12312
CANYON TER, NORTH TUSTIN CA 92705
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 1901 W EL CAMINO REAL
B1. Historic Name: Walt's T exaco Service
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Auto-Related Commercial/Light Industrial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Late Moderne
*B6. Construction History: 1901 W El Camino Real was built in 1958.

The property is a Late Moderne style auto garage located at the north end of the El Camino Real corridor in Mountain View, associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The business opened as Walt's T exaco Service by 1960 and has continued to operate as an auto-oriented building since. While the original architect is unknown, the building is notable as a rare extant example of auto-oriented Late Moderne architecture on El Camino Real.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
From visual analysis, several storefront windows and garage doors have been replaced within their original openings. No further alterations have been noted.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
1901 El Camino Real appears eligible for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Architecture) as a rare extant auto-oriented building designed in the Late Moderne style, associated with the post-World War II automobile-oriented commercial development of El Camino Real.

The period of signiﬁcance is 1958, the year of construction. Despite possible alterations to the storefront window systems and garage doors, the property retains its overall design, massing, and pattern of openings including the distinctive speed lines, curved canopy, garage openings, and large window openings. As such, the property retains suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the Mountain View Register.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall scale and massing
Flat roof
Stucco siding
Flat, cantilevered corner canopy with curved ends
Three-stripe speed line motif
Full-height glazed window openings
Two garage openings.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Firestone Sale," Peninsula Living, May 14, 1960, 6.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 2674 W EL CAMINO REAL City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-1117 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 14816004 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Quonset hut Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Prefabricated Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Quonset hut (barrel) Roof Material: Metal - Corrugated Exterior Material: Metal - Corrugated Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: True Divided Lites Window Material: Metal Porch: None Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Two buildings on property. South (front) building is a simple rectangular, one-story, ﬂat roofed building with faux stone siding. North building is a Quonset hut style prefabricated building, as described above. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP8. Industrial building
*P4. Resources Present: ✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1948; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

LOZANO MANUEL J TRUSTEE & ET AL, 123
GOLDEN OAK DR, WOODSIDE CA 94028
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 2674 W EL CAMINO REAL
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Agricultural B4. Present Use: Auto-Related Commercial/Light Industrial *B5. Architectural Style: Quonset hut
*B6. Construction History: Aerial photography shows that the Quonset hut on the site was constructed by 1948, consistent with information on record at the Santa Clara County Assessor. The small Commercial Modern building in front of the Quonset hut was built at an unknown date in the late twentieth century. No major exterior alterations to either building were uncovered through research or observation. *B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Agricultural & Industrial Development (1945-1959) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1948 Property Type: Agricultural Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The subject property is located on the north side of West El Camino Real, west of San Antonio Road, and features a small one-story Commercial Modern building and a Quonset hut style prefabricated building, originally constructed in 1948, that are both associated with the theme of Agricultural & Industrial Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. "Quonset hut" style prefabricated buildings are commonly associated with rapid American military expansion during World War II as they were designed to be quick and inexpensive to construct. These were generally one-story buildings meant for use as barracks, hospitals, and administration buildings, although some designs with larger dimensions similar to the Quonset hut building at the subject property did exist.

Many of the companies contracted by the U.S. government to build Quonset huts also sold similar or derivative designs to civilian customers, meant for agricultural, industrial, or temporary residential applications during and following the war. Quonset hut style buildings were marketed and sold across the nation through the 1950s. While it is possible that the building dates to the World War II era, the dimensions and height of the building represent a small minority of Quonset hut style buildings constructed for military use, and it was more likely built after the war. Research into drawings of World War II era Quonset huts and post-war civilian newspaper advertisements ("Quonset 40," The Peninsula Times Tribune, July 30, 1946) show that the subject building more closely resembles post-war civilian market designs through the arrangement and size of openings, and lite arrangement of the windows.

Research did not uncover the original owner or occupant of the property. The property is not shown on available Sanborn maps, but an aerial photograph from 1948 indicates that the Quonset hut was surrounded by agricultural ﬁelds, indicating that it was likely used for storage or other ancillary support purposes. The ﬁrst known tenants of the property based on newspaper research was the Factory Showroom, a furniture store, from 1972 through 1975.*
**The property was occupied by Eurodesign, another furniture store See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria. While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is a rare extant example of a Quonset hut style building from the 1940s with high integrity in Mountain View, and is eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c (Design), as a distinctive example of this building type and method of construction. The period of signiﬁcance is 1948, the year the building was constructed. The other building on the property, at the south end of the parcel fronting El Camino Real, does not contribute to the signiﬁcance of the Quonset hut.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall Quonset hut massing and form
Original corrugated steel cladding
Original steel windows
Original wood garage doors
Original steel louvered vent above garage door.

Continuation of B12. References:

Flight CDF5, Frame 2-82, California Division of Forestry, 1948. University of California Santa Barbara Library, Frame Finder.

Google Street View (2007, 2012, 2023).
“Quonset Hut.” Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP), 2011. https:/ /web.archive.org/web/20170627101154/http:/ /dahp.wa.gov/styles/quonset-hut. "Quonset 40," The Peninsula Times Tribune, July 30, 1946. “Quonset Hut Manuals.” U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, August 30, 2020. https:/ /www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/seabee/explore/online-reading-room/Publications/quonset-hut- manuals0.html.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 2690 W EL CAMINO REAL City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-1117 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 14816001 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Googie Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Steel Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Flat, Cable-suspended Roof Material: Metal
Exterior Material: Open Primary Door Material: Fully Glazed Window Style: Storefront Window Material: Metal
Porch: Not Applicable Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Steel V-bracing with circular cutouts with cable-suspended ﬂat roof. Car wash is open with no walls or doors. Roof has an angled soﬃt so that proﬁle at each end is a very obtuse triangle. 3-D parrot sign mounted on free standing pole. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: ✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1962; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

LOZANO MANUEL J TRUSTEE, 2690 W EL
CAMINO REAL, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 2690 W EL CAMINO REAL
B1. Historic Name: Lozano Car Wash
B2. Common Name: Kaady Car Wash
B3. Original Use: Auto-Related Commercial/Light Industrial B4. Present Use: Auto-Related Commercial/Light Industrial *B5. Architectural Style: Googie
*B6. Construction History: The building opened as Lozano Car Wash in 1962, and has continued to function as a car wash since. A drawing in an advertisement for the grand opening suggests that there may have originally been a V-shaped steel sign on the property, which is not extant. It is not known when the 3-D parrot sign was installed.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Parrot Sign
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Commercial Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1962 Property Type: Auto-Related Commercial/Light Industrial Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a Googie style carwash located at the north end of the El Camino Real corridor in Mountain View, that is associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The business opened as Lozano Car Wash in 1962 and was described as "the newest and most modern car wash in Northern California" in Palo Alto Times (8/23/1962). The tall angled steel beams and a cable-suspended roof exempliﬁes the the futurist and structurally exuberant Googie style was originally associated with Los Angeles coﬀee shops but was later adapted to other commercial building types and was meant to eye-catching to passing automobile traﬃc. The same design was used for other Lozano Car Wash and Tan's T ouchless Car Wash locations on the peninsula during the 1960s, as well as the National Car Wash chain in Southern and Northern California. Googie style car washes were less common in Northern California than Southern California, and are becoming an increasingly rare property type.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
A detached, tall ﬂat canopy structure was demolished c. 2021-22, based on Google Street View, but may not have been original and did not contribute to the Googie character of the property. The car wash was recently rehabilitated in 2023 and opened under new ownership as Kaady Car Wash.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
2690 W El Camino Real is signiﬁcant as a full expression of Googie style architecture and a rare extant example of Googie style car wash, associated with the post-World War II automobile-oriented commercial development of El Camino Real. The property is eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register with a period of signiﬁcance of 1962, the year of construction. The property retains all aspects of historic integrity.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

V-shaped steel beam structure with circular holes;
Cable-suspended metal roof with slender, ﬂared triangular proﬁle; Largely open structure with exposed car wash equipment; Visibility from and orientation to El Camino Real.

Continuation of B12. References:

Hess, Alan. "Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture." San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2004.

Google Street View. Accessed online May 2024, https:/ /www.google/com/maps. "Grand Opening!" Palo Alto Times, August 23, 1962.

NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1960, 1968, 1980. Accessed online May 2024, https:/ /www.historicaerials.com/viewer. "Roadside Architecture: Buildings, Signs, Statues & More." Roadside Architecture. Accessed online May 2024, https:/ /www.roadarch.com/modarch/carwash5.html.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 555 ELLIS ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-2205 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 16055004 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Late Modern Plan Shape: Irregular
Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 2 Roof Style: Flat with Parapet Roof Material: Not Visible Exterior Material: Concete Primary Door Material: Fully Glazed Window Style: Storefront Window Material: Aluminum
Porch: Not Applicable Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Unique late-twentieth-century futuristic angled facade with downward angled windows and concrete supports and upward angled parapet features.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP6. 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1979; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

RENAULT & HANDLEY EMPLOYEES INVESTMENT,
625 ELLIS ST STE 101, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA
94043
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 555 ELLIS ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: T ech/Corporate Oﬃce Park B4. Present Use: T ech/Corporate Oﬃce Park *B5. Architectural Style: Late Modern
*B6. Construction History: 555 Ellis Street was built in 1979. No major exterior alterations were noted based on visual observation. *B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Renault & Handley
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: T echnology & Innovation - Birth of Silicon Valley (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1979-ca.1997 Property Type: T ech/Corporate Oﬃce Park Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a two-story research and development building located in the Whisman Station area of Mountain View, designed in the Late Modern style and associated with the theme of T echnology & Innovation-Birth of Silicon Valley (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement." The building was developed on speculation in 1979 by Renault & Handley, an industrial and commercial real estate development ﬁrm. It was ﬁrst occupied by the Electronic Arrays Divisions of NEC Electronics Inc. (Nippon Electric Company). NEC was founded in 1898 in Japan and originally produced telephones and switches. In 1978, NEC acquired Electronic Arrays, Inc. and expanded to California to begin producing semiconductor chips during a period of peak production in Silicon Valley, before the industry began to oﬀshore more of this type of production and shift focus to personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s. The building was occupied by NEC as an o ﬃce and research space through ca.1997, but it is unclear whether semiconductor chips were ever produced on- site. 555 Ellis Street has continued to function as a research and development facility since its construction.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject building is a distinctive example of Late Modern architecture with a dramatic, futuristic angled parapet and inverted front facade window system. 555 Ellis Street is signiﬁcant as a full expression of Late Modern style architecture, associated with commercial and industrial development within the context of oﬃce and technology parks in Silicon Valley. The property is eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register under C/3/c (Design) with a period of signiﬁcance of 1979, the year of construction.

Additionally, the property is locally eligible under Mountain View Register Criterion b (Events) for association with the expansion of the high technology sector in Mountain View through corporate ties to the Paciﬁc Rim. The property does not appear to rise to a level of signiﬁcance required for individual listing in the National Register and California Register under Criterion A/1 as the property is not suﬃciently signiﬁcant within the long and globally expansive history of NEC. With no known major exterior alterations, the property retains all aspects of historic integrity.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Futuristic angled primary facade and window system
Angled, projecting parapet
Concrete exterior supports and panels
Concrete panelling
Recessed secondary entrances
Storefront window systems.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Assembler Trainees.” San Jose Mercury News, November 1, 1981, 123.

Elizabeth A. Treacy. “NEC Corporation.” Britannica Money, July 12, 2024. https:/ /www.britannica.com/money. https:/ /www.nytimes.com/1981/12/28/business/business-people-osafune-of-nec-leads-silicon-valley-incursion.html Renault & Handley. “Our History.” Accessed July 16, 2024. https:/ /www.renault-handley.com/company/history/. “Renault & Handley.” San Jose Mercury News, April 7, 1979, 123.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 655 EUNICE AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-3875 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 19732002 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Asbestos/Fiber Cement Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Fixed, Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Engaged, Partial Width Garage: Attached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Exterior brick chimney; partially exposed basement; gable dormers. In addition to the main residence, the property includes two ancillary buildings converted to accessory dwelling units and a swimming pool. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1924; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

WUNDERMAN GILDA S TRUSTEE, 655 EUNICE
AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 655 EUNICE AV
B1. Historic Name: Blue and Gold Kennel Club; Whitehall Distillery; Burton's Gold Medal Distillery B2. Common Name:

Observed alterations on the primary building include the construction of a second story sunroom projecting from the south roof slope, the addition of a metal spiral staircase on the west facade, and possible re-cladding sometime between 2007 and 2024.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Carriage house, servants quarters B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Commercial Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: c. 1928 - 1938 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: A/1 (Events) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: Not Evaluated for Mountain View Register Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property includes three National Folk and vernacular style buildings: a two-story single-family residence, a carriage house, and a servant's quarters. The property is located in the currebt Cuesta Park neighborhood and is associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The buildings were originally constructed in 1924 for Nicholas Kristmas as a farm estate. By 1928, it was bought by George "T ex" White, an alleged Chicago gangster. During the prohibition era, diﬀ erent parts of the property were used for gambling, illegal distilleries, two diﬀ erent basement bar speakeasies, a bordello, and a ballroom. The temperance movement was popular amongst the many Seventh-day Adventist residents of Mountain View, and the local Paciﬁc Press publishing company was a vocal proponent of prohibition. However, White operating out of 655 Eunice Avenue was far outside the cities boundaries at the time. Around 1930, a greyhound racing track was constructed south of the ancillary buildings. The property was seized by federal authorities in 1938 and put up for auction. The property was purchased by Harold Skinner, who demolished the greyhound racing tracks and sold o ﬀ undeveloped parts of the property to the east and south, reducing the property to its current extent. Skinner then used the property as a single-family home, and subsequent owners have continued that use through the present.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

Property was previously listed on the Mountain View Register, but was later voluntarily removed from the Register by the property owner.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
Observed alterations on the rest of the property include the conversion of the servants quarters into an accessory dwelling unit and the construction of a swimming pool sometime between 1991 and 2002.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The property appears to be eligible for the National Register and California Register under Criterion A/1 at the local level, for its unique association with the prohibition era and use as an illegal distillery, speakeasy, brothel, and casino. The property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing under any other criteria. The period of signiﬁcance begins with its illegal commercial uses, c. 1928, and ends with its seizure by federal authorities, 1938. Despite minor alterations such as the addition of a second story sun room, a metal spiral staircase, and possible recladding, the property appears to retain integrity of location, setting, design, feeling, and association, and has suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register and California Register under Criterion A/1. This evaluation does not address Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Original form and massing
General layout and siting of the main residence, carriage house, and former servants quarters Cross-gable roof
Gable dormers
Fenestration pattern and original wood windows and doors Engaged (recessed) front porch
Exterior brick chimney.

Continuation of B12. References:
"Blue and Gold Kennel Club," bronze plaque, erected at 655 Eunice Avenue by E Clampus Vitus Chapter No. 1850 "Mountain Charlie," October 13, 2018.

Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

Google Earth (1991, 2010).

Google Street View (2011, 2021).

Ignoﬀo, Mary Jo. "Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California." Cupertino, CA: California History Center, 2002.

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (DATE). Accessed online June 2024, https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/FrameFinder/.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 350 FRANKLIN ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1230 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15812020 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Craftsman Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Engaged, Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Front-gabled roof with subsidiary integrated gable above a corner bay window, and overhanging eaves with wood knee brace brackets and exposed rafters. Two detached garages are set back at the rear of property. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1916; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

MCCAIN LINA, 350 FRANKLIN ST, MOUNTAIN
VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 350 FRANKLIN ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History:
350 Franklin Street was built in 1916. The property ﬁrst appears on the 1921 Sanborn Map as a one-story, wood- frame residential building with a protruding corner bay at the southeast corner of the primary facade and a recessed, partial-width open porch at the northeast corner, consistent with the current overall form and footprint of the building. A detached garage is shown set back from the main residence in 1921, and a second detached garage was added by 1943.

The property is a Craftsman bungalow in downtown Mountain View that is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910- 1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. Archival research did not uncover any notable owner or occupants associated with events or broad patterns important to local, California, or national history. It is not likely to yield information important to history or prehistory, has not been identi ﬁed as the work of a notable architect or builder, and does not possess high artistic merit.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
The attic appears to have been converted to a living space sometime after 1956 when a double-hung window was likely installed at the primary gable end, and the front stair railings are likely non-original. All other exterior materials and features of the main residence appear unaltered. A review of aerial photographs shows that the detached garage at the rear of the parcel was rotated and moved, and an addition and replacement door were added to the second garage (closer to the main residence).

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria.

While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. It is a good local example of a Craftsman bungalow with high integrity from the 1910s in downtown Mountain View and therefore retains eligibility for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c (Design). The building appears to have few exterior alterations and overall historic integrity. The period of signiﬁcance is 1916, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing,
Front-gabled roof
Overhanging eaves with knee-brace brackets and exposed rafters Recessed, partial-width porch with square posts and wood railing Corner and side bay windows
Horizontal clapboard siding
Fenestration pattern, including original one-over-one double-hung windows with wood sash and ogee lugs.

Continuation of B12. References:

City of Mountain View Planning Department, "Now and Then: Exploring Mountain View's Architectural Heritage." City of Mountain View, April 1979.

NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1948-2020. Accessed online October 2024, https:/ /www.historicaerials.com/viewer.

Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (1908, 1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 394 FRANKLIN ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1230 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15812024 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Drop/Groove Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: One-story gabled addition and shed additions at rear are visible from California Street. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1899; Mountain View Historic Resources List
*P7. Owner and Address:

CAVANAUGH ANNE AND MURPHY MICHAEL,
418 W DANA ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 394 FRANKLIN ST
B1. Historic Name: Campbell House
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk
*B6. Construction History: The building was originally constructed in 1899. At the time of its construction, the building was part of a small complex of stables, agricultural buildings, and wagon sheds used for the original owners' transportation business. By 1943, all of the various ancillary buildings were demolished, and the extant detached garage was constructed in the rear yard facing California Street.

The property is a one-story single-family Folk Victorian style residence located in Old Mountain View associated with the theme of Residential Development (1851-1909) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The building was originally constructed in 1899 for James Campbell. Campbell was a farmer, teamster, and roadmaster, and the subject building was originally part of a larger complex of stables and wagon sheds to serve his transportation businesses. Members of the Campbell family lived at the subject property until the early 1950s. Subsequent occupants of the building include Robert and Martha Nash, who operated a clothing store on Castro Street in the late 1950s.

The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria.

While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁ cance or historic integrity for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. The property continues to be eligible for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Design) as a rare extant example of a Folk Victorian residence from the nineteenth century.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
Between 1956 and 2002, the original full-length porch at the primary facade was reduced to a partial-length porch, and a variety of original doors and windows were replaced with compatible wood replacements.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The residence has some alterations, including the original full-width porch being changed to a partial width porch and two rear additions which are visible due to the siting of the corner lot. However, replacement windows appear to be compatible and the rear additions do not detract from the overall form, massing, or design of the residence particularly as viewed from the front. As such, the property retains suﬃcient historic integrity to convey its local signiﬁcance for the Mountain View Register. The period of signiﬁcance is 1899, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Original form and massing (excluding rear additions)
Hip roof
Wood clapboard siding
Fenestration pattern and presence of hung wood windows.

Continuation of B12. References:

City of Mountain View, "394 Franklin Street input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 13, 2002.

Google Street View (2008, 2022).

Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (1908, 1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 572 FRANKLIN ST
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 570 FRANKLIN ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1907 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15810045 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional Plan Shape: T-Shape Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Fixed, Double-Hung Window Material: Vinyl, Wood Porch: Portico Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Cottage court formed with adjacent property (574 Franklin St). Vertical wood board with scalloped bottoms in the gable ends; wood shutters.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1940; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

MYCY FAMILY LP, 877 INDEPENDENCE AVE,
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 570 FRANKLIN ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Multi-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional
*B6. Construction History:
570 Franklin Street was built in 1940. An aerial photograph from 1939 shows the subject parcel as undeveloped, with the surrounding areas partially inﬁlled with residential housing, larger institutional buildings, and tracts of open space. By the late 1940s, an aerial photograph shows the subject parcel developed with the existing conﬁguration of buildings; two single-family residences ﬂank a detached two-car garage, which all face a shared driveway with the adjacent parcel at 574 Franklin St.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1940 Property Type: Residential - Multi-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
570 Franklin Street is a Minimal Traditional style bungalow court located in Old Mountain View, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The subject property was built in 1940, however, the original architect and builder were not identi ﬁed through research. T ogether with the adjacent parcel at 574 Franklin, the combined properties form an interwar bungalow court designed in the Minimal Traditional style. The bungalow and the cottage (bungalow) court became popular residential forms in Mountain View during the 1910s to 1940s, and several neighborhoods adjacent to the downtown core exhibit these trends, including Shoreline West and Old Mountain View. bungalow courts provided additional density on standard residential subdivision lots while ﬁtting in with the context and character of single-family residential neighborhoods. bungalow courts typically include small, one-story bungalows--either attached or detached--that are arranged in a U-shape or in a line around a shared courtyard or drive. bungalow courts were often designed in modest expressions of popular styles of the era, ranging from Craftsman to Spanish Colonial Revival to Minimal Traditional.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
570 Franklin Street appears to have been constructed at the same time as the adjacent property at 574 Franklin Street, which has a matching design and site arrangement. From visual analysis, it appears that several wood sash windows and front doors on each unit have been replaced with vinyl. No other exterior alterations were noted.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria. It is not associated with persons, events, or broad patterns important to local, California, or national history, nor is it likely to yield information important to history or prehistory. The property has not been identiﬁed as the work of a notable architect or builder and does not possess high artistic merit. While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is a good local example of an interwar cottage (bungalow) court, and is eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criteria b (Events) and c (Architecture), with a period of signiﬁcance of 1940. The property expresses the unique characteristics of a bungalow court, which was a residential typology that was popular in the early and mid-twentieth century, and embodies the characteristics of the Minimal Traditional style. As one of only a few extant bungalow courts in Mountain View, the properties at 570 and 574 Franklin Street exhibit architectural features that more expressive of an architectural style than some more modest bungalow court examples. Several windows and front doors may have been replaced, however, window replacements appear to be either in-kind or retain the original window shape. Apart from these alterations, the subject property retains integrity.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form, massing, and siting, including relationship with adjacent property (574 Franklin Street) One-story massing
Cross-gable roofs
Stucco cladding with scalloped vertical boards
Wood shutters
Double-hung and picture windows
Detached garage with wood plank double doors
Shared central driveway.

Continuation of B12. References:

California Division of Forestry. Flight CDF5, Frame 435. April 1, 1948. Photograph. University of California, Santa Barbara Special Collections.

Fairchild Aerial Surveys. Flight C-5750, Frame 3965. January 1, 1939. Photograph. University of California, Santa Barbara Special Collections.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 576 FRANKLIN ST
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 574 FRANKLIN ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15810046 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional Plan Shape: T-Shape Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Double-Hung, Fixed Window Material: Vinyl, Wood Porch: Portico Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Cottage court formed with adjacent property (570 Franklin Street). Vertical wood board with scalloped bottoms in the gable ends and wood shutters.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1940; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

MYCY FAMILY LP, 877 INDEPENDENCE AVE,
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 574 FRANKLIN ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Multi-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional
*B6. Construction History:
574 Franklin Street was built in 1940. An aerial photograph from 1939 shows the subject parcel as undeveloped, with the surrounding areas partially inﬁlled with residential housing, larger institutional buildings, and tracts of open space. By the late 1940s, an aerial photograph shows the subject parcel developed with the existing conﬁguration of buildings; two single-family residences ﬂank a detached two-car garage, which all face a shared driveway with the adjacent parcel at 570 Franklin Street.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1940 Property Type: Residential - Multi-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
574 Franklin Street is a Minimal Traditional style bungalow court located in Old Mountain View, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The subject property was built in 1940, however, the original architect and builder were not identi ﬁed through research. T ogether with the adjacent parcel at 570 Franklin, the combined properties form an interwar bungalow court designed in the Minimal Traditional style. The bungalow and the cottage (bungalow) court became popular residential forms in Mountain View during the 1910s to 1940s, and several neighborhoods adjacent to the downtown core exhibit these trends, including Shoreline West and Old Mountain View. bungalow courts provided additional density on standard residential subdivision lots while ﬁtting in with the context and character of single-family residential neighborhoods. bungalow courts typically include small, one-story bungalows--either attached or detached--that are arranged in a U-shape or in a line around a shared courtyard or drive. bungalow courts were often designed in modest expressions of popular styles of the era, ranging from Craftsman to Spanish Colonial Revival to Minimal Traditional.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
574 Franklin Street appears to have been constructed at the same time as the adjacent property at 570 Franklin Street, which has a matching design and site arrangement. From visual analysis, it appears that several wood sash windows and front doors on each unit have been replaced with vinyl. No other exterior alterations were noted.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria. It is not associated with persons, events, or broad patterns important to local, California, or national history, nor is it likely to yield information important to history or prehistory. The property has not been identiﬁed as the work of a notable architect or builder and does not possess high artistic merit. While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is a good local example of an interwar cottage (bungalow) court, and is eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criteria b (Events) and c (Architecture), with a period of signiﬁcance of 1940. The property expresses the unique characteristics of a bungalow court, which was a residential typology that was popular in the early and mid-twentieth century and embodies the characteristics of the Minimal Traditional style. As one of only a few extant bungalow courts in Mountain View, the properties at 570 and 574 Franklin Street exhibit architectural features that more expressive of an architectural style than some more modest bungalow court examples. Several windows and front doors may have been replaced, however, window replacements appear to be either in-kind or retain the original window shape. Apart from these alterations, the subject property retains integrity.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form, massing, and siting, including relationship with adjacent property (570 Franklin Street) Cross-gable roofs
Stucco cladding with scalloped vertical boards
Wood shutters
Double-hung and picture windows
Detached garage with wood plank double doors
Shared central driveway.

Continuation of B12. References:

California Division of Forestry. Flight CDF5, Frame 435. April 1, 1948. Photograph. University of California, Santa Barbara Special Collections.

Fairchild Aerial Surveys. Flight C-5750, Frame 3965. January 1, 1939. Photograph. University of California, Santa Barbara Special Collections.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 2094 GRANT RD City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-3802 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 19323010 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Midcentury Modern Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Gable, Neo-Mansard/Faux Mansard Roof Material: Composite Shingles Exterior Material: Concete Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Clerestory Window Material: Aluminum
Porch: None Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Church sanctuary built into a bermed landscape; ancillary school buildings with low-pitch gabled roofs and window systems; surface parking lot.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP16. Religious building
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1956; Daily Palo Alto Times
*P7. Owner and Address:

ST TIMOTHYS PARISH R ECWARD AND VEST
VENDOR, 2094 GRANT RD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA
94040
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 2094 GRANT RD
B1. Historic Name: St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
B2. Common Name: St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
B3. Original Use: Religious B4. Present Use: Religious
*B5. Architectural Style: Midcentury Modern
*B6. Construction History: St. Timothy's Episcopal Church was built in 1956 and has continued to function as a church with an ancillary school building since its opening. Over 100 members of the church parish helped in the construction of the buildings. No major alterations were noted.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: School building
B9a. Architect: Ellsworth Johnson b. Builder: Robert H. Taylor *B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1956 Property Type: Religious Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a Midcentury Modern style church located in the Cuesta Park area of Mountain View that is associated with the theme of Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. St. Timothy's Church was designed by Ellsworth Johnson, an architect based in San Francisco and known as the longtime secretary of the State Association of California Architects. Johnson designed the main sanctuary, ancillary school building, and cloistered garden. The contractor was Robert H. Taylor, and over 100 parishioners helped to construct the building to save on costs. Ellsworth Johnson was mainly active in the 1930s and 1940s, and his most notable works include a residence in the Second Bay Tradition in the Berkeley hills and interior remodeling work at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church in San Francisco.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria.

While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is eligible for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Architecture) as an excellent example of an institutional building designed in the Midcentury Modern style. The property retains all aspects of integrity and has suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the Mountain View Register. The period of signiﬁcance is 1956, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Integral relationship to site and berm landscaping
Steeply pitched rooﬂine of the sanctuary with wide, overhanging eaves and shingle cladding Projecting gable portico supported by concrete piers at the main entryway to the sanctuary Clerestory windows along the nave of the main sanctuary Cloistered garden.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Benediction of Altar At Episcopal Church.” San Francisco Examiner, March 29, 1958, 13. “Berkeley, Calif. Ellsworth Johnson, Architect A.I.A.” Architectural Forum, April 1941, 242–43. Accessed online, June 2024.

USModernist.com.
“Church Members in MV Volunteer for Building Work.” Daily Palo Alto Times, August 17, 1956, 8. “St. Timothy’s Set Rites of Dedication.” Daily Palo Alto Times, November 24, 1956, 3.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 392 HOPE ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1350 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823032 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Mediterranean Revival Plan Shape: L-Shape Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Double-Hung, Palladian Window Material: Wood Porch: Portico Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Overhanging eaves with carved wood rafter tails; fully glazed, multi-lite wood door and sidelights at primary entrance; wood sign reading "California Apartments"; and turned wood balustrade on roof of the entrance portico. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
ca.1928; The Peninsula Times Tribune, July 31,
1928.
*P7. Owner and Address:

JONES JAMES CARROLL JR TRUSTEE & ET AL, 441
VIEW ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 392 HOPE ST
B1. Historic Name: California Apartments
B2. Common Name: California Apartments
B3. Original Use: Residential - Multi-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Mediterranean Revival
*B6. Construction History: The building was originally constructed ca. 1928. The subject parcel originally included two detached garages, which were demolished between 1963 and 2000. No major exterior alterations were uncovered by research or through observation. *B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Earl D. Minton
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: ca. 1928 Property Type: Residential - Multi-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: A/1 (Events), C/3 (Design)
Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a two-story apartment building located in downtown Mountain View designed with Mediterranean Revival style in ﬂuences associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The building was the ﬁrst modern apartment building in Mountain View, originally constructed c. 1928 by Earl D. Minton. Earl Minton also operated the Minton Lumber Company on Evelyn Street (demolished), and a construction company that built the subject building, the Palmita Park subdivision (1924), and many other vernacular and high-style houses in Mountain View in the early twentieth century. Minton also served as a City Council member from 1915 to 1934, and mayor between 1924 and 1928. The ﬁrst owner of the building appears to be Earl Minton's Brother, Henry Minton, who lived in a single-family home on the adjacent parcel to the west at 734 California Street (demolished).

Occupants of the subject building include a variety of rental tenants.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

Located in Downtown Precise Plan Area H.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The property appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register under Criterion 1/a (Events) and Criterion 3/c (Design). The building is the ﬁrst modern apartment building in Mountain View, and is also a good local example of the Mediterranean Revival style as applied to the small apartment building typology. It is not directly associated with Earl Minton's professional and civic accomplishments, and is therefore not eligible under Criterion B/2/b (People). The period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, 1928. The building retains all aspects of historic integrity and overall retains integrity for listing in the California Register and the Mountain View Register.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Shallow-pitch hip roof with overhanging eaves
Exposed carved rafter tails
Fenestration pattern and original wood double-hung windows Primary entrance within portico with fully glazed multi-lite wood door and sidelights Wood balustrade over entry portico
"California Apartments" sign over entry
Wood Palladian style window with divided lites.

Continuation of B12. References:
"Convenient Parking," Photograph, Mountain View Public Library, ca. 1960.

Mary Jo Ingoﬀ, "Milestones: A history of Mountain View, California," California History Center (Cupertino, CA), 2002, p 103. "Mt. View Man Hit by Palo Alto Car," The Peninsula Times Tribune, July 31, 1928.

Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.

TreanorHL. “City of Mountain View Downtown Precise Plan Area Historic Resource Survey Report.” Prepared for City of Mountain View, Draft June 2020.

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1963). Accessed online October 2024, https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/FrameFinder/.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 403 HOPE ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2018 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823049 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Craftsman Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Fixed, Single-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Portico Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Large stuccoed portico columns; chimney. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1922; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

MELLBERG-MCPHAIL GRETCHEN TRUSTEE, 403
HOPE ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 403 HOPE ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History: The building and detached garage were originally constructed in 1922. The garage was enlarged sometime after 1943, and the garage door was replaced sometime before 2007. No notable exterior alterations were uncovered through research or observation.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1922 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a one-story single-family Craftsman style residence located in downtown Mountain View associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The building was originally constructed in 1922. The earliest known owner and occupant was Luella Thomas, the mother-in-law of Henry Minton, Earl Minton's Brother. Earl Minton operated the Minton Lumber Company on Evelyn Street (demolished) and a construction company that built many vernacular and high-style houses in the early twentieth century. Minton also served as a City Council member from 1915 to 1934, and mayor between 1924 and 1928. Luella Thomas moved from the subject property to 734 California Street (demolished) by 1940, and the property was brie ﬂy occupied by John and Bernice Newman. By 1950 the property was later owned by Joseph and Hazel Thomas, the son and daughter-in-law of Luella Thomas, respectively.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. The property is a good example of a Craftsman style residence from the 1920s in Downtown Mountain View, and is eligible under Mountain View Register Criterion c. The period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, 1922. The property retains all aspects of historic integrity for continued listing in the Mountain View Register.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Hip roof
Portico with hipped roof and square, stuccoed columns with curved upper corners Fenestration pattern with original wood windows
Main entrance with sidelights.

Continuation of B12. References:

City of Mountain View, "403 Hope Street input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 15, 2002.

Google Street View (2008, 2023)
Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.

TreanorHL. “City of Mountain View Downtown Precise Plan Area Historic Resource Survey Report.” Prepared for City of Mountain View, Draft June 2020.

United States Federal Census (1930, 1940, 1950). Accessed online June 2024, Ancestry.com.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 425 HOPE ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2018 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823067 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Wood Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung, Fixed Window Material: Vinyl, Wood Porch: Enclosed Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Small hipped dormer and square bay window at primary facade; exterior brick chimney. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
ca.1900; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

KIRBY ROBERT W AND LANDSMAN HELEN C
TRUSTEE, 425 HOPE ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA
94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 425 HOPE ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

Between 1956 and 1991, the original front porch was enclosed and a one-and-a-half story addition was constructed at the rear of the building.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1851-1909) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: ca. 1900 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a one-and-a-half-story single-family Folk Victorian style residence located in downtown Mountain View associated with the theme of Residential Development (1851-1909) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The building was originally constructed c. 1900 for the Giles Ruch family. Angela Ruch, daughter of Giles Ruch, was an operator at the Sunset T elegraph and T elephone company from 1905 to 1919, later the chief operator at Paciﬁc T elephone and T elegraph. From c. 1920 through c. 1935, the building was owned and occupied by Arthur Palmer, the Mountain View Treasurer and City Librarian.

The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria.

While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁ cance or historic integrity for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. The property is a rare extant example of a Folk Victorian style residence from the 1900s in Old Mountain View, and remains eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c. The period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, c. 1900.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
As currently written, the Mountain View Historic Preservation Ordinance does not provide a deﬁnition of historic integrity or threshold for integrity assessment, and a somewhat lower threshold of historic integrity compared to National Register and California Register-eligible properties may be utilized in assessing properties of local signiﬁcance for the Mountain View Register. The porch, although enclosed, remains legible, and the rear addition, though large, is set back and distinguished enough from the original portions of the building so that the original form and massing of the building is still legible. As such, the property retains suﬃcient historic integrity to convey its local signiﬁcance for Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Original massing and form (excluding rear addition)
Hip roof with hipped roof dormer
Horizontal wood siding
Partial width front porch
Square bay window
Original fenestration pattern
Exterior brick chimney.

Continuation of B12. References:

City of Mountain View, "425 Hope Street input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 15, 2002.

Google Earth (1991).

Google Street View (2009, 2023).

Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (1888, 1891, 1897, 1904, 1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.

United States Federal Census (1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950). Accessed online June 2024, Ancestry.com.

Various letters and ephemera, ca. 1906. In possession of the property owner.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 582 HOPE ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2021 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15824073 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Plan Shape: Cross Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1.5 Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Clay Tile
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Arched, Round, Stained/Leaded Glass Window Material: Wood Porch: None Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Square bell tower with hip roof; corbelling at cornices; grouped set of three main entrance double doors with decorative arched surrounds; prominent basement entrance beneath raised main entrance at primary facade; rosette windows at primary and rear facades; and statues above engaged Corinthian columns at primary entrance. Subject parcel only contains church building. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP16. Religious building
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1929; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SAN JOSE
TRUSTEE, 1150 N FIRST ST UNIT 100, SAN JOSE
CA 95112
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 582 HOPE ST
B1. Historic Name: St. Joseph's Church
B2. Common Name: St. Joseph's Church
B3. Original Use: Religious B4. Present Use: Religious
*B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: The building was originally constructed in 1929. The original property encompassed the adjacent parcel to the north and west of the subject building, and a detached parish house was constructed north of the building in 1955. Metal railings were added to the front stairs sometime between c. 1944 and 2002.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Cresten Jensen b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1929 Property Type: Religious Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a Spanish Colonial Revival style church located in Downtown Mountain View, associated with the theme of Civic Growth and Social,Religious & Cultural Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The building was designed by architect Cresten Jensen and constructed in 1929 on the site of the previous St. Joseph's Church, which was destroyed in a ﬁre the year before. It is the third building for this congregation, and the oldest extant church building in Mountain View. It has been in use by the same Catholic congregation since its construction through the present. Cresten Jensen (1886-1931) was a Danish-born architect who attended the University of California, Berkeley, and obtained his architecture license in 1919. He built numerous homes, churches, and commercial buildings throughout northern California, including Sacred Heart Church and Parish buildings in both San Jose and Salinas (1927, both extant).

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

Property was previously listed on the Mountain View Register, but was later voluntarily removed from the Register by the property owner. Located in Downtown Precise Plan Area H.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
In 2017, the north and west portions of the original property were sold, the parish house was demolished, and a new mixed-use multi-story development was constructed on the surrounding , adjacent parcel. The current subject parcel boundary only contains the church building.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The property is eligible for the National Register, California Register, an Mountain View Register under Criterion C/3/c (Design). It is an excellent local example of a church designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with good integrity. The design expresses the Spanish Colonial Revival stylewith typical features such as stucco cladding, gabled roof, clay tile rooﬁng, and arched punched window openings, as well as distinctive ornamentation. The building is one of the most distinguished examples of Spanish Colonial Revival institutional architecture in Mountain View, with ornate door surrounds and sculpture, stained glass windows and rosettes, and a tall bell tower that is a visual landmark amongst the generally adjacent residential neighborhood and historically low-rise downtown. Its period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, 1929.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing, including double-height cruciform plan with one-story side rooms Cross-gable roof with red clay tiles
Stucco cladding
Square bell tower with hip roof
Elaborate arched surrounds at three entryways at primary facade Engaged Corinthian columns topped with sculpture at the primary entrance Corbelling below roof eaves
Fenestration pattern, including punched openings and original steel casement windows Stained glass rosette window at primary and rear facades Punched arched openings with stained glass windows and engaged Corinthian columns along side facades.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Creston Jensen Collection,” UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, March 6, 2022, accessed December 3, 2024. https:/ /ced.berkeley.edu/collections/jensen-creston.

Google Street View (2007, 2017, 2023).

Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library. "St. Joseph's Church (rebuilt)," Photograph PHA C11 7, Mountain View Public Library, c. 1944.

TreanorHL. “City of Mountain View Downtown Precise Plan Area Historic Resource Survey Report.” Prepared for City of Mountain View, Draft June 2020.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 786 HOPE ST
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 782 HOPE ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2047 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15809006 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Mediterranean Revival Plan Shape: H-Shape Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Spanish Clay Tile
Exterior Material: Stucco, Masonry - Brick Primary Door Material: Wood - Panel Window Style: Casement Window Material: Steel
Porch: Recessed Entrance Garage: Carport
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Garden apartment with elements of Art Moderne that are reﬂected in the stepped staircase railing, entryway, and large multi-lite steel casement windows at the corners. Mediterranean Revival details reﬂected through wrought iron strapping and decorations on the doors; plaster swag and shield ornamentation; decorative light ﬁxtures; and exposed roof brackets. Stepped, recessed doorways. Brick sills below windows.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present: ✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

April 26, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1948; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

BUDZICH TERESA TRUSTEE, 620 HAMILTON AVE,
PALO ALTO CA 94301
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 782 HOPE ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name: 782-786 Hope Street
B3. Original Use: Residential - Multi-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Mediterranean Revival
*B6. Construction History: 782-786 Hope Street was built in 1948. The detached carport was constructed concurrently with the apartment building, as evidenced by a 1948 aerial photograph.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Detached Carport
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1948 Property Type: Residential - Multi-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a multi-family residential garden apartment building located in Old Mountain View designed in an eclectic Mediterranean style that incorporates Art Moderne elements, and is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement." The original architect or builder was not found through archival research.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

Located in Downtown Precise Plan Area H.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
No major exterior alterations have been noted based on permits or visual observation.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
782-786 Hope Street appears eligible for listing in the National Register and California Register at the local level under Criterion C/3, and in the Mountain View Register under Criterion c as a unique example of the garden apartment typology, notable for its distinctive architectural design in the Mediterranean Revival style with Art Moderne inﬂuences. The property has no notable exterior alterations and retains suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register, California Register, and the Mountain View Register. The period of signiﬁcance is 1948, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Compound, hipped roof
Clay barrel roof tiles
Overhanging eaves with exposed rafters
Stucco cladding
Stepped, recessed entryways
Staircase with stepped railing and semicircular opening at the ﬁrst story Original fenestration pattern, including corner window locations Multi-lite steel casement windows
Wrought iron light ﬁxtures
Brick window sills
Wood doors with metal straps and decorative grilles
Plaster crest and swag ornamentation
Detached carport.

Continuation of B12. References:

Fairchild Aerial Surveys. Flight C-5750, Frame 3965. January 1, 1939. Photograph. University of California, Santa Barbara Special Collections. https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/apcatalog/report/report.php?ﬁled_by=C-5750.

NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1948-2020. Accessed online December 2024, https:/ /www.historicaerials.com/viewer.

TreanorHL. “City of Mountain View Downtown Precise Plan Area Historic Resource Survey Report.” Prepared for City of Mountain View, Draft June 2020.

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*Resource Name or #: 1390 LATHAM STPage 1 of 4
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 1390 LATHAM ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1806 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15425031 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Craftsman Plan Shape: Irregular
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Gable, Gable-on-Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle Exterior Material: Wood - Drop/Groove, Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Casement, Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Overhanging eaves with carved wood rafter tails and fascia boards. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1912; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

BERNAT ANDREW R TRUSTEE & ET AL, 1390
LATHAM ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

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*Resource Name or # 1390 LATHAM ST
B1. Historic Name: James H. Cochran Residence
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History: The single-family residence was constructed in 1912, according to the Santa Clara County Assessor. The property appears on the 1921 Sanborn map, which shows a 1.5 story residence that is approximately square in plan with projecting bays at the primary (west) and north side facades and a rear open porch.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Significance: 1912-1947 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion a (Persons), MVRHR Criterion b (Events) Statement of Significance:

The property is a single-family residence located in the Shoreline West neighborhood designed in the Craftsman style that is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The residence was part of the larger pattern of residential development in surrounding blocks spurred by the need to house employees of the Pacific Press Association, whose printing facility was located nearby at 1340 Villa Street. The neighborhood now referred to as "Shoreline West" grew as a residential area at what was then the west edge of Mountain View following the 1904 relocation of the Seventh Day Adventist publisher, the Pacific Press publishing company from Oakland, where it was established in 1874. Some 100 Seventh Day Adventist families moved to the area with the business, building their homes in the blocks along Mariposa Street, Pettis Avenue, Palo Alto Avenue, and Mountain View Avenue. The Pacific Press Association established an industrial enterprise in a town which previously had a population of around 600 and whose economy was based in agriculture. In subsequent decades, members of the Seventh Day Adventist community also built local institutions such as the Mountain View Academy high school, established in 1922, and became active in local politics. By the start of World War II, the neighborhood consisted of dense residential blocks interspersed with patches of orchards remaining from its previous agricultural use. The publishing plant remained in operation in Mountain View until 1984, when operations relocated to Idaho and the site was redeveloped.

The first known occupant of the residence was James H. Cochran (1869-1958) and it is likely that it was constructed for Cochran, who moved to Mountain View from Kansas City, Missouri in 1912. Cochran had worked as a branch manager for the Pacific Press Publishing Association in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved to Mountain View in 1912 to manage the periodical department at the relatively new Pacific Press printing press facility. He became general manager in 1932, and served on the board of management from 1912 until his retirement in 1941.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None
*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.
*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
*Date of Evaluation: January 2, 2025
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Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
The 1946 and 1956 Sanborn maps show the same footprint but describe the property as a two-story residence. The property was listed in the Mountain View Register in 2004 and the property owners entered into a Mills Act contract with the City of Mountain View in December 2008. An extensive remodel and addition project was approved by the City of Mountain View in May 2008, and construction appears to have commenced in the same month based on Google Street View. The 2008 alterations included: in-kind replacement of all exterior wood siding; replacement windows and the main entry door; wood entrance portico addition; dormer addition; one-story rear addition with a covered porch; and replacement of the wood railing at the second-story balcony. Most of the original wood windows at the primary (west) and north side facades appear to have been replaced with new wood windows with wood simulated divided lites. The original second-story railing had a simple, open wood balustrade and was replaced with a new railing that has solid panels that appear to be metal. Solar panels were added on the north slope of the main roof c.2008-11. A garage, built c.1921-1946, appears to have been enlarged or replaced.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Significance
Cochran also quickly became involved and influential in local Mountain View business and politics, serving as a member of the Town Board (1915-1928), President of the Board in 1921-22, and Mayor in 1918-20 and 1922-24. James Cochran and his wife, Brigitte, moved to 740 Bush Street in 1947. Although retired by this time, Cochran became chairman of the Board of Freeholders which wrote the City's new charter, passed in 1952, earning him the honor of "Citizen of the Month." The property is eligible as an individual historic resource for association with James H. Cochran, an important civic leader in Mountain View's early history and important business figure within the leadership of the Pacific Press, one of the main local employers. The property is also eligible for association with the broader pattern of residential development in Shoreline West, spurred by Pacific Press. The property is an unusual and altered expression of the Craftsman style; as such, it does not possess high artistic value or embody the distinctive characteristics of the Craftsman style.

The property retains its original location and setting within the Shoreline West residential neighborhood, and association with this early pattern of development and James H. Cochran. However, the property has undergone a number of notable exterior alterations, including a rear addition at the northwest corner which is highly visible from the public right-of-way due to the corner siting of the property, as well as a dormer addition and an added pergola at the front entrance. These additions have diminished the legibility of the original design, form, and massing. All exterior siding has been replaced in-kind and windows have generally been replaced with compatible replacements, but the second-story railing has been replaced with solid panels that do not reflect the original Craftsman style. The replacement of original materials and features has diminished the integrity of materials, workmanship, and feeling. Due to the cumulative alterations, the property lacks sufficient historic integrity to meet the thresholds for listing in the National Register and/or California Register. As currently written, the Mountain View Historic Preservation Ordinance does not provide a definition of historic integrity or threshold for integrity assessment, and a somewhat lower threshold of historic integrity compared to National Register and California Register-eligible properties may be utilized in assessing properties of local significance for the Mountain View Register, especially those that are significant for association with an event or person. As such, the property retains sufficient historic integrity to convey its local significance for Mountain View Register eligibility under Criteria a (Persons) and Criterion b (Events).

The character-defining features of the resource include:

Two-story massing;
Gabled roof with overhanging eaves, and carved rafter tails and fascia boards; Hipped roof skirt at first story;
Original fenestration pattern, including window openings at primary (west) and north side facades, window operability, and pattern of lites;
Fully glazed entry door with large sidelites; and
Horizontal wood groove siding with wood shingles in gable ends.

Continuation of B12. References:

Allen Nikitin Architect, "Addition and Remodel: 1390 Latham Street." Permit drawings approved May 9, 2008, on file at City of Mountain View.

Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

City of Mountain View Planning Department, "Now and Then: Exploring Mountain View's Architectural Heritage." April 1979. "Death takes J. H. Cochran, ex-MV mayor," Peninsula Times Tribune, June 13, 1958.

Ignoffo, Mary Jo. "Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California." Cupertino, CA: California History Center, 2002. "James H. Cochran, 'Citizen of the Month,'" Peninsula Times Tribune, February 11, 1952.

Pacific Press. "History." Accessed online at https://www.pacificpress.com/our_story/history/, October 2024.

Perry, Nicholas. "Mountain View." Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.

Sanborn Map Company, fire insurance maps (1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.

United States Federal Census (1920, 1930, 1940, 1950). Accessed online October 2024, Ancestry.com.

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull
* Resource Name or #: 1390 LATHAM ST
* Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
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DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
1390 Latham Street, c.1979.

Source: "Now and Then: Exploring Mountain View's Architectural Heritage," City of Mountain View, April 1979. 1390 Latham Street, Dec. 2007.

Source: DPR form by Carey & Co. in "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vol. II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 113 E MIDDLEFIELD RD
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 280 LESLIE CT City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-3814 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 16029021 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Tudor Revival/English Cottage Plan Shape: Cross Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Arched, Casement, Dormer, Stained/Leaded Glass Window Material: Wood Porch: None Garage: Carport
Other Architectural/Site Features: Steeply pitched roof; exterior stucco chimney; leaded glass in all visible front and side windows; some pointed arch windows; wood bracketed canopy over round arch front door; gabled dormers; and decorative half-timbering in some gable ends. A carriage house consisting of a dwelling unit over a garage is located at the rear corner of the parcel. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1914; City of Mountain View
*P7. Owner and Address:

DELUCCHI MAY TRUSTEE, 8401 CHENIN BLANC
LN, SAN JOSE CA 95135
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

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*Resource Name or # 280 LESLIE CT
B1. Historic Name: Robledad
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival/English Cottage *B6. Construction History: The residence and carriage house were originally constructed in 1914. They were originally on a larger property surrounded by a grove of oak trees. Between 1948 and 1965 a wood-frame carport was constructed at the south side of the building.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Charles H. Sawyer b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1914 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: Not Evaluated for Mountain View Register Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a single-family residence located at Leslie Court, on the south side of Middle ﬁeld Road between Tyrella Avenue and North Whisman Road, designed in the Tudor Revival style that is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The building was originally the summer home of Charles Haight Sawyer (1868-1952), an architect of merit and San Francisco's municipal Architect, under various titles, from 1914 to 1938. Although no original permit is on ﬁle at the City of Mountain View, Sawyer likely personally designed the subject building, and he named the estate "Robledad" for the groves of oak trees that originally surrounded the building. While described as either a vacation estate or summer home in newspaper articles, the 1920 Census lists Charles Sawyer and his wife, Georgia, as the occupants, meaning it was considered their primary residence by that time. By 1925, Sawyer moved to 1020 Union Street in San Francisco, where he would live until 1937 when he retired to 1275 Dana Avenue in Palo Alto. From 1925 to at least 2008, the building was owned and occupied by Giovanni and T eresa Delucchi and their descendants. Giovanni Delucchi was a truck gardener (meaning small scale commercial farming) from 1914 to 1953 when he retired. Aerial photography does not suggest that the property itself was ever used for commercial agricultural purposes, and Delucchi likely located his business operations elsewhere.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

Property was previously listed on the Mountain View Register, but was later voluntarily removed from the Register by the property owner.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
In the 1970s, a portion of the original property was subdivided and sold to various residential developers, the address of the property was changed to 280 Leslie Court, and the second story of the carriage house was converted to an accessory dwelling unit. Around 2010 the original wood shingle roof on the primary residence was replaced with asphalt shingles.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The property appears to be eligible for the National Register, California Register under Criterion C/3 at the local level as an excellent example of the Tudor Revival style designed by architect of merit Charles Sawyer. The property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing under any other criteria. The period of signiﬁcance is 1914, the year of original construction. Despite alterations to the setting such as the demolition of the original oak grove that surrounded the building and the inﬁll of single-family homes surrounding the property, and the construction of a carport on the south side of the building, the property appears to retain other aspects of integrity. The property has suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register and California Register. This evaluation does not address Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing (excluding carport addition)
Steeply pitched cross-gable roof with gabled dormers
Exposed rafter tails
Leaded glass windows in square and pointed arched openings Stucco cladding
Arched primary entrance covered by wood bracketed extensions of the gable roof * **Interior and exterior stuccoed chimneys Decorative half-timbering in gable ends
Carriage house including overall form and massing, wood shake Dutch gable roof, stucco cladding, and original wood frame windows.

Continuation of B12. References:

Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

City of Mountain View, "113 East Middleﬁeld Road input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 15, 2002.

City of San Francisco, Article 10 Landmark Application, 35-45 Onondaga Avenue, February 17, 2016.

Google Earth (2009, 2010).
"Long illness ends in death for Mr. Delucchi," The Peninsula Times Tribune, April 18, 1963. "Sawyer-Steele," The Peninsula Times Tribune, September 8, 1918.

United States Federal Census (1920). Accessed online June 2024, Ancestry.com.

Various aerial photographs. Mountain View Public Library. Ca. 1960.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 1655 LLOYD WY City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-2924 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 18958065 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Craftsman Plan Shape: T-Shape
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Casement Window Material: Wood, Wood-Clad Porch: None Garage: Port-Cochere
Other Architectural/Site Features: Shed roof dormers; alternating width bands of shingle cladding; exposed rafter tails and beam ends; and carved wood brackets at grouped portico columns.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 12, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1920; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

DEBACKER PAUL D AND LAURA L TRUSTEE, 1655
LLOYD WAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

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*Resource Name or # 1655 LLOYD WY
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History: 1655 Lloyd Way was built in 1920 on a 30,000 square foot orchard farm. The property has since been subdivided and developed with new single-family residences. In 2000, the residence was rotated 90 degrees on the lot. *B7. Moved?
No ✓ Yes Unknown Date: 2000 Original Location: Same parcel, rotated 90 degrees. *B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1920 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a single-family residence located in the Cuesta Park neighborhood designed in the Craftsman style, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The subject property was built in 1920 and was originally part of a 30,000-square-foot orchard. The large size of the house and notable design features suggest that the property's original owners operated a prosperous orchard. However, the names of the original owners were not conﬁrmed through research.
1655 Lloyd Way appears to be eligible for individual listing in the National Register and California Register, and is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. It is eligible under Criterion C/3/c for its high-style Craftsman design and prominent scale and massing in an eclectic style that combines elements of Tudor Revival through the use of exposed brackets and beams, jerkinhead (clipped) gables, shingled cladding, groupings of casement windows, and elaborated column brackets at the porte cochere.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
While the property has been rotated on its parcel and the orchard has been developed, the residence still retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and feeling which are most essential to conveying architectural signiﬁcance. As such, the property retains overall integrity. The period of signiﬁcance is 1920, the approximate year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Primary volume above a port cochere
Jerkinhead (clipped) gable roof
Overhanging eaves with exposed carved rafter and beam ends Shed roof dormers
Shingle cladding with rows of alternating widths
Fenestration pattern with casement windows with divided lites Grouped porte cochere wood columns with carved brackets.

Continuation of B12. References:

Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

Judy, Barbara A., and Lorraine Weiss. “Historic Evaluation Integrity and Impacts Mitigation for the Planned Unit Development at 1655 Lloyd Way, Mountain View.” March 16, 2007.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 302 LORETO ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2240 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15830047 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Eclectic Period Revival Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Compound, Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Arched, Double-Hung Window Material: Vinyl Porch: Engaged, Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Small blind eyebrow dormer; ﬂared gable roof eaves
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present: ✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1927; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

GOEBEL ANDREAS AND CHERYLLE N, 302
LORETO ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

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*Resource Name or # 302 LORETO ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Eclectic Period Revival
*B6. Construction History: The building and detached garage were both constructed in 1927. An original enclosed rear porch was remodeled into a typical internal room in 1930. Around 2010, original windows on the primary facade were replaced. *B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: The Minton Company
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1927 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property has a one-story single-family home and detached garage located in the Palmita Park neighborhood with Colonial and Tudor Revival inﬂuences associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. 302 Loreto Street was built in 1927 as part of the development of Palmita Park, a subdivision planned and built by the Minton Lumber Company.

Palmita Park subdivision is a residential neighborhood bounded by Bush, Dana, and Velarde Streets and Calderon Avenue. It was developed over 20 years, beginning in 1924, by the Minton Lumber Company and Bert Holeman, a local businessman. The Minton Lumber Company was founded in 1911. Bert Holeman was a Kansas native who arrived in Mountain View in 1912. He founded the First National Bank in Mountain View, for which he served as president until 1925. In 1923, the Minton Lumber Company bought 9.5 acres fronting Calderon Avenue from W. A. Goodpasture and 4.5 acres fronting Bush Street from Bert Holeman. Holeman collaborated with the Minton Company to promote residential development on the combined 14 acres. A contest to name the new subdivision elicited the name Palmita Park; palm trees were planted along the Bush Street frontage in honor of the subdivision’s new name. In March 1924, Palmita Park was annexed to Mountain View. Between 1924 and 1925, the developers graded, curbed, paved, and installed sewer, water, gas, electric and telephone service for lots along the frontage on Bush, Loreto, Anza, and Velarde Streets. In 1926, the Minton Company added Westinghouse electroliers (streetlights) to the subdivision. Lots were sold only to buyers who, at the time of purchase, made a contract with the Minton Company for the construction of a home. The contract included the planting of lawns and shrubbery, and house sites were established with a common setback and uniform distance from lot lines.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
302 Loreto Street was originally purchased by John J. Clancy, a San Francisco police oﬃcer, in April 1927 shortly before construction was completed. Occupants since 1927 include a wide variety of generally short term owner-occupants, including clerks, managers, and Minton Company employees.

The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria.

While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. The property is a good example of a small 1920s cottage with Colonial and Tudor Revival style inﬂuences in the Palmita Park neighborhood, built by the Minton Company, a signiﬁcant local lumber company.

The property has had only minor alterations including replacement windows within original openings, so retains historic integrity for continued listing in the Mountain View Register.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall massing and form
Cross-gable roof with ﬂared eave
Wood fascia boards
Blind eyebrow dormer
Original fenestration type and wood window surrounds
Arched wood louver vents in gable ends
Wood lap siding
External brick chimney at the east facade
Engaged corner porch
Detached garage.

Continuation of B12. References:
"$250 Down, $40 a Month Buys This Attractive Bungalow," The Mountain View Register Leader, January 24, 1930. "Another Minton Home is Sold," Mountain View Register Leader, April 1, 1927. "Boom makes rapid progress in Palmita Park," Mountain View Register, May 1, 1925.

Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

Google Street View (2009, 2011).

Kayne, Melanie and Kyle Hartzell. "Palmita Park: Clippings that reveal the rich history of home." Self-published, 2024. "Mt View May alter Plan of Assessment," The Peninsula Times Tribune, October 2, 1930.

United States Federal Census (1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950). Accessed online June 2024, Ancestry.com.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 484 LORETO ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2161 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15830060 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Mission Revival Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Compound Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Bay Window, Double-Hung, Fixed Window Material: Wood Porch: Portico Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Complex plan and massing with Mission Revival parapets and pedimented gables. Bay window with projecting eave and attached planting bed. 12-over-one double hung wood sash windows with ogee lugs. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1924; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

PURSIFULL RALPH E JR, 484 LORETO ST,
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 484 LORETO ST
B1. Historic Name: Alfred and Emily Olsen House
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Mission Revival
*B6. Construction History:
484 Loreto Street was the ﬁrst residence to be constructed in the Palmita Park Subdivision in 1924. It was built by Alfred Olsen of the Minton Lumber Company, who was the ﬁrst owner and occupant and an executive of the company.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Minton Lumber Company; Alfred Olsen *B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1924 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
484 Loreto Street is a Mission Revival style single-family residence located in Old Mountain View, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. 484 Loreto Street was the ﬁrst residence built in 1924 in the Palmita Park subdivision, which was planned and built by the Minton Lumber Company.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
No major exterior alterations are noted.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The Palmita Park houses built in the 1920s exhibit the range of cottage and period revival styles popular in that decade; however, the Great Depression interrupted the full build-out of the subdivision. Houses from the late 1930s and the post-World War II building boom in the Minimal Traditional style appear to have ﬁlled out the remaining blocks. The house at 484 Loreto Street was built by Minton Lumber Company treasurer and Board of Directors member Alfred Olsen, who owned and occupied the property with his wife Emily. The Olsen family retained ownership through the 1980s.
484 Loreto Street appears eligibile for the National Register, California Register and Mountain View Register under Criterion C/3/c as a notable and ﬁrst-in-the-development example of Mission Revival architecture built within the stylistically diverse Palmita Park subdivision during the 1920s. The property appears minimally altered and retains suﬃcient integrity for listing in the National Register and California Register. The period of signiﬁcance is 1928, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall siting and scale, including historic setback
Complex plan and massing
Stucco cladding
Mission Revival parapets and pedimented gables
Cornice with dentils
Entry portico with arched openings
Bay window with projecting eave
Attached planting bed
12-over-one double-hung wood sash windows with ogee lugs Detached garage with shaped parapet and wing walls, and paired side-hinge doors.

Continuation of B12. References:
"Boom makes rapid progress in Palmita Park," Mountain View Register, May 1, 1925.

Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

Ignoﬀo, Mary Jo. "Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California." Cupertino, CA: California History Center, 2002.

Kayne, Melanie and Kyle Hartzell. "Palmita Park: Clippings that reveal the rich history of home." Self-published, 2024.

Perry, Nicholas. "Mountain View." Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 209 MARIPOSA AV
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 201 MARIPOSA AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1107 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15410069 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Craftsman Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood - Panel Window Style: French Door Window, Casement, Double-Hung, Dormer Window Material: Wood Porch: Pergola Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Wood pergola with thick concrete columns spans primary (northwest) facade of 201 Mariposa Avenue. A second single-family residence (209 Mariposa Avenue) with a detached garage occupies the south portion of the parcel. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 1, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1920; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

MILLER KEITH A AND MCELHANEY CHRISTINE
WEI-, 209 MARIPOSA AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA
94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 201 MARIPOSA AV
B1. Historic Name: Pierre Klein House
B2. Common Name: 201 Mariposa Avenue
B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History: 201 Mariposa Avenue was built in 1920 by Pierre Klein. The subject building is documented by 1921 Sanborn map as a wood-frame, one-story dwelling with a U-shaped plan, with the open part of the U facing southeast.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: None b. Builder: Pierre Klein
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1920-1922 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
201 Mariposa Avenue is a Craftsman style single-family residence located in the Shoreline West neighborhood, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The residence was built in 1920 by Pierre Klein, who was a native of Alsace, France, and a renowned winemaker in San Francisco and on the San Francisco Peninsula.

Klein built the house for his daughter to occupy. Klein owned 160 acres of land on Montebello Ridge, where he grew wine and other crops.

He was known as an early innovator of the California wine industry. Despite his status as an important ﬁgure to the local and regional history of winemaking, the subject property does not appear to be associated directly with this context. Research did not provide evidence that Klein would be considered a "builder of merit" with any other notable design contributions to local, state, or regional history.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

Property was previously listed on the Mountain View Register, but was later voluntarily removed from the Register by the property owner after 2005.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
An aerial photograph from 1960 shows that the U-shaped footprint had been inﬁlled at the rear facade to create a rectilinear plan. Based on Sanborn maps and aerial photographs, the second residence (209 Mariposa Avenue) on the property was built to the south of 201 Mariposa Avenue, sometime after 1960. An undated (but likely early) photograph shows the original primary entry to the subject building had paired wood French doors with multi-lite glazing, matching the two on either side of the facade that are still present. The front door was likely replaced during the 1970s, based on later photographs.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject property is a Craftsman bungalow, primarily notable for its concrete and wood pergola features. The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria. While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is a unique local example of a Craftsman residence from the Shoreline West neighborhood that is eligible for local listing. Despite the inﬁll of the rear portion of the U-shaped plan and alterations of the primary door, the property retains overall integrity and is eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c (Design). The second residence addressed 209 Mariposa Avenue is not an eligible historic resource.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Wood pergola with round concrete columns
Side-gabled roof with exposed rafter tails
Battered shed dormer with divided-lite wood sash windows Multi-lite French doors arranged symmetrically on the primary facade Wood sash windows with divided lites
Stucco cladding.

Continuation of B12. References:

Klein Home, 1977. January 1977. Photograph. Mountain View Public Library.

Klein Home, Mariposa Ave. at Villa. Photograph. No date. Mountain View Public Library.

Sanborn Map Company. “Insurance Maps of Mountain View, California.” Sanborn Map Company, 1921, 1956. Fire Insurance Maps Online.

NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1960. Accessed online June 2024, https:/ /www.historicaerials.com/viewer.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 250 MARIPOSA AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1161 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15410009 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: American Foursquare Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Partially Glazed Window Style: Dormer, Double-Hung Window Material: Wood Porch: None Garage: Not Visible
Other Architectural/Site Features: Four hipped dormers are located at each facade, breaking the main hipped roof eave. The rear of the parcel appears to have a detached carport and detached multi-family apartment building, which are not very visible from the public right-of- way.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property *P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 1, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
ca.1900-1920; Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
*P7. Owner and Address:

KONG ROY K AND YI-LIN C, P O BOX 2292,
DUBLIN CA 94568
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 250 MARIPOSA AV
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: American Foursquare
*B6. Construction History: The subject property was likely constructed between 1900 and 1920 as a single-family residence. The earliest available documentation of the subject building is the 1921 Sanborn map, which shows the footprint of a large wood-frame residential building and several rear ancillary buildings.

The property is a Craftsman Foursquare style single-family residence and later multi-family apartment building, located in the Shoreline West neighborhood of Mountain View; the property is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1851-1909) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. Research did not identify the date of construction nor the original owner of the building.

During the 1930s, the building was occupied by Harry G. and Lucile Simshauser. Harry Simshauser worked for the Paciﬁ c Press Publishing Association from 1915-1966, serving in various roles including as the factory superintendent for 50 years. The Simshausers only occupied the subject property for several years during the late 1930s.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

None

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
The ancillary buildings at the rear of the property were replaced by a larger multi-family residential building by 1962. Apart from these changes, the property appears largely unaltered and no other major alterations to windows or materials were noted.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The residence was part of the larger pattern of residential development in surrounding blocks spurred by the need to house employees of the Paciﬁc Press Association, whose printing facility was located nearby at 1340 Villa Street. The neighborhood now referred to as "Shoreline West" grew as a residential area at what was then the west edge of Mountain View following the 1904 relocation of the Seventh-day Adventist publisher, the Paciﬁc Press publishing company from Oakland, where it was established in 1874. Some 100 Seventh-day Adventist families moved to the area with the business, building their homes in the blocks along Mariposa Street, Pettis Avenue, Palo Alto Avenue, and Mountain View Avenue. The Paciﬁc Press Association established an industrial enterprise in a town which previously had a population of around 600 and whose economy was based in agriculture. In subsequent decades, members of the Seventh-day Adventist community also built local institutions such as the Mountain View Academy high school, established in 1922, and became active in local politics. By the start of World War II, the neighborhood consisted of dense residential blocks interspersed with patches of orchards remaining from its previous agricultural use. The publishing plant remained in operation in Mountain View until 1984, when operations relocated to Idaho and the site was redeveloped.

Overall form and massing of the original single-family residence- Hipped roof with four hipped dormers
Overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails
Horizontal beveled wood siding
Fenestration pattern and original wood double-hung and ﬁxed, divided-lite windows.

Continuation of B12. References:

Barbara E. Hand. “New Manager Elected for Paciﬁc Press.” Canadian Union Messenger 35, no. 7 (n.d.): 122.

Ignoﬀo, Mary Jo. "Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California." Cupertino, CA: California History Center, 2002.

Perry, Nicholas. "Mountain View." Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.

Sanborn Map Company. “Insurance Maps of Mountain View, California.” Sanborn Map Company, 1921. Fire Insurance Maps Online.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 496 MARIPOSA AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1704 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15423011 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Craftsman Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Casement, Fixed, Double-Hung Window Material: Wood Porch: Engaged, Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails and knee braces; wood lattice vent in gable end; three-over- one double-hung wood windows with ogee lugs at sides; ﬁxed, casement, and transom windows at front; partially engaged porch with side gable roof and square columns.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present: ✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1915; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

DAVIS JONATHAN G TRUSTEE & ET AL, 496
MARIPOSA AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 496 MARIPOSA AV
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History: 496 Mariposa Avenue was built in 1915.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1915 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
496 Mariposa Avenue is a Craftsman-style single-family residence located in the Shoreline West neighborhood, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. 496 Mariposa Avenue was built as part of the larger pattern of residential development in surrounding blocks spurred by the need to house employees of the Paciﬁ c Press Association, whose printing facility was located less than a half mile to the northeast of the property. The neighborhood now referred to as "Shoreline West" grew as a residential area at what was then the west edge of Mountain View following the ca. 1904 establishment of the Seventh Day Adventist publisher, the Paciﬁc Press publishing company. The publishing company's plant was located on Villa Street west of what is now South Shoreline Boulevard, having moved to Mountain View from its previous location in Oakland. where it was established in 1874. Seventh-Day Adventist families who moved to the area with the business built their homes in the blocks along Mariposa Street, Pettis Avenue, Palo Alto Avenue, and Mountain View Avenue. According to historian Nick Perry, about 100 Seventh-Day Adventist families moved to Mountain View along with the Paciﬁc Press Association, establishing an industrial enterprise in a town that previously had a population of around 600 and whose economy was based on agriculture. In subsequent decades, members of the Seventh Day Adventist community established to the southwest of the Paciﬁ c Press Association built local institutions such as the Mountain View Academy high school, established in 1922, and became active in local politics. By the start of World War II, the neighborhood consisted of dense residential blocks interspersed with patches of orchards remaining from its previous agricultural use. The publishing plant remained in operation in Mountain View until 1984.

The original owner or occupants were not identi ﬁed through the course of research; however, from ca.1930s-1950s the residence was occupied by Herbert G. and Rose Childs. Herbert Childs was the treasurer and secretary of the Paciﬁ c Press Publishing Association and was active in local community and civic organizations including the Kiwanis Club. Rose Childs was a homemaker.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
A small detached garage shown on the 1921 Sanborn map appears to have been relocated and reoriented, or replaced, sometime after 1943.

Sometime after 1956, the south side porch facing Mercy was enclosed with glazing and a skylight, and an addition was added to the northern facade. No further exterior alterations were noted from visual analysis.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria.

While one of the earliest owners/occupants was Herbert Childs, an employee of the Paciﬁc Press Association and local civic leader, Childs' local contributions do not appear to rise to the level of signiﬁcance necessary for listing in any register. 496 Mariposa Avenue is not associated with any other persons, events, or broad patterns important to local, California, or national history, nor is it likely to yield information important to history or prehistory. The property has not been identiﬁed as the work of a notable architect or builder and does not possess high artistic merit. While the property does not rise to the level of signiﬁcance for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, 496 Mariposa Avenue is currently listed in the Mountain View Register, and retains eligibility under Criterion c (Architecture) as a good local example of a Craftsman bungalow built during a period of increased housing development for local employees of the Paciﬁc Press Association. Apart from a side addition and enclosure of the side porch facing Mercy, the property retains suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the Mountain View Register. The period of signiﬁcance is 1915, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Cross-gabled roof with overhanging eaves, exposed rafters, and knee-brace brackets Partial-width porch with square columns and brick base
Wood lattice vents in gable end
Fenestration pattern and hung and ﬁxed wood windows with divided lites Groupings of three or more windows
Wood shingle siding
Brick chimney.

Continuation of B12. References:

Ignoﬀo, Mary Jo. "Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California." Cupertino, CA: California History Center, 2002.

Mountain View city directories. Accessed online September 2024, Ancestry.com. “New School Board Member Appointed.” Daily Palo Alto Times, 1929, 8.

Perry, Nicholas. "Mountain View." Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.

Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.

United States Federal Census (1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950). Accessed online October 2024, Ancestry.com.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 596 MERCY ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2023 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823075 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Plan Shape: L-Shape Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Partially Glazed Window Style: Double-Hung, Lunette/Fanlight Window Material: Wood Porch: Portico Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Gabled portico with pairs of simple wood columns and pilasters. Raking cornice with eave returns throughout. Louvered cupola on top of the roof.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP16. Religious building
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1927; Vertical Files, History Room, Mountain View
Public Library
*P7. Owner and Address:

PENINSULA CHURCH CHRIST, 596 MERCY ST,
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:

Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 596 MERCY ST
B1. Historic Name: First Church of Christ Science
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Religious B4. Present Use: Religious
*B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: The church was constructed in 1927. The property appears largely unaltered at the exterior. *B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Osborne & Knight
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1927 Property Type: Religious Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
596 Mercy Street is a Colonial Revival style church located in Old Mountain View, that is associated with the theme of Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. It was built by builders Osborne & Knight for the First Church of Christ Science, who owned and occupied the property until 1963, when it was sold to the Mountain View Church of the Nazarene. The property has been continuously used as a religious meeting space through the present day, and has been occupied by the Peninsula Church in Christ since the early 2000s.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

Property was previously listed on the Mountain View Register, but was later voluntarily removed from the Register by the property owner.

*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The property does not appear to be eligible for listing under Criterion A/1/b (Events) or Criterion B/2/a (Persons) as it is not individually associated with persons, events, or broad patterns important to local, California, or national history, nor is it likely to yield information important to history or prehistory under Criterion D/4/d. However, the property does appear to be eligible for listing in the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Architecture). The property is a notable example of an institutional building designed in the Colonial Revival style with classical motifs including a gabled portico, entry fanlight, symmetrical fenestration, and elaborate multi-lite wood sash windows. The building is a full, distinctive expression of the Colonial Revival style and is a rare remaining example of pre-World War II religious architecture in Mountain View. With the notable exception of St. Joseph's Church, most other early religious buildings have been demolished--whether due to ﬁre or to make room for new, larger facilities. The church retains a high level of integrity, with minimal visible alterations to the exterior.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Cross-gabled roof forms with simple raking cornice and eave returns Elliptical gabled portico with paired piers
Symmetrical fenestration
Primary double door with fanlight
Wood sash double-hung windows with ogee lugs and lites divided eight-over-eight, six-over-six, two-over-four, and 15-over-15 Octagonal vented cupola with copper ﬁnial
Clapboard cladding
Continuation of B12. References:

Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
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*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad Mountain View, CA Date 2022
*c. Address 355-365 E Middlefield Road City Palo Alto Zip 94043 d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone mE/ mN *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 160-52-013

*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) 355-365 E. Middlefield Road is located in Mountain View, California, situated on the south side of Middlefield Road, between North Whisman Road to the west and Ellis Street to the east. The one-story, stucco-clad concrete building sits on a concrete foundation, has a rectangular footprint, and a flat metal roof. The building has two separate entrances that share a central interior wall which delineates the unit addressed 355 from the unit addressed 365. The exterior is clad with smooth stucco on all façades, with a darker grey on the primary façade’s projecting north and south corners. Fenestration is generally uniform across the building, with fixed metal two-by-two storefront windows on the north, west, and east façades. The building appears to be in good condition.

The north (primary) façade faces E. Middlefield Road. In the center of the façade are two fully glazed metal storefront doors with rectangular sidelites and transoms that delineate each unit with address numbers (Figure 2). Remnants of a sign above 355 E.

Middlefield Road are visible in plaster above the door; 365 E. Middlefield Road also has similar evidence of a former sign above its door. The four outermost bays each contain two fixed metal storefront windows, making the primary façade symmetrical. (Figure 3).

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*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP8. Industrial Building
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other

P5b. Photo: (view and date)
Primary (north) façade, facing north.

June 7, 2022.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: Historic
Prehistoric
Both
1964. Mountain View City Directory
*P7. Owner and Address:

Renault & Handley
625 Ellis Street, Suite 101
Mountain View, CA 94043
*P8. Recorded by:

Sarah Kefalas and Stacy Kozakavich
Page & Turnbull, Inc.
170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:

June 7, 2022

*P10. Survey Type: Intensive level, for individual eligibility to the California Register of Historical Resources and Mountain View Register of Historic Resources.

*P11. Report Citation: None
*Attachments: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record  Other (list)
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Figure 1: Aerial view of 355-365 E. Middlefield Road. Subject parcel is outlined in red.

Google Maps, 2022. Edited by Page & Turnbull.

Figure 2: North (primary) façade, 355 E. Middlefield to the north.

Figure 3: North (primary) facade, 365 E. Middlefield to the south.

The east façade overlooks a parking lot that spans the width of the building, and a driveway accessing the rear of the building (Figure 4). At the south end of the façade is a metal door with two glass panes (Figure 6). The north and south halves of the façade are broken up by a green power transformer and other electrical equipment. Three fixed metal two-by-two storefront windows run along the north half of the façade. The protruding corner from the primary façade continues for a few feet onto the east façade. A window and a split window-door with the street number above it are set in the protruding feature (Figure 5).

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Figure 4: Oblique view of east façade.

Figure 5: Oblique view of north half of the east façade.

Figure 6: Oblique view of south half of the east façade.

The south façade faces a parking lot reached from the driveways on the east and west side of the building. Glazed metal double doors with a transom window above are located on the southwest corner of the façade (Figure 7). A section of the façade projects out, creating a rectangular addition to the exterior of the building. A glazed metal storefront door is on the east side of the extension, opening east. Facing south on the extension are metal double doors. The southeast corner has a small courtyard that is walled off by hedges and a wood fence (Figure 8). Within the fence is a larger three-by-three storefront window. One large tree sits at the southeast corner of the façade.

Figure 7: Oblique view of south facade facing southwest.

Figure 8: Oblique view of south façade facing southeast.

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Figure 9: Parking lot south of building.

The west façade is adjacent to a driveway accessing the rear parking lot. The protruding corner from the primary façade continues for a few feet onto the east façade. A split window-door is on the north corner of the façade as well as a storefront window to the south (Figure 11). A metal roll down door for the loading bay is in the center of the west façade. A fixed storefront window and another split window-door complete this façade (Figure 10).

Figure 10: Oblique view of west façade looking south.

Figure 11: Close up view of north end west façade.

The neighborhood immediately surrounding 355-365 E. Middlefield Road is characterized by industrial office properties. These properties have similar setbacks from the road and adjacent parking lots. The buildings to the east and west of 355-365 E.

Middlefield Road are one story industrial office buildings, constructed between 1955 and 1985.

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Figure 12: 401 E. Middlefield Road. Beside 355-365 E. Middlefield Road. Google Maps.

Figure 13: 345 E. Middlefield Road. Beside 355-365 E.

Middlefield Road. Google Maps.

Figure 14: 335 E. Middlefield Road. Beside 345 E. Middlefield Road. Google Maps.

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*Resource Name or # 355-365 E Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA B1. Historic name: Intel Corporation Headquarters
B2. Common name: 355-365 E Middlefield Road
B3. Original Use: Chemical Company laboratory
B4. Present use: Vacant
*B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular Commercial-Office/Industrial *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The commercial and industrial building 355-365 E. Middlefield Road was constructed in 1964. Documentation of the original owner and any design professionals responsible for the building’s construction was not found in the sources consulted.1 The parcel is described as follows in a 1965 lease document between early tenant Union Carbide and property owners Raymond and Milla Handley: “Lot 4, as shown on the Map of Tract No. 2724, Ellis-Middlefield Industrial Park, which Map was filed for record in the office of the Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, on June 16, 1960 in Book 121 of Maps, Pages 40,41,62,43 and 44.”2
Many alteration permits on file at the City of Mountain View were related to early tenant, Union Carbide and Intel’s, uses of the building, which produced toxic waste products. The occupants will be discussed more in depth in the significance section (Refer to continuation sheet, page 7)

*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 Advancement of Computing Technology Area California and United States Period of Significance 1968-1971 Property Type Commercial-Office/Industrial Applicable Criteria 1 (Events)

Historic Context:

Mountain View History
In 1846, upon the culmination of the Mexican-American war, California came under control of the United States. Possession of California territory was further spurred by the discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. By 1850, California's population was large enough that the territory could apply for statehood. Two roads linked San Jose and San Francisco: the Old Road, or San Francisco Road (now Highway 101), and El Camino Real, or the King's Highway. In 1852, a stagecoach stop was established on El Camino Real southeast of Stevens Creek, which gave rise to a small settlement. The settlement became known as Mountain View, a name bestowed by its first postmaster for the unobstructed view of both the Santa Cruz and Diablo Mountain Ranges.

Train service between San Francisco and San Jose began in 1864, rendering obsolete the stagecoach stop around which the original town grew, causing the center of the town to shift northward. Crisanto Castro, whose family owned the Mexican land grant title to most of present-day Mountain View, subsequently plotted streets and established a train station for “New Mountain View.” Castro Street, running generally north-south, became the focal point of Mountain View’s downtown.

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B11. Additional Resource Attributes: N/A

*B12. References: Refer to footnotes
B13. Remarks: N/A
*B14. Evaluator: Sarah Kefalas, Page & Turnbull, Inc.
*Date of Evaluation: July 21, 2022

1Sources and archives that were searched were Mountain View City Directories, Santa Clara Assessor records, building permit applications, newspaper articles, and public records available through Ancestry.com. 2 Valley Title Company, Lease, Santa Clara County Assessor Office, December 1, 1965. (This space reserved for official comments.)

Source: Santa Clara County SCCMap, 2022. Subject Parcel shown outlined in blue.

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*B6. Construction History (continued):

In 1965, a permit was filed to install a monitoring well. Intel also discovered that the sewer pipes from the building to the street were eroded by the acids Union Carbide drained from the building.3 In 1981, Chemicals were discovered to be leaking into the soil, including trichloroethylene, xylene, and 1,2 dichloroethylene.4 The director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition at the time, Ted Smith, said the site, “has become one of the most problematic toxic plumes in the region.”5 A water treatment facility was installed in 1998 at the property. That same year, there were seismic upgrades to the roof and the foundation. The upper part of the façade previously had decorative paneling, which was original to the building and still seen on it in 1984 (Figure 15). A date of removal of the when decorative paneling is unconfirmed; however, a permit from 1998 for exterior modifications suggests removal may have occurred at that time. In 2010, solar panels were added to the building. In 2012, a metal roll-up door was added to 355 E.

Middlefield Road.

Figure 15: Exterior image of 355-365 E. Middlefield Road. September 7, 1984. The Peninsula Times Tribune, Palo Alto, CA.

The following tables list documented construction and alterations undertaken at the subject property based on the permits on file at Mountain View Development Services.

Table 1. Permits on file for 355 E. Middlefield Road

Table 2. Permits on file for 365 E. Middlefield Road

3 Leslie Berlin, The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley, 170. 4 Jan Mazurek, Making Microchips: Policy, Globalization, and Economic Restructuring in the Semiconductor Industry (MIT Press, 2003), 55. 5 Jan Mazurek, Making Microchips: Policy, Globalization, and Economic Restructuring in the Semiconductor.

Permit # Date Owner Architect/Contractor Description
2012-
3405 12/28/2012 Renault & Handley Testing Engineers Inspection of epoxied dowels and concrete placement
Not
provided 12/11/2012 Blue River (tenant) CAS Architects Exterior roll-up door installed Permit # Date Owner Architect/Contractor Description
811 1965 Union Carbide
(tenant) Not provided Install monitoring well, carbon treatment for ground water pollution treatment
Not
provided 8/15/1985 Intel (tenant) High Tech Mechanical Well monitoring system

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*B10. Significance (continued):

Historic Context (continued)
The local economy of Mountain View was initially sustained by an agricultural landscape centered on grain and hay. However, the late nineteenth century saw Santa Clara County leading a transformation towards specialized crops. Prunes became Mountain View’s leading crop, followed by apricots, peaches, pears, cherries, nuts, and seeds.6

Beginning in the 1880s, real estate developers, city boosters, business and political leaders, and civic-minded residents advocated for city improvements to attract further settlement and development. Improvements focused on business and residential developments, road improvements, sewer systems, and educational and cultural institutions. By 1887, Mountain View was a booming city.7 The first third of the twentieth century saw Mountain View grow and prosper. The city was incorporated on November 7, 1902, with a population of 610. Large groups of Japanese, Filipino, Spanish, Eastern European, Italian, Portuguese, and Mexican immigrants came to the area for agricultural work and rapidly expanded the city’s population. Within Santa Clara County, “the business of fruit production, the combination of growing, packing and canning, continued to be the focus of Santa Clara County agriculture in the early twentieth century. Fruit production peaked in the 1920s. With the increased ratio of crop value to land unit, large farms that had evolved in the nineteenth century out of the ranchos became unnecessary. The increased land prices, cultivation costs, and growing population of ready buyers led to the subdivision of large farmlands into highly specialized “fruit ranches” that were 3 to 50 acres in size,” as described in the County of Santa Clara Historic Context Statement.8 With the growth of Mountain View came more substantial architecture; commercial buildings, a city hall, churches, and schools largely followed the Mission style. By 1914, the town had gown to a population of 2,000.

The Depression severely affected Mountain View’s fruit industry. As demand for fresh and canned fruit declined, prices plummeted.

Farmers and farm workers struggled financially. The influx of migrant farm workers from the Dust Bowl meant that by 1934, there were 142 laborers for every 100 agricultural jobs in the state. Wages plummeted below subsistence levels and living conditions grew increasingly dire. These challenging conditions led to the rise of organized labor unions.9 In 1931, President Hoover established the Naval Air Station Sunnyvale (NAS Sunnyvale) to house the dirigible, USS Macon. NAS Sunnyvale was formally commissioned on April 12, 1933 and was rechristened NAS Moffett Field in 1940.10 The air station brought economic viability to the Mountain View area during the Great Depression, providing jobs for many local residents, and marked a shift away from the agricultural emphasis of the area.11

During the postwar period, due to the introduction of a new economy, Mountain View and the Santa Clara Valley experienced phenomenal change. During the 1950s, the population of Mountain View grew from 6,500 to 31,000, or by 500 percent. Santa Clara County’s population growth rate slowed after 1960, but it remained the fastest growing county in the state until 1970.12 It was during the postwar period that the economic landscape of the Santa Clara Valley transformed from an agricultural-based to a technology-based economy, with Mountain View playing a significant role in the revolution. Before 1964, the land 355-365 E.

Middlefield Road was on was used for agricultural purposes (Figure 16). The building is visible on an aerial photo dating from 1965

6 Ignoffo, Milestones, 60; A Region of Health and Prosperity: Mountain View, (Mountain View: Board of Trade, 1903), 11-12. 7 Ibid., 63.
8 Archives & Architecture, LLC, County of Santa Clara Historic Context Statement, (County of Santa Clara Department of Planning and Development, Revised February 2012), 43.
9 Ignoffo, Milestones, 115-116; Kevin Starr, Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996), 61-83, 223-245.
10 Ignoffo, Milestones, 108-111.
11 Mildred Hoover, Historic Spots in California, (Stanford University Press, 2002) 117. 12 Page Mosier, "A Brief History of Population Growth in the Greater San Francisco Bay Region," in Geology & Natural History of the San Francisco Bay Area: A Field-Trip Guidebook, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2188, ed. Philip W. Stoffer and Leslie C. Gordon, (U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2001), 181-186.

Permit # Date Owner Architect/Contractor Description
92001364 8/19/1992 Kuehne & Ross SC Valley Roofing & Repair Roof assessment 98001024 6/22/1998 Y. A. Tittle Aquatierra Install water treatment facility 98001510 8/26/1998 Renault & Handley Haley Engineering Corp. Fire sprinkler heads installed 98001717 8/28/98 Renault & Handley GL Ross Inc. Exterior modifications 98-1455 1998 Renault & Handley GL Ross Inc. Update to the concrete foundation, compression test
98-1903 1998 Renault & Handley GL Ross Inc. Seismic upgrade to foundation and roof 2010-
2814
11/19/201
0 Sky Watch Energy
(tenant) Richard Pedley Architects Solar panels installation 2011-
0132
02/17/201
1 Cogenra Energy
(tenant) Mission Electric Co Solar panels added to exterior wall

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(Figure 17). The rapid development of the computer and electronics industries produced job opportunities in research, manufacturing, sales, and services. In the 1970s the area was christened “Silicon Valley.”13

Figure 16: Aerial photograph from April 1, 1948. Red line shows approximate future location of subject parcel.

Flight CDF_5_2, Frame 2-110. Source: FrameFinder UC Santa Barbara. Edited by Page & Turnbull.

Figure 17: Aerial photograph from May 1, 1965. Red line shows the subject parcel. Flight CAS _65_130, Frame 5- 112.

Source: FrameFinder UC Santa Barbara. Edited by Page & Turnbull.

13 Annalice Saxenian, "The Origins and Business Culture of Silicon Valley," in Major Problems in California History, cd. Sucheng Chan and Spencer Olin (Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1997), 401-405; James Rawls and Walton Bean, California: An Interpretive History, (New York: McGraw Hill, 2003), 493-497.

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Development of ‘Silicon Valley’
During the decades following World War II, the Santa Clara Valley, which had once been described as the “Valley of Heart’s Delight,” and had been based primarily in agricultural economies, emerged as a regional hub for development the high-technology industry. The region has since become known as “Silicon Valley,” in association with the development of high-technology (high- tech, hereafter) during the mid-twentieth century.14

Changes that led to the transformation of the regional economy began as early as the 1890s, when Stanford University was established and nearby communities soon became associated with technological research and development, although many communities remained primarily reliant on agriculture in the years leading up to World War II.15 The Santa Clara Valley also offered strategic advantages as recognized by the United States Military, who sought to establish additional West Coast installations, among them Moffett Field in nearby Sunnyvale, originally developed in the early 1930s and which expanded in the 1950s with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Ames Research Center. Defense and a growing number of research and development companies supported the formation of the high-tech industry.

World War II brought an increased military presence and spurred continued population growth that began earlier in the twentieth century, which was catalyzed by the growing use of the automobile, extension of highways, and the creation of housing types such as the suburban bungalow and ranch house.16 The City of Santa Clara and neighboring communities in Santa Clara County grew to many times their pre-war population, transforming from rural, agricultural centers to suburban communities within a few decades.

As described by the National Park Service’s economic history of Santa Clara County:

During the 1940s, core cities grew by an average of 14 percent while the suburbs grew by 36 percent. Returning World War II veterans, getting married and settling down produced a baby boom unprecedented in American history. Already by 1960 more metropolitan residents lived in the suburbs than in the central city, and by 1990 the majority of all Americans lived in suburban areas. With the shift from an agricultural county to a large suburban one, Santa Clara County was following national trends. Its next move, with the creation of Silicon Valley, would lead national trends in creating the computer revolution, which would sweep the nation and the world.17

Key early developments in the history of Silicon Valley include the establishment of Hewlett-Packard (HP) in Palo Alto in 1939, William Shockley’s establishment of the company Shockley Transistor, and the establishment of Fairchild Semiconductor, a Mountain View-based company that was established in 1957 as a spin-off from Shockley Transistor. An influx of high-tech companies arrived in Santa Clara County between the late 1940s and 1950s, with industrial parks and hubs containing multiple corporate office and manufacturing facilities established in communities during the 1950s and 1960s. Influential developments such as Stanford Industrial Park (known as Stanford Research Park since 1984) created opportunities for the development of clusters of corporate headquarters and campuses for emergent companies such as Intel and Varian Associates, among others.

Regarding these developments and later growth in the 1970s, the National Park Service describes:

In 1947, William Shockley, leading a Bell Labs team, invented the transistor. Shockley returned home to his native Palo Alto and created Shockley Transistor. Differences arose within the company over the choice between the use of two semiconducting materials–silicon and germanium. Shockley preferred germanium, but his eight engineers believed silicon to be the superior semiconducting material. They left Shockley in 1957, forming Fairchild Semiconductor in Mountain View. Fairchild was the first company to manufacture exclusively in silicon, and to mass manufacture a micro-sized device able to integrate large numbers of electrical “on-off” switching functions, which were stored in simple memory cells, all etched onto a silicon chip.

[…] Also in 1971, Intel created the first microprocessor, the 4004-chip. The next step in the Silicon Valley revolution occurred in March 1975, when the Homebrew Computer Club in Menlo Park was created by students with an interest in technology and a desire to experiment with building home computers. Steve Wozniak, a founding member, built a home computer from a cheap microprocessor, and showed it to his fellow club members, who included his friend Steve Jobs. Together, in Steve Job’s garage in Cupertino, Wozniak and Jobs formed Apple Computer. By 1976 the first Personal Computer – Apple I, was offered from Apple Computer.18

14 “Silicon Valley” was coined by Journalist Don C. Hoefler to describe the region in a series of articles he wrote for Electronic News, a weekly industrial tabloid, in 1971.
15 “A Brief History of Santa Clara,” City of Santa Clara. 16 “Economic History,” National Park Service.
17 “Economic History,” National Park Service.
18 “Economic History,” National Park Service.

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As evidenced by the establishment of Fairchild Semiconductor, the growth of the high-tech industry was often accomplished through the creation of “spin-off” firms and start-ups that broke away from but set up shop in the same region as earlier established parent firms. The success and continued establishment of new companies led to an increase in population in Santa Clara County of over one million people between 1950 and 1975. Over the course of four decades between 1940 and 1980, total employment in the county grew from roughly 60,000 to over 600,000.19

Ownership and Occupancy Summary

At the time of construction of the building at 355-365 E. Middlefield Road, the property was owned by Raymond G. Handley and his wife Milla L. Handley. The property has been owned by the Handley family, and/or their various corporate entities from 1964 until present.

Table 3 outlines the occupancy history of 355 E. Middlefield Road. No listings for occupants prior to 1992 were found for the address.

Table 3. Documented Occupants at 355 E. Middlefield Road

Table 4 outlines the occupancy history of 365 E. Middlefield Road. This information was compiled from Mountain View City Directories, Santa Clara Assessor records, building permit applications, newspaper articles, and public records available through Ancestry.com.

Table 4. Documented Occupants at 365 E. Middlefield Road

Intel History
Intel Corporation was founded in 1968 by two former Shockley Semiconductor and Fairchild Semiconductor engineers, Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore. Noyce and Moore were among the founders of Fairchild Semiconductors in 1957 after leaving Shockley.20 The two left Fairchild Semiconductor and incorporated a new company as NM Electronics on July 18, 1968.21 Both engineers had already made names for themselves within the technology business; Bob Noyce was a co-inventor of the integrated circuit and Gordon Moore developed Moore’s Law, an influential principle regarding the development of microchip components.22 Moore’s Law is “the principle of exponential growth, both observed and projected, in density of semiconductors and digital processors, describing the doubling of the number of components in an integrated circuit approximately every two years.”23

19 Saxenian, 16.
20 “Intel’s Founding,” Intel, Accessed June 16, 2022, https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/virtual-vault/articles/intels-founding.html. 21 Intel 35 Year Anniversary, Intel Corporation, 2003.
22 “Intel’s Founding,” Intel.
23 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/moore-s-law
Year of
Occupancy Occupants Business Type
1964- 1992 No occupant listed
1992-2003 Energy Sales Energy sales
Year of
Occupancy Occupants Business Type
1965 Union Carbide Chemical company
1968-1970 Intel Semiconductor company
1971-1992 No occupants listed
1992 Kuehne & Ross Construction
1993 No occupants listed
1994-1997 Advantage Office System,
Western Com service
Office furniture supply company
1998-1999 No occupants listed
2002 Open TV Digital media company
2003 No occupants listed

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