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In founding their new company, Noyce and Moore worked with venture capitalist Arthur Rock, who had also backed Fairchild at its beginning, to raise the $2.5 million in startup funds, as well as contributing some of their own resources.24 As “Intel” was already the name of a hotel chain in the midwestern United States, Moore and Noyce purchased the right to use the name for $15,000, and thus NM Electronics became Intel, short for Integrated Electronics. On August 1, 1968, Intel moved into 365 E. Middlefield Road, which they leased after Union Carbide Corporation left the building. With Noyce and Moore working out of the conference room, this building served as Intel’s first headquarters (Error! Reference source not found.).25 Bob Noyce was the first Chief Executive Officer, Gordon Moore was the Executive Vice President, and Arthur Rock served as Chairman of Intel. .

Figure 18: Intel staff outside of 365 E. Middlefield Road in 1968. Courtesy of the Computer History Museum.

Figure 19: Newspaper clipping announcing the founding
of Intel. San Jose Mercury News, August 6, 1968.

Stan Mazor, who worked for Fairchild and was recruited to Intel in 1969, described the working conditions at the first headquarters in an interview with the Computer History Museum in 2007: “We were located at 365 Middlefield. It was an extremely small building, and my office had three desks in it.”26 The 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility was a tight working space with furnishings left behind by the previous tenants, Union Carbide. Bob Noyce estimated that a meeting could be called by yelling to a colleague who would be less than 20 steps away from the crammed offices.27 They used a long table to set up their

24 Molella, Arthur P. and Anna Karvellas, Places of Invention, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press: 2015, 23. 25 Intel 35 Year Anniversary, Intel Corporation, 2003.
26 “Oral History Panel on the Development and Promotion of the Intel 4004 Microprocessor,” Stan Mazor interviewed by Dave House, Computer History Museum, April 25, 2007.
27 Leslie Berlin, The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), 169.

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“communication center,” and the “cafeteria” consisted of vending machine food. Union Carbide had left the fabrication area in the rear in disarray; pipes sticking out of the ceiling, wires along the walls, and holes in the floor. Gene Flath, a product engineer, was tasked with acquiring custom equipment and materials for Intel’s new “fab” area. Noyce and Moore changed the way developing and manufacturing the types of chips and devices Intel made had been done up until that point. Rather than operating two separate facilities, they “co-located” development and manufacturing to ensure that they did not waste time and effort in developing devices that could not practically be built.

Figure 20: QA Inspection workers, 1969. Intel Museum
Silicon Valley History Online Collection. Online Archive of California.

Figure 21: Monitoring furnace banks, 1969. Intel Museum Silicon Valley History Online Collection. Online Archive of California.

Intel’s first product was the 3101 Schottky bipolar random-access memory (RAM), produced beginning in April 1969. RAM serves as the main memory in a computer, storing working data and code. A bipolar transistor allows the device to be able to switch or amplify currents. The 3101 RAM was an important development because of its speed and large memory capacity. The same year, Intel also developed the world’s first commercial chip to use a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS), the 1101 static RAM.28 A static RAM does not have to be refreshed as often as other RAM, so it has a higher performance rate and lower power usage. This chip relied on silicon gates instead of metal, changing semiconductor technology across the industry. Intel described the advance in an article published in 2018 to reflect on their first products at their 50th anniversary:

The process technology developed for the 1101 became the industry standard and a key revenue source for Intel. And while Intel’s first product, the 3101, had already established the company’s ability to improve on established technologies and manufacturing processes, the 1101 established the company’s ability to develop industry-changing new ones.29
Semiconductor memory chips had been developed prior to Intel’s production, but Intel was the first company to mass produced the devices on a commercial level. In 1970, the 1103 DRAM was announced for commercial use, changing industry standards for computer memory as the world’s first dynamic random-access memory chip. 30 All computers today have RAM, and DRAM is popular in modern computers. In 1969, Frederico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor of Intel began developing a custom set of chips for calculator company, Busicom, including the 4001 program memory chip, the 4002 data memory chip, the 4003 peripheral interface chip, and the 4004 CPU chip, which together comprised the MCS-4 chip set. 31 The chip designs were completed in 1970, and the working chips were given to Busicom in March 1971. Intel began selling the chips in November of 1971. The Intel 4004 was the world’s first microprocessor, serving as a complete CPU on a single chip.32 Intel developed and produced the 3101, 1101, 1103, and 4000 series chips during their time headquartered at the subject property at 365 E. Middlefield Road.

28 “Intel’s Founding,” Intel, Accessed June 16, 2022, https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/virtual-vault/articles/intels-founding.html. 29 “Intel at 50: Intel’s 1101,” Intel Newsroom, accessed June 22, 2022, https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-50-intels-1101/. 30 Intel 35 Year Anniversary, Intel Corporation, 2003.
31 Stephen Cass, “Chip Hall of Fame: Intel 4004 Microprocessor,” July 2, 2018, Accessed July 5, 2022, https://spectrum.ieee.org/chip-hall-of-fame- intel-4004-microprocessor.
32Stephen Cass, “Chip Hall of Fame: Intel 4004 Microprocessor.”

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In 1971, Intel required more space than available at its facility at 365 E. Middlefield Road and moved to a larger property in Santa Clara. That year, Intel went public and celebrated its first $1 million month.33 The following year, Intel opened its first international factory to help produce their growing variety of computer chips and processors. By its 10-year anniversary in 1978, Intel had 10,000 employees. As of 1979, Gordon Moore served as Intel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with Bob Noyce as the Vice Chairman, and Andy Grove as president and Chief Operating Officer. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Intel opened factories and offices in Arizona, Barbados, Oregon, Israel, and the Philippines.34 In a 2014 history of the company’s development, author Michael Malone describes the growth of Intel in the 1980s as follows:

In 1980, Intel set out to do what seemed impossible: to be the industry’s leading supplier and leading innovator at the same time. In pursuit of this wildly ambitious goal, the company took advantage of the good times to embark on a frenzy of activity. In that year alone, the company opened a Hong Kong subsidiary and a fab plant in Puerto Rico, even as it closed its original Mountain View fab. The company also installed a massive new order-processing system to deal with the exploding demand for its products.35

In 1983, the company passed $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Intel grew at a steady rate and soon became a household name. In 1992, Intel was the largest semiconductor supplier in the world, according to Dataquest.36 Intel celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2003, the year it shipped its 1 billionth processor.

Suburban Corporate & Technology Developments
Suburban corporate development began in American cities in the 1940s, and became increasingly popular in the decades following World War II as large corporations, particularly those with large research and development functions, looked for space to expand their facilities. With the rise in automobile ownership and commuter transit systems, as well as the perceived ills of urban life— pollution, congestion, crime, and so on— a growing number of white collar workers were buying homes in the suburbs.

Corporations also saw advantages of the suburbs with large swaths of cheaper available land and proximity to the suburban workforce. Unlike large industrial facilities, these corporate campuses were largely dedicated to office headquarters, laboratories, and research and development activities, so-called “smokeless” industries, which were seen as compatible with the surrounding middle class residential areas. In addition to extensive parking for employees, these corporate campuses were set in designed landscapes to create a parklike or pastoral atmosphere.

In her book Pastoral Capitalism: A History of Suburban Corporate Landscapes, Louise A. Mozingo, landscape architect and professor at University of California, Berkeley, has identified three typologies of suburban corporate workplaces:

• Corporate Campus – The corporate campus, which first appeared in the 1940s, was purpose-built and designed in the manner of a university campus with buildings organized around a landscaped quad and “provided facilities for a singular division of middle management: corporate research. The corporate campus initiated the shift of white-collar work into pastoral suburban settings.”37 One example is the 1956 General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and landscape architect Thomas Church. • Corporate Estate – The corporate estate, which arose in the early 1950s, “consisted of an imposing building complex arrived at by a coursing entry drive through a scenically designed landscape of 200 acres or more.”38 Like corporate campuses, corporate estates were purpose-built for a specific company. An example is the 1971 Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters outside of Tacoma, Washington designed by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and landscape architect Peter Walker of Sasaki, Walker and Associates. • Office Park – The office park, developed in the 1950s, provided a “lower-cost, flexible alterative to the corporate campus and estate. The office park scheme provided lots for office buildings, each encircled by a pool of parking, a matrix of landscape edges, medians, and verges that provided suburban consistency.”39 Developers could sell, lease, or build to provide offices to a number of different companies. The subject property at 355-365 E. Middlefield Road is located in an area of 1960s suburban corporate growth which most closely fits this type of development. Another example is the 1951 Stanford Industrial Park, now known as the Stanford Research Park, in Palo Alto, which includes buildings for a variety of companies designed by different architects.

33 Intel 35 Year Anniversary, Intel Corporation, 2003.
34 Intel 35 Year Anniversary, Intel Corporation, 2003.
35Michael Malone, The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World’s Most Important Computer, Harper Collins New York: 2014, 322.
36 Intel 35 Year Anniversary, Intel Corporation, 2003.
37 Louise A. Mozingo, Pastoral Capitalism: A History of Suburban Corporate Landscapes, (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2011), 12. 38 Mozingo, Pastoral Capitalism, 12.
39 Mozingo, Pastoral Capitalism, 13.

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Numerous suburban corporate workplaces were constructed in Silicon Valley beginning in the late 1960s with increasing pervasiveness in the 1970s. An essay on the history of the corporate campus in Silicon Valley for The Urbanist, the publication of non-profit urban and regional planning policy organization SPUR, observes:

[…] these facilities were located near major research universities to capture a highly educated workforce for companies that would commercialize academic innovation, develop new technologies and conduct government and defense research. It was a winning formula, as academics and technology entrepreneurs formed formidable clusters of companies, opportunities and ideas. In various ways, research parks replicated the suburban planning and design controls pioneered in the city of Menlo Park in 1948, deliberately presenting an alternative to industrial factories, where most research and development functions had traditionally been housed. [By the 1970s] It became increasingly important for national technology firms to establish a presence in Silicon Valley.

The Peninsula was primed for its explosive growth as the global center of technological innovation — all in a postwar suburban environment that was socially homogeneous, spatially dispersed and utterly dependent on the private automobile.40

Table 5 provides examples of some of the earliest purpose-built corporate campuses, estates, and office parks developed for technology firms in Silicon Valley. Among those which have been demolished is the building Intel constructed in 1970 to accommodate their growing company.

Table 5. Early corporate development locations in Silicon Valley. Shaded entries shaded red have been demolished.

Year Built Corporate Workplace City Architect/Landscape Architect 1951 Sunset Magazine Menlo Park Cliff May / Thomas Church 1953 Varian Associates at Stanford Industrial
Park
Palo Alto Erich Mendelsohn and Michael Gallis /
Thomas Church
1954-
1970s
Hewlett-Packard at Stanford Industrial
Park
Palo Alto Clark & Stromquist /Thomas Church,
Royston, Hanamoto & Mayes
1956-58 IBM Building 25 at Cottle Road San Jose John S. Bolles / Douglas Baylis 1964 IBM Advanced Systems Development
System Los Gatos Laboratory
San Jose Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum /
Lawrence Halprin
1967 Hewlett-Packard Mountain View Division
(formerly Datamec Corporation)
Mountain
View

1968,
1975
Hewlett-Packard Santa Clara Division Santa Clara Clark, Stromquist, Potter & Ehrlich / Royston, Hanamoto, Beck & Abey
1968 Varian Associates factory at VALLCO
Business & Industrial Park
Cupertino Rockrise & Watson
c. 1968 Fairchild Semiconductors Mountain
View
Simpson, Stratta & Associates
1969 HP Cupertino Division at VALLCO
Business & Industrial Park
Cupertino Not available.
1970 Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Palo Alto Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum 1970 Intel Corporation SC1 Building Santa Clara
1971 Memorex Corporation Research Facility Santa Clara Simpson, Stratta & Associates 1972 National Semiconductor Corporation (now
Texas Instruments)
Santa Clara Dennis A. Kobaza & Associates
1973 Alza Headquarters Palo Alto McCue Boone Tomsick
1974 Moffett Park Sunnyvale
1977 IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory San Jose McCue Boone Tomsick / Sasaki, Walker & Associates
1970s Digital Equipment Corporations Santa Clara Gensler & Associates 1980 Qume Corporation Santa Clara Hawley & Peterson
1983 IBM Almaden Valley Research Laboratory San Jose McCue Boone Tomsick

40 Benjamin Grant, “The Corporate Campus: A Local History,” The Urbanist 553 (September 2016), accessed online February 9, 2021, https://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2016-09-21/corporate-campus-local-history.

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Significance Evaluation

California Register of Historical Resources
In order for a property to be considered eligible for the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register), the property must possess significance and retain integrity to convey that significance. The criteria for significance are:

Criterion 1 (Events): Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States.

355-365 E. Middlefield Road appears to be significant under Criterion 1 for its association with the early operation of Intel.

Constructed in 1964 during an early period of suburban corporate growth in the city, 355-365 E. Middlefield Road was built as an industrial office building first occupied by Union Carbide. Intel occupied the building from 1968-1971, during the first three years of the company’s life. During this period of occupancy of 355-365 E. Middlefield Road, Intel developed and produced commercial memory chips and microprocessors which contributed significantly to the advancement of computing technology, including groundbreaking memory chips. 355-365 E. Middlefield Road is documented in numerous publications as the first location of Intel, and was an important location in the company’s history. In addition, as the company’s subsequent building in Santa Clara, built in 1970, has been demolished, the subject property is a rare remaining physical location associated with the now-global company’s early history. The period of significance for 355-365 E. Middlefield Road is 1968-1971, corresponding to the years of occupation by Intel.

Criterion 2 (Persons): Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history.

355-365 E. Middlefield Road does not appear to be individually significant under Criterion 2. Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore founded Intel in 1968, and held critical roles in its evolution over the years. Frederico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor were the primary engineers who worked on some of Intel’s early projects. All of these individuals contributed to the advancements in technology for which Intel is historically significant under Criterion 1. However, the subject building was not found to be strongly associated with any of these individuals in particular; rather it was directly associated with the significant operations of the company as a whole. As such, the contribution made by these individuals is more appropriately included in the building’s significance under Criterion 1. Research did not identify other individuals associated with prior or subsequent occupations of the subject property who appear to have made significant contributions to local, State, or national history.

Criterion 3 (Architecture): Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values:

355-365 E. Middlefield Road does not appear to be individually significant under Criterion 3. 355-365 E. Middlefield Road is an industrial office building that was constructed in 1964 by an unknown architect and/or builder. Though an example of suburban corporate development in Santa Clara County, the building is of a simple commercial-industrial type constructed with common materials and using common methods of the mid-1960s. The building is not an example of a component of a cohesive early corporate campus or estate. It does not possess features that are highly representative of a particular architectural style. The building does not provide and exceptional or influential example of a particular style, and is not identified as the work of an influential or master-level design professional. The building does not embody the aesthetic ideal of any particular type or style to a high degree, relatively to other examples in the region, such that it would possess high artistic value.

Criterion 4 (Information Potential): Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California or the nation.

The property at 355-365 E. Middlefield Road does not appear to be individually significant under Criterion 4 as a building or property that has the potential to provide information important to the prehistory or history of the City of Mountain View, state, or nation. It does not feature construction or material types, or embody engineering practices that would, with additional study, provide important information. Evaluation of this property was limited to age-eligible resources above ground and did not involve survey or evaluation of the subject property for the purposes of archaeological information.

Mountain View Register of Historic Resources
According to City of Mountain View Municipal Code Section 36.54.65, a building, structure, site, or other improvement must meet one or more of the following criteria for designation by City Council as a historic resource to be placed on the Mountain View Register.

a) Is strongly identified with a person who, or an organization which, significantly contributed to the culture, history or development of the City of Mountain View;

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c) Embodies distinctive characteristics significant to the city in terms of a type, period, region or method of construction or representative of the work of a master or possession of high artistic value; or

d) Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important to the city's prehistory or history.

These criteria closely follow those defined for eligibility for listing in the California Register, as discussed above. As Page & Turnbull finds that the property at 355-365 E. Middlefield Road is directly associated with significant events in Mountain View’s history, the property does appear to be eligible for listing as a historic resource in the Mountain View Register under Criterion B. 365 E. Middlefield Road was the location of Intel Corporation’s first headquarters, beginning in 1968. During their time at Middlefield Road, Intel made several important products which were widely influential in technological development through the following decades. Intel was an integral part of the rise of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County and the city of Mountain View.

Integrity
To qualify for listing in any local, state, or national historic register, a property or landscape must possess significance under at least one evaluative criterion, as described earlier, and retain integrity. Integrity is defined by the California Office of Historic Preservation as “the authenticity of a historical resource’s physical identity by the survival of certain characteristics that existing during the resource’s period of significance,” or more simply defined as “the ability of a property to convey its significance.”

Location: The building on the subject property remains in its original location since its construction in 1964. Thus, the property retains integrity of the location.

Setting: The subject property was historically located in a neighborhood characterized primarily by industrial office buildings constructed in the mid-20th century. Although some buildings from this period have been altered or replaced with new buildings, overall, the surrounding neighborhood retains its historic character. Thus, the property retains integrity of setting.

Design: The building on the subject property is a commercial-industrial building that was designed and built with common materials of the period, lending the overall appearance vernacular qualities. The building continues to display characteristics of its original design, such as being a one-story rectangular mass building with a symmetrical primary façade, generally uniform fenestration, projecting front corners, a flat roof, and stucco exterior. There have been minor alterations, such as the removal of original primary façade decorative panels and addition of a roll up door. Despite these alterations, the property remains able overall to convey its character as a commercial-industrial building. Thus, the property retains integrity of design.

Materials: The building on the property retains most of its historic materials that were part of the original design, such as the stucco cladding that is on all exterior facades and metal-frame windows. Thus, the property retains integrity of materials.

Workmanship: The building at 355-365 E. Middlefield Road displays elements that demonstrate the workmanship that contributed to its design, including the stucco cladding, metal-frame (storefront) windows and glazed doors. All of these elements remain intact.

Thus, the property retains integrity of workmanship.

Feeling: The subject property continues to impart the feeling of a commercial-industrial building built in 1964. Thus, the property retains integrity of feeling.

Association: Through its retention of integrity of location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, and feeling, the subject property continues to convey its significance as a commercial industrial building designed in the mid-twentieth century. Thus, the property retains integrity of association.

In sum, 355-365 E. Middlefield Road retains all seven aspects of integrity. Although there have been small alterations over time, these alterations have a minor effect on the design integrity of this building and do not result in a total loss of integrity for this building or property as a whole.

Character-Defining Features
The character- defining features of 355-365 E. Middlefield Road and its site include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Rectangular massing
• One-story height with flat roof
• Large storefront windows
• Stucco exterior
• Parking lot and driveway
• Projecting northeast and northwest corners

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Conclusion
The property at 355-365 E Middlefield Road appears to be individually eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources under Criterion 1 for its association with the early development of Intel, and the company’s technological advances made while occupying the building. It appears individually eligible for listing in the Mountain View Register of Historic Resources.

The California Historical Resource Status Code (CHRSC) of 3CS has been assigned to the property, meaning “Appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation.”41

B.12 References
Archives & Architecture, LLC. County of Santa Clara Historic Context Statement. County of Santa Clara Department of Planning and Development. Revised February 2012.

“A Brief History of Santa Clara.” City of Santa Clara.

A Region of Health and Prosperity: Mountain View. Mountain View: Board of Trade, 1903.

Bean, Walton and James Rawls. California: An Interpretive History. New York: McGraw Hill, 2003.

Berlin, Leslie. The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley. New York: Oxford University Press. 2008.

California State Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation. Technical Assistance Bulletin #8: User’s Guide to the California Historical Resource Status Codes & Historical Resource Inventory Directory. Sacramento.

November 2004.

Cass, Stephen. “Chip Hall of Fame: Intel 4004 Microprocessor.” July 2, 2018. Accessed July 5, 2022. https://spectrum.ieee.org/chip-hall-of-fame-intel-4004-microprocessor. “Economic History.” National Park Service. January 16, 2018. accessed online January 18. https://www.nps.gov/articles/economic- history.htm.

Hoover, Mildred. Historic Spots in California. Stanford University Press, 2002.

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

“Intel at 50: Intel’s 1101.” Intel Newsroom. accessed June 22, 2022. https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-50-intels-1101/. “Intel’s Founding.” Intel. Accessed June 16, 2022. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/virtual-vault/articles/intels- founding.html.

Intel 35 Year Anniversary. Intel Corporation. 2003.

Lecuyer, Christophe. “Making Silicon Valley: Engineering Culture, Innovation, and Industrial Growth, 1930-1970.” Enterprise & Society 2, no. 4. December 2001.

Malone, Michael. The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World’s Most Important Computer.

Harper Collins New York: 2014.

Mazurek, Jan. Making Microchips: Policy, Globalization, and Economic Restructuring in the Semiconductor Industry. MIT Press, 2003.

Molella, Arthur P. and Anna Karvellas. Places of Invention. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press: 2015.

Mosier, Page. "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.

“Oral History Panel on the Development and Promotion of the Intel 4004 Microprocessor.” Stan Mazor interviewed by Dave House.

Computer History Museum. April 25, 2007.

41 California State Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation, Technical Assistance Bulletin #8: User’s Guide to the California Historical Resource Status Codes & Historical Resource Inventory Directory, Sacramento, November 2004.

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Saxenian, Annalice. "The Origins and Business Culture of Silicon Valley." in Major Problems in California History. cd. Sucheng Chan and Spencer Olin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1997.

Starr, Kevin. Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Valley Title Company. Lease. Santa Clara County Assessor Office. December 1, 1965.

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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: 1250 W MIDDLEFIELD RD City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-3113 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15314003 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Late Modern Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Flat with Parapet Roof Material: Not Visible Exterior Material: Bush-hammered concrete Primary Door Material: Fully Glazed Window Style: Storefront Window Material: Metal
Porch: Portico Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Flared concrete piers; an interior, open courtyard, not visible from the public right-of-way; and non- original projecting stuccoed colonnade entrance.
*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
1969; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

NEW COMMUNITY BAPTIST CH, 1250 W
MIDDLEFIELD RD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
*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.
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*Resource Name or # 1250 W MIDDLEFIELD RD
B1. Historic Name: Spectra-Physics Inc.

B2. Common Name: New Community Baptist Church
B3. Original Use: T ech/Corporate Oﬃce Park B4. Present Use: Religious *B5. Architectural Style: Late Modern
*B6. Construction History:

The construction of 1250 W Middleﬁeld Road broke ground in 1966 and the building was opened as a manufacturing plant for Spectra-Physics by early 1969. From analysis of Google Street View data, the building has been used as a church since at least 2007.

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*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Simpson, Stratta & Associates b. Builder: Swinerton and Walberg Co. *B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: T echnology & Innovation - Birth of Silicon Valley (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1969 Property Type: T ech/Corporate Oﬃce Park Applicable NR/CR Criteria: A/1 (Events) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a Late Modern style former manufacturing plant, now used as a church, located in the Rex Manor neighborhood 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 property opened in 1969 as the ﬁrst purpose-built manufacturing plant for the local research and development company Spectra-Physics, founded in 1961 and known for developing the ﬁrst commercial laser. Spectra-Physics continued to occupy the building until approximately the 1990s. The building was designed by the architecture ﬁrm Simpson, Stratta & Associates of San Francisco, a notable local ﬁrm credited with designing many of Silicon Valley's important research and development o ﬃce and facilities buildings, including a Plating Division Facility for the Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation in Mountain View (demolished). 1250 Middle ﬁeld Road is located within a 56-acre o ﬃce park along N. Shoreline Boulevard and T erra Bella Avenue that was developed in the early 1960s by Mountain View Industrial Park Inc. and was home to other prominent research and development companies.

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B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

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B13. Remarks:

None

*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
Known alterations include the front colonnade entryway, likely added when the building was converted to church, and a second-story addition that is setback from the main facades and occupies less than a quarter of the roof.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject building appears eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register under Criterion A/1/b for its association with the important development of Mountain View's technology and innovation sector and as the primary manufacturing plant for Spectra-Physics, which paved the way for commercially viable lasers. The building also appears eligible for listing in the Mountain View Register under Criterion c as a good local example of Late Modern architecture and the work of notable local architecture ﬁrm Simpson, Stratta & Associates. Due to the addition of the entry portico, the second ﬂoor, and alterations to the entryway, the property does not retain suﬃcient historic integrity for listing in the National Register and the California Register under Criterion C/3. However, the building retains suﬃcient integrity for local designation under Criterion c. The building also retains integrity of location, setting, feeling, and association, along with suﬃcient elements of design and materials to convey its signiﬁcance for technological innovation under Criterion A/1/b. The period of signiﬁcance is 1969, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall rectangular form and one-story massing
Flared concrete piers
Bush hammered concrete wall panels
Cast concrete rectilinear block parapet and ﬂat roof.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Spectra-Physics Begins $1 Million Job: Architects Simpson, Stratta and Associates of San Francisco Designed the New Manufacturing Plant.” Palo Alto Times, October 25, 1966, 6.

DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
DRAFT
State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date

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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: 1855 MIRAMONTE AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-4029 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 19329003 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Tudor Revival/English Cottage Plan Shape: Irregular Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2.5
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Bay Window, Casement Window Material: Aluminum, Wood Porch: None Garage: Carport
Other Architectural/Site Features: Subject (front) building, described above, has an approximately H-plan footprint with an additional front (west) wing and steeply pitched gable roofs. The east half of the parcel is occupied by two-story multi-family Neo-Tudor Revival style buildings constructed c. 2010 arranged around a central courtyard. A driveway extends from Miramonte Avenue, over a bridge with brick walls crossing Permenante Creek, to a circular driveway just west of the center of the property. *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
1927; The Peninsula Times Tribune, March 12,
1927.
*P7. Owner and Address:

MINISTRY SERVICES OF THE DAUGHTERS, 26000
ALTAMONT RD, 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 # 1855 MIRAMONTE AV
B1. Historic Name: Wright Residence
B2. Common Name: Sister's House; Villa Siena Senior Living Community B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival/English Cottage *B6. Construction History: The subject building was originally constructed in 1927, situated at the center of the current parcel. The building was originally surrounded by apricot orchards, and featured a garden designed by Thomas Church in in 1938. By the early 1970s, a senior living facility constructed new residential buildings on the parcel to the north and east of the subject building.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
No ✓ Yes Unknown Date: 2009-
2011
Original
Location:

Center of same parcel and rotated 90 degrees
counterclockwise
*B8. Related Features: Bridge with brick walls over Permanente Creek along Miramonte Avenue; mature trees B9a. Architect: Charles McKenzie 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: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property was developed as a single-family residence, designed in the Tudor Revival style, in what is now known as the Cuesta Park neighborhood, and 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 designed by San Jose architect of merit Charles McKenzie and built by the Minton Company for William and Nellie Wright in 1927. William Wright was a real estate broker in Mountain View, and one of the founders of the First National Bank of Mountain View. Research was unable to con ﬁrm how much, if any, of the orchard on the subject property was used for commercial purposes by the Wrights. The Wrights lived at the property until 1948. In the 1970s, the property was purchased by the present owners, Villa Sienna, and converted into a senior living facility with additional new facilities.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP19. Bridge

*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 B6. Construction History
In a multi-year project beginning in 2009, the building was temporarily moved slightly to the southwest before being moved and rotated to its current location at the northwest corner of the parcel in 2011. The Church-designed landscape was demolished at this time, although a few individual mature trees may remain. New Neo-Tudor Revival style buildings for senior housing were constructed. Some individual windows on the original residence appear to have been replaced.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The former Wright Residence appears to be eligible for the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Historic Register under Criterion C/3/c as an excellent local example of the Tudor Revival style designed by architect of merit Charles McKenzie. The property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing under any other criteria. The period of signiﬁcance is 1927, the year of construction. Despite alterations such as the relocation of the building on its original property, the replacement of some windows, and the demolition of the original orchards and gardens that surrounded the building, the property appears to retain integrity of design, materials, and workmanship, which are most essential to convey architectural signiﬁcance. The building appears to retain suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register. California Register, and Mountain View Register.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Steeply pitched cross-gable roof
Fenestration pattern and leaded glass and wood casement windows Stucco cladding
Decorative half timbering
Bay windows
Entrance recessed beneath overhanging half-timbered second story Bridge with brick walls over Permenante Creek oﬀ of Miramonte Avenue Continuation of B12. References:
"Building News," The Peninsula Times Tribune, March 12, 1927.

City of Mountain View, "1855 Miramonte Avenue input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 15, 2002.

Google Earth (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014).

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1948, 1965). Accessed online November 2024, https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
DRAFT
State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date

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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: 243 MOFFETT BL City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-4723 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15844005 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Postwar Industrial Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Monitor, Parapet Roof Material: Asphalt - Rolled Exterior Material: Concrete - Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU), Stucco Primary Door Material: Metal Window Style: Clerestory, Fixed, Pivot, Skylight Window Material: Steel Porch: None Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Roof has a central monitor with a low-pitch gable, behind a shaped parapet. Addition at the rear of the parcel, with gable sheet metal roof, walls clad in wood siding, metal siding, and concrete masonry units. Garage entrances to the building at the primary (north), west side and south facades
*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:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1946; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

STANAWAY DAWN ET AL, 1200 MILLBRAE AVE,
MILLBRAE CA 94030
*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 # 243 MOFFETT BL
B1. Historic Name: Arrow Development Building
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Industrial B4. Present Use: Auto-Related Commercial/Light Industrial *B5. Architectural Style: Postwar Industrial
*B6. Construction History: The building was originally constructed in 1946. By 1955, a gable-roof addition was built at the rear of the parcel.

By 2007, an original window at the north of the central garage door, and a pedestrian door south of the central garage door, both at the westernmost wall of the building were replaced.
*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: 1946-1960 Property Type: Industrial Applicable NR/CR Criteria: A/1 (Events) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a one-story light industrial building located north of downtown Mountain View on the east side of Mo ﬀett Boulevard and is associated with the theme of Agricultural & Industrial Development (1945-1959) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

Originally built in 1948, the property was the founding location of the Arrow Development Company. Established by four engineers from the Hendy Ironworks Plant in Sunnyvale, the Arrow Development Company developed machinery, truck bodies and trailers, and recreational equipment. Their work captured the attention of Walt Disney in 1953, and he contracted Arrow Development Company to design, build, and test about half of Disneyland's rides by 1960. In 1959, the company revolutionized the steel tube roller coaster, used for the Matterhorn ride, and set the standard for modern roller coasters. Walt Disney Productions purchased a one-third stake in the company in 1960, and relocated Arrow Development Company to 1555 Plymouth Street in Mountain View.

The building appears eligible for the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register under Criteria A/1/b for its major and inﬂuential contributions to the development of roller coaster and amusement park technology, as well as the transition of Mountain View's economy after World War II. The period of signiﬁcance is 1946, the year of construction, through 1960, when Arrow Development Company relocated. Despite the replacement of several windows, doors, and skylights, overall the building retains high integrity. The building retains its overall industrial design, workmanship, and most exterior materials, as well as integrity of setting, location, feeling, and association. The gable-roof addition at the rear of the property was constructed by 1955, within the period of signiﬁ cance of the property, and so is a contributing feature of the building's historic signiﬁcance.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

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 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.

Google Street View (2007).

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1956). Accessed online July 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: 252 MONROE DR City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-1016 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 14807026 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Vernacular Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Not Visible Window Style: Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Enclosed Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Property includes multiple single-family houses and a detached garage with a tank house. Swimming pool behind one house not visible from street.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP4. Ancillary Building (Tank House) *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
ca.1931; Aerial photograph, Fairchild Aerial Surveys
*P7. Owner and Address:

MARTINEZ JOHN WILLIAM AND JULIE ELLEN
TRUST, 252 MONROE DR, 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 # 252 MONROE DR
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name: Tank House
B3. Original Use: Agricultural B4. Present Use: Agricultural *B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular
*B6. Construction History:

The property consists of ﬁve or more buildings constructed from the early 1930s to the 1960s. From analysis of aerial photographs, the subject parcel was originally located within a rural area of western Mountain View that was planted with orchards, and eventually developed with housing tracts by the 1950s. An aerial photograph from 1931 shows the footprint of the tank house building, which is still extant. As such, the tank house likely dates to an earlier period of ownership and construction. By the 1940s, several other buildings had been constructed on the property surrounding the tank house.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Swimming Pool, Prominent or Unusual Tree, Tank House, Barn B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Agricultural & Industrial Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: ca.1931 Property Type: Agricultural Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
252 Monroe Drive is a multi-family residential property located in the Greater San Antonio neighborhood that is associated with the theme of Agricultural & Industrial Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. In 1933, the owners of the property were Charles Washington Schenk and Ellen Schenk. Charles Schenk was a superintendent of the L.P. Degan Belting Company of San Francisco. Schenk occupied the subject property through the late 1960s. Prior to ownership by the Schenk family, a large tank house was built on the lot, likely for agricultural use associated with the surrounding orchards. Tank houses are an important building typology associated with California's early patterns of development. They stored water for both urban and rural properties prior to the advent of electricity and access to water mains and typically utilized an attached windmill to pump and store water through a self-suﬃcient system.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP3. Multiple family property

*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, the tank house appears to have been converted into a residential unit with windows and doors installed at an unknown date. The largest building facing Monroe Drive also appears altered with a Mediterranean Revival facade.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject property includes a rare, extant example of a pre-1930s tank house in the Greater San Antonio area of Mountain View.

Therefore, the tank house on the property appears eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion (c). The other buildings on the property are not historically signiﬁcant. As the original context of the owner and builder of the tank house is not known, and due to alterations, the subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria. The tank house retains overall integrity for local designation, despite alterations to the exterior, following conversion to residential use. The tank house has a period of signiﬁcance of ca.1931, the earliest documentation of the tank house.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Square, box-like form and two-story height
Gable roof
Clapboard siding
Attached vernacular structure
Continuation of B12. References:
“Charles Schenk.” Palo Alto Times, April 8, 1969.

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1931, 1941). 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: 372 MOUNTAIN VIEW AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1114 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15408023 *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: Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Casement Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Partial-width porch with Tuscan columns and shingled railing; wood windows with ogee lugs and diamond muntin upper sash; wood front door with ornately carved detail; and 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
1905; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

YU ROBERT AND CHU TRACY TRUSTEE, 372

MOUNTAIN VIEW 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 # 372 MOUNTAIN VIEW 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:
372 Mountain View Avenue was built in 1905. It ﬁrst appears on the 1908 Sanborn map as a one-story, wood- frame residence with a rectangular plan and full-width porch. By 1921, the building was enlarged with several additions creating a U-shaped footprint. Additions included an extension to the south side of the primary facade and the west side of the rear facade. A porch was also added to the rear facade.

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 Paciﬁ c 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 Paciﬁ c 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/occupants were not identiﬁed through the course of research, however, at least one renter in 1920 was listed as a clerk for the Paciﬁc Press. By 1930, the residence was occupied by a plumber and his family.

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 and 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
Sometime after 1956, the detached rear garage was rotated to face the rear alleyway.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
372 Mountain View Avenue is currently listed in the Mountain View Register as a good local example of a Craftsman bungalow in the Shoreline West neighborhood and retains eligibility under Mountain View Criterion c (Architecture). Due to several additions and extensions to the primary and rear facades, the property does not appear to retain suﬃcient historic integrity or rise to a level of individual signiﬁcance for listing in the National Register 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. As such, the property retains suﬃcient historic integrity to convey its local signiﬁcance for Mountain View Register eligibility.

The period of signiﬁcance is 1905, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Hipped roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails Partial-width porch with Tuscan columns and shingled porch railing Wood shingle siding
Fenestration pattern and original wood-sash double-hung windows with diamond muntin upper sash Original, partially-glazed wood door with a circular window and carved Craftsman detailing Exterior brick chimney at front porch.

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.

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, ﬁre insurance maps (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: 360 OAK ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1232 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15812007 *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
Window Style: Fixed, Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Basement Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Curved porch columns create oblong openings; exposed rafter tails; exterior brick chimney; and metal awning at primary facade.
*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
1923; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

KESELER INGRID M, 360 OAK 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 # 360 OAK 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 was originally constructed in 1923. An original detached garage was demolished before 2007, and in 2022 the front door was replaced. Metal awning was likely not original. Brick at chimney may have been replaced. *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: 1923 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 Old Mountain View associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The residence was originally constructed for Alvin Mason in 1923. The property was previously originally owned by William Mason, Alvin Mason's father, who raised Alvin and his siblings at the adjacent property to the north at 336 California Street (demolished). Alvin Mason was a miller and cabinetmaker for the Minton Lumber Company from approximately 1920 through 1940, and retired by 1950. Conceivably, Alvin Mason could have used his trade skills to build the subject residence himself; however, this could not be conﬁrmed through available archival sources. Alvin Mason and his wife Ruth Mason lived at the subject property through the 1990s.

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 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 style residence from the 1920s in Old Mountain View, distinguished by its oblong porch openings, and continues to be eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c. The period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, 1923. The property retains all aspects of historic integrity and overall retains integrity for listing in the Mountain View Register
The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Gable roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails Stucco cladding
Curved porch columns creating oblong openings
Original fenestration pattern and wood windows
Exterior brick chimney
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 B12. References:

City of Mountain View, "360 Oak Street input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 13, 2002.

Google Street View (2007, 2008, 2021, 2022).
"Minton's Honored," The Peninsula Times Tribune, October 31, 1974.

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

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: 340 PALO ALTO AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1118 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15408041 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Dutch Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood - Panel Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width, Wraparound Garage: Detached Garage Other Architectural/Site Features: Dutch gable roof with front-facing gable and two gabled dormers on each of the side facades. A wood frame porch wraps around with Tuscan columns and turned wood balusters. There are two brick chimneys. *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:

June 29, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1908; Mountain View Assessment Rolls
*P7. Owner and Address:

BYER DOUGLAS R TRUSTEE, 891 ALLARDICE
WAY, STANFORD CA 94305
*P8. Recorded by:

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

May 4, 2023
*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:

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or # 340 PALO ALTO AV
B1. Historic Name:

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 subject property was built in 1908. The building ﬁrst appears on the 1908 Sanborn map, which shows the building footprint as a one-story single-family residence with a compound footprint including a partial-width wraparound porch and several bay windows. The gabled dormers are visible in early 1920s photographs. By 1921, two small ancillary buildings were added to the rear of the parcel, including a rectilinear one-story residential unit in the northeast corner and a rectilinear one-to-one-and-one-half-story storeroom. In 1934, the storeroom was destroyed by a ﬁre, but was eventually rebuilt.

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 (1851-1909) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1908 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 Folk Victorian residence with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival in ﬂuences located in the Shoreline West neighborhood, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1851-1909) 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 Paciﬁ c 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 Paciﬁ c 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.

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

*Date of Evaluation: May 4, 2023
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: May 4, 2023 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
Around 2003, the rear storeroom was demolished, and around 2005, the property underwent a renovation that included a one-story addition to the rear facade and construction of a concrete accessibility ramp. It appears that the original wrought iron fence was removed at this time.

Between 2019 and 2021, the subject parcel was subdivided at the southern side. At an unknown date, the detached residential unit was converted to a garage, and the property was reverted back to a single-family residence.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The original owners and occupants of 340 Palo Alto Avenue were James and Susie Stover, who occupied the house through the 1930s or later. In the 1930 census, James Stover was listed without an occupation, and Susie Stover was listed as a salesperson for a dry goods company. Around the 1920s, it appears that the property was converted to multi-family residential use and hosted several renters, possibly within the main residential building or the rear ancillary buildings. George Hood was listed as the builder for the renovation. The property is now a single-family residence.
340 Palo Alto Avenue is signiﬁcant as an excellent example of Folk Victorian style architecture in Mountain View, associated with early patterns of residential development in the Shoreline West neighborhood. 340 Palo Alto Avenue is eligible for listing in the National Register and California Register at the local level under Criterion C/3 (Architecture) with a period of signiﬁcance of 1908, the year of construction.

The original owners and occupants of the property do not appear to have made signiﬁcant contributions to local, state, or national history, and no other notable individuals appear to be associated with the property. Several minor alterations have included a rear addition that is not visible from the public right-of-way and a compatibly designed accessible entrance ramp to the porch. The property retains its character- deﬁning features and historic integrity for National Register and California Register eligibility. This evaluation does not address Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

One-and-one-half story height
Dutch gable roof with gabled dormers
Asymmetrical massing and fenestration pattern
Wraparound wood-frame front porch with Tuscan columns, cornice, and turned balusters Wood clapboard horizontal siding
Angled bay windows
Double-hung wood sash windows
Brick chimneys.

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

Hall, Cliﬀord. Stover Home. 1922. Photograph. California Revealed from Mountain View Public Library. http:/ /archive.org/details/cmv_000404.

Hall, Cliﬀord. Stover Home, Family in Front. ca 1922. Photograph. California Revealed from Mountain View Public Library. https:/ /californiarevealed.org/do/0a0d90c3-51ac-4a44-9d99-077102e4d22e#page/1.

Ignoﬀo, Mary Jo. "Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California." Cupertino, CA: California History Center, 2002. “Permits Issued for 17 Buildings.” Daily Palo Alto Times, February 1, 1922, 6. Newspapers.com.

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

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

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (DATE). 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: 390 PALO ALTO AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1118 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15408039 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Tudor Revival/English Cottage Plan Shape: Irregular Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Jerkinhead Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Partially Glazed Window Style: Casement, Fixed, Double-Hung Window Material: Vinyl, Wood Porch: None Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Jerkinhead roof with rounded corners and lunette window at the upper gable end. Large picture window on the primary facade with decoratively shaped opening and applied ornament above. *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:

June 25, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1928; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

CHEN SHARON F AND POSKEY JERAL, 390 PALO
ALTO 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 # 390 PALO ALTO AV
B1. Historic Name:

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: 390 Palo Alto Avenue was constructed in 1928 by Fred L. Cozard. Based on comparisons with Sanborn maps, a rectangular rear addition was added sometime after 1943.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Fred L. Cozard
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1928 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 single-family residence located in the Shoreline West neighborhood designed in the English Cottage style that is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The builder of the subject property was Fred L. Cozard, who owned and occupied the property with his wife Florence.

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
Other alterations include the installation of solar panels to the roof of the detached garage, and possibly the replacement of hung windows at the front of the building. The garage appears to be a later addition, or altered.

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 listed on the local Mountain View Register. The property remains eligible for listing in the Mountain View Register under Criterion c as a rare example of the English Cottage style by a local builder, with a period of signiﬁcance of 1928, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Jerkinhead roof with rounded edges
Arched, recessed entryway
Brick chimney with rounded edges
Stucco siding
Fenestration pattern
Tri-partite picture window with shaped surround on the primary facade Cast plaster facade ornamentation
Lunnette window at the gable end.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Instruments on File: Santa Clara County.” Daily Palo Alto Times, May 15, 1928.

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

United States Federal Census (1930). 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: 562 PETTIS AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1832 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15424030 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Vernacular Bungalow Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Fixed, Double-Hung Window Material: Vinyl Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Turned wood balustrade at central, partial-width porch; wood lattice vent in gable end. *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
1925; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

GAUTHRON CHRISTOPHE AND PURNIMA, 562
PETTIS 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 # 562 PETTIS AV
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular Bungalow
*B6. Construction History:
562 Pettis was built in 1925. The property ﬁrst appears on the 1943 Sanborn map, which shows the residence with a square footprint, central front porch, and rear porch aligned to the left (south) corner of the building.

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: 1925 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
562 Pettis Avenue is a Craftsman-style bungalow 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. 562 Pettis Avenue was built as 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 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 Paciﬁ c 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.

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
Aerial photographs show that a two-story addition was added to the rear facade around the 1990s. Several alterations were made at an unknown date, including: the replacement of the original front door, the replacement of original double-hung and ﬁxed wood sash windows with simulated divided lite vinyl sashes, the installation of a garden kitchen window, and the replacement of the original porch ﬂooring with tile pavers. A detached garage is set back at the northern side of the property and appears to be a later addition or altered.

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 currently listed in the Mountain View Register. 562 Pettis Avenue retains eligibility for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Design) as a good local example of a small vernacular bungalow with Craftsman inﬂuences, built during a period of increased housing development for local employees of the Paciﬁc Press Association. Due to exterior alterations including the replacement of wood sash double-hung windows with incompatible vinyl multi-lite windows, along with the installation of a garden window and an incompatible front door, the property does not retain suﬃcient historic integrity for listing in the National Register 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. The two-story rear addition is setback such that the overall form and massing of the original bungalow remains legible, and enough original materials and features are intact to convey the bungalow design. As such, the property retains suﬃcient historic integrity to convey its local signiﬁcance for Mountain View Register eligibility. The period of signiﬁcance is 1925, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Low-pitched gable roof with overhanging eaves and exposed beam ends Wood lattice vent in the gable end
Partial-width central porch with simple square columns and turned-spindle balustrade Horizontal wood clapboard siding
Flat wood window surrounds.

Continuation of B12. References:

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

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

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.

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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: 604 PETTIS AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1834 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15431048 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Drop/Groove Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Engaged, Full Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Paired, square columns support engaged, full-width front porch with removable sunshades; wood knee brace brackets at the gable ends.
*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.1888-1900; "Now and Then: Exploring Mountain
View’s Architectural Heritage," 1979
*P7. Owner and Address:

KOELLER GILBERT C AND JANET M, 604 PETTIS
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 # 604 PETTIS AV
B1. Historic Name:

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 exact date of construction of 604 Pettis is unknown; however, the parcel was recorded ca.1888 as part of the Snow and Pettis Addition and based on the architectural style, the date of construction can be estimated to this period of the late 19th century. The property appears on the 1921 Sanborn insurance map with a rectangular plan footprint with full-width porch and two rear ancillary buildings, including a barn in the northwestern corner of the parcel.

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 B6. Construction History
In 1990, a new concrete foundation was poured. The two rear auxiliary buildings were eventually replaced by a garage sometime after 1956.

No further exterior alterations were noted from visual inspection.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
604 Pettis Avenue appears eligible for the National Register and California Register under Criterion C/3 and as an early surviving National Folk style single-family residence built during a period of early residential expansion. The residence includes distinctive features of the style, including the simple form, lack of added ornamentation, and engaged (recessed) porch. The symmetrical facade arrangement and prominent porch columns subtly evoke Colonial Revival inﬂuences in this vernacular National Folk building. No major exterior alterations were identiﬁed; therefore the property retains suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register and California Register. The period of signiﬁcance is ca.1888-1900, the estimated period of construction. This evaluation does not address Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Engaged, full-width front porch
Paired, square porch columns
Side-gable roof with knee brace brackets
Wide tongue and groove horizontal wood siding
Fenestration pattern, including one-over-one double-hung wood sash windows with ogee lugs and ﬂat wood surrounds.

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

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, ﬁre insurance maps (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: 195 N RENGSTORFF AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-4221 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15001002 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Midcentury Modern Plan Shape: Square Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Hyperbolic Paraboloid Roof Material: Thin Shell Concrete Exterior Material: Concrete Primary Door Material: Not Visible Window Style: Stained/Leaded Glass Window Material: Metal Porch: None Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Hyperobolic paraboloid roof creates peaks at each of the four facades and extends down nearly to the ground at each corner. Window systems beneath each gable end have geometric stained glass between horizontal metal mullions. A detached rear ministry building was not highly visible from the public right-of-way but contains a two-story, gabled 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:

February 9, 2024
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
ca.1964-1966; Palo Alto Times
*P7. Owner and Address:

CEN CALIF CONF ASSN SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTISTS, POST OFFICE BOX 770, CLOVIS CA
93613
*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 # 195 N RENGSTORFF AV
B1. Historic Name: Mountain View Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Religious B4. Present Use: Religious
*B5. Architectural Style: Midcentury Modern
*B6. Construction History:

Construction on the property began in 1964 with work done by members of the church congregation under the leadership of contractor Fred Bray and church Elder Shirou Kunihira. An image from an archival newspaper shows the formation of the concrete roof poured onto wood planks and rebar framing. Construction of the chapel was likely completed in the next one or two years; however, this was not conﬁrmed by research or permit documentation. A detached ministry building located behind the church appears to have been constructed concurrently with, or shortly after the construction of the main church building according to historic aerial photographs.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Ministry Building
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Fred Bray (with church congregants) *B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: ca.1964-1970 Property Type: Religious 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 has a chapel and ministry building designed in the Midcentury Modern style located immediately east of the Monta Loma neighborhood and associated with the theme of Civic Growth and Social, Religious, and Cultural Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The subject property was built 1964-ca.1966 and appears to be the ﬁrst Seventh-day Adventist church constructed by and for the Japanese community in Mountain View; however, the congregation's founding dates back to the 1920s according to their Facebook page. It has been continuously used by the Japanese community as a Seventh-day Adventist church since its construction.

The Seventh-day Adventists have had a long-standing presence in Mountain View, extending back to 1904 when the Paciﬁc Press publishing facility moved to town from Oakland. The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination, has a long history of missionary work, is currently practiced worldwide, and has congregations in Mountain View that re ﬂect the diverse cultural backgrounds in the city. The Japanese community also has a long history in Mountain View; however, after most Japanese residents were interned in concentration camps by the United States government during World War II, the community had to ﬁght to reestablish its roots and heal from a collective trauma.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building, HP36. Ethnic Minority Property (Japanese/Japanese American)

*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
No major exterior alterations to the chapel are visible or identiﬁed through research.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
During the postwar period, previously established social, fraternal, and religious organizations continued to play a role in the community.

Some long-time religious congregations in Mountain View remodeled or expanded into new facilities, while other new congregations were established. Often these religious congregations embraced Midcentury Modernism to signal their continued relevance in contemporary society. In the case of 195 N Rengstorﬀ Avenue, the chapel has a dramatic, sweeping hyperbolic paraboloid roof which is an innovative construction method developed by 20th-century Modern architecture that allows for uninterrupted large interior spans. The hyperbolic paraboloid construction method is not known to have been used in any other extant buildings in Mountain View.

The chapel and ministry building at 195 N Rengstorﬀ Avenue appear eligible for the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register at the local level of signiﬁcance under Criterion A/1/b (Events) for association with the Japanese community in Mountain View; speciﬁcally as the ﬁrst SDA church purpose-built by and for the Japanese community during the post-World War II period when the local Japanese community was reestablishing roots in Mountain View following wartime internment. Additionally, the chapel is individually eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register under Criterion C/3/c as an excellent local example of Midcentury Modernism that is particularly distinctive for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof. The period of signiﬁcance is 1964-1970, spanning the year of construction through the period of reestablishment of the Japanese community in Mountain View following WWII. The property appears to have few if any, exterior alterations and retains suﬃcient integrity for listing in all three registers.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Concrete hyperbolic paraboloid roof
Window systems at each gable end with tripartite stained glass panels Concrete pebble dash exterior cladding and engaged concrete columns Original two-lite aluminum slider windows grouped along the lower level Two-story gabled ministry building at rear of site.

Continuation of B12. References:

Flora Chou, Stephanie Cisneros, Deepeaka Dhaliwal, Stephanie Hodal, and Donna Graves. 2023. “Asian Americans and Paciﬁc Islanders in California, 1850-1995.” National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. National Parks Service.

Jeannette Bradley. “Japanese Church: Adventist Building Unusual Sanctuary.” Palo Alto Times, May 2, 1964, 4.

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

Mountain View Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church. "Introduction." Facebook Page, 2024. https:/ /www.facebook.com/MVJSDA/ DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
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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: 987 N RENGSTORFF AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-1713 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15302041 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Vernacular Plan Shape: Irregular
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Flat, Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle, Built Up Roof/Tar and Gravel Exterior Material: Wood - Drop/Groove Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: None Garage: Carport
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Complex composed of several connected buildings with a mix of ﬂat and low gable roofs. Building is primarily one story with a rear two-story portion that has a painted sign reading "Ambra Olive Oil." A round water tank is located on the roof.

Italian cypress trees line the property along Rengstorﬀ Avenue. *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:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
ca.1926-1930; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

AMBRA MARIO L, 987 N RENGSTORFF AVE,
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
*P8. Recorded by:

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

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*Resource Name or # 987 N RENGSTORFF AV
B1. Historic Name: Ambra Olive Oil Company Building
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Industrial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular
*B6. Construction History:

The property at 987 N Rengstorﬀ is a complex of connected buildings constructed from ca. 1926- 1930.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Water tank, Italian cypress trees B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Agricultural & Industrial Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: ca.1926-1953 Property Type: Industrial Applicable NR/CR Criteria: A/1 (Events), B/2 (Persons)
Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion a (Persons), MVRHR Criterion b (Events) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
987 N. Rengstorﬀ Avenue is a former residence and olive oil processing facility located in northwest Mountain View, associated with the theme of Agricultural & Industrial Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. Around 1926, Mario Ambra (1887–1968) founded the Ambra Olive Oil Company in Mountain View and began operating the business from his residence at 987 N. Rengstorﬀ Avenue, which later expanded over time as a processing facility. A native of Pachino, Italy, Ambra immigrated to the United States in 1906 and settled in Mountain View with his wife, Rosaria (1890–1981), by the 1920s. Ambra was a carpenter and likely the builder of the complex (however this could not be con ﬁrmed during the course of research). Ambra had one of the largest olive orchards in Mountain View and brought his olives to the facility at 987 N. Regstorﬀ Avenue for processing into olive oil. Following Ambra's retirement in 1953, his son Concetto took over operations, and his grandson, also named Mario Ambra, went on to be mayor of Mountain View. The factory has been continuously family-owned and operated since ca.1926, however, it no longer produces olive oil and instead manufactures other food items.

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
A ﬁre took place at the factory in 1997, however, the extent of the damage and any subsequent alterations are not known. Several windows on the rear east facade appear to have been replaced with metal or vinyl sash at an unknown date. Many original features including wood sash windows with ogee lugs, shiplap siding, and water tower are extant and the main building complex appears much as it did in a 1995 photograph, prior to the ﬁre. Ancillary buildings on the site, now addressed 925 and 927 N Rengstorﬀ Avenue appear in a 1948 aerial. A smaller metal storage building west of the main building complex was built at an unknown date prior to 1995.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The former Ambra Olive Oil Factory at 987 N Rengstorﬀ Avenue appears eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register under Criteria A/1/b (Events) as a rare surviving agricultural property associated with the primary period of growth in the canning and packing industries in Mountain View; and under Criterion B/2/a (Persons) for its association with the Ambra family, who were prominent members of the community and signiﬁcant for their contributions to the agricultural industry in Mountain View. The building complex has a vernacular style which is typical for an industrial building of the era, but is not distinctive of a particular architectural style or construction method for eligibility under Criterion C/3/c (Architecture). While some alterations were likely made following damage from a ﬁre in 1997, the property continues to convey its original use as an agricultural facility and retains its overall form and most original elements including wood sash windows, shiplap siding, and the tank house. Therefore, the property retains suﬃcient historic integrity necessary for all three registers. The period of signiﬁcance is ca.1926 to 1953, beginning with the approximate year of the factory's opening through Mario Ambra's retirement.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Complex form and multi-story massing
Flat and gabled roofs with overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails Shiplap horizontal wood siding
One-over-one original wood sash windows with ogee lugs
Round water tank
Painted "Ambra Olive Oil" sign
Ancillary buildings built during period of signiﬁcance (addressed 925 and 927 N. Rengstorﬀ Ave.) Continuation of B12. References:

Ambra Olive Oil Co. 1995. Photograph. California Revealed from Mountain View Public Library. https:/ /californiarevealed.org/do/f28adc3f-b3a1-4031-a51e-bb60dfe2c232#page/1 Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1948-2020. Accessed online September 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: 575 N SHORELINE BL City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-3102 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15324022 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Midcentury Modern, Neo-Japanese Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Clay Tile
Exterior Material: Stucco, Wood - Vertical Board Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Clerestory, Fixed, Ribbon, Stained/Leaded Glass Window Material: Metal Porch: "Engawa" style porch Garage: Surface Parking Lot Other Architectural/Site Features: Multiple buildings on site from various years; earliest buildings are Midcentury Modern and later buildings are Neo-Japanese/Modern. The central building features a steeply pitched gable roof with a gabled monitor, gray clay barrel tiles, and; a wrap-around "engawa" porch with covered section facing central campus courtyard. Other buildings have low-pitched gable roofs. A Japanese style rock garden is located between the the two largest buildings, and several landscaped areas are located in the front of the buildings.
*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
1957; Mountain View Buddhist T emple Website and
1960 aerial photo
*P7. Owner and Address:

MOUNTAIN VIEW BUDDHIST TEMPLE, 575 N
SHORELINE BLVD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
*P8. Recorded by:

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

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*Resource Name or # 575 N SHORELINE BL
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name: Mountain View Buddhist T emple
B3. Original Use: Religious B4. Present Use: Religious
*B5. Architectural Style: Midcentury Modern, Neo-Japanese *B6. Construction History:

The ﬁrst temple and social hall were completed in 1957. The education building and ﬁrst parsonage (minister's residence) were completed in 1967. A second minister's residence (closest to N. Shoreline Blvd.) was completed in 1973. A new temple (central building with steep gable roof) broke ground in early 1978 and was completed in 1979; a new social hall to the south and rock garden appear to have been installed around this time.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: T emple, social hall, education building, minister's residence, garden B9a. Architect: Seiichi Kami b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1957-1979 Property Type: Religious Applicable NR/CR Criteria: 1 (Events) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a Buddhist temple in the North Whisman neighborhood, associated with the theme of Civic Growth and Social, Religious, and Cultural Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The property has Midcentury Modern style buildings as well as buildings that combine Modernist elements with Neo-Japanese architecture.

The Japanese community has a long history in Mountain View, however, after most Japanese residents were interned in concentration camps by the United States government during World War II, the community had to ﬁght to reestablish its roots and heal from a collective trauma.

Not able to return to the Mockbee Building after World War II where they had previously met, the Japanese Buddhist community in Mountain View used the Japanese language school building (260 View Street, demolished 1962) for various activities, but foresaw the need for a larger, permanent space for religious as well as social and cultural activities. In 1954, the same year the group incorporated as the Mountain View Buddhist Association (renamed the Mountain View Buddhist T emple in 1970). They had raised enough money to purchase a one-and-a-half-acre property on Stierlin Road (now addressed 575 N. Shoreline Boulevard) in 1954. Berkeley-based architect Seiichi Kami was hired to design the ﬁrst temple and social hall, completed in 1957.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP4. Ancillary building, HP13. Community center/social hall, HP36. Ethnic minority property (Japanese/Japanese American)

*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 storage building was constructed in 1982, as well as a columbarium addition to the temple. Original wood siding was replaced on several buildings in 1991. In 1998, a second storage building replaced the ﬁrst parsonage building.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The butsudan (Buddhist shrine or altar), which had originally been donated to the group by T omokichi Furuichi of Los Altos, was installed in the new temple. The Buddhist community continued to grow and was able to purchase an additional 6.9-acres adjoining the site in 1963 and develop a site master plan in 1966. The campus complex grew through the 1960s and into the 1980s. A new temple, the prominent central Neo-Japanese style building with a steep gable roof, was completed in 1979, and the old temple was subsequently renamed Young Buddhist Association (YBA) Hall. While the ﬁrst buildings constructed in the 1960s are Midcentury Modern in style, the 1970s buildings have Modernist elements but with traditional Japanese architectural features. 575 N Shoreline Boulevard appears eligible for the California Register and Mountain View Register at the local level under Criterion 1/b (Events) for its direct and signiﬁcant association with the Japanese Buddhist ethnic and religious community in Mountain View. The history of the Japanese Buddhist community in Mountain View stretches back to the early 1900s and, in addition to being a religious institution, the Mountain View Buddhist T emple as an organization has been involved in community eﬀorts around language and education. The site represents the ﬁrst purpose-built facilities constructed by and for the Japanese Buddhist community of Mountain View, following the disruption and displacement of the community by the U.S. government's program of interment of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. The property is associated with a broader community and does not appear to be associated with one particular individual under Criterion B/2/a (Persons). The buildings are typical expressions of Midcentury Modern and Neo-Japanese architecture and do not appear to rise to a level of signiﬁcance required for designation under Criterion C/3/c (Architecture).

The period of signiﬁcance for the property under Criterion 1/b (Events) appears to be 1957, the year of construction of the ﬁrst temple and social hall, through c.1979 when the new temple was completed. The property meets age-eligibility requirements for designation in the California Register and Mountain View Register with the 1957-c.1979 period of signiﬁcance. While the property appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register, further research would be required to determine whether the property has "exceptional signiﬁcance" for eligibility under Criterion G (Properties Less than 50 Years Old), or whether only a portion of the site is age-eligible and signiﬁcant for listing in the National Register.

The property appears to retain suﬃcient historic integrity for listing on the California Register and Mountain View Register. The complex has evolved over time, but the original temple and education building are extant. Replacement of exterior wood siding has diminished integrity of materials and design to agree, although the overall site design retains integrity to the period of signiﬁcance. Importantly, the property retains integrity of location, feeling, and association with the Japanese Buddhist community.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing of buildings, including the old temple (YBA Hall), education building, parsonage (minister's residence), Sangha hall, and new temple (Hondo)
Gable roof forms
Original cladding and exterior decorative features
Siting and spatial relationship between buildings
Japanese style rock garden.

Continuation of B12. References:

Mountain View Buddhist T emple. “Our History.” Accessed online March 13, 2023, https:/ /mvbuddhisttemple.org/about-mvbt/our- history/.

NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1948-2020. Accessed online October 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: 472 S SHORELINE BL City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1928 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15425052 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk Plan Shape: Irregular Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Drop/Groove, Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Bay Window, Casement, Hung Window Material: Wood Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Flared gable eave on one side of projecting front bay; decorative wood brackets at turned wood porch posts; exterior brick chimney; wood shingles (scalloped and straight) in gable ends. *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
1910; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

STAFFORD DIANE E AND ROBERT K, 472 S
SHORELINE BLVD, 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 # 472 S SHORELINE BL
B1. Historic Name:

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:
472 S Shoreline Boulevard was built in 1910. It ﬁrst appears on the 1921 Sanborn Insurance map, which shows the original building footprint with an L-shaped front porch, an open rear porch, as well as a rear ancillary building and a water tank house.

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 Paciﬁ c 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.

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 B6. Construction History
By 1943, the water tank house was removed, and a small detached garage was constructed. From visual analysis, several alterations and additions were noted including removal of part of the L-shaped front porch, installation of a bay window at the primary facade, and two one- story hipped roof additions to the rear facade. The windows appear to have been replaced in-kind.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
472 S Shoreline Boulevard is currently listed in the Mountain View Register and retains eligibility for listing under Criterion c as a surviving and rare local example of an early 20th-century transitional Folk Victorian cottage. Due to the removal of part of the original front porch, installation of a bay window, and two additions to the rear facade, the property does not retain suﬃcient historic integrity 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. The residence retains its original rooﬂine and enough of its original design and materials to suﬃciently convey its local signiﬁcance for Mountain View Register eligibility. The period of signiﬁcance is 1910, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing (excluding rear additions)
Flared gable eave on the projecting front bay
Decorative wood brackets at turned wood porch posts
Horizontal tongue and groove wood siding
Wood shingle siding (scalloped and straight) in gable ends Multi-lite wood sash windows.

Continuation of B12. References:

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

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

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

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

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P1. Other Identifier:

DPR 523A (9/2013) *Required information
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Sta tus Code
Other Listings
Review Cod e Reviewer Date
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County : Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address : 462 Sleeper Avenue City: Mountain View Zip: 94040 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number 197-37-026 *P3a. Descr
iption:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk
Construction Tyle: Wood Frame
Roof Style: Gable
Exterior Material: Wood – Drop/Grove
Window Style: Double Hung, Casement
Porch: Wraparound with Hip Roof
Plan Shape: Rectangular
Number of Stories: 2.5
Roof Material: Asphalt Shingle
Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Material: Wood
Garage: Detached Rear Carport
Other Architectural/Site Features: Gabled dormer on west roof slope, stickwork on primary roof gable-end.

Alterations: It appears that the east portion of the wraparound porch and a rear porch have been enclosed. On the primary (south) façade, a second entry door with transom has been added, indicative of internal subdivision for use as a multi-family residential dwelling.
*P3b. Res
ource Attributes: HP2. Single Family Property
*P4. Resources Present:  Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Desc
ription of Photo: Primary
façade, looking northwest. June 5,
2023.
*P6. Date C
onstructed/Age, Source:
Historic Prehistoric Both
Circa 1900; City of Mountain View
Historic Resources List
*P7. Owner a
nd Address:

Anthony Wills
PO Box 4891
Mountain View, CA 94040
*P8. Recorde
d by:

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

September 21, 2023
*P10. Survey Typ
e: Intensive
*P11. R
eport Citation: City of
Mountain View, Register of Historic
Resources (March 13, 2002).
*Attachm
ents: 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):

P5a. Photograph

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DPR 523B (9/2013) *Re quired 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.)
Sketch Map – Property Boundary
B1. Historic Name: 462 Sleeper Avenue
B2. Common Name: 462 Sleeper Avenue
B3. Original Use: Reside ntial – Single-family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-family *B5. Architectural Style: Folk Vic torian/National Folk *B6. Constr
uction History: It appears that the east portion of the wraparound porch (wrapping the primary/south and east façades) and a rear porch were enclosed at an unknown date. A detached rear carport is located near the north property boundary, fronting Sunnyview Lane, and it is unclear if this structure is original to the construction of the farmhouse or was constructed at a later date.
*B7. Moved? ☒No ☐Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:

B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme: Res idential Development, Agriculture Area: Mountain View Period of Significance: 1900 Property Type: Residential – Single-Family Applicable Criteria: None Mountain Vie
w HCS Era of Development: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1928) State
ment of Significance:

The residence at 462 Sleeper Avenue was built circa 1900 at the end of the Late American Period/Period of Horticultural Development for the Santa Clara Valley (1870-1900). At this time, orchards dominated much of the landscape within the Mountain View vicinity (Figure 1). Aerial photographs from the 1930s and 1940s suggest the orchard associated with 462 Sleeper Avenue was likely a smaller family operation (non-commercial). These aerial images also show various outbuildings within the orchard parcel. The subject property’s proximity to Stevens Creek (to the east) suggests this water source may have been utilized for irrigation.

While the or
iginal architect or builder are unknown, the two-and-a-half-story, wood-framed Folk Victorian farmhouse has a rectangular plan and a gable roof clad in non-historic asphalt shingles with simple stickwork at the gable end. An altered wraparound porch sits under a hipped roof, also clad in non-historic asphalt shingles, supported by square wood posts. Like many of the early residences in Mountain View, 462 Sleeper Avenue has a rural character, given its agricultural setting during the period of its construction, and is a more vernacular expression of the Victorian era and Classical styles that were popular at the time. (See Continuation Sheet.)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References: See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluat
or: Maggie Nicholson, Page & Turnbull
170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
*Date
of Evaluation: September 21, 2023

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*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date September 21, 2023 ☒ Continuation ☐ Update DPR 523L (9/2013)
State of California - The Resources Agency Primary#
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
Trinomial

CONTINUATION SHEET
Continuation of B10. Statement of Significance
The original owners and/or residents of 462 Sleeper Avenue are unknown. However, Robert W. Lambert appears to be the owner from at least 1949 to 1968 with various tenants residing there during this time. Tenants include Mrs. Orell Watt and her daughter Carolyn Blanchett in 1957, Fred F. Closson in 1962, the Johnson family (Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Johnson and a daughter) in 1963, L.H. Allen in 1964, Terry A. Gale in 1966, the Cavanah family (Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cavanah and a son) in 1967, Robbie Lambert in 1968, and the Ralston family in 1970. The property is currently owned by Antony Wills.

While fruit
production in the Santa Clara Valley peaked in the 1920s, it continued as a dominant industry and land use pattern in Mountain View until the early 1950s. As seen in Figure 2, the majority of the land area surrounding the subject property was planted with orchards with minimal development. As the technology and defense industries grew in the Santa Clara Valley following World War II, orchard lands were often sold off and subdivided for tract housing to accommodate the booming population. The subject property abutted the Sunnydale Tract (Tract No. 352) on its west boundary, which was subdivided in July 1946 to create 20 residential lots accessed by the newly created Carol Avenue. The Tripiano Tract (Tract No. 602) bordered the subject property on its north and east boundaries, which was subdivided in March 1949 to create 13 residential lots accessed by the newly created Sunnyview Lane (Figure 3). Today, the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood of Mountain View, of which the subject property now belongs, is predominately comprised of modest Midcentury tract housing.

Figure 1: Detail of an 1876 Thompson & West map edited to show the two nodes of Mountain View development, Old Mountain View (center) and New Mountain View (upper left) with the approximate location of the subject property marked with a red star. Source: Thompson & West via David Rumsey Map Collection.

Edited by Page & Turnbull.

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Figure 2: Aerial photo with the subject property outlined in red, 1948. Source: California Division of Forestry. Flight CDF5, Frame 2-81, 1948. Courtesy of UCSB Library
Geospatial Collection. Edited by Page & Turnbull.

Figure 3: Aerial photo with the subject property outlined in red, 1965. Source: Cartwright Aerial Surveys. Flight CAS- 65-130, Frame 5-73, 1965. Courtesy of UCSB Library
Geospatial Collection. Edited by Page & Turnbull.

Folk Vict
orian/National Folk Style
Many of the early residences in Mountain View, generally constructed between the 1850s and 1910s, have a rural character, given the agricultural setting of the period, and are more vernacular expressions of the Victorian era and Classical styles that were popular at the time. These single-family residences, often farmhouses with ancillary outbuildings associated with the agricultural operations of the property, are loosely grouped under the heading of Folk Victorian or National Folk. Examples of the Folk Victorian in Mountain View include vernacular interpretations applied to residential homes and farmsteads and may include decorative or stylistic references to other architectural styles such revival styles. In the case of 462 Sleeper Avenue, its Folk Victorian style is attributed to the following character-defining features. • Two-st
ories in height
• Wood construction with wood siding
• Front-gable roof
• Gable-end stickwork
• Boxed eaves
• Front porch with square posts
• Simple, Victorian detailing
• Half-lite wood paneled entry door
• Wood-frame, multi-lite double-hung and casement windows.

Sleeper Avenue Sleeper Avenue
Carol Avenue
Carol Avenue
Sunnyview Lane
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Evaluation
While the subject property does not appear to be eligible for listing in the National Register, it appears to rise to the level of significance necessary to be eligible for the California Register under Criterion 1 (Events). Based on aerial photographs, the residence at 462 Sleeper Avenue was originally part of a larger rectangular parcel predominately comprised of an orchard. The original parcel was organized as a typical homestead in which a modest residence was located close to the road frontage (Sleeper Avenue) with the farmable land stretching behind the house. When orchards were removed in the post-agricultural period (1949 in the case of the subject property), the lands were typically subdivided for residential development, and the original farmhouse and its reduced lot size became part of the fabric of the newly constructed surrounding suburb.

The subject property perfectly exhibits this evolution, which was seen across the Santa Clara Valley. The orchard at 462 Sleeper Avenue would have contributed to the horticultural economy that made the Santa Clara Valley renowned as the “Valley of Heart’s Delight.” Though the property does not appear to be associated with any singular event or person of local, California, or national significance, the extant farmhouse is a rare remnant from Mountain View’s agrarian past and serves as a visual reminder of the once vast orchard-row patterns of that once shaped the Santa Clara Valley landscape.

The sub
ject property also appears eligible for the local Mountain View Register under Criterion B (Events) for its association with the city’s broad patterns of early horticulture, specifically orchards. Originally located far outside the urban center of early twentieth century Mountain View, family-operated orchards were common in the outlying areas and utilized the industries (canning and drying facilities) and transportation services (rail transport) of the nearest downtown area to sell and ship their produce. As one of the few remaining horticultural-related residences, it also appears eligible for the local Mountain View Register under Criterion C (Architecture). While the original architect or builder are unknown, the modest farmhouse is an exemplary local example of the Folk Victorian/National Folk style from the early twentieth century and appears to be in fair condition.

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Continuation of B12. References:
• Archives & Architecture, LLC. “County of Santa Clara Historic Context Statement” (Revised February 2012). Accessed online September 13, 2023,
https://stgenpln.blob.core.windows.net/document/HHP_201202_Historic_Context.pdf. • Mountain View city directories, accessed via Ancestry.com. • Page & Turnbull, “City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement (Public Review Draft),” June 2, 2023.
• Peninsula Times-Tribue, “Area Births,” April 17, 1963, accessed via Newspapers.com. • Peninsula Times-Tribue, “Area Births,” December 20, 1967, accessed via Newspapers.com. • Peninsula Times-Tribue, “Area boy hurt in freak fall,” July 25, 1961, accessed via Newspapers.com. • Peninsula Times-Tribune, “Hit-run mob battle police at Stanford; windows broken,” May 1, 1970, accessed via Newspapers.com.
• Peninsula Times-Tribue, “Miss M.V. Crowned by Mayor,” August 1, 1957, accessed via Newspapers.com.
• Sanborn Map Company, fire insurance maps (1921, 1943, 1956). • Santa Clara County Office of the Recorder, “Tract No. 602: Tripiano Tract” (map), March 7, 1949. • Santa Clara County Office of the Recorder, “Tract No. 352: Sunnydale Tract” (map), July 1946. • UCSB Library Geospatial Collection, “FrameFinder” Aerial Photographs. o Aero Services Corporation, Flight CIV-1956, Frame 839, 1956. o California Division of Forestry, Flight CDF5, Frame 435, 1948. o Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Flight CAS-65-130, Frame 7-73, 1965. • US City Directory. “Mountain View, California,” 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1968. Accessed online September 13, 2023, www.ancestry.com.

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State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date

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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: 1247 SPRINGER RD City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-2955 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 18958005 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Prairie Plan Shape: Irregular
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Flat Roof Material: Not Visible
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Casement, Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Recessed Entrance Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Flat eaves at ﬁrst and second stories and ﬂat parapet at second story. Irregular, rectilinear footprint is comprised of two rectangular volumes at the ﬁrst story and an approximately T-shaped second story. The residence, located on a ﬂag lot, is deeply set back from Springer Road. Detached rear ancillary building may be a converted garage. *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
1920; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

SMITH IAN O AND WITT LESLIE R TRUSTEE, 1247
SPRINGER RD, 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 # 1247 SPRINGER RD
B1. Historic Name: Walter House
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Prairie
*B6. Construction History:

The primary building and ancillary building were both originally constructed in 1920. Solar panels have been added to the roof, but lie ﬂat and are not visible from the public right of way. No other notable exterior alterations were uncovered during the course of research.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Rear ancillary building
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 two-story, single-family residence located in what is now known as the St Francis Acres neighborhood designed in the Prairie 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 constructed in 1920 for Louis Edward Walter, a successful orchardist who, among other ventures, operated Grant Road Nurseries from 1920 through 1936. Grant Road Nurseries encompassed the subject property, so upon completion in 1920 the subject building was surrounded by Walter's orchards. The Walter family occupied the building through the 1940s. In the 1950s, the former Grant Road Nursuries surrounding the subject property were sold, subdivided, and developed as single-family tract housing.

Although Louis Walter was a prominent and successful businessman, he does not appear to have had a signiﬁ cant impact on local, regional, state, or national history, and all of the orchards associated with Walter have been demolished, and therefore the property is not individually eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, or Mountain View Register of Historic Resources under Criterion B/2/b. No signiﬁcant events are known to have taken place at the property, and therefore the property is not eligible under Criterion A/1/a.

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.

*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 appear to be eligible for listing in the National Register and California Register, and continued listing in the Mountain View Register under Criterion C/3/c at the local level. The building is an excellent and rare example of the Prairie style in Mountain View, and appears to have good integrity based on limited observations due to the distance of the building from the public right-of-way. Based oﬀ of available observations, the setting has been altered as it was transformed from an orchard to residential subdivision, but exterior alterations to the residence appear limited and the building overall retains integrity for listing in the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register. The period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, 1920.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Stucco cladding
Flat roof with wide eave overhangs at ﬁrst and second stories Original fenestration pattern and original wood windows with divided lites Recessed primary entrance
Detached ancillary/garage building.

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.

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1930, 1948, 1968). Accessed online November 2024, https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
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State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date

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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: 432 STIERLIN RD City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-4622 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15325014 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Plan Shape: Irregular Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Gable, Parapet Roof Material: Spanish Clay Tile Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Not Visible Window Style: Fixed Window Material: Metal
Porch: Arcade Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features:

The building complex contains four main gabled volumes, each with a ﬂat, stucco facade with a stepped parapet. The largest, central volume has a wood frame awning, supported by wood posts and clad with clay tiles, and a sign on the parapet reading "I.F.E.S. Hall No. 1." The complex also appears to have three ancillary buildings with gable roofs, including one that appears to be a caretaker's residence.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP13. Community center/social hall *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
1931; Mountain View Historical Society
*P7. Owner and Address:

IRMANDADE DA FESTA DO DIVINO, 432
STIERLIN RD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
*P8. Recorded by:

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

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*Resource Name or # 432 STIERLIN RD
B1. Historic Name: Irmandade da Festa do Espirito Santo (IFES) Hall No.1 B2. Common Name: IFES Society
B3. Original Use: Institutional B4. Present Use: Institutional *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: 432 Stierlin Road was built in 1931 as a social hall for the Irmandade da Festa do Espirito Santo (IFES). The original building complex footprint was roughly U-shaped. By 1956, the northern wing was expanded eastward towards the parking lot with a wood awning clad in clay tile facing the central entry courtyard.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1931-ca.1975 Property Type: Institutional Applicable NR/CR Criteria: A/1 (Events) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a Spanish Colonial Revival style social hall located in the Mo ﬀett Boulevard neighborhood and 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 property was built as a social hall by Mountain View's Portuguese community for the Irmandade da Festa do Espirito Santo (IFES) in 1931 and has been continuously used as a social hall and event space.

In the mid-19th century, Portuguese settlers began migrating in large numbers to California, with many families settling in the Santa Clara Valley, where they worked in the agricultural industry. Many immigrant communities established organizations such as benevolent societies and social halls to gather and celebrate the cultural heritage and religious traditions of their native regions. Mountain View is one of few California towns of comparable size to boast two Portuguese social halls. In 1926, the Irmandade da Festa do Espirito Santo (IFES) was established to carry on Azorean traditions associated with the Holy Spirit Festival. Originally, the organization hosted this event, which occurs on the sixth Sunday after Easter, at the Costa family’s dairy farm on Charleston Road. In 1929, the organization split, and the Sociedade da Festa Velha (SFV) was created and constructed a social hall at 361 Villa Street in 1937. IFES constructed its own social hall in 1931.

During the post-World War II period, Mountain View actively celebrated its multiculturalism, including in city-wide festivals and events. The Portuguese community, represented by the IFES and SFV societies, continued their traditional annual Holy Ghost festival and parade, which had begun in 1926.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP36. Ethnic Minority Property (Portuguese/Portuguese American)

*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
In the mid-1980s, the primary hall was enlarged at the rear (toward the west), and a small gabled building was removed from the central courtyard. An ancillary attached building along the northern side of the property appears to have been expanded over several decades, from review of historic aerial photographs. Full assessment of speciﬁc materials and features such as windows and doors could not be made from the public right-of-way.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
432 Stierlin Road appears eligible for the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register under Criterion A/1/b (Events) as an important cultural organization established by the Mountain View Portuguese and Azorean community, and for its association with elements of Azorean intangible cultural heritage such as the annual Holy Ghost festival and parade. The property is associated with a larger community and does not appear to be associated with any individual person signiﬁcant to local, state, or national history, therefore it does not appear eligible under Criterion B/2/a (Persons). Furthermore, the property has not been identiﬁed as the work of a notable architect or builder or as a distinctive example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and does not possess high artistic merit, therefore it does not appear eligible under Criterion C/3/c (Design). A lower threshold of integrity can be applied for local listing if a civic, cultural, or institutional property is of particular signiﬁcance to the community in Mountain View and if the property retains integrity of location, feeling, and association.

Therefore, despite several alterations and additions to the property, it retains suﬃcient integrity for listing in the National, California, and Mountain View registers. The period of signiﬁcance is 1931, the year of construction through c. 1975. The property has an ongoing association with the Portuguese community in Mountain View and further research may lead to a reﬁned endpoint for the period of signiﬁcance as a historic resource.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form, massing, and siting, including a roughly U-shaped footprint building complex with a central courtyard Clay roof tiles
Stucco cladding
Stepped parapet rooﬂines
Wood frame awnings with wood posts and clay tile roofs
Original signage.

Continuation of B12. References:
“About,” IFES Society of Mountain View, accessed online November 2024, https:/ /ifessociety.org/about/.

Mountain View Historical Association. “Mountain View Historical Association.” Mountain View Historical Timeline (blog), 2024. https:/ /www.mountainviewhistorical.org/mountain-view-history-timeline/.

NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1948-2020. Accessed online October 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: 1531 TYLER PARK WY City: Mountain View Zip: 94040-3716 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 19351001 *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
Window Style: Fixed, Hung Window Material: Vinyl, Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Overhanging eaves with carved rafter tails; battered stuccoed columns at central front porch. A non- original tall brick privacy wall blocks the former front facade facing Grant Rd; access to the house is now primarily from the rear/side on Tyler Park Way.
*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:

CHIEN JAMES AND WAN NING TRUSTEE, 1531
TYLER PARK 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 # 1531 TYLER PARK 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: The building was originally constructed in 1922 as a farmhouse associated with a small orchard that encompassed the property and the adjacent property to the north, facing Grant Road.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Detached Garage
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: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

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

The building was originally constructed in 1922 as the farmhouse for a small orchard that encompassed the property. The earliest known owner and occupant of the property were Antone and Annie Rokovich in 1935. They lived at the subject property until the early 1960s.

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
Around 1980, the portion of the property north of the subject building was sold, driveway and pedestrian access to the building was reconﬁgured to connect to Tyler Park Way, and a detached garage was constructed at the south corner of the property.

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 style residence from the 1920s and remains eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c. The period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, 1920. The integrity of the property's setting is impaired by the development of multifamily housing on the former orchard groves to the north, and the reconﬁguration of pedestrian and automobile access away from Grant Road to Tyler Park Way, but the residence retains all other aspects of integrity with few exterior building alterations. 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:

Overall form and massing
Cross-gable roof with overhanging eaves and exposed, carved rafter tails Stucco Cladding
Partial-width front porch with battered, stuccoed columns Original fenestration pattern and original wood windows with divided lites Knee braces
Wood lattice vents in gable ends
Exterior stuccoed chimney with dentil detail.

Continuation of B12. References:

City of Mountain View, "1531 Tyler Park Way input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 15, 2002.

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1930, 1939, 1960, 1985). Accessed online October 2024, https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/FrameFinder/.

United States Federal Census (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: 395 VELARDE ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2243 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15829084 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Moderne/Streamline Moderne Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Flat with Parapet Roof Material: Asphalt - Rolled Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Recessed Entrance Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Curved corner at front projecting bay and incised speed lines at the parapet, groupings of low, horizontal rectangular windows. Recessed entryway with curved corners. Small angled bay window at the northwest side facade. *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
1938; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

GREENE DAVID O AND TRACY A TRUSTEE, 450
ANZA 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 # 395 VELARDE ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Moderne/Streamline Moderne
*B6. Construction History: 395 Velarde Street was built in 1938. The property was constructed by the Minton Lumber Company within the Palmita Park planned subdivision.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Minton Lumber Company *B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1938 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:
395 Velarde Street is a Streamline Moderne 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. 395 Velarde Street was built in 1938 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:

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 garage door appears to have been replaced. No other major exterior alterations are visible.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
Construction started from Bush Street at Loreto and moved east toward Calderon Avenue. Advertisements in the Mountain View Register Leader in 1924 and 1925 suggest that some of the subdivision’s early houses were built on speculation by the Minton Company for immediate purchase while others were built according to the Minton company's plan books from which buyers could select a plan and style for customized construction. 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.

Overall form and massing
Flate roof with ﬂat parapet
Smooth exterior facade with rounded corners
Incised horizontal speed lines
Recessed entryway with curved corners
Stucco cladding
Corner window arrangement without thick corner mullion
Two-over-two double-hung wood sash windows with horizontal divided lites Small bay window with one-over-one double-hung windows
Detached garage and site wall.

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: 326 VIEW ST
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 322 VIEW ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041
d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823020 *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, Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Not Visible
Other Architectural/Site Features: Gabled roof has hipped skirt at the sides and large gable dormers at the front and rear; overhanging eaves with exposed rafters. Detached second residential building at the rear 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 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1910; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

MCNAMARA DENISE TRUSTEE, 322 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 # 322 VIEW ST
B1. Historic Name: McPheeters House
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History:
322 View Street was built in 1910. The building footprint appears unchanged from its ﬁrst appearance on the 1921 Sanborn Map through the 1960s.

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

The property is a single-family residence designed in the Craftsman style located in the Old Mountain View neighborhood and associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. It was built in 1910 by J. Luther McPheeters as a personal residence for his family. McPheeters was a builder and worked as a mill foreman for the Minton Lumber Company. He also served on Mountain View's city council. The property remained in the McPheeter family through at least the 1960s.

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
No documentation of any previous alterations are on ﬁle; however, comparison with Sanborn maps and an early photo, indicates that after the 1960s an open rear porch was replaced with a larger one-story addition with a roof deck and the rear dormer was enlarged.rear outbuildings were replaced or enlarged with a new accessory dwelling unit.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
322 View Street retains eligibility for the Mountain View Register at the local level under Criterion a (Persons) for its association with J.

Luther McPheeters, an early civic leader and employee of Minton Lumber Company; and under Criterion c (Design) as a good local example of a Craftsman single-family residence. 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 locally listed in the Mountain View Register. Several additions have been made to the rear facade and detached garage, however, these changes are not visible from the public-right-of-way and therefore do not compromise the overall integrity of the property. The original overall form, design and materials remain intact. The period of signiﬁcance is 1910 to 1953, the year of construction through J.L. McPheeters' death.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Gable roof with hipped skirt at sides, and prominent gable dormer Overhanging eaves with exposed rafters
Recessed partial-width porch with simple square posts
Horizontal wood clapboard siding
Original one-over-one wood sash windows with ogee lugs
Picture window with divided-lite transom.

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.
"Historic Resources Inventory Form: 322 View Street." City of Mountain View, March 13, 2002.

Mountain View city directories. Accessed online September 2024, Ancestry.com.

N.d. Aerial Photograph. Mountain View Public Library.

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

United States Federal Census (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: 327 VIEW ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1345 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823015 *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 - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width, Secondary/Rear Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Projecting, central porch has a low-pitched gable roof supported by paired, square wood 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
1921; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

HARRIS GEORGE W JR AND VALERIE E, 327 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 # 327 VIEW 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 residence was originally constructed in 1921. By 1956 a detached garage was constructed at the rear of the parcel. Between 1956 and 2009, alterations were made to the side porch, removing a west-facing wall and possibly removing a side entrance.
*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: 1921 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 home 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 building was originally constructed in 1921. The earliest known owner and occupant was Waldo Cadwell in 1930, a maintenance worker for Stanford University. Subsequent known occupants include William Davis in the 1940s, a building contractor, and Perry McPheeters in the 1960s, an instructor for PanAm airlines.

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 and historic integrity for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. The building is a good local example of a Craftsman style bungalow.

While modest in scale, the bungalow expresses the distinctive features of the style including a low gable roof, exposed rafter tails, wood lattice vent in gable ends, and a small projecting porch. Therefore, the building continues to be eligible for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Design).

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
The period of signiﬁcance is the year the building was constructed, 1921. Due to foliage on the property, and the distance of some features from the public right of way, it was diﬃcult to observe whether common alterations such as replacement windows were conducted on this property. Observed alterations at a side porch on the north facade are, alone, minor impairments to the integrity of the building.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Gable roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails Wood clapboard siding
Wood lattice vent in gable end
Porch with paired square posts and arched beam
Original fenestration pattern and any original windows
Gabled, projecting side porch.

Continuation of B12. References:

City of Mountain View, "327 View Street input form," Mountain View Historic Register, March 15, 2002.

Google Street View (2009, 2022).

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

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: 344 VIEW ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1346 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823021 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Craftsman Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Gabled roof projecting porch; blind, gabled dormer with ﬂared eaves at primary facade; gabled dormer at side facade; and interior brick chimney. In the north corner of the backyard, there is an ancillarydwelling unit with jerkinhead roof and shingle siding that was converted from a one-story garage with attached two-story shed. *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.1908; Mountain View Register of Historic
Resources
*P7. Owner and Address:

SUTHERLAND SYLVIA R TRUSTEE, 386 VELARDE
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 # 344 VIEW ST
B1. Historic Name: Swall House
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History:
344 View Street was built ca.1908. From comparison with an early historic photograph, it appears that several minor alterations were made to the primary facade including the replacement of turned spindles along the balustrade of the entry porch, removal of bracketed window boxes, and removal of small ﬁnials at the gable peaks.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Wolfe & McKenzie b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1851-1909) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: ca.1908-1935 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: B/2 (Persons), C/3 (Design)
Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: Not Evaluated for Mountain View Register Statement of Signiﬁcance:
344 View Street is a Craftsman style single-family 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 residence was designed by Wolfe & McKenzie for George and Ellen G. ("Nellie") Swall ca.1908. George H. Swall was a prominent local butcher and banker in early Mountain View. The residence was designed by the San Jose-based ﬁrm Wolfe & McKenzie in the Craftsman style. Wolfe & McKenzie was a proliﬁ c ﬁrm founded by master architect Frank Delos Wolfe (1863-1926) and Charles S. McKenzie (1874-1957). The ﬁrm operated throughout the Santa Clara Valley from 1899 to 1910, however, the majority of their work was concentrated in San Jose. While they produced designs in a range of styles, the partnership was known for a signature style that utilized hipped or gable-and-hipped roofs, small dormers, wide overhanging boxed eaves, wood sash double-hung or picture windows with simple divided lites at the upper sash, and second-story decks or balconies. In Mountain View, the ﬁrm designed the Richardsonian Romanesque-style Farmers & Merchants Bank building on Castro Street in 1905. The original property owner of 344 View Street, George Swall (1858-1935), was a prominent local butcher and banker in early Mountain View, and his wife Nellie (1859-1944). Swall opened Swall's Meat Market at Castro and Villa Streets in 1884 before eventually becoming a banker and rising to the role of president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank (opened in 1905). He also served as a Mountain View City Council Member from 1902 through 1911. The subject property was the third house built for the Swalls in Mountain View, following a house built in 1888 at the southeast corner of Villa and Hope Streets (non-extant) and a second house built in 1901 at 224 Hope Street (non-extant). The Swalls occupied 334 View Street through 1944, when Nellie Swall died.

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
At an unknown date, a gabled dormer was added at each of the side facades and the rear facade. The building footprint otherwise remained unchanged through 1956, after which at least two additions were made to the rear porch, enclosing the existing portion and adding an additional one-story volume. The one-story garage with an attached two-story shed, built at an unknown date, was later converted to residential use, but appears to have its original form, massing, and overall design. A separate detached two-car garage shelter was added at an unknown date. No further exterior alterations were noted.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
344 View Street appears eligible for the National Register and California Register under Criteria B/2 for its association with pioneering early resident of Mountain View George Swall and as the only surviving residence of the Swall family. The property is also eligible under C/3 as an excellent local example of Craftsman architecture designed by master architects Wolfe & McKenzie. The subject property conveys most of its original characteristics and materiality as designed by Wolfe & McKenzie in 1908. Several small features, including ﬁnials and window boxes, were removed and the balusters replaced at the primary facade, but other original materials and features remain intact. The building retains its hipped roof, front porch with distinctive battered columns, blind dormer with ﬂared gable roof, and original fenestration pattern and wood windows. Three dormers were added to the secondary facades at an unknown date, however, they appear to be compatible with the overall form, massing, and stylistic motifs of the original design. Therefore, 344 View Street retains suﬃcient overall integrity for listing in the National Register and California Register. The period of signiﬁcance is c.1908-1935, spanning the year of construction through the year of George Swall's death. This evaluation does not address Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing (excluding dormer additions)
Hipped roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails Partial-width porch with gabled roof, battered piers above square columns, bargeboard with simple dual linear elements, and a peaked arched opening facing east
Dormer with a vented gable end and ﬂared gable roof
Fenestration pattern and roupings of three wood double-hung windows with a simple divided-lite upper sash T ongue and groove with watertable
Detached rear former garage.

Continuation of B12. References:

California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939. Accessed online September 2024, Ancestry.com. Carey & Co. Inc, "Citywide Historic Properties Survey Mountain View, California." Vols. I and II. Prepared for City of Mountain View, September 1, 2008.

George Swall Home. Unknown. Photograph. California Revealed from Mountain View Public Library. https:/ /californiarevealed.org/do/6ae02803-c1c7-4077-869c-fb31a2cd7ece#page/1.

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

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

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1965). Accessed online September 2024, https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/FrameFinder/.

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 482 VIEW ST
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 472 VIEW ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2040 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15823059 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk 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: Wood Window Style: Fixed, Double-Hung Window Material: Vinyl Porch: Full Width Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Front gabled roof, recessed porch, and rear ell. Large mature date palm on the property. The adjacent residential property features a low-pitched roof and overhanging eaves. Parcel features two buildings set back to the rear behind a shared parking area.
*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
1899; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

KAGARLITSKY ROMAN AND VALENTINA ET AL,
641 FULTON ST, 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 # 472 VIEW ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Folk Victorian/National Folk
*B6. Construction History: The single-family house located at the north (right) side of the parcel was built in 1899 and appears on the 1908 Sanborn map as a small wood-frame dwelling with front porch. By 1921, the rear ell of the residence was added. The 1943 Sanborn map shows the footprint of the adjacent residential building located at the southern (left) side of the parcel, formerly labeled with the address 478 View Street. From visual analysis of the adjacent building's style and materiality, it was likely constructed during the 1930s.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Prominent or Unusual Tree
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1851-1909) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1899 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 multi-family residential property located in the Old Mountain View neighborhood designed in the Folk Victorian style and associated with the theme of Residential Development (1851-1909) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement.

The property is comprised of four buildings built over a period beginning 1899 to approximately the 1960s. The earliest structure on the parcel is a modest Folk Victorian cottage that is likely one of the oldest surviving residential properties in Mountain View.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP3. Multiple family property

*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
In addition to the two residences facing the street, the parcel includes two other residential buildings set back to the rear behind a shared parking lot, which are not visible from the public right-of-way. These buildings appear in historic aerial photographs beginning around the 1960s. All windows and doors on both buildings fronting View Street appear to have been replaced at an unknown date.

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 a rare extant example of the Folk Victorian style in Mountain View and an example of early residential construction patterns. Thus, the property is eligible for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Architecture) with a period of signiﬁcance of 1899, the year of construction. The ancillary buildings on the property built ca. 1930s and 1960s are not eligible, due to lack of signiﬁcance. Despite the construction of a rear ell and alterations to doors and windows, the e 1899 residence retains suﬃcient historic integrity.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Front gabled roof
Original clapboard siding, likely redwood
Covered front porch with wood-frame trusses, square clapboard piers, and wood posts Continuation of B12. References:

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

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

University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1965). Accessed online July 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: 361 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1320 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15835021 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1
Roof Style: Compound, Gable Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle, Clay Tile Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Double-Hung, Fixed Window Material: Vinyl Porch: None Garage: Surface Parking Lot
Other Architectural/Site Features: Concrete masonry unit (CMU) wall along street topped with bricks; stone veneer at base and wide entry steps leading to a large arched entrance.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP13. Community center/social hall *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
1937; Bettencourt, p. 235
*P7. Owner and Address:

SOCIEDADE DA FESTA VAELHA DE OF MT VIEW,
361 VILLA 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 # 361 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name: Sociedade da Festa Velha (SFV) do Divino Espirito Santo No. 1 Hall B2. Common Name: S.V.F. Portuguese Hall of Mountain View/S.V.F. Lodge B3. Original Use: Institutional B4. Present Use: Institutional *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History:
361 Villa Street was built in 1937 as a social hall for the Sociedade da Festa Velha do Divino Espirito Santo. At the time of construction, the parcel was located in a semi-rural unincorporated part of Santa Clara County that was surrounded by orchards until around the 1960s. Sanborn maps from 1943 show the original conﬁguration of buildings comprising a main social hall, detached chapel, and detached kitchen.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1937-ca.1975 Property Type: Institutional Applicable NR/CR Criteria: A/1 (Events) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
361 Villa Street is a Spanish Colonial Revival style social hall located in the Old 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 property was built as a social hall by Mountain View's Portuguese community.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP36. Ethnic Minority Property (Portuguese/Portuguese American)

*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
By the late 1940s, a large addition was added to the kitchen building at the rear southeast corner of the parcel, and additional auxiliary buildings were constructed at the rear southwest corner of the property by the 1980s. From visual analysis of the exterior, it appears that stone veneer wainscotting was added and many windows were replaced at an unknown date. The entry steps to the chapel also appear to have been replaced.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
In the mid-19th century, Portuguese settlers began migrating in large numbers to California, with many families settling in the Santa Clara Valley, where they worked in the agricultural industry. Many immigrant communities established organizations such as benevolent societies and social halls to gather and celebrate the cultural heritage and religious traditions of their native regions. Mountain View is one of few California towns of comparable size to boast two Portuguese social halls during the early 20th century. In 1926, the Irmandade da Festa do Espirito Santo (IFES) was established to carry on Azorean traditions associated with the Holy Ghost Festival. In 1929, the organization split, and the Sociedade da Festa Velha (SFV) was created. SFV constructed their own Portuguese Hall of Mountain View at 361 Villa Street in 1937. Since opening, SVF has hosted an annual Holy Ghost festival with an elaborate parade and other rituals associated with Aezorean Portuguese and Catholic cultural heritage, and continues to serve the community in this capacity today.

Overall form and massing of the detached social hall and chapel Clay roof tiles
Stucco cladding
Arched openings
Arched alcove with metal crown and grille above the primary entrance to the chapel Gabled portico entrance with arched openings to the social hall.

Continuation of B12. References:

Bettencourt, Joe. “Mountain View (Sociedade da Festa Velha), 1926.” In The Holy Ghost Festas: A Historic Perspective of the Portuguese in California, ed. T ony P. Goulart, 235-7. San Jose, CA: Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, 2003.

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

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

Sanborn Map Company, ﬁre insurance maps (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: 515 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1355 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15822031 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Vernacular Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Rolled
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung, Fixed Window Material: Vinyl Porch: Full Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Residential building consists of a front volume with similar appearance to a tank house; attached to a rear volume with hipped roof and rectangular plan.
*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.1921-1943; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

KUTTNER RICHARD B AND SCHMIDT KATRIN,
515 VILLA 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 # 515 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular
*B6. Construction History: From analysis of Sanborn Insurance maps, the property appears to have been constructed between 1921 and 1943. The earliest available documentation of the building on the 1943 Sanborn map indicates it as a narrow residence that was two-stories at the front and one-and-a-half stories at the rear, with a small one-story room at the back. Based on a 1979 photo, the rear portion of the building originally had a gabled roof. The 1943 Sanborn also shows a detached rear garage. The lot was originally part of a larger parcel with several residences and rear outbuildings, including the James Shower House at 206 Bush Street. The larger parcel was subdivided during the 1920s or 1930s.

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 B6. Construction History
A review of historic photographs and aerials indicates that the small one-story addition to the west side facade and one-story addition to the rear facade were added sometime after 1979. Other alterations noted from visual analysis include replacement doors and vinyl sash windows.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
While the subject property resembles the massing of a water tank house, analysis of Sanborn ﬁres insurance maps indicates that the property appears to have been originally constructed as a residential building. The subject building cannot be identiﬁed as the work of an architect or designer of merit. Furthermore, 515 Villa Street does not appear to be 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 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 or integrity for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, the property is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. It is a unique local example of early 20th-century vernacular housing in Old Mountain View and therefore retains eligibility for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c (Architecture) with a period of signiﬁcance of ca.1921-1943, the estimated date range of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Two-story height
Pyramid hipped roof
Wood frame full-width entry porch with Tuscan columns and wood spindle baluster T ongue and groove horizontal wood siding
Original fenestration pattern.

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 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 July 2024, https:/ /www.historicaerials.com/viewer.

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

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 833 VILLA ST
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 831 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1233 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15813034 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Gable, Parapet Roof Material: Built Up Roof/Tar and Gravel Exterior Material: Concrete - Precast, Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Storefront Window Material: Wood
Porch: Recessed Entrance Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Applied precast plaster ornament above divided-lite wood transom, and red clay tile along stepped parapet and pent eave.
*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:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1928; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

TOPLAND ASSOCIATES, 786 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 # 831 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History:

The building was originally constructed in 1928. In 2014, minor original ﬁxtures including door handles were replaced. In 2015, the center pane of the transom window over each storefront was replaced with an external air conditioning unit. *B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Commercial Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1928 Property Type: Commercial 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 commercial building located in downtown Mountain View designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and is 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 1928. The building has been occupied by a variety of stores and businesses since its construction through 2024. In 1931 and 1932, it was listed as the oﬃce of the Minton Company.

As elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement, the Minton Company was a major employer in Mountain View in the early 20th century. Their lumber yard was located on Bush Street between Evelyn Avenue and Villa Street, three blocks northeast of the subject property. The Minton Company expanded into the general construction industry in the 1920s, and is responsible for the construction of many high-style houses and buildings of the decade in Mountain View and surrounding cities like Palo Alto. The Minton Company sold oﬀ its construction department in 1931 due to the Great Depression, and relocated its headquarters from Palo Alto back to Mountain View to refocus on the lumber business. The Minton Company operated from its Bush Street location in Mountain View until 1996, and the Minton Company shut down in 2010. Research suggests that it was unlikely that the o ﬃce at the subject building was the primary o ﬃce for the Minton Company in 1931 and 1932. While the purpose or role of the Minton Company o ﬃce at the subject building was not uncovered through research, it may have been related to the chaotic reconsolidation of the company during those years when the building department was sold o ﬀ and ownership of the Minton Company appears to change several times. As such, the subject building does not appear to be signiﬁcantly related to the Minton Company.

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 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 an example of a Spanish Colonial style commercial building from the 1920s in downtown Mountain View, and is eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall one-story rectangular massing
Stepped parapet
Red clay tiles on parapet and pent eave
Precast plaster ornaments
Divided-lite wood clerestory windows
Wood-frame storefront windows and doors
Wood-frame transom windows
Conﬁguration of storefronts with angled entrances to the east.

Continuation of B12. References:
"Company Moves Headquarters," The Peninsula Times Tribune, January 30, 1932.

Google Street View (2007, 2014, 2015, 2023).
"Minton Company Is Facing Change," The Peninsula Times Tribune, April 10, 1931. "Minton Firm T o Concentrate On Construction Activities," The Peninsula Times Tribune, April 18, 1931.

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.

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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: 895 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1233 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15813053 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Moderne/Streamline Moderne Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Barrel Vault, Flat with Parapet Roof Material: Asphalt - Rolled Exterior Material: Concrete - Board Formed Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Fixed, Storefront Window Material: Steel, Wood Porch: None Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Fixed steel windows in the barrel vault. Non-original stone cladding is located along the main facade and an outdoor dining patio is located along the west side of the building. *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:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1939; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

KAO YO-JU TRUSTEE, 725 GAIL AVE, SUNNYVALE
CA 94086
*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 # 895 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name: Purity Stores
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Moderne/Streamline Moderne
*B6. Construction History:

The subject building was originally constructed in 1939. It originally featured aluminum storefront windows with tile bulkheads and a cloth awning along the primary (north) facade. The building was expanded to the west with a ﬂat-roofed addition in 1959. By 2007, the original storefront windows and doors were removed.

The property is a one-story commercial building 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 1939 as a Purity Stores grocery store. It was occupied by Purity Stores through at least 1965, and by 1969 it was occupied by the Villa Plaza grocery store. In 1974 the building was occupied by Hon's Palace restaurant, and has continued to be occupied by a variety of restaurants since 1974 through 2024.

The building was originally constructed in the Streamline Moderne style including features such as the barrel roof and streamline grooves at the top of the corners of the parapet on the primary facade. This original design is one of many concrete, barrel vault roof stores constructed by the Purity Stores grocery chain. This was a signature design that helped visually identify Purity stores, and create brand identity. Purity Stores were established in San Francisco in 1929, and had locations throughout the Bay Area and north California. The design featured in the subject building is typical of their purpose-built grocery stores, and was used, with small variations, in many of their locations in the late 1930s and 1940s. Some former Purity Store buildings still exist with various degrees of integrity. The closest extant former Purity Stores buildings of this design are in Burlingame, Paciﬁ c Grove, and Livermore. The subject building appears to be the only remaining Purity Store building utilizing its iconic barrel vault roof design within Santa Clara County.

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 and historic integrity for individual designation in the National Register or California Register, it is an increasingly rare regional example of a Streamline Moderne barrel vault style Purity Stores building, and is eligible for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c (Design).

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
In 2012, the primary facade was altered again, adding a vertical ribbed steel marquee, stone cladding at the corners, and adding three sets of glazed wood-frame accordion-style folding doors in new openings.

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. As 895 Villa Street retains some character deﬁning features including, most importantly, the iconic barrel vault roof, concrete construction, and steel clerestory windows, the property retains suﬃcient historic integrity to convey its local signiﬁcance for Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

One-story massing
Barrel vault roof
Concrete Construction
Original steel clerestory windows withinthe end of the barrel vault roof Other remaining Streamline Moderne style details and ornaments, such as grooved speedlines in concrete parapet wall (if extant behind non-original metal cladding at the northeast corner).

Continuation of B12. References:
"Base Hotel, 857 Villa Street," Photograph, Mountain View Public Library, ca. 1954.

David Gwynn, “Purity Stores (California),” Groceteria.com, February 5, 2009, accessed October 4, 2024, https:/ /www.groceteria.com/store/regional-chains/purity-stores/.

Debra Jane Seltzer, “California Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings: Purity Stores: RoadsideArchitecture.Com,” Roadside Architecture, accessed October 4, 2024, https:/ /www.roadarch.com/deco/capurity.html.

Google Street View (2007, 2009, 2013).
"Purity Stores," Mountain View Register-Leader, December 7, 1939.

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.

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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: 938 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1236 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15815022 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Queen Anne Plan Shape: Rectangle
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 1.5
Roof Style: Gable-on-Hip Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel, Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Bay Window, Double-Hung, Slider Window Material: Wood, Metal Porch: Wraparound Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Compound roof form with front gable and hipped volume; Palladian window and wood shingle cladding at the gable end; partial-width wrap-around porch with Tuscan columns and low walls; front and side angled bay windows; non-original outdoor patio structures and pergola.
*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:

May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
ca.1894; Jean McCloskey, Livable Mountain View.
"Weilheimer House." National Register of Historic
Places Registration Form. National Park Service,
October 2018.
*P7. Owner and Address:

AVIET THOMAS G ET AL, 938 VILLA 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 # 938 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name: Weilheimer House
B2. Common Name: Chez TJ Restaurant
B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Queen Anne
*B6. Construction History: 938 Villa Street was built in ca.1894 as a single-family residence for Julius Weilheimer. Sanborn maps dating to 1888, 1897, 1904, and 1908 show that the original footprint of the property was changed sometime between 1897 and 1904 from a smaller T-plan building to its current, more rectangular footprint with angled bay windows and a corner 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 (1851-1909) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: ca.1894-1908 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: B/2 (Persons), C/3 (Design)
Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion a (Persons), MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
938 Villa Street is a Queen Anne style former residence, now operating as a restaurant, located in Old Mountain View, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1859-1909) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The property was built for Julius and Fannie Ickelheimer Weilheimer. The Weilheimers were prominent early members of the Mountain View community and were involved in several commercial and civic endeavors. Julius Weilheimer owned and operated S. Weilheimer & Sons General Merchandise store located at 124 Castro Street, inherited from his parents Seligman and Sohpie Weilheimer, some of Mountain View's earliest residents.

The family was also prominent in Santa Clara Valley's early wine industry. Julius Weilheimer played an important role in the formation of Mountain View's early government; serving as postmaster between 1886 and 1889, a founder of the Farmers & Merchants Bank (201 Castro Street), and a member of the ﬁrst Mountain View Board of Trustees until 1907. The family sold the property and moved to San Francisco in 1908. In the 1980s, the property was converted to commercial use and has since been occupied by the Chez TJ restaurant.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP2. Single family property

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

On April 22, 2019 the property was determined eligible with owner objection by the Keeper of the National Register; the property was automatically listed in the California Register. 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
A review of a 1905 photograph shows that 938 Villa Street retains its overall historic massing and exterior materials, apart from the replacement of the original turned spindle balustrade with a solid low wall and removal of knee brace brackets beneath the eave of the front gable. In the 1980s, the property was converted to use as a restaurant and several alterations were made including the construction of small additions to the rear facade, replacement of the Palladian window glazing with stained glass, and the replacement of original stair treads with slate pavers. An outdoor patio dining area and fence were added in 2020. Other windows may have been replaced on the side and rear facades.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
954 Villa Street is currently listed in the California Register, and appears to to retain eligibility for the National Register, California Register, and Mountain View Register at the local level under Criterion B/2/a for its direct association with important early Mountain View civic leader and businessperson Julius Weillheimer; and under Criterion C/3/c as a rare and distinctive surviving residential example of the Queen Anne style. With only several minor exterior alterations since the building was expanded by Weilheimer c. 1904 including the replacement of the original Palladian window with stained glass, alterations to the balustrade of the front porch, and additions to the rear facades, the property appears to retain most of its historic architectural features and materials. While the property has also changed in use from residential to commercial, it remains readable as a residential building. Therefore, 938 Villa Street appears to retain all aspects of integrity and has suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register, California Register, and the Mountain View Register with a period of signiﬁcance of 1894, the estimated year of construction, to 1908, when the Weilheimer family moved to San Francisco.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Gable-on-hipped roof
Palladian window (excluding stained glass)
Wood lap siding and wood shingle cladding at the gable end Partial-width wrap-around porch with Tuscan columns
Original fenestration including front and side projecting bay windows Original one-over-one double-hung wood sash windows with ogee lugs.

Continuation of B12. References:

Bridget Maley. “938 Villa Street, Mountain View.” Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record and Building, Structure, and Object Record Forms. State of California, January 2018.

Jean McCloskey, Livable Mountain View. "Weilheimer House." National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service, October 2018.

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

Sarah M. Dreller, Nancy Goldenberg, and Connor E. Turnbull. “938-970 Villa Street.” Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record and Building, Structure, and Object Record Forms. State of California, February 2003.

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:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 954 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15815023 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Reinforced Concrete Number of Stories: 1 Roof Style: Flat with Parapet, Monitor Roof Material: Spanish Clay Tile Exterior Material: Concrete - Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU), Stucco Primary Door Material: Fully Glazed Window Style: Casement, Storefront Window Material: Steel, Wood Porch: Recessed Entrance Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Recessed arched entryway, corbeled cornice; and gable monitor center with steel windows. *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
1931; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:

M AND J LAND AND EQUIPMENT LEASING
COMPANY, 954 VILLA 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 # 954 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name: Air Base Laundry
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Commercial B4. Present Use: Commercial *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: 954 Villa Street opened as Air Base Laundry in 1931. Following the change in use from industrial to restaurant and brewery in the late 1980s, the building underwent alterations to the interior and exterior.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Carl Lindholm & Sons *B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Commercial Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1931-1935 Property Type: Commercial Applicable NR/CR Criteria: C/3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
954 Villa Street is a commercial building located in Old Mountain View, associated with the theme of Commercial Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The property opened as Air Base Laundry in 1931 through 1935 and has continued to be used as a laundry under various occupants through the 1960s, after which it became vacant. In 1968, the building was occupied by an electric warehouse, followed by a restaurant and brewery in 1988. The original business name appears to be a reference to the nearby Air Base Sunnyvale, that had just opened. It is now home to a commercial oﬃce space.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

None

*B12. References:

See Continuation Sheet.

B13. Remarks:

On April 22, 2019 the property was determined eligible with owner objection by the Keeper of the National Register; the property was automatically listed in the California 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 B6. Construction History
Alterations to the exterior consisted of the replacement of the storefront door and windows, excluding those at the clerestory level. The primary facade originally featured two large plate glass windows, replaced with multi-lite sash industrial windows. Other minor exterior alterations include the addition of new commercial signage and triangular shades at the side setback.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
954 Villa Street is currently listed in the California Register and is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C/3 as an excellent example of a commercial building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style reﬂective of the architecture, planning, and development patterns implemented at Air Base Sunnyvale. The property is also eligibility for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c. With only several minor alterations including the replacement of storefront windows and doors, the property retains all aspects of integrity and has suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register, California Register, and the Mountain View Register with a period of signiﬁcance of 1931, the year of construction. The following Statement of Signiﬁcance Summary Paragraph was provided in the Draft National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (2018): "The building at 954 Villa Street in Mountain View, California is signiﬁcant under National Register of Historic Places Criterion C in the area of architecture at the local level of signiﬁcance as an excellent example of its type and style. The small- scale, Spanish Revival style commercial building, is located in downtown Mountain View’s commercial center. Built during a period of expansion in Mountain View directly related to the establishment of the nearby AirBase Sunnyvale (now Moﬀett Field), the building, historically known as the Air Base Laundry, reﬂects the fervor over the selection, planning and development of Air Base Sunnyvale, including the selected style of architecture for the base’s ﬁrst buildings, Spanish Revival. The period of signiﬁcance for the property is 1931 through 1935, its date of construction through the end of operation by Air Base Laundry, which also falls within the time frame that the Spanish Revival style was immensely popular in California, from 1915 to into the 1930s." The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Stucco cladding at the primary facade and concrete side walls Pent parapet with clay roof tiles
Arched corbeled cornice below the parapet
Arched, recessed entryway with fully glazed, metal frame semi-circular transom and sidelights Symmetrical placement of ﬁve recessed clerestory windows on either side of the main facade, with six lites Monitor roof
Divided-lite steel sash industrial windows with awning operability at the side facades.

Continuation of B12. References:

Bridget Maley. “Tied House-954 Villa Street, Mountain View.” Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record and Building, Structure, and Object Record Forms. State of California, January 2018.

Jean McCloskey. “Air Base Laundry.” National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service, Draft, October 2018.

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:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 1043 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1237 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15813007 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Queen Anne Plan Shape: Irregular
Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Compound Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel, Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Bay Window, Casement, Double-Hung Window Material: Wood Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Cross-gabled roof with hipped rear volume; pedimented gable dormer at primary facade; patterned shingle siding with alternating rows of scalloped and square shingles; and partial-width porch with tapered square posts. The bay window and porch have hipped gabled.
*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
1904; The Leader
*P7. Owner and Address:

PURDON SIMON J AND WILSON KATE, 1043
VILLA 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 # 1043 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name:

B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Queen Anne
*B6. Construction History: The property was constructed in 1904. The front porch is not original and was added sometime after 1956. A detached rear garage, likely built concurrently with the main residence, was expanded by 1943. *B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Mahlon K. Taylor
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Residential Development (1851-1909) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1904 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 single-family home located in Old Mountain View designed in the Queen Anne style that is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1851-1909) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. It was built by Mahlon K.

Taylor in 1904 in the Bailey Tract subdivision along with the neighboring house at 1025 Villa Street, which has a similar design. The residence was ﬁrst occupied by Pierre and Victoria Klein. Pierre Klein was a native of Alsace, France, and a renowned winemaker in San Francisco and on the San Francisco Peninsula.

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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Apart from its ownership by Pierre Klein, whose winemaking endeavors are not directly associated with 1043 Villa Street, 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 residence does not rise to a level of historic signiﬁcance for listing in the National Register or California Register, 1043 Villa Street is currently listed in the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Architecture) as a rare surviving example of the Queen Anne style in Mountain View, and continues to retain eligibility. The building exhibits distinctive features of the style, including the asymmetrical arrangement of the facade, steep pitched roof, decorative shingle patterning, bargeboard, and partial-width porch with tapered porch columns. Very few exterior alterations are visible; therefore, the property retains all aspects of overall historic integrity for listing in the Mountain View Register with a period of signiﬁcance of 1904, the year of construction.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Cross-gabled roof with steep pitch and eave returns
Belt course
Horizontal wood and patterned shingle siding
Pedimented gable dormer
Decorative bargeboard elements framing either side of the dormer Original partially glazed wood-paneled front door
Fenestration pattern and original double-hung wood sash windows with ogee lugs Square bay window with hipped roof
Exterior brick chimney.

Continuation of B12. References:
“Brief Notes.” 1904. The Leader II (3).

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

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P1. Other Identiﬁer: 1240 VILLA ST
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 1200 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1126 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15404012 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Gable Roof Material: Spanish Clay Tile
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Fully Glazed Window Style: Arched Window Material: Metal
Porch: Recessed Entrance Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features:

Metal balconettes; wrought iron metal light ﬁxtures; plaster ornamentation with roundel reading "Paciﬁc Press"; and tall, narrow arched openings with glass block. *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP13. Community center/social hall *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
1948; Mountain View Public Library
*P7. Owner and Address:

GOOGLE INC, 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY,
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 # 1200 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name: Paciﬁc Press Auditorium
B2. Common Name: 1240 Villa Street
B3. Original Use: Institutional B4. Present Use: T ech/Corporate Campus *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: The subject building was built in 1948. An aerial photograph of the Paciﬁc Press campus dating to approximately the 1950s shows that the subject building has retained its footprint, massing, and roof form. However, the building was shown with no fenestration along the south facade. Seven arched windows have since been installed along the south facade, each with black metal mullions.

A Sanborn map from 1956 labels the building as the "church auditorium" and notes a wood truss roof.

See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Signiﬁcance: Theme: Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1945-1979) Area: Mountain View
Period of Signiﬁcance: 1948-1983 Property Type: Institutional Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion b (Events) Statement of Signiﬁcance:

The property is a Spanish Colonial Revival-style auditorium on the former Paciﬁ c Press campus located in the Shoreline West area of Mountain View. It is signiﬁcant under the theme of Civic Growth and Social, Religious & Cultural Development (1945-1979) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The subject building was built in 1948 for the Paciﬁ c Press Publishing campus to serve as an auditorium and convention space for religious and employee programming. Damage was repaired and buildings rebuilt immediately following, and the facilities continued to expand over the subsequent years.

The Paciﬁc Press was founded in 1904 in Mountain View as a Seventh-Day Adventist publishing business and was a major employer in Mountain View, and stimulated the residential development of the surrounding Shorline West neighborhood. The campus was severely damaged by the 1906 Earthquake and subsequent ﬁres two months later.

See Continuation Sheet.

B11. Additional Resource Attributes:

HP16. Religious 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
From visual analysis of the building and comparison with an undated color postcard, it appears likely that newer glazed window and door systems were installed within the existing recessed arched entryways. An accessible ramp was added in recent years.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
The subject building was purpose-built in 1948 as an auditorium and was not known to provide any direct function related to the operation of the printing press business. Rather, the auditorium was used for employee gatherings and gatherings of the wider Seventh-day Adventist community. Other Paciﬁc Press buildings have been demolished or substantially altered such that the full property does not retain historic integrity for listing in the National Register or California Register. As the auditorium served a more ancillary, social function to the Paciﬁc Press printing facilities, the building does not appear to rise to a level of individual signiﬁcance for listing in the National Register or California Register. However, the building is eligible for listing in the Mountain View Historic Register, as it was used by printing press employees for programming and is the last remaining extant building associated with the wider local Seventh-day Adventist community and Paciﬁc Press campus, which was very signiﬁcant to the development of Mountain View. The period of signiﬁcance is 1948, the year of construction, through 1983, when the Paciﬁc Press moved to Nampa, Idaho. Large arched windows have been installed along the south facade of the subject building, diminishing integrity of design, and the setting has been impacted as other Paciﬁc Press buildings have been demolished or substantially altered and the site redeveloped for a tech campus. However, the building retains all other aspects of integrity including location, association, and feeling, which are most relevant to Criterion b (Events).

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall footprint and massing
Gable roof with clay tiles and no eaves
Stucco cladding and brick base
Three arched openings at ground level at northwest facade Arched windows with metal mullions in recessed niche, above north facade main entrance Wrought iron balconette
Wrought iron and art glass decorative ﬁxtures on the northwest facade Tall, narrow arched openings with glass block on northwest facade Decorative plaster ornament with roundel reading "Paciﬁc Press" in gable end of the northwest facade.

Continuation of B12. References:

Aerial photograph of Paciﬁc Press., ca.1950s. Mountain View Public Library. Accessed May 8, 2024. https:/ /calisphere.org/item/46989a230c917422e1c82a5b5a360b5e/.

Colored Postcard Showing the Paciﬁc Press Auditorium, Built in 1948. Undated. Mountain View Public Library. http:/ /archive.org/details/cmv_001037.

Sanborn Map Company. “Insurance Maps of Mountain View, California.” Sanborn Map Company, 1956. 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: 1209 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1123 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15409043 *P3a. Description:

Architectural Style: Dutch Colonial Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Gambrel Roof Material: Asphalt - Shingle
Exterior Material: Wood - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel, Wood - Shingle Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Portico Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Cross-gambrel roof at the gambrel roof ends; wood sash double-hung windows with divided upper lites; and interior 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
1907; Mountain View Register-Leader
*P7. Owner and Address:

LENTCZNER MARK TRUSTEE & ET AL, 1209 VILLA
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 # 1209 VILLA ST
B1. Historic Name: Malone House
B2. Common Name:

B3. Original Use: Residential - Single-Family B4. Present Use: Residential - Single-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Dutch Colonial
*B6. Construction History: 1209 Villa Street was built in 1907.

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 (1851-1909) Area: Mountain View Period of Signiﬁcance: 1907 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: 3 (Design) Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: Not Evaluated for Mountain View Register Statement of Signiﬁcance:
1209 Villa Street is a Dutch Colonial Revival-style single-family residence occupying a visually prominent corner in the Shoreline West neighborhood, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1859-1909) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. 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 Paciﬁ c Press publishing company located directly across Villa Street to the north. Despite the proximity to the Paciﬁ c Press campus, the original owner of the property, J.J. Malone, was not a ﬃliated with the printing press and worked as an agent for the Southern Paciﬁ c Railroad Company. Malone occupied the house through 1926, followed by Pierre and Victorine Klein who owned the property from 1926-1942. Pierre Klein was a native of Alsace, France, and a renowned winemaker in San Francisco and on the San Francisco Peninsula. While Klein was a prominent winemaker and member of the Mountain View community, the subject property is not directly associated with these contributions.

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
In 1999, the property underwent a renovation that included the replacement of most windows in-kind, installation of a new door and sidelites at the primary entrance, the addition of square columns beneath the existing portico, and two projections to the rear south facade.

Between 1908 and 1921, a rear ancillary building was converted and enlarge (or replaced with) a garage; the garage appears to have been altered since.

Continuation of B10. Statement of Signiﬁcance
1655 Villa Street appears eligible for the California Register under Criterion 3 as an excellent local example of the Dutch Colonial Revival style with elements of the Queen Anne style, including wood shingles at the gable ends and double-hung windows with geometric muntins at the upper sash. It was common for residences of this period to include eclectic inﬂuences and to see Queen Anne style features in Colonial Revival homes, which are distinctive for their gambrel roofs. Apart from its period of ownership by Pierre Klein, whose winemaking endeavors are not directly associated with 1655 Villa Street, 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. Any alterations to exterior facades appear to be in-kind or closely compatible, and therefore the property retains suﬃcient overall historic integrity for listing in the California Register.

The period of signiﬁcance is 1907, the year of construction. This evaluation does not address Mountain View Register eligibility.

The character-deﬁning features of the resource include:

Overall form and massing
Cross-gamble roof
Horizontal wood clapboard siding with shingles in the gambrel roof ends Fenestration pattern and wood sash double-hung windows with divided lites Demi-lune wood vents
Entrance portico
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.

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.

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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: 1645 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1136 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15410004 *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 - Clapboard/Lap/Bevel Primary Door Material: Wood Window Style: Slider Window Material: Vinyl
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails; and round Tuscan columns at porch. *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:

JAYASINGHE NILANHI AND WEERASINGHE
VAJIRA E, 10757 S BLANEY AVE, CUPERTINO CA
95014
*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 # 1645 VILLA 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 property was built in 1924. From visual analysis, many original wood windows have been replaced with vinyl sliders.

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: 1924 Property Type: Residential - Single-Family Applicable NR/CR Criteria: None Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Criteria: MVRHR Criterion c (Design) Statement of Signiﬁcance:
1645 Villa Street is a Craftsman-style bungalow 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. 1645 Villa Street 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 Paciﬁ c 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.

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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December 9, 2025