*Recorded by: Page & Turnbull *Date: January 2, 2025 ✓
Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
Other alterations include the replacement of the front and garage doors. A comparison of historic aerial photographs shows that a gabled, one-story rear addition was constructed sometime after 1968. Research could not confirm if the garage is original or altered.
Continuation of B10. Statement of Significance
1645 Villa Street 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 and historic integrity for individual designation in the National Register or California Register. 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. As a modest bungalow it does not rise to a level of distinction as an example of the Craftsman style for listing in the National Register or California Register. However, the property is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. 1645 Villa Street retains eligibility for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c as a good example of a Craftsman bungalow built during a period of increased housing development for local employees of the Pacific Press Association in Shoreline West. 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. 1645 Villa Street has a rear addition that is minimally visible from the public right-of-way, is compatible in scale and design with the original building, and does not detract from the historic integrity.
Replacement of original windows with vinyl-sash sliders has impacted historic integrity, but the overall Craftsman bungalow form, massing, and design remain legible and other original features such as the front porch are intact. As such, the property retains sufficient historic integrity to convey its local significance for Mountain View Register eligibility. The period of significance is 1924, the year of construction.
The character-defining features of the resource include:
Overall form and massing
Low-pitch gabled roof with wide overhanging eaves and exposed rafter and beam ends Partial-width porch with Tuscan columns
Horizontal wood clapboard siding
Vented gable.
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 (1921, 1943, 1956). Accessed via San Francisco Public Library.
University of California, Santa Barbara Library FrameFinder, historic aerials (1968). Accessed online September 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: 1655 VILLA ST City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-1136 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15410003 *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: Vinyl, Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: None
Other Architectural/Site Features: Partial-width projecting porch has battered columns. Low-pitched roof with wide overhanging eaves and exposed beam ends. A one-story rear addition has a gabled roof with a steeper pitch than the original building. A detached garage is set back at the rear of the property.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single family property
*P4. Resources Present:
✓ Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo
P5b. Description of Photo:
May 3, 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
✓ Historic Prehistoric Both
1928; Santa Clara County Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:
CHEN PING TRUSTEE & ET AL, 22064 BAXLEY CT,
CUPERTINO CA 95014
*P8. Recorded by:
Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:
January 2, 2025
*P10. Survey Type: Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: Page & Turnbull, "City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement," prepared for City of Mountain View, Final Draft, October 1, 2024.
*Attachments:
NONE Location Map Sketch Map ✓ Continuation Sheet ✓ Building, Structure and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other
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State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # 1655 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: 1655 Villa Street was built in 1928.
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: 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:
1655 Villa Street is a Craftsman-style single-family residence located in the Shoreline West neighborhood, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. 1655 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:
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
*Date of Evaluation: January 2, 2025
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Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
From visual analysis, it appears that the original wood sash windows were replaced with vinyl or wood windows. A one-story rear addition with a steeper pitched gable roof was likely added in the 1990s, from analysis of aerial photographs.
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. It is not individually associated with persons, events, or broad patterns important to local, California, or national history, nor is it likely to yield information important to history or prehistory. 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, the property is currently listed in the Mountain View Register. The property retains eligibility for local listing under Mountain View Register Criterion c (Design) as a good example of a vernacular bungalow associated with the residential development of Shoreline West following the arrival of Pacific Press. The bungalow, while modest in scale, has several distinctive Craftsman style features, including the prominent front porch with battered columns, exposed beam ends, and wood lattice roof vents. Although the roofline of the rear addition is somewhat visible, the addition is at the rear of the building and the overall original form, massing, and design of the residence remain legible, and other original cladding and architectural features are intact. As such, the property retains sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance for listing in the Mountain View Register. The period of significance is 1928, the year of construction.
The character-defining features of the resource include:
Overall form and massing (excluding rear addition)
Low-pitched roof with wide overhanging eaves and exposed beams Partial-width porch with battered columns
Beveled horizontal wood siding
Fenestration pattern and double-hung windows with divided-lite upper sash Wood lattice vents in gable ends.
Continuation of B12. References:
NETR Online, aerial photographs, 1948-2020. Accessed online September 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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State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
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P1. Other Identifier: 247-255 N WHISMAN RD
*P2. Location: Not for Publication ✓ Unrestricted *a. County: Santa Clara *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Mountain View (Date: 2021)
c. Address: 253 N WHISMAN RD City: Mountain View Zip: 94043-3911 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 16052009 *P3a. Description:
Architectural Style: Vernacular 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 - Panel Window Style: Double-Hung Window Material: Wood
Porch: Partial Width Garage: Detached Garage
Other Architectural/Site Features: Appears to have six single-family residences on site (description refers to central front residence at 253 N Whisman Road). Other buildings include a detached garage and other ancillary/storage buildings. Behind the buildings is an unmaintained apricot orchard.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple family property, HP33. Farm/ranch *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.1930s-1940s; Aerial photographs
*P7. Owner and Address:
FRANCIA GABRIEL TRUSTEE & ET AL, 1454
LEWISTON DR, SUNNYVALE CA 94087
*P8. Recorded by:
Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:
January 2, 2025
*P10. Survey Type: Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: Page & Turnbull, "City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement," prepared for City of Mountain View, Final Draft, October 1, 2024.
*Attachments:
NONE Location Map Sketch Map ✓ Continuation Sheet ✓ Building, Structure and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # 253 N WHISMAN RD
B1. Historic Name: Francia Orchard
B2. Common Name:
B3. Original Use: Agricultural B4. Present Use: Residential - Multi-Family *B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular
*B6. Construction History: The Francia Orchard was planted with apricot trees to its current extent in 1935. By 1939, historic aerial photographs show that several small buildings had been constructed in the northwest corner of the site. By the 1940s, several larger buildings (including the central residence) had been constructed with gable roofs in the center of the furthest western edge of the lot, along with a cluster of smaller buildings constructed at the southwestern corner.
See Continuation Sheet.
*B7. Moved?
✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Garage, Orchard, Outbuildings.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Francia Family
*B10. Significance: Theme: Agricultural & Industrial Development (1910-1944) Area: Mountain View
Period of Significance: 1935-1968 Property Type: Agricultural 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:
The property is an apricot orchard with residential and agricultural support buildings in the North Whisman neighborhood that is associated with the theme of Agricultural & Industrial Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. The orchard at 253 N Whisman Road was established by orchardists Mike and Sera fina Francia in 1935. Mike and Seraphina Francia were both natives of Italy and longtime Mountain View residents. Mike Francia arrived in Crescent City, California from Italy in 1913, eventually moving to San Jose in 1918 and settling in Mountian View in the 1930s. Sera fina, also a native of Italy, settled in Mountain View prior to 1920. In 1935, the Francia family started their own apricot orchard at 253 N. Whisman Road, where they also resided until Mike's death in 1967 and Serafina's death the following year. The family's apricot orchard has since remained in the Francia family, and is significant as the only remaining apricot orchard in the city of Mountain View. Although not currently operational, the apricot trees remain extant in the orchard behind the residences along N Whisman Road. What is now the City of Mountain View was once predominately covered in agricultural land and was part of what was know as the Santa Clara "Valley of Heart's Delight." In 1919, the county had 91,152 acres of fruit tree orchards alone. However, the population growth and in flux of aerospace, electronics, and other high-tech industries in the post-World War II period led to most of this agricultural land being redeveloped.
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
*Date of Evaluation: January 2, 2025
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Continuation Update
Continuation of B6. Construction History
From visual analysis, it appears that two larger residential buildings replaced existing structures at the north and southwestern corners of the property in the 1980s or 1990s. Other extant agricultural and residential buildings appear minimally altered.
Continuation of B10. Statement of Significance
Francia Orchard appears eligible for listing in the National Register, California Register, and the Mountain View Register of Historic Resources at the local level under Criteria A/1/a (Events) as the only remaining orchard in Mountain View and for its association with Mountain View's important early agricultural development history. Francia Orchard also appears eligible under Criteria B/2/b (Persons) for its association with the family of Mike and Serafina Francia and their legacy as important local orchardists. While it is likely that several original residential buildings on the property have been replaced with new construction, the property retains the orchard and overall agricultural character and has sufficient overall historic integrity for listing in the National Register, California Register, and the Mountain View Register. The period of significance is 1935 to 1968, the year the orchard was established through the year of Serafina Francia's death.
The character-defining features of the resource include:
Overall siting and landscape design
Apricot tree species and planting patterns
Agricultural outbuildings and residences that date to the period of significance.
Continuation of B12. References:
Brandon Roth. “Old Orchard Represents Mountain View’s Last Connection to Its Agricultural Past.” Los Altos T own Crier 77, no. 15 (April 10, 2024): 7.
California Division of Forestry. Flight CDF5, Frame 435. April 1, 1948. Photograph. University of California, Santa Barbara Special Collections. https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/apcatalog/report/report.php?filed_by=CDF5.
Fairchild Aerial Surveys. Flight C-5750, Frame 3965. January 1, 1939. Photograph. University of California, Santa Barbara Special Collections. https:/ /mil.library.ucsb.edu/apcatalog/report/report.php?filed_by=C-5750. “Mike Francia.” Palo Alto Times, July 10, 1967, 4.
“Mrs. Francia.” Palo Alto Times, March 3, 1968, 4.
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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: 680 YOSEMITE AV City: Mountain View Zip: 94041-2159 d. UTM:
e. Other Locational Data: Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 15809058 *P3a. Description:
Architectural Style: Tudor Revival/English Cottage Plan Shape: Rectangle Construction Type: Wood Frame Number of Stories: 2
Roof Style: Cross-gabled Roof Material: Flat Clay Tile
Exterior Material: Stucco Primary Door Material: Wood
Window Style: Bay Window, Dormer, Double-Hung Window Material: Wood Porch: Recessed Entrance, stoop Garage: Detached Garage Other Architectural/Site Features:
Steeply pitched cross-gabled roof covered with flat clay tiles. Twin dormers with steep gable roofs on the first floor with an inset demilune motif. Recessed entrance with curved walls. Dormer with shed roof at the second floor. *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
1928; Previous documentation
*P7. Owner and Address:
CAMPIONE RICHARD J AND MARY E TRUSTEE,
680 YOSEMITE AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
*P8. Recorded by:
Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San
Francisco CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:
January 2, 2025
*P10. Survey Type: Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: Page & Turnbull, "City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement," prepared for City of Mountain View, Final Draft, October 1, 2024.
*Attachments:
NONE Location Map Sketch Map ✓ Continuation Sheet ✓ Building, Structure and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
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State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
*Resource Name or # 680 YOSEMITE 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:
680 Yosemite Street was built in 1928 by builder P.N. Doyle. Clay roof tiles replaced the original roofing at an unknown date. Detached garage appears to be original.
*B7. Moved? ✓ No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Garage
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Pat N. Doyle
*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:
680 Yosemite Avenue is a Tudor Revival-style single-family residence located in Old Mountain View, associated with the theme of Residential Development (1910-1944) as elaborated in the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement. 680 Yosemite was the first residence built in the Nelson Manor Tract, which originally included 150 lots. It was constructed by Pat N. Doyle, a notable local contractor and designer who built several other residences in the Nelson Manor Tract. The property was the personal residence of Doyle from 1928 to 1929, however, it was sold to George Batten in 1929 and then sold back to Doyle from 1930 to 1934.
The subject property retains eligibility for the Mountain View Register under Criterion c (Architecture) as an excellent local example of Tudor Revival architecture and the work of notable local builder Pat N. Doyle. The property has been minimally altered and retains a high level of integrity. The period of signifi cance is 1928, the year of construction. The subject property does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under any criteria, as 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. While it is a good local example of Tudor Revival residential architecture, it would not be considered high-style or possessing artistic merit.
The character-defining features of the resource include:
Cross-gabled roof with steep pitch
Stucco cladding
Twin gabled and shed dormers
Recessed, curved entrance
Bay window
Detached garage.
B11. Additional Resource Attributes:
HP4. Ancillary building
*B12. References:
See Continuation Sheet.
B13. Remarks:
The property is currently listed on the Mountain View Register. Property has an active Mills Act contract.
*B14. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull, 170 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
*Date of Evaluation: January 2, 2025
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
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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.
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