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Attachment 5 - 14 Los Laureles Ave Historic Survey DPR

Salinas City Council
November 4, 2025

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Attachment 5 - 14 Los Laureles Ave Historic Survey DPR
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREAT10N
HISTORiC RESOURCESINVENttORY
!DENTIF!CA丁:ON
Ser.No. ~ _HABS_HAER___Loc_SHL No.____N R Status___ ~ UTM: A
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l. Common nama:

2. Hiioric n.-.. Judqe Henrv G. .roroensen P.esidenee
3, Street or rural address: 14 T,os Larrrel es
ciry___S_eljn_as. Zip 9390■ cOunty Irlonterev

4. 002-512-■6Parccl number:

Present Owner: W.E. & 」ean M. ouinlan AddresS:Same as above City Salinas Zip 9 3 9 0I Ownership is: Public Privare

6. Present Use: Residence Original use: Residence

DESCRIPTION
7a. Architectural style: llonterey Colonial
7b. Briefly describe the present physical appearance of the site or structure and describe any maior alterationr frqm itr original condition:

A two-story wood fralned residence, eIl shaoed in p1an. The exteriorwalI cladding is a smooth cement stucco. The cross gabled building is capped with ltission Tile including a segrnentally arched port cochre to \/ the east. The main roof eave undulates above a street facing one storyprojection whose end r^raII bay window is recessed in a shaped frarne.

Two turned posts seDarate the large plate glass form of the opening.

A sma1l gabled projection off the east side of this wing is the en- trance, It is behind a low stucco rvall enclosing an open terrace orpatio. The east end of the second story has a irionterey style balcony recessed under the main roof. ft is suoported by chamfered posts rvithdecorative wood corbels abo.re. The hand rail is simple, with turnedbalusters. Fenestration is irreqular r^rith a variety of window tvpes and forms. There are 2/3 outward opening metal industrial casement as wellas large fixed plate glass windows fronting the principal living areas.

An eave wall chinney rises above the one story entry wing on the vrest(side) elevation. The ground.s are well lanCscaoed and. set back from the

8. Connruction date:

Ectimatod Frctud 193-0-

9. rrhi'`“
Bu∥derErnest F. Qecqo
t t. Approx. ProPt(Y t;13 (in fett)
Frontrgc 90' DapthJ3j-:-
or approx. 3Cro09C

12. Dete(!) of enclorcd photogrrph(s)
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Condition: Exc.ll.nt
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No long.r in !xin.nc!
Alt.r.lionr:

13. 1.

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SIGNIFICANCE

19. Brielly state hisroric.l .nd/or .tchilcctural imponancr (includr deEr, ev.nu, and pcrrcnr rrrcciated with thc !irc.) one of the first three homes constructed in the Maple Park Subdivi.sion in 1930. Developer lrank Porter, businessrnan and civic leader Bruce T. Church and juri-st Ernest Jorgensen were najor cor.ununit\/ figures in Salinas and helped establish the prestige of a llaPf e Park address ' judge Jorgensenrs "rornantic" Spanish horne rvas thoroughllr in keeping with the planned design of the tract and still retains its integrity as constructed. I'lap1e Park was the first Salinas residential subdivision to enploy Orrdcn Clty planning concepts in its layout $rith meandering streets, underground utilities, vride setbacks and extensive landscaging.

It soon became a city showptace and model for later residential develog- ment in the rapidly expanding district. Judge Henry Jorgensen was an important county jurist and civic Ieader in Salinas, The property . . qualifies as a Salinas historic resource and contributing feature of - th" Maple Park historic district under Criterion 2,c,e,f ,m. v

20. Maifl lh.mc o, th. hisroric rcrcurcc; (ll mor! rh!n ono ii chcckad, numb€r in ordcr ol imponrnce.)
Arciitecturr X Ant & Lcirurc _
Economic/lndurtrial
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Explorrtion,6enlamcnt
Govcrnmcnt
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Milif !ry
R ?ll0,.o n Socirl/Educerion

21. Sourccr (Lirr bookr, do<rrmaou. rurvryr, tartonal int.rviawt trd dr.ir d.i6).

Polk's Directory for SaIinas, .1933
Salinas DaiIy Index, 8/L|/29i 4/27/35
Sr.rrrourrlngl: (Cncck morr th.n onc il neccqery) Op.n land -
Scane.ed buildingt _ 0.nt.ly built.up
R6id.nti.l X lndunrirl
-Commerci.l -Other:nreats to site: None known X Pfivate developmont____ ZOrlin9____ Vandali口m_ Public Workt proiccr
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Ir thc rrruslurc: On iri original ritaT X Mov&? Unknown I R.latcd tc!tur.r:
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Locationrl rk!tch mlp (dr.w.od l.b.l rira and
lurrounding slrcclt, roEdr, rnd promincnt landmrrkrl:

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