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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1500 Cypress Avenue & 101-105 El Camino Real - Technical Study (2)State of California -The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary #. HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Code Reviewer Date Page 1 of 8 Resource name(s) or number(assigned by recorder) 105 El Camino Real P1. Other Identifier: none *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ElUnrestricted *a. County San Mateo *b. USGS 7.5' Quad San Mateo, Calif. Date 1999 *c. Address 105 El Camino Real City Burlingame zip 94010 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 028-294-050 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) 105 El Camino Real is a one -story -over raised basement, 1653 sq. ft. residential building located on a 5000 sq. ft. lot on the south side of El Camino Real between Cypress Avenue and Newlands Avenue. Built in 1925 in a simple Mission Revival style, the house has a rectangular footprint, stucco cladding, and is capped by a flat roof. The primary facade faces north onto El Camino Real and is organized into three bays. At center, a concrete stair with stucco stairwall rises from left to right to an arched entry porch which shelters the primary entrance, a multi-lite wood door. At right (west), a projecting mass includes a vinyl sash sliding window; this area appears to have historically been an open porch as a partial arch is still incorporated into the central entry porch. At left (east), the main mass of the house includes a vinyl sash 3-part casement and fixed window. The entry porch at center and the projecting mass at right terminate with a molded coping and flat roofline, behind which can be seen a short shed roof with red tiles. The left area of the primary facade terminates with a band of molding, above which there is a shaped parapet with corner posts and a molded coping. (See continuation sheet) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2: Single Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: ElBuilding ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District OOther(Garage) P5b. Photo: (view and date) View of primary (north) facade, January 2014 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: 191historic 1924 (original building permit #1214, dated 10/30/1924) *P7. Owner and Address: Peach Investment Corp 23 Geary Street Ste 1200 San Francisco, CA *P8. Recorded by: Page & Turnbull, Inc. 1000 Sansome Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94111 *P9. Date Recorded: 01 /28/2014 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None *Attachments: []None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ❑O Continuation Sheet OBuilding, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Paae 2 of 8 Resource Name or # 105 El Camino Real `Recorded by Page & Turnbull, Inc. *Date February 11, 2014 I] Continuation ❑ Update "P3a. Description: (continued) The east fagade of the building includes, at right, a tapered chimney stack that rises above the roofline and terminates with molded coping and an aluminum chimney cap. Fenestration at this fagade includes, from right to left, two double hung vinyl sash windows, a deeply set jalousie window, and, at far left, a double hung wood sash window with ogee lugs, below which, at the exposed basement story, there is a pair of 4-lite wood sash casement windows. This fagade terminates with a flat roofline and metal coping. The rear (south) fagade of the building includes a secondary entrance, a narrow glazed wood door sheltered by an aluminum awning, located at far right and accessed via a wooden stair that rises from left to right. Additional fenestration at the rear fagade includes, at center, an aluminum sash sliding window, and, at left, paired double hung vinyl sash windows with wood surrounds. Fenestration at the exposed basement includes, at center, a vinyl sash sliding window and, at left, a pair of fully glazed wood casement windows. At the center of the rear fagade, a metal fire escape ladder is affixed to the side of the building and rises above the roofline. The fagade terminates with a flat roofline and metal coping. The west fagade of the building includes a variety of fenestration types, including, from left to right, a 3-part aluminum sash fixed and casement window group (at the enclosed front porch area), a 2-lite metal sash frosted glass casement window, a pair of vinyl sash double hung windows, an exaggerated -height narrow vinyl sash sliding window, a 2-lite metal sash frosted glass casement window, and, at far right (rear of the house), a pair of vinyl sash double hung windows. There is a grated utility door at the exposed basement towards the rear of the house. The west fagade terminates with a flat roofline (although the enclosed porch at the front of the house has a lower roofline) and metal coping. The east and rear yards of the lot are fully paved, while the west yard has grass. In the rear yard, there is a small single story structure, clad in exposed plywood, board lumber, and stucco, and capped with a low -pitch front gable roof. The building has three fully glazed wood doors. Historic maps show this building as a garage; it is currently used as an office. The house appears to be in good condition, and the garage/office appears to be in fair condition. Detail, entry porch, view to the west. Page & Turnbull, January 2014. DPR 523L Detail, primary entrance door, view to the south. Page & Turnbull, January 2014. State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 8 Resource Name or # 105 El Camino Real *Recorded by Page & Turnbull, Inc. *Date February 11, 2014 El Continuation ❑ Update East facade, view to the northwest. Page & Turnbull, January 2014. Detail, chimney stack at east facade, view to the southwest. Page & Turnbull, January 2014. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Paae 4 of 8 Resource Name or # 105 El Camino Real *Recorded by Page & Turnbull, Inc. West fagade, view to the northeast. Page & Turnbull, January 2014. *Date February 11, 2014 0 Continuation ❑ Update Garage/office building, rear yard. Page & Turnbull, January 2014. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF`PARKS 'AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Paoe 5 of 8 *NRHP Status Code 6Z *Resource Name or # 105 El Camino Real B1. Historic name: none B2. Common name: 105 El Camino Real B3. Original Use: Single -Family Residence B4. Present use: Single -Family Residence *135. Architectural Style: Mission Revival *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Original building permit (#31214) was issued 10/30/1924 to owner Mary F. Swift,- architect W. J. Hanna, builder Robert H. Chambers, cost $5000. Dwelling was remodeled (interior) in 1960 (permit # L-363, 07/21/1960). Repair was conducted in 1970 (permit #S-903, 12/28/1970). The front stairs of the building were rebuilt in 1986 (permit # 0835, 05/27/1986). Termite and dry rot repair including the removal and replacement in kind of the left front corner of the house was done in 1998 (permit # 980087, 06/18/19982). The bathroom was remodeled in 1999 (permit #9900836, 06/08/1999). The building was reroofed in 1976 and 1996 (permits #s W-558 and 9600741, respectively). Sewer replacement was conducted in 2001 (permit # 2011244, 09/24/2001). *137. Moved? ®No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location: *138. Related Features: Garage, construction date unknown. 139a. Architect: W. J. Hanna b. Builder: Robert H. Chambers *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Burlingame Heights Period of Significance N/A Property Type Residential Applicable Criteria N/A (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) Historic Context: City of Burlingame The lands that would become the City of Burlingame were initially part of Rancho San Mateo, a Mexican -era land grant given by Governor Pio Pico to Cayetano Arena in 1845. Over the next four decades, the lands passed through the hands of several prominent San Francisco businessmen, including William Howard (1848) and William C. Ralston (1856). In 1866, Ralston sold over 1,000 acres to Anson Burlingame, the US Minister to China. Following Burlingame's death in 1870, however, the land reverted to Ralston, and eventually to Ralston's business partner, William Sharon. Very little formal development occurred during this period, with most of the land used for dairy and stock farm operations. In 1893, William Sharon's trustee, Francis G. Newlands, proposed the development of the Burlingame Country Club as an exclusive semi -rustic destination for wealthy San Franciscans. A railroad depot was constructed in 1894, concurrent with small- scale subdivisions in the vicinity of Burlingame Avenue. During this time, El Camino Real acted as a de facto dividing line between large country estates to the west and the small village of Burlingame to the east. The latter developed almost exclusively to serve the needs of the wealthy estate owners. (See Continuation Sheet) 1311. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *612. References: (See Continuation Sheet) 1313. Remarks: *1314. Evaluator: Page & Turnbull Inc. *Date of Evaluation: January 28, 2014 (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map AVE. 9 w Ow ie m O! zi O BK i2J ) x Q 20 17 /I to PAR 8 U IS -- L� 294 o Q O 21 I➢ le /J /2RX 1 l e W iel;l'�' I0 (��� Y�.. �... p• BR AVE A 15m PARCEL MAP VOL ?411& Source: San Mateo County Assessor's Office, 2014. Modified by Page & Turnbull. DPR 523E (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Paqe 6 of 8 Resource Name or #: 105 El Camino Real *Recorded by Page & Turnbull, Inc. *Date February 11, 2014 I] Continuation ❑ Update B10. Significance (cont'd): Burlingame began to develop in earnest with the arrival of an electric streetcar line between San Mateo and San Francisco in 1903 However, the 1906 Earthquake had a far more dramatic impact on the area. Hundreds of San Franciscans who had lost their homes began relocating to Burlingame, which flourished after the disaster with the construction of new residences and businesses. Over the next two years, the village's population grew from 200 to 1,000. In 1908, Burlingame incorporated as a city, and in 1910 annexed the adjacent town of Easton to the north. The following year, the Burlingame Country Club area was also annexed to the City. By 1920, Burlingame's population had increased to 4,107. Burlingame Heights Neighborhood The house at 105 El Camino Real was constructed in the Burlingame Heights neighborhood, one of three subdivisions (including Burlingame Park and Glenwood Park) created from lands that were formerly part of the San Mateo Rancho. These were the earliest residential developments in Burlingame and were subsequently followed by Burlingame Terrace, Burlingame Grove, Burlingame Villa Park, and Easton. Burlingame Heights is a small, three block subdivision bounded by El Camino Real to the north, Cypress Avenue to the east, and Barroihet and Crescent Avenue to the south. The western boundary is formed by the eastern half of the block bounded by El Camino Real, Newlands, Crescent, and Howard avenues. On May 18, 1905, the land that would become Burlingame Heights was purchased from the Occidental Land & Improvement Company by Antoine Bore[. Within a month, Borel had hired surveyor D. Brofield to subdivide the land and lay out a street grid, and the resulting subdivision map was field with the San Mateo County Recorder's Office on June 3, 1905. Sanborn Map Company fire insurance maps indicate that within the first five years of its creation, Burlingame Heights had begun to develop as a residential area primarily composed of small cottages. At this time, approximately 25 percent of the lots had been developed, many with houses featuring Craftsman style designs. By 1921, the neighborhood was approximately 50 percent developed, although the western half of Cypress Avenue included only one residence addressed as 1528 Cypress Avenue (extant). The town of Burlingame experienced a residential building boom beginning in the early 1920s, and the majority of the residences in Burlingame Heights were completed over the following decade. During this period, buildings designed with Mission and Spanish Colonial Revival influences —most frequently evidenced by the use of shaped rooflines, stucco facades, and red clay tile accents — became immensely popular in California. The neighborhood also grew denser with the construction of several apartment buildings and flats, mostly concentrated on the north side of the block near El Camino Real. Generally speaking, most of the neighborhood appears to have been built out prior to World War II, as only two empty lots remain visible on the 1949 Sanborn map. 105 El Camino Real The house at 105 El Camino Real was constructed in 1924, nineteen years after the Burlingame Heights neighborhood was platted, during a time of rapid development within the subdivision. The land was purchased in September 1924 from Patrick McCann by Mary F. Swift, and the original building permit for new construction was issued on October 30, 1924, also to Mary F. Swift, who lived on Carl Street in San Francisco. The architect was W. J. Hanna, and the builder was Robert H. Chambers; the cost of construction was $5000. No architect or builder by these names is listed in the Burlingame City or San Mateo County Directories in the 1920s: in San Francisco, however, W. J. Hanna was described as a plumber, and Robert H. Chambers a carpenter —these two men may have worked from a residential construction pattern book, a common way to build houses at the time. Joseph E Swift (1871-1936) and Mary F. Swift (1873-1942) are listed in the Burlingame City Directory at 105 El Camino Real in 1925. Joseph Swift was the son of Patrick Swift, an early peninsula settler who had lived in Belmont starting in the mid-1870s, and was a partner, along with his brother Edward, in the family business Swift & Co. Lumber of San Francisco. Mary F. Swift was the daughter of Irish immigrant Lillian Lailer. The Swifts lived only briefly in the house at 105 El Camino Real; in 1926, they constructed a larger house next door at 1500 Cypress Avenue, and lived there from 1927 until their deaths. The Swifts did not have any children. When Joseph Swift died in 1936, his obituary ran on the front page of the San Mateo Times. After moving to their new home next door on Cypress Avenue, the Swift family rented 105 El Camino Real to a sequence of tenants, partially listed (with occupations when available) below: 1927 City Directory): R. L. DeBolt — no occupation listed 1929 CD: W. L. Cochran — electric refrigeration 1936 CD: L. Q. Haven -- auditor 1939 CD: Louis Cohen -- salesman, and V. J. Roberts — no occupation listed 1941 CD: Louis Cohen — salesman, and A. H. Madden -- employed, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. 1943 CD: A. H. Madden — employed, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Shortly after the death of Mary Swift in 1942, the property was purchased by William D. Hammond, a Navy veteran and teacher. Hammond, in partnership with another veteran John S. Matthews, opened a private school at 105 El Camino Real in January of 1946. According to an anouncement in the San Mateo Times, the El Camino Private School offered pre-school through eighth grade classes with a California School curriculum stressing individual development in personality, drama, dancing, art, visual DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 7 of 8 Resource Name or #: 105 El Camino Real *Recorded by Page & Turnbull, Inc. *Date February 11, 2014 LI Gontinuation u upaate education, swimming, sport and hobbies, and special classes in remedial work. Advertisements for this school were included in the newspaper and the City Directories through 1950, after which time presumably the school closed; newspaper research has revealed no further information about this school. In 1952, Hammond and his wife Ruth lived in Palo Alto and William Hammond worked as a salesman, and Matthews was still living in Burlingame but was employed by the US Navy. In 1952 the property was owned and occupied by Ysbrand Petrus "Peter" Van Egmont and his wife Sophia Van Egmont. Ysbrand Van Egmont (1918-2004) was a native of Holland, who travelled the world as a sailor when he was young. He became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1949, at which time he was living in San Francisco with his wife Sophia (1905-1979), who had grown up in Canada; they had one daughter, Carol. The Van Egmonts moved to 105 El Camino Real in 1952 where they lived until their deaths. The property was sold in 2010 by Carol Cassinerio (nee Van Egmont) and the Y. P. Van Egmont Trust to current owner, Peach Investment Corp. Evaluation (Sianificance): The residence at 105 El Camino Real is not currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) or the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register). The building does not appear in the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS), indicating that no record of previous survey or evaluation is on file with the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). The City of Burlingame does not currently have a register of historic properties, and therefore the property is not listed locally. Constructed in 1925, the house at 105 El Camino Real does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National or California Registers under Criterion A/1 (Events) for its association with any 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. The house does convey contextual significance as a single-family residence associated with the development of Burlingame Park, but it is not among the oldest homes in the neighborhood and it does not stand out as a first, only, or unique example of such development. Therefore, the property does not rise to the level of significance necessary to be individually eligible for register inclusion under Criterion A/1. The house at 105 El Camino Real does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National or California Register under Criterion 2 (Persons). The house's short association with the Swift family does not meet the significance threshold for historic register inclusion. The house's five years spent as the location of the El Camino Private School likewise does not appear to have had a significant impact on the history of the state or nation. Later occupants and owners do not appear through research to have made contributions to national or state history that meet the significance threshold for historic register inclusion. The house at 105 El Camino Real does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National or California Registers under Criterion C/3 (Architecture) as a building that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. The building is a good contextual example of the type of single family residences constructed in the Burlingame Heights neighborhood during the construction boom of the 1920s, and it displays basic architectural features identified with the Mission Revival style. However, it is not a distinctive or prominent example of the style that stands out among other neighborhood examples. The architect and builder are not known to have been noted or prolific and cannot be considered masters. Therefore, the property is not individually significant for its architectural merit and does not appear eligible for register inclusion under Criterion C/3. This property was not assessed for its potential to yield information important in prehistory or history, per National Register and California Register Criterion D/4 (Information Potential). This Criterion is typically reserved for archeological resources. The analysis of the house at 105 El Camino Real for eligibility under California Register Criterion 4 (Information Potential) is beyond the scope of this report. Evaluation (Intearity): The house at 105 El Camino Real retains integrity of location because is situated on its original lot. Although the surrounding Burlingame Park neighborhood is characterized by single-family houses, setting of 105 El Camino Real is lessened by the contemporary construction of apartment building directly west and a contemporary office building on the north side of El Camino Real. The property has undergone alterations since its construction including the replacement of original windows at the primary fagade with vinyl sash windows, the possible enclosure of a formerly open front porch, and the removal and replacement of most of the original windows at other facades. Therefore, integrity of design, materials, and workmanship are fair. The house remains in use as a residence associated with the early twentieth-century residential development of the Burlingame Park neighborhood, and therefore retains integrity of feeling and association. Overall the property retains a medium level of integrity, which lessens its ability to covey historic significance. Conclusion 105 El Camino Real does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the California or National Register under any criteria. The property is a moderately well -maintained example of a Mission Revival style single family residential building, constructed DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 8 of 8 Resource Name or #: 105 El Camino Real "Recorded by Page & Turnbull, Inc. "Date February 11, 2014 M continuation u upaate during a busy era of development is the Burlingame Heights subdivision. However, it is not among the oldest homes in the neighborhood, nor is it a first, only, or best example of its type in the area. It has no association with anyone notable, and is not the work of a master builder. The California Historical Resource Status Code (CHRSC) of "6Z" has been assigned to the property, meaning that it was "found ineligible for the National Register, California Register, or local designation through survey evaluation." This conclusion does not address whether the building would qualify as a contributor to a potential historic district. A cursory inspection of the surrounding area reveals a high concentration of early twentieth-century residences that warrant further study. Additional research and evaluation of Burlingame Heights as a whole would need to be done to verify the neighborhood's eligibility as a historic district. 1312. References: - Brechin, Gray. Imperial San Francisco. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999. - Building Permit Records, 105 El Camino Real, Burlingame, CA - Burlingame City Directories. - Burlingame Historical Society files. - Burlingame Planning Department, Property file: 105 El Camino Real. - Condon-Wirgler, Diane. "Burlingame Park, Burlingame Heights, Glenwood Park." Burlingame, CA: Burlingame Historical Society, ca. 2004. - Garrison, Joanne. Burlingame: Centennial 1908-2008. Burlingame, CA: Burlingame Historical Society, 2007. - McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. - Parcel History, San Mateo County Hall of Records, Redwood City. - United States Federal Census records: 1930, 1940. - San Mateo County Assessor Records. - Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps: 1921, 1949. -San Mateo Times, historic archives accessed at www.NewspaperArchives.com. DPR 523L