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Home My WebLink About1548 Howard Avenue - Technical StudyIState of California — The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code :�.. Primary # HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Code Reviewer Date � ay� � �� cesource name�s/ or numner (assigned by recorder) 1548 Howard Avenue P1. Other ldentifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication �Unrestricted "a. County San Mateo *b. USGS 7.5' Quad San Mateo, Calif. Date 1999 *c. Address 1548 Howard Avenue City Burlinqame Zip 94010 d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone mE/ mN `e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 028-291-120 *P3a. Description: 1548 Howard Avenue (APN 028-291-120) is located on a rectangular lot 40 feet wide at its Howard Avenue frontage and approximately 164 feet deep at its longest side (Figure 1). It is located in the Burlingame Park neighborhood of the City of Burlingame, on the northwest side of Howard Avenue befinreen Crescent Avenue and EI Camino Real. It is a two-story, single family wood-frame residence with a moderately pitched side gable roof and rectangular footprint, set on a concrete foundation. The house is currently clad in asbestos siding and has composition shingle roofing. The roof has wide overhanging eaves, exposed rafter tails, and projecting beam ends with scroll corbels. Typical windows are wood-sash with narrow wood trim. Most double-hung windows have divided upper sashes and ogee lugs. The building has three chimneys: one stucco clad, near the center of the ridge on the northwest roof slope, one brick, at the northeast side of the rear dormer, and one exterior brick, at the southwest fa�ade. Primary (Southeast) Fagade The primary, southeast fa�ade features a rectangular projecting bay at the left (southwest) side with one rectangular fixed window overlooking Howard Avenue. The right (northeast) half of the fa�ade consists of a recessed, covered porch with a decorative wood arch, low wood rail with coping, concrete steps, tongue-and-groove wood ceiling, and wood landing (Figure 2). The main entrance consists of a paneled wood Dutch door with four beveled rectangular lites. One fixed rectangular window is set to the right of the door. A narrow alcove formed by the projecting bay and porch features a narrow double-hung four-over-one window with ogee lugs on its northeast-facing plane (Figure 3). This window type is present on the sides of rectangular bays on both the southeast and southwest fa�ades. (See Continuation Sheet, page 2) *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. SinQle Familv Residence HP4. Ancillary Buildinqs *P4. Resources Present: �Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) Primary fa�ade, view northwest, June 17, 2019 "P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: �Historic ❑Prehistoric �Both 1908 (Assessor Information) *P7. Owner and Address: Hugo Girol 1548 Howard Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 *P8. Recorded by: Page & Turnbull, Inc. 170 Maiden Lane, 5�h Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 �P9. Date Recorded: July 25, 2019 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive *P11. Report Citation: None "Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map �Continuation Sheet �Building, Structure, and Object Record DArchaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A *Required information State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 2 of 16 *Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull, Inc. O� t 50 feet Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder) 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25. 2019 O Continuation ❑ Update Figure 1. Aerial photograph of 1548 Howard Avenue. Approximate boundary of subject property outlined in orange. A: Main residence; B: Garage; C: Shed. Source: Google Earth, 2018. Edited by Page 8� Turnbull. ,� ,� v, . Figure 2. Porch at northeast side of primary (southeast) faCade, view northwest. � � � , � �: ,-,- { - �ii , �' II { � �.�. I .:;- � _.. n'�;;,� � — `�' $� I � Figure 3. Alcove at southwest side of porch, view southwest. DPR 523L State of California — The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 3 of 16 *Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull. Inc. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder) 1548 Howard Avenue "Date Julv 25. 2019 0 Continuation ❑ Update P3a. Description (continued): At the second story, the southeast fa�ade features a wide shed-roof dormer with a deep roof overhang supported by square wood posts, and a low wood railing. Two double-hung six-over-one windows flank a small door centered within the dormer. Northeast Fagade The dominant feature of the northeast faqade is an arched, multi-lite window set within the opening of the first-story porch (Figure 4 and Figure 5). The window's upper row of lites, set within the arch, is set slightly back from the lower, rectangular row. The wood arch at the top of the upper lites echoes the style of that on the southeast-facing portion of the porch. Additional fenestration at the first story consists of, from left to right, one typical fixed six-light rectangular window, one typical double-hung six-over-one window, two paired typical double-hung six-over-one windows, and one typical fixed six-light rectangular window. An additional low fixed window beneath the single double-hung window, which appears to have provided light and ventilation to a basement or crawl- space, is boarded up. Second-story windows on this fa�ade include, from left to right, two paired four-over-one double-hung windows and one six-over-one double hung window. A one-story shed-roofed addition with channel rustic siding extends from the right (northwest) side of the northeast fa�ade. nortneast trom porch interior. Northwest Fa�ade The rear (northwest) fa�ade has a narrow, protruding one-story shed-roof addition with channel rustic siding at its left (northwest) side (Figure 6 and Figure 7). The southwest side of this addition includes one fixed rectangular window, and a paneled wood door accessed by concrete steps at the junction of the addition with the main building. Openings at the first story include, from left to right, one rectangular undivided fixed window at the northwest face of the addition, one typical eight-lite fixed window set in a slightly projecting rectangular bay which abuts the addition, one typical four-over-one double-hung window, one typical six-over- one double-hung square window, and one typical six-over-one double-hung rectangular window. The first story of the rear fa�ade is shaded by a shed-roofed corrugated fiberglass canopy with square wood posts set into a concrete patio (Figure 8 and Figure 9). A wide shed-roofed dormer at the second story has three typical undivided rectangular awning windows. Southwesf Fagade The southwest fagade features a clinker brick chimney near its right, southeast side, extending through the southeast-facing roof slope (Figure 10 and Figure 11). The chimney is flanked by two typical, fixed six-lite rectangular windows. A projecting rectangular shed-roofed bay is centered at the first story of the southwest fa�ade, with one large, typical fixed undivided window on its southwest plane, and narrow typical four-over-one double-hung windows on its southeast and northwest planes. One typical eight- over-one double-hung window is placed to the left (northwest) of the bay. Second-story windows include, from left to right, two six- over-one double-hung rectangular windows and one typical fixed six-lite window. DPR 523L Figure 4. Northeast fa�ade, view west. State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 4 of 16 "Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull. Inc. ' �.,.n,�._._ _.�-�-�--�-� Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder) 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25, 2019 O Continuation ❑ Update =^I� , _;�� - - � 1�- v �� ._ >.,. . . _ . ___...V. .,...._. _, _ ,�.:_� - ', - �,a.�: ` � � �, a.x,�,�,:, � y� �,�'Y Y.-- Y"`- «w ' � T � RD3� `'".xL�X„�,�e!6s�1aE ; %� � t�,� `�c�a��miihe��M� - '' lA�,�.�. _ t. L� nC3�' +5�`h iw64F.l3lYQa._aw.. Figure 6. Northwest faGade, view southeast. � ;�'��. �,. . � _� �fi� � s - - �� - �, � � � �`�� -� � _ .�.� , �. . �� ;, � . ; �� —�=� Garage Figure 8. South side of northeast /. ' ■■�_. , view south. �� ` DPR 523L Figure 7. North side of northeast fa�ade, view east. Figure 10. Southwest fa�ade, view north. —_._ ._ _ . Figure 9. Northwest and southwest fa�ades, view southeast. Figure 11. Detait of chimney and eave at southwest faCade. State of California — The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 5 of 16 `Recorded by Paae & Turnbull Inc. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder) 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25. 2019 O Continuation ❑ Update A one-story garage with a moderately pitched front-gabled roof sits on a concrete foundation at the northwest corner of the property, to the rear of the dwelling (Figure 12 through Figure 14). Siding consists of wood shingle on the majority of the building, with asbestos shingles on the upper half of the southeast fa�ade. The roof is clad with composition shingles. Two large two-leaf swinging doors constructed from narrow diagonal planks are set in the southeast fa�ade. Two pedestrian door openings, boarded shut, are at the left (southeast) side of the northeast fa�ade and left (northwest) side of the southwest faqade. Site A small rectangular shed with textured plywood siding, a flat roof, and paneled metal door is set near the northeast property boundary to the rear of the dwelling (Figure 15). To the northwest of the shed, adjacent to the garage, a garden area includes a wood arbor with a grape vine and modern wood chicken coop. A mature (apricot) tree is adjacent to the addition at the northeast corner of the dwelling. The rear yard is fenced on the northeast, northwest, and southwest sides with different styles of vertical- plank redwood fence. The front yard features a paved L-shaped walk extending from the driveway to the northeast property boundary, surrounding a small lawn with a hedge at the side closest to Howard Avenue. Small ornamental trees and shrubs are adjacent to the dwelling. 7-�_ ' �i. �_ ,y� _ . _ . -..� s �- �: �,. � . - . _' t�:.� . -' � � • -� - ,t � , ,. �. Figure 14. Southwest fa�ade garage, view northwest. N� � Figure 13. Northeast DPR 523L rigure �2. 5outheast fa�ade of garage, view northwest. Figure 15. Rear yard with shed, garage, arbor, and chicken coop, view northwest. State of California — The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 6 of 16 "Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull. Inc Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder) 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25. 2019 O Continuation ❑ Update Neighborhood The neighborhood surrounding 1548 Howard Avenue is predominantly residential with one- and two-story single-family dwellings appearing to date from the 1920s to 1940s immediately adjacent to the subject property. Most appear to have had modest to substantial alterations since their original construction. � �� Figure 17. 1544 Howard, built ca 1949.� � �� '�� _��i�� ;� i � Figure 19. 1545 Howard, built ca. 1937. DPR 523L Figure 16. 1560 Howard, built ca. 1949. - �,�—""-" � ..�.::�;-, .: Figure 18. 1543 Howard, built before 1921, renovated ca. 1964. State of California—The Resources Agency Primary DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 7 of 16 *NRHP Status Code 6Z "Resource Name or #(assigned by recorder) 1548 Howard Avenue B1. Historic name: N/A 62. Common name: 1548 Howard Avenue B3. Original Use: Sinale-Familv Residence B4. Present use: Sinqle-Familv Residence *65. Architectural Style: Craftsman *B6. Construction History: The original construction permit for 1548 Howard Avenue (APN 028-291-120) is not maintained in the records of the Burlingame Community Development Department. A 2011 notice of sale of the property within the clippings collection of the Burlingame Historical Society lists the construction date as 1908. A September 1910 San Francisco Call article includes a photograph of the subject house, which at the time belonged to J.S. Forderer (Figure 21). Though not of high resolution, the 1910 photograph depicts the subject property as similar to its current appearance in many respects. The overall fenestration pattern visible at the southeast and southwest fa�ades appears to be similar to the current configuration. The broad front dormer with three openings and a wood railing, the square bays, and the brick chimney all appear to be original to the building. Post-1910 changes to the southeast dormer include installation of a replacement door in the center opening, extension of the roof overhang, installation of support posts connected to the railing, and replacement of the railing. The upper portion of the brick chimney, above the southeast roof slope, appears to have been replaced. Most notably, the siding visible in the 1910 photograph appears to be wood shingles, which have been replaced with asbestos siding. Water tap records in the collection of the Burlingame Historical Society list an initial service date for the property of September 8, 1913. (See Continuation Sheet, page 8) *B7. Moved? �No �Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location: '`B8. Related Features: Garaae, shed. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area Burlinaame Park Period of Significance 1908 Property Type HP2. Sinqle Familv Residence Applicable Criteria 3/C Historic Context: Citv of Burlinaame The lands that would become the City of Burlingame were initially part of Rancho San Mateo, a Mexican-era land grant given to Cayetano Arena by Governor Pio Pico in 1845. Over the next four decades, the lands passed through the hands of several prominent San Francisco businessmen, including William Howard (purchased 1848) and William C. Ralston (purchased 1856). In 1866, Ralston sold over 1,000 acres to Anson Burlingame, the US Minister to China. Following Burlingame's death in 1870, the land reverted to Ralston and eventually to Ralston's business partner, William Sharon. (See Continuation Sheet, page 8) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (HP4) — Ancillary buildings (garage and shed) *B12. References: See Continuation Sheet paqe 13 613. Remarks: The subject property was not evaluated to determine if it 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 may warrant further study. *B14. Evaluator: Stacv Kozakavich Paqe & Turnbull Inc "Date of Evaluation: Julv 25. 2019 (This space reserved for official comments.) Source: San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, 2019. Property highlighted in orange. Modified by Page & Turnbull. / � � -� v � � �r. _ O v / \Q... Q� � �\ 50 feet \ ry"� ""'rc,s o \ /�00 �� v '�:�� ,.�.� � ; ,� a � � y�. , .�� ti \ e�i ,,\ b�' � ��'., � 1�;�' . � ry4�i c� -+g, y �o 6 DPR 523B *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 8 of 16 "'Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull. Inc. *B6. Construction History (continued): The 1921 and 1949 Sanborn Map Company fire insurance maps and 1941 aerial photograph for the vicinity depict the house with the front porch at its current location, and an enclosed rear porch at the north side of the northwest fagade (Figure 22 through Figure 24). An aerial photograph from 1965 lacks sufficient resolution to identify any alterations to the building, such as the addition at the north corner (Figure 25). The San Mateo Times reported on March 18, 1959, that owner Carl Soloshenko received a building permit for repairs at the home totaling $3,900.The earliest permit on file for the property at the Burlingame Community Development Department is a gas and water piping permit dating to 1976. Subsequent permits from 1988 and 2006 document reroofing. These permits are summarized in Table 1. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25. 2019 � Continuation ❑ Update A one-story garage is depicted at the location of the current garage on the 1921 Sanborn map. The shingle siding and door sryle of the current garage indicate that it is likely the same building. able 1. Permits on file for 1548 Howard Avenue, B� Date Permit=# Owner 8/13/1976 Not listed Irene H. Mid ett 04/12/1988 5403 (May not Victor Szumakow have been �ame Community Developmen ArchitecUBuilder Not listed Roofing Services Co. Uptown Roofing Electronic Systems Installation Description Gas and water piping "Re-roof over existing comp with new comp" 06/15/1988 16855 / : 01 /21 /1999 9900098 Victor Szumakow Hugo Girol Construction (sic?), Campbell, CA 06/28/2006 I R06-0119 ►1•• _ "Tear off Re-Roof comp shir Service upgrade 125 AMPS "B10. Significance (continued): 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, EI 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. 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 and fires had a far more dramatic impact on the area. Hundreds of San Franciscans who had lost their homes began relocating to Burlingame, which boomed 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 north adjacent town of Easton. The following year, the Burlingame Country Club area was also annexed to the City. By 1920, Burlingame's population had increased to 4,107.' Burlinqame Park Neiphborhood The subject property was constructed in the Burlingame Park neighborhood, one of three subdivisions (including Burlingame Heights and Glenwood Park) created from lands that were part of Rancho San Mateo. William C. Ralston, having reacquired the property following Burlingame's death, began to develop plans for a residential park in this area as early as 1873. Initially, Ralston hired William Hammond Hall to draw up a plan for an exclusive residential development to be called Burlingame Park. Hall's early plan was never realized, but work began on the residential development in the 1890s under Francis Newlands. Newlands commissioned Hall's cousin, Richard Pindeil Hammond, Jr., to draw up a new plan for the subdivision. The plan "centered on a communal country club and featured winding tree-lined roads, ample lots, and polo fields for the residents."2 The land was subdivided, and the streets were laid out in May 1905 by Davenport Bromfield and Antoine Borel. The residential neighborhood is located in close proximity to the Burlingame Country Club and the neighborhood was officially annexed to the City of Burlingame in 1911.3 Burlingame Park, Burlingame Heights, and Glenwood Park were the earliest planned residential developments in Burlingame and were subsequently followed by Burlingame Terrace, Burlingame Grove, Burlingame Villa Park, and Easton. Burlingame Park is bounded by County Road to the north; Burlingame Park, Crescent, and Barroilhet avenues to the east; Pepper Avenue to the ' Joanne Garrison, Burlingame: Centennial 1908-2008 (Burlingame, CA: Burlingame Historical Society, 2007). 2 Gray Brechin, lmperia/ San Francisco (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999), 94. 3 Diane Condon-Wirgler, "Burlingame Park, Burlingame Heights, Glenwood Park," (Burlingame, CA: Burlingame Historical Society, ca. 2004). DPR 523L State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 9 of 16 *Recorded by Pape & Turnbull. Inc. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue "Date Julv 25, 2019 O Continuation ❑ Update south; and Bellevue Avenue to the west. Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps indicate that Burlingame Park developed over a period of about 50 years. Modest residences were constructed within the subdivision in the early years. In a 1910 San Francisco Call article summarizing real estate developments in the San Francisco Peninsula, the subject property is hailed as an example of the homes typical of the growing neighborhood: The natural beauty of the locality and proximity to fashionable homes has [... ] had much to do with the rapid building up of this district. The home of J.S. Forderer, at Burlingame, a two story cottage of very pleasing architecture, is an example of the character of homes that are being erected here.4 The town of Burlingame experienced a residential building boom in the early 1920s and most of the residences within the neighborhood were constructed in the 1920s and 1930s. Today, the neighborhood represents the progressive development of the subdivision from the time it was first laid out in 1905, through the early twentieth century building boom, to the present day. In terms of architecture, most of the homes in the neighborhood are some variation of Craftsman or period revival styles. 1548 Howard Avenue Owner and Occupant History 1548 Howard Avenue is a single-family residence built for Joseph F. Forderer in 1908 as part of the early development of an irregular block bounded by Howard Avenue on the southeast, Crescent Avenue on the southwest, Ralston Avenue on the northwest, and EI Camino Real on the northeast. The sequence of owners and occupants of 1548 Howard Avenue is summarized in Table 2. Table 2. Owner and Occu ant Summa of 1548 Howard Avenue Years of Occupant(s) (known owners in bold) Occupation Ownership/Occupation ' 1908-1941 Joseph F. Forderer Jr. Manager, Sheet metal works Hattie K. Forderer Not listed Eleanor R. Forderer 1908-1936 Interior decorator, furniture sho 1941-1959 Richard A. Frank Butler, Employee, Burlingame Co. Club __ _ Nina G. Frank Not listed 1949 Frederico Perez Munoz Noi listed 1951 Vera Vishnevsk Not listed 1959-1977 Karp Soloshenko Sheet metal worker _ Katharina Soloshenko Not listed 1976 George Fernandez Notlisted 1977 Joseph A. Midyett Cal-Penn Fire Equipment Co. Irene M. Mid ett Cal-Penn Fire E ui ment Co. 1977-2011 Victor Szumakow Not listed Vitaly Szumakow Not listed 1980-1981 Dennis Hammond Construction worker Ann Hammond Not listed _ _. _ _ 1982-1984 Sam Abbey _ Not fisted 1988 John Moran _ _ Not listed _ Kathleen Moran Notlisted _ __ _- __ _ _ 4-1991 Mark Peterson Not listed 1991-present Hugo Girol Not listed Amelia Girol Notlisted 2011-present Hu o& Amelia Girol Joseph F. Forderer, Jr. and Hattie Kingsbury married in Alameda in February 1903, and made their first home in that city.5 Forderer was the son of a relatively prominent Alameda politician of the same name, who served at the time of the couple's marriage as the President of the Alameda Board of City Trustees. Joseph F. Jr. and Hattie moved to the Peninsula in 1907, building the subject property and raising their daughter Eleanor, born about 1904, at the home. According to property records in the collection of the Burlingame Historical Society, the family owned the subject lot as well as the adjoining lot to the southwest, at the corner of Howard and Crescent avenues. Forderer's occupation during this time was as a manager of a sheet metal manufacturing facility, ""More Home Buying than in Months Past," San Francisco Call, September 10, 1910. 5"They are Engaged," Oakland Tribune, February 5, 1903. DPR 523L State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 10 of 16 *Recorded by Paae & Turnbull. Inc. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25. 2019 � Continuation ❑ Update first focusing on cornices and expanding to doors and windows.s Eleanor attended Stanford University and married P.D. Mortensen at the university's chapel in spring of 1936.� Joseph F. Forderer, Jr. sold the subject property to Nina J. and Richard A. Frank on November 14, 1941. Richard Frank, born in Estonia, worked as a butler in private homes on the Peninsula, and in the mid-1940s sought to earn extra income as a Russian language teacher, advertising his college education and California State teaching credential.8 From 1941 to 1958, Frank worked as a butler and waiter at the Burlingame Country Club.9 Nina Joseph Frank, who was born in Russia and had lived in the area for about 14 years, died at the house in September of 1949.10 Richard Frank died in hospital in January 1958. News articles from the mid-20th century indicate that renters such as Frederico Perez Munoz and Vera Vishnevsky supplemented the Franks' income during this time.�� A 1948 advertisement describes a"large furnished room with attached small room," and a 1957 advertisement offers a"large front room" at the home.12 Karp J. Soloshenko, a retired machinist bon in Russia, resided at 1548 Howard with his wife, Katharina, and two children.13 He died at the residence in October 1973. The property was sold on March 17, 1977 to Victor Szumakow. Between 1977 and 2011, the subject property was occupied by a series of rental tenants. In April 2011, tenant Hugo Girol purchased the property from the Szumakow Trust. Craftsman Stvle Popular for single-family homes in California from the first decade after the turn of the twentieth century until the florescence of period revival styles in the 1920s, Craftsman style homes took inspiration from such earlier influences such as the English Arts and Crafts movement and Japanese carpentry. Translated through the work of architects like Pasadena's Greene and Greene, the style populated the state's neighborhoods with a consistent language of domestic simplicity and practicality that rejected the excesses of earlier Victorian sryles. Typical character-defining features of Craftsman bungalows include low-pitched gabled or hipped roofs with overhanging eaves, decorative beams and braces, and exposed, sometimes shaped rafter tails; wide covered porches; battered columns and foundations; wide shed-roof or gabled dormers, exterior stone or brick chimneys; and transom windows.14 Sianificance Evaluation: The property at 1548 Howard Avenue is not currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) or the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register). The building is not listed in the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) Historic Property Data File for San Mateo County, indicating that no record of previous survey or evaluation is on file with OHP. The most recent update to the Historic Property Data File for San Mateo County was in April 2012. The City of Burlingame does not currently have a register of historic properties beyond the Downtown Specific Plan Draft Inventory of Historic Resources, on which the subject property is not listed, and therefore the property is not listed locally.15 Criterion A/1 (Events) 1548 Howard Avenue does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion A or in the California Register under Criterion 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 residence was completed in 1908, prior to the period of rapid development in Burlingame Park during the 1920s and 1930s. The subject property does not stand out as an early or unique individual example within the broad context of residential development in Burlingame or Burlingame Park. No significant historical events are known to have taken place at the subject property. Therefore, the property does not appear to rise to a level of significance necessary to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register or California Register under Criterion A/1. 6 United States Federal Census Bureau. Thirteenth Census of the United States, Population Schedule for San Mateo County, Township Two, Enumeration District No. 53, Sheet 17A, 1910; Fourteenth Census of the United States, Population Schedule for San Mateo County, Second Township, Enumeration District No. 69, Sheet 17A, 1920; Fifteenth Census of the United States, Population Schedule for San Mateo County, Burlingame City, Enumeration District No. 41-6, Sheet 4A, 1930. '"Following Wedding Tour, Couple will Live in S.F.," San Mateo Times, April 27, 1936. e"1st Class Butler," San Mateo Times, September 30, 1944; "Instructions," San Mateo Times, October 1, 1946. 9"Richard Anton Frank," San Mateo Times, January 15, 1958. 10 "Obituaries," San Mateo Times, September 19, 1949. ""Ex-Burlingame Man Dies in Fresno Jail," San Mateo Times, August 29, 1949; Autos H�rt 2 At Burlingame, San Mateo Times, February 12 1951. 'Z Classified advertisement, San Mateo Times, February 17, 1948; "Rooms for Rent," San Mateo Times, March 28, 1957. 13 "Peninsula Deaths," San Mateo Times, November 2, 1973. '° Virginia Savage McAlester, A Fie/d Guide to American Houses (New York: Knopf, 2013), 567-578. 15 Carey & Company, "Inventory of Historic Resources: Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan," October 6, 2008. DPR 523L State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 11 of 16 *Recorded by Pape & Turnbull. Inc. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue "Date Julv 25. 2019 � Continuation ❑ Update Criterion 8/2 (Persons) 1548 Howard Avenue does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion B or the California Register under Criterion 2(Persons). Joseph F. Forderer, Jr. and his family were active in the political and economic community of Alameda. The family was socially active in Burlingame during the first half of the twentieth century, and Joseph F. Forderer, Jr., contributed to the metal manufacturing industry in Burlingame for many years. However, the family does not appear to have had a significant impact on local, state, or national history. Similarly, the home's other documented residents, Richard and Nina Frank, Karp and Katharina Soloshenko, and other shorter-term tenants, do not appear to have been significant in Burlingame or California's history. Therefore, research indicates that 1548 Howard Avenue does not appear to be individually eligible for listing under Criterion B/2 (Persons). Criterion C/3 (Architecture) 1548 Howard Avenue appears to be individually significant under National Register under Criterion C and California Register under Criterion 3(Architecture) as an example of a relatively early Burlingame Park home with features of the Craftsman style. The subject property possesses a number of elements of Craftsman style residential architecture, such as its exposed clinker brick chimney, wide shed-roofed dormers, knee braces, front porch with arched beam and window, overhanging eaves, and exposed rafter tails and beams. Visually distinct among its immediate neighbors as a representative of an earlier architectural type, the subject building is a representative example of the early twentieth-century Craftsman style in Burlingame Park. The original architect and/or builder of the property are not known, and it therefore does not appear to be the work of a master. The property may also be eligible as a contributor to a historic district, but the evaluation of a potential district is outside the scope of this report. Therefore, the property appears to be individually eligible for individual listing under Criterion C/3. A discussion of the building's integrity relative to its significance under this criterion is presented in the following section. Criterion D/4 (lnformation Potential) 1548 Howard Avenue does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion D or the California Register under Criterion 4(Information Potential) as a building that has the potential to provide information important to the prehistory or history of the City of Burlingame, state, or nation. It does not appear to feature construction or material types, or embody engineering practices that would, with additional study, provide important information. Page & Turnbull's 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. Inteqritv Evaluation: In order 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 above and retain integrity. Integrity is defined by the California Office of Historic Preservation as "the authenticity of an 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."'s As 1548 Howard Avenue appears to be individually significant under Criterion C/3, analysis of its historic integrity will be considered by the seven aspects identified by the National Park Service." Location: The subject property has not been moved from its original location. It therefore retains integrity of location. Design: The subject property retains its original massing and fenestration patterns, as well as typical Craftsman elements such as the front porch and overhanging eaves. However, some elements have been altered which detract from the overall ability of the building to convey its Craftsman style. The asbestos siding is incompatible with the type and era of construction. The replaced southeast dormer posts and railing lack the character displayed in these elements in the original 1910 photograph. Replacement or truncation of the chimney at the southwest fa�ade lends an unbalanced appearance to this prominent feature. While many of the original, double-hung windows with divided upper sashes remain, the large, undivided central panes of the bays on the southeast and southwest faqades are replacements that detract from the original appearance of these prominent features. Overall, the building does not retain integrity of design. Setting: When originally constructed in 1908, the subject property was flanked by two lots which appear to have remained undeveloped until the late 1940s. While constructed within a subdivision intended to be filled with residential development, the subject property was, for its first four decades, relatively distant from its neighbors to the northeast and southwest, especially as the building's first owners also owned and chose not to develop the lot to the immediate southwest. While the homes built opposite Howard Avenue in the decades following the subject building's completion may originally have been stylistically representative of '6 California Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation, Technica/Assistance Series No. 7.• How to Nominate a Resource to the Califomia Register of Histo�ica/ Resources (Sacramento: California Office of State Publishing, September 4, 2001) 11. " National Park Service, Nationa/ Register Bulletin Number 15: How to App/y the Nationa/ Register Criteria for Eva/uation (Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, revised 2002). DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 12 of 16 *Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull. Inc. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25. 2019 � Continuation ❑ Update the neighborhood's growth through the 1920s and 1930s, they have been dramatically altered in more recent decades. Overall, the building retains only moderate integrity of setting. Materia/s: The subject property retains much of the exterior wood framing and finishes at the window and door openings and porch, as well as the majority of clinker bricks within the chimney at the southwest fagade. However, the asbestos siding, highly visible modern composition shingle roof, and broad corrugated fiberglass canopy at the rear are incompatible with the building's period of construction and Craftsman style. The building does not retain integrity of materials. Workmanship: Craftsman residential architecture, in its nature, incorporated elements of workmanship that displayed the builders' craft using largely naturalistic finishes and materials. Elements of workmanship from the subject building's period of construction include the brick chimney, Dutch door at the primary entrance, wood-sash windows, and wood porch flooring and ceiling. As discussed above, however, the replacement of what appear to have been wood shingles with mass-manufactured asbestos siding and divided-sash windows with undivided panes in prominent locations; removal of original decorative millwork from the southeast dormer railing; and installation of an incompatible rear canopy all detract from the remaining original elements. The building does not retain integrity of workmanship. Feeling: The current property evokes a different feeling than the 1910 depiction discussed above, both narrative and photographic, of the Forderers' home. The building lacks integrity of design, materials, and workmanship, and is in an altered setting that is much more residentially dense than during the home's first decades. Therefore, the building does not retain inteqritv of feeling. Association: While more typically considered regarding associations with significant events or persons, the subject property's association with the broader Craftsman style of architecture that was rising in popularity at the time of its construction can be considered here. The house at 1548 Howard Avenue can be visibly identified as bearing elements of Craftsman style, though the alterations discussed above reduce its ability to clearly convey its original appearance. Therefore, the building retains only moderate integrity of association. In summary, the subject building does not retain integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and feeling, and retains only moderate integrity of setting and association. 1548 Howard Avenue therefore does not retain sufficient integrity overall to be eligible for individual listing in the National Register or California Register. Conclusion The single-family residence at 1548 Howard Avenue was completed in 1908 within the Burlingame Park neighborhood, built with elements of Craftsman architectural style for the family of Joseph F. Forderer, Jr. No significant events are associated with the property, nor do any owners or occupants appear to be have contributed to history in a significant way. At the time of its construction, the building was a good representation of early twentieth-century Craftsman residential style in the growing Burlingame Park subdivision, but it lacks sufficient integriry to be eligible for individual listing under Criterion C/3 in the National Register or California Register. It is not documented as having been built by a master architect or builder. As such, the California Historical Resource Status Code (CHRSC) of "6Z" has been assigned to the property, meaning that it was "Found ineligible for NR, CR or Local designation through survey evaluation."18 This conclusion does not address whether the building would qualify as a contributor to a potential historic district. A cursory inspection of the broader surrounding area reveals a high concentration of early twentieth-century residences that may warrant further study. Additional research and evaluation of Burlingame Park and surrounding neighborhoods as a whole would need to be conducted to verify the neighborhood's eligibility as a historic district. 'e California Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation, TechnicalAssistance Bulletin No. 8: User's Guide to the Califomia Historica/ Resource Status Codes & Historica/ Resource /nventory Directory (Sacramento: California Office of State Publishing, November 2004), 5. DPR 523L State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 13 of 16 *Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull. Inc. *612. References: Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue "'Date Julv 25. 2019 � Continuation ❑ Update Ancestry.com. Brechin, Gray. lmperial San Francisco. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999. Burlingame Community Development Department, Building Permit Records, 1548 Howard Avenue, Burlingame, CA. 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Burlingame: Centennia/ 1908-2008. Burlingame, CA: Burlingame Historical Society, 2007. Haines Criss-Cross Directories, San Mateo County, 1980-2018. Available at the Burlingame Public Library. McAlester, Virginia Savage. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Knopf, 2013. National Park Service. National Register Bulletin Number 15.� How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Eva/uation. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, Revised 2002. "Preliminary Historic Resources Inventory: City of Burlingame." Reviewed by the Planning Commission. July 26, 1982. The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA). San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder. Assessor Property Maps. The Times (San Mateo, CA). Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Burlingame, San Mateo County, California. March 1921 - November 1949. Available through the San Francisco Public Library. University of California, Santa Barbara Library, Special Research Collections. Aerial Photography FrameFinder. https://www.library. ucsb.edulsrc/airphotos/aerial-photography-information. DPR 523L State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 14 of 16 *Recorded by Paae & Turnbull. Inc. Historic Maps and Drawings: Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue "Date Julv 25. 2019 � Continuation ❑ Update �QT � \ � 8 - � O � � o O � ti9 -.�r�,� � t\yci� � � '� v � �� O /�► �\� \\� ,� � '� `9? � :`�� \ry 6� �a. ,, � � 5�. �� Qti .. `' �' 1� �. . �� yti n . h\ \ \ _ O �O,' �� — — �y / V � � j1�8+r � �� ry 1'p � O''� yo ��W yQ � \ + � h O�—.� ,� �,� � e o O O � O I 00 (eet � i2g �' ^, ,�, O 9' ��` �� :oD\ \ � `v� � Figure 20. Assessor's Map, County of San Mateo, Calif. Subject property outlined in orange. Source: San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Property Maps Portal. Edited by Page 8� Turnbull. �r':.�'ir'� ' :. 7r1E _ . I�Yr , . , � Figure 21. 1910 Photograph of 1548 Howard Avenue. 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Approximate current subject property boundary outlined in orange. White arrow indicates ADU to southeast of garage. Source: Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Flight C-6660, Frame 55, Collection of University of California, Santa Barbara Libraries. Edited by Page & Turnbull. DPR 523L State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 16 of 16 *Recorded by Paqe & Turnbull. Inc. Primary # HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # 1548 Howard Avenue *Date Julv 25. 2019 O Continuation ❑ Update W � > . .� ; ��v" ^` ; , � �p• ` '�� PJ \ • � 9� � . `� � . . �\ \ \ R, � ��0.. b !� O n �„ n „ Dc� " d° G� ir � \• r, } ,� u \ i.. �./ 1 `"��.. �.� F \,�Q `t\ N � q �� \ 4 \ �, `• 5,� �• „' � � � ,. : ��. �`�, „ •�q . a .• � � , �z 9 ` .\��°`"�, ,' �," ' '' ' , , �, ; / .,�, - „ a� '� , �,� �r�� n 5 � � � �� :�� 1 a �R5 � , b` + "< �' �, � � o . \ 9 � ,. a �,� k � ,v r° " o� ry + � � i%� �/ /� \ ~ � \ � . � �\ `5�8 �,�i��/ ��+9 � 6 . O ` �__ _ • M � 50 feet ./� t1�\ � . ,�r' . � � .,+. � /� � Figure 24. 1949 Sanborn fire insurance map. Approximate current subject property boundary indicated by orange line. Source: San Francisco Public Library. Edited by Page 8 Turnbull. � � �. '�- ,y� �: � �,� _ r , f;, t x,<, LO � ._ '�" 50 feet � , f{� ... . Figure 25. Excerpt from 1965 aerial view of 1548 Howard Avenue. Approximate current subject property boundary outlined in orange. Source: Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Flight CAS-65-130, Frame 1-204, Collection of University of California, Santa Barbara Libraries. Edited by Page 8 Turnbull. DPR 523L