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City of Burlingame Item No. 9d '
Design Review Design Review Study
Address: 1556 Cypress Avenue
Meeting Date: September 9, 2019
Request: Application for Design Review for a first and second story addition to an existing single family
dwelling and new detached garage.
Applicant and Designer: Tim Raduenz, Form+One
Property Owners: Kasey and Bill Schuh
General Plan: Low Density Residential
APN: 028-295-080
Lot Area: 7,500 SF
Zoning: R-1
Background: The subject property is located within the Burlingame Park No. 2 subdivision. Based upon
documents that were submitted to the Planning Division by a Burlingame property owner in 2009, it was
indicated that the entire Burlingame Park No. 2, Burlingame Park No. 3, Burlingame Heights, and Glenwood
Park subdivisions may have historical characteristics that would indicate that properties within this area could be
potentially eligible for listing on the National or California Register of Historical Places. Therefore, for any
property located within these subdivisions, a Historic Resource Evaluation must be prepared prior to any
significant development project being proposed to assess whether the existing structure(s) could be potentially
eligible for listing on the National or California Register of Historical Places.
A Historic Resource Evaluation was prepared for this property by Page & Turnbull, Inc., dated July 16, 2019.
The results of the evaluation concluded that 1556 Cypress Avenue does not appear to be individually eligible for
listing in the National or California Registers under any criteria.
Project Description: The subject property is an interior lot and contains an existing two-story house with a
detached garage. The applicant is proposing a first floor addition at the front of the house (39 SF) and at the
rear of the house (174 SF). The existing second floor will be demolished and rebuilt with a new 1,398 SF
second floor. The existing detached garage will be replaced with a new 461 SF detached garage in the same
location on the lot. The proposed house and detached garage will total 3,898 SF (0.52 FAR) where 3,900 SF
(0.52 FAR) is the maximum allowed.
With this application, the number of bedrooms will be decreasing from five to four (proposed first floor office
does not qualify as a bedroom because one of its wall is open by more than 50%). Two off-street parking
spaces, one of which must be covered, are required for a four-bedroom house. The detached garage provides
two covered parking spaces (20'-1" x 20'-1 ") and an uncovered parking space is provided in the driveway leading
to the garage. All other Zoning Code requirements have been met.
At the front of the house is a protected size Victorian box tree that is in fair to poor condition. An arborist report
prepared by Kielty Arborist Services, dated June 27, 2019 (see attached), recommends that the tree be heavily
irrigated twice a month in order to supplement missing nutrients and to improve its condition. Located at the rear
right corner of the property is an Evergreen Pear tree that is in fair condition. Though it is far from the proposed
work, the arborist report recommends fencing at the dripline to discourage storage of work equipment
underneath the Evergreen Pear tree during project construction. In addition to the two existing on-site trees to
remain, a third tree (Japanese Maple) is proposed near the rear property line.
The applicant is requesting the following application:
Design Review for a first and second story addition to an existing single family dwelling and new
detached garage (C.S. 25.57.010(a)(2)).
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� Design Review
1556 Cypress Avenue
1556 Cypress Avenue
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EXISTING � PROPOSED � ALLOWED/REQUIRED
SETBACKS ; �
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Front (1st flr): 19'-6" � 29'-10" � 20'-6" (block average)
(2nd f/r); 42'-6" i 39'-8" E 20'-6" (block average}
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Side (left): 10'-3" j No change � 4'-0"
(ri ht : 4'-1" � 4'-1" � 4'-0"
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Rear (1st flr): 64'-10" 63'-4" � 15'-0"
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... �2nd flr : 70'-5" __ __T__;. __ 61'-10" ; 20'-0"
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Lot Coverage: 2,330 SF ; 2,543 SF � 3,000 SF
31.1 % 33.9% j 40%
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FAR: 3,031 SF � 3,873 SF ( 3,900 SF'
0.40 FAR ; 0.52 FAR 0.52 FAR
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# of bedrooms: 5 I 4 ; ---
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Off-Street Parking: 2 covered � 2 covered �
(18'-4" x 18'-4" clear ? (20'-1" x 20'-1" clear � 1 covered (10' x 20') +
interior) + 1 uncovered � interior) + 1 uncovered � 1 uncovered (9' x 20')
-- - --_ �9' x 20�...._.........---....._._�._:..._ 9' x 20' ._._�.._.��_.__.. . _.__
Building Height: 25'-5" ; 29'-11" l 30'-0"
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DH Envelope: not applicable � complies using window
; enclosure exception along ; CS 25.26.075
� right side of house ;
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Summary of Proposed Exterior Materials:
• Windows: existing living room windows to remain/refurbished; all other existing windows to be replaced
with new wood clad windows
• Doors: wood clad
• Siding: mix of stucco and horizontal wood siding
• Roof.• diamond shaped architectural asphalt
• Other. wood gable end; steel railing (rear elevation, second floor master bedroom); brick chimney;
decorative brackets (material unknown)
Staff Comments: None.
Design Review Criteria: The criteria for design review as established in Ordinance No. 1591 adopted by the
Council on April 20, 1998 are outlined as follows:
1. Compatibility of the architectural style with that of the existing character of the neighborhood;
2. Respect for the parking and garage patterns in the neighborhood;
3. Architectural style and mass and bulk of structure;
4. Interface of the proposed structure with the structures on adjacent properties; and
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Design Review
5. Landscaping and its proportion to mass and bulk of structural components.
`Amelia Kolokihakaufisi
Associate Planner
c. Tim Raduenz, Form+One, applicant and designer
Kasey and Bill Schuh, property owners
Attachments:
9556 Cypress Avenue y
Application to the Planning Commission
Arborist Report, prepared by Kielty Arborist Services LLC, dated June 27, 2019 �jh�C.L.1,��p�lp �e•l pLl�cc�g
Notice of Public Hearing — Mailed August 30, 2019
Area Map
Separate Attachments:
Historical Resource Evaluation conducted by Page & Turnbull, Inc., dated July 16, 2019
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PLANNING APPLICATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT—PLANNING DIVISION
501 PRIMROSE ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, BURLINGAME, CA 94010-3997
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028-295-080 R-1
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DEMOLITION OF (E) ROOF, RENOVATION OF (E) SECOND FLOOR, ADDITION TO REAR OF HOME AND TO FRONT OF HOME, (N) ROOF
BILL & KASEY SCHUH
PROPERTY OWNER NAME APPLICANT?
650-219-0282
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1556 CYPRESS AVENUE, BURLINGAME, CA 94010
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❑ ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU)
❑ CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP)
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❑ HILLSIDE AREA CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
❑ MINOR MODIFICATION
❑ SPECIAL PERMIT (SP)
❑ VARIANCE (VAR)
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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomia�
NRHP Status Code 6Z
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
�age � or � i Kesource name�s� or number �assigned by recorder) �55ti c:varess 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 1556 Cvqress 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 028-313-030
*P3a. Description:
1556 Cypress Avenue (APN 028-295-080) is located on rectangular lot, 50 feet wide and 150 feet deep. The subject property is
located in the Burlingame Heights subdivision of what is now the Burlingame Park neighborhood, on the west side of Cypress
Avenue, befinreen Barroilhet and Central avenues. Completed in 1922 by architect and owner Albert F. Roller, 1556 Cypress
Avenue is a one-and-a-half-story wood-frame single-family residence set on a concrete foundation.� The primary fa�ade of 1556
Cypress Avenue faces slightly southeast of true east, but for the purposes of this report the facades will be referred to as primary
(east), south, rear (west), and north. The simplified Mediterranean Revivai style residence features stucco-clad walls and a cross-
gabled roof with asphalt shingles tiles. The roof has no eaves and terminates in a molded wood fascia; a metal gutter system runs
along the south edge of the roof, as well as sections of the west edge. Solar panels are mounted on the front (east) portion of the
south-facing slope of the roof, parallel to the slope of the roof. 1556 Cypress Avenue features an exterior brick chimney at the east
end of the south farade, and an interior brick chimney located on the ridge of the roof. The residence has several window types,
but the majority are one-over-one, wood-sash, double-hung windows with ogee lugs; these windows will hereafter be referred to as
"typical windows.°
(See Continuation Sheet, page 2.)
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Sinqle Familv Residence. HP4. Anciilary Buildina
*P4. Resources Present: �Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District OOther
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
Primary farade, July 8, 2019.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: OHistoric �Prehistoric OBoth
1922 (Building & Engineering News,
Completion notice October 1922)
*P7. Owner and Address:
Kasey Schuh
1556 Cypress Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
*P8. Recorded by:
Page & Turnbull, Inc.
170 Maiden Lane, 5"' Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
*P9. Date Recorded:
July 16, 2019
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive
*P11. Report Citation: None
*Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map OContinuation 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)
'"Building Contracts, San Mateo County," Building & Engineering News (July 22, 1922), 30; and "Completion Notice, San Mateo County," Building
& Engineering News (October 28, 1922), 32.
DPR 523A *Required information
State of California—The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Page 2 of 17
*Recorded by Pa4e & Turnbull. Inc.
Primary #
HRI #
Trinomiai _
Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder) 1556 Cvpress Avenue
"Date Julv 16, 2019 � Continuation ❑ Update
*P3a. Description (continued):
Primary (East) Facade
The primary farade of 1556 Cypress Avenue faces east, fronting Cypress Avenue (Figure 1).
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The primary fa�ade features a prominent, central projecting bay. The projecting bay has a gable roof with typical molded wood
fascia and no eaves. A large central round arch window with a grid of wood divided lites is flanked by two smaller round arch wood-
sash casement windows with divided lites. Below the three windows is a metal balconette. Above the central arch is an applied
plaster crest ornament. The primary entrance to 1556 Cypress Avenue is located in a recessed covered pbrtico, south (left) of the
central projecting bay. The primary door is a fuliy glazed wood door with divided lites that is flanked by sidelites (Figure 2). A
chain-suspended light fixture is located at the center of the portico. The entrance is accessed via concrete steps with a metal
railing, through a round arch porch opening. To the north (right) of the central projecting bay is a brick patio which is accessed via
two sets of paired, fully-glazed wood-sash doors with divided lites on each the primary (east) fagade and north fa�ade (Figure 3).
DPR 523L
State of California—The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Tri�omia�
Page 3 of 17
*Recorded by Paae & Turnbull. Inc.
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Figu�e 2. Primary entry door, which faces
south, within the entry portico.
South Facade .
The south fa�ade faces the concrete and dirt driveway. Read from west (left) to east (right), the fa�ade features a bank of two
typical windows and two banks of three typicai windows (Figure 4 and Figure 5). Below the third bank of windows, just above the
ground, are three horizontal windows at the unfinished basement level. Above the third bank of windows is a gabie roof dormer
with a window covered by a roll-down screen (Figure 6). Like the main roof form, the dormer has no eaves and a molded wood
fascia. East (right) of the dormer is an L-shaped array of solar panels, installed parallel with the roof siope. East (right) of the
windows is a round arch opening into the entrance portico, spanned by a metal railing. A stepped, exterior brick chimney is located
at the north end of the south fa�ade, on the south-facing side of the front projecting central bay (Figure 7). The chimney has metal
flashing at the top, and only extends just above the fascia of the roof.
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Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder)1556 Cvpress Avenue
*Date Julv 16. 2019 � Continuation ❑ Updafe
Figure 4. Partial view of south fagade, including three banks
of typical windows, looking northeast.
State of California—The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Page 4 of 17
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HRI #
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*Date Julv 16. 2019 � Continuation
)1556 Cvaress Avenue
❑ Update
Rear (West) Facade
The rear (west) fa�ade of the subject property faces a rear yard and is organized into three bays (Figure 8). The north (left) bay
includes paired, fully glazed wood doors with divided lites, accessed via two flagstone steps, flanked by typical windows. The
central bay is one-and-a-half stories, capped by a gable roof. At the ground level of the central bay are paired, six-lite wood-sash
casement windows covered by a metal and fabric awning, and at the upper level are two eight-lite vinyl-sash casement windows
with simulated divided lites. The south (right) bay projects out and is capped by a gable roof. The south bay has a single fully
glazed wood door with divided lites and a typical window; on the north side of the projecting bay is one typical window.
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North Fa�ade
The north fa�ade of the subject property faces a narrow side setback. Described from east (left) to west (right), the ground level of
the north faCade has two typical windows, two smaller typical wi.ndows, and one typical window (Figure 9). In the gable end is a
vinyl-sash casement window and sidelite, both with simulated divided lites (Figure 10).
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fagade, looking north.
residence, looking northeast.
Figure 8. Rear (west) fa�ade, looking east.
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Figure 9. Partial view of north fa�ade, looking east.
Site Feafures
The subject property has a front lawn, surrounded by a perimeter of hedges, with flowering bushes in front of the primary (east)
fa�ade baiconette (Figure 11). At the northeast comer of the residence is a brick patio, surrounded by a low brick wall. A driveway
runs along the south end of the property; the driveway is concrete with a flagstone walkway up to the entry portico. A wood gate
spanning the driveway is located just west of the entry portico, after which point the driveway is dirt.
The rear yard includes a flagstone patio, partly surrounded by low stone walls, and a lawn (Figure 12). A detached garage with a
gable roof is located at the southwest corner of the property (Figure 13). A section of gravel driveway is located in front (east) of
the garage, which has overhanging eaves, asphait shingle roofing, and stucco siding. A single wood canopy garage door is located
on the east fapade of the garage, and a sliding glass window, which is missing elements of its wood sash, is located on the north
faqade. At the northwest corner of the property is a prefabricated playhouse and a wood treehouse (Figure 14).
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Neighborhood Setting
The subject property is located on the west side of Cypress Avenue, between Central and Barroilhet avenues, in the Burlingame
Heights subdivision within the Burlingame Park neighborhood. The subject block of Burlingame Heights inciudes several homes
from the early twentieth century, often with Craftsman style details, and was largely developed in the 1920s and 1930s with homes
of a variety of Revival styles, generally one to two stories in height. The adjacent property at 1560 Cypress Avenue was built in
1926 in a Tudor Revival style (Figure 15).1552 Cypress Avenue, also adjacent to the subject property, was built in 1915 as a
stone-clad bungalow with Craftsman style elements, and has a later second-story addition (Figure 16). Across the street from the
subject property, at 1555 Cypress Avenue, is a two-story house built in 2003 with stylistic references to early twentieth century
Shingle and Craftsman architectural styles (Figure 17). Also across the street from the subject property is a modest Midcentury
Modern residence built in 1951 (Figure 18).
Figure 15. 1560 Cypress Avenue, Burlingame, a Tudor Revival
style residence built in 1926, adjacent the subject property.
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of the property, looking southwest.
of the property, Iookint west.
built in 1915 with Craftsman details, adjacent the subject
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to eariy twentieth century Shingle and Craftsman styles,
across the street from the subject property.
Midcentury Modern style, across the street from the subject
property.
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*Resource Name or #(assigned by recorder)1556 Cvpress Avenue
B1. Historic name: N/A
62. Common name: 1556 Cvaress Avenue
B3. Original Use: SinQle-Familv Residence
64. Present use: Sinqle-Familv Residence
*65. Architectural Style: Simolified Mediterranean Revivai
*66. Construction History:
The subject property was originally subdivided as Lot 36 in the Burlingame Heights subdivision (Figure 19). An original
construction permit application for 1556 Cypress Avenue (APN 028-295-080) is on file at the Burlingame Community Development
Department, dated July 13, 1922, and lists A. F. Roller as the owner. Albert F. Roller is listed as the architect and owner of the
property in a building contract for a one-story residence and garage at the cost of $7,340, posted in Bui/ding & Engineering News
on July 22, 1922, as well as a water tap record dated July 15, 1922 on file at the Burlingame Historical Society (Figure 20 and
Figure 21)? According the building contract notice, the contractor for the residence was Leadly & Wiseman. A completion notice
was posted in Building & Engineering News in October of the same year.3
No historic photographs of the residence at 1556 Cypress Avenue are on file at the Burlingame Historical Society. However, a
1941 aerial photograph of Burlingame shows a gable roof residence with projecting bay at the front faqade (Figure 22). A dormer is
visible on the south-facing slope of the roof and a cross-gable roof form at the north side of the residence. It is not known if the
dormer is an original feature of the house. In the 1941 photograph, a gable-roofed detached garage was located at the southwest
corner of the property. The 1949 Sanborn fire insurance map, the first and only Sanbom fire insurance map to illustrate 1556
Cypress Avenue, shows a one-story residence with the same footprint as the 1941 aerial photograph. (See Continuation Sheet,
page 9.)
*B7. Moved? �No ❑Yes DUnknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: Detached 4araqe.
69a. Architect: Albert F. Roller b. Builder: Leadlv & Wiseman (contractorl
*B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area Burlinaame HeiQhts
Period of Significance N/A Property Type N/A Applicable Criteria N/A
Historic Conte�:
Citv of Burlinqame
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, inciuding William Howard (purchased 1848) and William C. Ralston (purchased 1856). In
1866, Ralston sold over 1,000 acres to Anson Burlingame, the US Ministerto China. Following Burlingame's death in 1870, the
land reverted to Ralston and eventuaily to Ralston's business partner, William Sharon. (See Continuation Sheet, page 9.)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes:
(HP4) — Ancillary building (detached garage)
*B12. References: See Continuation Sheet, page 14.
B13. Remarks: 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 twen ti e th- c e n t ury r e s i d e n c e s t h a t m ay
warrant further study.
Source: San Mateo County Assessor-Counry Clerk-Recorder, 2019.
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'"Completion Notice, San Mateo County," Building & Engineering News (October 28, 1922), 32.
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*66. Construction History (continued):
An open structure labeled "lattice," also indicated in the 1921 Sanborn fire insurance map, was located where the detached garage
is seen on the aerial photograph (Figure 23 and Figure 24). Despite this discrepancy on the Sanborn fire insurance maps, based
on the fact that a garage is specified in the original 1922 building contract and appears in the 1941 aerial, it appears likely that the
garage was part of original construction. A 2000 aerial photograph illustrates a kidney-shaped pool in the rear yard, built in 1975
and later demolished in 2011 (Figure 25). A reroofing permit from 1975 appears to indicate that the house originally had wood
shingle roofing, which has since been repiaced with asphalt shingles. The overali massing and footprint of the residence does not
appear to have been significantly altered since the 1940s, as illustrated in the 1941 aerial photograph and 1949 Sanborn fire
insurance map.
Building permit applications on file at the Burlingame Community Development Department record the following alterations:
Date Permit # Owner Architect/Builder Description
7/13/1922 650 A. F. Roller Owner architect New construction.
9/21/1936 798 D. G. L nch C. B. McClain builder Alterations to roof lumbin .
6/4/1969 R 722 E. M. Indahl Bay Pest Termite Control Termite repair.
contractor
7/25/1969 R 825 Richard S. Owner Kitchen remodel.
Nedwick
6/10/1975 V 420 R. S. Nedwick Anthon Poois contractor Construction ermit for ool.
8/1/1975 V 623 Nedwick Ace Roofing Co. (contractor) Roof on house. Remove all layers of asphalt
shingles down to wood shingles and cut
away. Over existing shingles, install asphalt
shin les.
8/11/1980 1898 Richard S. Helios Solar (contractor) Solar for pool.
Nedwick
11 /12/1996 9601851 William T. Simpson Roofing Service Tear off existing and install % inch plywood.
Bohlken (contractor) Install 30# felt and Elk Prestique Plus
com osition shin les.
4/6/2011 D11- William Schuh Scott's Demolition (contractor) Pool demolition.
0003 and Kathleen
Bohabo
4/16/2012 E12- Bill Schuh Rec Solar Inc (contractor) Solar 2.94 kw.
0030
"610. 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 aiso annexed to the City. By 1920,
Burlingame's population had increased to 4,107.4
Burlinqame Heiqhts Subdivision
The house at 1556 Cypress Avenue was constructed in the Burlingame Heights subdivision, one of three subdivisions (including
Burlingame Park and Glenwood Park) created from lands that were formerly part of Rancho San Mateo. 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 EI Camino Real to the north, Cypress
Avenue to the east, and Barroihet and Crescent Avenue to the south. The westerFl boundary is formed by the eastern half of the
block bounded by EI Camino Real, Newlands, Crescent, and Howard avenues.
"Joanne Garrison, Burlingame: Centennial 1908-2008(Burlingame, CA: Burlingame Historical Society, 2007).
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On May 18, 1905, the land that would become Burlingame Heights was purchased from the Occidental Land & Improvement
Company by Antoine Borel. 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 devetoped, many with
houses featuring Craftsman style designs. By 1921, the neighborhood was approximately 50 percent developed, including four
houses on the western side of Cypress Avenue between Barroilhet and Central avenues.
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—typically in one of a variety of revival styles—including the subject
property at 1556 Cypress Avenue. The neighborhood also grew denser with the construction of several apartment buildings and
flats, mostly concentrated on the north side of the block near EI Camino Reai. Generally speaking, most of the Burlingame Heights
subdivision appears to have been built out prior to Worid War II, as only two empty lots remain visible on the 1949 Sanborn map.
The Burlingame Heights subdivision is located within what is now known as the Burlingame Park neighborhood, named after an
adjacent early subdivision.
1556 Cvpress Avenue
Owner and Occupant Hisfory
The first owners and occupants of 1556 Cypress Avenue were Albert F. Roller and his wife, Clara Roller.5 Albert F. Roller, an
architect, designed the residence at 1556 Cypress Avenue; Roller's professional career is discussed in greater detaii in a later
section. The Rollers divorced in 1935 and sold the property to Daniel G. Lynch, a manufacturing agent, and his wife, Mildred s The
Lynchs resided at the property until 1942, when they soid it to Norman A. Indahl and his wife, Eleanora. In addition to their two
sons, the Indahls lived with Eleanora's parents, Ellis and Marie Tyrreli, until their deaths in 1944 and 1943 respectively.� Norman A.
Indahl, who was born in Philadelphia and educated at University of Pennsyivania, began his career at Shell Oil Company as a
yardman in 1938.8 He rose through the ranks, worked in sales and marketing at the company, before becoming the office
supervisor at Shell's San Francisco district office in Milibrae, a position that he held until his retirement in 1962. In 1969, several
years after Norman's retirement, the Indahls sold the property to Richard S. Nedwick, a paint contractor, and his wife, Susan M.
Nedwick, nee Kleinert. The Nedwicks listed the residence for sale in 1989, and are listed as residing at the prope�ty in Haines
Criss-Cross directories until 1990 9 In 1994, William T. Bohlken and Kathy Adams purchased the property and resided there until
2011, when they sold to the current owners, William Schuh and Kasey Bohaboy Schuh.
The following tabie outlines the ownership and occupancy history of 1556 Cypress Avenue, compiled from Burlingame city
directories, San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Grantor-Grantee Index available online, building permit
applications on file at the Burlingame Building Division, Ancestry.com, and City of Burlingame Ownership Cards on file at the
Burlingame Historical Society:
Years of Occupant(s) (known owners in bold) Occupation
Ownersh ip/Occu pation
1922 —1935 Albert F. Roller Architect
Clara Roller Nof listed
Ma Widman Maid
1935 —1942 Daniel G. Lynch Manufacturing agent
Mildred L nch Not listed
1942 -1969 Norman A. Indahl Salesman, Sheil Oil Company
Eleanora Indahl Not listed
Ellis Tyrrell (d. 1944) Accountant
Marie T rrell d.1943 Not listed
1969 —1994 Richard S. Nedwick Paint Contractor
Susan M. Nedwick Not listed
1991 —1993 No listing Not listed
5 Clara Roliers name appears to have been misprinted in a 1935 5an Francisco Examiner articie as "Claire"; see "ArchitecYs Wife Seeks Divorce,"
San Francisco Examiner, April 28, 1935, 17. She is listed as Clara in the 1920 United States Federal Census and multiple city directories in both
San Francisco and Burlingame.
e"Architect's Wife Seeks Divorce," San Francisco Examiner, April 28, 1935, 17.
' 1940 United States Federal Census, accessed via Ancestry.com; "Ellis Tyrrell," obituary, The Times, January 17, 1944; and U.S. Find A Grave
Index, 1600s-Current, accessed via Ancestry.com
e"Sheii Employe [sic.] Retires," The Times, May 7, 1962, 10.
9"Classified Marketplace," San Francisco Examiner, August 6, 1989. 1556 Cypress Avenue is not listed in the Haines Criss-Cross Directories from
1991 to 1993, which may indicate that the Nedwicks had moved to a different residence while their house remained on the market.
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Years of Occupant(s) (known owners in bold) Occupation
Ownersh i p/Occupati on
1994 — 2011 William T. Bohlken Not listed
Kath Adams Not listed
2011 — present William Schuh Notlisted
Kase Bohabo Schuh Nof listed
Albert F. Roller (Architectl
Albert F. Roiler (1891-1981), was born in San Francisco and attended Lowell High Schooi.70 Roller did not receive a college
degree, but worked as a draftsman and received an official license from the Califomia State Board of Architecture in 1926.'� Roller
worked for several Bay Area architecture firms, including Coxhead & Coxhead in 1910; Ward & Blohme in 1911 and 1914 to 1915;
and M.G. West Co., Bank Planning Division, from 1915 to 1926. Additionally, Roller worked for the firm Ripley & Davis in Honolulu,
Hawaii from 1911 to 1914.12 Roller married his wife, Ciara, in 1915, and lived in San Francisco before building a home for his family
of four children at 1556 Cypress Avenue in Burlingame (subject property) in 1922.13 Roller and his wife Clara lived in Burlingame
until 1935, when they divorced. Roller moved back to San Francisco and later remarried a woman named Dorothy Brandt.14
Roller is credited with a number of high-profile commercial and institutional projects in the Bay Area, and proved adaptable to
changing trends in architectural design, from the revivai styles of the 1920s and 1930s to modemist styles such as the International
Style in the post-Worid War II period. Notable projects include Oak Hil► Mausoleum in San Jose (1929) and the following projects in
San Francisco: Sommer and Kaufmann shoe store at 838 Market Street with interiors by Kem Weber (1930, since demolished); the
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Radio City Building at 420 Taylor Street (1940; later Supergraphic murals by Barbara
Stauffacher Solomon since removed), Nob Hill Masonic Building, 1111 California Street (1958); Bethlehem Steel Building, 100
Califomia Street, with Welton Becket (1959); Automobile Association Inter-Insurance Bureau (AAA Buiiding), 155 Hayes Street
(1959); the Federal Buiiding at 450 Golden Gate Avenue with John Cari Warnecke and Stone, Marraccini & Patterson (1959); and
the Scottish Rite Temple San Francisco, 2850 19�' Avenue, with Millard Sheets (1963) (Figure 26 - Figure 29).15 Roller also
designed the Sunnydale public housing development in Visitation Valley (1941) with Roland Stringham. Roller continued to work on
plans for CSAA Insurance Group (formerly California State Automobile Association), until his death in 1981.16
Significance Evaluation:
The property at 1556 Cypress Avenue is not currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) or the
Califomia Register of Historical Resources (Califomia Register). The buiiding 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."
Criterion A/1 (Evenfs)
1556 Cypress 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 1922, during a period of rapid development in Burlingame Heights in the 1920s and 1930s; however, the subject properry does
not stand out as an early or unique individual example within the broad context of residential development in Burlingame or
Burlingame Heights. No significant historical events are known to have taken place at the subject property. The property does not
appear to rise to a level of significance necessary to be individually eligible for the National Register or California Register under
Criterion A/1.
10 Kelley & VerPlanck, Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 B Fortns, 155 Hayes Street, May 1, 2010, accessed July 1, 2019, via San
Francisco Planning Infortnation Map, http://propertymap.sfplanning.org/.
""Granted Certificates," The Architect & Engineer (February 1926), 121.
12 Mary Brown, San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design, 1935-1970, Historic Context Statement (prepared for San Francisco
Planning Department, January 12, 2011), 261-2.
13 "ArchitecYs Wife Seeks Divorce," San Francisco Examiner, April 28, 1935, 17.
""ArchitecYs Wife Seeks Divorce," San Francisco Examiner, April 28, 1935, 17; 1940 United States Federal Census, via Ancestry.com
15 Brown, San Francisco Modern A�chitecture and Landscape Design, 261-2; Kelley & VerPlanck, Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523
B Forms, 155 Hayes Street, May 1, 2010; and Christopher Long, Kem Weber. Designer and Architect (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014),
254.
16 Kelley & VerPlanck, Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 B Forms, 155 Hayes Street, May 1, 2010.
" Carey 8 Company, "Inventory of Historic Resources: Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan," October 6, 2008.
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Criterion B/2 (Persons)
1556 Cypress Avenue does not appear to be individualiy eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion B or the
California Register under Criterion 2(Persons). Albert F. Roller designed the residence at 1556 Cypress Avenue, in addition to
being an original owner and occupant of 1556 Cypress Avenue, along with his wife, Clara. Roller was a notable local architect
based in San Francisco at the time, but came into greater prominence in the 1940s to 1960s. Roller did not conduct his
architectural practice out of the residence in 1556 Cypress Avenue, but rather maintained an office in San Francisco, and the
couple divorced in 1935, at which point Albert Roller moved back to San Francisco. Thus, Rollets professional accomplishments
are closer associated with his architectural office. The architectural merits of the subject property are discussed below under
Criterion C/3.
The subsequent owners, Daniel G. Lynch, a manufacturing agent, and his wife, Mildred, resided at 1556 Cypress Avenue from
1935 to 1942; little information was uncovered about the Lynches, who do not appear to have had a significant impact on local,
state, or national history. Norman Indahl and his family purchased the property in 1942, and resided in the home until 1969. Indahl
worked at Shell Oil Company from 1938 until his retirement in 1962, working his way up the company ladder from a yardman to the
office supervisor at Shell's San Francisco district office in Millbrae. Indahl's career trajectory and company loyalty were
commonplace in the mid-twentieth century, and Indahl does not appear to have had a significant impact on the Shell Oil Company,
or local, state, or national history. Richard S. Nedwick, a paint contractor, and his wife, Susan, owned and occupied 1556 Cypress
Avenue from 1969 to at least 1990, but little information was uncovered about the Nedwicks beyond their professional titles, and
they do not appear to have had a significant impact on local, state, or national history. Likewise, little information was uncovered
during the course of research about subsequent owners and occupants—William T. Bohlken and Kathy Adams, and William and
Kasey Bohaboy Schuh—and sufficient time has not passed to adequately understand their potential historical significance, if any
exists. Therefore, research indicates that 1556 Cypress Avenue does not appear to be individually eligible for listing under Criterion
B/2 (Persons).
Criterion C/3 (Architecture)
1556 Cypress Avenue does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion C or the
Califomia Register under Criterion 3(Architecture) as a building that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or
method of construction. The residence has several features that are indicative of the Mediterranean Revival Style, including stucco
cladding, arched wood windows, an arched portico, a balconette, and ornamental plaster crest—however, the building lacks more
elaborate architectural features and details that would be typical of a full expression of the style, and does not possess high artistic
value. The residence is, therefore, best described as a simplified Mediterranean Revival style residence. Designed and built by
Albert F. Roller in 1922, the styfe was one of several revival styles that were popular in Burlingame and throughout California at the
time. While Roller proved his competence in revival style architecture, most notably with the Oak Hill Mausoleum (1929) in San
Jose, he is best known for his Modernist institutional and commercial buildings from the 1940s to 1960s—which represents the
most prolific and acclaimed period of his career. Aside from a multi-family public housing project in San Francisco's Visitation
Valley neighborhood, Roller is not known to have worked on many residential projects and is best known for his work in various
Modernist styfes. While Roller has been identified as a local master architect, the subject property is not representative of his best
work. The property may be eligible as a contributor to an historic district, but the evaluation of a potential district is outside the
scope of this report. Therefore, the property does not appear eligible for individual listing under Criterion 3/C.
Criterion D/4 (Information Potential)
1556 Cypress 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 m ust 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."'a
As the subject building does not appear to be significant under any of the above listed criteria, detailed analysis of its historic
integrity is not included.19
1e Califomia Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation, Technical Assistance Series No. 7: How to Nominate a Resource
fo the California Registe� of Historical Resources (Sacramento: California Office of State Publishing, September 4, 2001) 11.
's National Park Service, National Register Bulletin Number 15: Now to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation (Washington, D.C.:
National Park Service, revised 2002).
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Conclusion
The single-family residence at 1556 Cypress Avenue was completed in 1922 within the Burlingame Heights subdivision, built by
original owner and architect Albert F. Roller in a simplified expression of the Mediterranean Revival style. 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 such
that the residence would be considered significant in association. The residence is not a particularly strong representation of the
Mediterranean Revival arcFiitectural style in Burlingame and therefore is not considered individually significant for is design or
construction. Although associated with a local master architect, the building does not represent Albert F. Rollers portfolio of work,
as he was best known for his institutional and commercial buildings in various Modernist styles, primarily from the 1940s to 1960s.
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."20
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 may warrant further
study. Additional research and evaluation of the Burlingame Park neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods as a whole would
need to be conducted to verify the neighborhood's eligibility as a historic district.
20 Califomia Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation, Technical Assistance Bulletin No. 8: User's Guide to the Califomia
Historica! Resource Status Codes & Historicaf Resource Inventory Directory (Sacramento: California Office of State Publishing, November 2004), 5
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Resource Name or # 1556 Cyoress Avenue
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Ancestry.com.
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San Francisco Planning Department, January 12, 2011.
Brechin, Gray. Imperial San Francisco. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999.
Building & Engineering News. 1922.
Burlingame City Directories, 1922-1980. Available at the Burlingame Public Library.
Burlingame Community Development Department, Building Permit Records, 1556 Cypress Avenue, Buriingame, CA.
Burlingame Ownership Cards. Burlingame Historical Society.
Califomia Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation. Technical Assistance Series No. 7: How to
Nominate a Resource to fhe California Register of Historica! Resources. Sacramento: California Office of State
Publishing, September 4, 2001.
California Office of Historic Preservation Department of Parks and Recreation. TechnicalAssistance Bul/efin No. 8: Users Guide to
ihe California Historica/ Resource Status Codes & Historical Resource Inventory Directory. Sacramento: California Office
of State Publishing, November 2004.
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October 6, 2008.
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.
Haines Criss-Cross Directories, San Mateo County, 1980-2018. Available at the Burlingame Public Library.
Kelley & VerPlanck. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 B Forms, 155 Hayes Street, May 1, 2010. Accessed July 1,
2019, via San Francisco Planning Information Map, http://propertymap.sfplanning.org/.
Long, Christopher. Kem Weber: Designer and Architect. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014.
McAlester, Virginia Savage. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
National Park Service. Naiional Register Bulletin Number 15: How to Apply the Nationa/ Register Criteria for Evaluation.
Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, Revised 2002.
"Preliminary Historic Resources Inventory: City of Burlingame." Reviewed by the Pianning Commission. July 26, 1982.
San Francisco Examiner.
San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder. Assessor Property Maps.
San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder. Grantor-Grantee Index.
The Times (San Mateo, CA).
Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Burlingame, San Mateo County, California. March 1921, Sheet 24; March 1921 -
November 1949, Sheet 24. Available through the San Francisco Pubiic Library.
University of California, Santa Barbara Library, Special Research Collections. Aerial Photography FrameFinder.
https://www.library. ucs b.edu/src/airphotos/aerial-photog raphy-information.
Water Tap Record. 1556 Cypress Avenue, Burlingame, CA. July 15, 1922. Burlingame Historical Society.
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Cypress Avenue. Source: "Buiiding Contracts, San Mateo
County," Building 8� Engineering News (July 22, 1922), 30.
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Source: Aerial photograph of Burlingame, Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Flight C-6660, Frame 275, March 23, 1941.
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Source: Aerial photograph of Burlingame, Hauts-Monts Inc., Flight HM-2000-USA, Frame 1121-391, June 25, 2000.
Figure 26. 1970s postcard of Oak Hill Mausoleum in
designed by Albert Roller, built in 1929.
Source: Picclick.com.
Figure 28. Bethlehem Steei Buiiding, 100 California
Street, San Francisco, designed by Albert Roller and
Welton Becket, built in 1959 (date of photograph
unknown). Source: Rofo.com.
Jose, Figure 27. National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Radio City
Building at 420 Taylor Street, San Francisco, designed by
Albert Roller, built in 1940. Source: Bayarearadio.org.
Figure 29. Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2850 19�' Avenue, San
Francisco, designed by Albert Roller with Millard Sheets, built in 1963.
Source: Scottish Rite Masonic Center, http://www.sfscottishrite.coml.
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