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1 233 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 150 Santa Monica, CA phone fax memorandum date November 29, 2017 to Steve Mizokami, Senior Planner Planning and Community Development City of Santa Monica from subject Margarita Jerabek, Ph.D., Director of Historic Resources Ashley Brown, M.A., Senior Architectural Historian Max Loder, M.A., Associate Architectural Historian Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) As requested by City staff, ESA has conducted a site visit of th Street ( Residence ) and has reviewed archival data relevant to the subject property. ESA identified the subject property as developed with a two-story single-family residence in the Spanish Colonial Revival style built in The City s Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) did not identify the subject property as an individually eligible significant historical resource, but did identify the subject property as a contributor to the potential Gillette s Regent Square District and assigned it a 5D3 status code (appears to be a contributor to a district that appears eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation). The potential district contains a majority of period revival single-family residences built in the 1920s and 1930s. The HRI identified 146 Spanish Colonial Revival style residences within the potential District, 142 of which were given the 5D3 status, including the subject property. ESA conducted a site visit and confirmed that the subject property appears to retain a high level of integrity and a majority of its character-defining features. Furthermore, ESA identified several notable individuals that occupied the subject property. In summary, ESA agrees with the previous findings that the subject property appears to be a contributor to the potential Gillette s Regent Square district. Environmental Setting The subject property is located at th Street and was constructed in 1931in the Spanish Colonial Revival style (Figure 1). The single-family two-story residence ( Residence ) and detached garage ( Garage ) are situated on the east side of 17 th Street, between Georgina Avenue to the south, and San Vicente Boulevard, to the north. The subject property is located in the Gillette s Regent Square Tract ( Tract ), Block Z, on lot 17 (later renumbered to 19) (Figure 2). The Tract was subdivided on March 6, 1913 by King C. Gillette and the Alta Santa Monica Company. Prior to this subdivision and development, the Tract was part of Block 47 of the Santa Monica Land and Water Company Tract, in the Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica (Miscellaneous Record Book 78, p.

2 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) 44). The parcel measures approximately 60 linear feet by 149 linear feet. The Residence is centrally located within the lot, and the Garage is situated in the northeast corner of the lot (Figure 3). SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 1 Primary (west) elevation, view east. SOURCE: LA County Assessor Records (TR A) Figure 2 Block Z of the Gillette s Regent Square, subject property outline in red. 2

3 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) SOURCE: EDR 2017 Figure Sanborn Map, Volume 1, Sheet 99 The Tract is bordered by San Vicente Boulevard (Road) to the north, 21 st Street (Place) to the east, Montana Avenue to the south, and 17 th Street to the west. Currently, the neighborhood consists primarily of one- and twostory single-family residences (Figure 4). When the Tract was laid out a majority of the lots measured 60 linear feet by 159 or 160 linear feet, except for lots along San Vicente Boulevard, which measured between 72 to 98 linear feet by 149 to 150 linear feet. SOURCE: Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor Figure th Street and its current setting, property outlined in red 3

4 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) Previous Evaluations The subject property has been identified and assessed under the City of Santa Monica s survey process in The 2010 Citywide Historic Resources Inventory identified the subject property as a contributor to the potential Gillette s Regent Square district under local criteria A.1, Contributes to a district that exemplifies, symbolizes, or manifests elements of the cultural, social, economic, political or architectural history of the City. 1 The inventory stated that the subject property represents a very good example of a Spanish Colonial Revival style dwelling with a high degree of integrity that contributes to a potential Gillette s Regent Square district in Santa Monica and denoted a 5D3 status code. 2 Architectural Description Located on the east side of 17 th Street, this two-story single-family residence was designed by architect H.M. Roth in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Its primary elevation is oriented west toward 17 th Street. The subject property features two distinct and mature palm trees on the parkway between the sidewalk and the street, and a mature palm tree adjacent to the main entry area. A concrete driveway leads through a wrought iron gate between two stuccoed piers. The sidewalk extends from the driveway leading to the primary entrance of the Residence. The stucco-clad house has a combination gable and hipped roof, and a chimney at its southwest corner. It has an irregular floor plan (Figure 5). SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 5 Overview of th Street, view east The southernmost portion of the primary (west) elevation features a front gable with exposed rafter tails and a large, slightly pointed arch holding a one-lite window, framed by a decorative stucco border and set above a small tile pier. Adjacent to the window is a wrought-iron pedestrian entrance gate set into the façade and framed by two thick Doric pilasters. Tile steps lead to the gateway. Immediately to the north of this section of the primary 1 ICF International, Santa Monica Historic Resources Inventory Update Final Report, prepared for the City of Santa Monica, Ibid. 4

5 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) elevation is a courtyard wall leading to the previously mentioned wrought-iron driveway gate. As the primary elevation moves north, it becomes two stories. Here it features a corniced beneath the roofline and a multi-lite window, currently obscured by a screen, covered in a decorative vertical wood grille. Also present is a balcony with an ornate wrought-iron balustrade, covered by a cantilevered canopy. On the balcony are a pair of wood multi-lite French doors. Beneath the balcony are several receding layers of stucco, which form an inverted stepped pyramid, inset into a tiled recess above a ribbon of three wood windows. The northernmost portion of the primary elevation comprises a porte-cochere of rounded stucco arches beneath a clay tile balcony roof supported by several wood posts. The balcony itself features a wood balustrade identical to the aforementioned decorative wood grille elsewhere on the primary elevation, and three pairs of wood multi-lite French doors. A multi-lite wood window is also set into the balcony. (Figures 6-8). SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 6 Arched window and pedestrian gate on primary (west) elevation, view east 5

6 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 7 Cornice, balcony, window with grills, and tile inset with windows on primary (west) elevation, view east SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 8 Porte-cochère and second-story porch on the north portion of the west elevation, view east The southermost portion of the north elevation features an arcade leading to a wooden door. The arcade is floored in the same red tile that leads to the pedestrian wrought-iron entrance. The next portion of the north elevation is two stories and features cornicing identical to that on the west elevation as well as several wood multi-lite windows, a round tower, and molded corbels framing more wood multi-lite windows (Figures 9 and 10). The 6

7 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) remainder of the north elevation, fronting the adjacent property, was not visible from the public right-of-way. The south and rear (east) elevations were also not visible from the public right-of-way. SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 9 Arcade on north elevation, view east SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 10 Windows, tower, and corbels on north elevation, view east The Garage (Figure 11) is a square building with a hipped, clay tile roof. The only visible face is the west elevation with two wood-paneled garage doors. It faces onto a scored poured concrete driveway. 7

8 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) SOURCE: ESA 2017 Figure 11 Garage, west elevation, view east Historical Background Santa Monica In 1875, the original town site of Santa Monica was surveyed, including all the land extending from Colorado Street on the south to Montana on the north, and from 26th Street on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west. Between 1893 and the 1920s, the community operated as a tourist attraction that was visited primarily by wealthy patrons. Areas located just outside of the incorporated city limits were semi-rural in setting and populated with scattered residences. Following the widespread acceptance of the automobile in the 1920s, Santa Monica experienced a significant building boom, with numerous homes constructed in the tracts north of Montana Avenue for year-round residents. Gillette s Regent Square Tract Gillette s Regent Square, extending from 15th Street to 21st Place, was one of the many California real estate investments of King C. Gillette, inventor of the razor blade. Gillette left his company in 1910, and invested his fortune in real estate. The area consisted of open fields at the time of its purchase by Gillette, reputedly worth $1,000 per acre. Although subdivided in 1912, Gillette s Regent Square was not extensively populated until Marketed as good investments as well as rare homesites, the area was designed for the burgeoning middle class of Santa Monica in the 1920s. Advertisements also prominently described available transportation in efforts to attract commuters from Los Angeles. The neighborhood was served by the Westgate and Santa Monica streetcar lines, which ran along San Vicente Boulevard. A third line ran along Montana Avenue, to the south. During the Great Depression, Santa Monica struggled with a number of issues, including increased racial tensions, rampant gambling, a jump in illegal trade and activities, and high unemployment. Additionally, building 8

9 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) activity slowed dramatically in the late 1920s and early 1930s. During this time of hardship, Santa Monica actively attempted to attract investors to the area in an effort to improve the city s prospects. 3 Architecture Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( ) The Spanish Colonial Revival style is one of the Period Revival styles which were popular in Santa Monica in the 1920s and 1930s. Economic growth in the early twentieth-century led to an increase in population in Southern California in these decades. This, in turn, resulted in a high demand for commercial and residential properties. Tract 1566 appears to have been developed at the height of the population and real estate boom and also during a time in which Period Revival styles were immensely popular. By the 1920s, some of the new architecture in Southern California area was derived from European precedents. However, architects and designers also borrowed heavily from non-european and exotic sources that captured the public imagination. An architecture of fantasy then emerged from eclectic sources, and Southern California proved to be a fertile testing ground for these experiments. Period Revival styles were popular during the first forty years of the twentieth-century and patterned after buildings of various earlier periods. Styles included American Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Pueblo Revival, among others. The beginnings of Spanish Colonial Revival style architecture date to 1915, when it was introduced at the Panama- California Exposition in San Diego. The period revival styles grew in popularity just after World War I, and were patterned after buildings of earlier historic periods. The most common style in the Southwest was the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Inspired by the Panama-California Exposition, many architects found Southern California the ideal setting for this architectural style. Numerous publications argued in favor of this period revival style for the Mediterranean environment of California, including W. Sexton's Spanish Influence on American Architecture and Decoration (1926) and Rexford Newcomb's The Spanish House for America Its Design, Furnishing, and Garden (1927). Architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue s comprehensive set of Spanish Colonial Revival structures for the Panama- California Exposition catalyzed a region-wide building trend whose Spanish and Moorish influences incorporated and even supplanted the previously popular Mission Revival style. The many Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival commercial, civic and residential structures became a key component in the forging of regional identity and quest for legitimacy, since the style helped perpetuate powerful myths about California s origins tied to New Spain. Decorative elements that were appropriated from indigenous American cultures (Native American, Mayan, Aztec) were sometimes incorporated into these eclectic designs to infuse exoticism, along with a certain brand of perceived cultural authenticity. The Spanish Colonial Revival style is characterized by a low-pitch roof with little or no eave overhang, the use of red tile roof covering, and one or more prominent arches placed above doors or principal windows or beneath a porch roof. The wall surface is typically stucco with an asymmetrical façade and massing. The form is frequently highly decorated with lesser examples using decorative elements sparingly. Many examples have a least one large focal window, commonly arched or held within an arched reveal. The use of a flat roof with a parapeted wall is one variation in the type, usually used on one or two-story buildings. Narrow tile-covered roofs 3 Paula A. Scott, Santa Monica: A History on the Edge (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004),

10 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) are typically added above entryways or projecting windows. 4 The application of costly elements and asymmetry was kept to a minimum on lesser houses in the style th Street Construction History Permit B3663 from 1931 is the original building permit for the subject property, indicating the construction of a two-story nine-room residence on a 60 x 149-foot lot. Owner, Arthur B. Johnson commissioned the Residence and hired H.M. Roth Construction Company as the architect and builder. One additional building permit was available, indicating a kitchen remodel in There are no building permits for the Garage, however according to available aerial imagery the Garage appears to be constructed between 1934 and Alterations The exterior of the Residence has integrity and few alterations detract from its historic appearance. A comparison of the Sanborn Map from 1950 with a current aerial view shows the footprint remains unchanged, with only one non-permanent addition of a pergola located at the rear of the Residence. (Figure 12). According to the building permits the Residence has had only minor alterations since its 1931 construction. These include the remodel of the kitchen in From street view, the Residence to appears to have a majority of its original windows, Spanish Colonial Revival style character defining features (porch, arches, tile work, tower, and detailed woodwork). Occupancy History SOURCE: Sanborn Map 1918 updated 1950 (left), Google Maps 2017 (right) Figure 12 Sanborn Map 1950, footprint identical to present condition in 2017 City of Santa Monica building permits, directory research provided by Environmental Data Resources (EDR), historical Santa Monica Telephone Directories, and other historical city directories were used to prepare an occupancy history for the subject property at th Street and are summarized in the table below. 4 Virginia McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A.Knopf, 2004), pg USCB Frame Finder, C-22555_15-15, 1954; and C-6630_16,

11 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) YEAR NAME(S) OCCUPATION SOURCE Arthur B. Johnson Clerk at Wholesale Hardware Los Angeles Directory Co. and City of Santa Monica Directory Francine L Johnson No occupancy found Los Angeles Directory Co. and City of Santa Monica Directory Don R. Norris Officer in the United States Army Los Angeles Directory Co., R.L. Polk Col, and Pacific Telephone 1940 Clara Fitzgerald Norris (mother of Don) No occupancy found 1940 United States Census Ruth Norris (sister of Don) No occupancy found Los Angeles Directory Co., R.L. Polk Col, and Pacific Telephone 1962 H.K. Stanfield Pacific Telephone 1965-c.1969 Zoltan Gross Doctor of Clinical Psychology Pacific Telephone Sara Gross (Sara Radin after 1969) Richard Gabriel (son of Gross) Pacific Telephone Personal Communication The original building permits from 1931 list Arthur B. Johnson as the owner of the property. Arthur B. Johnson was born in 1907 to his mother, Guadalupe Morales-Johnson in California. 6 He married Francine L. Roth and they had one child. They lived at the subject property from 1931 to approximately The 1940 U.S. Census indicates that he was working as a Clerk at a Wholesale Hardware Store. In 1940 the family moved in with Francine s father Nell S. Roth. 7 In the 1958 Santa Monica City Directory, Johnson and his wife are listed as living at th Street and he is working as a Foreman at Will Rogers State Park. 8 Johnson died in Santa Monica on April 16, 1992 and Francine L. Johnson died on May 14, The second owner of the subject property was Don Norris. Don was born September 10, 1888 in Michigan. In 1930, he was listed as living with his mother Clara and sister, Ruth in Los Angeles. 10 In 1938, Don was living at the subject property and was a Major in the United States Army. 11 As a Major, Don served as an Associate Professor (Military Instructor) of Military Science and Tactics at University of California at Los Angeles. 12 Don 6 Thirteenth Census of the United States, (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 7 Sixteenth Census of the United States, (National Archives and Records Administration, T627, 4,643 rolls). Washington, D.C. 8 Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. 10 Fifteenth Census of the United States, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, T626, 2,667 rolls. 11 Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; and Fifteenth Census of the United States, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, T626, 2,667 rolls. 12 University of California, Berkley, California. General Catalogue, (Berkeley: University of California, 1936),

12 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) passed away February 29, 1968 and is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. 13 Don s mother Clara also lived at the subject property in Clara was born in 1865 in Michigan and was a widow. No other information was found pertaining to Clara s life. Ruth Norris, the sister of Don, lived at the subject property until her death on November 25, Ruth was born on June 9, 1898 in Colorado and lived with her mother and brother her entire life. No information about H.K. Stanfield, the third owner, was found. The fourth owners were Zoltan and Sara Gross. Zoltan Gross was born in 1920 and became a diplomate in clinical psychology in Just prior to that he operated a private practice at 1359 Westwood Boulevard, according to the Westwood, Brentwood and Bel Air City Directory for In 1954 he married Sara Kleban, born in 1923, and in 1965 they moved to the subject property. 16 Zoltan was also an Adjunct and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, California School of Professional Psychology and Antioch University. 17 He was also an advisor and consultant to the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department. 18 Gross currently lives in Van Nuys and works for his son Richard Gabriel s company Decision Analysis, Inc., as a consultant. 19 Zoltan appears to have moved out of the subject property after divorcing Sara and marrying Sharon R. Lackman in Sara remarried to sales manager Harold E. Radin (born in 1911) and stayed with Richard, with Sara living at the subject property until Conclusion ESA identified the subject property as developed with a two-story single-family residence in the Spanish Colonial Revival style built in The City s Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) did not identify the subject property as an individually eligible significant historical resource, but did identify the subject property as a contributor to the potential Gillette s Regent Square District and assigned it a 5D3 status code (appears to be a contributor to a district that appears eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation). The potential district contains a majority of period revival single-family residences built in the 1920s and 1930s. The HRI identified 146 Spanish Colonial Revival style residences within the potential District, 142 of which were given the 5D3 status, including the subject property. ESA conducted a site visit and confirmed that the subject property appears to retain a high level of integrity and a majority of its character-defining features. The subject property also appears to be reflective of the settlement patterns in the Gillette s Regent Square Tract and preserves its integrity and historic setting. Furthermore, ESA identified several notable individuals that occupied the subject property including U.S. Army Major Don R. Norris, and clinical psychologist Dr. Zoltan Gross, however both of these individuals are noted for their work, which was most likely performed at UCLA. In summary, ESA agrees with the previous findings that the subject property appears to be a contributor to the potential Gillette s Regent Square district. 13 State of California. California Death Index, Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. 14 Zoltan Gross, Ph.D., Consultant on Clinical Psychology Applications, 15 Westwood, Brentwood and Bel Air City Directory, Gross, 1956, Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Zoltan Gross, Ph.D., Consultant on Clinical Psychology Applications, 18 Ibid. 19 Ibid. 20 Ancestry.com. California, Marriage Index, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Personal Communication with Richard Gabriel. 12

13 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) Bibliography Basten, Fred E. Santa Monica Bay The First 100 Years. Los Angeles: Douglas-West Publishers, Santa Monica Bay: Paradise by the Sea. Santa Monica: Hennessey + Ingalls, City of Santa Monica. Citywide Historic Resources Inventory Update: Survey report prepared by Jones and Stokes Associates, Inc., Santa Monica Historical Resources Inventory, Phase I: Survey report prepared by Paul Gleye and Leslie Heumann, Santa Monica Historical Resources Inventory, Phase II: Survey report prepared by Johnson Heumann Research Associates, Historic Resources Inventory Update: North of Montana Area Survey report prepared by Historic Resources Group, March Historic Resources Inventory Update. Survey report prepared by Parkinson Field Associates, September City of Santa Monica Building and Safety Department. Building Permits. Gebhard, David and Robert Winter. Architecture in Los Angeles. Salt Lake City, Utah: GibbsSmith Books, ICF International. Santa Monica Historic Resources Inventory Update Final Report. Prepared for the City of Santa Monica, Inventory/Details/?id= Ingersoll, Luther A. Ingersoll s Century History: Santa Monica Bay Cities. Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll, Los Angeles County Tax Assessor. Property Information Records. McAlester, Virginia and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Polk. Polk s Santa Monica City Directory. Los Angeles, (various years). Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, City of Santa Monica. Santa Monica Public Library, Santa Monica Index. Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives. Scott, Paula A. Santa Monica: A History on the Edge. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing,

14 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) USCB Frame Finder. C-22555_15-15, 1954; and C-6630_ Warren, Charles S., ed. History of the Santa Monica Bay Region. Santa Monica: Cawston, Santa Monica Blue Book. Santa Monica: Cawston, Santa Monica Community Book. Santa Monica: Cawston, 1944 White, Col. Carl F. ed. Santa Monica Community Book. Fifth edition. Santa Monica: Cawston,

15 Preliminary Historic Assessment th Street, Santa Monica, CA (APN ) APPENDICES Sanborn Maps Gillette s Regent Square Tract Map, 1913 Construction Data and Building Permits Occupancy Data DPR Form 15

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17 Certified Sanborn Map AF84-4EB9-B Site Name: th St Address: th St City, ST, ZIP: Santa Monica, CA Client: ESA EDR Inquiry: Order Date: 11/22/2017 Certification # AF84-4EB9-B853 Copyright 1986 This Certified Sanborn Map combines the following sheets. Outlined areas indicate map sheets within the collection. 0 Feet Volume 1N, Sheet page 4

18 Certified Sanborn Map AF84-4EB9-B Site Name: th St Address: th St City, ST, ZIP: Santa Monica, CA Client: ESA EDR Inquiry: Order Date: 11/22/2017 Certification # AF84-4EB9-B853 Copyright 1950 This Certified Sanborn Map combines the following sheets. Outlined areas indicate map sheets within the collection. 0 Feet Volume 1, Sheet page 5

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23 TABLE 1 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY FOR TH STREET PERMIT NUMBER PERMIT DATE OWNER B3663 6/10/1931 Arthur B. Johnson B /9/1964 Dr. & Mrs. Zoltan Gross DA3513 3/8/1994 Mrs. Raydin ARCHITECT/ ENGINEER/ CONTRACTOR H.M. Roth Construction Company (architect and builder) VALUE/$ DESCRIPTION $10,000 2-story residence with 9 rooms. Concrete walls, brick chimney, concrete foundation, setback of 30 feet. Peak roof with tile. Owner (contractor) $3,000 Remodel kitchen (Existing buildings House and Garage) Rapid Evaluation Safety Assessment Form (1994 Northridge Earthquake). Cracks ext. one wall large crack by garage. Wall bulging int.

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31 FINDINGS TARGET PROPERTY INFORMATION ADDRESS th St Santa Monica, CA FINDINGS DETAIL Target Property research detail. 17TH ST TH ST Year Uses Source 1970 GROSS SARA K Pacific Telephone 1965 GROSS SARA K Pacific Telephone GROSS ZOLTAN Pacific Telephone 1962 STANFIELD H K Pacific Telephone 1958 NORRIS DON R COL R Pacific Telephone NORRIS RUTH STEVENS MISS Pacific Telephone 1954 NORRIS DON R COL R R. L. Polk & Co. Norris Don R EX R. L. Polk & Co Norris D R Los Angeles Directory Co ll ANorris D H Los Angeles Directory Co JOHNSON A B (O) Los Angeles Directory Co Johnson A B o Los Angeles Directory Co Page 4

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33 State of California -- The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Page of * Resource Name or #: P1. * P th St Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Primary # b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date T ; R ; 1/4 of 1/4 of Sec ; B.M. c. Address th St City SANTA MONICA CA Zip HR # Trinomial NRHP Status Code Other Identifier: Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted a. County Los Angeles d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear feature) Zone, me/ mn e. Other Locational Data: (e.g. parcel #, legal description, directions to resource, elevation, additional UTMs, etc. as appro APN(s): D3 Date * P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Composed of a cross-gabled hipped roof two-story main section with a one-story front gable wing, this elaborate Spanish Colonial Revival style residence features tile on the roofs and smooth stucco siding. A large arched window defines the southern front wing while wood casement windows are utilized in the two story section. Some windows in the two story section are defined by wood grilles while a non-original tile surround embellishes the first floor window. The primary entrance is recessed under the extended eave of the front gable wing, which is supported by an arcaded wing wall. A room situated atop the port cochere features full length French doors leading out to a patio area, which is sheltered by a pent roof supported by thin wood columns with turned wood balustrade. A concrete driveway below leads to a two car garage at the rear of the property. Landscaping consists of a lawn, low hedges and several palm trees. In good condition, the house appears to retain a high level of physical integrity. * P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP02 Single Family Property * P4. Resources Present: P5a. Photograph or Drawing Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, etc.) 12/01/2008 * P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Prehistoric Historic Both 1931 * P7. Owner and Address: Radin,sara K Tr Radin Family Trust And th St Santa Monica Ca, * P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, address) P. Moruzzi, M. Potter, K. Lain ICF International 811 W 7th Street, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA * P9. Date Recorded: 12/15/2008 * P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Reconaissance-Level Survey * P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report/other sources or "none") Santa Monica Citywide Historic Resources Inventory Update Final Report, prepared for City of Santa Monica by ICF Intl, 2010 * Attachments: NONE Location Map Archaeological Record District Record Photograph Record Other: (List) Sketch Map Linear Feature Record Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record * Required Information DPR 523A (1/95)

34 211 17th St State of California -- The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Primary # Page 2 of 2 * NRHP Status Code 5D3 * Resource Name or #: th St B1. B2. B3. Historic Name: Common Name: Original Use: None None Single Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single Family Residence * B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival * B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations.) 1931: Single-family residence for Arthur B. Johnson, H. M. Roth Architect, H. M. Roth Builder. Cost: $10,000 HR # BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD * B7. * B8. Moved? Related Features: No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location: B9a. * B10. Architect: H. M. Roth b. Builder: H. M. Roth Significance: Theme Area Period of Significance 1931 Property Type Applicable Criteria A.1 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) A.1 - Contributes to a district that exemplifies, symbolizes, or manifests elements of the cultural, social, economic, political or architectural history of the City. H. M. Roth is recorded as having built the resource. The architectural design is attributed to H. M. Roth. This represents a very good example of a Spanish Colonial Revival style dwelling with a high degree of integrity that contributes to a potential Gillette's Regent Square district in Santa Monica. The original building permit and city directories identify Arthur B. and Francine L. Johnson as the initial owners/occupants. No occupations were given. B11. * B12. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes): References: HP02 Single Family Property (Sketch map with north arrow required) Basten, Fred. 'Santa Monica Bay: Paradise By the Sea'; Los Angeles County Tax Assessor Records; McAlester, Virginia and Lee. 'A Field Guide to American Houses;' Sanborn Maps. Santa Monica City Building Permits. Santa Monica Public Library Collections. B13. Remarks: * B14. Evaluator: P. Moruzzi, M. Potter, K. Lain ICF International Date of Evaluation: 12/15/2008 (This space reserved for official comments.)