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642 Kensington Road

Santa Monica, California

City Landmark Assessment Report

Prepared for:

City of Santa Monica

Planning Division

Prepared by:

ICF International

November 2012

642 Kensington Road

Landmark Assessment Report

642 Kensington Road,

Santa Monica

APN: 4287-004-011

City Landmark Assessment and Evaluation

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Description of Site or Structure, Note Any Major Alterations and Dates of Alterations

The subject property is located on the south side of Kensington Road, between 7

th Street and

Beverly Avenue. The residence is oriented to the north/northwest, facing Kensington Road

and Jocelyn Park across the street. The eclectic-influenced Craftsman style bungalow is

located in a residential neighborhood consisting of both single-family homes from the 1920s

and the late 1940s, as well as multi-family apartment complexes from the 1960s and later.

The one-and-one-half story eclectic Craftsman bungalow style single-family residence was

identified in the Santa Monica Citywide Historic Resources Inventory Update, prepared in

November 2010, as a 5S3*. This indicates that the preparers of the report determined that the

property appeared individually eligible as a Santa Monica Structure of Merit. Recently, the

owner of the property has requested a re-evaluation of the property to determine if it meets the

criteria of a Santa Monica Landmark.

Description. The subject property is a one story, single-family residence designed in the

Asian-inspired variation of the Craftsman architectural style. It has a medium-pitched front

gable roof over the main volume of the house. The wide, overhanging eaves display exposed

rafter tails. The three-quarters width, projecting front porch has a front-gable roof with flared

eaves. Square and rectangular wood vents with horizontal slats and pronounced lintels and

sills are evident in the gable peaks. The exterior is clad in wood clapboard siding. The wood

porch supports consist of two wood posts with short protruding knobs, topped by a short

horizontal board with an inverted semi-circular design on either side, reminiscent of Asian

architectural elements. The porch, which is accessed by a single concrete step at the center of

the façade, has a closed balustrade with clapboard siding and low, molded wood caps. The

fenestration is wood framed, double-hung sash, with a gothic-style muntin design on the

upper sash, which divides the pane into four differentiated lights. By comparing Sanborn

maps with the current footprint, it appears that there has been a modest addition to the east

end of the rear elevation, which is not visible from the public right-of-way.

The garage at the rear of the house was converted in 2010 to an “accessory building” and no

longer has an auto-related function. To the west of the house is a wide driveway, with a brick

surface. A low concrete block retaining/garden wall is located along the sidewalk at the front

of the house. A row of medium-height hedges behind the wall provides a natural screen for

the front lawn.

The property exhibits a high level of integrity of physical and historical integrity.

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Building Permits. The original building permit is not available. However, archival tax

assessor records indicate that the parcel was improved in 1907 under the ownership of Mrs.

E.W. Marshall.1 A 1937 building permit documents the relocation of the subject dwelling

from 1227 14th

Street to 642 Kensington Road for an estimated cost of $600 with William

McEwan identified as the bungalow‟s owner. As relates to the 1227 14th

Street property, a

building permit from 1937 shows that a two-story triplex was erected at that location for an

estimated cost of $10,000 under the ownership of Luvena Breese. There were no other

relevant building permits on file with the City.

Statement of Architectural Significance

Craftsman style.

2 The bungalow had its genesis in Southern California and was a very

popular building type in Los Angeles‟ newly developing suburban areas, including Santa

Monica, during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Because of their relative economy,

bungalows answered a growing need for affordable housing during the first two decades of

the 20th

century. Ornate examples were commissioned for wealthy residents of suburban

enclaves such as Pasadena. Square or rectangular in plan, cottages with one or one-and-one-

half stories and rectilinear porches typify the bungalow form. To this basic form architects

introduced Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Spanish, and even Japanese architectural elements in

creating semi-customized results. Simple, horizontal, and craft-oriented natural materials

generally characterize the Craftsman style. Common elements include low-pitch, cross-gabled

roof forms; deep overhanging eaves; exposed roof beams and rafter tails; asymmetrical

facades; battered (tapered) or square porch posts; rectangular shaped windows, often sash

over sash; tripartite window groupings; single or clapboard siding; and simple wood frame

surrounds. In addition to bungalows, the Craftsman style was applied to large single-family

dwellings, duplexes, fourplexes, and other multi-family dwellings that were considerably

larger than the term bungalow implies. By the late 1910s and into the 1920s, the Craftsman

style was often melded with revival styles such as the American Colonial Revival.

The subject property is reflective of the Craftsman bungalow style, with Asian-inspired

decorative touches such as by the flared eaves with notched rafter ends, and decorative

brackets and porch posts. It represents an excellent example of the Craftsman bungalow style

and type and retains a high level of both physical and stylistic integrity. A review of several

of the surrounding blocks did not reveal any other similar houses. There are a few Craftsman

style bungalows, but none share the same exact design features.

Statement of Historical Importance

Ocean Park

3. Ocean Park‟s history was somewhat independent from that of the rest of Santa

Monica. Separated from the north by a gully, which today is filled by the Santa Monica

Freeway, Ocean Park was initially oriented towards the beach where a series of piers and

other tourist attractions were erected in the late nineteenth century. Much of the housing

during this initial period of development was deliberately temporary in nature. Although

1 Archival Tax Assessor Records, Book 96, Page 2, Block 110, Parcel S.

2 ICF International. Santa Monica Citywide Historic Resources Inventory Update November 2010, p. 10

3 Ibid, p. 60-61

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residential tracts began to be subdivided from the large blocks of land owned by families such

as the Lucas and the Vawters families in the mid-1880s, construction tended to cluster on

streets nearest the ocean, with the 4th

Street hill as the inland boundary.

In the years following the turn-of-the-twentieth-century, however, building activities

intensified. Main Street became the commercial spine of the community, servicing both

permanent residents and visitors who lived in the cottages, bungalows, and bungalow courts

that sprang up as far east as Lincoln Boulevard and beyond.

Due to the rapid growth of Ocean Park, by 1902,

…it was announced that no more lots would be leased and that leasers would

be given until May 1st, to purchase their lots or vacate. Hereafter, lots would

only be sold with building restrictions which would put an end to the building

of cheap „beach cottages.‟ Many of the lease holders purchased their lots and

removed the old buildings to put up modern cottages which would yield an

income on the increased valuation of the property. … To many, however, the

prices charged for lots and the building restrictions seemed prohibitive and the

cottages were removed to cheaper property. During 1902-03, it was a

common sight to find a cottage on wheels moving back from the ocean front

to the hills….4

By the close of the teens, a substantial portion of Ocean Park had been improved. The 1920s

witnessed nearly complete build out of the area, sometimes at the expense of older

improvements. The advent of the Great Depression, however, resulted in a sudden halt to

most new construction in the area. According to researcher Karen M. Wenzel,

After Ocean Park was established as a top resort in the country during the first

three decades of the 20th

century, the 1930s were a turning point for the future

of Ocean Park. The Depression Era made the Ocean Park amusements and

summer homes obsolete. People sold their beach cottages at depressed prices.

The neighborhood had been developed to cater to the leisure activities of the

middle and upper classes and to the people working in this industry. Without

the crowds of vacationers, Ocean Park‟s reputation dwindled as a desirable

place. Real estate development virtually ceased after the early 1930s, and

hardly any new architecture was produced between 1935 and the early 1950s.

The Sanborn map of 1952 shows that little had changed since 1931, except in

a few residential areas [such as the Fountain Tract].5

Therefore, as relates to the subject property, the 1937 relocation of the Craftsman bungalow

from 1227 14th

Street to 642 Kensington Road in Ocean Park would have been considered

unusual, both because it occurred during the Depression and because there were few available

4 Ingersoll, Luther A. Ingersoll’s Century History: Santa Monica Bay Cities. Page 257.

5 Wenzel, Karen M. The Impact of Historic Preservation on Land Use Planning in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California.

Page 43.

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vacant parcels in the majority of Ocean Park by that time.

After World War II and through the 1960s, numerous single-family dwellings and bungalow

courts were replaced by larger apartment buildings. This pattern of development has resulted

in an Ocean Park characterized by a diverse architectural legacy in terms of the ages, styles

and building types it contains.

Eventually, economic, social, and population trends evolved in the area such that short-term

accommodations became longer-term residences for professionals, blue-collar workers,

retirees, and others, especially following World War II until the early 1960s. Starting at the

time, the city‟s Redevelopment Agency identified eight contiguous blocks in Ocean Park

between Ocean Park Boulevard on the north, Marine Street (city limits) on the south, the old

Pacific Electric right-of-way (renamed Nielson Way) on the east, and the Speedway (now

Barnard Way) on the west to be razed for new multi-story residential construction. In

addition, during this period, all of the improved parcels containing beach-facing residential

and commercial buildings west of Ocean Avenue and the Speedway to the beach from Bay

Street to the city limits were cleared for public parks.

As part of their efforts at urban renewal, the city sought to arrest the perceived seediness

around the failed Pacific Ocean Park. It moved out approximately ten percent of the residents

of Ocean Park and two hundred businesses to make way for two seventeen-story apartment

towers, known as the Santa Monica Shores. Grassroots political activism that grew out of the

local resident opposition to the city‟s aggressive urban renewal was able to halt some later

large projects that would have destroyed many smaller homes and apartments. The issues

they brought to the table, including preserving a smaller-scale lifestyle and respect for the

environment, were crucial to later public battles over the future of Santa Monica

redevelopment.

As a result of the city‟s redevelopment efforts, it appears that Ocean Park‟s only remaining

concentration of early twentieth century beach dwellings located west of Neilson Way are the

four blocks situated between Hollister Avenue and the north side of Ocean Park Boulevard

(identified as the South Beach Historic District). The subject residence at 642 Kensington

Road is not located in the South Beach Historic District.

As relates to dwelling relocations in Ocean Park, historical evidence suggests that the greatest

impetus was the forced conversion of Ocean Park beach properties from leasehold to fee

simple in 1902-03. No other information documenting the movement of dwellings to or

within Ocean Park was identified during the current research process.

1227 14th

Street

Archival tax assessor research reveals that the unimproved parcel located at 1227 14th

Street

was owned by Arcadia De Baker in 1905.6 The 1910 Census indicates that Arcadia De Baker


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was born in 1830 in California and was a widow. The property was sold the following year to

Swedish immigrant C.A. Tegner7 who owned numerous vacant lots along 14

th Street.

8 In

1907, title passed to Mrs. E.W. Marshall who held title to the property for only one year.9

Notably, it was during Mrs. Marshall‟s ownership that the subject dwelling was originally

constructed with a valuation of $700 according to archival tax assessor records.10

Unfortunately, census research revealed no information about Mrs. Marshall. Note that the

1909 Santa Monica Sanborn maps, which would have verified the existence of Mrs.

Marshall‟s bungalow, do not include the blocks of 14th

Street north of Arizona Avenue where

1227 14th

Street is located. In 1908, the property was in the name of L.W. Woods of whom no information was found.

11

In 1909, Oscar Barrett became the property owner, which he remained for the next nine

years.12

Mr. Barrett was a “stationary engine” engineer.13

During the time of Barrett‟s

ownership, city directories indicate that Mrs. Ida Harrison resided at the dwelling. Barrett

sold the property to Joseph B. Glanville in 1918.14

Glanville lived in the bungalow for

approximately two years, 1918-1920.15

Charles E. Salisbury owned the property in 1920,

selling it to Hattie Mae Shelton in 1921.16

By 1924, the property was recorded under the

name of Hattie‟s husband, William C. Shelton (no occupation listed).17

Between 1921 and

1925, Stephen L. and May (Mary) M. Locke rented the house. Mr. Locke appears to have

been a taxi driver and in 1925, Mrs. Locke was noted as a milliner. The property‟s title changed yet again in 1926 with Luvena Breese becoming the new

owner.18

In 1927, the property was unoccupied. In 1927, the property was unoccupied. In

1928, Mr. and Mrs. Myron E. Becker and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe H. Becker were the renters of

1227 14th

Street.19

Myron was a general laborer and Roscoe was a carpenter. According to the

city directories, the house was again vacant between 1930 and 1933. However, the 1930 Census

shows that Ernestine Francom was renting this house.20

A native of Utah, Ms. Francom was

living at this address with her 15-year old son Hubert and 11-year old daughter Ernestine, as

7 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.:

National Archives and Records Administration, 1920. T625_116 rolls. 8 Archival Tax Assessor Records, Book 96, Page 2, Block 110, Parcel S.

9 Ibid.

10 Ibid.

11 Ibid.


13 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.:

National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624_87 rolls. 14

Archival Tax Assessor Records, Book 326, Page 5, Block 110, Parcel S. 15

Ibid. 16

Ibid. 17

Ibid. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920. T625_116 rolls. 18

Archival Tax Assessor Records, Book 326, Page 5, Block 110, Parcel S. 19

Santa Monica, Venice, Ocean Park, Sawtelle, and Brentwood City Directory, Los Angeles Directory Company, Los Angeles, 1928.

20 Bay Cities Directory. Los Angeles Directory Company, Los Angeles, 1930-1931.

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well as her father, Hubert L. Hall. Louis P. and Annabelle Heckel lived here in 1936.21

No

occupation was listed for either Mr. or Mrs. Heckel.

The 1936 city directory shows that Luvena Breese was married to Guy A. Breese, who was in

the real estate business. They resided at 1809 3rd

Street in Santa Monica (not at 1227 14th

Street, which Luvena had purchased in 1926 and that they operated as a rental).

Significantly, Mrs. Breese was the registered owner in 1937 when the subject dwelling was

removed from the property to be replaced by a two-story Spanish Colonial Revival style

triplex. Based upon this evidence and information detailed below, it appears that a Mr.

William McEwan obtained the subject dwelling from Mrs. Breese in 1937. McEwan then

had the bungalow moved to a vacant parcel owned by his father at 642 Kensington Road in

Ocean Park.22

Once the subject dwelling had been removed from the parcel at 1227 14

th Street in 1937, Mrs.

Breese hired contractor William C. Carter to erect a two-story Spanish Colonial Revival style

triplex near the front of the lot for an approximate cost of $10,000.23

The motivation for the

construction of an apartment building on what had previously been a single-family parcel was

surely the lot‟s proximity to the burgeoning commercial activities along Wilshire Boulevard,

which had become too valuable to justify retaining the original bungalow at this location.

That would explain why the subject dwelling was transferred to William McEwan, moved off

the site, and replaced by a triplex. As to why McEwan chose to relocate a 30-year-old

bungalow a considerable distance of almost two miles instead of constructing a new house on

his father‟s Ocean Park lot, perhaps, given the difficult economic times, it was simply more

economical to do so. Or, it is conceivable that McEwan was attracted to the Craftsman

bungalow‟s quality of design and workmanship, which would have been expensive to

replicate in 1937. It is all conjecture at this point.

The 1938 city directory lists three occupants of the newly constructed triplex: Mrs. Luvina

Breese herself at 1227, Mr. Charles Carsen at 1227a, and H.F. Beicher at 1227b. Ms. Breese

continued to own the property until 1939 when her daughter, Gladys Breese, and Lottie

Boone, executor, were identified as the property owners (suggesting that title passed

following the death of Luvena Breese).24

In 1949, tax assessor records and visual inspection

confirm that a Minimal Traditional style fourplex was built at the rear of the 1227 14th

Street

property behind the triplex that had been constructed in 1937. 642 Kensington Road

On June 23

rd 1937, William W. McEwan paid approximately $600 to relocate the subject

21

Santa Monica, Venice, Ocean Park, Sawtelle, and Brentwood Heights City Directory,” Los Angeles Directory Company,

Los Angeles, 1936.

22 Archival Tax Assessor records indicate that the value of the unimproved property in 1937 was $420. The following year,

in 1938, the land value remained at $420 with the addition of improvements (i.e. the relocated bungalow) valued at $1040. 23

Building permit 158 dated 7-1-1937. 24

Ibid.

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bungalow located at 1227 14th

Street to a vacant parcel at 642 Kensington Road.25

Archival

tax assessor records confirm that the vacant parcel had been purchased in 1925 by Duncan S.

McEwan, William‟s father,26

from the Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank for

approximately $420. Sanborn maps and archival tax assessor records indicate that the lot

remained vacant until the subject dwelling was placed on the parcel in 1937. Approximately

two months after the bungalow had been moved to its current location, electricity to the house

was connected.27

Title to the property passed from father to son in 1938.28

William

McEwan, identified as a painter in the 1938 city directory, and his wife Helen continued to

own the residence at 642 Kensington Road until approximately 194629

; however, the

McEwans operated the bungalow as a rental starting in 1940.30

From 1940 until 1947-48, the house was occupied by the Timmermeyer family.

31 Mr. Leo T.

Timmermeyer was a manager at (or of) the Samuel Pello grocery in 1940. The 1940 Census

data confirm the city directory data; also in the house were sons Leo T. Jr., Ronald E., and

John J.32

Also at this residence was Raleigh (or Anleigh) Ellis, who was likely a cousin of

Mrs. (Da Onne) Timmermeyer. All three Timmermeyer children were born in Colorado and a

review of the 1930 Census data shows that Leo T. Timmermeyer was in Denver, employed as

the manager of a grocery at the time.33

In 1952-53, Mrs. Fay H. Sorensen lived in this house.34

Mrs. Sorensen, who worked at a clerk

at Douglas, originally rented this property, but at the time of the 1958-1959 publication of the

city directory, she was the owner and may have been retired, as no occupation is listed.35

In

1960, Mildred Carrier was living at 642 Kensington Road.36

Person(s) of Historical Importance

Background research on the residents and owners of 1227 14

th Street and 642 Kensington

Road provided no evidence suggesting that any of the property owners or residents were

persons of local historical importance. Most, even when identified as owners, had a brief

association with the house.

Statement of Other Significance

25

Building permit 2602. 6-23-1937. “Dwlg. moved from 1227 14th

St. Cash Bond #2508. Cost: $600.” 26

United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. 27

Department of Electricity permit 3365. August 21st

, 1937 28

Archival Tax Assessor Records. 29

Ibid. 30

1940, 1947-1948 city directories. 31

Ibid.

32 Ibid.

33 Year: 1930; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: 238; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 493.0; FHL

microfilm: 2339973. 34

Santa Monica City Directory, including Brentwood Heights and Ocean Park, 1952-53. 35

Santa Monica City Directory, 1958-59. 36

Santa Monica City Directory, 1960.

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The property does not appear to meet criteria for high artistic value as it is defined in the

National Register Bulletin: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation.

Though it does reflect the characteristics of an Asian-inspired eclectic Craftsman style

bungalow it does not fully epitomize the design principles of the style so that it expresses

an aesthetic ideal. High-style examples of this variation include dark wood details, fascia

with a pinched apex detail, unpainted or stained timber elements, false screens, and stained

glass windows. None of these elements are present. Furthermore, while use of leaded glass

in the upper panes of windows was not unusual for houses built in the early years of the

20th

century, the Queen Anne style of these panes seems out of character for an Asian-

influenced design. No other evidence was discovered in current research of the property to

indicate other significance.

Is the Structure Representative of a Style in the City that Is No Longer Prevalent?

The Craftsman bungalow style is prevalent in the City; due to its high integrity and level of

refinement, the subject property remains an uncommon example of a common style

prevalent in the architectural history of Santa Monica.

Does the Structure Contribute to a Potential Historic District?

There is no potential historic district in the immediate vicinity due to the heterogeneous

nature of architectural styles represented there.

CONCLUSION

In summary, based on current research and the above assessment, the property located at 642

Kensington Road appears to meet several City of Santa Monica Landmark criteria. The property

was evaluated according to statutory criteria as follows:

Landmark Criteria

9.36.100(a)(1) It exemplifies, symbolizes, or manifests elements of the cultural, social, economic,

political or architectural history of the City.

The property located at 642 Kensington Road is a highly intact example of the Asian-

influenced, eclectic variant of the Craftsman architectural style as applied to a single-

family residence. Given that it is an uncommon variant of a common architectural style,

the dwelling represents an important component of the City‟s architectural history from a

particular time period, the first decade of the 20th

century, regardless of its relocation in the

1930s. Therefore, the subject property appears to satisfy this criterion.

9.36.100(a)(2) It has aesthetic or artistic interest or value, or other noteworthy interest or value.

Although a highly intact example of the Asian-inspired, eclectic variant of the Craftsman

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architectural style, it does not rise to a sufficient level of aesthetic or artistic value to

qualify for designation under this criterion.

9.36.100(a)(3) It is identified with historic personages or with important events in local, state or

national history.

In conducting the background research, the data did not reveal any information on any of the

property‟s owners and/or occupants to indicate historical significance or notability.

Therefore, the subject property does not appear to satisfy this criterion.

9.36.100(a)(4) It embodies distinguishing architectural characteristics valuable to a study of a

period, style, method of construction, or the use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship, or is a

unique or rare example of an architectural design, detail or historical type valuable to such a study.

This property displays the character-defining features associated with eclectic variations of

the Craftsman style, in this case, the flared eaves with notched rafter tails and the ornamental

brackets and porch posts. The key features of the Craftsman style are present: the front-

gabled roof with wide overhanging eaves and exposed rafters, louvered vents in the gable

ends, clapboard siding, wood framed windows, projecting front porch supported by wood

posts and clapboard sided balustrade. Remarkably, given that the property was physically

moved almost two miles, it retains integrity to its 1907 construction with a modest addition

to the rear of the dwelling. This was confirmed during visual inspection of the property.

Therefore, the property appears to satisfy this criterion.

9.36.100(a)(5) It is a significant or a representative example of the work or product of a notable

builder, designer or architect.

The property does not appear to meet this criterion. As stated above, no information

on the architect or builder was discovered during the current survey process.

9.36.100(a)(6) It has a unique location, a singular physical characteristic, or is an established and

familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the City.

The subject property is located on the north side of Kensington Road in a neighborhood

containing a wide variety of residences of dissimilar scale, massing, and proportion.

Further, the subject property does not necessarily stand out amongst its neighbors as a

unique or especially familiar feature of the neighborhood. Therefore, it does not satisfy this

criterion.

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CITY DIRECTORY RESEARCH

1227 14th

Street

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Year Entry

1917 (1227

14th

Street)

Mrs. Ida Harrison NOL

1919-1920 Glanville, Joseph B. NOL

1921-1922 Locke, Stephen L. Auto Operator Locke, and May M., NOL

1923-1924 Locke, Stephen L., Auto Livery, 212 Santa Monica Boulevard

May M.

1925 Locke, Stephen L., Auto Livery, no address

Locke, May M., Millinery

1927 Vacant

1928 Becker, Myron E., laborer Becker, Carrie, NOL

Becker, Roscoe H., carpenter Becker, Eleanor H., NOL

1930-1931 Vacant

1933 Vacant

1936 Heckel, Louis P., NOL

Heckel, Annabelle, NOL

1938 (642 Kensington

Road)

McEwan, William W., painter McEwan, Helen, NOL

1940 Timmermeyer, Leo T., Manager, Samuel Pello

Timmermeyer, Da Onne, NOL

1947-1948 Timmermeyer, Louis T., carpenter

Timmermeyer, Belle, NOL

Timmermeyer, Sally, student

1952-1953 Sorensen, Fay H. (Mrs.), clerk at Douglas

1954 Sorensen, Fay H. (Mrs.), clerk at Douglas

1958-1959 Sorensen, Fay H., NOL

1960-1961 Carrier, Mildred, NOL

Note: NOL = No Occupation Listed

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Attachments

Assessor Report

Sanborn Maps

Photos

Assessor Report

Sanborn Map 1918

(1227 14th Street)

Sanborn Map 1950

(1227 14th Street)

Sanborn Map 1918

(642 Kensington Road)

Sanborn Map 1950

(642 Kensington Road)

Photos

642 Kensington Road. Looking west towards the primary façade and front lawn

642 Kensington Road. Close up view of porch and roof details

642 Kensington Road. View of the residence, looking south.

642 Kensington Road. View of the residence, looking west.

1227 14th

Street. Erected 1937. View of the triplex, looking northeast.

1227 14th

Street. Erected 1949. View of the rear fourplex, looking northeast.

14th

Street looking northeast towards Wilshire Boulevard. 1227 14th

Street on right.

14th

Street looking southeast towards Arizona Avenue. 1227 14th

Street on far left.

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