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824 22nd Street

Santa Monica, California

City Landmark Assessment Report

Prepared for:

City of Santa Monica

Planning Division

Prepared by:

ICF International

Los Angeles

April 2013

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824 22nd Street

City of Santa Monica

APN: 4277-004-004

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 west side of 22nd

Street just south of Montana Avenue.

The legal description of the subject property is Tract 1351, Lot 5, Block 9. The property

consists of the primary residence and what appears to be a freestanding garage/living unit to

the rear of the house. The style of the house is Craftsman with Colonial Revival influences. It

is located in a neighborhood consisting primarily of one-story single family dwellings erected

in the 1920s amongst which are a number of large two-story houses erected since the 1970s.

The property has not been previously identified in the City’s Historic Resources Inventory or

in subsequent survey updates and evaluations.

Description. The subject property is a one story, single-family residence that is primarily

Craftsman in style with Colonial Revival elements. It corresponds with Style #385 from the

Pacific Ready-Cut Homes catalog. The house is capped by a low-pitched side-gabled roof

with a front-gabled portion on the north end of the primary (east) elevation. Narrow

clapboard siding sheathes exterior surfaces. The dwelling’s carved bargeboards, exposed

rafter tails, projecting beam ends, and deep overhanging eaves are typical of the Craftsman

style. A concrete path leads to concrete porch steps flanked by brick pedestals. A prominent

porch roof consisting of elaborately carved brackets supporting a classically inspired

pediment shelters the paneled wood entry door. This is the conspicuous Colonial Revival

style element of the house. Narrow wood-framed French doors are on either side of the

entrance. A tripartite grouping of narrow wood-framed casement windows punctuates the

projecting front gabled portion of the façade. On the secondary south elevation is a

projecting side-gabled roof portion partially sheltered by the main roof. Its original wood

window has been replaced with a small window terrarium. An adjacent exterior chimney

that was originally of brick construction has been replaced with a stucco-finished version.

As visible from the back alley and confirmed by Sanborn maps, the rear (west) elevation has

been altered by a large addition. To the south of the addition, non-original sliding glass

doors have been installed. Southwest of the house, a concrete driveway leads to a detached

garage that appears to have been modified to function as a separate dwelling. Landscaping

consists of a grass lawn, low shrubs, and a few trees. While cognizant of the protruding

terrarium window and stucco-sheathed chimney replacement, as well as the rear alterations,

the property exhibits a relatively high level of physical integrity.

Building Permits. The original building permit dated February 10, 1923 identifies B.F.

Kinsey as the owner. Jewett & Stout, with offices at 531 Santa Monica Boulevard, served as

architect and builder.1 According to the permit the 1,080 square foot house cost

1 H.L. Stout’s role as the authorized distributor and builder of Pacific Ready Cut Homes in Santa Monica will be discussed later in this report.

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approximately $4000 to construct and consisted of five rooms on a 50 x 160 foot lot.

Another building permit issued three months earlier on November 24, 1922 was for a 480

square foot garage costing approximately $450 built for owner Ben F. Kinsey. There are no

other building permits on file.

Statement of Architectural Significance

Craftsman Bungalow/Colonial Revival Styles. 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 1910s and 1920s. Ornate examples were commissioned for wealthy residents of

suburban enclaves including Santa Monica and Pasadena. Square or rectangular in plan,

cottages with one to one-and-one half stories and rectilinear porches typify the bungalow

form. To this basic form, architects introduced elements of the Colonial Revival, Craftsman,

Spanish, and even Japanese architectural styles to produce a unique building style. Simple,

horizontal, and craft-oriented natural materials generally characterize the Craftsman style.

Common elements of the style include low-pitched, 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; shingle 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 Colonial Revival style resulted from the desire of architects and builders to evoke

America’s own past with a “traditional” building type. The restoration of Colonial

Williamsburg in the 1920s added to its popularity. The name Colonial actually encompasses

several styles, all loosely associated with the revival of American and Old World building

traditions. Examples of the early American Colonial period include styles such as

Federal/Adams, Georgian, and classical/neoclassical, as well as the shingle style, which was

not common in Southern California. Common characteristics of this style include a simple

rectangular volume, covered by gabled or hip roofs; symmetrical, balanced dispensing of

windows and doors; surfacing of clapboard or brick; classical, colonial detailing such as

columns, engaged piers, cornices, pediments, and shuttered windows; and double-hung,

multi-paned windows. The Colonial Revival style was particularly popular in Santa Monica

in the 1920s, both for large dwellings north of Montana Avenue and for smaller homes.

The subject property is primarily Craftsman in style with its asymmetrical profile, low-

pitched side-gabled roof, deep eaves, exposed rafter tails, carved bargeboards, and projecting

beam ends. Its narrow clapboard siding and fenestration also express the Craftsman style.

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The dwelling’s most prominent architectural feature is its Colonial Revival style pedimented

porch roof with its elaborately carved brackets and entablature.

As relates to architectural merit, the subject property has not been identified as historically or

architecturally significant in the City’s Historic Resources Inventory or in subsequent survey

updates and evaluations. Most likely this is because the dwelling, while exhibiting a

relatively high level of integrity as viewed from the public right-of-way, is not an especially

noteworthy example of the Craftsman/Colonial Revival styles in comparison with the wealth

of better, more representative Craftsman and Colonial Revival style houses throughout the

City. While exhibiting character defining features of both styles, it is not a deft interpretation

of either. In particular, the heavy, protruding porch roof – while distinctive – overwhelms

the composition in relation to the diminutive house to which it is attached.

As will be discussed below, this modest residence is one of a number of Pacific Ready-Cut

homes in Santa Monica several of which appear to rise to a level of significance to warrant

further review.

Statement of Historical Importance

22nd

Street Between Montana Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard

A review of Sanborn maps shows that 22nd

Street between Montana Avenue and Wilshire

Boulevard was so devoid of improvements in 1918 that it did not warrant Sanborn coverage.

Yet, the available Sanborn maps from the series 1918-1950 depict 22nd

Street as almost

entirely improved with dwellings. Tax assessor information confirms that a building boom

occurred along 22nd

Street in the mid-1920s, particularly in the vicinity of the subject

dwelling between Montana and Idaho avenues, which is consistent with the explosive growth

of neighborhoods throughout Santa Monica and greater Los Angeles at that time. The

subject dwelling was erected in 1923 as were a cluster of similarly modest homes built near

the south end of the street toward Idaho Avenue.

Pacific Ready Cut Homes

In the first third of the twentieth century prior to the Great Depression the concept of kit

homes had gained acceptance throughout the United States. A kit home consisted of all of

the prefabricated parts necessary to construct a finished dwelling. Typically, the bundled

components would be delivered via rail car in the vicinity of the job site. According to the

book California’s Kit Homes: A Reprint of the 1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes Catalog, a kit

home “included hardware, framing lumber, millwork, windows, doors, nails, roofing

materials and more. Masonry, plaster and lath, plumbing and electrical equipment and

furnaces were sold separately. This enabled homeowners to select fixtures that suited their

individual needs and tastes.”2

2 Thornton, Rosemary & Dale Patrick Wolicki. California’s Kit Homes: A Reprint of the 1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes

Catalog. Alton, Illinois: Gentle Beam Publications, 2004. Page vii.

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There were a number of kit home manufacturers in the United States during the 1920s,

including Sears and Roebuck, the Aladdin Company, and, in California, Pacific Ready-Cut

Homes and California Ready-Cut Bungalow Company. Pacific Ready-Cut was established

in 1919 with their manufacturing facility located in Vernon and their main offices and

exhibition grounds at 1330 South Hill Street in Los Angeles. Their heyday was the building

boom of the 1920s although the company survived until 1940. It is estimated that Pacific

Ready-Cut was responsible for approximately 37,000 buildings throughout Southern

California.

As opposed to constructing the kit dwelling yourself, Pacific Ready-Cut provided a list of

approved contractors who would erect the house for you. A Pacific Ready-Cut Homes Los

Angeles Times advertisement from 1924 lists 50 “authorized distributors and builders outside

of Los Angeles city.”3 (See appendix). For Santa Monica, as identified in the ad, the local

distributor/builder was H.L. Stout at 531 Santa Monica Boulevard. As noted above, the

builder of record for the subject property as shown on the original building permit was Jewett

& Stout of 531 Santa Monica Boulevard. In further confirming that the subject dwelling at

824 22nd

Street was a Pacific Ready-Cut Home, the company’s 1925 catalog depicts the

exact same house as Style #385 (See appendix).

Pacific Ready-Cut Homes in Santa Monica

Identifying a Pacific Ready-Cut home is not always a straightforward process. Unless the

building permit specifically indicates Pacific Ready-Cut as the architect/builder, or lists one

of the company’s authorized distributors or builders, such as Santa Monica’s H.L. Stout, it

can be difficult. Other than discovering uniquely stamped lumber in the dwelling’s framing

or finding original documentation, identifying Pacific Ready-Cut houses is often

accomplished by comparing potential candidates with the hundreds of illustrations (identified

as numbered styles) in the company’s catalogs. Unfortunately, only the 1925 catalog with its

100+ depicted styles is readily available.

The City of Santa Monica’s Historic Resources Inventory Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final

Report – 5/94) includes a table listing the architect and/or builder for surveyed properties as

found in building permit research. Seven indicate Pacific Ready-Cut and/or the builder

Stout, or the teams of Jewett & Stout or Menzies & Stout (see appendix table). A February

19, 2010 landmark assessment report prepared for the City by PCR Services documents the

Pacific Ready-Cut bungalow court at 1047 9th

Street that was subsequently designated as a

Santa Monica Landmark.4 The PCR report also identifies other Pacific Ready-Cut houses

some of which were previously listed in the earlier Phase 3 Final Report from 1994. The

firm of Kaplan Chen Kaplan provided the City with a report dated October 1, 2010 that

3 Los Angeles Times, Display Ad 120 – No Title. July 27, 1924. Page D10. 4 PCR Services, Inc. “1047 9th Street: City Landmark Assessment and Evaluation Report,” submitted to the City of

Santa Monica Planning Division, February 19, 2010.

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identified the small dwelling at 430 Pico Boulevard (since demolished) as the product of

Pacific Ready-Cut Homes.5 The report also states that a building permit with Pacific Ready-

Cut named as the architect was found for the house at 667 Marine. There are a number of

potential Pacific Ready-Cut dwellings listed in the Kaplan Chen Kaplan report – and more in

an email from David Kaplan to the City dated April 11, 2013 – that are included in the table

in the appendix. Building permit research was conducted for each of these properties with

only a few definitively confirmed as being associated with the company. Therefore, it was

necessary to compare potential candidates with the illustrated styles found in the available

1925 Pacific Ready Cut Homes catalog reprint mentioned previously.

Utilizing the various methods of identification, the following dwellings remain excellent

examples of Pacific Ready-Cut houses in Santa Monica exhibiting high levels of integrity as

visible from the public right-of-way. A current photograph of each and a reprint of the

catalog page associated with each style is included in the appendix.

1047 9th

Street. A bungalow court with one Style #84 unit and two Style #44 units.

City Landmark

824 22nd

Street. Subject property.

908 California Avenue

524 Lincoln Boulevard

319 11th

Street

322 11th

Street

2028 Pearl Street

2318 5th

Street. A bungalow court with one Style #61 unit and two Style #33 units.

1219 Arizona Avenue

2210 Washington Avenue

These dwellings suggest a strong probability of being Pacific Ready-Cut houses and each

retains high integrity but there was insufficient evidence for a definitive finding:

1128 California Avenue

2208 Washington Avenue

852 22nd

Street

912 22nd

Street

933 22nd

Street

937 22nd

Street

938 22nd

Street

5 Kaplan Chen Kaplan, “430-508 Pico Boulevard: Historic Resource Evaluation” submitted to Community Corporation

of Santa Monica, October 1, 2010.

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Other actual or potential Pacific Ready-Cut residences in Santa Monica that have been

altered such that they no longer retain sufficient integrity for significance are included in the

table for reference.

In assessing the significance of the subject property as an example of a Pacific Ready-Cut

home it is necessary to consider several factors. First, a grouping of three Pacific Ready-Cut

houses arranged as a bungalow court located at 1047 9th

Street has been designated as a

Santa Monica Landmark. The cluster demonstrated significance for its representation of the

American Colonial Revival style, as a very good example of a working-class bungalow

court, and as a highly intact and increasingly rare grouping of two styles of Pacific Ready-

Cut homes. In contrast, the subject property is an unremarkable example of the

Craftsman/Colonial Revival styles and is a single-family Pacific Ready-Cut dwelling versus

the rarer bungalow court.

Second, there are other excellent examples of Pacific Ready-Cut single-family homes in

Santa Monica several of which are architecturally more compelling and exhibit higher levels

of integrity than the subject property. The Craftsman style house at 908 California Avenue is

one such example. Others include the English Revival style dwellings at 524 Lincoln

Boulevard and 2028 Pearl Street, the Colonial Revival style houses at 1219 Arizona and

2210 Washington avenues, and the Tudor Revival style residence at 319 11th

Street. Further

research might lead to the conclusion that one or more of these properties would meet Santa

Monica Landmark criteria as more architecturally distinctive examples of Pacific Ready-Cut

homes.

824 22nd Street. The original building permit dated February, 1923 identifies Benjamin F.

Kinsey as the owner with Jewett & Stout serving as architect/builder. Mr. Kinsey, who

resided at the subject dwelling with his wife Annette R. (later spelled Annetta) was a baker

with a business address of 1907 Santa Monica Boulevard. It appears that Mr. Kinsey had

passed away by 1928 as only Mrs. Annetta R. Kinsey appeared as householder starting in

that year. She continued to reside at the dwelling until at least 1936 when she shared the

house with Harry L. and May P. Bauer. Mr. Bauer was a teacher (later a professor) at Santa

Monica Junior College. In 1938, Ray Pendleton of Pendleton Feed & Fuel Company lived at

the subject address. By 1940, physician T.L. Farris lived at the house. The 1947-48 city

directory lists Mrs. Bertie L. Nolan, perhaps a widow, as householder. She was replaced by

Leonard Siegel – no occupation listed – in 1952-53. From 1954 through at least 1961,

Stanley W. Morse, an executive officer with the Boy Scouts of America, resided at 824 22nd

Street with his wife Ethel, although she may have passed away by 1960 when her name

disappeared from the listing. Overall, a broad mix of blue collar and white collar workers as

well as widows occupied the subject dwelling for its first 38 years.

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CONCLUSION Based on current research and the above assessment, the property located at 824 22nd Street does not appear to meet the City of Santa Monica’s Landmark criteria. Architecturally, the dwelling is a good but not excellent example of its style, a finding consistent with its not having been identified as a historic resource in any previous Santa Monica survey. As an example of a Pacific Ready-Cut prefabricated design, the subject property does not rise to the level of architectural merit or integrity represented in other Pacific Ready-Cut residences in the City, including those at 1047 9th Street (a Santa Monica Landmark), 908 California Avenue, 524 Lincoln Boulevard, 2028 Pearl Street, 319 11th Street, and 1219 Arizona and 2210 Washington avenues. In summary, the subject property does not appear to be among the best examples of Pacific Ready-Cut homes to meet the high standards associated with Santa Monica Landmark status. 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 residence located at 824 22nd Street represents a good but not extraordinary example of the Craftsman architectural style with Colonial Revival influences. Notably, it has not been identified in any of the City’s previous historic resources surveys suggesting that the house does not achieve a level of architectural merit to warrant special recognition. The single-family dwelling’s most compelling attribute is as a fully realized example of a Pacific Ready-Cut home exhibiting a relatively high level of physical integrity. Yet, the subject property does not rise to the level of other documented Pacific Ready-Cut houses in architectural distinction or integrity such as those located at 1047 9th Street (a Santa Monica Landmark), 908 California Avenue, 524 Lincoln Boulevard, 2028 Pearl Street, 319 11th Street, and 1219 Arizona and 2210 Washington avenues to warrant eligibility under this criterion.

9.36.100(a)(2) It has aesthetic or artistic interest or value, or other noteworthy interest or value. The subject property does not appear to meet this criterion as it lacks the requisite aesthetic or artistic interest or value necessary for this designation.

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

In concluding the background research for the subject property, it appears that only Dr. Harry L. Bauer of Santa Monica Junior College might be considered a notable figure in the community. However, it cannot be concluded that the subject residence is the property to

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which Dr. Bauer would be most closely identified given his mere two year tenancy at the address. As for the property’s other owners and/or occupants, no other information was discovered to suggest 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.

The subject property is not an exceptional example of a Craftsman style house with Colonial Revival style elements. While exhibiting most of the character defining features of the Craftsman style as well as a porch roof pediment evocative of the Colonial Revival, the dwelling’s design is awkward, particularly because the oversized pediment dwarfs the proportions of what is a modest, diminutive, working class house. As relates to the building’s status as a Pacific Ready-Cut home, due to the presence of a non-original terrarium window and replacement stucco-sheathed chimney, the subject property does not exhibit the highest integrity versus others identified in Santa Monica. In sum, there are other Pacific Ready-Cut dwellings that better embody the distinguishing architectural characteristics of prefabricated housing valuable to a study of this method of construction. Therefore, the subject property does not meet 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.

Established in 1919, Pacific Ready-Cut Homes produced an estimated 37,000 buildings throughout Southern California, making it a notable builder during the building boom of the 1920s. However, the dwelling located at 824 22nd Street is not a significant or especially representative example of the company’s work when compared with those located at 1047 9th Street (a Santa Monica Landmark), 908 California Avenue, 524 Lincoln Boulevard, 2028 Pearl Street, and 2210 Washington avenues that exhibit higher levels of integrity and design excellence. As a result, the subject property does not meet this criterion.

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 does not appear to meet this criterion.

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Person(s) of Historical Importance

Current research indicates that Dr. Harry L. Bauer was a noted professor of biology at Santa

Monica Junior College (later known as Santa Monica College). However, it appears that he

and his wife lived at the subject residence as tenants for at most two years from 1936-1938.

Further, it is likely that any building(s) associated with Dr. Bauer that conveyed his historical

significance would be located at the college versus this short term residence.

No evidence was uncovered during the current survey process suggesting that any of the

property’s other owners or residents were persons of historical importance to the City of

Santa Monica.

Statement of other significance

No evidence was discovered in current research of the property that indicates other

significance.

Is the structure representative of a style in the City that is no longer prevalent?

The subject property represents an unexceptional example of a Craftsman style dwelling with

Colonial Revival style influences in Santa Monica that is neither rare nor uncommon.

However, its association with Pacific Ready-Cut Homes puts the house in a special category

of prefabricated kit houses of which only a relatively small number have been positively

identified in the City.

Does the structure contribute to a potential historic district?

The subject property has not been previously identified in the City’s Historic Resources

Inventory or in subsequent survey updates and evaluations as being a contributor to a

potential historic district within the City. Although at least five houses in the 800 and 900

blocks of 22nd

Street exhibiting high integrity may be Pacific Ready-Cut homes, neither the

company nor any of the company’s authorized builders were listed in the respective building

permits.6 In addition, definitive identification of these houses utilizing the 1925 Pacific

Ready-Cut catalog proved unsuccessful. As a result, it does not appear that a sufficient

concentration of Pacific Ready-Cut homes could be conclusively identified along these two

blocks of 22nd

Street to suggest the viability of a potential historic district.

6 852, 912, 933, 937 and 948 22nd Street.

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CITY DIRECTORY RESEARCH

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APN: 4277-004-004

Year Entry

1921-1922 No listing

1923-1924 No listing

1925 Kinsey, Benjamin F. (Annette R.) bakery 1907 Santa Monica Boulevard.

1927 Kinsey, Benjamin F. (Annetta R.) baker 1907 Santa Monica Boulevard.

1928 Kinsey, Annetta R. Mrs.

1930-1931 Kinsey, Annetta R. Mrs.



Bauer, Harry L. (May P.) teacher Jr. College

1938 Pendleton, Ray. Pendleton Feed & Fuel Co.

1940 Farris, T.L. physician

1947-1948 Nolan, Bertie L. Mrs.

1952-1953 Siegal, Leonard

1954 Morse, Stanley (Ethel) Executive Officer Boy Scouts of America

1958-1959 Morse, Stanley (Ethel) Executive Officer Boy Scouts of America

1960-1961 Morse, Stanley W.

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APPENDICES

Known or Probable Pacific Ready-Cut Homes in Santa Monica

Current Tax Assessor Map

1950 Sanborn Map

Current Photographs

Los Angeles Times Display Ad. July 27, 1924

1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes Catalog Pages

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Known or Probable Pacific Ready-Cut Homes in Santa Monica

Address Architect Contractor/Builder Kit # Year Built Info Source Integrity

824 22nd Street Jewett & Stout Jewett & Stout 385 1923 Building Permit. Subject Property High

1047 9th Street Unknown Unknown 84, 44, 44 1923 PCR Report. Santa Monica Landmark High

908 California Avenue Pacific Ready Cut Pacific Ready Cut 85 1922 Tax Assessor, PCR Report High

502 11th Street Unknown Unknown 85? 1922 KCK Report Poor

653 Palisades Beach Rd Pacific Ready Cut Stout & Menzies ? 1925 SM HRI Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final - 5/94) Poor?

524 Lincoln Boulevard Pacific Ready Cut Jewett & Stout ? 1923 SM HRI Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final - 5/94) High

319 11th Street Stout Stout 601 1924 KCK Report High

322 11th Street Pacific Ready Cut Pacific Ready Cut ? 1922 SM HRI Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final - 5/94) High

318 23rd Street Pacific Ready Cut Andrew Menzies ? 1926 SM HRI Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final - 5/94) Remodeled/enlarged?

527 23rd Street Pacific Ready Cut Andrew Menzies ? 1927 SM HRI Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final - 5/94) Remodeled/enlarged

601 23rd Street Pacific Ready Cut Andrew Menzies ? 1926 SM HRI Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final - 5/94) Demolished

456 25th Street Pacific Ready Cut Fred Lundin ? 1922 SM HRI Phases 1 and 2 (Phase 3 Final - 5/94) Poor

667 Marine Pacific Ready Cut 45? 1922 KCK Report Poor

2318 5th Street Not listed Not listed 33? 61? 1921 PCR Report High

1128 California Not listed Not listed Similar to 365 1923 KCK Report High

2028 Pearl Street Permit unavailablePermit unavailable 496 1925 KCK Report High

3121, 3125 Broadway Stewart Stewart Similar to 267, 44 1925 Building Permit Poor

1219, 1223 Arizona Hull Hull, Owen 269 ca. 1923 KCK Report 1219: High, 1223: Poor

2208 Washington Not listed Hoving & Son ? 1924 Building Permit HIgh

2210 Washington Pacific Ready Cut Jewett & Stout 84 1923 Building Permit HIgh

848 22nd Not listed Not listed ? 1923 Building Permit Poor

852 22nd Hall Hall ? 1923 Building Permit HIgh

858 22nd Renes Renes ? 1923 Building Permit Poor

912 22nd Not listed Owner ? 1923 Building Permit High

918 22nd Not listed Owner ? 1925 Building Permit Poor

928 22nd Owner Owner ? 1923 Building Permit Poor

933 22nd Not listed Frawley ? 1929 Building Permit High

937 22nd Owner Owner ? 1925 Building Permit High

938 22nd Hinchey Hinchey ? 1923 Building Permit High

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Current Tax Assessor Map

19311

Polygon

19311

Line

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1950 Sanborn Map

19311

Rectangle

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Current Photographs

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CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHS

Subject property, primary (east) and south elevations, looking northwest.

Subject property, primary (east) elevation, looking northwest.

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Subject property, primary (south) elevation, front entrance.

Subject property, south elevation, looking west.

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Subject property, south elevation, window terrarium detail.

Subject property, rear (west) elevation, looking east.

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1047 9th Street, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style #84 (rear Style #44), Santa Monica Landmark.

908 California Avenue, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style #85 (Source: Building Permit)

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524 Lincoln Boulevard, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style unknown (Source: Santa Monica Historic

Resources Inventory Phase 3 Final Report 5/94)

319 11th Street, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style #601 (Source: Building Permit)

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322 11th Street, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style unknown (Source: Santa Monica Historic Resources

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2318 5th Street, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style #33 toward street, Style #61 at rear (Source: PCR)

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1219 Arizona Avenue, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style #269 (Source: KCK Report)

2028 Pearl Street, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style #496 (Source: Catalog)

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2210 Washington Avenue, Pacific Ready Cut Homes – Style #84 (Source: Building Permit)

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Los Angeles Times Display Ad. July 27, 1924

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1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes Catalog Pages

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824 22nd Street Santa Monica, California City Landmark ...€¦ · Santa Monica, California City Landmark Assessment Report Prepared for: City of Santa Monica Planning Division Prepared