51802 Martinez (Avenida)
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Identifier: 773181025 Date Constructed: 1935
UTM Zone: 11S, 564256 mE; 3726011 mN
Neighborhood: The Cove
Tract: Santa Carmelita Unit No 12; Recorded March 31, 1935, MB 18/80
Owner and Address: Erica S Chase Wesslen; PO Box 2001, La Quinta CA 92247
Updated Description: The 51801 Avenida Martinez residence was constructed in 1935 in the La Quinta Cove neighborhood. The
one story single family residence was constructed in the Spanish Colonial Revival. The residence has an "L" shaped plan with a multi-
level shed roof clad in red tiles. The exterior is clad in stucco. The front wing features three vigas at the roofline and a casement
window. During the previous and current survey, much of the residence is obscured by a privacy wall and vegetation. The portion of
the residence that is visible does not appear to have been substantially altered. The stucco siding, slat roof clad in red tile, the false-
exposed beams, and the front window are extant. A metal roof gazebo appears to have been constructed on the property and the
original wood lintel above the shed roof window has been removed.
Updated Significance: This dwelling is a contributor to the La Quinta Cove Thematic Historic District which is considered eligible
under Local Criterion B (events) for its association with the Residential Development theme. The Cove district is also considered
eligible under Local Register Criterion A (special element) as the first residential subdivision within the boundaries of the city
constructed with Spanish Revival style homes and eligible under Local Register Criterion E as a geographically definable area
possessing a concentration of buildings, structures, and improvements linked historically. Pending additional in-person evaluation,
the dwelling may retain a sufficient level of integrity from the 1935 to 1950 period of significance for individual designation. The
district is not formally designated, and the property is assigned a 5B status code: Locally significant both individually (listed, eligible,
or appears eligible) and as contributor to a multi-component resource like a district that is locally listed, designated, determined
eligible, or appears eligible through survey evaluation.
The dwelling has not been found individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR/Local Criterion A/1/B, as it has not been associated with
significant events or patterns of events in local, regional, state, or national history; not individually eligible under Criterion B/2/B, as it
has not been identified as having an association with an important person; and not individually eligible under Criterion D/4/D, as
further study of the dwelling would not appear to yield information which could be considered important in local, regional, state, or
national history. Additionally, the property was not found to be individually eligible under Local Register Criterion A, as it was not
found to exemplify a special element of the City of La Quinta.
This property appears to individually embody the distinctive characteristics of a Spanish Colonial Revival style “casita” bungalow
built in the Cove during the 1930s and, pending additional in-person observation, may be considered individually significant under
Local Criterion C for embodying the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. Due to limited visibility
during the current survey, the integrity of the dwelling could not be determined.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary#:
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 115
ý Update
Resource Name: 51802 Avenida Martinez
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
51802 Avenida Martinez_1: View east of the front (west) elevation.
51802 Avenida Martinez_2: View northeast of the front (west) elevation.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary#:
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 5B
Urbana Survey No: 115 Resource Name: 51802 Avenida Martinez
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DPR 523J (09/2013) *Required Information
*Map Name: La Quinta *Scale: 1:24,000 *Map Date: 2021
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
LOCATION MAP
Primary#:
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 115 Resource Name: 51802 Avenida Martinez
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State of California Tha ftsoura Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
Other Listings
Review Cade
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*Resource Name or #: 773181025
P1. Other Identifier:
Reviewer
Primary #
HRl #
Trinomial
NRNP Status Code _ 2501
Date
*P2. Location: ❑ Not for Publication ❑ Unrestricted a. County Riverside
b. USGS 7.5' Quad La Quinta Date 1980 T 06S ; R 06E; SE 1/4 of S_E1/4 of Sec 1 B. M.
c. Address 51-802 Avenida Martinez city La Quinta zip 92253
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 appropriate)
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
"L" shaped ranch house is one of a number in The Cove that are Spanish Colonial Revival with Pueblo Revival
influences. Stucco -sheathed house features multi-level roof of red clay tile. Long part of "L" is taller and
oriented on an east -west axis; west elevation, fronting on street, is battered and has 3 vigas underneath slanting
roof. A smaller window with narrow lintel and frame has replaced the original fenestration with its massive
lintel. A combination stucco and wood plank wall/fence surrounds the property. Mature vegetation further
obscures the porches and shorter wing.
*133b. Resources Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2. Single Family Property
Element of District ❑ Other (Isolates, etc.)
P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, etc.)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
❑ Prehistoric p Historic ❑ Both
1935
*P7. Owner and Address:
Martin Chase
P.O.B. 13
La Quinta, CA 92253
P --Private
*P8. Recorded by:(Name, affiliation, address)
Vicki Steigemever/Pam O'Connor
Mellon and Associates
Riverside, CA
*P9. Date Recorded: 10/06/1997
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe)
C --Comprehensive Survey
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report/other sources or "none") City of La Quinta Historic Context Statement, 1996
*Attachments: O NONE ❑ Location Map
❑ Archaeological Record ❑ District Record
❑ Photograph Record ❑ Other: (List)
[:]Sketch Map ❑ Continuation Sheet ❑ Building, Structure and Object Record
❑ Linear Feature Record ❑ Milling Station Record ❑ Rock Art Record ❑ Artifact Record
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
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