53945 Obregon (Avenida)
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Identifier: CRM TECH 1885-85 Date Constructed: 1944
UTM Zone: 11S, 563737 mE; 3724107 mN
Neighborhood: The Cove
Tract: Santa Carmelita Unit No 19; Recorded December 31, 1937, MB 19/34
Owner and Address: John David Spick, Mariel Katharine Swann; 204-2202 Lambert Drive, Courtenay BC V9NIZ8
Updated Description: The subject property was constructed in 1944 in the La Quinta Cove neighborhood and it was designed by
Walter S. White for his mother-in-law Esther Breedlove. CRM Tech described the property as a Ranch style single-family residence in
2006. Urbana staff conclude that residence more specifically displays the characteristics of a Custom Ranch style residential
property. The residence has a low-pitched hipped roof, and a broad overhanging eave forms a porch over the front entry. The front
entrance is centered with double doors. The residence has a brick chimney extending from the rear of the building. Exterior walls are
of painted brick masonry with some vertical wood siding. Since the previous survey, the residence has been surrounded a high
stucco clad privacy wall. The residence is not visible from the public right of way. The hip roof is visible and extant. There appear to
be extensive alterations to the exterior and inderor of the home. Windows and doors have been replaced and interior remodels have
altered the origina design of the building.
Updated Significance: A prior survey evaluated the property as status code 5D1 - contributor to a district that is listed or
designated locally. The current survey found that the dwelling was constructed within the proposed La Quinta Cove Historic District
during the period of significance, but the architectural style was not consistent with the Spanish Revival style associated with early
development within the Cove between 1934 and 1950. The dwelling is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1934-
1970s), but it does not possess individual documented significance in relation to this theme. The 2022 evaluation is that the property
should instead be assigned a 6Z status code: Found ineligible for NRHP, CRHR or Local Register 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; not individually eligible under Criterion C/3/C, as it does
not embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction and it is no longer is a representative example
of a work designed by Walter S. White; 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.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary#: P-33-015542
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 219
ý Update
Resource Name: 53945 Avenida Obregon
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
53945 Avenida Obregon_1: View facing northwest of the east (front) elevation.
53945 Avenida Obregon_2: View facing northwest of the east (front) elevation.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary#: P-33-015542
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 219 Resource Name: 53945 Avenida Obregon
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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#: P-33-015542
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 219 Resource Name: 53945 Avenida Obregon
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State of California--The Resources Agency Primary # 33-015542
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code 5D1
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
Page 1 of 2 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 1885-85
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication • Unrestricted *a. County Riverside
and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad La Quinta, Calif. Date 1980
T6S; R6E; SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 12 ; S.B. B.M.
Elevation: Approximately 225 feet above mean sea level
c. Address 53945 Avenida Obregon City La Quinta Zip 92253
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 563737 mE/ 3724107 mN
UTM Derivation: • USGS Quad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) APN 774-154-030
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
setting, and boundaries) This one-story, Ranch-style single-family residence faces
east from the west side of Avenida Obregon. Built on a concrete slab
foundation, the wood-framed, irregular-shaped residence is topped by a low-
pitched, simple hip roof covered with asphalt and gray gravel, and wide, boxed
eaves shelter walls clad in vertical boards and brick veneer. A massive,
brick chimney is found on the southwest portion of the residence.
Fenestration consists of aluminum-framed, sliding windows, and a small open
veranda is formed by the recessed entry on the asymmetrical façade. A
stuccoed wall surrounds the property.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2: Single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: • Building Structure Object Site District Element of District
Other (isolates, etc.)
P5a. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures,
and objects.)
P5b. Description of Photo: (view, date,
accession #) Photo taken in
August 2006; view to the
southwest
*P6. Date Constructed/Age of
Sources:
• Historic Prehistoric Both
1948 (see Items B6 and B12
for details)
*P7. Owner and Address: Unknown
*P8. Recorded by (Name, affiliation, and
address): Bai "Tom" Tang,
Josh Smallwood, and Mariam
Dahdul, CRM TECH, 4472
Orange Street, Riverside,
CA 92501
*P9. Date Recorded: August 2006
*P10. Survey Type: Citywide
historic building survey
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Bai "Tom" Tang (2006):
Summary of Findings: Citywide Historic Resources Survey Update, City of La
Quinta, Riverside County, California. On file, Eastern Information Center,
University of California, Riverside.
*Attachments: None Location Map Continuation Sheet • Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record District Record Linear Resource Record Milling Station Record
Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List): Continuation Sheet
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
State of California--The Resources Agency Primary # 33-015542
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 2 *NRHP Status Code 5D1
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 1885-85
B1. Historic Name: B2. Common Name:
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential
*B5. Architectural Style: Ranch
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Archival records
indicate this single-family dwelling was constructed around 1948. Permits
issued include one in 1995 to demolish a fire-damaged portion of the dwelling,
another in 1998 for a pool and one in 2006 for block walls and fences. Owners
within the historic period include Esther Breedlove from at least 1945 to
1954; R.J. Walter and Jane White (1955-1962); and William M. and Mary E.
Stanton, beginning in 1963.
*B7. Moved? • No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: See Item P3a.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Post-WWII residential development (Cove/Village)
Area La Quinta Period of Significance 1945-1961
Property Type Single-family residence Applicable Criteria N/A
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope.
Also address integrity.) This building does not appear to meet any of the criteria
for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or the California
Register of Historical Resources, but contributes to the significance and
overall historic integrity of the La Quinta Cove Thematic Historic District,
as delineated in a previous survey in 1996-1997 and recognized by the City of
La Quinta.
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP46: Wall/fence
*B12. References: Riverside County Assessor's real property tax assessment records;
County of Riverside and City of La Quinta building safety records
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Bai "Tom" Tang
*Date of Evaluation: September 2006
(Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
(This space reserved for official comments.)
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information