51780 Villa (Avenida)
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Identifier: CRM TECH 1885-125 Date Constructed: 1934
UTM Zone: 11S, 564465 mE; 3725787 mN
Neighborhood: The Cove
Tract: Santa Carmelita Unit No 12; Recorded March 31, 1935, MB 18/80
Owner and Address: Daniel T Larsen; 51780 Avenida Villa, La Quinta CA 92253
Updated Description: The 51780 Avenida Villa residence was constructed in 1934 in the La Quinta Cove neighborhood. The one
story single family residence was constructed in the Spanish Eclectic style. The residence has a low-pitch cross gable roof with a flat
roof over the garage. The exterior is clad in stucco. Since the previous survey, there does not appear to have been any significant
alterations to the residence. The property is largely obscured by a high privacy wall. The stucco facade, red tile roofing, and original
wood windows appear to still be intact.
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#: P-33-015581
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 124
ý Update
Resource Name: 51780 Avenida Villa
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
51780 Avenida Villa_2: View southeast of the northwest elevation.
51780 Avenida Villa_3: View southeast of the north elevation.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary#: P-33-015581
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 5B
Urbana Survey No: 124 Resource Name: 51780 Avenida Villa
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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-33-015581
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 5B
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 124 Resource Name: 51780 Avenida Villa
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State of California--The Resources Agency Primary # 33-015581
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code 5D1
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
Page 1 of 3 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 1885-125
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 SE 1/4 of Sec 1 ; S.B. B.M.
Elevation: Approximately 59 feet above mean sea level
c. Address 51780 Avenida Villa City La Quinta Zip 92253
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11; 564465 mE/ 3725787 mN
UTM Derivation: • USGS Quad GPS
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, etc., as appropriate) APN 773-183-023
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size,
setting, and boundaries) This one-story, Spanish Eclectic-style single-family
residence faces west from the east side of Avenida Villa. The irregular-
shaped residence is topped with a low-pitched, cross-gabled roof covered with
red ceramic tiles. Wide, open eaves with heavy, widely spaced exposed rafters
over walls sheathed in smooth stucco, and two gable ends have gable-shaped
parapet walls. Visible fenestration consists of wood-framed, multi-(Continued
on p. 3)
*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
southeast
*P6. Date Constructed/Age of
Sources:
• Historic Prehistoric Both
1934 (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 # 33-015581
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code 5D1
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 1885-125
B1. Historic Name: B2. Common Name:
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential
*B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Eclectic
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Archival records
indicate this single-family dwelling was constructed around 1934. A pool was
added in 1986. Walls were replastered in 1997, and it received a new roof in
1992. A permit for an addition to the dwelling was issued sometime between
1963 and 1977. Owners within the historic period include Harry Gorham from at
least 1933 until 1942; Lester L. and Martha M. Conrad (1943); Martha Conrad
(1945-1954) and Charles A. and Zelda Eliot, from 1955 through at least 1964.
*B7. Moved? • No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: See Item P3a.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Early-20th century residential development (Cove/Village)
Area La Quinta Period of Significance 1930-1945
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
State of California--The Resources Agency Primary # 33-015581
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 3 of 3 Resource name or # (Assigned by recorder) CRM TECH 1885-125
Recorded by: Bai "Tom" Tang, Josh Smallwood, and Mariam Dahdul
*Date: August 2006 • Continuation Update
*P3a. Description (continued): paned sliding windows flanked with decorative shutters, and
those in the parapet gable end walls have metal window boxes and are trimmed
with small, square decorative tiles that feature an orange sun punctuated by
solid blue tiles. One of these windows is topped with a decorative metal
relief and an original, Spanish-style light fixture, which matches the larger
fixture on the attached, two-car garage. The garage is flat roofed with a
built up, stuccoed coping and is accessed by a wood garage door that has been
patterned to look like barn doors. The modest entry door with original screen
is sheltered by only the eave overhang within a stucco-walled courtyard with
an original wrought iron gate. The courtyard is paved with brick and
decorative concrete tiles, and two former planters have been filled with brick
in a herringbone pattern.
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
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