78136 Francis Hack Lane - Station House for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire Department
DPR 523A (09/2013) *Required information
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: Station House for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire Department
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S / 3CS / 5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 489
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP9. Public Utility Building; HP2. Single Family Property
*P4. Resources Present: ¨ Building ý Structure o Object o Site o District o Element of District o Other
P5b. Description of Photo: 78136 Francis
(Frances) Hack_1: View north of the south
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
ýHistoric: 1952; La Quinta Legend (Arcadia),
100.
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
City of La Quinta
PO Box 1504,
La Quinta, CA 92247
*P8. Recorded by:
Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC
www.urbanapreservation.com
*P9. Date Recorded: June-July 2022
*P10. Survey Type:
Citywide Survey; Intensive Level
*P3a. Description: The 78136 Francis (Frances) Hack Lane property is constructed in a Custom Ranch style. The building features a cross-
gabled roof, clad in grey composite shingles. The building has two entrances at the front elevation, with front-gabled entrances. Each front-
gable extends over the entrance to form a narrow porch. The two front porches are each supported by three narrow posts. At the center of
the building there is a wide garage door. At the front elevation there are three large casement windows, and one large sliding-fixed-sliding
window. There is a large attached garage at the front elevation, with a flat roof, exterior door, and large garage door. The building has three
large driveways at the front elevation.
P1. Other Identifier: N/A
*P2. Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: La Quinta Date: 2021 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; B.M. __
c. Address: 78136 Francis (Frances) Hack Ln City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564775.69 mE / 3725907.53 mN
e. Other Locational Data: N/A
Neighborhood: The Village; APN: 770184013
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC. La Quinta Citywide Historical Resources Survey and Context Statement,
2023.
*Attachments: o None ý Location Map ý Continuation Sheet ý Building, Structure, and Object Record
o Archaeological Record o District Record o Linear Feature Record o Milling Station Record o Rock Art
Record o Artifact Record o Photograph Record o Other:
DPR 523B (09/2013) *Required information
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Resource Name: Station House for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire Department
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Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 3S / 3CS / 5S2
Other Listings:
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 489
B1. Historic Name: 78136 Old Avenue 52 / Riverside County Fire Department
B2. Common Name: Fire Station 32
B3. Original Use: Firehouse B4. Present Use: Firehouse
*B5. Architectural Style: Custom Ranch
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None Identified
*B12. References: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC. La Quinta Citywide Historical
Resources Survey and Context Statement, 2023. See Continuation Sheet for additional
references.
B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC | www.urbanapreservation.com
*Date of Evaluation: December 2022
The Station House for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire Department at 78136 Francis (Frances) Hack Lane was researched at the City of La Quinta,
the La Quinta Historical Society, the La Quinta Public Library, and via online archives including Coachella Valley Telephone Directories (1946-
1957), City of La Quinta building permits, regional newspapers within the UC Riverside California Digital Newspaper Collection, aerial imagery
from ca. 1930s forward, and the Riverside County Assessor's Office online property search. See Continuation Sheet for significance and
integrity conclusions.
*B6. Construction History: The 78136 Francis (Frances) Hack Lane property was constructed in 1952. The building was constructed as
the station house for the local fire department. The building is first depicted in historic aerial images from 1954. The 1954 image does not give
a detailed view of the building, however, it appeared to exhibit a square building footprint. A large garage was added on the east side of the
property. This garage was then connected to the fire house when a breezeway between the two buildings was filled in. This construction is
likely the work described in permits from 1976, wherein the property owner, Riverside County Fire Department, obtained a permit to
construct an addition to the fire station garage (Permit No. 280748). In 2012, the property owner, the City of La Quinta, obtained a permit for
the replacement of Sprint communications equipment with the work completed by Solex Contracting (Permit No. 12-1063). In 2017, property
owner, La Quinta SPC, obtained a permit for the intallation of three antenas, three RRU, and cable fiber with the work completed by Aliantel
Inc. (Permit No. BELC2015-0026). In 2019, property owner Global Signal Acquisitions, obtainted a permit for an antenna change out with the
work completed by The W Corporation DBA Vantage Company (Permit BELC2018-0128). While additions have altered the original form of
the building, the changes after initial construction are compatible but differentiated from historic material.
*B7. Moved? ý No o Yes o Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Not Identified b. Builder: Not Identified
*B10. Significance:
Theme: Residential Development, 1934 – 1970s; Commercial Development, 1934 – 1970s, Subtheme: Civic and Institutional Development
Area: City of La Quinta
Period of Significance: 1952 - 1970s Property Type: Civic Applicable Criteria: NRHP / CRHR / Local eligible (A/1/B(events))
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
Station House
for the La Quinta
Volunteer Fire
Department
Resource Name: Station House for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire
Department
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S / 3CS / 5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 489
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
78136 Francis (Frances) Hack_2: View northeast of the south elevation, with a partial view of the west elevation.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S / 3CS / 5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 489 Resource Name: Station House for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire
Department
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
La Quinta initially had a volunteer fire department, chartered in 1952. The station house for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire Department is located at
the city maintenance yard on Frances Hack Lane, formerly known as (Old) Avenue 52. The street was renamed for an influential local figure Frances
Hack, though multiple property databases appear to have the street name listed as Francis Hack. The firehouse facility was built to look like a
residential home with two large driveways for equipment and a flagpole to indicate it was a firehouse.
The firehouse is associated with the themes of Residential Development (1934-1970s) and Commercial Development (1934-1970s) as a public facility
dedicated to the service of La Quinta residents and business owners. Within the theme of Commercial Development, the firehouse is directly
associated with the subtheme of early civic development in La Quinta, as it is one of the few extant civic properties dating to the mid-20th century
within the city. The property possesses individual documented signficance in relation to these themes. The current survey found that the property
retains its integrity from the historic period. The property is assigned the 3S, 3SC, and 5S2 status codes: appears eligible for NR individually through
survey evaluation, appears eligible for CR individually through survey evaluation, and individually eligible for local listing or designation.
The dwelling is eligible under NRHP/CRHR/Local Criterion A/1/B, as it is associated with the early development, maintenance, and support of La
Quinta's local residences and businesses during the post-war period. It is 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 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. Alterations over time
have expanded the footprint of the original building, but these additions are clearly defined and do not negatively impact the overal historic integrity
of the building.
B10. References Continued:
Riverside County Assessor Records; City of La Quinta Building Permit Records; La Quinta Historical Society Research Collection; Coachella Valley
Telephone Directories (1946-1957); California Digital Newspaper Collection, University of California Riverside; Digital Newspaper Collection,
Genealogybank.com; Digital Newspaper Collection, Newspapers.com; Digital Collection, Ancestry.com; Online Historic Aerial Photographs, Historic
Aerials.com; University California Santa Barbara Online Historic Aerial Collection; U.S. Department of the Interior Earth Explorer Historic Aerial
Collection; La Quinta Design and Development Department, City of La Quinta Historic Context Statement, 2011; and La Quinta Historical Society,
Images of America: La Quinta, 2020.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 3S / 3CS / 5S2
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 489 Resource Name: Station House for the La Quinta Volunteer Fire
Department
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