54733 Diaz (Avenida)
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: 54733 Avenida Diaz
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 406
*P3b. Resource Attributes: 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: 54733 Avenida
Diaz_1: View west of the front (east) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1963; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Jack L Scaggs, Cynthia Ann Hayward
54733 Avenida Diaz
La Quinta, CA 92253
*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 54733 Avenida Diaz property is a one-story single-family home constructed in the Tract Ranch architecture style.
The building has a rectangular plan with a low-pitched gable-on-hip roof with broad overhanging boxed eaves. The exterior walls are clad in
stucco. Near the center of the front elevation is a recessed entry. There are four horizontal sliding windows at the front elevation, with fixed
exterior shutters on each. The home has an attached garage and a curved driveway. Character defining features of Tract Ranch style homes
that can be seen in the subject property include the broad horizontal massing, the single-story form, the low-pitched gable-on-hip roof, the
attached garage, and the exterior shutters.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 54733 Avenida Diaz City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 563421.6 mE / 3723667.87 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 25, Recorded October 31, 1938, MB 19/50-51.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 774263026
*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: 54733 Avenida Diaz
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Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 406
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 54733 Avenida Diaz
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Dwelling B4. Present Use: Single-Family Dwelling
*B5. Architectural Style: Tract 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 54733 Avenida Diaz property 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. Results are limited. The property is not listed in available Coachella Valley Telephone Directories. See Continuation Sheet for
significance and integrity conclusions.
*B6. Construction History: The subject property was constructed in 1963. The subject property is first seen in historic aerial images
from 1965. The 1965 and 1972 aerial show the property with a simple rectangular form. In 1970, property owner Ivan Butler obtained a permit
to convert the residence's breezeway to a living room (Permit No. 186193). The original breezeway was likely set between the garage and the
residence; current images shows that this this portion of the front elevation is slightly recessed. In 1978, historic aerials show a small addition
at the north end of the west elevation. This addition is not seen in current aerial images. In 1999, property owner Ray Harold Bryson obained a
permit for a water Heater Replacement with work completed by Valley Plumbing (Permit No. 9904-249). In 2012, property owner Jack L.
Scaggs obtained a plumbing permit with work completed by ALMS Underground (Permit No. 12-0088). Since 2012, the residence has been
painted and exterior, fixed shutters were added to each window at the front elevation.
*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 Area: La Quinta Cove
Period of Significance: N/A Property Type: Residential Applicable Criteria: NRHP / CRHR / Local ineligible
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#: None
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 406
Resource Name: 54733 Avenida Diaz
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
54733 Avenida Diaz_2: View southwest of the front (east) 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: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 406
Resource Name: 54733 Avenida Diaz
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Ivan Butler (1970; Permits), Ray Harold Bryson (1999; Permits), Jack L. Scaggs (2012; Permits). Ivan Bulter owned
the property in 1970. Ray Bryson owned the property in 1999. In 1993, Bryson was working as a counselor at La Familia High School in Thermal, CA
(Desert Sun, 10 June 1993). Jack Scaggs owned the property in 2012.
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 25 tract, recorded in 1938, and is within the La Quinta Cove neighborhood.
In 1932, E.S. Kiener purchased thousands of acres of land in what would become the La Quinta Cove neighborhood. The area was subdivided into a
grid of small vacation home lots. Sixty-three casitas were built between 1935 and 1941, the first residences in the Cove. These casitas were built in the
Spanish Colonial Revival style to imitate traditional Spanish style homes. In the following years, the La Quinta Cove neighborhood would continue to
infill with single family residence, constructed in a wide variety of architectural styles. The subject property was constructed in 1963. The residence
was altered in 1970 when the original breezeway was filled in with a living space.
While the 54733 Avenida Diaz property is located within the proposed La Quinta Cove Historic District, it is a non-contributor due to its architectural
style and date of construction. 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 property is assigned a 6Z status code: Found ineligible for NRHP, CRHR or Local Register
through survey evaluation.
The dwelling is not 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 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 is not individually eligible under Local
Register Criterion A, as it was not found to exemplify a special element of the City of La Quinta. As the dwelling has had some alterations, it maintains
a moderate level of integrity from the historic period.
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: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 406
Resource Name: 54733 Avenida Diaz
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