54900 Herrera (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: 54900 Avenida Herrera
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 353
*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: 54900 Avenida
Herrera_1: View east of the west elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1952; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Cueto Diego & Scott Amy Family Trust Dated
7/18/2013, Diego Daniel Cueto
4905 Calle Vida
San Clemente, CA. 92673
*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 one-story, single-family residence at 54900 Avenida Herrera residence was constructed in the Custom Ranch style,
but it has been altered since construction. The original residence is the main form near the Avenida Herrera property line; ca. 2017 a large
rectangular addition was added, extending along the rear property line. Exterior walls are clad in stucco. It has a low-pitched side-gable roof.
The roofline at the front of the property has a minimal overhang, with the roof at other elevations having broader overhanging eaves and
exposed rafter ends. Most of the property is surrounded by a white stucco privacy wall. At the front elevation, there are two small windows
and an attached garage with two garage doors. The main entrance is located at the north side elevation. The side elevation of the garage has
three small windows. Character defining features of Custom Ranch style homes that can be seen in the subject property include the single
story form, the low-pitched side-gable roof, and the attached garage.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 54900 Avenida Herrera City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564019.04 mE / 3723508.31 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 28, Recorded May 31, 1939, MB 19/59-60.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 774303019
*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: 54900 Avenida Herrera
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 353
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 54900 Avenida Herrera
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Dwelling B4. Present Use: Single-Family Dwelling
*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 54900 Avenida Herrera 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 1952. The subject property is first seen in historic aerial images
from 1954. At that time, the subject property had a large asymetrical plan. Permit history was not available for this property. Google Earth
street imagery shows that the two windows at the west elevation have been altered; since 2012 they have each changed shape. Aerial images
show that ca. 2017 a large, rectangular addition was added at the rear of the property. Since 2012, a large privacy wall has been constructed.
*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. 353
Resource Name: 54900 Avenida Herrera
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
54900 Avenida Herrera_2: View east 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: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 353
Resource Name: 54900 Avenida Herrera
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants could not be identified through permit histories or newspaper research.
The home was built in the Custom Ranch style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 28 tract, recorded in 1939, 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
1952.
While the dwelling 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 been significantly altered, it no
longer maintains 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: 353
Resource Name: 54900 Avenida Herrera
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