53345 Rubio (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: 53345 Avenida Rubio
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 369
*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: 53345 Avenida
Rubio_1: View west of the front (east) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1957; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Margaret A Gonzalez
53345 Avenida Rubio
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 one-story single-family residence at 53345 Avenida Rubio was constructed in the Tract Ranch style. The residence
has a rectangular plan with a very low-pitched side-gable roof with broad overhanging eaves. Exterior walls are clad in stucco. The main
entrance is recessed and accessible from the wide arched openings at the front and side elevations. There are two square windows at the
front elevation with added raised window surrounds. The wide arches at the front and side of the residence create a recessed corner entry
adjacent to the main entrance. There is a large fixed window within this enclosed space. Character defining features of Tract Ranch style
homes that can be seen in the subject property include the horizontal massing, the single-story form, and broad overhanging eaves.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 53345 Avenida Rubio City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 563487.54 mE / 3724755.14 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 18, Recorded October 31, 1937, MB 19/30-31.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 774072016
*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: 53345 Avenida Rubio
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 369
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 53345 Avenida Rubio
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 53345 Avenida Rubio 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 1957. The subject property is first seen in historic aerials from 1959
with a small rectangular building footprint. In 1976, property owner A. Leyva obtained a permit for the installation of a swimming pool (Permit
No. 272194). The same year, Leyva obtained a permit to convert a portion of the residence to a living space (Permit No. 272743). Based on
aerial images, there appears to have been an addition to the rear of the residence post-1978. In 1991, property owner Gonzalez obtained a
permit for a sewer hookup with the work completed by Ecno Sewer Services (Permit No. 10248). Street imagery shows that the windows at
the front elevation were replaced between 2022 and 2012.
*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. 369
Resource Name: 53345 Avenida Rubio
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
53345 Avenida Rubio_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: 369
Resource Name: 53345 Avenida Rubio
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: A. Leyva (1976; Permits), and Gonzalez (1991; Permits). A. Leyva owned the property in 1976. A Mr. Gonzalez
owned the property in 1991.
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within Santa Carmelita Unit 18 tract, recorded in 1937, 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 1957.
While the 53345 Avenida Rubio 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 indevidually 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 substantial alterations to the
front elevation, 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: 369
Resource Name: 53345 Avenida Rubio
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