51817 Velasco (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: 51817 Avenida Velasco
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 356
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single Family Property
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other
P5b. Description of Photo: 51817 Avenida
Velasco_1: View northwest of the front (east)
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
Historic: 1952; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
Prehistoric
Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Gustavo Ramirez,
51817 Avenida Velasco
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 51817 Avenida Velasco is constructed in the Pueblo Revival style with Spanish
Colonial Revival influences. The home features a flat roof with shaped parapets, stepped massing, and tan stucco exterior walls. There is a
offset recessed entry. Hoods above the windows on the front elevation are covered with red barrel tiles. The building has projecting wood
vigas. One arched window at the front elevation is recessed into the stucco. There are two multi-pane windows at the front elevation. The
garage is attached. Character defining features of Pueblo Revival style homes that can be seen in the subject property include the flat roof
with shaped parapets, thick stucco exterior walls, and projecting vigas.
P1. Other Identifier: N/A
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
*a. County: Riverside
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: La Quinta Date: 2021 T ; R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec ; B.M.
c. Address: 51817 Avenida Velasco City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564036.94 mE / 3726005.68 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 5, Recorded July 31, 1934, MB 18/63.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 773173033
*P11. Report Citation: Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC. La Quinta Citywide Historical Resources Survey and Context Statement,
2023.
*Attachments: None Location Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art
Record Artifact Record Photograph Record 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: 51817 Avenida Velasco
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Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 356
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 51817 Avenida Velasco
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Dwelling B4. Present Use: Single-Family Dwelling
*B5. Architectural Style: Pueblo Revival
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 51817 Avenida Velasco 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; this first image shows the subject property with a much smaller building footprint than seen in 2021 aerial imagry. In 1985,
property owner Joe Kanavich obtained a permit to re-roof the dwelling with work completed by Custom Roofing Company (Permit No.
001735). In 1987, property owner Marie Jasso obtained a permit to install a patio cover (Permit No. 002827). In 1994, property owner Jorge
Navarrete obtained a permit to install 70LF (Permit No. 14210). In 1996, Navarrete obtained a permit for a sewer connection with the work
completed by Denboer Engineering & Construction (Permit No. 14401). In 2005, the property owner Gustavo Ramirez obtained a permit for
an addition to the residence (Permit No. 05-1708). This addition can be seen at the rear of the residence, greatly expanding the building's
footprint. It appears that this construction also included work to the roof of the residence, with a aerial images post-2005 showing a more
pronounced parapet roof form at the front entrance of the residence, which can be seen in current street imagery.
*B7. Moved? No Yes 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. 356
Resource Name: 51817 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
51817 Avenida Velasco_2: View west 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: 356
Resource Name: 51817 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Joe Kanavich (1985; Permits), Marie Jasso (1987; Permits), Jorge Navarrete (1994-1996; Permits), Gustavo C.
Ramirez (2005-2011; Permits, Desert Sun 06 Oct 2011). Joe Kanavich owned the property in 1985. Marie Jasso owned the property in 1987. Jorge
Navarrete owned the property between 1994 to 1996. Gustavo Ramirez owned the property between 2005 and 2011. In 2011, Ramirez owned a
business called Best Care, operating out of Palm Springs.
The home was built in the Pueblo Revival style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 2 tract, recorded in 1934, and is within the La Quinta Cove
neighborhood. The residence is one of the original La Quinta Cove casitas. 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 51817 Avenida Velasco 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 been substantially 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: 356
Resource Name: 51817 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, October 6, 2011.
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: 356
Resource Name: 51817 Avenida Velasco
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