46860 Highland Palms Drive
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: 46860 Highland Palms Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 275
*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: 46860 Highland
Palms Drive_1: View facing northeast of the
southwest (front) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
ýHistoric: 1965; ParcelQuest
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Norman Davidson
3360 E. Foothill Blvd, Apt 4,
Pasadena, CA 91107
*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 46860 Highland Palms Drive was built in the Tract Ranch style with custom
elements. It has a rectilinear plan and a low-pitched side-gable roof with moderate overhanging eaves. The exterior walls are wood frame clad
in stucco. The building faces southwest from the north side of Highland Palms Drive and features an asymmetrical façade. The residence has
an attached garage on the side. The primary roof has open eaves with a fascia board, and is clad in asphalt and gravel. The garage features a
flat roof, intersecting the main roof. A concrete block and pierced block wall partially encloses the front elevevation creating a front courtyard
space. The fenetration at the front elevation consists of single-lite sliding aluminum framed windows and a wood-framed front door with full
length sidelites and external shutters. There is flat roof above the front entrance with extended roofline supported by stucco clad walls on
either side of the front door. Character defining features of Ranch style homes that can be seen on the subject property include: asymmetrical
façades, wood frame construction, side-gabled roof, attached garage, a low-pitched roof, and aluminum sliding windows.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 46860 Highland Palms Drive City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 565176.14 mE / 3729983.66 mN
e. Other Locational Data: TR 02117, Recorded August 31, 1960, MB 40/83
Neighborhood: Highland Palms; APN: 643193004
*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: 46860 Highland Palms Drive
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Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings:
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 275
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 46860 Highland Palms Drive
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 46860 Highland Palms Drive 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 1965 by Hadley-Cherry Inc. and designed by L.C. Major and
Associates. Between 1963 and 1965, Hadley-Cherry Inc. constructed 78 homes in what is now the Highland Palms neighborhood. This
development was also known as La Quinta Palms and Shadow Palms.
In 1992, property owner Ken Odekirk obtained a permit to hookup residence to sewer system, the work was completed by Econo Sewer
(Permit No. 10867). In 2017, property owner Norman Davidson obtained a permit to change out the HVAC system; the work was completed
by Votta Enterprises (Permit No. 2017-0171). In 2017, Davidson obtained a permit to build a new pool and retaining wall; the work was
completed by Brilliant Pools dba Premier Pools & Spas (Permit No. 2017-0096). In 2017, Davidson obtained a permit to build a 6ft block wall
26 LF (Permit No. 2017-0203). At that time, the property was also re-painted. Aerial photography did not offer any additional information
regarding changes to the property over time. The flat roof porch cover appears to have been added after initial construction, the record
search did not yield any additional information.
*B7. Moved? ý No o Yes o Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A
*B8. Related Features: None
B9a. Architect: Hadley-Cherry Inc. b. Builder: L.C. Major and Associates
*B10. Significance:
Theme: Residential Development, 1934 – 1970s Area: City of La Quinta
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. 275
Resource Name: 46860 Highland Palms Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
46860 Highland Palms Drive_2: View facing north of the southwest (front) 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
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 275 Resource Name: 46860 Highland Palms Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Kenneth Odenkirk (1968-1992; Desert Sun / Permits) and Norman Davidson (1998-2017; Desert Sun / Permits).
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within Highland Palms (La Quinta Palms / Shadow Palms) subdivision, recorded in 1960, and is within the
Highland Palms neighborhood. The subject property was constructed in 1965 by Hadley-Cherry Inc., who built 78 Tract Ranch style homes with
Custom elements between 1963 and 1965 in Highland Palms, also known as La Quinta Palms and Shadow Palms at the time of its opening.
The dwelling is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1934-1970s), being located in one of La Quinta's first subdivisions after the
development of the Cove, 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. The dwelling has not been substantially altered and
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
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 275 Resource Name: 46860 Highland Palms Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, September 4, 1968.
Desert Sun, August 24, 1998.
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
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 275 Resource Name: 46860 Highland Palms Drive
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