54420 Alvarado (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: 54420 Avenida Alvarado
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 388
*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: 54420 Avenida
Alvarado_1: View east of the front (west) of the
residence.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1960; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Samaniego Martin Alberto Reyes Reyes Maria
54420 Avenida Alvarado
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 54420 Avenida Alvarado is a Tract Ranch style home. The building has a
rectangular plan with a side-gabled roof. There is a rectangular exterior chimney constructed of square concrete block masonry at the front
elevation. There are three rectangular windows at the front elevation. The roof has a moderate overhang, supported by narrow posts,
creating a front porch. The residence has a detached garage with a flat roof. There is an addition at the rear of the garage that has a front-
gable roof; this addition is behind the garage and can be seen from the public right-of-way. 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-pitch side-gable roof with
wide overhang, and the detached 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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 54420 Avenida Alvarado City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 563620.11 mE / 3723910.96 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 24, Recorded May 31, 1938, MB 19/44-45.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 774241028
*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: 54420 Avenida Alvarado
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 388
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 54420 Avenida Alvarado
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 54420 Avenida Alvarado 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 1960. The property is first seen in historic aerial images from 1969.
The photo shows the property with an "L" shaped plan. In this photo, the attached garage, extends further towards the front property line
than is seen in current images. The original building footprint is smaller than seen in current aerial images. By 1972, historic aerials show the
front wing had been removed. Historic aerials from 1978 show that the rear of the residence had been expanded. The rear addition was
constructed diagonally to the street, as seen in current historic aerials. In 1993, property owner Eleanor Shive applied for a permit for a sewer
connection with the work completed by ALMS Underground Construction (Permit No. 12334). In 2002, Shive applied for a permit to construct
a garden wall (Permit No. 0201-139). In 2011, property owner Lucero Reyes applied for a permit to construct an addition to the residence
(Permit No. 11-0920). This addition can be seen in aerial images at the rear, southeast elevation of the residence. This addition was
constructed behind the garage, with a front-gable roof and is seen from the public right-of-way. In 2012, property owners Diego Reyes and
Chassidy Murillo applied for an electrical permit with work completed by CADD Works Inc. (Permit No. 12-0148). In 2015, property owner
Martin Reyes applied for a permit for an HVAC changeout with work completed by Three D Construction (Permit No. 2015-0323). Based on
Google Earth street photography, since 2012, the front privacy wall was replaced and the dirt driveway was replaced with a concrete
driveway.
*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. 388
Resource Name: 54420 Avenida Alvarado
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
54420 Avenida Alvarado_2: View east of the front (west) of the residence. There is a privacy wall at the front property line that obscures the building
from most angles.
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: 388
Resource Name: 54420 Avenida Alvarado
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Eleanor Shive (1993-2002; Permits), Lucero Reyes (2011; Permits) Diego Reyes and Chassidy Murillo (2012;
Permits), Martin Reyes (2015; Permits). Eleanor Shive owned the property between 1993 and 2002. Shive was a public health nurse for 45 years. She
passed away in 2007 (Desert Sun, 21 March 2007). Lucero Reyes owned the property in 2011. Diego Reyes and Chassidy Murillo owned the property
in 2012. Martin Reyes owned the property in 2015.
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 24 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 1960, and has since
had several additions to the residence.
While the 54420 Avenida Alvarado 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 several 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: 388
Resource Name: 54420 Avenida Alvarado
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