53440 Mendoza (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: 53440 Avenida Mendoza
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 384
*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: 53440 Avenida
Mendoza_1: View southeast of front (west)
elevation. Much of the front elevation is obscured
by a recreational vehicle parked in front of the
building.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1959; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Moreno Carlos Barba, Ruth D Barba
53440 Avenida Mendoza
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 resicence at 53440 Avenida Mendoza is a Tract Ranch style home. The property was
partially obscurred by a recreational vehicle during the 2022 site visit; this description is partially based on 2019 Google Earth street
photography. The residence has a compact rectangular plan with stucco exterior walls. The home has a cross-gable roof with a shallow
overhang, clad in asphalt shingles. At the front elevation, there is one large sloping bay window flanked by two paired windows. The original
windows have been replaced with modern faux multi-pane windows. The front entrace is at the center of the front elevation. The residence
has an attached carport and a sliding glass door at the north elevation. Character defining features of Tract Ranch style homes that can be
seen in the subject property include the wide horizontal massing, the single-story form, the low-pitched cross-gable roof, and the attached
carport.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 53440 Avenida Mendoza City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564343.74 mE / 3724692.64 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 20, Recorded February 28, 1938, MB 19/38.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 774093010
*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: 53440 Avenida Mendoza
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Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 384
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 53440 Avenida Mendoza
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 53440 Avenida Mendoza 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 1959. The subject property is first seen on historic aerials in 1959.
This image from the year of construction shows the building with a simple rectangular plan. By 1965, historic aerials show an addition at the
rear elevation and two roof extentions to the front elevation. The roof extentions are seen from the front elevation on either side of the front
door, with windows at each mass. Historic aerials from 1972 and 1978 do not show any additional changes to the building form. In 2002,
property owner M.M. Peralez applied for a permit to re-roof the residence with the work completed by Razua Roofing (Permit No. 0205-014).
In 2002, property owner John Peralez obtained a permit for septic abandonment with the work completed by Valley Plumbing and Ferraud
Industries (Permit No. 0211-161). In 2003, John Peralez applied for a permit to construct a patio cover with the work completed by So-Cal
Builders (Permit No. 0303-100). The subject property has modern era vinyl windows at the front elevation. Since 2012, the residence has been
painted, but there do not appear to have been any additional changes to the residence.
*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. 384
Resource Name: 53440 Avenida Mendoza
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
53440 Avenida Mendoza_2: View east of front (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: 384
Resource Name: 53440 Avenida Mendoza
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
M.M and John Peralez owned the property between 2002-2003 (Permits).
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 20 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 1959.
While the 53440 Avenida Mendoza 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: 384
Resource Name: 53440 Avenida Mendoza
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