53137 Navarro (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: 53137 Avenida Navarro
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 338
*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: 53137 Avenida
Navarro_1: View west of the front (east) elevation.
The photo focuses on the front entrance of the
residence.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1950; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Jose Rodriguez, Benita L Rodriguez;
53137 Avenida Navarro
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: Theone-story single-family residence at 53137 Avenidaa Navarro is a modest example of a Spanish Colonial Revival
home. The residence has a rectanglular plan with a low-pitch side-gable roof with red barrel tiles. The main entrance is centered at the front
elevation, and consists of a simple front door and a small set of tiled stairs. There are three multi-lite windows with red trim at the front
elevation. Exterior walls are clad in white stucco. The property includes an attached garage, also clad in stucco with red tile roofing to match
the main residence. The garage is attached near the rear of the residence, with a side door at the north elevation, giving the apperance of it
being a detached structure. The character defining features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style that can be seen in the subject property
include the low-pitched side-gable roof with red tile roofing and white stucco exterior walls.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 53137 Avenida Navarro City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564453.51 mE / 3724930.46 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 20, Recorded February 28, 1938, MB 19/38.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 774064019
*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: 53137 Avenida Navarro
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 338
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 53137 Avenida Navarro
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Dwelling B4. Present Use: Single-Family Dwelling
*B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial 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 53137 Avenida Navarro 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 1950. In 1995, property owner Curtis Williams obtained a permit
for a sewer connection (Permit No. 15261). In 1999, property owner Jose Rodriguez obtained a permit for window replacements at the
property (Permit No. 9904-136). Rodriguez obtained a permit in 2003 for the construction of a residential addition (Permit No. 0305-001). This
is the attached garage at the south elevation. Historic aerials show the addition's construction between 2002 and 2003. In 2019, the residence
was painted tan; since then the residence has been painted white with red trim around the windows and garage.
*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. 338
Resource Name: 53137 Avenida Navarro
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
53137 Avenida Navarro_2: View southwest of the front (east) elevation. The photo shows the length of the subject property. The photo shows a partial
view of the side (north) elevation, showing the gable roof.
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: 338
Resource Name: 53137 Avenida Navarro
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Curtis Williams (1950; Permits), Jose Rodriguez (1999-2022; Permits, ParcelQuest). Original owner, Curtis
Williams occupied the property in 1950; he was a real estate broker, and passed away in 1977 (Desert Sentinel, 25 Aug 1977). Jose Rodriguez owned
the property between 1999 and 2022.
The home was built in the Spanish Colonial Revival 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. While the residence does not appear to be one of the
original La Quinta Cove casitas that were first developed in the area between 1935 and 1941, the subject property was constructed soon after, taking
inspiration from the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The residence has been significantly altered with window replacements and a large addition at
the front elevation.
The 53137 Avenida Navarro property is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1934-1970s), but it does not possess individual
documented significance in relation to this theme. While the dwelling is located within the proposed La Quinta Cove Historic District, it is a non-
contributor due to significant exterior alterations to elevations facing the public right-of-way. The property is assigned a 6Z status code: Found
ineligible for NRHP, CRHR or Local Register through survey evaluation. The dwelling is considered ineligible for NRHP / CRHR / Local Register due to
significant exterior alterations to elevations facing the public right-of-way.
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 been substantially altered and 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: 338
Resource Name: 53137 Avenida Navarro
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sentinel, August 8, 1977.
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: 338
Resource Name: 53137 Avenida Navarro
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