51311 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: 51311 Avenida Velasco
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 370
*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: 51311 Avenida
Velasco_1: View west of the front (east) elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1957; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Desert Homes Inc, Trinita Speranza Inc.
481 W 23rd Ave
Vancouver, B.C. V5Y2H5
*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 51311 Avenida Velasco is a Tract Ranch style home. The residence has an L-
shaped plan with stucco exterior walls. The building has an asymmetrical roof design that flat above the dwelling with a low-pitch front-gable
roof above the attached garage. The roof has a broad overhanging eaves that create a covered porch supported by stucco posts. The
residence has an attached garage. There are two large horizontal sliding windows with raised window surrounds at the front elevation.
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, flat roof, and attached 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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 51311 Avenida Velasco City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564034.09 mE / 3726408.63 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 6, Recorded August 28, 1934, MB 18/55-56.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 773085015
*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: 51311 Avenida Velasco
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Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 370
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 51311 Avenida Velasco
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 51311 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 1957. The subject property can first be seen on historic aerial
images from 1959. In 1982, property owner Peter Hartwig applied to a permit to add a patio to the residence (Permit No. 47695). In 1988,
property owner Ray Enginoa obtained a permit to re-roof the residence (Permit No. 04984). In 1993, property owner, Daniel Gaza, obtained a
permit for the installation of a utility box enclosure (Permit No. 12244). A letter from the La Quinta building inspector in 1993 describes a front
post and beam patio. Based on the description, the beams at the patio have been expanded and clad in stucco. In 1994, Gaza obtained a
permit for a sewer connection with the work completed by Hendrickson Construction (Permit No. 13809). In 2004, Gaza obtained a permit for
the construction of a garden wall (Permit No. 04-4022). In 2004, Gaza obtained an electrical permit (Permit No. 04-6374). Street photography
shows that since 2016, the residence has been painted, the front elevation windows had been replaced, and the thick, rounded trim around
the windows were replaced with trim that is flat to the exterior wall. Aerial imagery shows an addition or patio addition to the rear of the
residence ca. 2017. The changes to the front patio and the window replacements have altered the apperance of the front elevation.
*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. 370
Resource Name: 51311 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
51311 Avenida Velasco_2: View northwest 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: 370
Resource Name: 51311 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: Michael and Christine Menefee (1973; Desert Sun 13 April 1973), Peter Hartwig (1982; Permits), Ray Enginoa
(1988; Permits), Daniel Gaza (1993-2004; Permits). Michael and Christine Menefee ownered the property in 1973; the couple welcomed a son while
living at the property. Peter Hartwig owned the property in 1982. By 1986, Hartwig was living in Rancho Mirage, CA and owned a business called
European Construction in Cathedral City, CA (Desert Sun, 30 July 1986). Ray Enginoa owned the property in 1988. Daniel Gaza owned the property
in 2004.
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 6 tract, recorded in 1934, 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 1957.
While the 51311 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. Due to alterations to the front elevation, as visible
from the public right of way, 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: 370
Resource Name: 51311 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, April 13, 1973.
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: 370
Resource Name: 51311 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, July 30, 1986.
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: 370
Resource Name: 51311 Avenida Velasco
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