53898 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: 53898 Avenida Velasco
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 379
*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: 53898 Avenida
Velasco_1: View northeast of the front (west)
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
ýHistoric: 1959; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Kenneth Donovan, Keri Kinealy
53898 Avenida Velasco
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 53898 Avenida Velasco was built in the Custom Ranch style. The building has
a cross-gable roof and an L-shaped plan. There is a front-gable dormer above the entrance. The exterior walls are wood frame clad with white
stucco, and the roof is clad with red barrel tiles. The building has a recessed front entryway and an attached two-car garage. There are four
rectangular windows at the front elevation with black trim. There is an offset front entry with extended eave porch supported by wood posts.
Character defining features of Custom Tract homes that can be seen in the subject property are: a wide horizontal massing, the single-story
plan, low-pitch roof with wide overhangs, the L-shaped plan, and the large 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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 53898 Avenida Velasco City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564095.26 mE / 3724327.8 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 22, Recorded November 30, 1943, MB 20/24.
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 774165025
*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: 53898 Avenida Velasco
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings:
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 379
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 53898 Avenida Velasco
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Dwelling B4. Present Use: Single-Family Dwelling
*B5. Architectural Style: Custom 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 53898 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 1959. In 2003, property owner Paula Vaughan obtained a permit
to re-roof the residence (Permit No. 0308-151). In 2003, Vaughan obtained a permit for a sewer connection, with the work completed by Alms
Underground Construction (Permit No. 0309-254). In 2003, Vaughan obtained a permit to re-model the front roof of the residence (Permit
No. 0309-255). In 2005, Vaughan obtained a permit to construct an addition to the residence, with the work completed by Richard A. Chaplin
Construction (Permit No. 05-0101). In 2016, propety owner Ken Donavan obtained a permit for the window replacement of the residence,
with the work completed by D. Wick Enterprises Inc. and Three D Construction (Permit No. 2016-0298). The 2016 window replacement is
visible from the public right-of-way. The stucco also appears to have been smoothed and painted.
*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. 379
Resource Name: 53898 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
53898 Avenida Velasco_2: View northeast of the front (west) elevation, focused on the main massing of the residence.
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.: 379 Resource Name: 53898 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: James P. Keene and Virginia S. Keen (1982; Palm Desert Post 18 Feb 1982), Gilbert F. Sherk (1987; Palm Desert
Post, 15 April 1987), Paula Vaughan (2003-2005; Permits), Ken Donavan (2016; Permits). James and Virginia Keen were the owners of the property in
1982. The Keen family moved to La Quinta in 1978; James was the vice president of the American Exchange Co. and Virginia was the owner of the
Palm Springs Weight Place (Palm Desert Post, 03 May 1979). Gilbert Sherk owned the property in 1987. Paula Vaughan owned the property between
2003 and 2005. Ken Donavan owned the property in 2016.
The home was built in the Custom Ranch style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 22 tract, recorded in 1943, 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 53898 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 considered NRHP / CRHR / Local Register ineligible due to significant exterior alterations to
elevations facing the public right-of-way.
The dwelling is ineligible 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 was not found to be 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
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 379 Resource Name: 53898 Avenida Velasco
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Palm Desert Post, February 18, 1982.
Palm Desert Post, April 8, 1987.
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.: 379 Resource Name: 53898 Avenida Velasco
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