77876 Sonora (Calle)
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: 77876 Calle Sonora
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 420
*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: 77876 Calle
Sonora_1: View northwest of the front (south)
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1964; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Mark Thomas Durbin
6145 Port Au Prince,
Riverside, CA 92506
*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 77876 Calle Sonora was constructed in the Tract Ranch style. The home has a
symetrical rectangular plan with a gable roof with wide overhanging hipped eaves. The exterior walls are clad in board-and batten siding. The
centrally located entry is slightly recessed into the front elevation. There are five metal, horitonzal sliding windows at the front elevation. The
roof is clad in asphalt composite shingles. There is a chimney at the side 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, board-and-batten siding, and the low-
pitched gable roof.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 77876 Calle Sonora City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564366.75 mE / 3725688.17 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 11, Recorded January 31, 1935, MB 18/75.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 773233022
*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: 77876 Calle Sonora
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 420
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 77876 Calle Sonora
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 77876 Calle Sonora 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 1964. In 1991, property owner Evelyn Coon obtained a permit to
re-roof the residence with work completed by McIntyre Roofing (Permit No. 9788). In 1993, Coon obtained a permit for a sewer connection
(Permit No. 12325). In 2010, property owner Tom Durbin obtained a permit to re-roof the residence with work completed by Southwest
Roofing (Permit No. 10-0537). Based on Google Earth street photography, it appears there has not been any changes to the exterior of the
residence since 2012.
*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: Barton Construction Company
*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. 420
Resource Name: 77876 Calle Sonora
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
77876 Calle Sonora_2: View north of the front (south) 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: 420
Resource Name: 77876 Calle Sonora
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Barton Construction Company (1964; Palm Desert Post 08 Oct 1964), Jeremiah and Evelyn Coon (1971-1993;
Palm Desert Post 14 Oct 1971, Permits), Tom Durbin (2010; Permits). The Barton Construction Company obtained the permit for the construction of
the residence in 1964. The construction was valued at $20,000. Jeremiah and Evelyn Coon owned the property between 1972 and 1993. Evelyn Coon
was the president of the Episcopal Church Women of St. Margret's and a chairman of the Maternity Teas at Valley Memorial Hospital in 1971 (Desert
Sun, 16 Jan 1971; Desert Sun, 13 May 1971). Jeremiah was a retired United States postal clerk. He passed away in 1991 (Desert Sun, 29 April 1991).
Tom Durbin owned the property in 2010.
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 11 tract, recorded in 1935, 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 1964.
While the 77876 Calle Sonora 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 not been substantially altered, it
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: 420
Resource Name: 77876 Calle Sonora
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, February 19, 1972.
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: 420
Resource Name: 77876 Calle Sonora
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