51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 352
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP3. Multiple Family Property
*P4. Resources Present: ¨ Building ý Structure o Object o Site o District o Element of District o Other
P5b. Description of Photo: 51099
Eisenhower Drive_1: View southwest of the east
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source:
ýHistoric: 1964; Palm Desert Post 04 June 1964
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Barry Saywitz Prop One
4740 Von Karman STE 100
Newport Beach, CA. 92660
*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 La Quinta Cottages at 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive consists of two one-story multi-family residential buildings
constructed in the Custom Ranch style. Both buildings feature low-pitched gable roofs and concrete block masonry walls sheathed with
coursed ashlar stone masonry at the front elevations. The 51099 Eisenhower Drive building features a wood plank wainscot at the front
elevation and vertical wood siding in the gable ends. The 51049 Eisenhower Drive building is partially obsucrred by a wood privacy wall
seperating the residences from the parking lot at the front. There are several sliding glass windows at the front elevations of each building.
The property features modern signage stating the name of the property, the contact information, and advertising the cottages as
"Remodeled large 2 bedroom, 2 bath cottages." Character defining features of Custom Ranch style homes that can be seen in the subject
property include the wide horizontal massing, the single-story form, the low-pitch gable room, the stone masonry siding and wood wainscot.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 564108.32 mE / 3726600.31 mN
e. Other Locational Data: Santa Carmelita Unit 14, Recorded June 30, 1935, MB 18/82-83.;
Neighborhood: The Cove; APN: 773065013
*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: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 352
B1. Historic Name: Tampico Apartments
B2. Common Name: La Quinta Cottages
B3. Original Use: Multiple Family Property B4. Present Use: Multiple Family Property
*B5. Architectural Style: Custom Ranch / Multi-Family
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 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive 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. The Desert View Construction Company obtained permits
for the construction of two duplexes in 1964 (Desert Sun, June 2, 1964). The property is first seen on historic aerial images from 1965. This
early aerial shows the property as two rectangular buildings. The property is also seen in aerial images from 1972 and 1978, with no changes to
the buildings' form. In 1974, property owner Hoffman obtained a permit to replace two water heaters at the property (Permit No. 258238). In
1984, property owner Jule T. Faulkner obtained a permit to re-roof the residence (Permit No. 0846). In 1998, property owner Kathy Mays
obtained a permit to re-roof the residence (Permit No. 9807-005). This construction included the removal of the existing single ply roofing and
the installation of new dimensional shingles, and removing and replacing thehe facia. Photos from the building's Apartment Home Living
listing show the brick facade of the residences have been replaced in recent years. The irregular stone and horizontal boards at the front
facade were originally uniform bricks.
*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: Desert View 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. 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
51099 Eisenhower Drive_2: View west of the east elevation.
51099 Eisenhower Drive_3: View west of the 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: 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: the Desert Vista Construction Company (1964; Palm Desert Post 04 June 1964), Hoffman (1974; Permits), Jule T.
Fualkner (1984; Permits), Kathy Mays (1998; Permits). The Desert Vista Construction Company obtained permits to construct the property in 1964.
The construction was for two four unit apartment buildings, with the project valued at $40, 142 (Palm Desert Post 04 June 1964). The Desert Vista
Construction Company built several other apartment buildings in La Quinta, including at 78100 Avenida Buena Ventura and at 51111 Desert Club Drive
(Palm Desert Post, 18 June 1964).
A Mr. Hoffman owned the property in 1974. Jule T. Faulkner owned the property in 1984. Faulkner lived in Los Angeles in 1984, and authorized the
apartment's manager, Rudy Perez, to obtain permits on his behalf. Kathy Mays owned the property in 1998.
Kermit and Carolyn Bonner occupied the 51049 Eisenhower property in 1965 (Desert Sun). Ella Butler was an occupant of the 51049 Eisenhower Drive
in 1969; Butler passed away at age 81 in 1969 (Palm Desert Post, 24 April 1969). In 1971, Elizabeth Fay Mugni was living at the 51099 Eisenhower Drive
property (Desert Sun, 19 July 1971). Frances C. Rogers was a resident of the 51049 Eisenhower property in 1972; Rogers passed away in 1972 (Palm
Desert Post, 10 Feb 1972). Roland Spates and his family lived at the 51049 Eisenhower property in 1972 (Palm Desert Post, 20 April 1972). Arthur and
Judy Flint occupied the 51049 Eisenhower property in 1975 (Desert Sun). David and Patricia Peterson occupied the property in 1976 (Desert Sun).
George Louis Cuevas occupied the property in 1983 (Desert Sun). Cuevas attended California State Northridge, studying civil engineering. In 1986,
Cuevas employed as the assistant construction superintendent for Rick Johnson Construction (Desert Sun, 05 July 1986).
The residence was constructed as custom ranch multi-family residence style within the Santa Carmelita Unit 14 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 as two four-unit apartment building, built in 1964. The residence retains the two building, multi-unit plan since construction,
though the exterior facade has been altered.
While the 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive 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 buildings are not individually eligible under NRHP/CRHR/Local Criterion A/1/B, as they have 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 they have not been identified as having
an association with an important person; not individually eligible under Criterion C/3/C, as they do 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 buildings would not appear to yield
information which could be considered important in local, regional, state, or national history. Additionally, the buildings are not individually eligible
under Local Register Criterion A, as they were not found to exemplify a special element of the City of La Quinta. As the buildings have been
substantially altered, they no longer maintain 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: 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
View southwest of the east elevation of the 51099 Eisenhower Drive property with a partial view of the 51049 Eisenhower Drive. The photo was
included on a rental listing for the building. The photo shows the building pre-2021, based on the alterations to the property that have since
occurred. The photo shows the buildings with a brick facade, which has since been replaced with an irregular stone facade. Source:
ApartmentHomeListing.com.
View northwest of the east elevation of the 51099 Eisenhower Drive and 51049 Eisenhower Drive. The photo was included on a rental listing for
the building. The photo shows the building pre-2021, based on the alterations to the property that have since occurred. The photo shows the
buildings with a brick facade, which has since been replaced with an irregular stone facade. Source: ApartmentHomeListing.com.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 352
DPR 523L (09/2013)
View west of the east elevation of 51099 Eisenhower Drive. The photo was included on a rental listing for the building. The photo shows the
building pre-2021, based on the alterations to the property that have since occurred. The photo shows the buildings with a brick facade, which
has since been replaced with an irregular stone facade. Source: ApartmentHomeListing.com.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 352
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
51049 Eisenhower Drive:
Desert Sun, December 11, 1965.
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: 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Palm Desert Post, April 20, 1972.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 352
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, December 30, 1975.
Desert Sun, September 25, 1976.
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: 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
51099 Eisenhower Drive:
Desert Sun, June 2, 1964.
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: 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Desert Sun, June 4, 1964.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 352
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Palm Desert Post, June 18, 1964.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 352
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Palm Desert Post, April 24, 1969.
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI #: None
Trinomial: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Urbana Survey No: 352
DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, July 19, 1971.
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: 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Desert Sun, February 5, 1983.
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: 352
Resource Name: 51049-51099 Eisenhower Drive
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