79915 Fiesta 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: 79915 Fiesta Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 282
*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: 79915 Fiesta
Drive_1: View facing southwest of the north (front)
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
ýHistoric: 1963; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Robert J Denewiler, Nancy K Denewiler
PO Box 5546
La Quinta, CA 92248
*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 79915 Fiesta Drive was built in the Tract Ranch style with custom elements. It
has an L-shaped plan and low-pitched cross dutch gable roof with broad overhanging eaves. The exterior walls are wood frame clad with
board and batten siding. The building faces north from the south side of Fiesta Drive with an asymmetrical façade. The roof has open eaves
with a facia board, and clad in wooden shingles. The is a large brick chimney at the side elevation. The fenetration at the front elevation
consists of a small aluminum framed sliding window, a fixed dual-pane window with internal shutters, a large tripartite aluminum framed
sliding glass windows (sliding / fixed / sliding), and a wood framed double front door with large glass panels. The wood front door is located
beneath a shallow eaver overhang. An attached garage with a front facing gable end is located on the west side of the front
elevation.Character defining features of Ranch style homes that can be seen on the subject property include: asymmetrical façade, wood
frame construction, attached garage, a low-pitched roof, board-and-batten siding, and a minimal front porch.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 79915 Fiesta Drive City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 567577.22 mE / 3730372.62 mN
e. Other Locational Data: PM 28469, Recorded July 31, 1998, PM 192/53-57
Neighborhood: Indian Springs Neighborhood; APN: 600061004
*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: 79915 Fiesta Drive
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
Primary#:
HRI#:
Trinomial #:
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings:
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 282
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 79915 Fiesta Drive
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 79915 Fiesta 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 1963 by the Westward Ho and Bellwood Discount Corporation. In
1986, property owner Robert Melkesian obtained a permit to install a patio cover (Permit No. 002644). Aerial photography did not offer any
additional information regarding changes to the property over time. The pool appears to have been added after initial construction. The front
door, windows, and garage door along the front elevation are replacements. The original wood shingle roofing is still intact and the essential
form of the building has not been significantly altered.
*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: Westward Ho and Bellwood Discount Corporation
*B10. Significance:
Theme: Residential Development, 1934 – 1970s Area: City of La Quinta
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. 282
Resource Name: 79915 Fiesta Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
79915 Fiesta Drive_2: View facing south of the north (front) 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
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 282 Resource Name: 79915 Fiesta Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Robert, Judith B., and Steve Melkesian (1975-1981; Desert Sun / Permits). Judith Melkesian was a co-founder of
the Marywood Country Day School and Desert Sand Unified School District teacher. She was also president of Soroptimist International of La Quinta
/ Palm Desert.
The home was built in the Tract Ranch style within the Indian Springs residential subdivision, recorded in 1960-61, and is within the Indian Springs
(previously the Westward Ho Golf Club) neighborhood. The subject property was constructed in 1963 by the Westward Ho and Bellwood Discount
Corporation, who built Tract Ranch style homes with Custom elements between 1961 and 1965.
The dwelling is associated with the theme of Residential Development (1934-1970s), being located in one of La Quinta's first subdivisions after the
development of the Cove, 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. The dwelling has not been substantially altered and
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.: 282 Resource Name: 79915 Fiesta Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Palm Desert Post, January 16, 1975.
Desert Sun, January 16, 1981.
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.: 282 Resource Name: 79915 Fiesta Drive
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