79925 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: 79925 Fiesta Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 289
*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: 79925 Fiesta
Drive_1: View facing southwest of the north (front)
elevation.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
ýHistoric: 1966; ParcelQuest Assessor Data
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
Joel Duran
79925 Fiesta Drive,
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 79925 Fiesta Drive property is a one-story, wood frame single-family residence. It was built in the Tract Ranch
style. The building faces north from the south side of Fiesta Drive. It features a U-shaped plan with asymmetrical façade. The dwelling has a
low-pitched cross-gable roof clad with wooden shingles. The roof has a broad overhanging, open eaves with a facia board. An attached
garage with a gable end is located on the west side of the front elevation and another front-facing gable end is on the east elevation. The
exterior walls are clad with board-and-batten siding, apart from the front-gabled ends which are clad in stucco. The fenetration at the front
elevation consists of two tripartite (sliding-fixed-sliding) windows with external fixed shutters. The west window is vinyl framed and the
center window is aluminum framed. The doorway is recessed beneath a shallow eave and it consists of two wood doors flanked by long
rectangular sidelites on either side. Character defining features of Ranch style homes that can be seen on the subject property include:
asymmetrical façades, wood frame construction, attached garage, a low-pitched roof, board-and-batten siding, aluminum sliding windows,
and a recessed 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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 79925 Fiesta Drive City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d. UTM Zone: 11S, 567608.95 mE / 3730371.85 mN
e. Other Locational Data: TR 02180, Recorded December 31, 1960, MB 41/37-39
Neighborhood: Indian Springs Neighborhood; APN: 600061006
*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: 79925 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. 289
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 79925 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 79925 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 1966. In 1966, property owner Lester C. Cox obtained a permit to
construct a dwelling and attached garage (Permit No. 14166). In 1991, Cox obtained a permit to build a 152 LF 5ft high wall; the work was
completed by Plastering Unlimited (Permit No. 9409). Aerial photography did not offer any additional information regarding changes to the
property over time. Apart from the modern stucco siding and the vinyl sliding window, the west wall of the garage wing appears to have been
extended. The culmination of these changes have negatively impacted the view of the property facing the public right-of-way. The essential
form of the original building is defined, but many of the original historic materials at the property have been removed and replaced in the
exterior and interior.
*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: 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. 289
Resource Name: 79925 Fiesta Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
79925 Fiesta Drive_2: View facing southeast 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.: 289 Resource Name: 79925 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: Lester C. Cox Sr. and /or Lester C. Cox Jr. (1966-1991; Permits). Lester Cox Sr. was a mayor of Coachella and a
member of the Indio Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Masonic Order, Elks Club, and Coachella City Council. He was a well known civic leader in
the Coachella Valley who died in 1995. Lester C. Cox Jr. was the owner of Cox Oil Co. and Sunland Screen and Awning. He was mayor of the City of
Coachella from 1976-1977, a member of the Coachella City Council for 8 years, and a member of the Indio Elks Lodge. Lester C. Cox Jr. died in 2007.
The home was built in the Custom 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 1966 by an unidentified builder.
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 home is associated with Lester C.
Cox Sr. and/or Jr., but it does not meet the threshold of integrity necessary for individual designation. 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. The dwelling is not individually eligible under Criterion B/2/B. While it is associated with Lester C.
Cox Sr. and Jr., both important local leaders in La Quinta, it does not meet the integrity thresholds for significance under this criterion because the
dwelling only retains integrity of location, setting, and association. The dwelling is 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 it is 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 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.: 289 Resource Name: 79925 Fiesta Drive
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