49016 Coachella DriveDPR 523A (09/2013) *Required information
State of California — The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
Review Code Reviewer Date
Resource Name: 49016 Coachella Drive
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Primary#: P-33-xxx
HRI#: None
Trinomial #: N/A
CRHR Status Code: 6Z
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No. 298
*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: 49016 Coachella
Drive_1: View facing east of the privacy wall along
the southern and western elevations.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source
ýHistoric: 1965; ParcelQuest
o Prehistoric
o Both
*P7. Owner and Address:
William E. and Linda S. Leigh
320 N. Glassell,
Orange, CA 92866
*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 49016 Coachella Drive property is a one-story, wood frame single-family residence. It was built in the Spanish
Styled Ranch style. The building faces west from the northeast corner of Avenida Anselmo and Coachella Drive. It features an irregular plan
with an asymmetrical façade. The dwelling has a low-pitch cross-gabled roof clad with red clay tiles with an octagonal tower roof at the
northwest corner. The roof has a broad, overhanging open eaves with exposed beams at the gable ends. An attached garage is located at the
southeast corner of the dwelling facing south onto Coachella Drive. The exterior walls are clad with stucco. The fenetration at the front
elevation is obscured by a stucco clad privacy wall that spans the west and south elevations. Character defining features of Spanish Styled
Ranch homes that can be seen on the subject property include: clay tile roofing, stucco clad walls, exposed beam ends, and metal window
grilles.
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 Location: o Not for Publication ý Unrestricted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: 49016 Coachella Drive City: La Quinta Zip: 92253
d.UTM Zone: 11S, 564434.39 mE / 3728191.95 mN
e. Other Locational Data: La Quinta Golf Estates No 1, Recorded July 31, 1959, MB 37/98
Neighborhood: La Quinta Country Club; La Quinta Golf Estates; APN: 658300006
*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: 49016 Coachella 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. 298
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: 49016 Coachella Drive
B3. Original Use: Single-Family Dwelling B4. Present Use: Single-Family Dwelling
*B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Styled 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 49016 Coachella 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 1965. In 1996, property owner Ellsworth and Verle Vines obtained
a permit to replace the existing water heater; the work was completed by Valley Plumbing (Permit No. 9609-170). In 2004, property owner
William E. Leigh obtained a permit for mechanical work (Permit No. 04-3589). In 2006, Leigh obtained a permit to build a 220 LF 6ft high
block wall (Permit No. 06-0346). In 2006, Leigh obtained a permit to construct a pool; the work was completed by Azure Pools and Spas
(Permit No. 06-0368). Available aerial photography indicates that the property was extensively renovated between 2002 and 2004, when
many of the Spanish style elements were added, including the tower mass (Google Earth). The renovation appears to have replaced much of
the original material on the interior and exterior. The buiding does not retain its original form from the period of initial construction.
*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; Recreation and Leisure, 1926-1970s 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. 298 Resource Name: 49016 Coachella Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Primary Record Information Continued:
49016 Coachella Drive_2: View facing north of the privacy wall and garage along the 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
Other Listings: Urbana Survey No.: 298 Resource Name: 49016 Coachella Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
B10. Statement of Significance Continued:
Past owners and occupants include: Ellsworth and Verle Vines (1973-1996; Desert Sun / Permits), and William E Leigh (2004-2006; Permits). Verle
Vines was vice president of the Eisenhower Medical Center Auxilliary.
The home was built as a Spanish Styled Ranch in the La Quinta Country Club subdivision, recorded in 1959, and is within the La Quinta Golf Estates
neighborhood. The subject property was constructed in 1965 by an unidentified builder.
The dwelling is associated with the themes of Residential Development (1934-1970s) and Recreation and Leisure (1926-1970s), being located in La
Quinta's first private country club and the first residential neighborhood associated with club. However, the property does not possess individual
documented significance in relation to these themes. 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 been substantially altered and 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.: 298 Resource Name: 49016 Coachella Drive
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DPR 523L (09/2013)
Building, Structure, Object Information Continued:
Palm Desert Post_December 9, 1965.
Desert Sun, September 26, 1973.
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.: 298 Resource Name: 49016 Coachella Drive
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