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Home My WebLink About1997/05/28 - Agenda Packet • • CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA -~ - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY MAY 28, 1997 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chamber 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Chairman Barker _ Vice Chairman McNiel _ Commissioner Bethel _ Commissioner Maaas _ Commissioner Tolstoy _ II. ANNOUNCEMENTS III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 11, 1996 IV. NEW BUSINESS A STATUS OF ISLE HOUSE - 6490 Etiwanda Avenue - APN 225-171-14 and 15 V. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public fo address the Commission Items to be discussed here are those which do not already appear on thts agenda VI. COMMISSION BUSINESS VII. ADJOURNMENT I, Gail Sanchez, Planning Commrssron Secretary of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy o/the foregoing agenda was posted on May 22, 1997, at least 72 hours poor to the meeting per Government Code h amonga Section 54964 2 at 10500 Civic Center Dnve, Ranc o Cu c JJ // // J~ ~ 1 y~/C~Y~Q'^ N`~7 VICINITY MAP * CITY HALL CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ~- y .... ~J I • PLEASE NELP US SAYE TNIS OUSE! The Etiwanda Historical Society's Board of Directors Carolyn Holke, President 899-1218 Ron Bradshaw, Vice-President 899-0935 Annette Brown, Secretary 899-3201 hm Frost, Treasurer 899-1127 Donna Kendrena, Director 944-7132 Harry Led~g, Director 981-0168 Kathleen Stuart, Director 355-5719 The Chaffey-Garcia House 7150 Eriwanda Avenue 899-8432 x ~TIWANDA ~`~ ~ ~ ~~ ~:;.~~~ ffiSTORICAL SOCIETY • ~~ ~ ~- -~w. Post Office Box 363, Enwanda, CA 91739 May 21, 1997 The Honorable Bill Alexander, Mayor and Members of the Rancho Cucamonga Ctty Council L J • The Enwanda I-hstoncal Soctety wishes to express then concern and interest m the preservation of the Isle House The Isle house was built by George Chaffey for his mother and sister and was originally located across the street from the Chaffey-Garcia House, on Enwanda Avenue We understand that Cal-Trans has purchased the house and is anxious to move or demolish tt to make way for the 30 Freeway We would hke the Crty Council to intervene on behalf of the Enwanda Htstoncal Soctety and keep tins valuable piece of Enwanda history from being destroyed Because of the urgency involved, we have come here today to ask that you put this item THE PRESERVATION OF THE ISLE HOUSE on the June 4, 1997 Ctty Council Agenda for discussion Thank you for your consideration Sincerely, Cazolyn Holl resident ~~J~ti~~ ~~~~ Annette Brown, Secretary i ~ / ~ ~~~ ~ .~~ Harry Ledtg, Dtre tot~j Donna Kendrena, Dtrector t~ - ~~- Kathleen Stuart, Dtrector cc Members of the Plannmg/Htstoncal Preservation Comrmsston The Enwanda Historical Soctety is a non profit organization (33-0012231) Ron Bradshaw, Vtce-President CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORYlEVALUATION FORM MAP REFERENCE NO 39 Couniy -Route - Postmile SBd 30 0 0/22 B ( ) LISTED ( ) DETERMINED ELIGIBLE (x) APPEARS ELIGIBLE ( ) APPEARS INELIGIBLE • i i ii ~I ~• IDENTIFICATION 1.Common Name: McGuire House 2 H(storic Name: James C Isle House 3 Street or rural address: 6490 Etiwanda Avenue Clty Rancho Cucamonga (Etiwanda) Zip Code: 91739 County: San Bernardino 4.Parcel Number: 225-171-14 8 19 Present Owner. Alfred and Antoinette McGuue Address 5995 Etiwanda Avenue City: Rancho Cucamonga (Etiwanda) ZIp Coda: 91739 S.Ownarship Is: ( )Public (x) Private 6.Present Use• Residential Original Use Residential DESCRIPTION 7a Architectural Styla: Second Empire 7b.Brlafly describe the present PHYSICAL CONDITION of the site or structure and describe any major alterations from its original condition• The Isla House is an excellent example of Semnd Empire styling of the 1880s, executed on a small scale The house was bwR in 1883 on a nearby lot, and was moved to its present site about 1903 A historic photograph in Ftiwanda The First 100 Years (p 9) shows the house on rts original site about 1892 It appears to be essentially the same, revealing very little modifications were made as a result of the move, or in later years (CONTINUED) 8 ConsUUetlon date Estimated. ( ) Factual: (7883) 9. Architect Unknown 10 Builder. Unknown 11. Approx. property size Aereega: 18 9 12. Date(s) of enclosed photogreph(s)• January 27, 1989 13 Condklon: Excellent ( ) Goad ( ) Fair (x) Detenorated ( ) 14.Alteratlons Early relocation of building, addition of wing on west, construction of new shed, loss of groves 15.Surroundings: (Check more than one it necessary) Open land (x) Scattered buildings (x) Densely buiR-up Residential (x) Industrial ( ) Commeraal ( )Other 16.Threets to eke: None known ( )Private Development ( )Zoning ( )Vandalism ( )Public Works Proled (x ) Other 17.Is the structure: On tts original sites ( ) Moved? (x) Unknown? ( ) 18.Related features: Modern shed, house traders, imgation'astern' infield, palm trees, windbreak ' SIGNIFICANCE 19 Briefly state historical and/or architectural Importance (Include dates, events, and persons associated with the slte)• The Isis house Is an excellent example of and 1880s Second Empne residence constructed on a small scale, aRhough somewhat deterrorated, the house stdl represents well its type and period, and is one of the rare surviving examples of Mansard- roofed architecture in southern Caldomia A few such examples still survtve in the Los Angeles area, including the Valley Knudsen Garden Residence, moved to Hentage Square in Highland Park In the ~~, local area, the mayor example of Second Empue styling Is the large, two-story back Barton House near Colton, d has been listed In the National Register of Htstorro Plaaas. Several small, wood frame Mansarded houses still survive in San Bernardino Never plentiful in the area, houses representing this style have virtually disappeared tram the ~' architectural landscape Akhough akered attar the c. 1903 move, most notably with the addition of a rear wing, the expansron of the front porch around the south side, and window and door modrfications on the south elevation, the house stdl Is a strong qualdier for the National Regtstar under aiterron C (CONTINUED) ~, Loesdon akateh map (draw 8 la~ site and surtounding streets, roads, i and prominent landmarks) See Map 3 20.Maln theme of the historic resource: (k more than one is checked, number m order of tmportance ) Architecture (x) Arts & Leisure ( ) ~~i Economidlndustnal ( ) ExploratioNSettlement ( ) Government ( ) Military ( ) Religron ( ) SoaaVEducatlon ( ) 21.Sources (List books, documents, surveys, personal interviews and their dates ) Ftiwanda The Fnst 100 Years. Ebwanda H~storroal Soaety, 1982, A Histo of Ebwanda. by Robert L Hxdccox, 1981 (MS copy in City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Department historical survey tiles). 'Designated and Potential Hsstoncal Sde Ltst", City of Rancho ~, Cucamonga, March 1988, Ctry hlstorxzl survey property file for 6490 Ebwanda Avenue, Planning Department, Crty of Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County Assessor, Lot Books 4 (1895- 1916), 3, 15, ~, 33, 64 and 122 (1917-1948), Faechdd Aenal Photo Collectron, Whittier College (Photos G4061-15, 1936, C-5042-19, 3/13/1938) 22.Dateform prepared: February 1,1989 ® By: Aaron A. Gallup alb Organization: Cakrans Address: 1120 N Street . Cky: Sx ramento Zlp Code: 95814 ~, Phone: ('116) 920-7672 l.. CONTINUATION SHEET MAP REFERENCE NO 39 ~~ 7b.Brlefly describe the present PHYSICAL CONDITION of the site or structure and describe any major alterations from Its original condition: As originally constructed, this small, wood frame house was one and a hall stories in height, with a steep, bellcast Mansard roof at the second level, the upper pan of the roof terminated in a low pyramid Rows of patterned shingles of varying designs encircled the roof slope, which was broken only by paved dormers on the facade and the two sides The plan of the house was roughly square The recessed, transomed entrance was centered in the facade, and was flanked by two large 2/2 double hung windows A porch spanned the front, with the roof supported by tour posts, there was no porch rail, and the entrance was axessed by three centrally-placed steps A brick chimney arose through the canter of the roof After the move, the building remained essentially the same, but some minor changes were introduced A small addition was constructed at the rear of the building, it is built of cobblestones, a typical construction material m the bcal area after the turn of the century The porch was extended to wrap around the south side of the building, connecting with the rear addition, rt was redesigned to echo the Mansard shape of the original roof The squared porch supports were replaced by turned posts, and a'Chinese Chippendale' railing was added, the central entrance steps were removed, and steps were constructed at each end of the porch, with main entrance steps placed diagonally at the southeast corner connecting with a walkway leading to a gate at the corner of the lot All three sets of steps were flanked by low cobblestone side walls wdh concrete caps Later alterations include the creation of a new central doorway on the south side, and its subsequent modd~cation The roof was damaged during a severe windstorm in 1988, but has been repaired, the porch is also undergoing repair at the present time Although ahered, many of these aRerahons were made at the time of the move during the association of James C Isle with the property, they should be viewed as part of the historu; fabric, rather than modifications which detract from the stgnA~cance of the property Aithough the loss of the grove is unfortunate, and resuRs in a loss of htstor~c setting, the arohrtedural character of the house is so strong that rt still remains an important example of the early architecture of the community Other property features include three mature palm trees in front of the house on Etiwanda Avenue, and one at the g i ~ rear on Highland Avenue, several citrus trees and an olive tree still stand near the house An early concrete irrigation 'astern' or settling basin stands in the field to the west of the house It is associated with the former irrigation system which distributed water to the large estrus groves which occupied Isle's property, the groves have now bean removed The property still retains the old eucalyptus windbreak to the north Later additions to the property include a c 1950 wood frame shedRormer garage north of the house A low concrete bock fence has been constructed across the front and side of the yard adjacent to the two intersecting streets A modern house trailer stands at the reaz of the house ~• CONTINUATION SHEET MAP REFERENCE NO 39 19.Br1e11y state historical and/or architectural Importance (Include dates, events, and parsons associated the site): The house is featured in several local histories, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings of the early days of the ~~II Etiwanda Colony Research in the San Bernardino County Assessor's lot books traced the property back to 1895, when rt was owned by Charles Chaffay The house had been built on another parcel nearby, and was under the ownership of Anne Chaffay, bcal histories date the construction of the house at 1883 After a series of sales, the house was sold about 1903 to James C Isis, who moved rt on log rollers to rts present site Isle acquired the present property in 1901, but transferred R to William P Myers two years later Isle re-acquired the lot in 1906, and continued to own rt until 1937, when it was transferred to Martha E Isle In 1943, it was acquired by Altred W McGure, the present owner, who is James Isle's grandson Although the date of the relocation is unknown, rt is highly likey to have occurred in 190.3, when Isle purchased the house and was still the owner of the corner lot before it was sold to Myers h was on the new site in 1915, when the assessor's bt books began noting separate assessments for improvements Isle also acquired numerous other 10-acre lots of Etiwanda Colony lands, eventually amassing large estrus hcldings, he and his son- m-law, George P McGuire, were said to have owned 125 acres of crtrus land m the community (Hickmx, p 102) Although James C Isle owned one of the largest crtrus ranches in the Etnvanda area, his contributions to local history do not appear to be well-known However, the Isle house is an unusual survivor of the early days of settlement in the Etiwanda Colony, dating from the founding years in the 1880s. The house is widely published in local histories, and remains surprisingly unaltered, considering rts 106-year age Although moved, the relocation occurred at the turn of the century, and the house remained m rts original neighborhood h continues to be one of the rare survwmg examples of (ts type and period, not only in the bcal community, but is also rare m southern Calitornia- In spite of some deterioration, it still remains a notable example of small-scale domestic Second Empue styling, and appears to meet National Register crderwn C at the local level of signdicance • ri • 8 0 0 Map Reference No. 39 James C. Isle House, 6490 Etiwanda Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga -~ ~ 227 20 18 z 3 w Bo L ~ ~ Assessor's Map Book 225 Page 17 The property occupies two lots (15 and 16, Block D, Etiwanda Colony Lands) totalling 18.9 acres. 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