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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 171-95RESOLUTION 1 7 1 ' 9 5 RESOLUTION APPROVING CULTURAL RESOURCE DESIGNATION AND FOR PLACEMENT ON THE BAKERSFIELD REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1321 "N" STREET. WHEREAS Edna I. Spencer has applied to the Historic Preservation Commission for designation of property located at 1321 "N" Street as a Cultural Resource pursuant to Bakersfield Municipal Code 15.72.070 and for placement on the Bakersfield Register of the Historic Places; and WHEREAS the Historic Preservation Commission, after consideration of the application pursuant to the Bakersfield Municipal Code 15.72.060 found the property to be qualified for and worthy of Cultural Resource Designation on October 17, 1995; and WHEREAS the property referred to is situated in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, and is described as follows: Lots 7 to 10 of Block 369 of Assessors Map No. 6-43 of Bakersfield, County of Kern, State of California. WHEREAS the Historic Preservation Commission recommends the property to be designated as a Cultural Resource and that it be placed on the Bakersfield Register of the Historic Places. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Bakersfield does hereby resolve as follows: That the property located at 1321 "N" Street be designated as a Cultural Resource of the City of Bakersfield; and further, That the same property be placed upon the records of the Bakersfield Register of Historic Places; and further~ 3. That the City Clerk will notice such designation be recorded with the County Recorder within fifteen days after action of the City Council. o0o I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on #0¥ 0 8 ~ , by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER DeMONO, CARS~3N, SMIT~, McBERMOTT, ROWLES, SULLIVAN, $ALVAGGIO NOES: COUNCILMEMbER .__ }'~ ~J~[ ~'~ .~ ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEM';.ER /k_/O/,~ % ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER /~0,\ ( CLERK and Ex OffiCio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED NOV 0 8 i995 BOB PRICE MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPRO/~D~as to form: JUlStY S K.(~fS E"N CITY ATTORNEY of the Ci~ of Bakersfield dlt:hpc8 132In.res 5AKI~&F~,ID HI&TODIC DD/~B~VAHON CO 55ION Chairman of the Historic Preservation Commission Economic & Community Development Department 515 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Dear Chairman, I/we, the undersigned, being owners/owner representative of property located at ~ '~ ?~ "N" qt~eet , do hereby request that this property be considered for culturaJ resourse designation and be placed on the Bakersfield Register of Histodc Places. I/we have provided the following information which describes the subject property, its architectural and historical characteristics. I/we am familiar with the design guidelines that pertains to my property and understand the intent of these guidelines. I/we recognize that the completion of the attached forms must be accompanied with the appropriate fees before designation procedures can precede. Sincerely, Name Edna I. Spencer 1321 "N" Street Street City, State, Zip Phone Number BAKER STREET 0515 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD. CA 93301 (805) 326-3765 APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION CULTURAL RESOURCE Name Queen Anne/Eastlake house (Victorian) Historic name reflecting the period of significance and/or common name Location Street 1321 "N" Street City, State, Zip Bakersfield, Rali fnrni~ qRRnl Category House Structure, Site, Object Ownership Edna I. Spencer Public or Private Original Use ~m~ ~ y ',nm~ Other Past Uae~ Owner was Ella genr~ q~nn~ nn~ ~,,~ ~reviouzly locabod at tho corner of l~th and Chester and was bought and moved to its present location in 1928 b} PresentUse Family home Mr. Henry Spencer (husband of Edna Spencer) Owner of Property Name Edna I. Spencer Street 1321 "N" Street C~y, State, Zip Bakersfield, California 93301 Description and Significance This house is a 2-story huildin~ w;hh mnlfi-pl~ned roof, decorative freizes, upper level fish scale siding, and lower level clapboard siding. A first floor veranda roof has, from left to right, a 91dbmed In sun porch (Iormerly screened) which was probably an early addition. A secondary peaked gable with decorative frieze and porch trim f~11n~,t~ with a ~rtial turrcbod opcning at tha ce~be~ uf L]~ ]~uu~. ~ main body of the house then continues into the high main roof gable. At this level, there are two and a half stories. A lnnv~r~d ~pnf ~ located under the main roof gable. The front porch which wraps squarely around the corner is supperted by decorative posts. Full Queen Anne ornamenta- tiu~ ~d~[ub Lhl~. A ~[onc ~oor is or,set right on the half front porch. All windows are double hung. 14th & Chester - House was bought by Mr. }{MG Spencer and moved Location of Structure tc ibc present looation in 1928. Thc propcrty w3g ~urchnsed original site, moved, unkrlow~l from the Roman Catholic Church (6 lots) and the foundation was laid by the Spencers (Edna & Henry) Form prepared by Name/Title Organization Jeanne $pen~er-Bro%~ (Dat]whter of Henry & Edna Spencer) City, State, Zip Bakersfield, CA 93301 Telephone Date of application October 2, 1995 Attachment~ Include photographs a:apptiat.frm e/24~91 HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY SenNo. HABS__HAER__ NR UTM: A 11 c 39157~5 ,5 )3 - SHL . Loc '/ 317850 IDENTIFICATION 1. Common name: 2. Historic name: I',NWN~WN 3. Street or rural address: ]3~1 "N" City BAKE~BIELD Parcel number: 06-430-02 .... Zip 9'{301 County K F..R N 5. Present Owner: EDNA SPENCER Address: 1321 "N" Street City BAKERSFIELD Zip 93301 Ownership is: Public Private XX 6. Present Use: HOUSE Or;ginal use: HOUSE DESCRIPTION 7a. Ar~itectural style: Q~EEN ANNE 7b. Briefly describe the present physlcalde~cr;pt~ of the site or structure and describe any major alterations from its orlglnalcondition: THIS HOUSE IS A TWO-STORY BUILDING WITH MULTI PLANED ROOF, DECORATIVE FREIZES, UPPER LEVEL FISH SCALE SIDING, AND LOWER LEVEL CLAPBOARD SIDING. A FIRST FLOOR VERANDA ROOF HAS, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, A SCREENED IN SUN PC~ WHICH WAS PROBABLY AN EARLY ADDI- TION. A SECONDARY PEAKED GABLE WITH DECORATIVE FRIEZE AND PORCH TRIM FOLLOWS WITH A PARTIAL TURRETED OPENING AT THE CENTER OF THE HOQSE. THE MAIN BODY OF THE HOUSE THEN CONTINUES INTO THE HIGH MAIN ROOF GABLE. AT THIS ~EVEL~THERE ARE TWO AND A HALF STORIES. A LOUVERED VENT IS LOCATED QNDER THE MAIN ROOF GABLE. THE FRONT PORCH WHICH WRAPS SQUARLY A.ROUND THE CORNER IS SQPPORTED BY DECORATIVE POSTS. FULL Q~EEN ANNE ORNAMENTATION ADORNS THIS. A FRC~T D OCR IS .- OFFSET RIGHT ON THE HALF FRONT PORCH. A~ WINDOWS ARE DOUBLE HUNG. Construction date: Estimated ] ~ql'l ' ~Factuel 9. Architect UNKNOWN 10. Builder UNKNOWN DrR 523 (R,~. 4/79) 11. Approx. property size [in feet) '. Frontage_ l~h Depth 177 ' or approx. ocrcage '~ 12. Da~e(s) of enclosed photograph(s) ' 1985 13. Condition: Excellent d yy Fair Deteriorated No Ic , in existence __ 14. Alterations: ~kl('T.nc;t',l~' OF L;PPER LEVEL BALCONIES 15. Surroundings: {Check more than one if necessary) Open land XX Scattered buildings Residential XXIndustrial __Commercial ~'X Other: Densely built-up __ 18. Threats to site: None known Private development Public Works project __ Other: Zoning XX Vandalism __ 17. Is the struclure: On its original site? Moved? 1 9 ;) 9 Unknown? 18. Relatedfeatures: FI~T,L T,ANDR~APED RRRI]RRRPY AnnUND PPOPERTY; SHED AND CABACE WITH TIN SIDING IN BACK SIGNIFICANCE lg. Brie~ystat~hist~ric~Iand~rar~itecturalimp~rtance{indudedates~events,andpers~nsass~ciatedwhhthesite~) THIS HOL'SE IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE OL'TSIDE OF PIONEER VILLAGE IN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD. IT IS PROBABLY 'THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF QE, EEN ANNE/EASTLAKE ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA. IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY INTERESTING ARCHITECTURALLY AND WOULD QUALIFY IN A NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT. 20. Main theme of the historic resource: (If more than one is che('k~,d. ncmber ir n-der ~,f jrnporte'~:e ) Architecture '1 Arts & Leisure Economic/Industrial Exploration/Settlement Government Military Religion Social/Education 21. Sources(tistbooks, documents, surveys, personalintervie~ a~ theirdates). THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ASSESMENT ROLLS HAINES 1981 KERN COUNTY & BKSFLD.DIR. ..... POLK. CITY DIRECTORIES, BAKERSFIELD 22. Date form prepared 4/10/85 By {name) CHRISTOPHER D. BREWER Organization BREWER'S HISTORICAL CONS. Address: 3204 PERRY PLACE City BAKERSFIELD Zip 93306 Phone: (805) 872-0796 tocational sketch map (draw and label site and stirrounding streets, roads, and prominent landmarks):