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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 Historic Register NominationITEM #6 V ~~ d~ %~ ~ ,,, . DATE: AUGUST 11, 2009 ~ n ~ 2 r - ~ d Cp~~-~S"C~~ __-~ TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: TUSTIN HISTORIC REGISTER NOMINATION - 350 S. MYRTLE AVE. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission approve the nomination of 350 South Myrtle Avenue to the Tustin Historic Register Plaque Designation Program and select the most appropriate historical name and date of construction for the property. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION Owners of historic homes or commercial buildings in Tustin are eligible to participate in the City's plaque designation program, called the Tustin Historic Register. The purpose of the voluntary program is to recognize Tustin's historic properties, educate the public, increase public interest in historic properties, and promote community pride. The bronze plaques purchased through the program may be mounted or set on metal stakes. Property owners who would like to participate are responsible for the cost, installation, and maintenance of the plaques. The plaques display the construction date of the building, up to two lines of text, and are identified with the words "Tustin Historic Register." Nomination forms are obtained from the Community Development Department. Anyone, including the Commission, may nominate properties. On June 23, 2009, the Planning Commission approved the nomination of the property at 350 South Myrtle Avenue to the City's quarterly Commendation Program. As a result, this property is automatically nominated to the City's Historic Register Program and provided with a plaque paid for by the City of Tustin. Pursuant to the procedures approved by the City Council on November 6, 2007, the nomination was forwarded to the presidents of the Tustin Preservation Conservancy and Tustin Area Historical Society. The two groups were requested to collaborate and/or review the nomination, research the history of the property, and to note the most appropriate historical name and date of construction. The Preservation Conservancy transmitted the attached information (Attachment A) to the Community Development Department on August 2, 2009. The Historical Society has not provided any information pertaining to the nomination. Planning Commission Report Tustin Historic Register - 350 S. Myrtle Avenue August 11, 2009 Page 2 The Spanish Colonial residence was built as a duplex in 1926 by building contractor, John Rinard, and has a C rating in the City's 1990 Historical Survey. Mrs. Effie Slusser, who was a teacher at Tustin High School and later at Tustin Grammar School, purchased the residence from Mr. Rinard in 1926 and occupied one side of the duplex until she passed away in 1946. It is recommended that "Slusser House" be selected as the most appropriate historical name for the property. The date on the plaque should be "1926." ~~ /`~-x.~~d~~a_.~_.cyy Scott Reekstin Senior Planner Elizabeth A. Binsack Community Development Director Attachment A -Information from Preservation Conservancy S:\Cdd\PCREPORT12008\Tustin Historic Register 350 S Myrtle.doc ATTACHMENT A Information from Preservation Conservancy Looks like Effie Slusser may be the most prominent occupant. I would suggest we go with that. ~ F Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 16:19:32 -0700 Subject: Re: Old Town house From: jlovretCa~sbcglobal.net To: IindacienninosC~hotmail.com I didn't have much luck--nothing on John Rinard. "Some of the teachers in Tustin Grammar School after 1906 were: C. A. Weise, Principal in 1919; Mrs. Effie Slusser, who left after a long tenure in 1929, and Miss Minnie Johnson who was there in 1919." This is from page 43 of "Tustin Scrapbook" by Helen Gulick Huntley & William Martin Huntley. Maybe Mark Eliot has more information. I'm also e-mailing Joyce Miller who has spent a lot of time checking deeds, etc. for old town houses. Juanita On Thursday, July 30, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Linda Jennings wrote: It's a Spanish Colonial on the NW corner -used to be a duplex. We nominated it for neighborhood beautification because they have done such nice work on the yard. Had you ever heard of those two people? r ,-;,. - . _, - <image.tiff> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:22:05 -0700 Subject: Re: Old Town house From: jlovretCa~sbcglobal.net To: IindacjenningsCa~hotmail.com I can't place the house, but I'll take a look at it and see what I can find. On Thursday, July 30, 2009, at 09:30 AM, Linda Jennings wrote: There is a house on the corner of Myrtle and Main that we are proposing receive a historic plaque. The question is what name to put on it. It was built by John Rinard and owned for a time by Effie Slusser, an instructor at Tustin High. Do you know anything about either of these people and whether or not they were prominent? We usually suggest the houses be named after a prominent person, but neither of these mean anything to Brent or to me. ~.,,sr;