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Home My WebLink About410 PacificITEM #4 TUSTII~1 ~ ~~~~ Inter-Com °~~~~~ ~~. DATE: JULY 27, 2010 Hi+iisnY RUII UINCi OIIR fl7TURE HUNURING OUR PAST TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: TUSTIN HISTORIC REGISTER NOMINATION - 410 PACIFIC STREET RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission approve the nomination of 410 Pacific Street to the Tustin Historic Register Plaque Designation Program and select "Schwendeman House" as the most appropriate historical name and "1925" as the date of construction of 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 May 25, 2010, the Planning Commission approved the nomination of the property at 410 Pacific Street 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 andlor review the nomination, research the history of the property, and fio note the most appropriate historical name and date of construction. Planning Commission Report Tustin Historic Register - 410 Pacific Street July 27, 2010 Page 2 The Preservation Conservancy transmitted the attached information (Attachment A) to the Community Development Department on July 8, 2010. The Historical Society has not provided any information pertaining to the nomination. The Spanish Colonial Revival home was built in 1925 and has a C rating in the City's 1990 Historical Survey and a 5D1 rating in the City's 2003 Historical Resources Survey. The residence is significant for its associations with Edmund Kiser, Fred Schwendeman and Edwin Veeh. Of these three prominent Tustin residents, Mr. Schwendeman owned the property for the longest time period (about 17 years) and also lived in the home for several years. Therefore, it is recommended that "Schwendeman House" be selected as the most appropriate historical name for the property. The date on the plaque should be "1925." .~~-~ ~ Scott Reekstin Senior Planner Elizabeth A. Binsack Community Development Director Attachment A -Information from Preservation Conservancy Attachment B -Photograph 5:1Cdd1PCREPORT120101Tustin Historic Register 41 o Pacific 5treet.doc ATTACHMENT A INFORMATION FROM PRESERVATION CONSERVANCY ,^ ,.F :_' aau:~ Tustin Prr;servation Conservancy 350 South B Street ' ~- '~, Old Town Tustin, Califotn±a 92780 3mrd of hmrt~~rt Linda (ennai};s, Pteaident Eiteat A. I~cnli~ ico[ I.cwis -.aura Siriarti I1vn Smith Nathan Mcnard Kim De&:nedetto July 6, 2010 Scott Reekstin Senior Planner City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 RE: HISTORIC REGISTER NOMINATION Dear Mr. Reekstin, DECEIVED .JUL 09 2010 OOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT The following are my research findings for the historic name in regards to the property located at 410 Pacific Street: • Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival • Year Built: 1925 The property was acquired by Edmond Kiser in 1924 and as a builder by trade, probably built the house in 1925. Mr. Kiser served as a volunteer fireman far Tustin and served on Tustin's fast city council in 1927. William Otis owned the property from 1926 to 1929, but probably did not live there. Fred Schwendeman owned the property from 1929 to 1946 and lived there into the thirties. Mr Schwendeman's involvement in Tustin included: • Served on Tustin's first city council from 1927 to 1937 as Commissioner of Health and Safety Volunteer Fireman • Member of the local Knights of Pythias • Member of Tustin's Lions Club • Partner in Tustin Cement Pipe Company The Tustin Cement Pipe Company was one of the largest and most important industries in Orange County. They manufactured a complete line of irrigation, drainage and high pressure pipes. The company produced an average of 2,500 lineal feet of pipe per day. Mr. Schwendeman supervised the installation of over 200 miles of irrigation pipelines on the Irvine Ranch. Prior to that, there was less than one mile of irrigation pipelines on the ranch. ~n Hmrd cif I~~~*~~ Linda Jennings, Prcxidrnt . , scent n. rerdi~ scot 1.~,•wis .-: ~ . Laura Siriani I.lyn Smith ~9da. Tustin Preservation Conservancy Nathan Menard • • :3c F. 350 South B Street . • ~ Lindbutgh McPherson ~~7 ~': + Old Town Tustin, Calfomia 92780 Kim DeBenecktto Subsequent Owners: Leslie W. Bennett 1946-1952 Edwin Veeh 1952-1965 Based on the Tustin Historic Register Plaque Program Criteria for Historic Property Names, I would recommend the historic name of this house to be the Schwendeman House for the following reasons: + Resident of the home • Served on Tustin's first city council • Local business owner • Early Tustin volunteer fireman • Association in local community organizations • Involvement in the agricultural industry Brent A. Ferdig Board of Duector References: City of Tustin Historical Survey- ]une 199U Orange County Public Libraries-Digital Images Santa Ana & Central Orange County Criss Cross City Directory-1952 History of Orange County California, Pieasants, Volume 1[-1931 Historical Volume and Reference Works, Talbert, Volume I, Orange County-1963 Ed and Rosetta Kiser and children Lee and Bernice Tustin, CA 1920 Tustin, 1909. Left to right, Joe Webber, Fred Schwendeman, Ed Beatmann, C1.ara and John Cain. Children with Snowman Schwendeman House Main and Pacific, Tustin January 11, 1949 V ~~1.1 'N I~ O y~ N .~ U W~ m~ •~ m a•ti ~~ '~ ~ W m tia .~ , v~ ~° ~~ a 0 c~ 0 ~~ ~d~ ~~ y v O ~- a ~~ T; U ~ ~~x ~ ~ o a~ ~ .., '~ ~ ~ ~ "ti ~~~ °~~°~ m ~ '~ m w ~ y 3 "~ ~d -o ~~ 0 ;o i Gq a ~ :~ i ~ ~~ ~O "C! r: O N F. 01 b-0 ti W -O 4r N ATTACHMENT B PHOTOGRAPH <~ roc a ~ ' .,~ ~, ~ -w ., y~~. ~~ ~ .'wR. ~ ~~~i ~ '~~" - .r ~ ~4 i ~1 ~~~ ~ ~; `1~' ~- ~~ ,~ ~, ~~ -, I~ a o r'~~ r~ ~~~'~ l~J .•