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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary# 8.B. - Page 14 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 7 of 7 *Resource Name or#(Assigned by recorder)802 Edgewood Road *Recorded by: Richard Brandi *Date: March 31,2014 • Continuation ❑ Update B10.Significance The building is located within the original Wellesley Park subdivision launched in 1888 but development was slow until the 1906 earthquake. Wellesley Park was the first subdivision located west of El Camino Real in Redwood City.The 163-acre tract was developed by the Wellesley Land and Improvement Company,and was bounded by Edgewood Road,El Camino Real,Arlington Road,and Hudson Street. In 1889,lion statues were placed at Wellesley Crescent,the circular street at the east entrance of the subdivision,where they remain. According to a Historic American Landscape Survey on Wellesley Park,the Wellesley park subdivision is historically significant, "a landmark design in Redwood City"as a picturesque suburban development designed by Daniel O'Connell and landscape gardener William Brown in 1888,but implemented in 1906 by George C.Ross,a prominent Peninsula figure. The most significant period of developed occurred during the first quarter of the 20th century with a mix of Period Revival and Craftsman style houses. Later developments occurred during the 1940s and 1950s with Ranch-style homes and later apartment buildings were constructed along the north and east ends in the 1960s and 1970s.The subject house borders Cordilleras Creek,and the house has an unusually large(deep as well as wide)lot,as do other houses that border the creek. These houses tend be larger than other houses in the tract. On December 16, 1924,the lot was purchased by John and Lenore Grey from the San Mateo Investment Company with a number of restrictions:the minimum cost for constructing a house was$7,500(a sizable sum for the time),plans were to be approved by the San Mateo Investment Company,and the property could be sold only to Caucasians.These restrictions,used to create and maintain the perception of exclusivity,are typical of residence parks during the first half of the 20th century. (See, Stern,Robert A. M.Paradise Planned: The Garden Suburb and the Modern City,The Monacelli Press,2013.) The DPR 523 form rated the house 5S3,individually eligible for local listing or designation. This evaluation was done before the HALS report was produced. Given its association with Wellesley Park,the building appears to be eligible for the California Register of Historical Resources under criterion 1,"Resources associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history,or the cultural heritage of California or the United States." The Greys owned the house for two years and the house changed hands many times until David Barlow purchased it in 1948. The house was sold after his death in 1982.None of the owners appear to be historically significant. The date of construction is given as 1924 by the assessor office but if the sales information is correct,that must have been when construction began. Construction permits and plans were not located at the Redwood City Community Development Depaitment, and the architect is unknown.It is a good example of the Flat Roof subtype of Spanish Colonial Revival style and therefore is eligible under the California Register of Historical Resources criterion 3,"Resources that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type,period,region or method of construction." Integrity There are seven aspects of integrity:Location,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feeling,and association.Only two major modifications were made to the house,an addition to the rear in 1997 and the conversion of the furnace/utility room sometime before 1960. The furnace room conversion did not change the exterior of the building and did not affect any of the aspects of integrity. The addition on the rear is not visible from the street and,in general, secondary façades not visible from the street are not considered as important for historic integrity as the primary façade.In any case, the addition does not have a significant impact on the design because the rear of the house previously was made up of complex shapes. DPR 523L(1/95) *Required information