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8.C. - Page 29 of 54 William Kostura, Historic Resource Evaluation of the Redwood City Woman Club California Register at the local level under this criterion. The Period of Significance is from 1911 to 1915, the years they were president of the club. Evaluation under Criterion 3 of the California Register: Resources that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values. This building is a fine example of the Craftsman style. The notable features include its hipped and gabled roof, the shingled exterior, the gabled porte cochere, the broad eaves and carved rafter tails, the recessed porch, and the wooden and steel sash windows. The 1939 addition is a contributing feature; when it becomes fifty years old in 2023, the 1973 addition may be considered to be contributing as well. The building's architecture is significant in its own right, but this significance is magnified by the fact that the Dingee Park subdivision it is in was founded largely as an outstanding collection of Craftsman style houses, to which this building closely relates. Accordingly, the property appears to be eligible for the California Register at the local level under this criterion. The Period of Significance is 1911 and 1939, the years of construction. Evaluation to Redwood City local historical designation criteria Per Redwood City Municipal Code (Ordinance No. 1815, § 1, 3-10-1980; Chapter 40: Historic Preservation; Section 40.6: Historic Designation Criteria: An improvement may be designated an historic landmark or historic site by the City Council, and any area within the City may be designated an historic district by the City Council pursuant to Section 40.7 of this Chapter if it meets the following criteria (see below). The subject house does, or does not, meet the criteria in these ways: A. It exemplifies or reflects special elements of the City's cultural, aesthetic or architectural history. Among buildings in Redwood City that were built to house fraternal groups, clubs, and other societies, this building is significant as one of the earliest and most intact. It is also significant as being the only early building in this class or category that was built to house a women's club. As a women's club, the building has had this use continuously from the year of construction (1911) to the present. Regarding architectural history, this building's Craftsman style relates closely to Craftsman bungalows in the Dingee Park neighborhood. The overwhelming majority of houses in Dingee Park through the mid -1920s were designed in this style, and while 22 553