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<br />Information Center-Sonoma State University (NWIC, “Record search results for the proposed project at 847 Woodside
<br />Road, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California,” prepared for Eden Housing, October 9, 2023) included review
<br />of base maps referencing cultural resources records and reports, historic-period maps, and literature for San Mateo
<br />County. According to the NWIC records search: “The State Office of Historic Preservation Built Environment
<br />Resources Directory (OHP BERD), which includes listings of the California Register of Historical Resources,
<br />California State Historical Landmarks, California State Points of Historical Interest, and the National Register of
<br />Historic Places, lists no recorded buildings or structures within or adjacent to the proposed 847 Woodside Road project
<br />area.” In addition, the project component site is not a City-identified historic site. However, as noted by NWIC (p.
<br />2), the 1961 USGS Palo Alto topographic map (15-minute quadrangle) indicates one existing building or structure on
<br />the project component site that appears to be in approximately the same location as the current onsite structure. If this
<br />unrecorded building or structure is still present, then it would meet the Office of Historic Preservation’s minimum age
<br />standard that buildings, structures, and objects 45 years or older may be of historical value.
<br /> Based on the NWIC recommendations, a historic resources report was prepared for the project component site by
<br />Brandi Preservation Historic Preservation Consulting, in April 2024 (Historical Evaluation of 847 Woodside Road,
<br />Redwood City – Redwood Chapel); April 24, 2024, the “Brandi Report”). The Brandi Report was prepared by Richard
<br />Brandi who meets the requirements of a Qualified Professional as set forth by the Secretary of the Interior.
<br /> The Brandi Report evaluated the existing structure (the former Redwood Chapel) on the 847 Woodside Avenue site
<br />to determine if the building is eligible for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources or for local
<br />designation. The analysis was based on a review of historic maps and newspapers; a search for permits at the Redwood
<br />City Community Development Department; and a site visit conducted on April 12, 2024. In addition, photos are
<br />included in the report, some of which were taken during the site visit, and a visual inspection of the building also
<br />occurred.
<br /> The Brandi Report (pp. 5-9) discussed the construction history and usage history of the building and explained the
<br />research approach used to make the following determination regarding the structure’s historical significance:
<br /> (1) California Register of Historical Resources. According to the Brandi Report eligibility for the California Register
<br />of Historical Resources (CRHR) is evaluated on the following criteria:
<br /> The resource’s association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or
<br />regional history, or the cultural heritage of California or the United States;
<br /> The resource’s association with the lives of persons important to local, California, or national history;
<br /> The resource’s association that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of
<br />construction, or that represent the work of a master or possess high artistic values; and
<br /> The resource’s association that have yielded or have the potential to yield information important to the prehistory or
<br />history of the local area, California, or the nation.
<br /> As explained in the Brandi Report, the building does not have any association with a historically significant event
<br />based on archival research and would not be eligible for listing on the CRHR under this criterion.
<br /> The people associated with the building (the Redwood Chapel) do not appear to be important to local, California, or
<br />national history and the building would not eligible for listing on the CRHR under this criterion.
<br /> The building has undergone alterations and one or more expansions since 1959, based on review of photographs;
<br />however, the building does not represent any recognizable style or display distinctive characteristics or method of
<br />construction. The designer or architect are not known, and the building does not possess high artistic values or
<br />distinction. Therefore, the building is not eligible for listing on the CRHR under this criterion.
<br /> (2) Redwood City Historic Preservation Ordinance. To be designated an historic landmark or historic site by the City
<br />of Redwood City Council the building would be required to meet the criteria in Section 40.5 of the Redwood City
<br />Municipal Code, which establish the Redwood City Historic Preservation Ordinance. These criteria are similar to the
<br />CRHR.
<br /> According to the Brandi Report (p. 9), “Based on the discussion of eligibility under the California Register, 847
<br />Woodside Road is not eligible as a Redwood City landmark under the Redwood City Historic Preservation
<br />Ordinance.”
<br /> (3) Conclusion. The Brandi Report (p. 9) determined, based on the foregoing analysis, that “The building at 847
<br />Woodside Road is not eligible for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources or as a Redwood City
<br />Landmark.”
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