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Kostura, Mills Act nomination for 731 Edgewood Road, Redwood City <br />California, or the nation. This criterion typically applies to archaeological remains, which <br />are not being addressed in this report. <br />Evaluation under Criterion 1 <br />This house was built in 1936 as part of the Wellesley Park subdivision, which was founded in <br />1888. Although many of today’s houses in Wellesley Park were built after 1936, others were <br />built well before then. This house cannot be said to represent the founding period of this very <br />important subdivision. <br />No other patterns of history related to this house come to mind, and so this property does not <br />appear to be individually eligible for the California Register under this criterion. <br />If a Wellesley Park historic district could be shown to exist under this criterion, this house would <br />probably be a contributor, but such documentation is beyond the scope of this report. <br />Evaluation under Criterion 2 of the California Register: Resources that are associated with the <br />lives of persons important to local, California, or national history. <br />Under this criterion, the most historically notable owner and resident of this house was probably <br />Alfred M. Marion, Jr., the founder of an electrical engineering firm that contributed to major <br />construction projects in the United States and overseas during the 1970s and later. However, this <br />firm was just one of several that were involved in the design and construction of these projects, <br />along with the architects, structural engineers, and general contractors. Although Marion’s firm <br />was prominent in its field, it was probably not important at the level needed to prove significance <br />under this criterion. <br />Other owners and residents included the managers of an insurance company and four small <br />businesses, and a sales representative of NBC. None of these people had historical importance <br />under this criterion. <br />For these reasons, the subject property does not appear to be eligible for the California Register <br />under this criterion. <br />Evaluation under Criterion 3 of the California Register: Resources that embody the distinctive <br />characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represent the work of a <br />master, or possess high artistic values. <br />This is a fine example of the Monterey Revival style. Its two story balcony/porch with thin, <br />chamfered posts is very similar in its details to those on the Larkin House and the Cooper Adobe <br />in Monterey. Additionally, the subject house incorporates classical elements, such as a <br />symmetrical facade composition and restrained classical details in the entrance. This blend of a <br />12 <br />9.A. - Page 81 of 247 <br />339