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Kostura, Mills Act nomination for 731 Edgewood Road, Redwood City Mexican-era balcony with classical details is very consistent with the Monterey Colonial style as described by Virginia Savage McAlester. The use of clapboard siding and red brick is not consistent with the original Monterey Colonial style. This makes the subject house a fairly free Monterey Revival adaptation. However, it is closer in spirit to the original Monterey Colonial style than most, or all, of the examples shown in the Monterey Revival chapter of McAlester’s book. The brick and clapboard materials also add welcome color and texture to the house. Additionally, the use of six-over-six double-hung windows (though only those on the ground floor survive) is effective. Although the upper story window sash have been replaced, the original window openings are retained, and both the reveal in the sash and the six-over-six pattern using muntins were continued. The north wing and rear additions are massive, but are all but invisible from the street. Integrity, therefore, remains generally high. For these reasons, the property appears to be individually eligible for the California Register at the local level under this criterion, as a fine example of the Monterey Revival style with classical influences. The Period of Significance is 1936, the year of construction. Contributing elements (character-defining features) All of the contributing elements are on the front and south sides of the original house. They are: * The symmetrical design of the facade * The side-gabled roof * The clapboard siding in the second story * The red brick walls with white paint splotches in the first story * The paneled front door with ornamental brass hardware * All window openings with wooden frames in both stories * All first story double-hung wood sash with wooden muntins and ogee lugs * The door that opens onto the second story balcony * Window shutters (presuming the shutters are original, which is not certain) * The recessed entrance with paneled sides * The entrance casing with grooved lines, bases, and squared upper corners * The red brick porch deck * Wooden porch and balcony posts with chamfered corners * The wooden second story balcony deck, and * The wooden second story railing with wooden balusters. Non-contributing elements Because the north wing and most or all of the rear additions are now more than fifty years old, the question arises whether they have become historic in their own right. This question should 13 9.A. - Page 82 of 247 340