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Kostura, 839 Blandford Boulevard evaluation * the central wing, which faces the intersection of Blandford Boulevard and Durlston Road, * the north wing (facing Blandford), and * the south wing (facing Durlston). Each wing has a front side (facing the streets) and a rear (facing the back yard). Regarding style, the 1991/1992 evaluation calls this a Ranch style house that hearkens back to, or was influenced by, houses from various times in California’s early past. Considering the house’s one-story height, its broadly horizontal emphasis, the box windows of many lights in the rear, and the recessed porch between the box windows, the Ranch appellation is appropriate. The brick veneer, and the windows with lintels and shutters, could be considered Colonial Revival influences. This house somewhat resembles six of the “Colonial Revival Ranch” style houses shown on pages 698-699 of Virginia Savage McAlester’s A Field Guide to American Houses (2015). Those houses were built in 1936, 1948, and the 1950s (four examples). Three of them have hipped roofs, as the subject house does. According to the 1991/1992 evaluation, the northernmost end of the north wing is an addition to the house. Because that part of the house shows in the 1950 Sanborn map, it must have been added between 1939 and 1950. This is supported by the fact that two lintels in the addition, over a garage and window, are thinner than lintels elsewhere on the front of the house. The siding is a mix of three materials — red brick veneer, stucco, and wood. The most important, because of its richness of color and texture, is the brick veneer, which has been lightly sandblasted to remove white paint. Brick veneer can be found in these places: * The front of the central wing, facing the intersection of Blandford Boulevard and Durlston Road. This brick veneer wraps around the sides to the south and the north. * The front wall of the northernmost end of the north wing (the early addition). This brick veneer is not connected to the brick mentioned above. * The base of each of the two box windows, or oriels, in the rear side of the central wing. Brick chimneys rise above the roofline in two places, in the front and on the north side of the central wing. They relate visually to the brick veneer in this wing. Vertical wooden siding is found in two places: * The middle stretch of the north wing (just left of the larger garage). * The recessed entrance in the rear side of the central wing. 3 9.A. - Page 103 of 247 361