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MEMORANDUM
PLANNING & ZONING DIVISION
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DATE:
November 4,1998
TO:
The Honorable Landmarks Commission
FROM:
Plannmg Staff
SUBJECT:
Landmark DesIgnatIOn LC-98LM-OOl Formal ConsideratIon of the Landmark
DesignatIon ApphcatIon for the property at 2712 Second Street
INTRODUCTION
On October 19, 1998, the Landmarks CommIssIOn filed a landmark deSIgnation applIcatIOn for
the resIdence at 2712 Second Street The Landmarks COmmISSIOn must now determIne whether
or not the applIcatIon ments formal consideratIon If formal consideratIon is recommended, a
publIc heanng on the landmark desIgnatIOn appltcatlOn v.':ill be scheduled
BACKGROUND
The Landmarks DesIgnatIOn apphcatlOn IS contaIned in Attachment A. The apphcatIOn proVIdes
an archItectural descnptlon of the bUlldIng, an archaectural and hIstoncal statement of
slgmficance, and SIte photographs A copy of last month's Staff Report IS also attached for
reference under tlns attachment
At the October 19, 1998 meetIng, the COnUnlSSIOn filed a deSIgnatIon apphcatlOn based on
prelumnary findmgs that It qualIfies as a local landmark under desIgnatlOn cntenon (a)(4) of the
Landmarks Ordmance, whIch reqUIres that the structure .'embodies dIstmgmshmg architectural
charactenstIcs valuable to a study of a penod and style, and IS a uruque example of a hIstoncal
type m the Cay of Santa MOnIca'" The consultant's opmIon IS that It 15 also ehgible for
mdlVlduallisting in the NatlOnal RegIster of HIstonc Places under Cntenon C, as It "embodies
dIstInCtIVe charactenstIcs of a type and penod of constructIon ,.
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ANAL YSIS
TIus shotgun house IS one foom WIde. one story tall. and several rooms deep The property
appears to retaIn a good level of mtegnty despIte the fact that \\1ndows have been boarded on thIs
vacant bUllding The shotgun house 15 a vernacular form of Amencan Buildmg type that resulted
from a synthesIs of sources from the Canbbean region, Europe, and Amca. Its form was
adaptable to a vanety of ClIcumstances under wmeh temporary or mexpensIve housing was
reqUlred TIns house may have been constructed mmally as a beach cottage. or may have housed
workers assOCiate WIth the nearby nul Of oil mdustnes The shotgun style is recognIzed as an
Important example of Amencan vernacular housmg m standard texts mcludmg V IrgIrua and Lee
McAhster's A Field Guide to American Houses (1984)
Based on these charactenstIcs, the structure ments both City Landmark and National RegIster
elIgIbIlity requlIements Therefore, based on the cntena used to reVIew landmark deSIgnatiOns.
the applicatIon to designate tlns property IS warranted by the terms of the Santa MOnIca
MuruCIpal Code. SpecIfically, tlus property qualIfies as a local landmark under deSIgnatIon
cntenon (a)(4) of the Landmarks Ordmance whIch reqUIres that the structure "embodIes
dIstmgUlshing architectural charactenstics valuable to a study of a penod and style. and IS a
umque example of a lustoncal type m the CIty of Santa Mornea" The property IS also ehgIble
for mdIvIdual lIsting In the NatIOnal RegIster of HIstone Places under Cntenon C, as It
"embodIes dIstmctIve eharactenstIcs of a type and penod of construction ..
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
ThIs property meets the reqUlred deSIgnatIOn cntena for CIty Landmarks Therefore, Staff
recommends that the Landmarks ComrmssIOD determme the deSIgnatiOn applIcatIOn ments
formal conSIderatIOn, and schedule deSIgnatIOn publIc heanng for the December 14. 1998
Landmarks ComnllsslOll meetmg
Attachments
A Landmark DeSIgnatIOn ApphcatIon
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