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2407 S. BALDWIN AVE
ARCADIA, CA 91007
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DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code 6Z
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
Page 1 of 6 Resource Name or #: 2407 S. Baldwin Avenue P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a
Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad: El Monte, CA Date: 1994 T1N; R 11W; S.B.B.M.
c. Address: 2407 S. Baldwin Avenue City: Arcadia Zip: 91007
d. UTM: Zone: 11; mE/ mN (G.P.S.)
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) AIN: 5385-029-003
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
This one- and two-story Spanish Eclectic style residence is situated on the west side of S. Baldwin Avenue in a residential area.
Its rear property line is the Arcadia/Temple City boundary. The residence is irregular in plan and surmounted by a moderately-
pitched, cross-gable roof sheathed with red tile and has narrow eaves and exposed rafter tails. The exterior walls are covered with
stucco and have brick accents. Nearly all fenestration appears to be modern. The asymmetrical façade faces east. The one-story
portion of the façade features two arched window openings on either side of an arched door opening; all the arches are accented
with brick. The slightly recessed door is wood and is in keeping with the Spanish style of the residence. There are two, brick-lined
arched windows facing north. The second story has several windows of varying sizes and a wood and glass door that accesses a
balcony over the attached garage. The eave extends over the balcony and is supported by square, wood posts spanned by a
curved metal railing.
Based on Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps dated September 1930, the residence consisted of a small, projecting one-story bay
where the larger, arched window is now, an open veranda where the door and other windows are now, and a second story with a
balcony (Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1930). The property also included another similar residence to the south and a one-story,
three-sided building in the northwest corner of the property.
The property is in fair condition, but has sustained alterations (replacement windows, front porch enclosure, and attached
garage) that have significantly compromised its original architectural integrity of design, materials, and workmanship.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (Original uses) HP2-Single-family property
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.)
P5b. Description of Photo: (View,
date, accession #) Façade, view
west (August 6, 2024).
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: Historic
Prehistoric Both
1929 (Los Angeles County Office
of the Assessor n.d.)
*P7. Owner and Address:
Elaine Ku
2407 S. Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91007
*P8. Recorded by: (Name,
affiliation, and address)
Casey Tibbet, M.A.
LSA Associates, Inc.
1500 Iowa Avenue, Suite 200
Riverside, CA 92507
*P9. Date Recorded:
August 6, 2024
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive-level CEQA compliance
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") None.
*Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List):
P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.)
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 6 *NRHP Status Code 6Z *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 24017 S. Baldwin Avenue
B1. Historic Name: 2411 Baldwin Avenue (1948-1951); 6083 Baldwin Avenue (1953-1957)
B2. Common Name:
B3. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Eclectic
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations)
No original permits were found for this residence. According to the Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor’s Property
Information System, the residence was built in 1929 (Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor n.d.). It appears on the 1930
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Temple, California with the address 2411 Baldwin Avenue (Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1930). Based on building permits, the property was in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County at least until 1957 (City
of Arcadia var.). The following permits were found for this property:
1953 – Electrical permit issued to owner Carroll Henderson for electric range.
1957 Permit issued to owner Carroll Henderson for sewer connection. Property was in an unincorporated area and the
address was 6083 Baldwin Avenue, Temple City.
1991 Permit issued to owner Thai Ninh for a 502 square-foot patio cover and a 276 square-foot patio cover to a two-story
residence.
1991 Permit issued to owner Kenneth Van for a 502 square-foot, single-story addition including two bedrooms and two
bathrooms and a 276 square-foot patio cover.
1999 A site plan in the permit folder shows an existing dwelling with three north-facing windows. Currently, there are only
two north-facing windows. A small room at the back of the residence (west elevation) adjacent to the driveway was
proposed to be demolished. A detached two-car garage was located northwest of and behind residence. Currently,
the attached garage is tucked under the second story.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:
B9a. Architect: None found b. Builder: None found
*B10. Significance: Theme: Area:
Period of Significance: Property Type: Applicable Criteria: NA
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
This extensively altered 1929 Spanish Eclectic residence does not meet the criteria for listing in the California Register of
Historical Resources (California Register) or designation under the City’s ordinance. It is not a “historical resource” for purposes of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Historic Context: Originally owned by the San Gabriel Mission and then a part of Rancho Santa Anita, the land that includes
present-day Arcadia was also owned by Scottish immigrant Hugo Reid (Architectural Resources Group 2016). Reid was the first to
make a modern impact on the land, raising cattle and building the first structure. After a succession of owners, in 1875 Elias J.
“Lucky” Baldwin purchased 8,000 acres of the rancho along with much of the surrounding area (Ibid.). He established the Baldwin
Ranch in the area that now contains the Los Angeles County Arboretum in what would become Arcadia (Ibid.). Residential
development from 1875 to 1909 is one of the first important themes in the City’s history (Architectural Resources Group 2016). See
Continuation Sheet
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
*B12. References:
See Continuation Sheet
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Casey Tibbet, M.A., LSA Associates, Inc., 1500 Iowa
Avenue, Suite 200, Riverside, CA 92507
*Date of Evaluation: August 2024
(This space reserved for official comments.)
(Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
Refer to Location Map
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required Information
State of California - The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary #
HRI #
Trinomial
Page 3 of 6 *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) 2407 S. Baldwin Avenue
*Recorded by LSA Associates, Inc. *Date: August 2024 X Continuation Update
*B10. Significance: (continued from page 2)
In 1883, Baldwin subdivided 3,000 acres into the Santa Anita Tract (Architectural Resources Group 2016). The townsite included
“town lots, villa sites, and larger 30-acre farm parcels (Architectural Resources Group 2016:27). Despite the construction of the Los
Angeles & San Gabriel Valley Railroad (LA&SGVR) and one of its depots in the new townsite, sales were slow and “Baldwin deeded
the remaining acreage of the Santa Anita Tract to his ranch manager Hiram Unruh” who had much greater success selling the lots
(Ibid.). By 1887, the townsite was known as Arcadia and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad (ATSF) had gained control of the
LA&SGVR, bringing more traffic through the area (Ibid.).
The densest development occurred in the core of the town near the intersection of the ATSF and Southern Pacific railroads
(Architectural Resources Group 2016:33). Residential development in this part of town was on small lots, while development further
south was on multi-acre parcels (Ibid.). As late as 1903, when a census was taken to ascertain the population of the proposed City of
Arcadia, the area only had 642 residents, and many lived and worked on the Baldwin Ranch or were temporary residents working for
the railroads (Ibid.). Regardless, with a booming economy increasingly based on entertainment, horse racing, hospitality, and gambling,
Arcadia was incorporated in 1903, with Baldwin as its first mayor (Arcadia Historical Society 2021). In 1907, Baldwin established the
first Santa Anita Park, a horse racetrack that was “billed as the most modern and beautiful in the nation” and quickly became the
biggest attraction to the new city (Architectural Resources Group 2016:31). However, the track’s success was short-lived, as California
banned horse racing in 1909 resulting in the closure of Santa Anita Park (Ibid.).
Moving into the 1910s, Arcadia’s growth remained slow and steady (Architectural Resources Group 2016). However, the city began
shifting away from “its sporting days to more respectable pursuits, as it outlawed liquor licensing in 1912 and embarked on a series of
civic improvements” (Architectural Resources Group 2016:44). By 1915, electric streetlights had been installed in some areas and
streets were graded and oiled (Ibid.). Residential development in the 1910s saw the subdivision of larger parcels into smaller ones (2.5
to 5 acres) that attracted a wider variety of buyers who were interested in a more suburban lifestyle with room for some agricultural
pursuits (Architectural Resources Group 2016:49). Most of the 1910s subdivisions followed a grid pattern with graded and sometimes
paved roads without curbs or sidewalks (Architectural Resources Group 2016). In 1917, Anita Baldwin sold the old 185-acre Santa
Anita Park property to the County who deeded it to the federal government for use as a balloon training school (Architectural Resources
Group 2016). Known as Ross Field, the facility included storehouses, barracks to house approximately 3,500 men, and enormous
hangars for the hydrogen balloons, as well as many other buildings (Ibid.). This property later became Arcadia County Park.
After World War I, the region thrived and the 1920s were a transformative period in Arcadia’s development (Ibid.). Residential
subdivision accelerated with tracts designed in grid patterns like those of the 1910s, but with smaller lots (Architectural Resources
Group 2016:36). Single-family residential construction dominated the period (Ibid.). Most of these were modest in size and the earliest
were constructed in the Craftsman style, with Period Revival styles becoming dominant in the mid-1920s and into the 1930s (Ibid.). The
smaller lot subdivisions were located closer to the original town center, Pacific Electric lines, and the commercial district at Huntington
and First, while the larger multi-acre lots were in what was then the southern part of town (Ibid.).
The 1929 to 1941 period was characterized nationally by massive unemployment and economic uncertainty, but Arcadia was one of
the few places that did not experience a near cessation of construction (Architectural Resources Group 2016:65). The major factors for
this were Anita Baldwin selling off the remaining approximately 1,300 acres of the Baldwin Ranch; establishment of military facilities and
the related increase in demand for commercial businesses; and construction of a county park, which was a large Works Progress
Administration (WPA) project (Ibid.). “In 1933, California re-legalized horse race betting, and Anita Baldwin seized her opportunity to
revive her father’s racetrack dream” (Architectural Resources Group 2016:55). She sold 214 acres to a group of investors who hired
Gordon Kaufman to design the grandstand, Turf Club, and clubhouse and landscape designer Tommy Tomson to design the park’s
lush landscaping (Ibid.). “Santa Anita Park opened on Christmas day, 1934, and quickly became Arcadia’s signature landmark” (Ibid.).
Other Baldwin acreage was parceled out into several residential subdivisions that jumpstarted construction between 1936 and 1941
(Ibid.). Also in the late 1930s, Havenhurst, a development of modest homes on what was once rocky land east of Santa Anita Wash,
was “the first project of mass production of houses in Arcadia” (Architectural Resources Group 2016:70). The Baldwin developments
and Havenhurst were all located in the northern half of the city.
With the end of World War II (WWII) and the return of thousands of veterans, Arcadia and the greater Los Angeles area saw an
enormous increase in the development of affordable housing. Much of this development took the architectural vocabulary of the pre-war
years and combined it into simplified styles suitable for mass developments and small-scale apartments (City of Los Angeles 2011).
Development during the 1945-1970 period transformed the city from semi-rural to suburban, earning it the nickname a “Community of
Homes” (Architectural Resources Group 2016).
Temple City. This property is located within the original townsite of Temple (Tract 6561), which was founded by Walter P. Temple in
1923 (Anonymous 2024). The 400-acre townsite was bounded by Garibaldi Avenue, Baldwin Avenue, Live Oak Avenue, and Encinita
Avenue (Ibid.). This residence, located in the northeast corner of the townsite, was built six years later. Based on building permits, this
property remained unincorporated at least until the late 1950s (City of Arcadia var.). Temple City incorporated in 1960, but, with only
one exception, the properties along the west side of S. Baldwin Avenue between E. Lemon Avenue and W. Live Oak Avenue were not
included in the new city. Although not verified, this property appears to have been annexed to the City of Arcadia in the mid-1960s.
See Continuation Sheet
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required Information
State of California - The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary #
HRI #
Trinomial
Page 4 of 6 *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) 2407 S. Baldwin Avenue
*Recorded by LSA Associates, Inc. *Date: August 2024 X Continuation Update
*B10. Significance: (continued from page 3)
People Associated with this Residence. No information about the original owner, architect, or builder was found. Carroll B. and Ruth
L. Henderson are the earliest owners/residents identified at this address. The Hendersons are listed here as early as 1946
(Ancestry.com var.). Carroll was born in Utah in 1915 and in the 1940s and 1950s he worked at a bartender and chef (Ibid.). The
Hendersons had three daughters: Joann, Carol, and Ella (Ibid.). The last listing found for them at this address was in 1962 (Ibid.). No
information was found for any other occupants/owners.
Significance Evaluation. In compliance with CEQA, this property is being evaluated under the California Register criteria and the City
of Arcadia criteria for Landmarks (Chapter 1, Section 9103.17.060 of the City’s Municipal Code). The California Register criteria and 1-4
of the local criteria are identical, however, in addition to meeting one of the first four criteria, the local criteria also requires that the
property either be listed in the National Register of Historic Places or California Register (criterion 5) or be an iconic property (criterion
6). Because of this additional requirement, the local criteria are more restrictive than the California Register criteria. Therefore, it is
possible for a resource to meet the California Register criteria, but not the local criteria.
Criterion 1 - Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history
or the cultural heritage of California or the United States. The City’s Historic Context (2016) has identified residential development
in the 1910-1935 period in Arcadia as an important historical theme. Although this residence was built in 1929 in the original townsite of
Temple (now Temple City), it was in unincorporated Los Angeles County until at least the late 1950s. Therefore, it is not representative
of residential development in Arcadia during that period. Furthermore, it has sustained alterations that have compromised its ability to
convey its association with that period. The residence is not significant under this criterion.
Criterion 2 - Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history. Based on the research
discussed above, the residence does not appear to be associated with persons important in history. It is not significant under this
criterion.
Criterion 3 - Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the
work of a master or possesses high artistic values. This residence embodies some of the characteristics of the Spanish Eclectic
style of architecture such as the stucco exterior, red tile roof, and arched window and door openings with brick accents. However, its
integrity of design, materials, and workmanship has been compromised by installation of modern windows, enclosure of the front porch,
and conversion of a portion of the residence to a garage. It does not epitomize the design principals of the style more fully than others
of its type. There are better examples of the property type and style from the same period in the immediate vicinity. Comparatively, it
does not rise to a level beyond the ordinary. No evidence was found that it is the work of a master architect or builder. It is not
significant under this criterion.
Criterion 4 - Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area,
California or the nation. This residence was built in 1929 using common materials and construction practices. It does not have the
potential to yield information important to the history or prehistory of the local area, California, or the nation. . It is not significant under
this criterion.
In addition to meeting one or more of the above criteria, the local ordinance requires that one of the following criteria be met.
Local Criterion 5 – Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and/or California Register of Historical Resources. The
online National Register database (current through 2012) and the National Register weekly lists from 2013 through the present, were
searched, but no listings for this property were found (National Park Service n.d.a and n.d.b). In addition, the California Office of Historic
Preservation’s (OHP) Built Environment Resource Directory (BERD) was reviewed to determine whether this property is listed in or is
eligible for listing in either the National Register or California Register (California Office of Historic Preservation 2021). It is not
significant under this criterion.
Local Criterion 6 – Is an iconic property. According to the City’s ordinance, iconic means a property that “exhibits the City’s unique
character, history, or identity and/or has been visited and photographed so often by residents and visitors to the city that it has become
inextricably associated with Arcadia” (9103.17.160 Definitions). This residence has sustained alterations that have compromised its
original design. It does not exhibit the unique character, history, or identity of the city. Online searches of historic images of Arcadia did
not reveal any photos of this property. It is not significant under this criterion.
See Continuation Sheet
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required Information
State of California - The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTINUATION SHEET
Primary #
HRI #
Trinomial
Page 5 of 6 *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) 2407 S. Baldwin Avenue
*Recorded by LSA Associates, Inc. *Date: August 2024 X Continuation Update
*B12. References: (continued from page 4)
Ancestry.com
Var. A variety of records were accessed online in August 2024 at: http://home.ancestry.com/. These include city directories, voter
registration records, and United States Census Data.
Anonymous
2024 Temple City, California. Accessed online in August 2024 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_City,_California
Arcadia Historical Society
2021 Arcadia History. Our History. Accessed online in September 2021 at: https://arcadiahistoricalsociety.org/arcadia-history/
Architectural Resources Group
2016 “City of Arcadia Citywide Historic Context Statement.” Accessed online at: https://www.arcadiaca.gov/government/city-
departments/development-services/historic-preservation
California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP)
2022 Built Environment Resource Directory for Los Angeles County. Accessed online in August 2024 at:
https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30338
City of Arcadia
Var. Building permits for 2407 S. Baldwin Avenue. Accessed online in August 2024 at:
https://laserfiche.arcadiaca.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?startid=537578&cr=1
City of Los Angeles
2011 Jefferson Park HPOZ Preservation Plan, City of Los Angeles. On file at the City of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor
n.d. Property information accessed online in August 2024 at: https://maps.assessor.lacounty.gov/m/
National Park Service
n.d.a National Register Database and Research. Accessed online in August 2024 at:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list.htm
n.d.b Weekly Lists Previous Years. Accessed online in August 2024 at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-lists-
previous-years.htm
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
1930 Temple, California. Page 4. Accessed online via the Los Angeles Public Library at: https://www.lapl.org/collections-
resources/research-and-homework#S
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