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Cheng Lian You
2317 Greenfield Arcadia
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BERKELEY
CARLSBAD
FRESNO
IRVINE
LOS ANGELES
PALM SPRINGS
POINT RICHMOND
RIVERSIDE
ROSEVILLE
1500 Iowa Avenue, Suite 200, Riverside, California 92507 951.781.9310 www.lsa.net
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 13, 2017
Updated October 24, 2025
TO: Eric C. Tsang, Associate AIA, Principal Designer, Eric Tsang Design Studio
FROM: Casey Tibbet, M.A., Senior Cultural Resources Manager/Architectural Historian
SUBJECT: 2317 Greenfield Avenue, City of Arcadia, California (LSA Project Number ETD1702)
LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA) completed a historical evaluation of the property at 2317 Greenfield
Avenue (Assessor Parcel Number [APN] 5789-023-017) in Arcadia, California. The evaluation was
documented on Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523A (Primary Record) and 523B
(Building, Structure, and Object Record) forms and the property was identified on a DPR Location
Map. The evaluation was updated in October 2025 to address the city’s criteria for significance.
As a result of the updated evaluation, it was determined that the 1947 Minimal Traditional style
residence retains a fairly high degree of integrity, but does not appear to be eligible for listing in the
California Register of Historical Resources or designation under the local ordinance. Although it is
associated with the development boom of the post-World War II period, individually it is not
representative of this important pattern of development. No evidence was found that it is
associated with historically important people or that it is the work of a master architect or builder. It
is a modest example of a common type and style and is not iconic.
For these reasons, the residence at 2317 Greenfield Avenue does not qualify as a “historical
resource” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
If the home is proposed for demolition, LSA encourages the owner to contact Shannon Marks at
OMGIVNING regarding their house relocation program for Altadena fire victims.
Attachment: DPR forms
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 #: 2317 Greenfield 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 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County: Los Angeles and (P2b and P2c or P2d.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: 1981 T1S; R 11W; Section: 3; S.B.B.M.
c. Address: 2317 Greenfield Avenue City: Arcadia Zip: 91006
d. UTM: Zone: 11; mE/ mN (G.P.S.)
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) APN: 5789-023-017
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
This one-story Minimal Traditional style residence is situated on the west side of Greenfield Avenue in a residential neighborhood.
It is irregular in plan and surmounted by a moderately-pitched hipped roof sheathed with composition shingles and has moderate
eaves. The exterior walls are clad with wide horizontal wood siding and stucco (sides). The asymmetrical, east-facing façade
includes a large aluminum-framed sliding window, a recessed entrance with the original wood and glass door behind a metal
security screen, and what appears to be a wood-framed double-hung window. Both windows are flanked by decorative shutters
and the entry is accented by scored pilasters and wrought iron eave supports. There is a detached garage that, based on aerial
photographs, appears to have additions. The property is in fair condition and alterations (one window) to the residence appear to
be minor.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) 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 to
the west (6/29/17)
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: Historic
Prehistoric Both
1947 (Building permit)
*P7. Owner and Address:
Chenglian You
1417 Greenfield Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91006
*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:
June 2017
*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) 2317 Greenfield Avenue
B1. Historic Name:
B2. Common Name:
B3. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations)
1947 – Permit issued to owner Fairfield Homes Inc. for dwelling and garage.
1956 – Permit for interior alterations issued to owner Richard Kelly.
1968 – Permits issued to owner Jack Thoss for ¾ bathroom and entry additions at rear of house. 1996 – Permit issued to reroof five square-feet of the house
2007 – Plumbing permit to change water heater.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Fairfield Homes Inc.
*B10. Significance: Theme: Postwar Residential Development 1945-1970 Area: City of Arcadia
Period of Significance: 1947 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: NA
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
This 1947 Minimal Traditional residence does not appear to meet the criteria for listing in the California Register of Historical
Resources (California Register) or designation under the local ordinance. It is not a historical resource as defined by 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 deeded to Scottish immigrant Hugo Reid in 1839 (City of Arcadia 2012). Reid was the first to make a
modern impact on the land, raising cattle and building the first structure (City of Arcadia 2012). After a succession of owners, in
1875 Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin purchased the land, along with much of the surrounding area and named it 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:
Ancestry.com
Var. A variety of records were accessed online in June and July 2017 at: http://home.ancestry.com/. These include city
directories, voter registration records, and United States Census Data.
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
Bizapedia.com
2012-2017 Records for The Fairfield Homes Title Holding Company Inc. accessed online in July 2017 at:
https://www.bizapedia.com/ca/the-fairfield-homes-title-holding-company-inc.html
California Department of Transportation
2011 Tract Housing in California, 1945-1973. A Context for National
Register Evaluation. Caltrans Division of Environmental
Analysis, Sacramento.
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: July 2017, Updated October 2025
(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) 2317 Greenfield Avenue
*Recorded by LSA Associates, Inc. *Date: July 2017
Updated October 2025 X Continuation Update
*B10. Significance: (continued from page 2)
In 1885, the main line of the Santa Fe Railroad, in which Baldwin was a stockholder, was opened through Baldwin’s property, making
it practical to subdivide part of the land into a town site. By 1887, Baldwin was actively attempting to draw residents to the area, but
sales were slow and the densest development occurred in the core of the town near the intersection of the 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, sporting, hospitality, and gambling, Arcadia was
incorporated in 1903, with Baldwin as its first mayor (City of Arcadia 2012).
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).
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 1936 to 1945 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.). The Baldwin acreage was parceled out into a number of residential subdivisions that jumpstarted
construction between 1936 and 1941 (Ibid.).
With the end of WWII and the return of thousands of veterans, Arcadia and the greater Los Angeles area saw an enormous explosion
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).
Citywide Historic Resources Survey. In 2016, a citywide historic resources survey was completed for the City. This survey has not
been formally adopted by the City Council and is currently being used informally by city staff and preservationists. The subject
residence, 2317 Greenfield Avenue, was not included in the survey.
People Associated with this Residence. According to building permits, the original owner/builder was Fairfield Homes Inc. An online
search of newspaper articles from 1940 to 1950 found only one mention of Fairfield Homes in an advertisement for a model home in El
Monte. In September 1943, The Fairfield Homes Title Holding Company Inc. was registered as a California Domestic Corporation, but it
is not clear if this is the same company (Bizapedia.com 2012-2017). No additional definitive information was found.
The earliest city directory listing found for the property is in 1950 when it was owned by Richard R. Kelly and Katherine Kelly
(Ancestry.com var.). Richard was listed as a purchasing agent at Desmond’s Inc. and the Kellys were listed at this address until 1960
when the property is listed as vacant (Ibid.). No additional relevant information about the Kellys was found. In 1962 and 1963, Richard
M. Smith, a general foreman for the Southern Pacific railroad, and Annabelle Smith are listed at this address followed by Jack L. and
Barbara Thoss in 1965 and 1969 (Ibid.). In 1965, Jack was a draftsman for Wiancko Engineering, a producer of sensing instrumentation
for military and industrial applications, and in 1969 he was a designer for Clevite Corp., a leading producer of bearings and a US
government defense contractor (Ibid.). No additional relevant information about Mr. Smith or Mr. Thoss was found.
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) 2317 Greenfield Avenue
*Recorded by LSA Associates, Inc. *Date: July 2017
Updated October 2025 X Continuation Update
*B10. Significance: (continued from page 3)
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. This residence is part of a pre-WWII subdivision consisting of one of the
last of the Baldwin family lands. However, the majority of the homes, including the subject residence, were built during the post-WWII
period. Therefore, the residence is more closely associated with the post-World War II residential boom that made a significant
contribution to the broad patterns of local, regional, and even national history, than with the pre-WWII subdivision. “More than 40 million
housing units were built in the United States during the 30 year period following the end of World War II, and at least 30 million of these
were single-family houses” (California Department of Transportation 2011:2). These homes were typically modest in size and style and
constructed in a short time as part of large tracts marketed to the working class. “The fundamental unit for postwar housing is not the
individual house, but the tract, or a single construction phase within a larger tract or new community” and typically a single home would
not be individually significant in this context (California Department of Transportation 2011:121). As with most homes associated with
this historic context, individually this residence is unimportant and insignificant. The residence is not within an area that has been
identified as a potential historic district.
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.
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 is not the work of a master and does not possess high artistic
values. Although it appears to retain a fairly high degree of integrity, it is not a distinctive example of a Minimal Traditional residence.
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 1947 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.
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 2022). 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 is a common type and style and does not exhibit the
City’s unique character, history, or identity. It is not iconic. It is not significant under this criterion.
*B12. References: (continued from page 2)
City of Arcadia
Var. Building permits for 2317 Greenfield Avenue. Accessed online in July 2017 at:
http://laserfiche.ci.arcadia.ca.us/WebLink/Welcome.aspx?cr=1
2012 History of Arcadia. http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index. asp?page=1102
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) 2317 Greenfield Avenue
*Recorded by LSA Associates, Inc. *Date: July 2017
Updated October 2025 X Continuation Update
*B12. References: (continued from page 2)
City of Los Angeles
2011 Jefferson Park HPOZ Preservation Plan, City of Los Angeles. Accessed in 2012 online at:
http://preservation.lacity.org/files/Jefferson%20Park%20(Small%20File)%20PP.pdf
Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor
n.d. Property information accessed online in June 2017 at:
http://maps.assessor.lacounty.gov/GVH_2_2/Index.html?configBase=http://maps.assessor.lacounty.gov/Geocortex/Essentials/
REST/sites/PAIS/viewers/PAIS_hv/virtualdirectory/Resources/Config/Default
National Park Service
n.d.a National Register Database and Research. Accessed online in October 2025 at:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list.htm
n.d.b Weekly Lists Previous Years. Accessed online in October 2025 at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-lists-
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