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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDP 2023-0040; 4080 SUNNYHILL DRIVE; CULTURAL RESOURCES REPORT; 2023-11-11November 11, 2023 City of Carlsbad Community Development Department Planning Division 1635 Faraday Ave. carlsbad, CA 92008 REFERENCE: RESULTS OF THE HISTORICAL CULTURAL ASSESSMENT FOR 4080 SUNNYHILL DRIVE, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, 92008 I. INTRODUCTION This report details the findings of the historical assessment conducted for a residence located at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive in the City of Carlsbad, California 92008 (Figures 1 and 2). This study was conducted to assess the building's potential for historical and architectural significance as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act and the impact of the proposed project. The residence was not included in the 1990 carlsbad Historic Resources Inventory by Roth and Associates. The Assessor Parcel Number is 207-072-06-00. The property description was mcxlified in 2022 and is as follows: All that portion of Lot 33 of carlsbad Highlands, according to Map thereof No. 2647, filed in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, April 18, 1950; described as follows: Beginning at the Northeasterly corner of said Lot 33, being land described in deec to FEHCO, LLC, california Limited Liability Company recorded as Document No. 2021--0593473 of Official Records; Thence, along the Northerly line of said Lot 33 and FEHCO, LLC Land, South 78°23',53" West 84.80 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence, leaving said Northerly line of Lot 33, South 8° 49'0" East 89.94 feet to a point in the Southerly line of said FEHCO, LLC Land; 1 Thence, along the Southerly line of said FEHCO, LLC Land, South 75°33'32" West 156.52 feet to a point in the Westerly line of said Lot 33, said point being the Southwesterly comer of FEHCO, LLC Land, also being in the Easterly line of Sunnyhill Drive, also on the ark of a curve concave Easterly having a radius of 1,970.00 feet, a radial to said point bears South 75°33'32" West; Thence, leaving Southerly line of FEHCO, LLC Land Northerly along the Westerly line of said Lot 33 and FEHCO, LLC Land along the arc of said curve a distance of 97.63 feet through a central angle of 2°50'21" to the Northwesterly corner of said Lot 33; Thence, leaving Westerly line of said Lot 33, along the Northerly line of said Lot 33, North 78°23'53" East 163.12 feet to the True Point of Beginning. This legal description is made pursuant to that certain Certificate of Compliance recorded September 15, 2022 as Instrument No. 2022-366010 of Official Records. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The planned project is a new single family home and a new garage with an ADU. 2 III. HISTORICAL CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT The subject property is located on the east side of Sunnyhill Drive between Tamarack and Alder Avenue in the carlsbad Highlands. The subdivision is located in Lot I of Rancho Auga Hedionda, a 13,311-acre Mexican land grant given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Juan Marfa Marron, later acquired by Robert Kelly. The residential subdivision, recorded in 1950, two years before Carlsbad incorporated, was owned by Donald and Lorraine Briggs. The Briggs' were flower growers in Encinitas. Donald Briggs is credited with popularizing the Bird of Paradise flower/plant and planting it along the Auga Hedionda Lagoon. Homes were built on large lots, many affording unobstructed ocean views. Today the area is a highly desirable neighborhood due its lot size and potential views. Houses on Sunnyhill and nearby Skyline were built over a wide range from 1951 to 2018. Many older homes have been modified and enlarged. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW In 1881 John Frazier settled on 160 acres Just south of the Buena Vista Lagoon and established a small settlement known as "Frazier's Station." In search of water, he drilled a well and in 1883 found what he claimed to have cured him of illnesses relating to stomach and kidney problems. This water was "analyzed" and reported to have the same qualities as water found in Karlsbad, Bohemia. Gerhard Schutte and D. D. Wadsworth purchased the water rights, and together with other investors, formed the carlsbad Land and Water Company and laid out a town site which they called carlsbad. Schutte built a home that later became the Twin Inns, a long-standing landmark located on carlsbad Boulevard. By about 1888 a train depot and several stores were built, and the small village grew to a population of about 300. In 1914, the South Coast Land Company purchased the properties of the then- defunct water company, and the community became largely farming. The flower industry began in the early 1920's. Sam Thompson, owner of the first avocado orchard in Carlsbad, was largely responsible for making Carlsbad "The Home of the Avocado" which was proudly advertised as such. The main business district was located on First Street, now known as State Street. It was one of only two paved roads. 5 For many years the Twin Inns, purchased by E. G. Kentner in 1919, was one of the most popular stops along the Coast highway in North County and was famous for its chicken dinners. Its large plaster statues of chickens were iconic landmarks. In 1925 Roy G. Chase built the Los-Diego Hotel on the southwest corner of State and Grand. The name referred to the two large cities north and south of Carlsbad, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and was "the logical stopping place on the main coast highway between these two cities." Managed by Mr. and Mrs. C. T. McKeehan, this two-story Spanish-style structure offered guests amenities that included private baths, hot water, and steam heat. The California Highway Commission applied to the Railroad Commission for permission to construct an overpass over the tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company at Carlsbad. Construction of the crossing began in April 1927 and was completed in August. With this new alignment Highway 101 bypassed State Street and ran directly along Lincoln Street, or present-day carlsbad Boulevard. New businesses such as the Sea Auto Inn and the Carlsbad Mineral Springs Hotel were soon constructed along the new route to take full advantage of the increasing traffic through the city. The Red Apple Inn, built in 1927 by Alfred G. Blair and designed by Robert Baird, was situated on Carlsbad Boulevard. The roadside inn featured 20 guest rooms and a restaurant, decorated with an apple motif. In 1936 the Red Apple Inn was purchased by A. C. Anderson and later became a part of the Army Navy Academy when the institution relocated from Pacific Beach. The carlsbad Theater opened in 1927, built and owned by R. E. Struve, who also built Oceanside's Palomar Theater three years earlier. The operator of the theater was A. J. Clark, who also managed the Palomar. However, shortly after opening Clark sold his interest to Rudolph Sonnemonn and Ernest Sutton. Its named was changed to the Iris Theater in 1939 and it continued to change both names and ownership over the years. Fred Mitchell became the publisher of the Carlsbad Journal newspaper in 1928 after he took over the Carlsbad Champion. One of carlsbad's most famous residents, actor Leo carrillo, purchased the Los Kiotes homestead in 1937, a small portion of which became a city park. By 1950, downtown street names changed from First to State with the remaining numbered streets changing to Roosevelt, Madison, Jefferson, and Harding, respectively. (Elm Street was later renamed carlsbad Village Drive.) 6 The City of Carlsbad was incorporated in 1952 to avoid being annexed to the City of Oceanside. Dewey McClellan served as the first mayor. For decades high school students living in carlsbad attended the Oceanside- carlsbad Union High School in Oceanside. In 1957 carlsbad opened a new high school for its residents. Palomar Airport opened in 1959. Built by Young and Arrieta Construction Co., it was located southeast of the Carlsbad city limits, before it was annexed by the City of Carlsbad in 1978 and eventually renamed McClellan-Palomar Airport. In 1969 a large shopping mall, Plaza camino Real, was built. By 1982 the mall doubled in size to over a million square feet and 140 stores. Indoor malls changed the way most American consumers shopped for decades but shopping has trended away due to online retail and the trend to "open air lifestyle centers." carlsbad is home to many large companies such ViaSat and Calloway Golf. Other golf manufacturers include TaylorMade-adidas, Cobra Golf, Titleist, and Odyssey Golf, dubbing Carlsbad as "Titanium Valley". Carlsbad's Aviara Golf Club was designed by Arnold Palmer. Carlsbad welcomed Legoland California Resort, LLC, in 1999. It was the first Legoland theme park outside of Europe. A hotel was added in 2018. In 2020 plans began for the removal of the 400-foot smokestack of the Encina Power Station. This structure on Carlsbad's coast was controversial but also considered a landmark by locals. In 2021, carlsbad's economy grew by $1 billion to $14.6 billion, second only to the City of San Diego, according to a report presented to the City Council. IV. METHODS AND RESULTS Background studies consisting of research from the Carlsbad Library, San Diego County Master Property Record, a field check of the property, historical photographs, census and vital records, research of various newspapers, maps and recorded deeds were conducted as part of the project. Primary, Continuation and Building, Structure and Object forms were completed and appear in this report as Appendix A. 7 DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCE The subject resource at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive is an L-shaped one-story residence. The dwelling has been modified and modernized over the years, with an addition, covered patio and updated windows. Built in 1954, it was likely a ranch-style home and then renovated to resemble Spanish-style architecture. The home is covered in stucco with a red clay tile roof. However, aerial photos prior to 1988 show that the home was covered in shingles, rather than clay tile, supporting the assertion that the home was modified to appear Spanish-style. A fireplace chimney protrudes from the roof on the west elevation and is also stucco. A brick walkway leads to the front entrance which is recessed. Windows on the west elevation are covered by awnings. To the left of the entrance is a front patio enclosed by a low stucco wall. A large slider provides entrance into the home from the patio. The front yard slopes down towards Sunnyhill Drive. A detached building to the east (rear) of the residence contains a one-car garage, a portion of which is utilized for living space, and is covered in vertical siding, rather than stucco. A walkway between the residence and the detached garage leads to a covered patio. A set of sliding doors are either end of the covered patio provide access to the residence. The residence is in good condition. A view of the resource is shown in Figure 4 with additional views in Appendix C. HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP History of ownership was determined through San Diego County Master Property Records and Recorded Deeds through the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder's Office. Donald and Lorraine Briggs filed their Carlsbad Highlands subdivision with the County of San Diego in April 1950. Donald Allen Briggs was born July 14, 1896 in Lowell, Massachusetts to Charles and Elizabeth Briggs. The Briggs family moved to Oregon by about 1905 and by 1918 had settled in Sacramento, California. During World War I Donald Briggs served as an ensign in the Navy, after which he enrolled in the University of California. In 1920 Donald Briggs married Lorraine Hasselo in Stockton, California. 8 Briggs is often credited with his work in the flower industry, particularly gladiolus and the bird-of-paradise. But it was his mother Elizabeth Briggs who pioneered in the flower industry in San Diego County. The 1930 the San Diego Union headline read: "Woman Makes Big Success in Bulb Culture." The article went on to say that "Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs, whose name has become synonymous with several widely known varieties of gladiolus, and whose entries in flower shows throughout the cvunty bring her much valuable trophies and much recognition as an originator of new varieties. In fact, she sometimes is referred to as the 'Burbank' of gladiolus QJlture. And she also is known in this vicinity as the 'Gladiolus Queen'. Two of the best-known varieties that she has originated are the 'Coronado' and 'Winged Wcto,y'. "Mrs. Briggs' business, now the Briggs Floral Company is on a three-acre ranch in Avocado Acres, a large trek under development by the Ed Fletcher company, three miles north of Encinitas. The business has grown almost into an industry, because it requires the attention of five persons, besides Mrs. Briggs, all members of her family. Mrs. Briggs work is such a centered chiefly around breeding and origination. Last year the company shipped six carioads of bulbs to New Yor,i; Olicago, and other cities in the cvuntry, besides practically eve,y civilized count,y in the world." Donald worked closely with his mother in the flower industry. In 1951 the San Diego Union again featured the mother and son in an extensive article: "Mrs. Briggs is the mother of Donald Briggs of Encinitas, one of the West's largest gladiolus bulb producers and the operator of a wholesale flower market at Los Angeles. He grew up in the business under her instructions. Their careers are closely interwoven. "While she would disdaim the honor, experts of San Diego County's multi-million dollar flower indust,y credit her with being the indust,y's founder. She certainly is Southern C.ilifornia 's pioneer large scale gladiolus grower. Her business career began in Sacramento in 1914. Elizabeth Briggs provided details on the beginning of her work: "My son Donald, then 18, had just returned from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and he and I started growing gladiolus bulbs on city lots. But after two years, he enlisted in the World War, and my husband went into the 1111C4 War work. I continue to grow bulbs at Lodi and sold a car load After the war, Donald attended the University of California, Berkeley, then returned to help me with the bulbs. I was taking care of three acres with a hoe. The dimate of Monterey was such that we could not grow winter flowers, so 26 years ago, we came to San Diego County." 9 The article continued: "Only until recently Mrs. Bnggs owned a half interest in the gladiolus business now operated exdusively by son Donald But she decided to sell to him, and now conducts his experimental work on monthly salary basis. The Briggs flower enterprise had been operated chiefly on leased land of the Encinitas area, but because of the development of the avocado industry there, and the steady cutting up of land into building lots, Briggs has acquire 200 acres at Carlsbad for his growing." Donald and Lorraine Briggs acquired Lot I of Rancho Auga Hedionda, grew fiowers and created the Carlsbad Highlands Subdivision in 1950. In 1953 Briggs sold the subject lot, which was unimproved, to Gallinger Corporation, owned by Thomas Gallinger. Thomas Gallinger also owned a construction company by the same name and it is likely that Gallinger built the home at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive in 1954. The home was sold that year to John and Phoebe Henley. John Paul Henley was born in 1917 in Escondido to Rev. John H. and Ruth Henley. The Henley's relocated to Carlsbad by 1930. In 1953 John Henley married Phoebe R. Huffman and the two were living on Magnolia Street in Carlsbad before they moved to the Sunnyhill residence. In 1959 Henley was working as an attendant at a local Chevron Station. He later went to work for the Carlsbad Municipal Water District where he was employed for 20 years. In 1962 Henley pulled a permit to have an addition to the home built, adding 369 square feet. The Henley's sold the home in 1967 to Gerald and Nell Alexander. Gerald W. Alexander was born in 1901 in Nebraska. He came to Los Angeles, California and in about 1927 married Nell Frances Riley. The couple had two children, Geraldine and James. Gerald worked for Warner Bros. movie studio in Los Angeles as a sound mixer and worked on such films as The Jazz Singer, Mildred Pierce and The Sound of Music. When the Alexander's moved to Carlsbad he had retired. Gerald Alexander died in 1974 and the home was sold to Chilton Mahin in 1975. Born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1930, Chilton Ambrose Mahin Ill was a Navy Veteran of World War IL His father brought the family to Carlsbad in 1938 where he was an automobile salesman. 10 Chilton married Joan Twitchell in 1953 and the couple lived in Lakewood, California where Chilton worked as a salesman. In 1975 they relocated to Carlsbad when they purchased the house at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive. Chilton started his own business that year, Chilton Marketing. He was active in social and civic affairs, serving as the Commodore of the Oceanside Yacht Club in 1994. In 2003 Mahin applied and was issued a permit to build a patio cover which extended the length of the home to the rear. In 2021 the property was sold to FEHCO, LLC and transferred to Jeffrey and Lisa Sachs that same year. The residence is currently owned by the Cameron and Shannon Rosenhan, who purchased the property in 2022. 11 ANALYSIS OF SUBJECT RESOURCE ARCHITECTURE The residence at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive exemplifies no particular architectural style. It is believed that it was originally built as a ranch style home, and the roof was covered in shingles rather than clay tile. Exterior modifications have been made in order for it to resemble a Spanish-style home but no materials, including doors and windows, are original to the home. V. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a significant historic resource is one that is eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources/National Register of Historic Places or other local historic register or is deemed significant in a historical resource survey (Section 5024.l(g) of the Public Resources Code). To be eligible for listing under the California Register/National Register (the standards of which are both very similar), a resource must be significant within a historic context and must also meet one or more of the following criteria: Criterion A: Be associated with an event, or series of events, that have made a significant contribution to the broad pattern of history. Criterion B: Have an unequivocal association with the lives of people significant in the past. Criterion C: Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant, distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. Criterion D: Have yielded or may be likely to yield information important in local, state or national prehistory or history. VI. REGISTER STANDARDS CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA When evaluated within its historic context, under CEQA a property must be shown to be significant for one or more of the four Criteria for Evaluation -A, B, C, or D. The Criteria describes how properties are significant for their association with important events or persons, for their importance in design or construction, or for their information potential. In addition, a property must not only be shown 14 to be significant under the California Register criteria, but it also must have integrity. Criterion A: Event. To be considered for listing under Criterion A, a property must be associated with one or more events important in the defined historic context. The event or trends must clearly be important within the associated context. Mere association with historic events or trends is not enough, in and of itself, to qualify under Criterion A -the property's specific association must be considered important as well. Criterion B: Person. Criterion B applies to properties associated with individuals whose specific contributions to history can be identified and documented. Persons "significant in our past" refers to individuals whose activities are demonstrably important within a local, state, or national historic context. The criterion is generally restricted to those properties that illustrate (rather than commemorate) a person's important achievements. The persons associated with the property must be individually significant within a historic event. Significant individuals must be directly associated with the nominated property. Properties eligible under Criterion B are usually those associated with a person's productive life, reflecting the time period when he or she achieved significance. Speculative associations are not acceptable. Documentation must make clear how the nominated property represents an individual's significant contributions. A property must retain integrity from the period of its significant historic associations Architects are often represented by their works, which are eligible under Criterion C. Their homes, however, can be eligible for consideration under Criterion B, if these properties were personally associated with the individual. Criterion C: Design/Construction: Properties may be eligible under Criterion C if they embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. Properties which embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction refer to the way in which a property was conceived, designed, or fabricated by a people or culture in past periods of history. Distinctive characteristics are the physical features or traits that commonly recur in individual types, periods, or methods of construction. To be eligible, a property must clearly contain enough of those characteristics to be considered a true representative of a particular type, period, or method of construction. A master is a figure of generally recognized greatness in a field, a known craftsman of consummate skill, or an anonymous craftsman whose work is 15 distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality. The property must express a particular phase in the development of the master's career, an aspect of his or her work, or a particular theme in his or her craft. Criterion D: Information Potential. Properties may be eligible under Criterion D if they have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Integrity. Integrity is the ability of a property to convey and maintain its significance. A property must not only be shown to be significant under the California Register criteria, but it also must have integrity. To retain historic integrity, a property will always possess several, and usually most, of the aspects. The seven key aspects of integrity include: location, design, setting, materials, wor1<manship, feeling and association. VII. APPLICATION OF CRITERIA FOR 4080 SUNNYHILL DRIVE Criterion A (association with a significant historical event): No known significant event occurred on the property, before or after the resource was constructed. The property is not significant under Criterion A. Criterion B (association with a historic person or persons): The resource is not associated with any notable or history person(s) in the development of Carlsbad. Criterion C (represents a significant design or style of construction): The subject resource was likely built as a ranch-style home but has been modified to resemble a Spanish-style home. No known architect is associated with the building of the house. The resource is not significant under Criterion C. Criterion D (ability to yield further information): It is unlikely that any further information of importance would be revealed with additional study. The resource is not significant under Criterion D. VIII. INTEGRITY Integrity is the ability of a property to convey and maintain its significance. A property must not only be shown to be significant under the California Register criteria, but it also must have integrity. To retain historic integrity, a property will always possess several, and usually most, of the aspects. The seven key aspects of integrity include: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. 16 Location. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred. FINDING: The location of the resource has not changed and retains the location element for integrity purposes. Design. Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property. It results from conscious decisions made during the original conception and planning of a property ( or its significant alteration) and applies to activities as diverse as community planning, engineering, architecture, and landscape architecture. Design includes such elements as organization of space, proportion, scale, technology, ornamentation, and materials. FINDING: The resource has been changed and modified over the years and has specific design element for integrity purposes. Settjng. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. Whereas location refers to the specific place where a property was built or an event occurred, setting refers to the character of the place in which the property played its historical role. It involves how, not just where, the property is situated and its relationship to surrounding features and open space. FINDING: The original setting, a residential neighborhood, retains its integrtty. Materials. Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property. FINDING: The resource does not retain its original materials for integrity purposes. Workmanship. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It can be expressed in vernacular methods of construction and plain finishes or in highly sophisticated configurations and ornamental detailing. It can be based on common traditions or innovative period techniques. Workmanship is important because it can furnish evidence of the technology of a craft, illustrate the aesthetic principles of a historic or prehistoric period, and reveal individual, local, regional, or national applications of both technological practices and aesthetic principles. FINDING: There is no significant or notable quality of workmanship demonstrated in the construction of this dwelling. 17 Feeling. Feeling is a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time. FINDING: The property does not covey an aesthetic or any historic sense for integrity purposes. Assocjatjon. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and historic property. FINDING: The subject resource is not linked to any important historic event or persons in the history of Carlsbad. IX. CONCLUSION The residence at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive does not meet any criterion. The original architectural style has been changed and it lacks historic integrity. Therefore, the residence does not rise to an adequate or sufficient level of historical significance and any proposed project would have no impact. ~~~ Kristi S. Hawthorne 18 Kristi s. Hawthorne Qualifications and Experience Since 2020 I have researched, written and submitted no less than seven Cultural Assessments submitted to the City of Carlsbad which includes the following: 260 Normandy Lane 270 Juniper 2668 Ocean Street 2669 Garfield Street 3940 Garfield Street 3950 Garfield Street 5511 Los Robles 2002-2008 hired by Archaeos, Inc. to research and write historic content for Historical Assessments 2005 approved by City of Oceanside to research and write Historical Assessments (all have been accepted by the Oceanside Planning Commission and Oceanside Historic Preservation Advisory Commission) 2007 hired by ASM Affiliates to supply historic content for Historical Assessment Hired by City of Oceanside in 2015 to conduct Historical Assessments on the following resources: • Oceanside Pier • Bandshell • Comfort Station • Beach community Center 2019 submitted an extensive Cultural and Historic Assessment to the City of San Diego (approved) 2021-2023 Completed Cultural Assessments for 4 homes and buildings to qualify for Mills Act in Oceanside, which have all been accepted and approved I have over 35 years of experience in collectng, maintaining, organizing and preserving historical documents, photos, ephemera and memorabilia for the Oceanside Historical Society Appointed archivist 1987 Served as President 2002-2021 Board Member of the Old Mission San Luis Rey Historic Foundation 2012-2015 Director 2021 to present Thorough knowledge of existing records and have compiled my own database in order to effectively study and provide a comprehensive record of early residents of Northern San Diego County. Developed computer database to include over 8,000 biographies of local persons; over 500 different subjects pertaining to the history of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Camp Pendleton, Rancho Santa Margarita, Buena Vista Lagoon, Cemeteries, Schools, etc.; Conducted over 50 oral histories Completed research for history book, "Oceanside, Crest of the Wave" by Langdon Sully and Taryn Bigelow, Windsor Publications, 1988. Provided background research on people, buildings and homes for the 1992 Cultural Resource Survey, "Oceanside, California's Pride", prepared for the City of Oceanside by Kathleen Flanigan, Susan H. Carrico, Richard L. Carrico. Author of "Oceanside, Where Life if Worth Living" (Hawthorne) Donning Co., 2000. A comprehensive history of Oceanside and notable people from 1880s to 2000. (Completed all research, photos, captions, interviews, and index) In 2005 completed two studies on Highway 101 for the Highway 101 Association which included research, conducting oral histories, writing history of the road from Oceanside to Del Mar. Author of "100 Years of Photos" (Hawthorn) ProStar Publications, Inc. 2016, (a pictorial history of Oceanside by decade) Author of "The History of Oceanside" (Hawthorne), L +L Printers, 2022, (an updated and revamped history of Oceanside with new photos, design and layout) Writer for the Best of Oceanside and The Osider Magazine (historical articles) Author of blog: HistoriesandMysteries.blog providing non-fiction, historical backgrounds on people, buildings and events. 2018, conducted research for "Tropic of Football: The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to the NFL" By Rob Ruck, Two Rivers Distribution, 2018 2019, conducted research and credited as "Historian" for City of Oceanside's Alta Oceanside Environmental Impact Report, December 2019 2023, wrote and co-produced "Generational Black Pioneers -Featuring Oceanside Entrepreneurs" (directed by Linda Bisesti) a live performance at Oceanside Theatre Company, based on the real lives of Oceanside's earliest Black Residents. II Collaborated with Oceanside Public Library for over 30 decades on numerous programs and workshops including Oceanside's historic Eastside Neighborhood, Vietnam War (local impact), and most recently "Visual Analogies" (2023) to gather photos and stories of different cultures and People of Color Collaborated with John Sheehan, FAIA Principal, Studio E Architects on researching of architect Irving J. Gill Collaborated with Seth Mallios, University History Curator, Director, South Coastal Information Center to research local cemeteries for book "Cemeteries of San Diego", Seth Mallios and David M. Caterino, Arcadia Publishing, 2007 Provided research on the history of gliding in North County for Gary Fogel, PhD, for book "Wind & Wings, the History of Soaring in San Diego", Rock Reef Publishing, 2000 Ill X. RESOURCES A Field Guide to American Houses, by Virginia Savage McAlester, 2013, New York, Penguin Random House Carlsbad Historical Society https://www.carlsbadhistoricalsocietv.com/ City of Carlsbad Public Records Ducy's 1968 Oceanside-Carlsbad Directory https://www.historicaerials.com/ "History of Carlsbad" by Fred W. Mitchell, Editor, Carlsbad Journal; "History of San Diego County', Published by San Diego Press Club, 1936 Home Directory Service, Inc., Oceanside-Carlsbad City Directory, 1954 The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) November 7, 1991, Page 627 Luskey's Official Oceanside-Carlsbad Criss-Cross City Directory, 1959 https:1/mil. library.ucsb.edu/ap indexes/FrarneFinder/ North County Blade-Citizen (Oceanside, California) Dec 22, 1989, Page 10 North County Times (Oceanside, California) November 9, 1991, Page 13 North County Times (Oceanside, California) May 1, 1994, Page 46 North County Times (Oceanside, California) December 24, 2002, Page 13 Oceanside Blade-Tribune (Oceanside, California) May 3, 1950 Oceanside Blade-Tribune (Oceanside, California) February 15, 1955 San Diego Union (San Diego, California) March 2, 1930, Page 44 San Diego Union (San Diego, California) February 13, 1951, Page 12 San Diego Union (San Diego, California) March 7, 1954, Page 88 San Diego Union (San Diego, California) December 19, 1955, Page 12 19 San Diego Union (San Diego, california) December 23, 1989, Page 22 SeekersoftheSpring:A History of Carlsbad, by Marje Howard-Jones. Carlsbad, California: The Friends of the Carlsbad Library, 1982. Stockton Daily Evening Record (Stockton, california) August 17, 1920, Page 7 Windows on the Past an Illustrated History of Carlsbad, California, by Susan Schnebelen Gutierrez, The Donning Company Publishers, 2002 20 APPENDIX A BUILDING FORMS 21 State of California -The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 2 of 4 *Resource Name or *Recorded by: Kristi S. Hawthorne Primary# __________________ _ HRI# --------------------- Tri no mi a I -------------------- # (Assigned by recorder) *Date 11/11/2023 4080 SuonyhiU Drive, Carlsbad CA @ Continuation D Update History of ownership was determined through San Diego County Master Property Records and Recorded Deeds through the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder's Office. Donald and Lorraine Briggs filed their Carlsbad Highlands subdivision with the County of San Diego in April 1950. Donald Allen Briggs was born July 14, 1896 in Lowell, Massachusetts to Charles and Elizabeth Briggs. The Briggs family moved to Oregon by about 1905 and by 1918 had settled in Sacramento, California. During World War I Donald Briggs served as an ensign in the Navy, after which he enrolled in the University of California. In 1920 Donald Briggs married Lorraine Hasselo in Stockton, California. Briggs is often credited with his work in the flower industry, particularly gladiolus and the bird-of-paradise. But it was his mother Elizabeth Briggs who pioneered in the flower industry in San Diego County. The 1930 the San Diego Union headline read: "Woman Makes Big Success in Bulb Culture." The article went on to say that "Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs, whose name has become synonymous with several widely known varieties of gladiolus, and whose entries in flower shows throughout the county bring her much valuable trophies and much recognition as an originator of new varieties. In fact, she sometimes is referred to as the 'Burbank' of gladiolus culture. And she also is known in this vicinity as the 'Gladiolus Queen'. Two of the best-known varieties that she has originated are the 'Coronado'and Winged Victory'. "Mrs. Briggs' business, now the Briggs Floral Company is on a three-acre ranch in Avocado Acres, a large trek under development by the Ed Fletcher company, three miles north of Encinitas. The business has grown almost into an industry, because it requires the attention of five persons, besides Mrs. Briggs, all members of her family. Mrs. Briggs work is such a centered chiefly around breeding and origination. last year the company shipped six carloads of bulbs to New York, Chicago, and other cities in the country, besides practically every civilized country in the world." Donald worked closely with his mother in the flower industry. In 1951 the San Diego Union again featured the mother and son in an extensive article: "Mrs. Briggs is the mother of Donald Briggs of Encinitas, one of the West's largest gladiolus bulb producers and the operator of a wholesale flower market at Los Angeles. He grew up in the business under her instructions. Their careers are closely interwoven. "While she would disclaim the honor, experts of San Diego County's multi-million dollar flower industry credit her with being the industry's founder. She certainly is Southern California's pioneer large scale gladiolus grower. Her business career began in Sacramento in 1914. Elizabeth Briggs provided details on the beginning of her work: "My son Donald, then 18, had just returned from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and he and I started growing gladiolus bulbs on city lots. But after two years, he enlisted in the World War, and my husband went into the YMCA War work. I continue to grow bulbs at Lodi and sold a car load. After the war, Donald attended the University of California, Berkeley, then returned to help me with the bulbs. I was taking care of three acres with a hoe. The climate of Monterey was such that we could not grow winter flowers, so 26 years ago, we came to San Diego County." DPR 523L (1195) *Required information State of California -The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Page 3 of 4 *Resource Name or *Recorded by: Kristi S. Hawthorne Pnmary# _________________ _ HRI# __________________ _ Tnnomial --------------------- # (Assigned by recorder) *Date 11/11/2023 4080 Sunnvhm Drive, Carlsbad CA Ii'.! Continuation D Update The article continued: "Only until recently Mrs. Briggs owned a half interest in the gladiolus business now operated exclusively by son Donald. But she decided to sell to him, and now conducts his experimental work on monthly salary basis. The Briggs flower enterprise had been operated chiefly on leased land of the Encinitas area, but because of the development of the avocado industry there, and the steady cutting up of land into building lots, Briggs has acquire 200 acres at Carlsbad for his growing." Donald and Lorraine Briggs acquired Lot I of Rancho Auga Hedionda, grew flowers and created the Carlsbad Highlands Subdivision in 1950. In 1953 Briggs sold the subject lot, which was unimproved, to Gallinger Corporation, owned by Thomas Gallinger. Thomas Gallinger also owned a construction company by the same name and it is likely that Gallinger built the home at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive in 1954. The home was sold that year to John and Phoebe Henley. John Paul Henley was born in 1917 in Escondido to Rev. John H. and Ruth Henley. The Henley's relocated to Carlsbad by 1930. In 1953 John Henley married Phoebe R. Huffman and the two were living on Magnolia Street in Carlsbad before they moved to the Sunnyhill residence. In 1959 Henley was working as an attendant at a local Chevron Station. He later went to work for the Carlsbad Municipal Water District where he was employed for 20 years. In 1962 Henley pulled a permit to have an addition to the home built, adding 369 square feet. The Henley's sold the home in 1967 to Gerald and Nell Alexander. Gerald W. Alexander was born in 1901 in Nebraska. He came to Los Angeles, California and in about 1927 married Nell Frances Riley. The couple had two children, Geraldine and James. Gerald worked for Warner Bros. movie studio in Los Angeles as a sound mixer and worked on such films as The Jazz Singer, Mildred Pierce and The Sound of Music. When the Alexander's moved to Carlsbad he had retired. Gerald Alexander died in 1974 and the home was sold to Chilton Mahin in 1975. Born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1930, Chilton Ambrose Mahin Ill was a Navy Veteran of World War II. His father brought the family to Carlsbad in 1938 where he was an automobile salesman. Chilton married Joan Twitchell in 1953 and the couple lived in Lakewood, California where Chilton worked as a salesman. In 1975 they relocated to Carlsbad when they purchased the house at 4080 Sunnyhill Drive. Chilton started his own business that year, Chilton Marketing. He was active in social and civic affairs, serving as the Commodore of the Oceanside Yacht Club in 1994. In 2003 Mahin applied and was issued a permit to build a patio cover which extended the length of the home to the rear. In 2021 the property was sold to FEHCO, LLC and transferred to Jeffrey and Lisa Sachs that same year. The residence is currently owned by the Cameron and Shannon Rosenhan, who purchased the property in 2022. DPR 523L (1195) *Required information APPENDIX B CHAIN OF TITLE 22 1. Carlsbad Highlands CHAIN OF TITLE 4080 Sunnyhill Orive Donald and Lorraine Briggs, Briggs Land Company Recorded: April 7, 1950, Book 3572, Page 136 of Official Records 2. Grant Deed Grantor: Donald and Lorraine Briggs Grantee: Gallinger Corporation Recorded: July 20, 1953, Book 4936, Page 324 of Official Records 3. Grant Deed Grantor: Gallinger Corporation Grantee: John P. Henley and Phoebe P. Henley Recorded: May 3, 1954, Book 5225, Page 213 of Official Records 4. Grant Deed Grantor: John P. Henley and Phoebe P. Henley Grantee: Gerald W. Alexander and Nell F. Alexander Recorded: January 1, 1967, Document #1967-076468 of Official Records 5. Grant Deed Grantor: Nell F. Alexander Grantee: Chilton A. Mahin and Joan T. Mahin Recorded: January 31, 1975, Document# 1975-0022835 of Official Records 6. Deed Grantor: Chilton A. Mahin and Joan T. Mahin Grantee: Chilton A. and Joan Mahin Family Trust Recorded: July 1, 2009, Document #2009-0362878 of Official Records 7. Deed Grantor: Chilton A. and Joan Mahin Family Trust Grantee: FEHCO, LLC Recorded: August 20, 2021, Document# 2021-0593473 of Official Records 8. Deed Grantor: FEHCO, LLC Grantee: cameron Rosenhan and Shannon Rosenhan Recorded: September 23, 2022, Document #2022-0407033 of Official Records 9. Deed Grantor: Cameron B. Rosenhan and Shannon Rosenhan Grantee: CSR Living Trust; Cameron Rosenhan and Shannon C. Rosenhan Recorded: September 23, 2022, Document #2023-0241852 of Official Records APPENDIXC ADDffiONAL VIEWS OF 4080 SUNNYHILL DRIVE 23 ATTACHMENTS 24