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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: FEBRUARY 24, 2022 PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: AN APPLICATION BY CHARLES AND PATRICIA STUMPF, OWNERS,
FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF “THE WILLIAM PURCELL
RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 252 OCOTILLO DRIVE, (APN #508-292-013),
CASE HSPB #141
FROM: Justin Clifton, City Manager
BY: Planning Division
SUMMARY:
The owners are seeking historic designation of the William Purcell residence. The home
was designed by Prairie School architect William Purcell and constructed in 1934. It is
considered one of the earliest examples of Modern architecture in Palm Springs and the
only known commission by Purcell in the Coachella Valley. If designated as a historic
resource, the property would be subject to the regulations outlined in Section 8.05 of the
Palm Springs Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open the public hearing and receive public testimony.
2. Close the public hearing and adopt Resolution No. _____, “A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
DESIGNATING “THE WILLIAM PURCELL RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 252
OCOTILLO DRIVE, AS CLASS 2 (HISTORIC MERIT) HISTORIC RESOURCE
HSPB #141, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (APN 508-292-913).”
BACKGROUND AND SETTING:
The attached historic resources report (“the report”), dated August 2021 was prepared by
the owners and is the basis of the staff report.
Related Relevant City Actions by HSPB, Planning, Fire, Building, etc.
November, 2021 Site inspection by members of the HSPB.
December 7, 2021 HSPB voted unanimously to recommend the City Council grant
Class 2 designation for the site.
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Case HSPB 141
Ownership Status
1980 Purchase by the current owner.
The dwelling at 252 East Ocotillo Drive was designed in 1931 by Prairie School architect
William Gray Purcell as an investment/rental property. It is a rare example in Palm Springs
of Prairie style architecture and is recognized as one of the earliest residential Modernist
structures in Palm Springs. The period of significance for the site is identified as “The
period between the Wars” (1917 – 1941).
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS:
The board’s analysis of the application relative to the criteria for the designation of historic
resources is detailed in the attached HSPB resolution and staff report dated December
7, 2021. The Board made findings in support of Class 2 (Historic Merit) designation based
on the following criteria:
PSMC 8.05.070, (5,C,1,Part a). The site, structure, building or object
exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the
criteria listed below:
(Criterion 2) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who
made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history;
(Criterion 3) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of
national, state or local history;
(Criterion 5) The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer,
artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that
possesses high artistic value;
Although the home possesses good historic integrity, the Board concluded that design
and material integrity was not sufficient to make affirmative findings relative to historic
integrity pursuant to PSMC 8.05.070, (5,C,1,Part b); and thus, voted to recommend Class
2 (Historic Merit) status for the property.
CONCLUSION:
The HSPB found that the William Purcell residence meets the definition of a historic
resource based on Criteria 2, 3, and 5 of the Palm Springs Historic Preservation
Ordinance but lacks sufficient historic integrity to qualify as a Class 1 historic site, and
thus their recommendation to City Council is to grant Class 2 (Historic Merit) designation
of the property. The board’s findings are outlined in the attached draft City Council
resolution.
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City Council Staff Report
February 24, 2022 – Page 3
Case HSPB 141
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The proposed historic resource designation is not subject to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct
or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3)
(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for
resulting in physical changes to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 94.09.00 (Public Hearing) of the Palm Springs Zoning Code, written
notice has been mailed to all property owners and residents within five hundred (500) feet
of the subject property and notice was published in a newspaper of general circulation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
REVIEWED BY:
Department Assistant Director: David Newell
Deputy City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Justin Clifton
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Vicinity Map.
B. Draft Resolution.
C. Application, related background materials, photos.
D. HSPB staff report, minute excerpt and resolution.
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ATTACHMENT A
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Department of Planning Services
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
Case HSPB 141 - William Purcell Residence
252 Ocotillo Avenue
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RESOLUTION NO. ___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING “THE WILLIAM
PURCELL RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 252 EAST OCOTILLO
AVENUE, A CLASS 2 HISTORIC SITE, (HSPB #141), APN# 508-
292-013.
THE CITY COUNICL FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
A. WHEREAS, Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code allows for the designation
of historic sites and districts; and
B. WHEREAS, Charles and Patricia Stumpf, owners, submitted an application to the City
seeking historic site designation of the William Purcell Residence located at 252 East Ocotillo
Avenue; and
C. WHEREAS, in November 2021, members of the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB)
and City staff conducted site inspections of the proposed historic resource; and
D. WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, a noticed public hearing of the Palm Springs Historic
Site Preservation Board to consider Case HSPB #141 was held in accordance with applicable
law; and
E. WHEREAS, at the said hearing, the HSPB carefully reviewed and considered all the
evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the project, including, but not limited to,
the staff report and all written and oral testimony and voted unanimously to recommend Class 2
(Historic Merit) historic designation of the Purcell Residence; and
F. WHEREAS, on February 24, 2022 a noticed public hearing of the Palm Springs City
Council to consider Case HSPB #141 was held in accordance with applicable law; and
G. WHEREAS, at the said hearing, the City Council carefully reviewed and considered all
the evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the project, including, but not limited
to, the staff report and all written and oral testimony.
THE CITY COUNICL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS RESOLVES:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS – PART “A”, CRITERIA FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES.
Evaluation of the Application. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 8.05.070 (C,1,a), the HSPB
shall evaluate the application and make findings in conformance with the following criteria:
Criteria for the Designation of Class 1 Historic Resources. A site, structure, building or object
may be designated as a Class 1 historic resource, provided both of the following findings (“a”
and “b”) are met:
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a. The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic
significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:
The Purcell residence exhibits exceptional historic significance because of its association with
Prairie School architect William Gray Purcell and is noteworthy as one of the earliest examples
of Modernist architecture in a residence in Palm Springs.
(Criterion 1) The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful
contribution to the nation, state or community;
The report does not list any events associated with the home that contributed to the nation, state
or community. Thus, it does not qualify under Criterion 1.
(Criterion 2) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a
meaningful contribution to national, state or local history;
The report discusses Purcell’s contribution to the American Prairie School of Architecture.
Beginning early in his career after graduating with an architectural degree from Cornell University
in 1903, Purcell developed a strong interest in establishing a progressive, uniquely American
style of architecture, much along the lines of other notable architects from the period such as
Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. Most notably, during Purcell’s association with fellow
architects George Elmslie and George Feick Jr, from the early 1900’s through 1920, they
developed, refined and further articulated their theories on an organic, uniquely American style
of architecture. Purcell & Elmslie became one of the most commissioned firms among the Prairie
School architects at the time. Among their most notable works were a series of small-town banks
designed and constructed throughout the Midwest. It was through both their commercial and
institutional work that Purcell & Elmslie created a group of buildings that were direct statements
about their beliefs in Organic Architecture; earning them a place in history on the development
of a uniquely American style of architecture alongside Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and
others. For these reasons, the site qualifies as a historic resource under Criterion 2.
(Criterion 3) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national,
state or local history;
As noted in the report and the accompanying DPR forms, the Purcell residence is one of the
earliest residential structures in Palm Springs designed in the Modernist style of architecture.
The simple cubic geometry of the home, the absence of revival-style decorative features or
elements, and visual emphasis on horizontality preceded what commonly is referred to as the
Mid-century Modern” period by a decade.
Palm Springs, which enjoyed a period of significant growth and development between the wars
became a place where property owners and developers were willing to “cast off” the conventional
revivalist styles popular from the 1900’s through the 1920’s and experiment with new forms of
architectural expression and design. Buildings such as the Oasis Hotel (1925), the Kocher
Samson Building (1935) the Cork & Bottle Building (1936), and the Purcell Residence (1934) all
represent the beginning of a period of transition in architectural taste that blossomed in the post-
World War II period. For these reasons, the City Council concludes that the site qualifies as a
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historic resource under Criterion 3.
(Criterion 4) The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type,
period or method of construction;
The Purcell residence is constructed of concrete masonry units with accent panels comprised of
horizontally placed tongue and groove wood boards and “battens” that create a strong horizontal
appearance to the home. Most modest dwellings built in the thirties in Palm Springs were built
of stucco over wood frame construction. The use of concrete block masonry units was not new
to Palm Springs, since many commercial and institutional buildings were being built using board-
formed poured-in-place concrete, however it was rather unusual to see concrete masonry units
used in residential construction. In a letter from Purcell to Bailey dated February 11, 1934,
Purcell writes,
“I lean a little toward masonry with the blocks showing on the inside behind the
stove, sink, etc., as being more sanitary and more in the spirit of the cabin sense
of this building which we wish to retain.
Thus it appears Purcell chose the method of construction using concrete masonry units both for
its durability, aesthetics, and ease of maintenance and cleaning. Judging from the discussion
of costs in the correspondence between Purcell and Bailey, the comparative cost of building in
concrete versus wood was negligible enough that he chose the more durable concrete block
material.
Although the Purcell residence is unique in its use of concrete masonry units for a residential
structure, its construction method is not particularly distinctive or unique. Thus, the City Council
finds that it is not eligible as a historic resource relative to Criterion 4.
(Criterion 5) The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist,
or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that possesses high
artistic value;
William Gray Purcell is recognized as one of the most prominent architects in the early twentieth
century who were instrumental in defining and developing what has become known as the
American Organic or Prairie School of Architecture. His commissions done in collaboration with
George Elmslie are recognized as notable examples of the Prairie School and can be found in
more than twenty states.
Purcell’s career achievements qualify him as a “master architect”. Determining whether a
particular architect or designer’s “genius influenced his age”; is a more difficult measure.
Certainly the collective body of architectural work categorized as being of the Prairie School has
continued to influence architects and designers for decades. Purcell & Elmslie are recognized
amongst the most prolific of the Prairie School architects, second only to Frank Lloyd Wright in
the sheer number of commissions. Throughout his career, and especially during the last thirty
years of his career, Purcell promoted his theories of an organic and “uniquely American” style of
architecture. As principal contributing editor he authored over sixty articles to the architectural
journal “Northwest Architect” espousing his philosophy and design theory. As such, the City
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Council finds that through his designs and writings, Purcell influenced other architects and peers
and as such the Purcell residence can be deemed a notable example of the work of a master
architect whose genius continues to influence other architects and designers.
(Criterion 6) The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluating
applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on which more than one
entity exists; or
The report does not assert that the Purcell residence qualifies under Criterion 6.
(Criterion 7) The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information
important to national, state or local history or prehistory.
No information has been provided in the historic resources report on any pre-historic significance
of the site.
SECTION 2: PART “B” ANALYSIS OF HISTORIC INTEGRITY.
Analysis of Integrity. (PSMC 8.05.070 (C,1,b). The site, structure, building or
object retains one or more of the following aspects of integrity, as established in
the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards: integrity of design, materials,
workmanship, location, setting, feeling, or association.
The Purcell residence is evaluated in terms of its historic integrity as follows:
1. Location:
The Purcell residence remains in the same location that it was constructed, thus it retains
integrity of location.
2. Design:
Some material changes to the exterior have occurred over time.
A. A unique tongue and groove horizontal board and batten siding was used in several parts
of the home. The current owner reports this siding had been removed by a previous
owner and plywood installed in its place. The current owner had stucco installed as a
more weather-tight surface.
B. The exposed concrete masonry units have been covered in stucco on the outside and
with drywall on the inside.
C. The height of the eave over the front door was raised slightly in the 1980’s.
D. The louvered eaves designed to bring in natural ventilation have been covered in stucco.
Although these modifications do not adversely impact the overall massing, they visually obscure
the horizontally placed board and batten siding and the exposed masonry units. The City Council
finds that these modifications impair the design integrity of the home. The Board would
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encourage current or future owners to remove the stucco cladding and restore the wood
elements to improve the design integrity of the home.
3. Setting:
At the time of construction, the Purcell residence was one of the first homes built in the vicinity
and the area was mostly open desert. Today the neighborhood is fully built out. Thus, integrity
of setting has been lost.
4. Materials:
The changes noted above obscure the home’s simple wood and concrete block construction.
Although the basic material composition comprising the construction of the home remans, they
have been covered with drywall and stucco. Removing the stucco and restoring the wood
elements would enhance the material integrity of the home. The City Council finds that the
buildings’ material integrity is impaired.
5. Workmanship:
The home is of average workmanship common for the era of the 1930’s and retains integrity of
workmanship.
6. Feeling:
The Purcell residence retains its feeling as a modest home from the 1930’s.
7. Association:
The dwelling at 252 East Ocotillo Avenue is most notably associated with architect William
Purcell. Those who are familiar with the work of Purcell will likely be able to recognize this
association.
In summary, the home has a fair degree of historic integrity, however the City Council finds that
it lacks sufficient integrity to qualify as a Class 1 (Landmark) historic site. Removing the stucco,
restoring the wood siding and louvered eaves, and restoring the garage would improve the
historic integrity of the home.
SECTION 3: DEFINING HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS
In considering a recommendation for historic resource designation it is important to distinguish
those physical elements that are original or from the period of significance that contribute to the
resource’s historic significance from alterations, additions or features that were added at a later
time that may be sympathetic to the original character, but which may create a false sense of
historicity. Distinguishing original character-defining features from non-original elements aids
the HSPB when it is tasked with evaluating future alterations to the historic resource.
Character-defining features of the home are as follows:
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• Flat-roofed one-story structure with varying roof / parapet heights.
• Emphasis on horizontality.
• Thin fascia profile, projecting eaves (originally exposed wood with ventilation louvers).
• Varied cubic massing that steps up toward the center volume of the house.
• Steel sash windows including corner windows.
• The low garden wall in the front yard, close to the house.
Non-contributing elements:
• The stucco exterior finish.
• The front windows of the garage (originally garage doors).
• The wood front door.
• The raised eave above the front door.
• The additions on the back of the home from the 1980’s.
• The landscape.
SECTION 4: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The proposed historic resource designation is not subject to the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a
project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical changes to the
environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 5: CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO CLASS 2 HISTORIC SITES.
According to Section 8.05 of the Municipal Code, the following shall apply to a Class 2 Historic
Resource:
1. It shall meet the definition of a Class 2 historic site as outlined in Municipal Code Section
8.05.020.
2. An archival file on the property shall be maintained by the City.
3. It may be qualified as ‘historic’ at the federal, state, and/or county level.
4. The structure/site may not be modified nor objects removed without following the
procedures outlined in Municipal Code Section 8.05.110 “Demolition or Alteration of
Class 1 and Class 2 Historic Resources – Certificate of Appropriateness”.
5. A marker explaining the historic nature of the site may be installed at the site in a location
viewable from the public way.
6. Compliance with all rules and regulations for Historic Sites and Historic Districts under
Chapter 8.05 of the Municipal Code shall be required.
7. The site shall not be further subdivided.
8. The City Clerk shall submit the Council Resolution to the County recorder for
recordation within 90 days of the effective date of the Council’s resolution.
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SECTION 6: Based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby designates “The William Purcell
residence” located at 252 East Ocotillo Avenue, a Class 2 (Historic Merit) Historic Resource
(Case HSPB #141).
ADOPTED THIS TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.
JUSTIN CLIFTON
CITY MANAGER
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA, MMC
CITY CLERK
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. ____ is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on _______________________, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of Palm Springs, California, this ______ day of ______________, _________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA, MMC
CITY CLERK
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ATTACHMENT C
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Item 2B - 16HSPB #141-WILLIAM PURCELL RESIDENCE 252 EAST OCOTILLO AVENUE HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION APPLICATION AUGUST, 2021 APPLICANT: CHARLES & PATRICIA STUMPF
Item 2B - 17To Whom It May Concern, PALM SPRINGS, CA AUGUST 28, 2021 This letter is regarding "Historic Designation" for our home at 252 E Ocotillo Ave. Palm Springs, CA 92264. As of this year, 2021, our house is 88 years old. It is known as the "William Purcell House". A picture of it and information about the home is listed on Page 23 of "A Guide to Architecture in Southern California. We bought this home in 1980 and moved into it in 1989. Throughout the years, we have been fortunate in finding out the history of this home and other homes architect Purcell has designed. At the Palm Springs Woman's Club, I met guests from Minneapolis, a doctor and his wife. I asked them if they had visited the "Purcell House" in "Lake of the Isles" in Minneapolis. The lady said her brother had done his thesis at the University of Minnesota on William Purcell. We were introduced to her brother and he put us in touch with the archives at the University of Minnesota and they gave us a wealth of information on the architect William Purcell. While in Minneapolis, we visited the home Mr. Purcell built for his family and it was lovely. He also built a unique house in Charles's hometown of Red Wing, Minnesota. This house is called "The Upside~Down House" (by neighbors) because the second story is wider and juts out over the narrower first story. Architect Purcell built this house in 1912 and designed the interior with special Frank Lloyd Wright style furniture. We worked very hard restoring the "Purcell House" in our hometown of Palm Springs and certainly think it is worthy of historical recognition. Sincerely, ~C4,3 {l,~ Patricia A. Stumpf ~&:~-Charles D. Stumpf See Attached California All-Purpose Acknowledgment
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Item 2B - 19-~fAl~~ CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ~ l: " I\ _: 1 Department of Planning Services ~,,,o,.f:I 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Tel 760-323-8245 -FAX 760-322-8360 -For Staff Use Only Case Number: In-Take Planner: Date: HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION PLANNING / ZONING GENERAL INFORMATION FORM TO THE APPLICANT: Complete all parts of this application. Denote "NA" for lines that are not applicable. Project Information: Applicant's Name: ~ J.1-,a llJ... s. s D, ff fJtd:,r,(l.{~£11:::::. a, s 2. lJ. ~ ti?. I=. Applicant's Address: l. s-1. e.._ . ~ C ();> 7' (_ t....£.... 0 foVA-< Prs. 'T~~~'.::::L. Site Address: '2-Sl. e. oeo--r-> LU) APN: SoB-2C/ 2-0/3 Phone#: CT&: ~ ) , 3=.)~,-.~f9'3 Email: u. ~ /{/ JS Zone:£1C GP: VL-DI)_ NA Section/Township/Range: __ / __ / __ Description of Project: I l+t S'R:>PJ (... t>i:E-Sl 0>4A.-'11 D rJ I Note: For Historic District applications: on a separate page provide a list of all sites/parcels within the proposed historic district boundaries with the same information listed above. Is the project located on the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Reservation? Yes/No: (Refer to the Land Status Map under Tribal Resources on the Planning Department home page) Construction Date: D Estimated D Actual (denote source, i.e. building permits) Architect: s6!..L '-~l &:t.d ~iii:¥= '£!1,1.9,~Sl."1. Original Owner: Common/Historic Name of Property: Other historic associations: Attach to this application any information, photos, drawings, newspaper articles, reports, studies, or other materials to fully describe the characteristics or conditions that support this application for historic designation. Architectural Style: e. {l,, /l. t3. ' E. s: t::.:.t:£..~rol. (4'<-~,' /lrf '2./;l l=. tE.6/.. ~ Refer to the Architectural Styles chapter of Citywide Historic Context Statement, under Historic Resources on the Planning Department Home Page: www.palmspringsca.gov.
Item 2B - 20CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPLICATION HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 APPLICANT'S REQUIRED MATERIAL CHECKLIST The following items must be submitted before a Historic Resource Designation application will be accepted. Please check off each item to assure completeness. Provide twelve (12) hard copies and one (1) PDF copy of the following materials unless otherwise noted: Applicant City Use Application Information: ,~'-PL ,,,_or=-Q!~l.._y ___ ..,;O::;.:n""ly,.__ • General Information form (1 copy) J Iii Q • Notarized letter from property owner consenting to Historic Designation (1 copy) 1 ~ Q • Ownership and Address History (•Chain of Title") (1 copy) ~ ~ Q Historic Resource Report: The following items shall be Included in a historic resources report describing the site, structure, buildings, or objects eligible and appropriate for designation per PSMC 8.05.070. • Photographs of the exterior of the proposed site, structure, buildings or objects. ~ al • Aerial photo of the site/resource (from Google Maps or equal) . :;-~ • Information on the architect, designer, and/or developer . t;. ~ • Date and method of construction. Provide copies of building permits . ( ~ • A detailed assessment of the character defining features describing materials, 9' .ijl architectural details/style, landscape elements, or other relevant descriptors. • Evaluation of the site relative to the Criteria and Findings for Designation of Class 1 and Class 2 Historic Resources. Additional Information: • SitePlan:8-12"x11"or11"x17" • Public Hearing labels per PSZC Section 94.09.00. • Any other documentation or research as may be necessary to determine the qualifications of the site, structure, building, or objects. lD 9' ~ /0.Q,g If ~ No Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q Cl a 0 Applicants are encouraged to review the bulletin from the U.S. Department of the Interior titled "How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation". (National Register Bulletin 15 (http://www.ns.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb15/)). Revised 6/5/19 GM ... '•
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Item 2B - 27HSPB #141-PURCELL RESIDENCE CHAIN OF TITLE
Item 2B - 28,Ii, .. l'Jtenoe Z.eterlJ 011 Ille ·aoz.tti•rly 111:ie or Mid lfew York Ave1112e, VAe • ~ .-t I •~ ,o Hanu~4·1100) re,t co a point 41~i•nt Th~" ~UD4re4 s12t7.f0ur end t~rt7.t1•• hundred,~· .1!~4 .• ~111 tee~ liHterlJ, 6Hau~ on·, cbe lfor.tb~lf i.1nil :it If~• York •~•nue, rro11 the fforttw••terl7 l1ne or Mago:,111 4Nllue; tt•~• Bortterl7 perellel a1,h t!Jt oen~r 11ae ot ,rocktoa AT1t41ue, 1ee.11 r.es to the pol.Qt or b•£in11111i. . . . TO !!A.VI .l!ID TO !!OLI) to the •.e1d gra'n11 .. ; hie heita ;),: eae~ore~tr, . . it~ ~ur h&C•·.U!t~ l&ili day or Febru,ry, 111°34, \,_ "81 ti: t.elllledy 11er.i11 'uuedy " State ~t C.Utorna, I (sa, Co1111 ty or 111 Hrdde, ) · on. t~.1.• 16th dly :,t Pebrilery, l93t, before me, I.C.Benoeu., a Noury J:u,bUc 111 end r.:,r sod CouJtty ,· i:era:,nelly e:,peared 11e1th i<.enn.ed:, and Berthe unne.4y,. ---.. , . <:. ._ ... · "!'~•• to ;::e to be th~ peu . .:,ns ~hoae cepiea are aubaertbed._to the roree:01r.c'::f.u t~ent, ·en~ eci!IIO-.lleclged tlla\ tlltJ e:reaute4' the HIie, . · ' ,, ,lf!T:.'EES li,J hen4~fd otr1.11111 s.aJ •. ' lllOTi.liUL Su_L. 1,c .Bennet_t:. H,1ur1 Publi o ln 1111d ror th• County or R1Hre_ide, State or'ca11°n,.rnh. I • . ' ; ii.~u .. , tor rto:ir4 fab li., U..>4, at \o 01 clock. 1,.M. 8' request ~r C1Uuci• N11U, ·T:ru•t It su111s'i !w, 1ut.rs1de, Cal, Cop1.e4 in Boole. No. 15~ o; uttioiel ·t .; • Re11orda,. Pit• 1119', et •Cl., lec:ir11• :if RiH3:"11114• County, CeUr:>rnie. , ... n.:so l•ck A,Ro~•~R•oorde.r iy ,·. B.Row,Depu t1 R~oorder. C0111peri14: Copy11t; .4,Burgeu; C011par.r: M, Altiok: . • " .rJmllCAlt IIATI01f4 BANIC or SAX !ERIWltDIO) ., fO ( • . 6 ' , 7U ff!RA B.\I'LIT . . .. ..-: I• COXSIDIIU.TIOJf of the IWI ~r ~-D doll1re to ~t 1D bend pa14, rtee1p\ wbere:ol le ller•'bJ •oJGio•l1d1 .. , JiC.411 114TtO!UJ,. IWII OP S.&.1f BB11ll.411DDIO, CALIFOllNJ4, ' . . . . . . . 1 •11~1 bUklq ... ~111t .. ,· tb• PH., of Che flrel pert, btl'tillttter Nf•n•i W H ille •1raator• 4o-• bmltJ ~ 0a1lo, Y-'11 Pili BUI.IT, n• pnt7 ot tbt •eoond ~art; ~tre1.utter. r•tene4 lo u the •puhe• au. that oer1111a re9l;propertJ a1t11at1~ · :{ .. ._ , ,. . . .~ ' .• ' ' •--. • ... ~ .. . · l ... . ,\ . • ' AO !
Item 2B - 29QWl.llf5 .lU lilHCJ \1¥YM,.I .,,,_,_ -• .. •••••-•• ---~.• v• ........ _.. ....... , •1t-•••wvoia .,..., •v••w,...,, •w••••• Lot 31 of Ptl'oe.Te.r4H ,Traoi ,2 u lll/,011D· by map thereor on t~le in Bo~lt -1 '7. P8@'• 54. :,r mepe ,.aeo;,rd• ot ~a14° Count,f. 'I Th1• cone111tce 1_1 :nad• •Ubout liabill ty on t~e part or ~h• greD~ beceuu or •.o aa.ooant of any :t ,tbe t::,Uow,ing meUff8 perta1n1ng to or afteoUng raid . . .. l•J .Ul liens •~d eacwabr•n~~a, it an7, aiade, ~utter•~ orcreeted b7 the gru1~ee: elao, the Uen or e U tan, and aaaeH111ente ~t delinquent u;on the ~•te hereof, ud it there be en7 UHi :>r UHHlll9Dta Wbicb are 4el1•DQU11Dt, and thl'a deed 11_8iftll ~ : . ' . 1a conau:i::iati.)D :>t.•DI' ~rithn agreement of aele, made by th~ srantor, and 1n auch .isreeaaect the bu7er agreed t~ pa, •ucb taxe• an4 •~HHMr.t~ u are Q~W dd1ftquent, . t!l'n ·there shall b~ no l1abtiU7 .:,n the part ot the gr1111tor beoauee ot th• nutence of ., auch deL1nque11t tazea so agreed to be paid b7,1ucb bwyer. t 1 . lb) ill eaee~Hta ,-nd rlgbta "r wei tol'. public utUUiea and :,tber ·; ~ -pcirpoHa reaen..S in and granted by 1iustrumnta or reoord or.Y111ble. t M I I ••• .. ... RESERVING 0t:> the gron~r. 1ts au.coeeaora and &HiBnt. an4 ·exoepUng . .. operation ot thia Deed, the tollo~1ns r1ghte.!n ;r pertaining to the premia~• ' . -f here bf• 'to-lr1 t: .. · from th~ ,o) 1'be r1g!:t or way in., onr, Up01l and aorou a atr1p ot lend1.1'our. teet,1n w1dtb, along the exterior b~undary lines lother_than atreeta) ot each lot· . " •~ aho_r.a :>n U• aubd1Y111:-n pf'at rorm,tng a ~rt or the ••id'preml•ee• end 1a110.-in1 oTer i ,upon and ecr-:a4 ell atreeta,sbutUJIE on aaid premise•, r~ laying,. ~natrut·uoe. ' • ,; I • • ma1nta1n1nl!', ,ni.;'rg1ng, :istn~ :,pereung a,id rebuiltlng, pipes, _.pipe l11M11, cond,u1-ta, 4 • .• ~. .. pole Unu •Uh w1ru and acrou ar:os, :'or 1tater, pa, o'il, eewera, eleotr1o Ugb1l, · electric power, teleph;iae and teletrapb' ~1th tbe rtrbt t:,_ eoter 1&p011 ·aald0 atrt._p· or land -.. alid 1111d atreeh for 1;1te p11rpoae ot 11lapect1~,·repa1i'illg., replacinr, enlarg11'g e.Dd o. • • • JI~ ,• ..... ' I O(?lltro.111ng all ot the aue, ud the right ot 11111 ;aoe exercised tor·a.ny ~urpose•abaU ~t ··• ncluahe ot the r1gh·, ta uerciae U again. tor tbe HIH or similar purpos,a, or 'l tor ;)tber purposes, s1tb the right to ·•ran.tu to or ~11.ter upon aa.y muniillpeU t1, ~ . . . pol1~1oel ,eubdi'f'iaion, public ~Ul1t7 orcother corporat1011 .or _peram I one' 01'• tJIOl't 'or ia1d . " I •, ' I ' i . . f · I ,· . .; ,. p .! ; rightl, end to '.} . . , . ~-retatn e:rero1ae and/or tren1re1~ other_ ot aa1d rl@hte to :itberi. • j ....... · . .' Thie 0011.nyence .1a made, and title veata in the sr:antu here1JI, ·1&pon I an~ adtiJect to the ~:>llo•tn1r·cond1t.1:,ns, ell :>t wb1ob •ball be 4•~•-d ooD41ti:i~~ aubee~~•·n·tJ : . . . whereoi,. 4epeil~• the eont1nued fsht and t1 Ua ot the grantee,, the eu11oa end auooHaora· · i... ,. lD iGtereat ot the grentte, to~•Hi ' (d) 'l'IIU aa1d prea11aee aball be :)CCll;"ied and used only bt peraoce :,f the nit~. or Cau1es1~.o nee, •;.-.-hail HYer b;·uHd or :ioc~~led .~1 ani · par\~~ or the . • • •• • + 1:11i,te or Ceuouian ~; pr:i'f'tdad;-Dl>tt..t.q hereU o;mtelned •lle.11. be deeme-4 to prevept · · . , tbe preaenae up~ ae d prem1aa• ot pereonli not ot the •:,h1 te or C111oaaian race when aucb pera::ma are ealJ!~OJed a• 4:,med,ic or houeebolc! ur•nta 1.D . the tam:11 or • per•~ ,,. ot 1'he JJiU• 01' Cuouian raoa wlro U ao\\aall7 oooup11DS Mid p~eaaieea. No Japeneea, C"2;p•~•• Mmo•~• !1114u, or ~D41a11. ~~ll _\e c!eeme4 t~ be ot t~~ ~bite or :•uceaiu re~ H •uob larma •r• hereta u .. d. . . . r • I ,.: le) 'ftaat.ao·:,ut4oor or a.teched wtar oloset, toilet' or pr1YJ' shall ner , ~ . \ be pi,ao,4, a1nh1Hd ~r p•naUte4 llll aaid· premtaee, and tha~ eacb and ~!l'J eloHt . , , ndl.eP ~i,tlal •1ata111ad. ca •~14 ·oramlaH shall oleeD bJ water r1usb1nc into ea iuuler1roua4 I· •• .1 . . f
Item 2B - 30.. premilH;.nor •hill said preui1He·.e•qr be u .. d tor brM41q or raising any anlmal, 6 ,., .. r::iwl or 'bird tor c:)Dletcial parpoae1. ,,, (tJ) '?bet Htd preaai•• •~ell. b• 11Hd0eJ1:Clua1'!'9lJ' tor rell14t!1.c• purp6••• . en:! s!!all nner b• uee4 tor Plll'P0H• ot trade ;,r ~uslneu and ,thel no bu llding ah~ll . ever be placed, erect•~ or per::i ttad on aa1d premtaee otber then a s1ntle,4etached . . r.ar.11 ty residence; pro•lded, nothing l:ere1n eon ta1ned shall ba deemel! to prennt an1 . proteuional per-eon n1nt_Un1 ng .residence ,>,D said PfH1Ha tro111 repei Ting. and trea·t1::g pati~\.e or cU~ata at auch re;1.ide~e; aor a.ball an7t.h1ng herein contained r. rev en t ;he JouUM&J"ilJ •~ction :and 111a1atenance ot ten·cee, wells, gar~ea and ::ther outbuildinga •·· u•ed( 1n o :mnec-.t1on ~1th a priv~te real denca. l'het no edTerth ing. or tor-sale 111gna shall be d1aplayed OD Uic! premiaea ,rith.:lut. the 0°0UHt ot the.. grantlor. • .. I h) 'J.'bet s~1d · pretai•ea. abal~ ne.ver l'e uaed dr ind~e~~tal or mlltlutaet.uring ·_ purpol!ea, or tor •· senUertu• :If hospital, ?r to.r tbe "adin(r ot 1lcoholic Uquor·•• :>r ·••· . . or per311 tied :>D ,a~d pram1.•• tor uu tor reai de nee purp:iaea, or· 11Hd' tor ru14enoe pu:rp~aes, \llll.HI 1D connection with or H ID ad'Junct "to 8-private reaidence tint / '• •• p I .. pl.aced and ma1at•1ne4 on sa1d pre:liaea. ~•t DO uae4 bu1141Dp •~all ever be mp•ed ... . . ' rro11 •not~er locatton to utd premise•• or placed :or permitted.on ae1d premises, an!l only. n;w :,; preot1c1111 na• 111atertala ·•hall be uaed tn t~·-qoastructton or bu1ldtn~ on · said premi ~•• \. -' -11 l ·That no -.... ' .. buildint, well or structure shall be erected or plac•d on " . . . . U1d prem11ea,unleu oonatructed .tn aubatantia l accord wt i'h tbe plans &Dd~ctticationa , th'ere:'or whicb i.ve ti rat been subm1 He4 to tlie gr-an~r ~d been approTed by it, a~~ wh1 ch, a ~ong ot·b1tr th 1nga apecity the ezterior colors, aet-back and looa tion tbereor· • . and>:he geding, plant1n€, aod lenc!aaap1ng ot premises. For -purpon_0ot .reoe1v1.ag, . . . -,. . . e·~n11dertng and approv1nt· plana, t?:e grantor may appoint an Arohi teotural BoaJ.'11 ot 1uoh r • • • • . • ,. , ~ •• •~•r aa 1t shall aee proper, one :ir them •hall be e UcenHd arcbi'tect. Such Joatit ., . : eball deter.niD" '.\hat type or ihea ot arc h1 tee ture. Shall be ueed throughout tba aubdi Y$si:>D ~ . . . ; . . ~ / bt which aaid prem1aea torma a par,. The Boa:d ahall· not arbitrarily withhold approval ot .. . . ' . . ,. . .,.. ', .. e#i, .P'-8Z1.1 and 1pecit1cattona, but only ~r t&Uure to comply w1th t?:e approved_ architeotura·1· 'I . • • '9 ~ • • • ' • p ' • • • • I "' • •chame or tor teulty, cheap, 01; 1mpertect des11n or location, or tor an1 reason wUoh . ~ . . .1D t~ op1~1on or the Board /ould·ceuae ~b• _•tructur~, it, erected; t?_,~·~ut or keep1ng· ... , and hermon:, •U.b the ther_ !tructurea 1n. the eub1Uv1,1on. lJI that no bu1~~1ng, 111.cl~ding 1ta porches, abiu.ya ~roJ~ct1ona, fh•ll be place4, maintained or P'fm1tte4_~~-aaid premi.aea ~nl.eaa the aa~ 111\uate not laaa tha• t~J teet trom ·t11e tront line ot the prem1~•• 1th~t 1a, the a11-reet 11nt or th• lot upon ~hich ~b• ~u~ldtng 1a situatel and 1r aatd building be situate upo• ~ • .. corner lot, ahall also be 11 tuat.• aot Leu tban tnn~y teet trom the street un'e ;,t the ·• • ll,8areat aid~ 1tree\ • ., lkl '?bat: aald pre111hu &ball l't all n:nea b4! kept 1D a cleon; 1igbtly '~nd •holeao•• condl t1on, •d tber•· sht1i-1 be re~vec! iheretrbm w1tb1n not more. than •h1rt:, dey1 rroa ud •fter written aoU.a• rr0m the grantor requiring •uch remoTal; · . . all WU11ghtl7 matertale; 'liatbla tr011 the higbnJ or adJo1n1ng prem1•e~, 1nclu~111S . . ..... , trub,·Utter, Jun~ J,oxea, c:>otalnere, cena, ciaed and 11410011d-ban4 implement• machtner:,, l111ber alllll,o.ther,bullding 11;111~er1a1a. Suoh wr.itten no~ic• 1Da:,·be aer••4 upon • • \ ,·
Item 2B - 31---..---·-------4--.... _ ---·~·-••o .. •• ~--•wo••-•-J or 11:d tat1:,ne1 hereby lmpo .. a or !t4!re111 rettrred to. ) In the eveiit ot Y01obt1ya :>r bre•oh ot eeid ·cond1 t1:111a or an1 o• -'-m •. ~ the t1t1., ?;eret>y grented shall be torte1ted aa to th~ gren,tee, and the Ullifca r .di al.lc«111:,rs :t' tte-grante_e. ei.d, •~all. thereupon reYert ~ the grani.or, and ,t'lie ssig_na . an~.aucaeasora :,t·tb• g~aot:,r, each :>t 'll"hom ahall h!I•• the rlght.:>_t 1r:med1el.e r:e-entry by rituoo t~ereot; pr°0Y1dec!, ho•e•.:-r, such.breach :,~ re-entry. by reeaon tbereot. lhall no~ det'eet : r render laYaUd the lien :>t ariy aao~teage or deed ot trus.t :11ade. in g:,od ta Uh, 'for 'ft! lue, as i:, sald land ,.nd •DJ 1mprove:iienta thereon, or . .r/ny part tl:e:reot; ' i,r:>v1c!ed, rurt!:er, ee~h 111114 all or t.he rutrictlona and cond1U:m1 set rortb h ,ar~grepha lettered ,.~,. and, •1• herelnbetore_ aet.torth shell• cease and be or r.o further ettect on end atttr Januor1 l1t1 lQ~O, an~ eaoh and allot the other raatr1ct1ona and conC:1t1ona &hell 1n all napeata terminate and an~··anc! l:e -;,t n:> turther e(tect, .aitl:e~ on ttle prem1••• or ,n the partle• hereto, their aucceaeora and asa1gna·on and ette~ / Januory 1st, 1S50. ' . Ill' WI'l'l-!SS IHER!OF, ae1d Uren to! -bae caused the e:recu uon or thh instrument by 1 t.a officers ·thereunto duly autb,;°r1zed 1 °8111! its oorp:>rat~ seal to be. / attt.ud,. tl:11 7t.b day of February, ,1934. • (CORFORAT! SUL•) u.s..1.R·.s. t.50 Cancelle.d. Sta't;"e :>t CaUtornta, l .,. County~ Sall BerU1"4t110) . , AM!lUCJ,.N NATI-~N.lL l!;.NK OF ~AN B~NJ.RDINO, ' CJJ.IFO!l:;u; : , . By H.T.Slater,V1ca-Prea1deDt . ' And U.t. Stepbau,True.t otticar. -~ 110,arf t,ibUo in •~d tor the county :>t San Bernardino_, state ot caUtorn1a, rea~dlng .the.rein, duly comiaiaa1one4 aad noriaa personally appeerad H.T.Slatu,' known tom~ t:11 be ,he Yioe-PrH1dent •Jd M.L.Ste111ten•, Q.:)l'll to me to 'be tbe Truat Ol'tlcer, ~t the . .American ' . Rational Bank ot SH' Berurdiao, C:aUtornia~-the corporat1011 th•t e:zeoutad' the \'_ilthin ant torerolq 1utrument, aaid knoc to ,:e to be the persona who e:reoutet aa1d l?•tr.umant f • • ' • • ' • CID behalf or ••14 aarp0rattoa and ackll:)Wledsed to me that ,uch corporation 8%eoute4 the .. < . ..., . ' .. ,• . ' Df 1I'l1QSS ~IOF: J ,•v• her~unt:, , 1e:r 1D thl• oertitica&e tint •~•• written, •, a,t IIJ hand and aea,l, the day Ud ... . . Ith el ~-Bower, ~ Sote17 tu'bllc.1n and ·ror the Clount1 :,t San Bernard1110,State ot Cal1_t:>rnte., . . '. Reoe1'H4 tor J'ecol'd'~•ble, UM, at 2 o'oladlt ... 11. at· requeat ot IB~ S.ourU.J 'title ia.1. a Ouar.•Co. Cop1e4 1a 1ioo1t Ro. U58 ot Otttcial Beoorcla,-page 298 •.'-.. q. , ·aeoOl'cta ot Ri ffr-n «• cowa t:, , c ,u to rn1~. . '••• 11.ao •. Jeck~. ao,a,Beoordu --... --"· ....... _ -----·-' \ I. I l I
Item 2B - 32i . . ' \ ... . . . . ' .. •• i -• . . ' .' ,. ' .. '\ " .. . ·. , " .~ .~.. '. :' : ., . . ,.· ., ·,\·\•. ·vo•-.. P*OIS DA~ o,·-oRDD!C,. ,· . ~ ' \·!·., ... . C:Ogtr.\'!' . ,...,_ " .._ • ; ~l~er•~~• _: _ 1• I~: .., . _..,., :· . . . Ootobe~ -~~-, 'i9aJ.. . .•. ·• 1' _: -i,. :· • • . , · i11 WplllSS WHIRIO, • .the' llan«a«or baa 8:1!',~utecl tbld. blat"fl~' t!\e cle7 ~~··. , .: • •• . ; ' ! ,I ·' ·' .. year flre~ ber•;lnab,oH wrltie~ , . ... · · ·• : . '·u. ·;r. 81qer '\ •• z,-Sln«er ' :•~ ... · 1 Clara L • .i:>inger · . f CiaN · L~S1pafr , ·: ~ : · .• .'~ '., t .... • , . r, .J • .. ' .. Sta u ot Calit.~~~•.) . • • : . . , . .. · • '. ·_. · '1t -,•.:* . I· . Couat:,_otRi'terellle):H~ .•. · • ·'., •..• .. · ,· .. •,.. ·1···• ··1 " . On thil 19tl\ __ ,. ot lfa.l'Oh-193ci, betori me, ·B. L. Seelig,.• Notarr l!ub~1o • · f • in llnd ror' aald Cotint1. and State. pneozuall,-appeartMt )(. J. Singer .. ac1 Cl.a~ ~-811,pr,.. i' • ICDollll to 111• to b• tbe 1P~NOD9 cleeorlb•cl 1D-all4 "'1ole D811H are e11baorlbel\' to' ·tt,. w1th1 .. \ lutrunet1t, aacl' .tdknowle~f'•4 ~ti ,\II• ~t tba:, ~~ettu1!•4. ,h.a ·••--• ./ , .. • • • · ,Ji. P, Seelig · , • • · · · · · . (HO.TARIAL ~) • · ··1'o1111rr A>11bl1c 1n and" tor '•tel' eount',-. ,. 'ot ,R1Tel'~1dlt, State or Cal1ton1a •. I Rea1denoe Norco, •Cal1toru1.a; • • • · · . ., ., . . .. . . • • • • ~ C~hrioq uplr•• rebruat7 o, 191B '\ • , , ' r-;ReoeiT.e4. ror N0oH. Mir. lG'-, 1936 at 3~. lfln. i?91t 10. o•ol'.qcfc A·. If. ,it '/ · #r,07 ,queet or Mtiee, .code~ in B_ook No·~ me or'·o'rt1o;a1 ~a~r41; ~age 2!'>2_' e't · aeq, • Re~orde • ,( ot Ri nrli de Count7, ea 11 rornle. . · · · · ·. • : . . . .; . . . . l"eee •1.30 •Jeck A. 'Ro.H • Reool'cler , •• . ~ . . -By P. B. -Row, De-puty R•oor1t·er .. ·• a l • ; .. , t • ~ .~ • Coni~ered:. Co-nylet •••• Ali-lo\c:, Co!'1'l,8N1" .. A: llur,eaa . ... -... ' . . . . . ... : I •. . . r '\ •• '1" I I • . ,. ~. .. . . . . . . ~ ..... I • , • • ! I' -~. I __ J VAN BVIRA BAILEY ff At' ) ·,· ' : ·· • 'l'he Ct1D814er.tfon for.th{f' •· ·:.: ~ · TO 1• 1 ) • , • ',WARRAN'J.T IEBD . ~ ::rg~!',?8R/st:=:.t:-z: ·~• '' . W O 1>tJ'RC-"' . ) . · I • · to~ N u1re4. • · I . . ,·· •••• ~ .. ,. .._ •>•.,\ . 'DOW AL; MEN BT THISI PRISql'l'S 'n!~t .Van~ sau.,. end·Ra~b~~ .T. Bal_l-.,. ~ . bla w1te, of', Rt••relde .county, ,tat\ ot Citllrorn1a • ln oone1deret1on' ot ttn dollar,.' \ , .. ; , (tlO..00lto tbea ndd·by w •• o~ Pu.~11 ot Banni'nR. R1Te'ritlde·County1 Celitorn\a, haYe•, .: • .' b•~lnecl fDd aolA, and b,-:thea.• ,u-.. nd14o annt. _bar,iain, eell.anit oo•·v.~'o. w .. ·o~-,•:· . ' . -PURCILL, h1a belie and aeail'n.a,,all the rc!uopn« b~ndlt;d an4 deeo:r1b'e4 1'H~;1>roJMirt7. : ai~ue~e4 b the· County ot 1l1Hra14e, Sdt~ pf Calitb~a_;• . 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Item 2B - 35. -\ r 7SH \ ·I '· ' ,arm ~eOIU'l't l.41111Ai:atrat1on holde Crop, Chattel an4"L1v6et11ck Slot't&IIB•• ' • -· ,I ~-· d.' earn, b~lda lien on Tractor 1n the. BIIIOWlt ot d)OO .09•;, . . ClDd be wU~ wi.rrant and deteJad all p:-operty he.re~, mor~a«•d •gainat any or an ·a \ -pert1oa• w!l_o.,.oa.•er. · , · ! '• · ~ . • . : • ' · .<2) 'lber• ue hereby adopted tu1d in"o~uded herein by tbla·~;t~rence t tt:ent:o(ln oontormity witn t'l• provbione ot Section 2963; ot the Ci-,J,l ~Oda ot. tli4· ·. , St'-t" 0~ C.l1torn1a) CO~Dl&nt•. oUlllbeNd 0118 to .. elnen ll to ii> ua. ae,t )•ort~ .. 1~ -·;· t11ll in ttMat· cert~1D P'~'otlti~• Crop cuii! Chattel llortta«•, d6ted February 1, 19)8',. recorded. ln the· Ottlclal Recoi'dis ot. Riq~ide County r State ot Ca"l1torn1a, _ in· Yol.__ )92, at pege 3, on •'118\l•t. 17, ·19)8. ·· · . • • , •· , ·· +: •• , IU ilI'l'N!:SS ",ffl!R!OP, ti\• t-14 Nortsat11or('e) ll!,i (hbYe) hereWltO ••t J111, (t'e.'1•)/. •band(a) and eeal(al tbe day auad yeu.i in thia inatrumeot t1rat &balft writ~en. · · • · . , W!CQesae• 1A8 to b,~th hlgnatureas . latlisa I. Patera• ,fS.al) ·, •, , -·· _. -• • . . . :l'W! I., Pfi!DI ( Buababd) I ; Bula Peter• (Saul . ~ · •· I JtY.l• Pn,ei:!. I ','lite ) . , ., St11te ot Cal1tor11b, 1.. l --.' .... r •• • .... ~oWltJ or R1 vara ,ue, · aa. . , _ Od th111 Sth da1 or :.fitrch, 1941, be~ore ae, Lo_le I. Jucobaon, a noturr. , p11bllc in uni tor~ .idd o:>11nt1 l:IJlcl !lt•te, perao111slly aripeitred J'aliea 1. Petttra and ·. Eula Pete.re, known to u t.o be the peraon(a) 1deacrU1ed in &ncl wh:,sa ~fua(a) la Iara( aubacrlbed to the within lnalrument, and acknowledged t:, mft that bl (they} ,::outed . . ~ . . ,,, -· Loil I, J111!obaon, · 6 tile 8i,J118o •# • . •' ·• • Uot11r1 Pub~lo in 'an4 ·ror aal~ (rJOTI\RI . .i,. :-,"E,,L) . • County anci Su.ta. ~ I ' • Ny C?•~1uo1on \1i:xp,1r~a ~rch ~O, l9t,.). -.Realdano.1 ,91ythe, Cailt, . .. , , ,', '?·. ~-· i ~ • , \ . J' . at1oelir\d tor Raoord.l&ar S, i9f.l,,bt 8 o•o'l.ook ,,.M. 1at requealt .ot'.':.tt~ee. •-1 ;-~~ :o;iled 1n Bo:>k no. '492 or ort1eial Records, page 5~2 et aeq~. Recorda· qf. . . , -,_. ~. f _-iUvera11l.e '-ount.1, Gal1torn1•. · · , : , ,-,, • • . · • • T' • • ' • • • ' t'ee.a, ,#l,bO • .T11ck ... Ropa1 i,ecorde-r. : : • ... :{ · ', ·, . . ' ~., . ~ . Coupi.red: .,.,,. -. •' copybt-~• !'.verett.;-comparer P. 'landel~ ' -1 • r .) .. :v. ~. PURc&i. E'l'. ,.!. ... .; .. · .. {'. • .• ... •:i ; •r. I. . •, . I; .. ~ . ... . . , '· • JIE:,ay MC M.JltlS ) ) . ) ' J -: .. . ~· ·-. · .. , .. ,to • I : f6 I -. ~H COll!lirEll11T.IOII ot T.u. •Ad No/lOQ ~llKra W~-0• PUf.!LL,.: Illa~ ~~own. 1A8 • ,. . _.• •, :·i .• ., I • • \ . . . I . WIU.I·..t~ J1. MJl!CELL,' an4· CiCILT PU!lC!U., h19 w1t1, blao· ll'~owil •~ Cl!:C;lfY q_'BR:IBll. PURq! do Here"T Gr1&11t to RE!mt' UC ~llS, ·11 1110111• IIIUl,-llll, tl\11t neal property aUuate· 1n · the ,G1r.y ot P!Jlm Springs, C.o~ty ot Riveralde; State. ot Cal1tornia0 4ea1~ribel1 ~. tollowa: • · • · · . · · t •.', ·•. : / ·, .' LOt )1,.,Nloa, ~•rdaa Tract No. 2, u ahO!'n bT lU!' on tile ln Doo'k i,X ·•' ~f• '54 ot· U.pa ,· in· th~ .o~t1ce ·or th• Countr Reoorder ot Rhert1~• co~,,;.. ,fii,.!\. t:>rn11a; a ·. · · • .. -.. '.; • SUB."!CT 'ro • .t'leneial ~d apec1al iaxea tor tt•oel ,1\flr, 194li42. ~ Cond1~1on~. reetr1ct1oiw, r•••r•at~ona, ri,:bta, 'ri~hta·o~ wa1,ot i~o'1l,. ~II'nl!-:!'S our h.ada tbh lat dllf ot March, 1941, , ! • :f • ~. o. Puroell • .. ·: .::• ' : \ o. -/ ' : .. ) .t • :· : ' .. , ... .. ... • I ) CeoilY. 0'·Bt1•A Pu.rcttll " c~aily Puroell · ) , u.s.I,H.S. $4.95 C11noelled. ' ... ~ : . . ( ·. . '. •-~ . :: '~-~ . . . county ot Loa ,.nplea )N. :i . On th1e 5th' dttY ot .llaroi, 1941, -betore iu, ltba c. MoJul, • lfohry. · .. Publ1 o 1n .ad tori add Co~t7 ud Jtate, · 'p,reo.iaal;f appeai-ed 'ii.· O.: Piu'o~~l \(It · Cec111 Purc•ll, lcAo~ to• to be ib. per10~• ~••oribe4 in iind wbo~e•n~~ ~•. aubaor1\•d to. tbe wlthla. ia•trua.11~,. and ta'oltaow.lad«•d ,aiat th•1 ~xeo~t•d· ~•-... ...... ' . ~'ISS m, baad and otnc·~,•l the. dar ~4 rear 1: thl• ·cert~tlc.ite ti"~ abOYe wrltt.D, ~ .... , Btba,.C. l&oJul : . .. •.•• =· ". ' ~ ·1 &~\~ ~ . .. :, -~: . ,···. .. ... ~ :· .. ,., .. ~ 4 •, ..•. ~;
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Item 2B - 44" .·, Rc,CIERT C:, KIRKWOOD ftfflff•'I -crmm ·i. . ., ' '· -· co-\~tlll I -· ... ,~4111 .... I ) ~ ' . • Gentlemen: "' (l!~ntn,Uu uf lite ;itate uf Q!ulifomiu , .. Httll'tANt;I AND 01" t.\• 11i111110N 1110 IIOWIIW l1m.1>1Ne I.OS ANG£1.E9 l:J, CAL.t,OIINIA \ December 10, 1953 J Io re: lihl-u\.! ,n.,. J\'il\t;il:,H .. -l tlece&sed. Your Order No •• , .. 5.3.~ffe9 . Thia is to advine you that an examination by this de,P.artment 1ndioatea·thht no inhorltnnce tax is due the State ot Calitornia~y reason or the doath ot above deoedent and more 1>4rtioularly by roason ot his ownorship 2t th$ t~llow~ng described ~ro~erty IH:,I,LlE Wl,G ':ER r r with ........... _ .. ·-'-··--· .... ~-•· ----···-. .. , surviving joint \.onant: • ..... Pl,. HNOII• .. "· "· , .... _,,,.J ~--··· .. ' Lot 31 of f',~LOf. V.1:.:d.J~ ,.;•,.,-,l:'l' • ..i. 2, as st-:,·::1: by :~ar on file :: ~ock 17 vace 54 or Cn~s, 1~ ~i~ ttric~ or tr.e 1.,.:;.:,,~y h-:coru(;l' 01· the Cu\t.nt~· .>1' l\in.:·.::i~c · ... ·-·· . .. ·. Very truly yours Robert C. Kirkwood =··-· '~-=:-~ :.,.~.-:_r:---:~ Controller By ~-Q~~ .. ~aaoo:Inh~a;;oe Tt\X Atty. ~ ' PHOTosr ~ TID Cotvt,-,..n~o -~·---.: .. _ •. CO-'fp~k",.,• .... ,.. ... ~ ............ _._,. .... , . .,..., .... ,.. ..... ,,,, ............... -=-":j .. "It• ,. .,._ • l • • -• JIP~••1""• 11•~91f• ? f .• \ .. t.,· . . : ..
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Item 2B - 46Branch :025,User :DESL -·· \tu 1 :~t I 2 3 1--f 4 :· ~ .. a, " !5 .1.' ...... I; 6 . .., .,, ..... I t;x--7 > ,I 8 0 cfl' .: ~} 9 ) J ..ii 10 5 ~! IR; 11 ·: ~, :. __ _:_ 12 ... --·----.-, , 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 'D 28 29 3() 31 32 Comment: -~--, ... -----·=-=--~--·---,~--~;-*Pleau, Tt~ord & uturn to tile , · 1ddru1 ehM<n 1n ·ch• upper left ha:id ¢or,;••. Otftce #800-Trult Acco,aneing Dept. ,ch Fh·. 3810 Wihhlu n~. (LAM IA'n!SACIC •Ulll(I( IAIII: Loe Ana•t••• Celif, 90010 . flAKER, ANCEL AND REDMOND 4T101Ut1Ya AT V,W ••• Wl&.HIIA• aot.lMILYA,-,0 LO• ANOCl.111,. ea-.0"09'NlA •0011 ,. .... ~ ...... ·····•·, Auonwys 101 Petitioner ---• surERIOR COUR? OF CA~IFORNIA, COUNTY OP LOS ANGELES In the Hattar of the Estate of /INN/I MOHR, Deceased. ) I I ) '-~ - ---_l No, P48S070 ORDER SE'M'I,ING E!GHTH ACCOUNT ,,AND RSPORT; DIRllCTING PJ'lllLIN~ IN/IRY DlSTRlBUTtOtl; J\N~ AWARn-lNG EXTl!AORDIN/IRY COMMISSI~NS /,ND FBES ThB Eighth A.:count dnd Report of; Ali1:1inistration by Exe-cutor and Petitior. for Settlement; Petition for P:::eliminary Distributjoni and Petition tor Extraordlnary Collllftiesiona to Bxocutor 4nd CxLroordinary Fees to Attorneys, came on rog~lorly ~n::: he.iring in Department ll of thfl abovo entitled Court on t>ctobor 28, 197S, the Honora1>1., l\rthur K. •larshall, Judge Pre• nidir,g, Appeuril'MJ on l>ahalf of th& benolici4riea ~nd Lha Petitioner wore Baker, Ancel and Rodn,ond, by cerald T, Manpearl, no At· torneys for the Executor, Union Bank; Stuart R. Mon~al appear-ing aa AttornP.y for tho Estate of Betty Scheyer, ~eased; Low and Stone, by Leonard Low, acting as Attornoya for Pioneer. Wom• en; and Bernard S\lverman end Murray Lortzman appearing as At-totnoys for Harry Mohr an~ as Attorneys for John Carroll, aa Truotoe ot Harry .Mohr and aa AsaigneB of the interests of Harry Mohr. 'rho Cou._t £ind11, 11fter reading ~nd c0-n11idcring thB Petition, -1-Station Id :C47E ···-•---· .... -.. . --.. RIVERSIDE.CA Page I of7 Printed on 8/18/202 I 11 :23:42 AM Document: DC I 975.147636
Item 2B - 47Branch :025,User :DESL r r· i i I l ... .... " I: ~ ~ 0 g ~ .1 :--;11'~ J:lh ~, H :cl!~ ~ • I C a • Comment: ., ....... --~-~-~~--~-~-----· ·--~---·-··-___ ·-· __ , __ j . l 2 3 4 & 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2i 23 24 25 26 '27 28 29 30 31 32 and upon conaitlcring the evl.danca, and the Stipulations and arg1menta of Counsel, fr<>M proof being 111ade to the1aa~iafaction of the court, that notice of the time and pla~o of hoaring ha• been duly givon a• roquir•d by Law1 that no per•on appeared ~r ob;ected. or othorwiae contested the Account and Report, or any --part thereof, 01· the Petition tor Settlenent and for Prel!111ln11ry .. Distribution; that tho Account and Report should be •ettled, / approved and gr.inted1 that the beneflciarie,-, all of whem··;;;;;' repreaented in Court, sntered into csrtnin Stipulation• and agrce~ente as horetnafter Aet torth1 pursuant to the request of the bvneficiaries and patitioner, the Petition for tnatruc-tiona should be taken off Calendar without prejudice; that ~er• nard Silv•r~an represented to the Court that ho would file the neceGsary releasea 4nd accouncin9s, as more particularly set forth in Paragraph 19 of the Petl.t:ion, withi'I 90 days1 the bone-ficiar ies •tipulatod that, of the distri!:iut,.ble amounts to Harry Mohr, S4.500 w"a to bo deducted a• inte~eat on preliminary dia-tribut.ions which h• ha•j ~ecelvorl, .!nd o( said a111ount, $750 waa tu be paid to the Estate of B•tty scneyor and G3,1~0 was'to be p~id to Pioneer woman; that Harry MQhr is not to be charged any r.?nt for use of the single fa1tlily dw<tlling located in Pala Springs, C.ilifornl.a, and in cnnaido,ration therefor, Harry Mohr waiv~s all claims again~t the eatate, oc the benaticiarias there• of, for ao,rvicaa or rspair& to said dw~llir.g: Pioneer Women, the charitable beneficiary herein, is to be given credit Cor chari• tabla deductions on tho State and Federal Inc~•~ Tax Return~, which credits have not beeu t,eretofore given and the benef:i.ciar-ie• requoat.-.cl and stipulated that. such credits could bo deferred until the next accounting period and requested that th• Court makw prclill'linnry distributions harein without lhe neco11slty for giv-ing credits nt this timo, and the bencticiarica •tipul~ted that. a~ch distributions could be inade at thi~ ti111e without danger or ]Ir---·-. ~·--~-~-. --::.:,~t~~ ~~~-·t3~6 .. ~~~ .. :~ .. ~~:~);!-~~5r::r~:'f~:.;,~·;~· ::·;~-:.:~~/;!°r~~-~::-~;2,.j: ~~;!::~;t:· .... -~t'~:--::, •:: ~ -------~.: ,., •• , .......... -.' .... t t •'• Station Id :C47E RIVERSIDE,CA Page 2 of7 Printed on 8/18/2021 11 :23 ;42 AM Document: DC 1975.147636
Item 2B - 48Branch :O25,User :DESL Comment: ---·---, ' ' i -· --·• -...... _ --~ -··-·-· --·-----~ 1 , i.njurir to anl( of the parties or beneficiaries herei11: tho ben,;,• ficia~ies requ~sted that tho ~uestion of chargoa against tho a !state ot nutty Scheyer for failure to comploto iln .escrow on ccu• 4 tai'I property loc11ted in ~scrt !lot Springs, .is nioro porticul,,cty' u 5 &ot forth in Paragraphs 16 and 17 of the Eigh~h Account and Re• 0 ~ z i il np ,., I =s,i gp: ~~lf X"': f = . g C J ,. ----6 port, be de£errod and thal tho ~atter be taken off ca\andar: thu 7 parties fu~ther stipulatQ~ thnt the pr•limlnary distributions ro• 8 quested h3reln could be "~de without harm or injury to any of tho 9 pa.ttieu or t>eneficiartee, ;,itr.out 11djustJM111t for: tax credit• and 1D without resolving the question of the char9es against the ~state 11 , of natty s~hayer., and the partioo stipulated and agreed to hold 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 'JJ 28 I 29 30 31 32 the peti;:ic,ne.r, Uniun Bank, "B Exe::utor of the Estate, harrnlose by reason of aueh prell~i114ry diotributions· without resolving these ~ueetions, the beneficiari•• atipulated end agreed that the eingl.! family <.t-.,eilinc;t located in Pc.lm Spring'!, Callforn:i.a, should be reduce~ on the b~oks 4nd record• of the Executor. .~o a carrying value of $10,000 froM its prAaent carrying value of $15,500, and that said proi;,erty should be distributed to John Carroll, as Trust:.ee for Ha·~ry Mohr, as pc1tt of Harry Mohr's dis• tributable ahare at a valuo of $10,000; thdt prel1minary dist~ibutlon is ordered as har~inafter set f~rth, that ex~ra-ordinary C<>l!lllissiona and fees shou~d be awarded as hereinafter sot forth; that, upon stlpulation of the benefiela.tios, the expense• relmbur.aed to Baker, .,ncel and Redn1ond should bo ap-pro·1ocl1 th4t tho preliminary distributlon to llury MOhr in the ill!IQUl\t of $1,500, without Court ocdc,c, is hereby approved .ind caid aMOunt should bo deducted from his presont distributable share; and that the Petition chould be 9rantod as herainafter sot forth1 WHEREFORE, It Is Ordered and Adjud9ed ad follo~s: (l) The V.ighth Account and Report ie he~eby settled iind approved !Ind all of the acti; and tranaactl.ona ot the Executoc --------· ................ -...... .. Station Id :C47E .., RIVERSIDE,CA Page 3 of7 Printed on 8/ l 8/2021 11 :23 :42 AM Document: DC 1975.147636
Item 2B - 49Branch :O25,User :DESL I 1 ... 2 3 4 5 ... 6 ., 8 g 10 11 12 13 ,, 14 .t ~ ~l I I 15 ltj~i 2 ,.. I' !!ta ~ 16 ~~.~; .• ~jai 17 ll :i d " ·15 •• : 18 •• ,. 4 !I • 9 19 11 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 'O 26 29 ' 30 I I 31_ \ 3~ I Comment: Station Id :C47E . . ----.--~ ------------------------J <lu,· .l11CJ the period ot thia accounting arn hereby confirnood, ap-proved and Pettl~d, l2) Tho 6i<:Jhth Account is hereby sottlccl anti PotitiQnor is chnr<Jeable with a balance ~a of Auqust ~. l97S o( $637,209.75, of which $801028. 77 consists ol a minus balance of principal c.ish ane $1Ml.06 consists of income cash, all of which belongs to the £state ond is in tho posse"slon of the executoc. ll) The sum of $5,200 w~a heretofore dietributed to Dernard Silvetman, pursuant to the Order Settling Seventh A~count, and Bernard Silverman offered to and is directed to obtain releases for each of the assignments, attdchm~nts and ~xecutlons ~hat said I sums were to be used for, and "to file said releasos with tho court snd send contormod copies to P~titioner and Petitioner's Attorneys, and to provide an accounting for all sums to John Carroll.' the Trustee for Harry Mohr, with a copy tc Petitioner and to Petitioner's l\ttorneys, withiot nine.ty days. (4) The Petition fo~ Instructions is taken off Calend3r without prejudice; (SJ $~,500 i.s to be charged against the distributable share of Harry Mohr, which amount shall I.re paid $750 ;;o th!J Estate of lietty Scheyer and SJ,750 to Pioneer Women, (&) No rent .ls to be charged to lla,cry Muhr for use of"the single family dwelling in Palm Springs, California, and ln con-sideration there1or, Harry Mohr has waived all claims against the es~ate and rhe beneficiarie9 for aervic~s or repairs to said dwelling; (7) Tho carrying vaiuo of thac ccr~ain single family dwell-ing located in Palm Spring6, California, is to be rsduc~d o~ tho books and records of the Executor to $l0,000, and' said property Js to be distributed to flor:ry Mohr ni; pllrt of hie distr:ibutablc share of this estate aL the value of $10,000. Said property is presently listed on the accounting of P~titioner as: -4-.. --·--·-.. ·-" t ·----~--RIVERSIDE,CA Page4 of7 Printed on 8/18/2021 11 :23:43 AM Document: DC 1975.147636
Item 2B - 50Branch :025,User :DESL ·. ·--., I 1 2 ii 4 ~ 5 6 7 8-9 10 11 12 13 .:, 14 z ,. ·) I ~ ! 15 :3§r= ..: I• ;~ r 16 1ihi 17 !H g ~-18 S ~•at: I "c fi • ! 19 I> 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2.8 2.9 llO 31 32 3) Comment: --··, •r•• _*_,. __ ... _. __ ,..,.,.----• •--...--.... __, Rc4l E9tat8 -J.ot 31, Palos Verdeu TR l, ,hvorsidu County -252 Ocatl.11.J St. Palm• $15,SOO (81 TnK credits due to Pioneer Women, tho charitdblc beneficiary, for 1loduction& on Stace and Federal l'iduciary Inr.~-Tax Returns are to b~ deforrad until the ncx~ accounting period, at which til!IO Plon~er Women will be given such credits and any additional distributions to which it iwy be due, plus inte•est, tf any; (9) The Petition for Instructions, a$ n~re particularly set forth in Paragrapho 16 and 17 of the Eighth Account and ReporL, i~ taken off Calenda~ without prejudice and deferred until a later time, and, purquant to Stipulation of the benofi~iaries, Petitioner is held harmless by reason of said defP.rral and by reasGn of the 'preliminary distributions nereln nade without r3ao-lution of said request for instructions, a~d in the event there are not aufticlent t!loneys to cover nny char9ea later ordered against th<! Es tat,. or Betty Scheyer. {10) The preli~~nary di~tribut\on to John Carr.oll as trui;tee for Harry Mohr of $.3,500.00 is hereby approved. (ll) Petitioner is ordored and directed to distribute tho following amounts without bond: (a) s12z,ooo.oo to John Corroll, as Trustee for Harry Mohr. 0-?ducted from said .~mount shall l;e tho fol lowl.n9 sums1 (1) $3,500.00 ha::etofore, distributed to John Car'roll as trustee !or Harry Mohr, without Court Order, ae a preliminary distr!butlon. (2) $4,500 chargoable'to Harry ~.ohr as interest on preliminary distributions ho~otofore roceivod, which aum h to bo paid, $750 to the Estate of Betty ~cheyor and $J,7Sq to Pioheer Women, in ~ccordanc~ wi~h paragraph 5 of this Order. -s-Station Id :C47E -.-........ _----;-=:::.-=:!_-_ --~---·· --. ~=;;::~,;;;;..;;:;;:::::::::=====--= --=-=--"=="" RIVERSIDE,CA Document DC 1975.147636 Page 5 of7 Printed on 8/18/2021 11 :23:43 AM
Item 2B - 51Branch :025,User :DESL 0 z ~ ~ s . \ ~ BjH ca• I? z C ); ft ... a: ~i I · = !~:Ii i "§ i :-. ·.,. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2ll 24 2' 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Comment: 13) The sum of $10, 000,,00 rapreeantinq tha value of the raal p~opert1 dittributed to H~rry Mohr ae part of his distz:.J.b~table ahare, in accordance with the agreement of the beneri.ciariee, which ra,,"1 proparty is described in the following paragraph 12, -.......(4) $40,00d.oo which i• to be paid to Bernard Silv~rman and Tankal, Toll, LartU11an, L~vltt pur•uant to the stipulation filad heroin. (bl $30,S00,00 to the Bat.ate of Betty Schayer, plus $750 in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Order, (cl $122,000 to Pioneer Women, plus $3,750 in eocordance with paragra~h 5 of this Order, 12. That certain real property located at 252 Ocat~lla' Street, Palm Spt•in91, California, as RION particula.·ly described 0hereafter, is diatribut.sd to John Carroll, as Trustee !or Harry Mehr. The aaid real property is de,cribed au, Lot ll of Palos Verd*~ Tract No, 2, aa whown hy Map O:\ File in Book 17, Page 54 of Maps, in the Office of the County 3ecorder of Riv~raido county, California. 13. The su.~ of $20,000.00 ie to be paid to Burnard Silvc~-, 111an and 'l'ankel, Toll, Lertzman • Levitt, as part of tho d.ist:r!.but ble share to John Carroll aa Truatee of Harry Mohr. 14. Petitioner is Ordered and Directed to pay to itself, as extrahrdinary convnissiona, the sum of $1,800.00. 15 .. Petitioner is Ordered and Oiroctpd to pay to Baker, Ancel and Redmond, aa extraordinary Attorneys' te~e. the sum of $3,000.00. Oated:_j/-1' .. 7.C: Station Id :C47E r "' ...... _i •. -.... ~•---· RIVERSlDE,CA Page 6 of7 Printed on 8/18/2021 11 :23 :43 AM Document: DC 1975.147636
Item 2B - 52Branch :025,User :DESL Comment: _, ....... .--.. _. .. ~ .-----.------. ---------, lr~.JP__ ,_j.,• N" · .... t!J __ ·1· i\TT0°1'.~·· 4,1 """'· "" mo;i:::-·.-3, ""°. o1ll 1 ~e. .:!::!.~ _ -~~E!:~; . I, /t?IH>t) END RECORDED DOCUMENT W. D. BALOGH. COUNTY RECORDER I .J I ·' Station Id :C47E ,, ~w~_ . ....,._ll_t:_..•"'_•~ ...... ..._-,;,;=_,.---.,_-_:T._:... .... _____ r~,,-,--=•-•·•_~...,4. ,__.,•·• --·• ---· --•~••• ••· e r ••=-=• I c-· -_l_ RIVERSIDE,CA Page 7 of7 Printed on 8/18/2021 11 :23:43 AM Document: DC 1975.147636
Item 2B - 53Branch :025,User :DESL Comment: .!_ IICCOIIDIHO ftl:4>UUTIIII ff ~ J-• A. llennanhoeter,·B•q • "'° wt-4UI Al:COJttlllD ,.AIL Tl'41e Dito A.~O. uH1.c•• i OT ... l(•WIH aMOWN •in.ow. MAIL rAJC IT~UIMCH't• ,o, :r •.. , r-: CO I Patric!• Von Mohr a,ocn 252 l)cotillo 7 •-"• Palm Springs, CA 92262 QUITCLAIM DEED THE UNOEIISIGHED OAANT0/1(1) Dl!CI.AIIE{•l DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX la. none Q OOllll)<lltcl on full nllle 01...-,ly-yed, o, ---~---.-.r --·-·-···-----·----O COffipU!ed on Ml valuo loN velue 0111-or enoumbranc,,• rt11i.lnlng a1 lilM ol sale, and fOR A YALUAILf COHSIDWTIOH, r..:olpt ol wt,lch la ho,wbr ••kn°""'dtlld. JOHN CARROLL, as Trustee (or HARRY MOHR. he,..,., ••"'iN, relea•• OJtd fot•vet quitclolm to PATRICIA MOHR tlo. lolowlnv ,k,c,lbed ,..., plO;>lfly lo 1h1 City or Piilm Springs. co..,,1 ol Riverside , Stole of Co~lolnlo, 'Lot 31, Palos Verdu Tr,c:t 2, H show11 by map on flle In Book 17, Pega S4, of M~ps In the Office or lhe County Recorder o' Rlver1lde County, Callrornle". t>o1oc1-4~---L'7-L$_7(,,~ ;~~ tJAII OP (AUfOIHI~ } __ __ co'"'n o, RJ_y,rslde __ u. o. ~-L.K;.4.7,(,._..:_. .. ,., •...... ... ,009 ·-~t.. w ... ·"' .., .... 4 ...... ..,...., .,,..,.. __JS}. !,;MJS!)=l=L,__ _______ _ fND RECORDED DOCUMENT -----~-·----------RIVERSIDE,CA Document: QD 1976.69405 Page I of I Station Id :C47E ... ! '[ ' , I I, . ,. . ~
Item 2B - 54Branch :025,User :DESL r· -Comment: ANO WMIM IKCOIIIDCO MAIi. fHII OHD AffO. VM.CN Ot_!M'"'11C INOWM •n•-IIIA-1L , ... auYIMlNff TO I :--r R1~rd lnaley ~..::: lla,-,,d Goularte · 13141 ..., Jacinto rev i~:L P•l• Sprl~, cautomb _J 7 ,,,.._ • ._ S!IOO& , ..... ,.. 2767.a INCi _____ _ GRAN'f DEED · THE UHDERSIGN!D GRANfOR(1) OEClAlll!fll . 44 55 DOCUM!NTARY TRANSFER TAX II ..__.._• __ ~-it COfflplllecl on fllll '181119 OI C,,Optlly C6'1-.,.d. Ot Q oo,,ipultc. OIi 11111 YIIU. le'8 \l&lff ol llictl CC tnllUl!lllt-remalnlrg 11 llml OI NII, ond fOA A VALUf.81.E CONSIOERATIOH, ,ec•IP4 ol ...,ich 11 hereby ecknowledgld. Patricia llohr , a widow -~, GRANT(S) ID llicNrd t.. 11.--lay, -a •lnal• ean and Ra:,w,ond ft. Go1alarta, a 11tn11le 'un u Joint teMnu COuntr of Rl varaida .,Slate OI s;a to,n11: • · Lot 31 of Pal08 Yard•• tract No, 2 aa por MP recordad ln lloclt 17, p&IJ'I $4, Oolod--aJ,_lll."'Y"--2""1._, .. 1~97~8 ______ _ lfAH OI -IIIYAl>A }n. ,_o, W oo...l:U.-7§ -._ ... .......... , •• .....,, flllllle .... ftf -4 ..... p ,.._,, ....., .. -~•~A~ft=l~C=U::..,::~~•=-•---------., .. ,._,.._. __ ......... ___ ..._ .. ,,. .. .... _................ Sil . ·-· ... --•111• .......... .,..... ..... , -· -"lfAo/idd«Jy J -,,.. ENO RE~DED DOCUMENT DONALD D. SULLIVAN. COUtnY RECORDER Station Id :C47E • t RJVERSIDE,CA Page I of I Printed on 8/18/2021 11:23:43 AM Document: DD 1978.190686
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Item 2B - 808/9/2021 William Gray Purcell -Wikipedia WIKIPEDIA Williain Gray Purcell William Gray Purcell (July 2, 1880 -April 11, 1965) was a Prairie School architect in the Midwestern United States. He partnered with George Grant Elmslie, and briefly with George Feick. The firm of Purcell & Elmslie produced designs for buildings in twenty-two states, Australia, and China. The firm had offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Portland, Oregon. Contents Early life and education Career Works Achievements and publications References Further reading External links Early life and education Purcell was born in Wilmette, Illinois on July 2, 1880. [i] His parents, Charles A. and Anna Cora Purcell lived first with William Cunningham and Catherine Garns Gray, Anna's parents, in Oak Park, Illinois. Although the Purcells eventually moved into their own home, except for brief periods the young boy remained with his grandparents over the next five years. In 1886, William Gray Purcell began living permanently with them at his own request.~ His father was an important grain trader, and his grandfather was editor of The Interior, and a writer of national repute. [i] For many summers, W. C. Gray had taken fishing vacations on the peninsula of upper Michigan. In 1885, however, he was saddened to realize the extent to which the environment had been despoiled by destructive logging and mining practices. In 1886 Gray arranged the purchase of three square miles of land surrounding an island on a lake in northern Wisconsin, in co-ownership with the recently wigowed Nettie Fowler McCormick, also of Chicago. Evecy following summer from 1887 until his death in 1901, Gray brought his family, friends, and associates to Island Lake Camp, as the isolated forest enclave came to be called. During this time Purcell became skilled as a photographer, his hobby made possible by the newly available commercial outfits which supplied camera, photographic plates, processing chemicals and printing papers in one package. Purcell received his first camera from W. C. Gray in 1888, a Kodak model given to The Interior office just before public release of the product. 21 When Purcell was fifteen, Frank Lloyd WrightC1l built his Oak Park studio on the same block where Charles A. Purcell lived, not far from the Grays. In Chicago, where Purcell went frequently to visit his grandfather at The Interior offices, the work of Louis Sullivan continued to impress the young architect-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gray_Purcell 11,;
Item 2B - 818/9/2021 William Gray Purcell -Wikipedia to-be. His mind was already made up to pursue the study of the building arts in college and, following his graduation from Oak Park High School in 1899, he entered the School of Architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.~ Career After graduation from Cornell in 1903, Purcell returned to Oak Park, 11linois. Purcell considered applying to Frank Lloyd Wright for a position in his architectural practice. Instead, Purcell took a clerking position with Ezra E. Roberts, a stable and prosperous architect of whom Charles A. Purcell thought well. During a dinner party in Oak Park, Purcell met George Grant Elmslie, then the chief draftsman for Louis Sullivan. The two men liked one another immediately, not least because of their shared interest in progressive architecture. When Purcell complained of his situation with Roberts, Elmslie offered to secure Purcell a position in the Sullivan office. However, there was not a great deal of work to be done in the office. Purcell spent five months there, from August to December 1903. In 1904, Purcell ventured to the West Coast by way of an extended journey through the southwestern United States. He eventually arrived at Los Angeles and applied for work at the office of Myron Hunt, but there was no opening. On the recommendation of those with whom he interviewed, Purcell left southern California for San Francisco. Hired by John Galen Howard, Purcell became clerk of the works for the construction of California Hall, being built on the University of California campus at Berkeley. In 1905 Purcell moved farther up the coast to Seattle, Washington, where he worked for several months in the office of A. Warren Gould. Purcell's father, who was afraid of the effects of the region's weather on the health of his son, offered to send him on a year-long tour of Europe. Accepting the offer, Purcell contacted his former classmate, George Feick, Jr., and two men agreed to meet in New York. In April, 1906 Purcell and Feick were greeted upon their landing at Naples, Italy, by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. After visiting Florence and Venice, they traveled across Greece to Constantinople and by June had returned to western Europe. Purcell was keen to seek out the best contemporary design and, remembering a suggestion made by Elmslie he stopped in Holland to visit the architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage. Berlage received him warmly and the two established a long-lasting friendship. Purcell was also successful in his efforts to reach Scandinavia, where he met progressive architects Ferdinand Boberg and M. Nyrop. These contacts added to his growing desire to commence his own work and shortly after returning to the United States, Purcell moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to open an office in partnership with George Feick, Jr. The architectural practice most widely known as Purcell & Elmslie consisted of three partnerships. The first, Purcell & Feick, was formed in 1907. George Elmslie was an informal influence in the work of Purcell & Feick. During the last months of 1909 Louis Sullivan could no longer pay George Elmslie because of declining business fortunes, and Elmslie was forced to find a more reliable situation. By 1910 Elmslie had left the Sullivan office and moved to Minneapolis as a full partner in Purcell, Feick & Elmslie. George Elmslie brought important business contacts that resulted in a growing number of commissions from former Sullivan clients. George Feick followed leads for projects in his hometown and handled small buildings for friends and acquaintances. Purcell continued to develop productive friendships with men who lived in small towns throughout the Midwest, which created a network of sympathizers who kept the firm advised of potential jobs. Over the course of the partnership, Purcell & Elmslie became one of the most commissioned firms among the Prairie School architects, second only to Frank Lloyd Wright. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_ Gray _Purcell
Item 2B - 828/9/2021 William Gray Purcell -Wikipedia During these years of success, personal events brought substantial changes to the lives of both Purcell and Elmslie. Profoundly affected by the death of his wife in 1912, Elmslie left Minneapolis in March 1913 and returned to Chicago where he opened a second Purcell, Feick & Elmslie office. George Feick did not completely share the intense dedication of Purcell and Elmslie to the new architecture, and in 1913 left Minneapolis to rejoin his father's business in Sandusky, Ohio. After the Woodbury County Courthouse was completed in 1918, the business of the firm entered a decline. Purcell requested the dissolution of the Purcell & Elmslie partnership in 1921. Purcell moved to Portland, Oregon in November 1919 to join his cousin, Charles H. Purcell, in a bridge building company called the Pacific States Engineering Corporation (PSEC). After the dissolution of the firm of Purcell & Elmslie, Purcell marketed standardized plans through a variety of service firm names. The Pacific States Engineering Corporation (PSEC) houses were a mainstay of Purcell's architectural practice during the 1920s. Purcell also became involved with the Architect's Small House Service Bureau (ASHSB,) and associated himself with other area architects in numerous residential designs in and around the Portland area. He also became increasingly active in professional, civic, and arts organizations. In 1925 Purcell met James Van Evera Bailey, a young architect who was an integral participant in both the design and construction process for four houses built during the Portland years. The largest and final major commission that Purcell received was the Third Church of Christ Scientist, in Portland, completed in 1926. Throughout the decade, Purcell had felt a progressive decline in his physical well-being and, finally seeking medical attention in 1930, was diagnosed as having advanced tuberculosis. He closed his architectural practice and moved to a sanatorium in Banning, California. Following successful lung surgery, Purcell retired to an estate in the foothills of Southern California, near Pasadena. He continued to develop and support the cause of American architecture for another thirty years, mostly through publishing many essays, consulting with architectural historians, and other writings. Purcell turned to writing and began an articulation of his views on art and architecture that continued prolifically until his death. Two projects were of special importance to him. From the late 1930s to the mid 1950s, he developed a series of unpublished essays called "The Parabiographies" that were commission-by-commission accounts of experiences during his architectural practice. These pages, together with many manuscripts discussing Sullivan and the "function and form" thesis, were sent for reading to George Elmslie who often added his own annotations. From 1940 to 1955, Purcell was principal contributing editor to an architectural journal, Northwest Architect, to which he contributed more than sixty articles. [3] During 1962-1963, Purcell had an architectural apprentice who would go on to become a significant American organic architect, Arthur Dyson. Dyson spent nearly a year in the Taliesin Fellowship prior to the death of Frank Lloyd Wright in 1959, before going to work for notable organic architect Bruce Goff, who gave Dyson a copy of a catalog from an exhibition about Purcell and Elmslie that took place in Minneapolis. Dyson sought out Purcell as a mentor. The two men spent their time together reviewing the records of Purcell and Elmslie and discussing the nature of architectural design. [4] After his death on April 11, 1965, he was buried in the Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.Ifil Works https:/len. wikipedia.org/wiki/William_ Gray _Purcell
Item 2B - 838/9/2021 William Gray Purcell -Wiklpedla There are two houses built by William Gray Purcell for his personal residence in Minneapolis. The second was built in 1913 and called "Lake Place" by the Purcell family. Known now as the Edna S. Purcell House, the house is maintained by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. His "Maryhill" in Edina, Minnesota, is interesting because of the documentation of how it was created. It was designed by Purcell in correspondence with the future owners, Paul and Mary Carson, and the 600 pieces of their correspondence are in the University of Minnesota's Architectural Archives. Not all of Purcell's work fits in the "Prairie School" category. Several of his houses in Portland's West Hills show how he adapted his ideas Purcell's second house, originally named "Lake Place" to fit a more urban setting. A feature shared by one of those houses and Maryhill is a sleeping loft, but the Portland example also features a wooden carving of Nils on his goose flying out over the living room. In the 1920s, Purcell moved to the Pacific Northwest where he designed a number of "cotswald" style homes. In 1922, Purcell designed the Louis and Elizabeth Woerner House in the Alameda District of Portland's Eastside. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2004.Ifil. In the 1930s Purcell moved to Pasadena, California. In Pasadena, Purcell first built Modeme work. His only known surviving Modeme building is his own vacation home in Palm Springs. Purcell after WW2 seems to have fully embraced modernism and some five homes designed by him from 1945 to 1965 survive in Pasadena in various levels of modification. The William Gary Purcell papers were donated by the estate to the Northwest Architectural Archives 1965. The collection contains drawings, including plans, elevations and sections, for much of the firm's work, together with renderings, sketches, photographs and correspondence. Letters, photographs and books from Purcell's maternal grandfather (William Cunningham Gray, 1830-1901) form part of the collection. Also present in the papers are manuscripts, typescripts, and clippings. Achievements and publications Purcell was elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1963. Purcell is the author of the 1967 book, St. Croix Trail Country: Recollections of Wisconsin, a memoir of his youth spent in the Wisconsin lake country. References 1. Ritz, Richard Ellison (2002). "Purcell, William Gray". Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased -19th and 20th Centuries. Portland, Oregon: Lair Hill Publishing. pp. 325-326. ISBN 0-9726200-2-8. 2. "Purcell and Elmslie, Architects" (http://www.organica.org/purcellandelmslie.htm). www.organica.org. Retrieved 2016-02-10. 3. "Purcell and Elmslie Architects" 2016-02-10. https:/len.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williani_ Gray _Purcell
Item 2B - 84-8/9/2021 WO!iam Gray Purcell -Wikipedia 4. Hammons, Mark (1994). The Architecture of Arthur Dyson. Fresno, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 14. ISBN 1-884995-23-3. 5. Prairie S~les (http://www.prairiestyles.com/purcell.htm) 6. I 1] (http://sevenartsheritage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07 /N R Norn woerner _portland mhayes. QQf1 Hayes, Matthew J. -Nomination Form, Louis and Elizabeth Woerner House, Portland Oregon. Retrieved June 30, 2013. Further reading • Gebhard, David (edited by Patricia Gebhard), Purcell & Elmslie: Prairie Progressive Architects, Gibbs Smith, Salt Lake City 2006, ISBN 1-4236-0005-3 • Hammons, Mark (1994). "Purcell and Elmslie, Architects". In Michael Conforti (Ed.), Minnesota 1900: Art and Life on the Upper Mississippi, 1980-1915, pp. 214-298. University of Delaware Press. • Purcell, William Gray, St. Croix Trail Country: Recollections of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1967 External links • 11Architecture in the Spirit of Democracy," Purcell and Elmslie1 Architects (http://www.organica.org/pur cellandelmslie.htm). Research courtesy of Mark Hammons • William Gray Purcell papers1 N3 (http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/naa003.xml), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis. Retrieved from "https://en .wikipedia.org/w/index.ehp?title=William Gray_Purcell&oldid= 1012328312" This page was last edited on 15 March 2021, at 19:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. https://en.wikipedia.org/Wiki/William_Gray_Pul'CQII
Item 2B - 858/9/2021 PVRCELL ANt> ELMSLl E .. ARCIIIT~CT~ CfllCAOO. PHILADELPIIIA•MINNfAPOL15 .. VIM, CiRAY P0'2Cl:LL .. a 1!0 RO E O. ~LM!>LI I! ,, Purcell and Elmslie, Architects FIRM ACTIVE: 1907-1921 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA : : CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA : : PORTLAND, OREGON lilR NAvJGAnoN :: HoM• :: In• IJAM :; wnuAM Guv PuRcnL BJ:OGRAPHJ:CAL NOTES: WILLIAM GRAY PURCELL {1880-1965) Biographical essay In Gulde to the William Gray Purcell Papers. Copyright by Mark Hammons, 1985. BANNING, 1931-1935 Alter diagnosis of his disease, Purcell adopted a Strictly enforced regimen of bed rest. He entered a series of sanatoriums, finally settling In 1931 at the Pottenger facility In Banning, California. Stricken with great physical discomfort and severely rmlted strength, Purcell began a four-year period of w,thdrawal llnd Introspection marked by heavy emotional losses and the Interruption or end of many significant connections to the past. Three deaths particularly affected him. His fether died in 1931, leaving a substentlal trust fund. Relieved of any further llnanclal anxieties, Purcell was also able to ald friends who were suffering due to the Gre11t Depression. During that same year, h s son Douglas fell mortally ill with meningitis. His grandmother Catherine Gray, who had remained fn Portland, died In 1934. Her passing especially saddened Purcell, who had relied on her moral and emotional support for more than fifty years. Catherine Garns Gray end Wllll•m Gray Purcell, In their last photograph together circa 1928 The rest of his family life effectively ended when longtfme differences with his wife Edna S. Purcell were finally acknowledged to be irreconcilable and divorce proceedings begun. Settlement negotiations were bitter and lasted over the entire four years of his stay at Banning. The proposals and counter-proposals continued to consume his limited energies, and the disputes of the separation process also contributed to the temporary alienation from Purcell of his son James, who served as a captain in the Merchant Marine, A few personal relationships that originated in the Portland decade helped to sustain Purcell through these difficult years. Douglas Donaldson drove from Los Angeles for weekend visits, and Purcell remembered his friends at the Oregon Society of Artists by funding an exhibition contest. James Van Evera Bailey, who could not find work In the Pacific Northwest, arrived in California to construct houses built by Purcell as guest cottages or rental properties In Banning and nearby Palm Springs. Even in his incapacitated state, Purcell kept alive his interest in the practkal problems of architecture by developing his understanding of structural techniques. https ://organica.orQ/pewgp8.htm "Banning Cottage" Speculative house ALSO KNOWN AS '731P• BANNING, CALIFORNIA 1932 JAMES VAN EVERA BAILEY, ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT Garage wing, 1981 11?
Item 2B - 86~ 8/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects In the GUEST HOUSE built near the Banning sanatorium, Purcell confronted an environment the opposite of that for which he had been accustomed to design. The grueling desert sun presented challenges in cooling during the day that were solved by opening the dead air space of an attic into the room and using the properties of wood and building papers to insulate the roof. Cool air circulation was encouraged through the length of a small reflecting pool that entered the house through the wall and terminated In a fountain. The board-and-batten siding of the house and the large glass doors of a detached service building were reminiscent of earlier Purcell and Bailey designs. Speculative house Palm Springs, California 1932 James Van Evera Balley, associate architect Belng remodelled, 1981 The design of a RENTAL PROPERTY in Palm Springs featured a horizontal brick-and-board wall treatment that emphasized the flat character of the desert landscape. Eaves extending several feet beyond the walls contained baffled louvres that aided even the slightest breeze to enter the interior. The house also had an attached garage. Several similar designs were sketched for an Intended group of speculative houses, and Bailey applied the same principles to other small houses in an architectural practice that he carried on In the area. Although Purcell continued to contribute occasional pieces for publication, his writings became limited to a carefully observed ration of correspondence and terse daily dairy entries as these years progressed. In the small, leather pocketbooks in which he wrote, Purcell kept a meticulous record of the progress of his disease, notes on the affairs of visitors, and the efforts to obtain his divorce. For a man given to an active life as Purcell had always been, the Banning years of forced rest were psychologically depressing. ... ,~ ....... _ .. ~_, .... '"• .. "14• ,yP ,_,., •~ •-, ,....., .._"" ._, """"' ~ -" ..,,_,..... l.iL-~\. IL ,J.,.j ~-..... -.,~ ~ .. / ~ ,':"'~~_. •:.:•J_.:-4 H •:: ~, LETTER FROM WILLIAM GRAY PURCELL To CATHERINE GARNS GRAY AND ANNIE ZIEGLER October 22, 1932 DETAIL, LETTER FROM WILLIAM GRAY PURCELL TO CATHERINE GARNS GRAY AND ANNIE ZIEGLER c;lrca 1932 To keep himself occupied, Purcell began to decorate letters written to Catherine Gray and her companion Annie Zlegler with watercolor sketches showing the lives of a group of cats that wandered in and out of his room. When he could go outside, he developed his technique by sketching flowers and the desert vegetation. As his stay at the sanatorium grew longer and the course of his Illness showed a recurring pattern, the watercolor sketches became very small, moody, and abstract while accumulating in great numbers. One redeeming event to come from his time in the sanatorium was meeting Cecily OBrien, an Englishwoman who actually suffered from a misdiagnosed case of emphysema. On those days when the doctor permitted a hundred-foot walk, Purcell went down the hall to read or eat lunch with Cecily. When possible, they shared time sitting in the sanatorium gardens. Shortly after his divorce from Edna Purcell became final In late 1935, Cecily O'Brien and Purcell married. Following a risky operation that restored Purcell to somewhat better health, the couple left the desert for a country estate in the Pasadena foothills near Los Angeles. I 1·A1-· . . :... . . . --j ... , t . " -=· .• ' . ~. •'• .. .., .. , •'. ' I I ··1· ·. ,.__ .. "~~It· 1 r.,,"' . • ;-.r.._ ·;,:_,;/',, .... ' ., :=~l,/f .. ,.., .. , c::::: RESEARCH COURTESY MARK HAMMONS https:/lorganica .org/pewgp8.hlm 212
Item 2B - 878/9/2021 PVRCELL ANP ELMSLI E., ARCIIITtCT~ CIHCAOO. PHIL.A DEL PlilA, M!NN!! APOLl5 •• WM, GRAV PURGCLL•• 01!0 R<l 1! (l,!!-LM:,LIC ., Purcell and Elmslie. Architects FIRM ACTIVE: 1907•1921 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA ; ; CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA : : PORTLAND, OREGON ag NAVHATION :; 112!!.!;: TMII Tl!AM :: WILLIAM GRAY PURCILL BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: WILLIAM GRAY PURCELL (1880-1965) Biographical essay In Gulde to the WIii/am Gray Purcell Papers. Copyright by Mark Hammons, 1985. William Gray Purcell circa 1920s PORTLAND, 1920•1930 In 1919 Purcell chose a course of action that he hoped would renew the independence and freedom of thought he felt was lost during his time with the Alexander Brothers companies in Philadelphia. As in the years of his apprenticeship, his mind turned to the fresh, vigorous potential of the Pacific Northwest. The rich forests and rushing rivers were a potent reminder of his inspiring chUdhood experiences at Island Lake, Wisconsin, and the character of life In the region still relied on the free, pioneering spirit through which Purcell had first come to know his philosophical calling. Leaving the East Coast In November, Purcell met with a fortunate coincidence upon his arrival in Portland, Oregon. His old school teacher, Helen E. Starrett, had left Oak Park years before and settled In Portland. A nationally prominent feminist leader, Starrett was on her way to Washington, O.C., to lobby for women's suffrage at a special Congressional session called by President Woodrow Wilson, She gladly rented her house to Purcell, asking only that he leave the car and the cook In the same condition in which he had found them. Getting settled, he sent for his family, including Catherine Gray and her companion Annie Ziegler who took rooms in the newly built Mallory Hotel. At first, Purcell did not intend to continue In architectural practice. His original purpose in coming west was to join his cousin, Charles H. Purcell, in a bridge building company called the Pacific States Engineering Corporation (PSEC). A civil engineer who later designed the Oakland Bay Bridge, Charles H. Purcell had lived in Oak Park during his adolescence with Charles A. Purcell, his uncle, who subsequently financed his college education. With a loan from Charles A. Purcell, an office was opened and an accounting system started for the new partnership in 1919. Charles H. Purcell remained involved in government road buildlng projects that prevented him from fully participating in the venture. Looking for professional work to occupy himself in the meantime, William Gray Purcell found his Interest naturally drawn back to architectural design. The Purcell & Elmslie partnership still existed, and the firm received credit for several works done during the first year that Purcell lived In Portland. Two were unbuilt projects. George Elmslie drew preHmlnary sketches for a resort hotel on the Hood River under a contact initially made by Charles H. Purcell, but the scheme did not proceed beyond general discussions. Elmslie also contributed to a speculative apartment building proposed for the Portland area that was not constructed for lack of investment capital. A bridge and a personal residence for Purcell attributed to Purcell & Elmslie were built. Under the direction of Charles H. Purcell, the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads had begun the design of a bridge to cross a small river called Wolf Creek, and William Purcell commented to his partner that the concrete building material was to be molded into historically derived masonry forms that he felt would be neither efficient or artistic. Purcell was asked to assist in the bridge design and wrote about the project to Elmslie, who replied that such a structure was essentially architecture cast from point to point through the air. These discussions led Purcelt to contribute drawings for portions of the bridge that created a more dynamic effect through use of the building material. https://oraanica.orafpewap7 .htm 111'
Item 2B - 888/9/2021 -WIiiiam Gray Purcell resld•nc• aka "Georgian Place• Purcell and Elmslie Portland, Oregon 1920 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects WIiiiam Gray Purcell resld•nce Uvlng room fireplace The WILLIAM GRAY PuaceLL RESIDENCE in Portland, known as "Georgian Place" after the street where it was built in 1920, was a project in that the familiar productive interchange between Purcell and Elmslie came into play for the last time, The building site was once the crest of a steep hillside and had a beautiful westward view across six mlles of forested valley, An unusually precipitous grade on the site presented tremendous construction difficulties. The design of the house evolved over several months, with Elmslie sending studies from ChTcago that Purcell revised from his immediate knowledge of the location. Elmslie sought to Integrate the hillside atmosphere into the living arrangements. The window placement was a key part in the composition because of the dramatic vista: entrances, hallways, and the stairwell were aligned with casement openings to create the sense of dwelling among the treetops, The effect was heightened through the addition of a balcony on the north side of the house, and the positioning of the garage on the right where a mature tree was left in place to create a miniature circular driveway. In a stroke of humor, a bird house was attached to the chimney. Beyond these few commissions little work was in prospect for Purcell during his first years in Oregon, and he turned to a variety of architectural ventures that attempted to market the services of architects to builders who would not ordinarily consider them. Several related business schemes were intended to gain architectural work for the Purcell & Elmslie partnership without using the name of the firm, in order keep potential clients from thinking architect designed work would be too costly, Advertisements for standardized plans for banks and small houses were placed In various periodicals under company names like the Cunningham Gray Architectural Service or the Builder's Plan Service. To give the impression of established and flourishing businesses, these notices usually listed the addresses for all three architectural offices one maintained in Minneapolis by Frederick A. Strauel, in Chicago by Elmslie, and in Portland by Purcell. One such advertisement that appeared in Banker's Monthly, a journal to which Elmslie occasionally contributed articles on functional bank design, resulted in a commission for the First National Bank of Adams, Minnesota. With a design typical in character of earlier small town banks by Purcell & Elmslie, the plans for the Adams bank carried the company title of the Builder's Document Service, Beyond one bank and a few other, fruitless inquiries, the effort to generate new business was a failure. Citing poor economic circumstances, Purcell formally requested that the firm be dissolved In 1921. ElmsUe, who had no financial reserves, was deeply offended and observed that his own contributions to the office had often been worth more than the salary he had received. Besides, he felt that the end of the partnership would be an admission of defeat in the architectural struggle they had waged so earnestly. After some argumentative exchange of correspondence about the distribution of minor office assets when the Chicago office was closed, the two men eventually reasserted their friendship. Douglas Donaldson circa 1920s Announcement for art class being uught by Douglas Donaldson circa 1920s As he did with his other new companies, Purcell created the appearance of prosperity for the Pacific States Engineering Corporation (PSEC) by listing a putative office in Los Angeles, During the early 1920s, he met Douglas Donaldson, a color theorist and art Instructor whose Graphical Designs were In much the same organic spirit as the advertising work Purcell had done for Alexander Brothers. The two men shared a common view of art as a process of spiritual information, and Purcell arranged for his friend to give art classes in Oregon. Donaldson reciprocated by serving as the Interior deslgn consultant for the PSEC, and allowed his name and studio address in Hollywood, California, to appear on the corporation stationery. https://organica.org/pewgp7.htm
Item 2B - 89. 8/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects PSEC SPICULAJIYI HOUSE Since the planned participation of Charlea H, Purcell In the PSEC did not fully materlallze and only minor contultatlons came through the Don11ldson connection, the company became prlnclpally a developer of speculatlve resldentl11I propertlet. Although a few unbullt apartment proJectt were alto designed, the PSEC bulldlngs consisted mostly of •mall houses located In scattered groups throughout the southeast Portland area, These dwetungs were meant for people of llmlted means who wanted a higher quallty residence than w•-normally avallable to them. They had the nme basic purpose as the many plans that were being offered through varlou• national magazine advertl•ement•• The PSEC houses were a mainstay of Purcell's architectural practice over the next ten years. Most sold for between seven and nine thousand dollars, and many represented experimental solutions to the speclal problems of the long rainy Pacific Northwest winters. For example, window frames served as the structure of the dormers and so doubled the area open to llght, as In the In the first rental property bullt In 1922 for Eleanor M. Carleton. Other houses of the same period tried new heating systems to Improve air circulation, while special shingling techniques and window casements were developed to reduce penetration by the weather. Because the houses were built along common lines within a limited budget using commercially available materials, lndlvldual variations were Introduced purposely to avoid similarity of appearance. Special requirements of unusually shaped lots also contributed to the functional evolution of their plans. Plan for the Architect's Small House Service Bureau (ASHSB) WIiiiam Gray Purcell, architect circa 19'~ -·---ASHSB trademark logo, desl9ned by )QHN JAGER Purcell also showed his interest In providing readymade designs and a democratic accessibility to competent architectural services when he became Involved with the Architect's Small House Service Bureau (ASHSB}. A national organization of practicing architects endorsed by the American Institute of Architects, the ASHSB encouraged the building of good quallty small houses by offering professionally designed stock plans. The ASHSB divided the United States into regional divisions, with national headquarters in the same Minneapolis, Minnesota, bulldlng where former Purcell & Elmslle chief drafter Frederick A. Strauel continued to do extensive drafting for Purcell. For a time Purcell served as an officer In the northwestern division of the ASHSB that Included Oregon, and at least one of his small house plans was marketed through the organization. SIDNEY BELL RESIDENCE; PRESENTAJlipN RENDERING In numerous resldentlal designs of the Portland period Purcell carried on a free association with other architects. For example, Elmslie occasionally did sketches for the PSEC houses, although they tended to be too complex and uneconomical. Nearly all drafting for the Purcell projects In Portland was done by Frederick Strauel, who came to Oregon to work for a time during 1922. Strauel was also fully credited as associate architect with Purcell In a series of nine houses designed from 1928 to 1929 for Mlnneapolls developer H. M. Peterson. https://organica.org/pewgp 7 .htm Harry s. Baatlan residence Portland, Oregon 1927
Item 2B - 90. 8/9/2021 lames Van Evera Balley Date unknown Purcell and Elmslie, Architects In 1925 Purcell met lames Van Evera Bailey, a young architect who Introduced himself as the nephew of the plumber who had worked for Purcell & Elmslle thirteen years earlier on the c. I. Buxton residence In Owatonna, Minnesota, A warm relationship between the two men was quickly blossomed, and Bailey, who was working for Portland architect Otis J, Fitch, eventually became an associate architect with Purcell in many projects. In particular Bailey was an Integral participant In both the design and construction process for four houses built during the Portland years. While Purcell developed the schemes, Balley supervised the construction details for the Harry S, Bastian residence at Lake Oswego and the Sidney Bell residence next to the W. G. Purcell house In the hills above Portland, both built In 1927. A year later, the John w. Todd and w. H. Arnold residences In Vancouver, Washington, were Purcell designs fully handled by Balley, In the Todd and Arnold dwelllngs, together with the similarly conceived Wallace-Bradford residence, Purcell sought a more spiritual as well as economic expression of his functional Ideals by dlrectly exposing much of the structural bulldlng materials, and Balley showed a sound grasp of the objective by completing the work while Purcell was away on a tour of Europe. THIRD CHURCH op CHRIST. Sc11!NUU; loNGIIVPINAL SECTION The largest and final major commission that Purcell received was the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Portland. Built In 1926, the building as completed realized only part of his design, Based on Ideas that had been first considered In an earlier Christian Science project In Minneapolis, the planning provided for construction In phases and began with an Intended Sunday school auditorium to which would have been added a larger main reading room as the church membership required more space. Although in the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Purcell fulfilled a long held desire to design for this form of assembly, he later admitted that subsequent alterations to add more serviceable entrances were well justified and that some clumsiness In the first part of his own program may have contributed to the fallure of the rest to be built. While living in Portland, Purcell remained in contact with friends and associates from his midwestern practice. His continuing friendship with John Jager, who remained at work In the Hewitt & Brown office In Minneapolis, resulted In voluminous brotherly exchanges of correspondence on a vast array of scholarly subjects. Charles S. Chapman came to visit and enjoyed camping trips with the Purcell sons. When Purcell heard the sculptor Richard Bock was having difficulty getting work, he encouraged Bock to move to Oregon and was Instrumental In gaining him an appointment as head of the Department of Sculpture at the University of Oregon. Bock welcomed the help and In appreciation gave Purcell a duplicate model of the "Nils the Gooseboy" sculpture that was orlglnally placed In the Edna S. Purcell residence In Mlnneapolls and subsequently destroyed In shipment to Oregon. Since architectural work continued to be Intermittent, Purcell turned to writing and began an articulation of his views on art and architecture that continued prolifically until his death. Through his personal acquaintance with editor WIiiis l. Abbott, Purcell sold to the Christian Science Monitor more than a dozen artlcles on architectural design, particularly Innovative construction techniques being applied to bridge building, which were published between 1923 and 1927, He wrote a series of advisory columns called "The Lamps of Home Building" and other contributions for The Small House, the ASHSB monthly magazine edited by his friend Maurice I, Flagg, until that publlcatlon ceased appearing In 1932. From 1929 to 1930, he edited the arts page of a Portland weekly called The Spectator, In which he explored his interests in a wide range of historical and contemporary subjects. Purcell became Increasingly active In professional, civic, and arts organizations. In 1923 he was elected president of the Oregon chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and from 1926 to 1927 he served In the same capacity with the Oregon chapter of Pro Muslca, International. To develop a greater public understanding of the role of architects In the community, Purcell Initiated a group called the Architect's Research Board. He joined the Portland Architectural Club, the Portland City Club, and was a moving force In the local meetings of the literary Knights of the Round Table. httos:lloraanJca .ora(oewao7 .him
Item 2B - 918/9/2021 Purcell and Elms1le, Architects From 1928 to 1930, Purcell enjoyed painting on the nature outings of the mountain climbing Mazama Club, an arts organization. One of the most significant and lasting results of Purcell's Involvement In the Portland arts community was the Oregon Society of Artists, of which he was a co-founder In 1927. During the Portland years, Purcell became repeatedly entangled In disastrous financial arrangements. Real estate speculations like the purchase of the Imperial Garage, a large car service and storage facility, were costly and unprofitable, His Involvement with the Guaranty Trust Company, which became Insolvent shortly after he Invested, forced Purcell to turn for help to his father, who had strongly advised against the venture In the first place, Although the wealthy Charles A. Purcell continued to advance money, the repeated errors In Judgment shown by his son troubled their hitherto affectionate relationship. These economic uncertainties were a severe strain on his home life as well and aggravated an already shaky emotional relationship with his wife Edna. Throughout the decade, Purcell had felt a progressive decline In his physical well being, feeling unaccountably tired and weak. Persisting in his Christian Science beliefs, he ignored an increasing shortness of breath and continuous fever. Matters worsened dramatically on a visit in 1929 to the forest cabin owned by John Jager at Lake Vermilion in Minnesota, where Purcell suddenly found himself unable to make even the most basic contributions to the camp work, In spite of his condition, he continued to belleve himself simply exhausted by the stress and misfortune that seemed to have engulfed his life, Eventually the situation grew sufficiently bad for Purcell to seek medical attention. Reluctantly persuaded by friends to see a doctor In 1930, Purcell was discovered to have advanced tuberculosis, Closing his practice and retiring with a sense of failure from the new life he had worked to make for himself, Purcell faced a dark and uncertain future, Rl!Sl!ARCH COURTESY MARK HAMMONS https:l/orQan:ca.orQ/pewi:ip7 .htm
Item 2B - 92,, 8/9/2021 PVRCELL ANtt E LMSLI E .. A RCHITtCl'~ CHICAGO. PIIILADELPIIIA,M!NN!!APOJ.15 .. WM, GRAY DUR.CCLL•, a eo rl<l e a. e.LM~Ll e ., Purcell and Elmslie, Architects FIRM ACTIVE: 1907-1921 MINNEAPOUS, MINNESOTA : : CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ; : PORTLAND, OREGON DI NAVIGATION:; NOMI!;: THI! Tl!AM :: WILL.JAM GRAY PURCl!LL :: HISTORICAL CONTINUITll!S l!C 131:i BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: WILLIAM GRAV PURCELL (1880-1965) Blographlcal essay In Gulde to the WIii/am Gray Purcell Papers, Copyright by Mark Hammons, 1985. PURCELL AND ELMSLIE, 1913-1921 ==::::!I PORTRAIT of the Purcell family in LAKE PLACE, JHE EDNA S, PYRCELL RESIDENCE circa 1914 By 1913 the work of the Purcell firm had reached a peak in creative and commercial success. The continuity of architectural development by the office was summarized that year in a profusely illustrated issue of the Western Architect, specially designed by the architects themselves, and twice again In numbers of the magazine that followed in 1915. Their building reputation was secure in a considerable number of elegantly distinct expressions of the organic philosophy and prospects pointed toward increasing business. About halfway through the course of the Purcell partnerships, however, events foreshadowed a change. George Feick, who did not completely share the intense dedication of Purcell and Elmslie to the new architecture, had been ill at ease with the innovative techniques used by his partners. Increasingly work that would normally have been his responsibility was subcontracted to outside engineers. Since his practical training put him at a disadvantage in meeting the needs of the office and his personality was essentially more conservative than that of the other principals, Feick left in 1913 to rejoin his father's business in Sandusky, Ohio, Under the new name of Purcell & Elmslie, the partnership entered a period marked by a diversity of challenging projects. Residential work continued to be an Important element in the business of the firm, but the office also produced a variety of designs for commercial and public buildings, churches, factories, and landscaping. Although the skill to deal with the special factors Inherent In many of these schemes was rooted in their previous experience, the architects were often able to even further explore their inventiveness. Still faced with an uncomprehending public, however, many especially experimental forms were fated to remain unbuilt. One of the most forward looking of these projects was a bandstand pavlllon designed for the small, largely Scandinavian Minnesota town of Litchfield. George Elmslie envisioned a structure cast in concrete whose covering roof was mounted on a single supporting stem, a concept that was too radical for a town still questioning the need to hire an architect at all. Other imaginative solutions failed to because of external influences upon clients. When the MINNEAPOLIS WoMEN's CLua decided to add a theater to their building, the fundamental problem was the cramped size of the available lot. Purcell & Elmslie discarded the aged idea of a proscenium in favor of a thrust platform around which 225 seats were efficiently tiered In sharply rising arcs. The adroit and unconventional arrangement was abruptly dismissed because of an unfortunate but otherwise unrecorded remark made to Ella G. Winter, the dub president, by someone associated with the Purcell & Elmslie office. In another instance, which was typical of several residential projects, plans for a dwelling for C. A. Wheelock of Fargo, North Dakota, had to be set aside because the client encountered financial difficulties. Two other elegantly conceived projects were disappointments in ironically opposite ways. Intrigued by the opportunity to examine the functional needs of a factory, Purcell proceeded with studies for the project until he discovered that the fast talking client for whom his office had prepared plans for the speculative Gusto Cigarette Company in 1914 was a con artist. A commission for whose loss Purcell blamed his own aesthetic enthusiasm was the Palmer Cantin! residence project [6) also of 1914. For once, the Purcell & Elmslie office was carried away by the delight of a novel design that was far beyond the means of the client to construct. On other occasions, though, such complexity was desired by the client, as with the second Josephine Crane Bradley residence in Madison, Wisconsin, Unconventional heating and cooling systems, the latest labor saving domestic machinery, and special built In cabinets were Included to automate housekeeping chores as fully as possible. The details of the cabinetry alone were sufficiently complex to https://oraanica.ora/pewoo6.htm 1/~
Item 2B - 938/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects keep "Team" drafter Lawrence A. Fournier at work on the required drawings for more than a month, personally directed by Josephine Bradley. At the times when George Elmslie was fully committed to other projects, Purcell was on his own. He often used such opportunities to try architectural forms that did not often appear in work by the firm. A large and complex residence for Louis Heitman in Helena, Montana, for example, was built in 1916 using a steep pitched roof one of Purcell's favorite elements. The house was finished with redwood panels and other rich decorative materials obtained from the John S. Bradsteet Company, and the interior decoration developed to a fine degree of detall, including dining room furniture and a fireplace mural executed by designer Harry Rubins. The Heitman house was one of several that evolved over a period of years through several revised schemes, before being finalized and built. The firm also returned to embellish houses done earlier. In 1914, the simple windows and fixtures of the Charles A. Purcell residence were replaced with elaborate leaded glass and sawed wood designed by Elmslie. A new screened porch was added to the the Edna s. Purcell house, together with additional interior decoration and a new set of dining room furniture, and similar changes were made In the Catherine Gray house. With the rising popularity of the automobile, clients requested that the firm design garages for their properties, and in the case of the E. S. Hoyt residence in Red Wing, Minnesota, the outbuilding was joined to the main structure by a dramatically framed breezeway. Because of his Involvement with Christian Science, Purcell often pursued prospects with these churches. He felt the special service requirements for Christian Science assemblies were an Ideal challenge for which he offered an organic solution. Although no results beyond preliminary consultatlons came of most such contacts, his firm prepared alternate schemes for the Third Christian Science Church in Minneapolis. Accessibility and circulation for those attending services were among the chief difficulties, as well as the problem of traffic noise from the busy street that fronted the site. The semi circular auditorium proposed by Purcell & Elmslle met these considerations with an intimate and friendly plan made economically attractive by an efficient structural technique, but divisions within the church membership prevented the project from being realized. The three buildings that Purcell & Elmslie did for firms selling Edison phonograph machines were high points in their commercial design. Consisting of large scale alterations for a new facade and completely new Interior architecture, the plans for the Edison shop owned by Henry B. Babson in Chicago introduced a recessed front to draw passersby in from the sidewalk. Carefully placed display windows were Intended to entice the customer within the store, where the integrated treatment of furniture, light fixtures, and other decorations created a unified merchandising space. From time to time, Elmslie designed instrument panels or whole cases to replace the awkwardly styled factory made cabinets. Other comparable Edison Shops were built in Kansas City, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. Although the firm was never able to realize a commission for a library, school, or hotel, the architects did preliminary work for several such projects, The design of the Welcome Inn for George Hermann, the local contractor who built the First National Bank in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, anticipated revolutionary changes in merchandising attitudes later commonplace in hotels. The design was aimed at forming a homelike atmosphere In which restaurant areas for formal and casual dining were segregated and providing dlrect access to the coffee shop from the street. Purcell & Elmslie were confident enough in the approach to provide for later multiple story expansion, but the new ideas were too great a departure from the expectations of the client. A few smaller buildings that served community purposes were built in rural areas. The Jump River Town Hall of 1915 was intended to be a multipurpose meeting place for a Wisconsin lumber town. The the low, horizontal appearance of the Interlocking board and batten siding recalled the logging camps from which the town had come Into being. The Kasson, Minnesota, Municipal Building, uilt in 1916 included a library, post office, rooms for service clubs, police department and jail in a small two story plus basement structure. The only expression of the organlcally based architecture In a major public building occurred in the Woodbury County Court House completed in Sioux City, Iowa in 1916. William L. Steele, an architect who had developed a strong friendship with George Elmslie while working in the Sullivan office, was originally granted the commission for the new court house based on his submission of a bland neoclassical design. Once the contract was in hand, however, he disregarded the approved plans and told his supporters on the county board they could get better than they had bargained for. Steele asked George Elmslie to develop a design that expressed the wealth of the agricultural region and the populist character of the people who would be served by the building. Despite opposition from several quarters, including a limestone vendors' association, disgruntled politicians, and public Incomprehension, the Elmslie concept was accepted, in part because the structure used large quantities of locally manufactured brick, most of the construction money would be spent in the city, and praise for the radical design from highly respected visitors. Designed through debilitating overwork by Elmslie, the the functional organization of the court house was enriched with vast quantities of polychrome terracotta leaded glass, mosaics, and metalwork. While Purcell did not participate directly in the design process, he was responslble for coordinating the work of contributing artists. Since the fee asked by Gutzon Borglum was more than available for a sculptor, Purcell engaged Alphonso Ianelli, a former student of Borglum who had just opened his own studio in Chicago. For a frugal thirty five hundred dollars Ianelli executed massive frieze groups symbolizing democratic forms of justice to surmount the principal entrances and whimsically added cow and buffalo heads over the alleyway service dock. On wide, overhanging balconies surrounding the artificially lit, glass domed lobby, artist John W. Norton painted murals to represent the Elysian richness of the countryside. By the time the Woodbury County Court House was completed America was on the verge of entering World War I. With architectural commissions at a near standstill and wishing to make some contribution to the national defense effort, Purcell made a decision that would temporarily lead him away from his primary career and ultimately end In unpleasant lltlgations. In 1915 through contacts of his wife's family, Purcell had met Charles 0. Alexander, the president of the Alexander Brothers Leather Belting Company of Philadelphia and a man who seemed sympathetic to the progressive movement. Since the production of leather belts that connected pullies on factory machinery was a priority industry and met Purcell's desire to do something for the war effort, he was encouraged to work for the company in the dual capacities of architect and advertising manager. The various Alexander Brothers concerns were rapidly expanding to include several other leather belting manufacturers under the umbrella name of the International Leather Belting Corporation. In 1916 Purcell sold his properties in Minneapolis and moved his family to Philadelphia. https:/lorganica.org/pewgp6.htm ?/"l
Item 2B - 94• 8/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects ' As advertising manager for Alexander Brothers, Purcell supervised the yearly production of a broad range of promotional materials, including posters, calendars, brochures, labels, malltng cards, and stationery. From 1916 until his resignation In 1919, he applied the principles of organic design in a systematized and coordinated series of campaigns to sell Alexander products. Using artwork and Graphkal Designs commissioned from some of the finest artists of the progressive movement, such as Charles S. Chapman, Charles Livingston Bull, and John W. Norton, the Purcell presentations prophetically anticipated artistic trends in postwar decades. Architectural work seemed to be plentiful, both for the company and C. 0. Alexander personally. Shortly after Purcell assumed his duties, Alexander decided to remodel the executive and general offices of his headquarters, Including clerical departments, a library, and the executive dining room. Purcell & Elmslie considered the requirements of the business operations and designed a functional system of office divisions and furnishings. Chairs were wall mounted to swing away from the desk when not in use, numerous pieces of furniture and lighting fixtures were comml,ssioned to coordinate with the new interior finish, and decoration of the executive area included murals by John W. Norton. The most Important of the architectural designs for Alexander Brothers was a standardized factory plan that was intended to be built In three locations. Only two units, those in Chicago and New Haven, were constructed. The International Leather and Belting Corporation factories were among the first industrlat buildings In America to express their utilltarlan function with such philosophical conviction. Using steel roof framing anchored in pier buttressed brick end walls, the architects dismissed intervening side wall supports to leave a continuous 130 foot breadth of wlndow. The human needs of the worker were further considered in carefully developed machinery layouts. The firm designed two unbuilt projects for C. o. Atexander personally, but completed some alterations at his summer residence in Squam Lake, New Hampshire. The first scheme, a large residence for a site in Philadelphia, was begun by Purcell shortly after his first meeting with the company president but had to be abandoned at the onset of the war. Detailed plans were prepared for a large Institutional church building or Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.), which C. 0. Alexander was to have contributed to a mission In Slang Tan, China, but that project ultimately fell through when the Alexander companies went bankrupt. Sometime before the failure of Alexander Brothers was evident, however, Purcell realJzed his first impressions had failed to recognize the true character of his employer, whom he now understood to be autocratic, ruthless, dishonest, and vain. His involvement with C. O. Alexander became extremely distasteful, and he resigned after compleUng his duties for the 1919 advertlzlng campaign. Although he attempted to leave on cordial terms, Purcell was eventually forced to sue to recover architectural fees due Purcell & Elmslie as well as his own salary, thus endowing his three year stay with a bitterness and personal disappointment that would remain with him for years. Purcell briefly considered returning to Minnesota to resume his private practice, but the changing climate of public taste in architecture had effectively ended the progressive period and undermined his happiness and business as an architect. Equally as important, he felt a strong need for a new beginning for his family. The once nurturing climate of the Midwest seemed to have turned against his fortunes. Purcell began to think the time had come for a new beginning in a different part of the country. PORTLAND. 1920-1930 RESEARCH COURTESY MARK HAMMONS https:1Jorganica.org/pewgp6.htm 313
Item 2B - 958/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects PVRCELL AND ELMS.LIE .. A RCHIT&:CT~ CHlCAC0. PHH .. ADELPIIIA,M!NN~APO1.I~ .. WM. GRAY PO~CCLL .. Ol!O RO e a.eLM:iLII! ., G8 NAVIGATION ;: HOMI ;; TNI! Tl!AM ;; Wp:LLIAM GRAY PURC•LL ;: HISTORICAL CONTINUITIIIS BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: WILLIAM GRAY PURCELL (1880-1965) Blographlcal essay In Gulde to the WIiiiam Gray Purcell Papers. Copyright by Mark Hammons, 1985. Purcell, Feick and Elmslle, 1910•1912 FIRM ACTIVE: 1907•1921 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA : : CHICAGO, ILLINOJS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA : : PORTLAND, OREGON A profound change in the way Purcell developed as an architect occurred at the beginning of the fourth year of his professional practlce. Although George Grant Elmslie had occasionally helped Purcell in his work since 1903, these contributions were more of a suggestive guidance than a determinant role in problem solving. Purcell had contfnued to Increase his own design faculties at a balanced pace by remaining responsible for every phase of a project. Even If Elmslie was avallable as a consultant, Purcell still separately faced the myriad creative and practical details to be met in the process of bringing a building to life. GEORGE GAANT ELMSLJE, CIRCA 1912 During the last months of 1909 events brought the two men together once more in a daily working relationship, As chief drafter for Louis Sullivan, Elmslie had for years done much of the designing himself, receiving only a weekly salary and having no financial capital of his own. When Sullivan could no longer pay Elmslie because of declining business fortunes, Elmslie was forced to find a more reliable situation. For some time Purcell and Elmslie had talked of working together, and the time was right. By 1910 Elmslie had left the Sullivan office and moved to Minneapolis as a full partner in Purcell, Feick & Elmslie. With the arrival of Elmslie, Purcell was exposed to an advanced creative method that had been seasoned for fifteen years in the presence of the founding master, Louis Sullivan, His slow, careful progress in developing architectural understanding was interrupted by the need to assimilate the rapid and voluminous flow of sophisticated expressions that Elmslie produced, and at times Purcell was unable to wholly digest the new forms at once. The two men spent many hours in deep discussion of the means and ends of organic design, and their frank and intimate communication resulted in a synergistic creativity that balanced their respective strengths and weaknesses, The division of labor in the office was structured to accomodate an increased volume of business, With his natural, poetic facility for composition, Elmslie assumed much of the creative work of formulating designs. Given his bent for structural details, George Feick was In charge of the writing of specifications and, later, engineering. Between the two specializations of his partners, Purcell was responsible for managing the flow of the work between client, office, and contractors. Part of his management role meant guiding Elmslie into practical and economic solutions more in line with client needs. As George Feick grew more uncomfortable with the experimental forms produced by the firm, Purcell often had to articulate the technical elements of the designs into contractors' specifications. George Elmslie brought important business contacts that resulted in a growing number of commissions from former Sullivan clients, such as Henry B. Babson, Carl K. Bennett, and Charles R. Crane and Crane's daughter and son in law, the Harold C. Bradleys. George Feick followed leads for projects In his hometown and also handled sundry small buildings for friends and acquaintances. Purcell continued to develop productive friendships with men who lived in small towns throughout the Midwest, which created a network of sympathizers who kept the firm advised of potential jobs. Education of the public about the meaning and purposes of "function and form" architecture remained a task to be performed for many potential clients, and sometimes Purcell succeeded too well. For example, he lost the commission for St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, through being overly enthusiastic about Louis Sullivan who, still practicing, was a competitor https:/lorqanica.ora/pewap5.htm 1/~
Item 2B - 968/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects to whom the builder subsequently turned. On another occasion, drawings for the proposed First National Bank at Mankato, Minnesota, were left for further study with a thrifty client who was fully convinced of the organic cause. Shortly afterwards, a competitor not known for innovative work landed the job by underbidding with a design that Purcell regarded as an outright transcription of his firm's presentation. During this time, Purcell used other means to spread the message of the new architecture. He regularly delivered addresses to a variety of groups, including architectural clubs, social meetings, and conventions of contractors and materials suppliers. To reach a wider audience, he published essays In progressive magazines. These writings advanced the argument that Americans needed to abandon historically derived building forms and encouraged the use of materials native to the site of the building. He also profiled other architects participating in the movement. George Elmslie was co author on some of these publlcations, especially the important "The Statics and Dynamics of Architecture," which was the principal expression of their design philosophy. The three years of the Purcell, Feick & Elmslie partnership saw the completion of many sensitive expressions of functional architecture, particularly a series of important banks and houses. During this time the architects attained mastery in the enrichment of their buildings with polychrome terracotta, leaded glass, and sawed wood. All of these elements depended on talented artisans like modeler Christian Schneider and window maker Edward L. Sharretts for translation from graphic drawing to material form Mosaics, furniture, carpets, and draperies were included where budgets allowed, as were specially designed electrical fixtures and experimental air conditioning systems. Murals, sculpture, and other works were commissioned from artists such as Albert Fleury, John W. Norton, and Charles Livingston Bull. The principal commercial work of the firm took form in a number of small town banks. These buildings were usually intended to provide financial and other services to the broad areas of dairy and farmland that centered around a small town. Such a banking Institution was often a small business whose democratic foundations were expressed by the relations between banker and depositor. As an organic architect, Purcell saw that this condition needed to be expressed architecturally. In the Exchange State Bank at Grand Meadow, Minnesota [71, for example, the conventional metal wickets that separated teller from customer were removed, bringlng the working relationship Into greater harmony with the Midwestern egalitarian spirit. The small banks came to share a number of distinct features. Interior light was Introduced through wide, opalescent leaded glass windows that prevented glare and obviated the need for unsightly roller shades. Delicate stenciling emphasized the plain plaster surfaces of the walls, which were unified through an Integrated system of wood trim. The exterior structure enclosed the functional simplicity of the internal arrangements with straightfoward geometric planes composed of brick, terra cotta, and stone. Squared stone spars flush with the wall allowed the thickness of the masonry to serve as window reveals, and similarly placed terminal coursework eliminated the applied ornament of a false cornice. These and other elements combined to make the building a creative expression of modern American life, rather than the illusion of a Greek temple or Roman bath. Almost all commissions for the small banks came to the firm through the efforts of men who were convinced of the rightness of the Purcell, Feick & Elmslie view of architecture and who were often instrumental in persuading others to see the light. In some circumstances this was a difficult task. O. F. Recker, the vice president of the First National Bank at Rhlnelander, Wlsconsln, overcame the dubious faith of his board of directors to begin construction of the radlcally different yet elegantly economical floor plan proposed by the architects but ultimately suffered the loss of a shareholder who rebelled at physical proof of the revolutionary approach. Others like Elgar Greening at Grand Meadow and 0. G. Dale of the Madison State Bank in Madison, Minnesota, had greater ease In fulfilling their desire to commission the Purcell firm but were surprised at the astonished reactions of those who came to see the buildings. Another friend of the firm, H. C. Garvin, was responsible for their finest commercial building, the Merchant's National Bank at Winona, Minnesota. The opaque windows, which had appeared in earlier banks, expanded to vast planes of leaded glass filling open space carried underneath massive steel girders that were boldly cast pier and lintel fashion across the street facing facades of roman brick. Both neutral and color glazed terra cotta ornament enunciated the balance of tensions within the structure, with the entrance surmounted by a symbolic eagle centered on the axis of the front wall. Inside the banking room two great murals majestically placed on the upper half of the rear and side walls reflected the agricultural character of the river valley, and the spacious cube shaped main room was lit by symmetrically placed groups of light standards that thrust toward a richly colored skylight. Chairs and other furniture were designed to match the architectural elements, and the round doorway to the bank vault was encircled with an halo of glass mosaic. In the development of their ideas for both commercial and institutional work, Purcell, Feick & Elmslie created a substantial group of buildings that were direct statements of their beliefs in organic architecture. These works were scattered across the countryside of nearly every midwestern state and most held a central position in the life of the communities where they had been built. Although the functions were similar in purpose, each one was unique to its place and a special celebration of the character and life of the people who had raised it. As a whole, these buildings were a successful combination of the immaterial understanding of organic philosophy and the practlcal demands of the physical world in a totally fresh and uniquely American point of view. Residential designs by the Purcell, Feick & Elmslie office attained similar degrees of accomplishment. Like the banks, these houses embraced the character and living customs of the client in a dynamic design process based on the same democratically Inspired principles. Financial limitations were a principal concern in the evolution of projects, but the firm often eloquently transcended such constraints to produce dwellings that expressed domestically the unique American vitality that was the source of their inspiration. The needs of clients with smaller means were met by individualized variations in the compact, open plan houses whose concept the architects continued to refine. The influence of George Elmslie led to a more versatile interplay between architectonic relationships, first reflected In the A. B. C. Dodd residence built In 1910 for a relative of Purcell In Charles City, Iowa, and further shown in the Harold E. Hineline residence completed the same year in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A surprising number of such commissions would eventually come from ordinary people who did personal business with Purcell, such as his piano tuner C. T. Backus. More elaborate houses allowed a greater artistic freedom, including the incorporation of sawed wood panels, extensive stencil work, leaded glass, and other graceful decorations. The range of possibilities within this category of residential designs was seen in a number of houses erected near inlets of Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. The size of the project, however, was not always an indication of the cost. In some cases, such as the Oscar Owre and the E. C. TIiiotson residences, the designs could be enhanced in https://organica .org/pewgp5.htm ?/'l.
Item 2B - 97.. 8/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects detail because the clients were able to pay for finer building materials and more decorative craftsmanship. Even though able to make use of their full palette of ornamental techniques in the larger E. L. Powers residence of 1910 because the client was well to do, the architects discovered that cost determination for cubic footage was more dependent on compositional simplicity than mere size. In all their domestic designs the firm sought to strike a balance that enclosed the necessary amount of space but also established an individual creative character through ornamental enrichment, which resulted in a more complete expression of the idea underlying the house. The house in which Purcell, Fefck, and ElmsHe achieved the fullest and most articulate expression of their abilities was the Edna S. Purcell residence built in 1913. Built on a very narrow lot, the dwelllng was set back to the rear of the property to avoid the crushing alignment of adjacent houses and to create a compensating sense of depth. Morning sunlight striking a reflecting pool on the eastern front of the house was refracted through a seven by twenty eight foot breadth of beveled, leaded glass windows to shimmer as an aurora upon the tented ceiling of the sunken Hving room. Split level IMng areas on the first floor were integrated through a segmented stairway. From the entryway, steps descended easily to the living room and rose upward to the open dining area aligned directly above the living room. On the second floor were the bedrooms and maid's quarters. Cleverly functional built in cabinetry and furniture, myriad stencil patterns, embroidered cheviot draperies, and specially designed light fixtures executed by metalsmith Robert Jarvie worked together to bring a sense of wholeness to all elements of the space. Artworks incorporated into or acquired for the residence by Purcell Included paintings by Lawton S. Parker, Albert Fleury, and Charles Livingston Bull and sculpture by Richard Bock. A series of twelve commissions for the Woods Hole, Massachusetts, estate of millionaire Charles R. Crane began In 1910 with alterations to the original 1880s vintage main house. Further work over the next three years Included cottages, stables, a greenhouse, a boathouse, and similar outbuildings, The greatest challenge of the Crane estate projects was the summer residence built for Josephine Crane Bradley, Crane's daughter. The radical deslgn of the house wholly matched a spectacular site on the end of a thin peninsula jutting into the Atlantic Ocean. The Bradley Bungalow, as the house came to be called, began as a notion on the part of Charles Crane to buy an inexpensive prefabricated cabin. A talk with Purcell, however, made him consider the many deficiencies and inconveniences in the idea. Once the actual requirements had been more carefully articulated, the final plans for the house included four principal bedrooms, three baths, and two wide sleepJng porches and servants' rooms, as well as the necessary utility areas. The symmetry of the cruciform two story layout centered upon a massive chimney whose raised hearth faced the sea along the ttp of the penlsula through a semi circular bow of leaded glass windows. During these years of success, personal events brought substantial changes to the lives of both Purcell and Elmslie. In March 1913 George Elmslle left Minneapolis and returned to Chicago where he opened a second Purcell, Feick & Elmslie office. Profoundly affected by the death of his wife a year earlier, Elmslle hoped to regain a sense of equlnbrium by reinstating his daily routine in comfortably famillar surroundings. On a happier note, Edna and WllUam Purcell adopted two young boys, James In 1911 and Douglas in 1913. Together with Catherine Gray, the Purcell family continued to vacation at Island Lake each year and took several cross country trips. Purcell accepted the practice of Christian Science as a logical parallel to his philosophically progressive ideals, an involvement fostered largely through the encouragement of his wife. On the whole, Purcetl saw the expansion of activity that came about during this perlod as a cause for optimism. His life and work happily underway, prospects for the future looked bright. PURCELL AND ELMSUE, 1913-1921 RESEARCli COURTESY MARK liAMMONS https://organica.org/pewgp5.htm
Item 2B - 988/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects PVRCELL AND E LMSLI E., ARCIIITtC't'O CHICAGO. PHILADELPlllA.M!NNeADOl..15 .. WM.GRAY DUR.CUL .. Cl ~o R<' e a. eLM::,l.u: ., E" NAVIGATION :: 112!!! :: TH• TUM :: Wn.1.ZAM GRAV PURCELL :: HISTORICAL CONTINUITIH BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: WJLLJAM GRAY PURCELL (1880-1965) Blographlcal essay In Gulde to the WIiiiam Gray Purcell Papers. Copyright by Mark Hammons, 1985. P9BIBAJI OF WILLIAM GRAV PURCELL CIRCA 1908 PURCELL AND FEICK, 1907-1909 PJ:RM ACTIVE: 1907-1921 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA : : CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA : : PORTLAND, OREGON The period of his first professional partnership was a time of beginnings for Purcell. During these years he relocated his home, married, and began the development of his skills in handllng his business. His father settled a large sum of money on him as part of his Inheritance, marking his financial independence. With ample resources, a natural interest and sensitivity toward others, and a zealous commitment to the precepts of progressive architecture, Purcell entered into the idealistic pursuit of his vocation. Early in 1907, Purcell and George Feick took the northbound train from Chicago Into the sub zero winter of Minnesota. After arriving in Minneapolis they took rooms in a boardinghouse, rented an office on the tenth floor of the New York Life Building, and malled out engraved cards announcing the new architectural partnership of Purcell & Feick. For the next two and a half years, they worked to establish their credentials as earnest practitioners of the Sullivan derived "function and form," or organic, architecture. The dedication of Purcell & Feick to a new and commercially unaccepted practice made securing work even more difficult for the fledgling office. The principles underlying proposed designs often had to be explained to potential clients, a process that took time and depended on an open mindedness not always present. The lack of many completed buildings as examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of their approach was another handicap to gaining commissions that took time to overcome. During their first year the architects recorded only twelve entries on their accounting system of which seven were for unrealized projects, alterations to existing structures, or Insignificant consultations. Throughout these early years Purcell continued to develop his personal and professional relationship with George Grant Elmslie. When In Chicago, Purcell would always visit the Sullivan offices in the Auditorium tower to see his friend and look at the work on the drafting tables. Elmslie gladly consulted on Purcell's architectural problems and encouraged him to read books by Edward Carpenter and others. This exposure to the mature and inspired abilities of Elmslie served to challenge as well as to support his work, and on occasion Purcell tested his own skills by keeping projects isolated from his mentor. Catherine Garns Gray (left), and Edna Summy Purcell (right) seen In a https://organica.org/pewgP4.htm
Item 2B - 998/9/2021 LI/MIERE AUTQCHROME taken by WIiiiam Gray Purcell, 1915 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects Other significant personal relationships also originated during this time. In December 1908 he married Edna Summy, a Wellesley graduate whose father owned a music publishing business In Chicago. The couple honeymooned in the snow covered forest at Island Lake and, when they returned, shared a house with Catherine Gray, who came to Minneapolis to be near her grandson. During 1908 Purcell made the acquaintance of Minnesota architect John Jager, who became a lifelong friend who shared Purcell's interests In architecture and art. This growing sense of family of especially important to Purcell, who often felt frustrated with and even alienated from the many people to failed to respond to the message of organic architectural philosophy. Many early business relations sprang from contacts with friends of his father or grandfather, such as H. C. Garvin of Winona, Minnesota. Like several small town supporters of Purcell & Feick, Garvin believed in the same philosophy that motivated Purcell and worked to deliver other customers to the firm and provided his own commissions. This growing network of small town businessmen, especially bankers, would eventually broaden opportunities for commissions in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas. From contacts in his home town of Sandusky, George Feick, Jr., brought business to the office from Ohio, particularly speculative houses and an office building done for his father, a construction contractor. LOOKING NORTH, roughly In front of the catherlne Gray residence s.t:1.!2.1!,,E, LOOKING NORTH, from tile vantage of the Catheline Gray res.dence THRl!:1! VIEWS OP LAKE OP THE ISLES, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, circa 1910• Wllll•m Gray Purcell, photographer The residential work of the tlrm began with a house built In 1907 by Purcell for his own use and later named in honor of his grandmother, the CATHERINE GRAY RESIDENCE. A~er a frustrating and time consuming FIRST ATTEMPT that failed to yield any useful results, Purcell tlied anew by consulting with George Elmslle on a plan that Integrated, among other aspects of the composition, a lot with a lake view and the desire for a detached pavilion porch. Purcell used an Initial sketch by Elmslie to compose the elevations and to articulate conscientiously a structural technique that addressed his philosophical concerns about the functional use of matelials. Several significant features refined In many later designs made their first appearance in the Catherine Gray house. The use of a tented ceiling and outwardly opening casement windows were elements that would be used consistently. A new system of interior wood trim was developed to emphasize the enclosing sense of the walls, rather than the tradltlonally accentuated openings of windows and doors. The fireplace for the house was built with a raised hearth, another important element that would be carried forward to other work. One of the disadvantages found In this design and representing a problem that would often to be encountered In the future was the economic need to incorporate pre existing furniture In the new building. The design of such older pieces almost always seen to affected negatively the values of the architecture. The firm furthered their Ideas about residential design through submissions to various competitions and the practical experience gained by doing alterations. In March 1908 the F. W. Bird Company, a manufacturer of paper building materials, sponsored a competition to demonstrate the variety of uses to which their products could be applied. Purcell & Feick entered a design that employed the Bird Company building papers to enclose an open floor plan In a structurally Innovative fashion. Although the judges selected a traditional design in preference to the Purcell & Feick entry, the effort of the firm to work with an open plan was the beginning of a series of similar residences built by the Purcell partnerships over the next decade. A month after the Bird Company competition the firm met their first would be home owner, Minneapolitan Arthur Jones who wanted to remodel a small barn into a residence. An open floor plan similar to the Bird design was devised that also featured an unconventional window treatment. Pleased with the results and hopeful of getting some favorable publicity, Purcell & Feick made a study for a similar house that they wanted to appear in the Ladies Home Journal. The plan accomplished the feat of including five well proportioned bedrooms in a two story plus attic house measuring only twenty two by thirty feet, but whether the design was actually submitted for publication is unknown. Such experiments came to yield practical results. Although the plan for the Journal was never actually constructed, a cottage based in part on the design was built for J. D. R. Steven in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, during the spring of 1909, The harmonious arrangement of the Steven cottage so pleased the owner that when a second, larger and more formal house was required, Purcell & Feick got the commission. Another early problem considered by the architects was the integration of modern mechanical conveniences into both residential and commercial design. Devices such as refrigerators were necessary to modern kitchens, and housing plans often had to accommodate the growing presence of the automobile in American life. For example, the 1907 plans for an unbuilt group of duplexes residence in Winona, Minnesota, included a large garage for each living unit. Purcell believed the new mechanical accoutrements for living both deserved and required equally as poetic expression in design as did the more basic requirements of human shelter, a conviction bolstered by his enthusiastic response in 1908 to The Voice of the Machines by Gerald Stanley Lee. The first Purcell & Feick dwelllng whose plan included a garage was built for Purcell's father in River Forest, Illinois, In 1909. Purcell had trouble finding a solution for the house within the imposed economic limits and came to regard his unaided completion of the design for the Charles A. Purcell residence as a point of honor. Relying solely on his own ideas, Purcell completed the residence and a slightly self conscious garage for a total of $15,500, including the lot. Earlier in 1908 the firm had built what Purcell regarded as the first garage In Minneapolis designed specifically for the service of automobiles. Featuring several Innovative elements, the Motor Inn was done for Henry Goosman, who had for many years maintained a thriving livery business, The wide, round entrance door opened through a special electrohydraulic lift mechanism, and a novel sidewalk-like ledge that served as an interior curb within the building https://organica.org/pewgp4.htm
Item 2B - 1008/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects was also useful as a handy area for tools and temporary storage. Inside the office, a graduated horizontal wood trim effected a streamlined wall treatment, the whole design reflecting the sense of movement and change that was the experience of the automobile. The two churches built during the partnership of Purcell & Feick represented diametrically opposed attitudes on the part of the different clients who commissioned them. As architects who were convinced practitioners of the Sullivan philosophy, the demands of the rector and vestry of Christ Church In Eau Claire, Wisconsin, posed something of a dilemma. The prosperous lumbermen who comprised the building committee made clear their preference for a traditional approach. Unable to lead their cllents toward new and unfamiliar forms, Purcell and Feick decided to give the congregation a simple but clearly historically inspired structure that at least had the honesty of using genuine masonry walls and wooden roof trusses uncluttered by obscuring ornament. A completely different situation occurred with the Stewart Memorial Church of 1909. The church elders were persuaded that a nontraditional design, a cube shaped church with a flat roof and missing the customary steeple, was the most economical to build as well as being a better statement of modern Protestant practice. Since the assembly could not afford to complete both the sanctuary and a Sunday school wing at the same time, wall sized sliding doors that would later open Into flanking auditorium space to be located in the unbullt section were temporarily covered as exterior walls. In his first publfcatlon written to argue for an honest American building art, Purcell expounded upon the functionalist qualities of the design In an article entitled "Expressions In Church Architecture," which appeared in the successor magazine to his grandfather's weekly, The Interior. Sometimes commissions were lost despite the best educational efforts of the firm, and even when the client was willing to listen, Purcell was not always successful in his attempts to overcome the common taste for revivalist forms. Some clients were simply unwilling to change their minds about what constituted the appropriate appearance of a building. Purcell recommended to one group of potential bank builders that they visit the Farmers' National Bank just then being completed In Owatonna, Minnesota, but the richness and radlcal composition of the Sullivan bank disturbed more than enlightened them. To convey an understanding of the Integrated concepts on which Purcell & Feick based their proposal for the First National Bank in Winona, Minnesota, the firm resorted to a plaster model for which, Purcell dlscovered, the clients had even less of an affinity. On other projects, Purcell discovered that the clients either did not know what they needed or actually wanted something totally different from what they had said, For example, In designing a house for the wealthy E. C. Warner that would have overlooked Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Purcell took seriously the financlal limit of forty thousand dollars. He approached the project intent on creating a comfortable and practical living space without making arbitrary decisions for the client and, as a guide to possible square footage, he wrote to Louis Sullivan requesting plans for the Bradley and Babson residences, which had cost similar amounts. Purcell prepared a series of large presentation drawings that allowed for a participation in the design process that Mr, Warner was disinclined to enjoy. The commission went to a competitor who presented an inflexible design with all details already fixed, and the ultimate expense of the residence was much more than the client had originally expressed the desire to spend. As he would later express In many of his writing and correspondence, the disappointments and the successes of his architectural practice were considered by Purcell as landmarks in the vallant battle to an Indigenous American architecture. In the first two years of their work, the firm of Purcell & Feick had made a successful beginning In carrying on that struggle. During that time he had also established a social life with people who shared his values. Surrounded by supportive famlly, friends, and associates, Purcell was eager for the challenges that lay ahead and filled with hope that the best was yet to come. PURCELL, FEICK AND ELMSLIE, 1910-1912 RESEARCH COURTESY MARK HAMMONS https:/lori:ianica .or9/pewm>4.htm
Item 2B - 1018/9/2021 PVRCELL AND ELMSLIE .. ARCKIT~Ci~ CHICACO, PHILADl:.LPIIIA,M!NNEAPOl.15 .. WM, GRAV PU R.CUL .. <Jl!OR<l I! (l,l!.LM~Lll!., Purcell and Elmslie, Architects FIRM ACTIVE: 1907-1921 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA : ; CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PHILADELPHIA, PfNNSYLVANIA : : PORTLAND, OREGON r.in rm NAVIGATION :: .!:12!!! :: THI! T•AM :: WnuAM Guv puRcl!LL BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: WILLIAM GRAY PURCELL (1880-1965} Biographical essay In Gulde to the WIiiiam Gray Purcell Papers. Copyright by Mark Hammons, 1985. APPRENTICESHIP, 1903-1906 Portrait of William Gray Purcell, 1906 t'ltl IJD Back home in Oak Park, Illinois, WIiiiam Gray Purcell went looking for a position from which he could learn the rudiments of an active architectural practice. Surrounded once more by the progressive, democratic architecture of the Midwest, the spirit of his quest toward an Indigenous, wholly American building art was freshty renewed. Although Purcell considered applying to Frank Lloyd Wright, his father did not approve. Instead, Purcell took a clerking position with Ezra E. Roberts, a stable and prosperous architect of whom Charles A. Purcell thought well. Respectable though Roberts was, his office was not very active. Purcell found himself with time to lament the uninspiring contents of the architectural periodkals and compose personal letters on the office typewriter. The situation soon changed for the better, however, when Purcell attended a dinner party at the Oak Park home of George Simpson, an old friend of his grandfather. Present at the gathering was George Grant Elmslie, then the chief drafter for Louis Sullivan. The two men liked one another immediately, not least because of their shared interest ,n progressive architecture. When Purcell complained of his situation with Roberts, Elmslie offered to secure Purcell a position in the Sullivan office. The five months from August to December 1903 that Purcell spent in the Sullivan offices were the best possible fulfillment of his wish. In the rooms that the Sullivan practJice occupied high atop the tower of the great Auditorium Building, completed by Adler & Sullivan in 1889, Purcell was exposed directly to the originator and the princlpal practitioner of the architectural philosophy to he was dedicated. His experiences in talklng with Sullivan or observing his interactions with other draftsmen as he moved among the drafting tables stayed with Purcell as a source of inspiration for the rest of his life. Sullivan, however, had entered the decline of his fortunes, and there was not a great deal of work to be done in the office. Purcell drafted a lock plate and doorknob for one project and also delineated a landscaping plan for his employer's summer residence in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. With time available to talk and study what work was passing through the office, Purcell and George Elmslie became fast frrends. Elmslie attempted to instruct Purcell in the fine art of delineating the Sullivan ornament, and Purcell practiced on a design for a public library that was later published in The Brickbuilder. By the end of the year, though, it was clear there was insufficient work for Purcell. https://organica .org/pewgp3.htm
Item 2B - 1028/9/2021 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects D•IJGN PPR A cm BANK "Bank of Reno" Illustrated In Chicago Architectural Club Catalog (#18, 1905, pl11te 18) For his next employment, Purcell decided to venture to the West Coast by way of an extended journey through the southwestern United States. He eventually arrived at Los Angeles, where two of his aunts lived, and applied for work at the office of Myron Hunt, but there was no opening. On the recommendation of those with whom he interviewed, Purcell left southern California for San Francisco. Hired by John Galen Howard, Purcell became clerk of the works for the construction of California Hall, being built on the University of California campus at Berkeley. While he did not think much of the design of the structure, his stay in the area exposed Purcell to the work of Bernard Maybeck, who he came to admire. As could be expected with someone who had grown up around the play of light and water, he also noticed the pleasant manner in that bay windows on numerous houses reflected a functional response through house construction to the relationship between the hilly geography and the ocean views. In 1905 Purcell moved farther up the coast to Seattle, Washington, where he worked for several months in the office of A. Warren Gould. Purcell's father, who disliked the Pacific Northwest and was afraid of the effects of the weather on the health of his son, offered to send him on a year long tour of Europe. Accepting the offer, he contacted his former classmate, George Feick, Jr., and two men agreed to meet in New York. Before leaving for the rendevouz, Purcell spent ten days in Chicago that included a visit with George Elmslie. Elmslie showed Purcell a magazine illustrating the work of a progressive Dutch architect, H. P. Berlage, and encouraged him to meet the man if he could. By April 1906 Purcell and Feick had crossed the ocean and were greeted upon their landing at Naples, Italy, by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which heightened their appreciation of visiting the ruins of Pompei. After seeing the sights of Florence and Venice, they traveled across Greece to Constantinople and by June had returned to western Europe. Although appreciative of the architectural relics that surrounded him, Purcell was also keen to seek out the best contemporary design as well. He remembered the suggestion made by Elmslie and stopped in Holland to visit the architect Berlage, who received him warmly and the two established a longlasting friendship. Although short of cash Purcell was also successful in his efforts to reach Scandinavia, where he met progressive architects Ferdinand Boberg and M. Nyrop. These contacts added to his growing desire to commence his own work and shortly after returning to the United States, Purcell moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to open an office in partnership with George Feick, Jr. PURCELL AND FEICK, 1907-1909 https:/lorganica.orQ!pewQp3.htm ?/'1
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Item 2B - 1048/9/2021 PVRCELL AND ELM SL IE .. ARCIIJTeCT~ CHICACO. PHILADELPlllA•M!NN!!APOLl5 .. WM, GRAV DURC~LI-•• Ol!ORtj E o.eLM!>LII! •• Purcell and Elmslie, Architects PIRM ACTIVE: 1907-1921 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA : : CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA : : PORTLAND, OREGON gg NAYIGATKON :: HoM• :: TH• TuM :: WILLIAM GRAY PuRcaLL BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: WILLIAM GRAY PURCELL (1880-1965) Biographical essay In Gulde to the WIiiiam Gray Purcell Papers. Copyright by Mark Hammons, 1985. CORNELL, 1899-1903 ___ Portrait of William Gray Purcell, circa 1900 Although Purcell left for the College of Architecture at the Ithaca, New York, campus of Cornell University with high hopes, his experiences there were less exciting than anticipated. He packed along many personal memorabilia, since this was the first time he had ever lived away from home. His room in a plaln but comfortable boarding house was filled with guns and animal skins from Island Lake and souvenirs from his graduation from Oak Park High School. Purcell also brought a variety of musical Instruments, several cameras, and an eagerness to get on with the education that would enable him to practice as a professional architect. ~t~ !~ ~ ' . . =======eJ· Study for Oak Park State Bank, 1901 Unfortunately for his enthusiasm, he soon found himself bored with the curriculum. The kind of architecture being taught at Cornell had little to do with the exciting buildings Purcell had seen being built In the Midwest. Although Cornell possessed a reputation as one of the newest and most advanced universities in the country, Purcell found himself spending long hours over drafting boards drawing Neo-classical designs based on Greek and Roman examples. His teachers thought lightly, if at all, of the buildings that had inspired him back In Chicago, Instead, the curriculum taught him traditfonal Beaux Arts composition. Purcell had a hard time discussing the organic philosophy that fascinated him, and found that the books he wanted to read, such as those of John Ruskin, were not to be found in the library. Purcell made as good a time as possible of his college years by participating in numerous extra curricular activities. During his freshman year, he ran in track events and was proud of tying a world's record. In his sophomore and junior years he joined the campus Masque Players and Glee Club, as well as cultivated his sketching technique. He frequently attended concerts, recitals, and other entertainments, often in the company of his new friend, classmate George Feick, Jr. All the tickets and programs, handbills and other memorabilia of these attractions, together with many photographs Purcell took of the Cornell campus and vldnity, were carefully collected and pasted in a large scrapbook. In the summer of 1901, Purcell received his first opportunity to do professional work in the architectural field. His grandfather had traveled through the South during 1898 and was appalled by the poverty he had witnessed there. In Kowaliga, Alabama, Gray met William E, Benson, a black man whose Industry had enabled him to triumph over the oppression of the sharecropper economic https:/lorganica.org/pewgp2.htm 1/?
Item 2B - 1058/9/20f.1 Purcell and Elmslie, Architects ,,. system. The editor wrote an article about the Alabaman for The Interior, and subsequently stayed in touch. When Benson said he wanted to use his money to build a new community for a group of poor families, Gray suggested that his grandson, who was studying to be an architect, was likely to have some useful ideas. Benson wrote to Purcell, and arranged to have him come to Kowaliga. The first week of his visit, Purcell surveyed the land and discussed the requirements of the project with William Benson and his employees. He produced a sketches for a number of simple wooden frame dwellings, and suggested an arrangement for a small store and other community services. Halfway through his stay, however, the work was interrupted by an Incident of racial violence. Many poor white people in the county where Benson llved were jealous of his land and possessions, During one hot summer night a lynching occurred nearby and shortly afterwards the mob appeared at Benson's door. Benson cautioned Purcell to remain Inside and out of sight, for the vigilantes milling about might take action against a white man found staying with blacks. Although Purcell returned to Cornell filled with Ideas for the development, Benson continued to be uncertain of what he ought to do. Correspondence and sketches were exchanged for several months, but eventually nothing was realized of the prototype community. Despite the lack of practical results, Purcell decided to call the trip his first professional consultation, for which he received payment of fifty dollars. During his third year of studies, Purcell entered the Andrew D. White Competition of 1902, sponsored and judged by the American ambassador to Germany. The design that he submitted was laughed at by others preparing their own entries, for the drawings featured no classical ornament and the ptan was strictly organized according to the minimal requirements of the program. To the astonishment of his faculty and classmates, Purcell distinguished himself by wjnning first prize. Shortly after his triumph at the School of Architecture Purcell undertook the sad task of designing a monument stone for his grandfather, who died in 1901. W. C. Gray had served as the official photographer of the Third Alaskan Reindeer Expedition of 1899 that sailed on the U.S.S. Revenue Cutter Bear. The cramped conditions on board the shlp and the arduous, lengthy journey weakened the health of the seventy year old man, who had to leave the company part way through the voyage. Gray never fully recovered from the arduous effort of the trip, although his enthusiastic descriptions and large collection of photographs convinced his son In law to take William and Ralph Purcell to Alaska in 1900. The stral'ghtforward, unadorned design of the Memorial Stone for W. C. Gray was In sharp contrast to the typically ornate funerary monuments of the time, and next to the monument was placed a a pine tree transplanted from Island Lake. The last year of hfs attendance at Cornell was uneventful, and Purcell graduated in the spring of 1903. Catherine Gray came to the commencement with her companion Annie Zeigler [SJ, who had agreed to remain with W. C. Gray's widow at his dying request and would do so for the next thirty years. Once the ceremony was over Purcell packed his scrapbooks and diploma, bade goodbye to his roommates, and returned to Chicago ready to find an architect with whom he could apprentice. APPRENTICESHIP, 1903-1906 RESEARCH COURTESY MARK HAMMONS hltps:l/organica.org/pewgp2.htm 2/?.
Item 2B - 1068/9/2021 & William Gray Purcell (Architect) tlmedialpcad-images/1976.Jpg) Poitrett olwtlllam Gray Purcea, c, 1909; fTom Organlce.org (llmage/19781) view all Images (llhumbe/penion/951) (1 of 1 shown) Male, US, bom 1880-07-02, died 1965-04-11 As1ocfated with the firms PCAD • William Gray Purcell Babb and Mendel, Architects (/firm/1273/); Gould, A. Warren, Architect {/firm/1320/); Howard, John Galen, Architect (/lirm/368/); Purcell and Balley (/lirm/1321/); Purcell and Elmslle, Architects {/ftrm/1323/); Purcell, William Gray, Architect (/flrm/4596/) "' Professional History R61um6 ,F. network (/person/95/network/) Draftsman, Henry Ives Cobb, Architect, Chicago, IL, 1903; Draftsman, Louis Sul'"van. Architect, Chicago, IL, 1903; Draftsman, George Elmslle, Architect, Chicago, IL, 1903; Purcell traveled to Los Angeles in 1903; Clerk of Works, John Galen Howard, Ardlitect, 1904, working on the Cellfomia Hall et the University of Califomia, Berkeley; he moved to S11altle, WA. 1905; Draftsman, Babb and Mendel, Architects, Seattle, WA, c. 1905; Draftsman, A. Warren Gould, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1905: he traveled In Europe. during 1906 with a colleague, George Feick, Jr., end then re-settled beck In Mrnneapolls, MN; Partner, Purcell and [George, Jr.) Feick. Minneapolis, MN, 1907-1910; Partner, Purcell, Feick and Elmsrre, Architects. Minneapolis, MN, 1910-1912; Partner, Purcell and [George Grant] Elmslle, Minneapolis, MN, 1913-1922. Archivist and historian Mark Hammons characterized the partnership of Purcell and Elmslie: "Elmslie assumed charge of design and plann;ng in the Purcell, Feick & Elmslie office and developed a relationship with Purcell that was In some ways ironically similar to the role that he had performed for Sullivan. Though brillianUy creative, ElmsUe often lacked a practical sense of the economic constraints of a project and sometimes became unreallsUcally extravagant. Purcell was able to guide Elmslle toward more feasible solutions and could successfully relate the concepts behind the innovative forms to clients and craftsmen alike. Together the two men balanced the abl!llies of one another and formed one of the most artistically sensitive and productive practices among the progressive archilects." (See Mark Hammons, Biographical Noles: George Grant Elmslie (1869-1952) (hnp://www.organlca.org/pegge1 .him), accessed 06/17/2015.) Fotlowlng his break with Elmslle (1869-1952), Purcell opened his own practice In Portland, OR, 1922; In the 1930s, He designed a handful of residences In Southam CA, In association with the Portland, OR, architect, James Van Evera Bailey {http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/1843/) (190J.1980). Due to his diagnosis of tuberculosis In 1930, Purcell worked only intermittently after 1931. During Purcell's career in Minneapolis, he became one of the most successful architects to work In Iha Prairie Style, building extensively across the states of MN and WI. ProftHlonal Service Director, American Institute of Architects, Oregon Chapter, 1922-1924; Oregon Architect License# 0102; according to Richard Ellison Ritz, "Purcell designed perhaps a half dozen houses and the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, during his stay in Portland. He also made designs for bungalow apartments, which. however, were not built." (See Richard Ellison Ritz, Architects of Oregon, (Portland, OR: Lair Hill Publishing, 2002), p. 325.) ProfeHlonal Awards Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 1963; this award came about due to the lobbying of the AIA College of Fellows by colleague, James Van Evera Bailey. Purcell was one of four Southam CA architects to be elected to the AIA College of Fellows In 1963, the others being Charles Luckman (1909-1999), Edward A. KIiiingsworth {1917-2004), and Charles Day Woodford (1910-1987). "' Education Education Graduate, Oak Park High School, Oak Park, fl, 1899. B.Arch., Cornell University, School of Architecture, Ithaca, NY, 1903; Colf119e Awards Won the Andrew D. White Competition of 1902 al Comell University; White was a former President of Cornell and U.S. Ambassador to Germany. The web sfte Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49047706&ref=acom) adapted Information from Mark Hammons, Finding Aid to the {http:llspecial.lib.umn.edulflndaid/xmVnaa003.xml)William Gray Purcell Papers (http://special.lib.umn.edu/finrJa/dl,(mVnaa003.xml),(Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division, University of Minnesota Libraries, 1985). Hammons wrote of the White Competition: "The design that he submitted was laughed at by others preparing their own entries, for the drawings featured no classical ornament and the plan was strlcUy organized according to the minimal requirements of the program, To the astonishment of his faculty and classmates, Purcell distinguished himself by winning first prize: "' Personal pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/95/ 11<1
Item 2B - 1078/9/2021 PCAD -William Gray Purcell Relocation Purcell relocated frequently during his life, llvlng in both the Midwest and on the Pacific Coast. Bom In Willmette, IL, (or Winnetka, IL, the records are not clear) Purcell, grew up In his grandparents' household In Oak Park, IL, near the studio of Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1906, Purcell Indicated on a US Passport application a home address of 319 North Kenilworth Avenue, Oak Park, IL. Blessed with a wealthy family, Puroell could travel comfortably, end became something of a vagabond in his working career, settling in Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Mlnneapo~s. MN, Portland, OR, and Pasadena, CA. Following the dissolution of his Minneapolis partnership of PurceD and Elmslle, Purcell moved to the West Coast, wor1dng In OR from about 1925 until 1930. A diagnosis of tuberculosis forced him to move to a dry desert climate In CA in the early 1930s. Following his 1935 release from a tuberculosis sanatorium, he moved to Pasadena, where he would build an estate he named "Westwinds." William Gray Purcell spent the remainder or his life in Southern CA, dying in Los Angeles at the age of 84. Parents H.s lather, Charles Abraham Purcell (https:f/books .. google.com/books? ld=Y8wsAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA289&dq=Charles+H.+Purcell+malt&hl=en&sa=X&el=AqqBVdSUKs6yogTL]YKwAg&ved=OCCIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Char1es%20H.%20Purce~ (b.1654 ), was a wealthy executive with the maHing firm founded by his brother, William, The W.H. Purcell Company (later part of the giant American Melting Company), end was an active member of the Chicago Board of Trade. (See Chapter XXV, "Malting and Brewing, "A History of the City of Chicago: Its Men and Institutions. [Chicago: Inter Ocean, 1900), p. 288-289.) His mother was Anna Cora Gray Purcell (http:Jlwww.findagrave.com/cgl-bln/fg,cgl?page=gr&GRld=143668195) (1861-1914). Anna and Charles lived, early In their married life, with her father, William Cunningham Gray (http:ltwww.findagrave.com/cgi-blnffg .cgi?page=gr&GRfd=68342241) (1830-1901 ), and mother, Anna Catherine Garns Gray (1836-1934). W.C. Gray was a lawyer and significantjoumalist, the Editor of The Interior, a prominent Presbyterian Church publicallon, based in Chicago. Anna and Charles also had another son, Ralph C. Purcell (http:f/www.llndagrave.cornlcgl-blnffg.cgl?paga=gr&GRld=75229076)(1887-1913), who spent his short life rn IL. Charles and Anna Gray Purcell moved out of her parents residence but became estranged ear1y In William Gray Purcell's life, and, by age 6. the boy requested to return to live with Willam C. and Anna Garns Gray during his childhood. In 1886, W.C. Gray, an avid outdoorsman, (and Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1901), widow of Cyrus H. McCormick [1809-1884), lnvenlor of the reaper and founder of the McConnlck Harvesting Mechlne Company,) bought a three-square-mile swath of forest land In northern WI. The two families shared the property, and William Gray Purcell spent many or his summertimes at this wooded retreat. Despite his parents rift, Purcell grew up spending lime with the Grays and his busy father, who lived on the same block as Frank Lloyd Wright In Oak Park. His mother, Anna Cora Gray, suffered from depressrcn, and later committed suicide In 1914 white resi<llng In Los Angeles, CA. Spouse William Gray Purcell married twice. He firs! wed Edna Summy (1881-1959) on 12129/1908 fn Chicago. He married Cecily O'Brien Purcell (1903-1960), whom he met while he resided In the Banning tubercv!Dsis sanatorium. WilNam divorced Edna and married Cecily in 1935; he left the sanatorium after his second marriage and moved to Pasadena, CA. Children With Edna, William adopted to boys, James A. and Douglas. Followlng his 1935 marriage to Cecily, he had a son, James Purcell. Blographlcal Notea At age 25, a US Passport App11c.iti0n of 03/01/1905 described Purcell as being 6-feet tall, with blue eyes, curly, dark hair, a full face and fair complexion. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, Janua,y 2, 1906 • March 31, 1925; Roll#: 2; Votume #; Roll 0002 • Cttrtificates: 6581-8181, 02 Feb 1906-14 Mar 1906.) Purcell made a 1906 European grand tour with Cornell classmate George FefCk, Jr. (b. 1881), paid for by C .A. Purcell. Purcell contracted tuberculosis In the early 1920s, and, for treatment, moved to the West Coast pennanently. He resided at a sanatorium in Banning, CA, for four years, 1931-1935. He moved to Pasadena, CA, In 1931, after receiving a large Inheritance of $1,250,000. " Associated Locations Wilmette, IL (Archllect's Birth) PCAD ld:95 "A Buildings and other works ~ map ({personf95/map/) Name 3rd Church of Christ, Scientist, Portland, OR (/building/13766/) Purcell and Bailey Speculative House, Palm Springs, CA (fbuil'dingf1111} ,... lil Publications Ri1z, Richard Ellison, "Purcell, William Gray", Architects of Oregon, 325-326, 2002. (/publlcallon13026/) Data 1926 City Portland Palm Springs Purcell, William Gray, "Three Fingers of Scotch", Journal ofthe American Institute of Architects. 7: 1, 49, 01/1947. (/pubticalionf5548/) "Looking ahead to December", Joumal of the American Institute of Architects, 46; 5, 4, 11/1966. (/publicationf57651) pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/95/ State OR CA ?M.
Item 2B - 108' 8/9/2021 PCAD • William Gray Purcell "Four Southland Architects New Fellows of AIA", Los Angeles Times, 1, 1963-03-17. {fpublication/130931) "~ Links P\lrQell and Elmslle, Architects (lllnk/7351) Pacific Coast Arch/lecture Database (PCAD) -@ 2005-2021 Alen Michelson pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/951 About (/about/) I License (/license/) I Contact (/contact/)
Item 2B - 1098/9/2021 OAliOI OMUI OtidlCIM UJIMN·iiilCPI Obdlkdl ltlHRIRI Unified Vision > The Collection > William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslle Purcell and Elmslie received more commissions than any other firm of progressive architects after Frank Lloyd Wright. The partnership began when two Cornell architecture school classmates, William Gray Purcell and George Feick, Jr., opened a practice in Minneapolis in 1907. Purcell had been raised in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, and worked for a short time with Louis Sullivan's chief designer, George Grant Elmslie, in Sullivan's studio. In 1909 Elmslie's twenty-year employment with Sullivan came to an end, and Purcell encouraged him to join the Minneapolis partnership. While Feick left the group in 1913, the firm of Purcell and Elmslie continued until 1921. Purcell and Felck's architecture is marked by buildings rarely accompanied by decoration beyond opportunities afforded by building materials. Elmslie's entry into the partnership brought an added complexity of composition and ornamental design, tying their work more directly to Louis Sullivan's decorative tradition. Purcell contributed an imaginative sense of space and the Ideal of developing a better living environment for the middle class, quickly establishing a national reputation for the firm. Purcell and Elmslie's architecture is characterized by open floor plans with the hearth as a focal point, versatile rooms that served multiple functions, custom designed built-in and free-standing furniture, and large bands of windows to take advantage of the light at various time of day. Consistent organic schemes of ornament inside and out helped unify the design. The Edna S. Purcell Residence (now the Purcell-Cutts House, owned by The Minneapolis Institute of Arts), built for Purcell and his family, combined all these elements into a successful design for modern living. see obi~> Unified Vision Intro I The Collection( Purcell-Cutts House Tourl Architectural Tourj Comments https://artsmia.org/unified-vision/collection/purcell-elmslie.cfm.html 1/1
Item 2B - 1108/9/2021 Archives West: William Gray Purcell residence addition plans, 1935 ARCHIVES WEST (/) ABOUT (/ABOUT.SHTML) CONTACT (/CONTACT) HELP (/HELP.SHTML) Share: 0 Search 0 DIGITAL OBJECTS ONLY [s'"earch-by-Ke_y_w_o-rd-s------=====~--------=7-~ l ~ I William Gra Purcell residence addition lans, 19 3 5 PDF (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv63250/pdf) XML (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv632SO/xml) Overview of the Collection ... Creator Bailey, Van Evera(James Van Evera),1903-1980,architect. Title William Gray Purcell residence addition plans Dates 1935 (inclusive) Quantity 45 x 63 cm. Collection Number Mss 3128 Summary 7 plans, elevations and sections on 1 sheet of an addition to a house for William Gray Purcell in Palm Springs, California, scale: 1/4" : 1 ', 1935. Van Evera Bailey (1903-1980) was a Portland architect best known for his residential design work. Repository Oregon Historical Society Research Library (http://ohs.org/research-and-library) 1200 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205 archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv63250 ;
Item 2B - 1118/9/2021 Telephdne: 503-306-5240 Fax: 503-219-2040 Archives West: William Gray Purcell residence addition plans, 1935 libreference@ohs.org ( mailto: libreference@ohs.org) Access Restrictions The collection is open to the public. Languages English Table of Contents Overview of the Collection Historical Note Other Descriptive Information Content Description • Use of the Collection • Administrative Information Names and Subjects Historical Note,.. tReturn to Top Van Evera Bailey (1903-1980) was a Portland architect best known for his residential design work. Content Description,.. tReturn to Top 7 plans, elevations and sections on 1 sheet of an addition to a house for William Gray Purcell in Palm Springs, California, scale: 1/4" : 1', 1935. Other Descriptive Information .... Designated Mss 3128-7 Use of the Collection ... Restrictions on Use tReturn to Top tReturn to Top The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv63250 ?lit
Item 2B - 1128/9/2021 Archives West: William Gray Purcell residence addition plans, 1935 reprodllctions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders. Preferred Citation William Gray Purcell Residence Addition Plans, Mss 3128, Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Administrative Information ... Acquisition Information Gift of Janet Bailey, October 1980. Separated Materials tReturn to Top Van Evera Bailey architectural photographs collection, Org. Lot 100, Oregon Historical Society Research Library,Portland, Or. Related Materials Van Evera Bailey architectural photographs collection, Org. Lot 100, Oregon Historical Society Research Library,Portland, Or. Names and Subjects ... Subject Terms Architects --Oregon --Portland. tReturn to Top Architecture, Domestic --California --Palm Springs --Designs and plans. Family Names Bailey, Van Evera --(James Van Evera), --1903-1980 --Archives. Purcell, William Gray, --1881-1965 --Homes and haunts --Designs and plans. Geographical Names Palm Springs (Calif.) --Buildings, structures, etc. --Designs and plans. Form or Genre Terms Drawings (visual works) --aat Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit 2012 l@JM\lf@I (https ://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) About Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West (/cc-zero.shtml) archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv63250 V4
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('cir. -f:h~-16.·~J24' ~o~m;'•wi th,.-.a n•o'O'f.' ~~~\gl;t. ~#U6or.ed·,-r, 'l'ht-e d.'8~,eq ~p-rodmat·<J: ·to .ttnl.1ut].i,i-vin:g roon,!.~,t>.fq•-i:.~~•"f\9t· .. com_parisol). :_-:rtiie ha"! one more liu·_g~ 1'~ndow, but .with a bit smaller ~-~i11:e•. ~ ati4~-ess·~~t.'~.r~-o'J'l--;fi.~tshi -'1~o n,~.i;~t~ ~).~o:r,•Jalono.,' ,. { ~h-e.; 'stla'cl'-10!:dlad..:i:a ·cv~Jy ... _ ptt~r.:··#•-N,--,~~~fi••t.~~ ~cnjJe}'l~ ··c~n~r..ete J t, 1. ~hi,nk :-iitn~4Slt!»· ~rei,~ ~eijtt .. , ·i<ts alt,-r• ot '1:ib-e•, to:tl\l-'·s"CGist ~ l't•· ~. , , ·t •/ ''"~ ' ~-' I • ' > .,.., ,.,. • v''l / t\ v: '.->~"'-/ :'~~1£ . '•_J ,. '· ~ ... :· . ~J •·~ , • • • · • ~ /, ·.,,~._ .: ~-r ~ .,,rt ·. ~-~ ._ .'l;lle 11>.e:t.~:o,--•eil' could ibe el imi-na ted at _ a saving o(t $bout •-$57. But,, a: :house wi-th,put ~~pa:~·to•~in P.alm Spr,i,ngs has :'lost a~ot of -Sex ~-Al)p·et.i5.' .. .. J,:rf 'j, M , , • ,..,1•:_ib -~ .t' ·~A.\"1 ..., • ;-f ~ ) r j' 1 ; ·'.'IJ• • ., • .1c.,, .fu::t~tj -e.~ti:~~-1."1~ .. ~~ ~-use<l !1:;he ..hol~-o~~o_ne_rei>e'(.lwal-i ;_:••t•~~-~-et-iJJD!l,ted 'CQS.t ~~~ fa:::Jqaa.,aie,{~~Otr -:o~:,ra,,]:..Q! S\il-nfAoJ9;i' H;Tb'.ief •iB itd!&h:e'r'".than· ,I• ~a-t first 'ee~i~~,-~ft:. ..!~_. 1'r.o~e ~~1;rl~t'ten, ,to· Mr; Mygat.t,. -stbe",ib~1ld:ar.~~ •o.wn's the .:form, enct me-i i,.~.nt ni.e some y_.,fcy c~'fuliJ:y.-,oompi,Hr¢ 6ost.' dat'l£,; ~,h~ih· ~111c'tµ\1~d the ma.k_irig.fp:8 the.>f'onns. f_or the ·windo1s-4•a.nd· doors', th'e p"l-aoing of ··etleel;,i 'and . suoh . .-~ ~Hve •9<ist.s; using L · A sand ~and,, gr.av el , ·_'If ere· .1,ct:¢-. · He eugge et·e 'by using th~ ·1d.,T:veT> ~0.1(..fgm-vel: '·cbneider.a:b-le-!could :b_e saved,. ~ 'l: .!find• i-n ta:-1:klng:.it,o the mat:e~i9t-!J.J..house·-:'in ·P S_,,.t-hat.-owing to --the fineness of'·dme ·ri~er run, •which is 80J' e·anc1; tha~ an extra abundance of cement would 'ha.Ye ~--:be;• us.ed ·to get the required etre~gth. . So I took Mygatt' s costs, and the extra cement costs and b.:tot, ilt.e ~~os:t,•tup ·to ,0¢, which is ·about 10¢ imore ·than I or.1gina:Hy· hoped for .• . lb:l;;fi!/Q<?ll!AA.re.~'-(~i;t,h -hoHow -c_e'dlent ·tile,· wh-i-ch•i figunes .2~¢ ,1ayed., i· With f'~ame_ ~t,uc;~o;~:d, t'Md tp~e.tte:rt\d-.!at~ -,~¢-.('lh·a.t1li:e ~~ :eur.p1'l~e tb-me·; :.pariily ;d\J'.ij .. to itJi~r;f~j~~~tta~:;~~'rP.a'1.~~ Sp:r~~ga-:.alrl'. pM~a.t'ering ~s. ·d~ne· on· .Ce:l10t1ex:f il-,t~'. be~~g .uns~td.:,s,a.9,')o~rk<t'\le· t~ d~e·ss -an<l, daakt oiJ :±neu:lat.i-on.) -T~'e-'ti~it:·-gt1dtect is · ":l,_t,h,qµt, i,"Qte~~~i-Q.r,;.~tt,erior .f,inish •. i:J\iet· up, .that; i-e :all: !P.rdbabc:liy, thle .w~ul:d n\~nhigt>:e~.~~h-,~·::opening bucks and lint·el-s: wer~• fn •. -'I'•-d.o tnot b'i'l'teve ..--th;i-s ;(',1tgt.t~~ ;;i(?,:?Yers ·that, .. just· the· tile· m d the cont':raot· price 'of ,18)'.fng of .IJ5 r~ ¥•, 3-:ne;, cQ~tre:~tor furnished the .l:int·el's .and .forms, -·.1~ :beLi•eve'. • . ~µ-~, in :&,nY,; ~e"{ept, .iti: _seems that the conorete ie ·1>~e most Uk"ely. nia.'t.erie.l ' ' '
Item 2B - 116•. . ' :,., 'P' , • I' ,J'!. -• A ' .. • • ~ I • • .. --'• . ::; '. '.,' ,_. .. I' tor th·e deaan~. and for itie individuality. I believe,-tho, that tti,u,e ooete could bJ:materially reauced if, ae the mexicans did, the concr~e we,~1 ma.de veri lean which_ is added insurance againet crackin,;, and; the.n put;tin,g over ~ t.hin ooat of r&cb cement on the inside as we1i ae out t.Q ~-e the aur,~c.e strong ,and cle~, tree from crumbling.. I tl1i.nk ttu~i, ~tj~l could b~ el~tninat•d_,\e:lCC.~j) in lintels and such places •here 11tre~th ~•~e~o_}asary •. )j~_.am··.e.µr~ ~~~t-it that form ·we!'-e mine -!--.could· g~t t.p.i,.~:coat down .. lif ;~t,'e:riale, .,~d i\.•'Y.e !• ~Jf.e .. •~11. .I, ~a•e taken the top _ooet ,in ,t.h!• .. ,i-i:~~~lmat-e, bec.~~~e ~.l·--_lld.!e~~; ~Xpfllrimenti.ng would-·hay.e. to ;be -~~11!,•. 01: . couNu!I; .. · · · if..,lt~'}~ e.\:lpe~a •. •~c"'ent '!~' large ·quapti~iee•, 1• nec,e~1aiw:·tJ.~ ~~,~~tb i,e .. ::. :f!4lf.1~•~ p..l_l .-\~~!t~u~'. t}~J~tt :·_~Youjwt~l ,!•c~U• ·t~at·, .~t-ri~.· -~~ -~~h'!"_,r~«IJ!Hfljt · -t,'ti';A~cl'~f?k•• '4iy ttj\~:--\'h~j~t 1 ~ •.ere ·a ~r •.enough .mi~ ·yo\l .-could ~.O~ ·$et i.t . -~<i c;tia.~~-~ ~aJ\Y'· ~ni9J~t-tti~ ·yo~,~oµld '-get ,~ sand pile to· crack... ·· . .·, . . :~? .• . ki. . -. (. . • .. .,,~ .;._...,, .·• . But. -b-er:S we are •. A house~:ihat at --beet· will cost 12500 to build wit.b-no pr-ot'it. ~ :11:ii~; ,f una,r-,~l~ -~~,Jo~~-· w~y arid --~ove .wh.~t .it ·mua't ,o~~~~ ... ,;l~ti~;r._t! .. ·< ·~strnggle:d o"Tef3tlie sk~tcb' :fo'r two -dqs. wondering :S•h.at=:l ,could. do,-. oi.l.eii:v~ ~•: r •• \fi~t~o~~~~f.~P-V.{' Ttj~?;:~~is~-!CO~~o~l r,.~hi~--.4., dott~,:;t.f:~i~(. ~ltl:lj"4t ~-~u."'4~,:-(~ff*~·b~l$;tl~\i.: -~~,1}-Y 6~);~-eY.~8 ~}i~~(it~~~--c~ ffn,9t~i.·~-.~nr < .... , ·.ll;lft · tc;,;~ ~,. ~~i,.:.:be •P.~!'-Jl~p:tSn t.~e _houae·,·7 I ~hav.e,o~ly.;-•b.~\l~~~. :-1.~ ~~~; jjt,~~'-?~f.~t,· _ ~~Jl.~:~J;l •·ao. it". P,).anned on ual~g-a 1)1~#-~"i?.o.d -onlyJ aocrojf:,~~: trorit. ot :at.he fl1J.e, lettiit;Jg th~ wa,ll · .b.e ttlor.~'I.Q.~,. a,nd-"ttb• . .. h~4·t'~~i•.~pi.a~!"::itl't0. ~~r,~1 ·juet~b~~gre .1.t J'\U18 t~ .j;be ··c-~,.~~~~~~t;it, :w,'tU~:,'Of.te'.r ·.a'l:fl«t~of•~aijia:tton~.--beto~f!!nt'al 1· &!id rmeet lnyo_ne.e · ,:l".eq~t:r~et).te ~(', i' I'>~ . .... .,_ ~• • ,_; • • • I , • ,._, 1 • ~••.ft ·1".8.ifatw · ,,-,,,.,.::, · '••'I~ ..,.,._,;: . .: 1 ... ·• i· •-· ~-, • , _ ·· ·· · '"fl"'... • • _,..,,.;' :.,~1.-'y~ -. --~ '.ii.:.·•· T ·A.' .. ., -1. •r.--::.·:: .;:.,, -: : ~· ~ ~ ... ".\ I .,• . · ~ ~ ""'·.tt'"•·.,. .... ~. ;?J ~'!:~ .r...tr ( '·:..• i ... ~~ :. !' -~--~1·:·• ~ <C ,.f-;.: _.. . -~-: ~.: ~ .: .l ? ' ro. .. • .. ~( ·: ,. 'f"' 7 .. -·1~~ .... :J~y.,:,_-t.~, ~ ~.a.y.1. ·leJ6i'l·l mot;· be)~:Otb,ered by ··bu.ilding -.codes :,_n ..Pa·J.m .SJ::1.z:i:nga. . .t )~~4· -~~-:~h•~·~'.i{d~ ita~lf ,~~a~:· i't· ~~Y eff'e¢'~e·,etructur6~~(~f~lii1:1-:.~~~l.1mits ., , ,',~~~i;Jiq#~ .. ~t,.~;,.\~'!.ff• .-'.C?.,.Y,.r~fy that I, consulted a r~•ltor who. h~e~~.PBit . ,. . ~~1:a.~~~!'>1~~,:,i~e.~:.~~,,::~1!e,•1me .' . ~O"tte~, ·. ·I hav, ;,~i-~~·d ,~~h~ '·:P.~1~1.~~ . -.~ ~~.i_ibtf~~~~,o~~l'Jf'i.o~~~:-¥3 •~r,·e~ce·pt,•:foi;-_.tJre ~it,ct:ien,; .·.I· ~~ae_a.,ing .. ~~'1,t{.(.4Ll".;,a· :~ti.p~ett,lft1&a:r;~e, -~lt()hen ~~··o,uteid~·\#ni:-ng z:~om·-a,tw ~~,h~e'ep · : ~thl i~~r-e•1i>~iii~.h~~••··4.-..i :QelHnge·~~er-·::thee~ •p:~ ,;are: sri~r·:tie'1a • -:, "I •, -;!", 0 f -•.-~.= • • ,:• ,";t.• • ... ~.•~ . :; .. °f91• ••• ~• • ..... ~• .. ~ I • •• • .. 'I. .._ I~•• ~",..., ~ r•• .... rt. ~ .... '{.{~"• :,;-. f,..-'..;. t.!•..,!'r •:l':·-~ •~, ,·,; .. t;,J-u-,,,tt-1'/." ·,r,•1 ~ji1••• IN, .::>,11 ... ••~ _; ~ .. ,r ('," •• • .', '.• r ........ .,;. ., •• 'f.t.t••••'·• ,' H)).: · · · -,~~ti /4·~~~qtti,J)~~--~fri:~t~M.t~m.1i -~i:(~~l!~ . t.tA)s •0~~9.ret.e ,4,~ .. ~~!·~~~1· the ,. ~: •~~ ~~~j:ti;1$~1f1t'-!i'~ .. i ~o•~b~· ;O'l'!id.til·•!at;ep_~~~-J>:'-'~•' -~hi1 i;oan-~.\ig~~1'i1~lr the ·;9~e·•~ ··at~r.m~,•,rt:. ~a.,~11,-1: I ba•e el,iminat.ed ,c,oncrete ov~r.-6~~-•~-.tpt ·,tq~ ,,~it -.p_~e wh_i(~e· ~>couple-of. bats -·would eut~ae. In ·;th9_~~---~,,~: . "'• co.ni'<t'r-S.:, of-~~e -~'?-;it ~:i:.001.ii ·-a,nd -Bdd roo~•:·a. , x , I, -doee tli~'"'-Y-.PP~tt~g. It c(?µl:_d .b~:,'_d.9Iier~i:tbo~~-Ji/.ut ·thie ie• eo ~tm1cn. eaear :w1t;ttou~~1,;4.pg~~-. bit objec~\~na1_:. ·l thi~r-~t,::.i.e beat~ .Two. sash, binged -on oli~ ·-ano,th,er ,tQ .oomp.l·~~-0S5e~ng .otj,-tht(;·open ·co~e.~ ·ts 1a:ll t.hat -~pens tli~i\l'., '.• •. ',l:,;i,er'e ·ia · :.·. ·:,.. ··e~f'J,i•-· o'f! ;.bor-iz9pt;a.f fl'.Q'u'v~ee o·v~r th'e p'atio"· -wi-ndow .wbi~h 'l·:tha.ve 'eimpU.fied . -to -cfo :~~e.~~li1?il-at_;~ th~re •. ~,·,111 be· fi. :-ten by 'two foot ii:x -~peAf-rig~ there. -·.' Tb:~ '.glass·:~~ore -1'l!l bEh~~h~r:.ve_n\il'at-ion.· 1h,a.t living room wall.: d.-s · .• higher. :~b~n,\ihe; adjo_i·ng· .. J)ed room ·w'ing~ ·and cont1nuea o.ver the· bed ."~o?Pl wing -t,o. •.torii a _.lit.Ue · vent :box, .which conne.cts to the two bed roome and the bath byj a -grill.~ .wo_rk over the doors. The hall ceiling itf low, to form :t,he .pi~num··_chambe~.y-This I believe is neoeBBary account of thjt· -lack of . ineule:tion··over th_e$e rooms. H · · ,.l?o her~:.is_·,·.~11 th~.-.dope,·-and the coats so you caa make suggestions of what to di), -.' I took off,,the/lumber and got a figure here locally. I had hoped -tha.t 1'$· could ·get 'IIM?nk:ey..ward plumbing m~tedale, bu1:, the .electrician tells _ . D)e ;~hat_-,,they '~ad t;9: rai~·e ·all there priees very recently to cortf'ol'III t·q t,he · . .N -R_ I. o~r.:ib_i11e~. .P_robab·ly some saving can still be effected. The plumbe,r q~ote.d ~e B.:•Price :of 8275 to ;oo •. I called it 8250. Thnro.ut I h'ave·hop_ed · (or the,,be~t •. I f.!el eu_re that I will be able to hold the coat down , but damn, they ;certainly have gone up. The little lumber in thi'e job coete a .liittle ·ov.er -$400~ Dont forget that common 0 P ie now from_;; to ~. When T ll·i,-41+~ +"'~---, ... ,.....,. __ ..._u----·----·-· .a • ·, , . :r.:· i ,...:--'.,:_ ;; .. :
Item 2B - 117-· ··r ~ . 7 sysfemlze "t>r)~~m+,~ .. !-6-~•~ve:~ '."' G$ripen~t9r_e. do11'n_ 1;,he~,~-~·.;-st41i!.¼!i~;,a: d~i ·I,,~~ get, my ~Ar~-whe~, CJLr~lm~•r~.• ~nq -Q~. -1 s a g9093.~,n~~-~ tm-: t~,. ·I'Jli!?Jk-' ~e 1~fered, to'; !'Qm~Jtep~tht'td.!H,rbat.·I.J!ae pp.yirig~biL\ll;~P;;~l'_l~_~e~ .._ ;-, .-1: ,,,. . 1 r::_ ~ ..(,,! 't ... . --~ r' ~ •• .. ":J..-• _Jr .;-iJ<>!.!,ttol~ me ~~ie '111f.~1Wj~hat .• ~~~y .. ff9U.i.d,•rs.!,je~Mtf~f!.i~ ~9)-~~?:: tp c.qv,er t~, .house/ l~~-\~'_,-all. . I-have put up a. ~WJ.d!l",~;:;.op."~!~f:i~Jf.:i, ~~--Str.o wou~d;, 1:1<?.t)t'{,~J ~o~ept 1~ ~o~ a t,50, o_~t~r~_-, Q~:e~-.;J?;~., ;11 \be ~~~~borhoQd ~el:J.. :r~t.~~~,-:P.~ ·u¢ri1E~ved @tree~•·• ·. One: q~~~-~. J~~-~ o•r ': •. s,tuQk in the s_~tt'm-<!,1'~ -~~ .p a-:t.7.~0 ·io:t1,, snd1 ·1!• •e~e-h,i:l! ... _~'1,~1 ~~tti;t:.ng oµt·. These lot-a: •pe,tl;i~:t;ed ~-or .7"9. that· we ~-on. ,f:ile ·£?.g,e~\·:.~~\}!S: .. : · al i ?~ver to e8" ~•~1; e'the· .,p_r~o.e•~~t.~ an1',o'fb~!,-,1':ie av'aiiabt~~ .. {$·:~t~~f e~-e,·d the!e'·•_ ae .no:_~-09m~::,.e.t~~-e~,• · ~_e -h~y.ses -bu.itt-on the -t,ract_i_}ir~J~~l _g~2d :· olf~~-'~-~of' a;,~lq.~,~~~Jft~•ttt~"~t~(i ~ri~~•e-plann~-a,.. Prop. l>·l§· ~~f\~~it!:~~• _ t~o\e~ory,_-~~~?~~-~fJ~• ~a\.con~ee and-•tl of the'· Spini~ ·1¥)~Q~J:"~~at _.. :-#-~~i . · ·.· · , 1 • 'l .) -.. c '. ,_ 1 -· ~· .•• -_ . ,. 1-(' I • , .~J;.J:f ,:, ; , ' ,.--·r...,, ,-' ~~w,,:_e.•.~-~~r~q~~Q~~g~,'. ~-r b.~).~1~,~~~!.~o~ .. w1,11,,,-w .. ~.~ -!;\~·~~~1~\11~~; f;ti.1':ec ~ • ' oge:t -•ll1!ft ~!f ~, ·i!!clde.~. Ip ~90~0,r.s\e· I li~ve· 'th-Q 1-,ior ! f~lud~'cl~~~g~,•p-~l·ed bJ !~~e};:t.;. ·. ~ ~a~il'f~~a· th~~ 1'1>~~:~Li .:•~r~dtingt~~b&r is, the~l~ .. _;,;~t~f,: , .. _._ ~-~~~'!t ~~(!-l~l!!:,.,n~,~~ __ ~qi,'O~ in~}..!1~~~ ;0ofing# •:~~~s~,. ~-r~~t!~-dl~~~t:.:\--. !',ll,~·-7•.•m,~'l'-gi-,i -!:~~t~,~~},~~~fr<-~~~:·hai'id'far~),•~d·:,;~:._ th~ee:rf~~-~¼,~'-~. ·. --~l_ll°ff ·1":t:orn -~~,. l.,-~~J'}"oo~P,9::W'f-'!·->'ffl,~-,··:St'orit j~b prci~e·d -this, l§bp·~::~•~l,iJI· . : l)ut s•,~~J!.~ 'thtipf~p~. ~-~~~<;>1J<1:t~l.'1.. i(1md" I ••0~ke~·-'· ~o·. ha(~~?~l~:t.~~~.:i5o:~.) 1 't ,rt r' .... ~ ' )-P" I ,1. . , ••·• _ ~ ,,. 1 hive !,,aif ~~'d "but.'lf50~ ~o.~!4pt.i'it\~~(f , Theti WO\ll:~-~-iiotVmore"t~i.~\~v~.~1~m 4~wit,J . ~oup l ~ o·f' iim~ s, •'hut·· thi; pa1¢t; and hi re~a: , ch~!lp ·:iii~fflit;~~})t':to~i~ · ,.ta~.n c,eiU,ng boards,' and ,:~,ame before they went up-.'· If-~~}~e~~-t-•'":P~~Y: P'ii~t Job euoh ae t~~ S~~raoio cot\,age reciev.e~ :tbi-s ·'!';.o~~:~J.Ot·_.d~ti;:.~j of..~o~r~e:-8'.tt, iff!imil.ilr }1:1 the _La-rson Hayes-and Hows~~?;~~~,.,it ~.quld. ·Yjh.1·, m~st be the j tid.$~· of thi e .• -: " ,-,· r ·. · .~ :t:.i•. ':::: . • . • ,.,. ' ~ • • • :,. : ~ ·~ • .:-1-• • I th~t la.st nig ... t ,J. ·,pu~d "~tart,t r~~-~ · to cut ·;~9wn o·n .t,t]:tt si~~r_ ·~f :t•\1.i e job~ -• By;1i, as I -f~lt·, a bed: r.~!)tp·.·l~~e·-.rould noti~av:e-.an-J:p,;<9ci'1;1.tiie.~1lin"O:unt • ., \_ • • "' f • • •3 I • -·::, • •. .. • I • • • • ~ • • To cut-·down one g.-rage, one bed -_r90m·;~t.he patio·ap,roxi~91y l'-1-0-'woutd be laved. Still we are not down to a low f'~re 8.8 hop,ed-fer. -i: ·-'.J.... In thi's'.iihe~ ot G:ost, fur:thf.!~• iS. llG-•-~ueitonia~ prof'ft ot 1_9%.. l-just. ®U·l-4~'\bl.d' tha"tr.on~ Ho1r'ever,:iwould.f0U e.pl,:it ,il'le'.__di:f£-erence w-itji-me Jh:•o"i>iit~~~ting to the -extent that if i could not ~e it:,~~_ t~t • o.o.it-_ you woui:d·.-re·ed us till I ~ad the job. completed •. l--wouldnt mind work,ing beyond that tor nothing 1f I w.anntt,being penalized th~ coet of food and rent. Those two ite~~ aldne-rill be about f22 a ·•e.ek. We wil,l have to ' pay 140 a month for a two room auto court. size houee,· if we can. get-a yacap~y. le,-appreciate. top. that the wh9le project is being done to ~e~ :employment to ~, and ~hat ·the one hope 1$ that the inve_stment wil~ be wrrented by t~e return. I am sure it w11i do that. $µte e~ough that I wi•ll readi l_y offer to. take ·partnership in fUlY' way you s_!,iggfst, or to any-extent that I~.can. I'm satieti-ed that th·e._contaot' dowri th·ere will produce in9re work. That. is why I favor the concr.1tte, ··i :know thift .if we a:re smart and becoi;ne experi·enced iri• it's u~e it .wj,11 produce a..s,a.t,~ that will give ue an egge on the other fellow, same as the mounttifn··scotch has done. I wish you could see that job. Lotea house for the mon~y, Other systems and design couldn't touch it by a thousand dollars for the same result. Your sash buil4ing scheme noted carefully. I doubt only that the method of nailing would give the stability. The mortise and tennon is the•~• and by machine and bench it is cheap. I figured it up recently, the glas~ _pluse the lUlllber is the cost! Eliminati'rig waste is their profit. . They buy cheap, put·them together and sell-at retail. le b~y at retail, put together and the answer isn•~ cheap. Just recieved vour letter 'that voui are eXllectin.J!: to ret'.Arn to Banning~
Item 2B - 118. -~-~ --. ;:..." -., .... _,,, ,,, -J'. ;,•~ ~: I' ... '. ,·.• ,·· .. Going.to ~s_end thl·e •eyway, and you can digest, and anner or not as you see tit., ·{n the mef.Jittme I am going to· be making eome d~taih oonf'onning to this concrete oonet!r.uction. Thie will. speed ·up the working d.ra,ringCJ. Ale~; .~t-, you 49nt· .~newer I am going to get into the wor!.cing drawings. ~tl~t' -~ont, buH;-4i'tfiU1-hous~,mabe we will some other -time or place. · I tlillik~~t·te a~gb9a ~ne. · -~ • .. ':.~c. ~ ~ :-• • ,,; , -::.. . 7 .... "1 ......... J • .-1 ~ rt~t"• ..... ;. .. f ...... _ ... ~--~ , l ,/" • • •= ." "-6.. .• "' .... :.,.,--;---rv•; "": "c-•• 'r. , • ' -~ .... _ ... r. :' :. •' . , ~ 4 -.; • i :... ,:-1 i I .. ~-. •'• '' --... , . ~-'· ·• c· .. , ' -•. . . ·--,. ,,. ... ... • • .• ....,._ A. ,( . .. . -~ -, ... J ' . .•. • 'J' ·1 ' .-~, ;,. '~-r ' . • :•.:.·, -=~ I -:.·: ... : --• ~ -,_._.,' ... : l._ .. ... • ....
Item 2B - 119Poet Soriptss Kindly reRort about the back of this lot. Its •1ew from house •. sur-roundings. atruot~es, eto• Can the ~ear ot the house be seen from highway or other inhabited parts of town, P. s. ,12t You will reoall that our little garage root here leaked in ~wo spots; one leak makes a stain that it would aost $25 in painting to elimi-nate. You oannot rent or sell favorably all.J buildings that has a oraok or leak e ta:in. P. S. #3 I only oontemplate two groups of little tour-fold oorner window sash and onl.7 that it foroed by the tenant so the feel ot 1our design will not be disturbed by later but I think no ~robable, mod1f1oat1ons. Pe S. #4 Follow the above recommendations except where they are obviously left quite open under any head. Write me your views. Not more than . ,.. t ~-,. t • "·
Item 2B - 120one page in &r1J one da7 an4 I will g1 ve you a repl.7 b,y return mail. When onoe settled tinallJ, do not bring the matter up again and do not make changes in the plans or instructions without securing approval by above 1etter arrangement or through Mr. White in advanoe. Leave a good two-1neh margin on 1our letters tor gq o~mments and aketohee. ' ' ;
Item 2B - 121\ ' j . I / I I i /~ j· ,. \I ,, \ \ . f '-"-P., C !=,. J.. /,.. t } .5 PE.C. IF I t:.A-r,t!Jt,..(_$ Fer:,f< PR.~sp~c..r, v·e '$(...LI'-Pt NC~ 2. ~~ tJJO. A-T1 l.lA Section r: Fe bru.e.ry U. 19 34 YEMORANroM NOTES The following speoit1oat1on notes are i_n ~tici_pation ot the business contraot about\> be detailed. Thie oontraot agreement will bind together the three sets ot notes and the draw-ings. f.· Mr. White tells me that aroh1 teotural. m gu-latione oall tor either oonorete·blook oonstruo-tion or stuooo exterior on frame. Therefor~e,1 in north wall. ot 11 v lng room oarry walls ea.st a d west of combined trench door and window ope .:ng , , ,1--whioh is no · oved to door head height7 ~'\k ~<:... u<,,(r(J~ (.U""MG-. " this line oonstruot with wood :t1:1lle"11RJ! ~ vertical _panels on inside and ~laster on exterior. _ On east this wil.l Bl?-J>port oonorete block wall above openi'ng to be left for future ' addition in rear of closet. It will al.so 1r 1ng some sense of masonry to north side ot living ro~~ and tend to unify room. Section II: Construot north east and east north wal.laf kitchen either with masonry blocks or boards. plastered exterior, as you wish. Construct wall between kitchen and garage masonry blocks or boards with p1aster exterior if you wish. General building laws and incorporated oitl•s insura.noe requireme.uts and conformity with the spirit of arohiteotµral requirements of tract all indieat&-a.bove oons1deratione ae the right thing_; I lean a littl.e toward masonry wllth the bl.oaks showing on the inside behind the stove, sink, eto., ae being more sanitary and more in tlie ? \
Item 2B - 122spirit of the cabin sense o~ this building wh1ch we wish to retain. If the d.1ttere.uoe in oost ls nominal. I recommend that this be done. Seotion III: If you wish and think advisable you may use your one foot. nine I dollar cloors between the liT Jng room and bedroom. Thesr-should be out--down-to-the-. 11m1 t ._ height ill order to not spoil the seals or the living room and bedroom or make the f'ront door look :f'unn7 by oloae ,UXtapos1t1on. I believe the adJoining door to passage should be aclJuste-d. to the same height. Leave this matter to you. Seotion IV: Make front door solid wood ~anel instead of glass. This door will stand open moat of the time exoept nighte and cool mornings so the design and room atmosphere will notteven be helped a little. & ~~ ~ \ section V: Palm S~r1ngs is right in earthquake fault. Shooks are :f'requent. Earthquake insurance, oonorete block is io.00 a hundred-prohibitivel We shou1d leave no long length or 1so1ated wa1l unit, act angl.e braoed. Therefore, build slight proJeot1ng stubs either side of future door. back of closet. If north east kitoben wall is frame, braoe west north stub wall of maaonr1' with au.b ang1e. ;. ' ',.
Item 2B - 123February 12, 1934 MEMORANDUM NOTES Section VI: Paint all exterior wood work--two ooats, and inside of exterior doors, sash and window frames--two ooats. Omit all other interior painting. Section VII: Wiring: Provides six side wall bracket outlets; two ceiling outlets; three base outlets, two heater outlets oirouit to eaoh. Finish Job with double outlet base and heater. Omit all electric lighting fixtures. Section IX: Keep this property insured against fire in the sum of $2000--three years (39 months, including course of construc-tion clause) and place this with Robert N. Berlin of Banning. Section X: Leave premises in a finished graded condition. Fill up flower box under window with best soil available. Clean up premises of all rubbish and left~overe from operation and remove all surplus building materials from site. Sur-plus material may be stored in neat piles in garage uniil building is • Store two feet a~ay from walls in case interior gar e should be white-washed.
Item 2B - 124.. AGREEM:EllrP ,r:· • Pe,(_ K C £. t... l-1 ttP Et'; It.. 6. I Fc;I~ ~his is not a building eontraot but is an agreemen~ to supply inoney for the purohase of property and the oon-struotion of a house thereon, by Van Evera Bailey. The house to conform to certain requirements of oxtent and oha~aoter. In orde~ to insure an exact relation between the extent of the building projeot anq th~ money te be pro. vided therefor, prooedure will be as follows: To the oost aohedule ot for the date, -----£e• fi:lu -=H1t:b., oost schedule ot ----submitted by Mr. Bailey in the sum: of$ ____ , I am adding an allowanoe for all of the add-itional items requested in the memoran-dum speoifioations. I am subtra-oting an allowance for all items ommitted. I am adding ten .Per cent for margin for "4~ labor prof'i t. and the i.n•m an.N is the sum of $ • ----This is the amount of money I am willing to provide for the oonstruotion of the house, oompleted according to plans and the memo~~dum apeoifiaa~ions. Payments to be mad.e as t"ol.lows: Money to be provided to oover all bille ae they Qecome due. Mr. Bailey to submit oheoks aooompan1ed by audited bills before oheoks are drawn or issued. $30.00 petty oash to be kept on hand at job and ~udited when replenishment is necessary. Bank aooount to be used tor oonstruot1on fina.noing only.
Item 2B - 125RE: Speoial memorandum on building agreement Referring to the amount of$ , which I am -----willing to put UR for the construction of this house, a question of whether the allowanoes I have made for additional items and om1tte4 ta items, are oorrect, does not need to be ooneidered beoause in any event I wouJ.d not oare to increase the amoJi,ht to be spent. I am agreeable to the maler1ai and oons*uet1on ooat1ng leas without reduction of the amount, and do not eare to further review possibility of a change in speoifi-oation or extent ot proJeot. This is n8t a demand that the operation be under-takeQ for this sum of money regardless of the values contained or not contained therein, and if Mr. Bailey does not believe that he oa.res to proeeed with the amount of work oalled for for this outlay of cash, I am willing to pay him$ per week for --------:.. . 1 weeks, the time I have held him here during the·se studies and negotiations and to take over all drawings and data made during the period for such future use as . they may be to me. . . ' '
Item 2B - 126, Mr. Bailey to draw cheoks payable to himself for labor in the sum of$ ____ per week fo~ a total of ___ weeks whioh is the est 1ma·ted length ,of time necessary to oom_plete building operatio.n, making the sum of $-., , total. The balanee due after subtracting the aboye labor payments from the difference between-the total material bills and the sum of•---• etc., WAio= shall be pa;d at ~he rate of •--per week, beginning when the building 1s_completed and all bills paid and shall continue at•~·---and the full amount 1s paid. per week
Item 2B - 127'u ' ~ ... .' ~-I :...: . .-.,··•r--• •• <I .. , .,, . , ' l ";, .·".,:•, .... ·.1' ' -· -·-1· . , .... ~ . \ Estimate, PalmeSprings House, Jan ,1,1~ Ooncrete Footings, 10· Ou. Yds. ~ $8.45 991 ·s~, ~. Tpe wall ~qualB 2721 tile ~ $50 per M 1,4)>o-r~and Mortor ~ t,5 pel'. M olnn~nt Ff o·or, 700 Sq. Ft. @ 15¢ Pi~.st·er'_ in Ba~ti Room, 2~ Yds & 5(¥ Til,,work, Kitc~en Ooi:int.er Kitchen Cabinet worit, labor. & ·materials MediQ1ne Cabinet · .. Fir'eplaoe, }80 __ b·rioke@ ,o /5.40, ~abor $7 ~ood .$20, Lab 8 . .Paint Allowance i!luml>ing Electrical _Wiring, 26 outlets t ., , No· t.txturos, •}~~~';pj,pipg . . . . . . . . (his 'Hot. :Wi.t,~r B;e.a:ter. '. I • ~' • : ; -·: .: -~. W' ~ ":·· ... L~~q\e~ .. }~~ .i~:~~~-.?ie,:·lt12,·:1i,abo.r 16-50 -·F.ini'titi:'&ra•u~hAl•lo'{ia.noe , · · · . ·'•: __ -. at,'i~~i,11·,rafr~te 18/'te.b'o'~~· -• •• • ,-.l-'lr.,: • ' • • ... • • ~ . ·· Scr.e.en, ·Sore~ Do~ra· t;;-lia~~r .Lumber, ·s$'.,t-V&~--.l!o·9r!5; _J{qoftpg, gl~ee etc . ~ 1'\.\..f.,,. . t,a.bt>r~ f'or~1 th'e. abov.e(" . :· . ~.' . '' '.. ' ~ ·; . 9ompen~ation · insurance ·--~-4it . ., .. ·,,' . ~ ,• --· ;• _.. . --· ; '· ., , .. ..., ~L-1J ·( • ~ I ·\ ..
Item 2B - 128. ' •' ,. Palm Springe House, Jan 24th, Bxt~rior walls, Hollow Oenorete a-1781 Sq. Ft.~ ,ot Oonci-ete rl·oore, cement f'111ieb-1418 Sq. Ft. ~ 15¢ Interior non-bearing matehed board walls-400 Sq. Ft·. e 10,: (Jano,,rete Footings, 11 Ou Yde in p-lace ~ 18.45 Plaster wallJS in ·Bat.broom, · ,1 Ide. ~ 55¢ rireplace ltning of fire-brick l~irplaoe Hood ot Metal ~~ing •llowance Llim.lir, •••~• doors, rooting, glass, etc. -1:rabQr for above i teme Kl:\cha ca\inet work., labor and material Tilework,·kitchen counter and back M,d~ctne'Oabinet Pl~bing and fixtures Gae P{~ing , Gae Ho't·water heater Electric wiring, 26 outlets, moatiy in conduit.~ ,1 · Linoleum in. Kitchen and Bath, 18 Yde at 75¢ tl~O, labor 6.50 Finish Hardware Rough Hardware & Labor Screen, Screen Doors and Labor oomi,ensation insurance · House Area Gare:ge; 1 1140 Sq. P't. 420 n n Oomaparitive costs of wall construction. Van Guilder Hollow Concrete. ,> -, Labor of making window bucks, plaoing, mixing and placing concrete t7.2i Ooet of brick ties spanning spaoe between, and steel 1~4~· Aggregate $1.25, !5 Backs cement~ 70/, f'-50 ._ · Per Cu. Yd ~c One CU Yd Pours 4(i Square feet of wall with an air space equals "Jcf!~ Hollow cenmnt block $50 per 8 plus t,5 per M for mortor and labor equals $85 per M three blocks to the square foot of wall surface equals 25t¢ per eg. Ft.. Frame construction Stucco on wire nettings Plaster on Oelotex Framing at 9·~ Sq. Yd. n n It n Sq. Yd, Equals 2~¢ Per Sq. Ft.
Item 2B - 129Mr Purcell---W~ll you please make notes, and sketches, and such, and I will pick up in the morning, without aiecusion. I have a very bad cold, sneeZi:\'}g, and blowing, and em no fit guest for any,pne, · especialy Ba,nning confines. Note that I changed Oecily•s bath layout just a little bit. Room did not permit the.tub to go along-the back wall--Added a_small closet to the bed room using the worthless end of ~he bath closet--Put in a door to a little hall, .a B R door directly into the living room ie not eo good, I tbtmk. Aleo got in the H W tank closet. Have to keep him with us waerewwr we go. I forgot to-say, winds vecy·otten blow sand an4 rubbish all over Palm Spring•, when-the houses have to be closed.up tight. Ther~tor;,1 would hesitate to have an,open ge,ra,ge. iJbe. doors·, huilt up on the job, hardware and sanging run tl.O, "included 1n the estimate. Mr ~gatt •ante 850 for the use of his Pino_rete form ms.chine -and equipmen.t (I did ·not put this item in the _estimate) I doubt very much that the•e would be aey econoncy-.on such a small order, and woull obvi-ously have to be charged to e~cation, amu~emcmt, or ·lu~. I believe ·that the cement block is the most economical,-the smaller we·get. 'l'h~ wall would not be of equal desirability, of course. lft1at"cha thinkt I eliminated cement floor in the garage, The soil there is course s~d, probably ·could be mixed a bit withloam,-boarded and be o K. ~Not in eetimate. ) _ · Note the inter•or ,board partitions. Saves, I put in a small wood closet by the fireplace, which would run up to about -shelf h•ight in the coat closet, and then be covered over for space in the coat closet. '!be pllui now looks very good to me, with many advantag-ee over the origiaal. Probably a better organization than the ;one I produced. Tell Oecily I know when I•m licked. Stil~ a bit more money than I would like to see it, but not a tat estilllate, I am 8l re. Tb.ere are several equinne to do it for this. H~wever, I believe that'it could be held to this, but I know there ie no room to get careless. r•m feeling terribleJ darn colds! Havn1t had one for ages. I picked it up from the plumbe·r when I went in night before last to talk a.bout borrowing cement eq~ipment. The whole family were just as I am now. And I was just in the right shape to catch it, with two days past with not the best of-----• So I will drop by in the morning. Van p lo <:if"L .,J:..o 0 -li -· ~ ·:. ~ .. •·· .,. \. .. .-_,. ,__ ~tf ~ ( , •·• .. ... ".: ! . : ...... ~ :...-•:~ . ,
Item 2B - 130I \ \ :NOTES I I ODlit wood box door and leave oloset door as is. ' wood basket at that point for incidental supply. Let them use Have front aoreen door with bars. Single light in regular ~ -,, ·' f J door. Omit bars from. all other doors and aash. Omit bare bathroom f (-• ,c-11£iiAow. ?lake bathroom winc!ow narrower and set tight as poaaib1e against f ;41~ or beams, aa oaae -~ be. Red.nee w1Uh ao aa to provide Just t the iegal. six teet. ~ t r There will event1Jall.7 be some sort of pergola. poroh. terrace, north of living room with tight root, slats,palm thatoh,· canvas o~ what? All to be determined by what happena--sale, short lease, long lease, amount of rental, kind of clients and demands. I am absolutely certain that with the deluge t1p• of desert rains that it would be impoaslble to make a single la.,er rubbero14 root, tight and ata7 tight in dish form. I am even a little afraid of wholly nat roofs with this roof type, but I am taking a ohanoe on that tor the present. We found 1t nearl7 impossible to make a barrett seven pl.7 41sh-t7pe t18ht on the Third c. s. Churoh. I have had bitter leesons on this and there is nothi.D& that will knook ten per oent out of the rental or sale prloe quicker than one s1ngle leak spot which •JO~ _oould never oover up. f I-I r t f ' f I f ' •· ' i { f
Item 2B - 131. ' ~ I am studying this and will comment later bf mod1t1oationa will be minor and not atteot 7our dratted details. 1laaonr7'wall oo»ings Jll\18t be flashed over the top to ~nnt wall stains down through porous blooka. dur1Ag wet SJlOW or deluge. t ! t { 'f t f i k t '. t Woul« lt be wise to nan-ow breakfast room windows ~ust s\dt1o1e.nt ~ to penal t aah to lie flat baOk against tront wall, . ~ Couple ot 1nehea would def it.. We will ventilate all rooms throUBh oe111ng 1n aome wa:,. probabl.7 not monitor as I do not wish upper wall {:'-lp'~aoea of liv1.ng room 41aturbed with meohanios. In this oonneot1on. omit transom over .front door. Bo one wouJ.d ever operate it and it la a decorative nuisanoe and expense. Bote grou»ing of 1 •. r. to~. r. and 1. r. to bath hall doors.· Can't 7ou oarr7 head oaaing oont1Jmous tor both. doors and same with front door and oloaet door with post mullion etteot. to UJ11t7 deoorat1ve feel? . .. ~ t ' i • t t ( l i l The whole proJ&ot is ooming along ver7 well indeed and I am i [ ver7 happ7 abou.t 1 t trom an arohi teotural point or view and :no:,worries f ~ partiou.larlJ about econom1oe. J.>u.ring the day I will confer with John Whlte and we will outline the business §.#~gements as tbe7 telte ! l l<. r ~.
Item 2B - 132form. Say the big oorner window 1e exaotly symetr1oal with regards to the diagonal. Having started with this proposition, it mu.at aa arohiteoture, be maintained. Theretore you oannot open with sash . on one a14e and none on the other. Both the soreen and no soreen areas :wouJ.d,•ttJhow on the outside and the sash and no sash would show through. A solution must be tound. I am 1nol1ned to ·think that with the front door alwa7s c>_pen and unusually ample root v,nt1lat1on in some form, an all stat1ona.r7 oorner window is the solut1on.arohiteoturally and praotioall.J• I will make a deo1e1on on this later. If the mner or tenant yells for air at this point, I am 1nol1ned to think we will insert later, little tour fold oabinet sash with one 1noh stiles and rails ltke book-oase sash, hinged on one another, foldill8 baok both ways. Eaoh sash would be lO½ bJ 21 approx1matel.J. Very da1nty1 easily, ·quickly o_perfl.ted• .not standing out in the room, not inter-fering with ourtains in the splrit ~eoorat1vely. arohiteoturally, of the big.dominant window motive. ' ' ,, !-;-! ~ I --'l.o~f.;.,, rt'.:/· I e.m a little disturbed by the very strong 1ns1etenoe (a drawing board sense of thingsl on the maintananoe ot horizontal aooente, panels• tines. , eto. , and .also on the strong no oornioe f'e.ellng, but I am reserving L _ , , .. l Judgment .on this and do not oontemplate ,making &DJ' ohanges '!-1.:...o"',i•°t . ' ·. -· t -:t'.poss1b11 the west garage pro~eot1or.t and the north 11.ving room pro~eot1Qn.; . . . ;
Item 2B - 133I I SPECIAL NOTES NOTE A: Front door and trenoh door single light g1aes to be rolled orysta1 which 1s about au:ty per oent the cost ot p1ate and can be obtained up to 42 x 80 (we used this tor San G. slee»lpg poroh). NOTE B: This note oovers root vent11at1on and drainage as the two are somewhat inter1oolted. ProJeot 11v1.Dg room root next Joist 1ength approximatel.y two teet to north and run root water overboard to rear. There will be no gutters or down spouts on this Job any place. ProJeot roof boards 18 1nohaa over bathroom window for a width one .:fa,ot wider (au: inches on e1 ther si~e), than bath--, . ' room window wherever looated. Trim with stiffening 2 x Z underneath and run rooting overboard at this point. It is assumed that bathroom window will come tight against roof boards providing bath ventilation. Ventilate bed.room with 18 inch square shield sheet metal ven-tilator looated close to living room wa.ll above root so as to t 5 ' lj,
Item 2B - 134minimise oonapiouousness. I recommend you seleot one of these alternates tor kitohen ventilation: a: either galvanize ventilator like bedroom, located over kitohen stove or. b: . -J transom sash over sink hinged at b~p~ opening in screen oute14e ill spaoe above g&rfl6e ~oof with proJeOting root boards and over the edge drainage for klt('.'hen root. Same as bedroom. In 8DJ event the overedge roof 4ra1nage to be retained pos-albl.7 different looat1on it metal root ventilator is ohoaen. Garage root (see note on prap). I think ver7 well ot van•s idea of the l.arge window to the north to give the house a more. open feel. but I am unabl.e-to take this up wlth Ceoile for some time, pe~haps not at all, and John White will have to eventua11J deoide. c. gets too exoited. There:tore. I reoomm.end. and it would appear that thfs could be done without &DJ oonsiderable mult1pl.1oat1on ot labor or slowing up operations, in faot the opening 1eft as proposed might t•o111-tate movement a 11ttle during oonatruot1on. Hold out oonatruotion and frame as per diagram. ( ii ,· i i· r t i
Item 2B - 135NOTE C: Oh, I forgot living room 0$il1ng ventilation. You may choose which you prefer of two alternates: a: Th1rty inch gaJ.vanized ventilator approximately in the c•nter of the room with dampers eto., a delioate oross bar beneath with pri~oipal living room eleotr1o light hanging from oenter. ~leotrio fixture oontem-plattng silk target skirts or something of that kind will camou-flage opening without impedin& oeb,ing drainage into v~ntiLator. b: Flat boards and screens between all living room ~artere at north end. Same system as San G. 50TE D: Omit wood panelled frieze that is wall of garage above masonry entirely. Support roof on posts as shown, maintain uniform proJection along entire west end of garage and make front and rear proJeot1one of garage roof similar. omit garage doors. Looate building on lot tar enough to east so thatsirage 1ould be extended to be double garage without tear1Jl8 down any oonstruotion should future oUent when enlarging house, desire additiom.l guest auto aooommodatlon. This 1j also an attempt to defer some oonstruot1onal costs UDtil ultimate disposition of house and desires of clients have been demonstrated. o. and J·. w. oonour in shelter type garage tor time being and I believe that 1£ and when completed, we can at this point ease up a little on what I feel to be the overlogic of the horizontal panel note. ( t f t t
Item 2B - 136·.: Do 1our mow the Raindrop Sonata, Chopin, and that one note runa so 1na1stentl.7 thro\18h 1 t all? wan. when we are arohi-teotural.13 Chopina, we oan tr11t. but the raindro.P and the note are not "~pul.ar". 110!.'B ll:1 Omit all t11e sink work and use s. R. sink like attached out or similar •1th right hand drain board set twent1 inches ~rom rear wall of kltohen so as to use M. w. 13 x 18 utility -oloaet s. 166, a. 48-43, page 170, at right hand bend ands. R. 1 E. M. 21-54: page 486. Xitohen oab1net w111 be M. w. a. 166, a. 43:20 ors. R. similar it availabl.e. The width ls forty inohes, depth. 25, height 68". JIO'?E F: Give me a memorandum on different chimney meehan1os. lfOTE G.1 c. believes that we shoul.d not tie ouraeives to the neoea-sitJ ot ·11nole'Wll &D7-place it rental return is nominal. She S11gBeets red oolor eY.erJ11here but 11 v1ng room only, nl.ed. ott., I ·augs&at perhaps •hite oement for bathroom floor. But this t f t i· . t t, 1 sets ·up at a different rate. May get stained up durlng conatruotion. t May be :lus&J so we shall leavo finals on this to 7ou, but use plent7 of red oo1or1ng matter. NOTE HZ I£ this house 1s popular, and I believe it will be, it ie ' I l ' i I
Item 2B - 137.,_, virtually carta1n that that additional room will be built on 1n ·the rear within five 79ars, say, and I believe therefore, that the required opening at the baok of the oloeet shou1d be framed in now to avoid the danger of oraoking plaster in bathroom corner when tearing down masoney later on.. You can close in this framed opening with the thickness ot boards as a final operation. NOTE I: When these details, oonstruotion and plan arrangements, are finally completed there will be nothing to prevent ,our getting a.ll the ~ts possible from mass order1Jl8 and unchanged program :;. during oonstruot1on. San G. Mod1fioat1ona were in part. due to O1v10 pressure wh1oh could not go unrecognized. NOTE J: We should come to a conolue1on about the oost of dratting and work preliminary -to actually oonatruct1ng, so~. w. can approve a check for this amount. Don• t worr7 a,J)out ,rq thinking you irra~S.o~i. ;_ -It is your , . . a.9at1onall t7 that has. been sand 1n -.the gears. Smile wlth-,us on ._' • • • I •-this-~ please. bttt Tom said, ti.Yan ·ha$. all of the ,log1e: apd. 11pne ot ~be tael.1ng. • Sc.meda:Jr:titw1ll w,.-1~e you a. defini tlon of, f.ee11ng. . It moves the· worl.d.-produces aJ.l the art . tbat. is < _produced. and is usually illog1oal-. However, Y.au. O!Ul be sure logio will rule 1n the business details under J. W.'s oooperat1m. ~-, ' .. r [ ( ; ' };{~ •
Item 2B - 138·; ~~ I -;. ~· . . I l ' ' I rather agree with 1ou that the oost of ~re1ght1ng little dabs of lumber to Palm Springe would coat more than it is worth. It would be nice to have t.be bedroom oe111ng in that now thorougbl7 dried redwood it you thought it wou1dn't 1· be too muoh :f'usa to cut theae boards in double oe.1l.1ng un1 t lengths (seYen .teetT). Have them straightened and made to unitorm width at look mill and transported on your running boards, + this is ~t thinking out loud. . ,.
Item 2B - 139::: ~othiq that •111 41st~b your plan or eoutruotlon s7stea. I agree that in bu1141Jlg •1th aotual materials, some o~ the extreme log1o o~ the design ma, 41aa»»ear and the bu1141ne; begiA to have a real "~••1-ing• whioh ai t1rat glanoe seems a little laokln&. A oase under eaoh kitohen. drain board Cud. the medicine oabinet} w1i1 be· the ODl.J bu.114-1U Oil the Job. Olli t all 1nter1·or painting wbateoe-ve.r. Be oaret'ul to keep the wood and mill.-work aa oleaa aa possible, taokt.Dg on a little ol.oth or bra4J.q on a ah1ngl.e around the look and J>Uh spots ot doora at'ter h1lD& so that we wlll 1Ht bee ,o paint• at•ln• or what, 1n the tau. Beaaon. tor tblaz I~ tena.nta are slow and .rentals .nomiD&l in Oot.ober It 4~ eoi.'11 or 1ong lease or f'aahlonable tenant. then we 11111 contraot a buig-ui, ~eoo1"at1 ve aohem.e an4 turnt ture to matoh. What are the 11tt1e flue-houlDga st1o:t1ng U.P throqh the oh1mne,1 !he three do not •~pear to be funot1onaJ.. ?fbat •1ze 1s the flue aa 1t emerpe at the top of the eh1mD.e1? ••;.• , Later on give me· a ske'to~ o:t the cantal.ever oo.nstruotion members aa 7ou ,. < ,. i •
Item 2B - 140\ popose. over the big win.doW. In clue time I will move to comment on tbe eleotrio a.rr-ueaent1 but I shall 'be illolined to aooept 7our l.a.7-... out. Juet .. keep 1 t s1m_ple. Your :rto.t:a1; 4oor Jama look pretit7 alight tor a big heav7 door-Bow that a aoreen door ls ln m.-4er •hf-not uae _. Jut a atook trame ordered wt.th the mtll-worJc? Red coloring matter in liv-lng room. and bedroom, cement tinlsh and ' ' -,( ~ l-. 11 v1q room ~•4 ot'I 1a squares. I praaume that we will have linoleum , ' . ~ ln kl toben. bath, and even bedroom. but I Ao not wish to t!e m.yeelf up to bedroom linoleum neoesaaril.7• Somehow the l1vusg room metal hood 4oee-not seem e-x~otq 1n the teel of the house. I am oog1ta,1D6 here. WJ.ll. oomment tn due tlme. Vo41-tl~at1oa w1U be nom1na1. Lower pal"t of des~sn ver1 Dtoe. Wh•~• earth ta t1lle4 1n agai..mlt oonorete baae UDder big front window. oo_ns,ant moiatm-e 1n ~8.1."deJ:1 flOJVer bed w1u. ot course, stain through . ~ J
Item 2B - 141~ -~ .,•;.•· .... • , '. 1 .+ unless W).usual preoautione are taken. Exterior should be thoroughl.7 oemente4, »laatere41 one to one and then aa»balt painted oarr11ns oement finish down three or tour inches below inside tloor leve1, CUrb around flower box ahould be at least two inohes below oonorete under window sill ao del~ will not toroe water through under wooden sill, It ver7 seldom snowa, rains. onoe in ten years 1n Palm Springe, but when it does-oh bo7l No plaster in kitohen. ~;_ -· Out out _that long slot window shown 1n oloaet. Fuas1 expense. Be sure to supplJ am»le ventilation tor dratt to water heater and arrange .'..j.t: ~ oupboards so that no one oan hang or~~~ an,thing in it. I am not very keen about these tanks in oloaeta where the7 oannot be seen at all times. I would muoh prefer to leave spaoe open (aee green arrow). The tanks look eo nloe now-4a,e and visible maoh1ner7 ls the modern sense of things. . ·-. '
Item 2B - 142JOHN S. ARMSTRONG PRE.SIDll!:NT SEVEN HUNDRED ACRES DEVOTED TO NURSERIES TELEPHONE ONTAl'IIO 102 O.n/ario, CahYornia Mr. w. G. Purcell 202 Theodore Street Banning, California Dear Mr. Purcell: September 7, 1934 JOHIII A. ARMSTRONG V1e11: PRe::1J1P1t.NT We have your recent note and will be glad to supply you with Palms for use at Palm Springs. We are planning to make one of our first truck deliveries to Palm Springs about October 1st and shall be glad to in-clude an order of material for you on that delivery. The Pindo Palm an Ornamental Date Palm d extremely well in Palm Sprin d the Coe osa has been planted to some extent. However, the Cocos plumosa is not very happy at Palm Springs, due to the extreme summer heat which it does not seem to stand well. Of course, most of the fan type Palms do quite well there, and these~trtr.mtnr;-:ba.-a,,s!..c:dition to the Cal-ifornia Fan Palm, th alm d the Blue Palm. These are botanically Kb~n..,a.a.J,w~--Ji·¥•+.e:k a edulis and Ery-thea armata. They are slower gro ypes but are very effective at Palm Springs. The Ornamental Date Palms are available in a variety of sizes, ranging from gallon containers to balled, field grown plants and small boxed specimens which we do not list in our Catalog. If you· will let us know the quantity of these Palms that you will be using, we will be glad to quote you a special price on them. The Pindo Palm or Cocos australis does quite well at Palm Springs and we have plants as indicated in our Catalog. In addition to the rates listed in our Catalog, we will be glad to quote you special prices on larger quantities. Yours very truly, A By JAG:MH\tLEASE ADDRESS CORRESPfi DE~~~8t8~RP~%~~~~tERIES.
Item 2B - 143ORDER NO, W. c. Purcell 202 Theodore st. Banning, ca lif. Pi-17 SHIPPED 10/1/34 To: Palm Springs, California 3 l l 4 12 1 6 12 2 l 2 Cotoneaster pannosa Honeysuckle Pyracantha lalandii superba Fe ij oa verbena Lavender Bale Peat Moss Dwf. orange Red Iantana M9sembryanthemum browni Phoenix Canariensis Gu.&dal upe Palm Schinus terebinthifolius Gal. Gal. Gal. " 2¼"P • Gal. 2¾"p. 5Gal. 5Gal. Gal. " ONTARIO, CAL. October 5, 1934 TltRM&: NET CASH TELEPHONE ONTARIO 102 VIA Truck 12/18" 1.00 1.05 •75 .50 4.oo 1.00 2.50 2.10 1.00 3.00 2. .oo 1.00 3/4' 3/4' Sales Tax :oe livery charge Remitted I8.90 ~ ~ 21.00 Balance due you - a tampa herewith Cannot supply: 1 Pkg. Wild Flower seed THE ARU1WONO NultaOtlra WIU..~IIC'91E' c..utl TD NAVE AU. 8TOCN TAW: TO NAM( JVl\ll:IITHlfLQ8 ff .. UNOotarooo AAIDAORl!:EP THAT eHOUlO ANY •TOCIN PRO\'E IJllffltU~ TO JIWIII~ 'fNt:AIIH•TRONO Nu"•o•~ WIU 81'.UAIIU:ONI.Y '°" THI! •u-. f'AfD P"ORTHE 9TOCX .,nett NAY PROVE UNTRUI! DD SIMU. NOT •cu.au: fORANYOltirAfEIIANOtnff,All QflOI[ .. TUVELAT RI.NANO co•Tof' P11a~ ......
Item 2B - 144HSPB #141-PURCELL RESIDENCE DPR FORMS
Item 2B - 145>.StOE COUNTY HISTORIC RESOURCES SUAVE ~: · ARCHITECTURAL I-• • SURVEY F' RM Address/ .,,. ., Lqcation: 2-.a • E City/Town Area & ZIP: -+..16i!!al!l.._~_.~lt34~------Common LJ name: -1lu 'Mi:'-l:.~~5'1111~16~------Historic name: --.::.w:i"--E.=ac~-----------al! Photo fu /g/ date: 3 Roll # 7 Neg.#/ Photographer's name: Surveyor's name{s): Survey .3 I ~l/81 -Survey /~ date: district# ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: (dates are a loose guide) Vernacular Adobe 1800-1950 Vernacular Wood Frame 1850-1950 D Gable D Hip D Half-Hipped D Gablet Dshed Vernacular Brick 1850-1950 ,.. Vernacular Ranch House 1850-1950 (•. Vernacular (other) 1850-1950 ~. Gothic Revival 1850-1910 Italianate 1860-1880 French Second Empire ~. -@•~-•@ .. ,. D Other Eastlake Victorian (mixed style) Colonial Revival Queen Anne .,,. . C!asslcal Revival ·; .... "41: _ Mission Revival ~. l J.::raftsman Bungalow h-,Bungalow .,._ ,~Prairie Style .1;·1i-, "fiue'blo Revival Egyptian Revival Mediterranean/Spanish Av. Provincial Revival Tudor Revival Moderne/Art Deco International Style California Ranch House Commercial ti,: Other: ~ 1860-1890 1870-1890 1870-1900 1870-1920 1880-1900 1890-1920 1890-1920 1895-1920 1895-1930 1905-1930 1905-1940 1915-1940 1915-1940 1915-1940 1915-1940 1920-1940 1925-1950 Post-1945 PRESENT CONDITION: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Destroyed 1w:11,k ALTERATIONS: §,Major Minor Unaltered Describe: ____ _ ' . PRESENT ~ d..w..rJi USE: ___ .,__.;;.u.,__,.,.,.,.,,.._~-------ORIGINAL tf USE; ______________ _ tr.s,iG~I_FIP.i\NT DECO~ATIVE ELEMENTS (describe) . . :'!f~~XL~UILDING 1-·' ·a llflii , ·ut1ii11t•· !'lli!ii~llfUW•--·• • . ~ · ,~~m·e ~ . ' Log -~ !iLKeD TO RESIDENT: Name: ~!. , , Address/Info. --,--------------------Adobe brick Concrete Metal Other ___ _ RELATED FEATURES: Barn Carriage house Garage Shed Outhouse Windmill Water tower Tank house Hitching post Fence Wall Unusual curb Unusual sidewalk Formal gardens Unusual trees Expansive lawns Other ____ _ Residential Industrial Commercial Agricultural Other ____ _
Item 2B - 146State of Callfomla -The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Uatlnp Review Code Primary# HRI# Trlnomlal NRHP Status Code Reviewer Date Page_, _of 1 Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) Wm. Gray Purcell Residence P1. Other Identifier: a. County Riverside P2. Location: D Not for Publlcatlon 181 Unrestricted and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) ----------------b. USGS 7.5' Quad Palm Springs Date 1996 T ; R 1/4of 1/4of Sec B.M. c. Address 252 East Ocotillo Avenue CityPalmSprings Zip 92-,-'2_62 __ d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11 mE/ mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel#, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) Parcel No. 508 292 013 P3a. Description: (Describe resource and Its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) Though altered, the recidence at 252 E:ist Ocotlllo, designed in 1933 by Prairie School architect William Gray Purcell as his own property, still conveys its original massing, proportion, and overall feeling. This residence is significant as one of the first buildings in Palm Springs to be built in the Modernist tradition with the emphasis on simple cubic forms and minimal ornament, but tailored to the desert locale. Though strongly horizontal, the design of this single-story residence is based on the concept of graduated cubic forms, highest at the center, creating a stepped roofline. Generally rectangular in plan, the house has a slightly irregular footprint with a courtyard at the rear. The original three-sided courtyard at the rear has been altered as part of the patio has been enclosed. The house incorporates elements of Palm Springs residential architecture, which are now ubiquitous, but at the time this house was built were innovative. These elements include: flat, horizontal overhangs over steel-framed windows, a flat roof, strong horizontals, corner windows, and the dominant rectangular element that often corresponds lo a chimney. The house was originally built to include a roof terrace. At present, the exterior walls are stucco. The original exterior materials, brick and wood, gave a more textured appearance. The entrance, below a flat overhang, is located off center of the main south-facing elevation. The garage originally used by Purcell as a studio has been altered by a sliding glass door replacement in the original door opening. The building has a fair level of integrity and retains a large amount of historic fabric including steel casement windows. A solid low masonry fence fronts the property and landscaping is in keeping with desert themes. P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2 -Single Family Property ----::---:-:---=-=----,---:=-=--cc---.=-:::-:----.=-:::-,--~--.=-==----:-:::-,--~---;=-:=-:--.,,----P4. Resources Present: ~ Building D Structure D Object D Site D District D Element of District O Other (Isolates.etc.) ------------------------------. PSb. Description of Photo: P5a. Photo or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) (View, date, accession#) View DIRECTION March 2004 P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ~ Historic O Prehistoric D Both 1933 P7. Owner and Address: Charles D Stumpf 252 East Ocotillo Ave Palm Springs, CA 92264 P8. Recorded by: Petrin/Tinsley/Watson Architectural Resources Group Pier 9, The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94111 P9. Date Recorded: March 2004 P10. Survey Type (Describe) Reconnaissance Survey P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") Architectural Resources Group, City of Palm Springs Historic Resources Survey, 2003. Attachments: ~None D Location Map 0 Sketch Map DPR 523A (1/95) O Continuation Sheet D District Record D Rock Art Record D Building, Structure, and Object Record D linear Feature Record D Artifact Record D Archaeological Record D Milling Station Record D Photograph Record 0 Other (List)
Item 2B - 147State of Callfomla -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 3 NRHP Status Code Resource Name or#: (Assigned by recorder) William Gray Purcell Residence 81. Historic Name: William Gray Purcell H_o_u_s_e ___ _ 82. Common Name: 252 East Ocotil/o Avenue ------83. Original Use: Residential ______ B4. Present Use: Residential B5. Architectural Style: Modem B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) This house was constructed in 1933. B7. Moved? 8] No D Yes D Unknown Date: 88. Related Features: Original Location: 89a. Architect: William Gray Purcell ____ b. Buflder: _U-=n,_k--,no,_w_n ____________ _ B10. Significance: Theme residential architecture/development Area _P._a_lm_S_,._p_n_·n,,,_g_s ____________ _ Period of Significance 1940-1960 Property Type residence Applicable Criteria C (Discuss importance in tenns of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrily.-) --For centuries the habitat of the Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs, site of natural hot springs and sunny desert climate, drew its first non-Indian visitors in the late 19th century. For reasons of Improved health and recuperation, the first settlers established early hotels and inns. Not until 1938 did the village of Palm Springs Incorporate, setting out a gridded street plan and zoning controls. By then Palm Springs had already acquired an identity as a winter retreat for Hollywood stars and the wealthy, as evidenced by the exclusive older neighborhoods of Old Las Palmas, the Movie Colony, Little Tuscany, and the Tennis Club quarter, initially built for winter residents. Defined by elegant, grand architecture in predominantly Spanish and Mediterranean styles. these and other neighborhoods were later filled In with mid-century Modem homes by the end of the 1960s. During the post-WWII era, the City of Palm Springs prospered, relying on tourism, resorts, and the appeal of golf, tennis, polo, and other sports to fuel the economy. During the Palm Springs heyday, tourists and Hollywood discovered the desert oasis and full-scale hotels, smaller inns, nightclubs and restaurants prospered. Concurrently, from the 1940s through the 1960s, Palm Springs was transformed into an increasingly urban environment, building schools, hospitals and an airport and other civic amenities. The commercial core of the City, long concentrated along the main thoroughfares of Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Canyon Drive, flourished. Expanding residential development began in the early 1960s when large tracts of popular, reasonably priced, Modernist-style homes were constructed by Jack MeJselman and later, George and Robert Alexander throughout Palm Springs. Tract subdivision development was followed by the establ[shment of condominiums, initially as second-homes tn the 1960s. (See Continuation Sheet) B 11. Additional Resource Attributes: HP2 -Single Family Property B12. References: (Sketch Map with north arrow required.) 813. Remarks: Petrin/Tinsley/W_a_ts_o_n ___ _ B14. Evaluator: Architectural Resources Group Date of Evaluation: March 2004 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523B (1/95)
Item 2B - 148• " State of Callfomla -The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Primary# HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trtnomlal Page!__of3 Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) William Gray Purcell Residence Recorded by PetrinfTinsleyM'atson Arch. Resources Group Date March 2004 0 Continuation O Update 810. Signifcance Continued The Wimam Gray Purcell residence reflects the context of mid-century residential development in this area from the 1930s through the 1960s. The house was built in 1933. Modifications include partial enclosure of the patio in the rear and the replacement of the garage door with a sliding glass door. Despite these modifications, the residence retains a high degree of integrity; the location, setting, design, materfals, workmanship, feeling, and association appear to remain relatively unchanged since the building was constructed. In addition, because most of the buildings surrounding the property are older and residential, the setting of the home is intact. The house at 252 East Ocotillo appears to meet the level of significance necessary for indlvidual National Register of Historic Places or California Register of Historical Resources eligibility at the local level. The William Gray Purcell residence is particularly significant as the first modernist residence in Palm Springs, pre-dating the later development of Modernism in this area by nearly a decade. This residence is typical of the pattern of development that occurred in the City of Palm Springs and the house is an outstanding example of residential buildings within this context. Further, the residence is associated with a master architect, Prairie School architect William Gray Purcell, who not only designed the house but lived and worked in Palm Springs for a brief time while recovering from an illness. Thus, this home has an elevated level of significance for Its association with an architect of national prominence. The building is an exceptional example of its type, period, or method of construction. Because of the building's visual quality, history, intact setting, and high integrity, and as a excellent example of residential ·architecture, the building represents the overall residential development in the Modern style and contributes to the character of Palm Springs. DPR 523L (1/95)
Item 2B - 149Address 500 311 119 2027 1081 1027 991 1300 1350 590 650 591 694 300 183-193 1907 146 131 252 140 133 606 324 226 318 550 660 411 2796 2277 City of Palm Springs Palm Springs Citywide Historic Resources Survey 2003 List of 200 Resources for which Primary Records were completed Date of Direction Street APN Construction Resource Name Indian Canyon South Drive 508 121 001 1958 Securltv First National Bank Indian Canyon North Drive 513 081 011 1940 Grevhound Bus Station Indian Canyon North Drive 513092004 1945 Commercial Buildina Jacaues Drive 501142 003 residence Twin Palms District La Jolla Road 511 034002 1957 Contributor Twin Palms District La Jolla Road 511034005 1957 Contributor Twin Palms District La Jolla Road 511054005 1957 Contributor LaVemeWav none 1971 Fire Station No. 4 Ladera Circle 505 082 011 012 1962 House of Tomorrow West Linda Vista Drive 513193 014 residence West Linda Vista Drive 513 193 018 residence West Linda Vista Drive 513 193 026 Casa de Suenos East" Mel Avenue 507 081 003 1937 residence West MeritoPlace 505 293005 Villa Serena Residence Merlto Manor & Mertto West Melito Place 505 302 012 013 1960S Place South Mesa Drive 513 390 031 1933 residence East Moronao Road 508 301 022 1936 Jacobs Residence East Moronao Road 508 302 027 1940-1954 residence East Ocotillo Avenue 508 292013 William Gray Purcell 1933 Residence East Ocotlllo Avenue 508·292 022 residence East Ocotillo Avenue 508 301 002 1932 residence South Oleander Road 680094 001 l Veterinarv Medical Buildina West Overlook Road 513 362 012 1930s residence West Overtook Road 513 372 013 1926-1928 residence West Pablo Drive 513 201 004 1964 residence West PaWsades Drive 513110043 1945-60 residence West Palisades Drive 513110044 1959 Russell House Palm Canyon 1963-64/2000 Callente Tropics Hotel and East Drive 511060006 , renovation\ Restaurant Palm Canyon Wlllllam Cody Shell North Drive 504 091 001 1964 Comoanv Gas Station Palm Canyon North Drive 504 242 008 1945 Desert lnn Visitor Center Department of Planning and Zoning \ Page4
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HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD
STAFF REPORT
DATE: December 7, 2021 PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: AN APPLICATION BY CHARLES AND PATRICIA STUMPF, OWNERS
FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF “THE WILLIAM PURCELL
RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 252 EAST OCOTILLO AVENUE, (APN #508-
292-013), CASE HSPB #141. (KL).
FROM: Department of Planning Services
SUMMARY
The owners are seeking historic designation of the William Purcell Residence. The home
was designed by William Gray Purcell, an internationally known architect and
contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright whose architectural commissions contributed to the
development of the American Prairie School of Architecture. It is the only known
commission by Purcell in the Coachella Valley.
If designated as a historic resource, the property would be subject to the regulations
outlined in Section 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open the public hearing and receive public testimony.
2. Close the public hearing and adopt Resolution HSPB #141, “A RESOLUTION OF
THE HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
DESIGNATE “THE WILLIAM PURCELL RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 252
OCOTILLO AVENUE, AS CLASS 1 (LANDMARK) HISTORIC RESOURCE HSPB
#141, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (APN 508-292-013).”
BACKGROUND AND SETTING:
A historic resources report dated August 2021, prepared by the owners (“the report”) is
the basis of this staff report.
Related Relevant City Actions by HSPB, Planning, Fire, Building, etc…
November, 2021 Site inspection by members of the HSPB.
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Ownership Status
1980 Purchase by the current owner.
BELOW AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE RESIDENCE.
BELOW: FRONT OF HOME C.1930’S.
The design for the dwelling at 252 East Ocotillo Avenue appears to have been initiated in
1931 by Prairie School architect William Gray Purcell as an investment / rental property.
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It is a rare example in Palm Springs of Prairie style architecture and is recognized as one
of the earliest residential Modernist structures in Palm Springs. The period of significance
for the site is identified as “The period between the Wars”, (1917 – 1941).
Chain of Ownership. From the chain of title, it appears that around 1931, the property
was owned by James Van Evera Bailey. Bailey, an architect, was a colleague of Purcell’s
and provided on-site oversight of the construction of the home. Around June 1934 the
chain of title indicates the property was sold to William and Cecily O’Brien Purcell, who in
turn sold it to a Ms. Myrtle J. Hamilton in April 1936. A later record of transfer in March
of 1941 again from Purcell to Henry Mc Manus shows up in the chain of title. (It is not
clear how Purcell regained title to the property from Hamilton, perhaps by foreclosure but
it is not confirmed.) In December 1941 Mc Manus died, and the property is shown as
being sold on behalf of the estate of deceased Henry Mc Manus to Lee Evitts for $4,125
along with household furniture and furnishings of the property for $325. The next transfer
appears to be in January 1942 from Lee Evitts to Grace E. Davis and in 1947 from Grace
Davis to Harry A. Wagner. Wagner passed and his widow sold the property in 1953 to
Anna Mohr. Mohr appears to have passed in 1975 and the property was conveyed to
Patricia Mohr. In 1978, the property was deeded to new owners, Richard Bramley and
Raymond Goularte who in turn conveyed title to the present own ers Charles & Patricia
Stumpf in January, 1980. The Stumpfs moved the property into their family trust in 2005.
The Architect: William Gray Purcell (1880 – 1965). Purcell was born in Wilmette, Illinois
and grew up in Oak Park, Illinois in the home of his maternal grandparents. Purcell’s
father, Charles A. Purcell was a wealthy executive in a mailing firm founded by his brother.
Following William Grey Purcell’s graduation from the Cornell University School of
Architecture in 1903, he returned to his hometown of Oak Park, Illinois. Soon thereafter
he embarked on a trip through Europe where he met a number of like-minded progressive
architects. Upon his return home to the States, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and
in 1907 formed a partnership with architect George Feick, Jr which was later expanded
in 1910 to include George Elmslie who had worked in the office of master architect Louis
Sullivan. Purcell & Elmslie become one of the most commissioned firms among the
Prairie School architects – second only to Frank Lloyd Wright.
A significant commission for the young architects – the Woodbury County Courthouse
was completed in 1918, however business declined in the en suing years and Purcell
dissolved the partnership in 1921. The work of Purcell and Elmslie during the early part
of the twentieth century, became one of the most significant bodies of architectural work
expressing the design characteristics and theories of the Prairie School style. Purcell
then moved to Portland, Oregon where the report indicates he designed a number of
“Cotswold” style homes. While working with the Pacific States Engineering Company
(“PSEC”), Purcell developed a strong interest in creating ready-made small home designs
that could be built affordably from stock plans. Purcell met James Van Evera Bailey in
1925 and together they completed several commissions; the largest being the Third
Church of Christ Scientist in Portland, Oregon in 1926.
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Around 1930 at the age of 50, Purcell was diagnosed with advanced tuberculosis. He
closed his architectural practice and resided in a sanatorium in Banning, California for
four years (1931 – 1935), after which he left the desert and retired to an estate he
developed in Pasadena, California that he named “Westwinds”.
Purcell was always a progressive-minded architect and beginning in the 1930’s he began
to fully embrace modernism in architecture. The home in Palm Springs is identified as
the only known surviving Modernist building designed by Purcell in Palm Springs. The
report notes that five other modernist homes designed by Purcell between 1945 and 1965
survive, albeit modified, in Pasadena. Also in the 1930’s Purcell was joined by James
Van Evera Bailey who could not find work during the Depression in the Pacific Northwest,
and came to California to construct houses designed by Purcell as guest cottages or
rental properties in Banning and Palm Springs. The report makes no mention of whether
any of these commissions still exist.
For the remaining thirty years of his life after leaving the desert in 1935, Purcell turned to
writing; clarifying and articulating his views on art and architecture; an effort that continued
prolifically until his death in 1965. In the early 60’s Purcell had an architectural apprentice,
Arthur Dyson, who would go on to become a significant American organic architect.
252 East Ocotillo. The design of the rental property in Palm Springs features a horizontal
brick and board wall treatment that emphasizes the flat character of the desert landscape.
Eaves extend several feet beyond the walls containing baffled louvers that helped
ventilate the interior (These have been stucco’d over by prior owners). The house also
had an attached garage. The report notes that several other simi lar designs were
sketched for an intended group of speculative houses, and it notes that Bailey applied the
same principals for natural ventilation to other small homes in an architectural practice
that he carried on in the area.
BELOW A ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE PURCELL RESIDENCE.
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BELOW LEFT A PORTION OF THE HORIZONGAL TONGUE AND GROOVE “BATTEN”.
BELOW RIGHT: AN EXTANT PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL WOOD EXERIOR SIDING.
A colorful collection of correspondence between Purcell and contractor / associate
architect James Van Evera Bailey exists that gives an interesting glimpse into the design
process that evolved as Bailey and Purcell completed the construction of the Ocotillo
Avenue dwelling.
The letters and correspondence between Bailey and Purcell reveal the struggle the two
architects had in designing a house that would fit within their very meager Depression -
era budget.
“But here we are. A house that at best will cost $2,500 to build with no profit.
This.. …is way and above what it must cost.”
”By the way, we will not be bothered by building codes in Palm Springs. I
read in the code itself that it only effects structures within the limits of
incorporated towns.” (Note Palm Springs was not incorporated as a City
until 1938.)
“John (White) told me this morning that Cecily (Purcell’s wife) would raise
the ante to $2,400, to cover the house, lot and all. I have put up a hundred
on the lot at $400. Other lots in the neighborhood sell for $650, on
unimproved streets. One agent got his car stuck in the sand showing us a
$700 lot and we were half an hour getting out.”
Regarding a particular discussion on details on the placement and enclosure of the water
heater:
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“I am not very keen about these tanks in closets where they cannot be seen
at all times. I would much prefer to leave space open. The tanks look so
nice now-days and visible machinery is the modern sense of things.”
From the DPR form in the Report,
”The residence is significant as one of the first buildings in Palm Springs to
be built in the Modernist tradition with the emphasis on simple cubic forms
and minima ornament, but tailored to the desert locale. Though strongly
horizontal, the design of this single-family residence is based on the concept
of graduated cubic forms, highest at the center, creating a stepped roofline.”
On page 3 of the DPR forms in the Report it notes that the Purcell residence is particularly
significant as the first modernist residence in Palm Springs, predating the later greater
development of Modernism in this area by over a decade.
ANALYSIS:
Historic Preservation activities in Palm Springs are regulated under Municipal Code
Section 8.05 (“Historic Preservation”). The purpose of the Historic Preservation
Ordinance is:
“…to stabilize and improve buildings, structures or areas which are
considered to be of historical, architectural, archaeological or ecological
value, to foster civic beauty, to strengthen the local economy and to promote
the use of historic resources for the education and welfare of the citizens.”
Standard Conditions that apply to Historic Resources
The following shall apply to a Class 1 or 2 Historic Site or Resource:
1. It shall meet the definition of a Class 1 or 2 historic resource as outlined in
Municipal Code Section 8.05.020 including the findings outlined in Section
8.05.070 (C).
2. An archival file shall be maintained on the property by the City.
3. It may be qualified as ‘historic’ at the federal, state, and/or county level.
4. A marker explaining the historic nature of the site may be installed at the site in a
location viewable from the public way.
5. Compliance with all rules and regulations for Historic Resources and Historic
Districts under Chapter 8.05 of the Municipal Code.
6. If designated, the findings in support of designation shall be stated in a resolution
of the City Council that shall be recorded with the County Recorders’ office within
90 days of the effective date of the Council’s resolution.
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Evaluation of the Application. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 8.05.070 (C,1,a), the
HSPB shall evaluate the application and make findings in conformance with the following
criteria:
Criteria for the Designation of Class 1 Historic Resources. A site, structure, building or
object may be designated as a Class 1 historic resource, provided both of the following
findings (“a” and “b”) are met:
a. The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic
significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:
The Purcell residence exhibits exceptional historic significance because of its association
with Prairie School architect William Gray Purcell and is noteworthy as one of the earliest
examples of Modernist architecture in a residence in Palm Springs.
(Criterion 1) The resource is associated with events that have made a
meaningful contribution to the nation, state or community;
The report does not list any events associated with the home that contributed to the
nation, state or community. Thus, it does not qualify under Criterion 1.
(Criterion 2) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who
made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history;
The report discusses Purcell’s contribution to the American Prairie School of Architecture.
Beginning early in his career after graduating with an architectural degree from Cornell
University in 1903, Purcell developed a strong interest in establishing a progressive,
uniquely American style of architecture, much along the lines of other notable architects
from the period such as Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. Most notably, during
Purcell’s association with fellow architects George Elmslie and George Feick Jr, from the
early 1900’s through 1920, they developed, refined and further articulated their theories
on an organic, uniquely American style of architecture. Purcell & Elmslie became one of
the most commissioned firms among the Prairie School architects at the time. Among
their most notable works were a series of small-town banks designed and constructed
throughout the Midwest. It was through both their commercial and institutional work that
Purcell & Elmslie created a group of buildings that were direct statements about their
beliefs in Organic Architecture; earning them a place in history on the development of a
uniquely American style of architecture alongside Frank Lloyd Wright , Louis Sullivan and
others. For these reasons, the site qualifies as a historic resource under Criterion 2.
(Criterion 3) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of
national, state or local history;
As noted in the report and the accompanying DPR forms, the Purcell residence is one of
the earliest residential structures in Palm Springs designed in the Modernist style of
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architecture. The simple cubic geometry of the home, the absence of revival -style
decorative features or elements, and visual emphasis on horizontality preceded what
commonly is referred to as the Mid-century Modern” period by a decade.
Palm Springs, which enjoyed a period of significant growth and development between the
wars became a place where property owners and developers were willing to “cast off” the
conventional revivalist styles popular from the 1900’s through the 1920’s and experiment
with new forms of architectural expression and design. Buildings such as the Oasis Hotel
(1925), the Kocher Samson Building (1935) the Cork & Bottle Building (1936), and the
Purcell Residence (1934) all represent the beginning of a period of transition in
architectural taste that blossomed in the post-World War II period. For these reasons,
staff concurs that the site qualifies as a historic resource under Criterion 3.
BELOW THE PURCELL RESIDENCE DURING CONSTRUCTION (C. 1934).
(Criterion 4) The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a
type, period or method of construction;
The Purcell residence is constructed of concrete masonry units with accent panels
comprised of horizontally placed tongue and groove wood boards and “battens” that
create a strong horizontal appearance to the home. Most modest dwellings built in the
thirties in Palm Springs were built of stucco over wood frame construction. The use of
concrete block masonry units was not new to Palm Springs, since many commercial and
institutional buildings were being built using board-formed poured-in-place concrete,
however it was rather unusual to see concrete masonry units used in residential
construction. In a letter from Purcell to Bailey dated February 11, 1934, Purcell writes,
“I lean a little toward masonry with the blocks showing on the inside behind
the stove, sink, etc., as being more sanitary and more in the spirit of the
cabin sense of this building which we wish to retain.
Thus it appears Purcell chose the method of construction using concrete masonry units
both for its durability, aesthetics, and ease of maintenance and cleaning. Judging from
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the discussion of costs in the correspondence between Purcell and Bailey, the
comparative cost of building in concrete versus wood was negligible enough that he
chose the more durable concrete block material.
Although the Purcell residence is unique in its use of concrete masonry units for a
residential structure, its construction method is not particularly distinctive or unique. Thus,
staff would assert that it is not eligible as a historic resource relative to Criterion 4.
(Criterion 5) The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer,
artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that
possesses high artistic value;
William Gray Purcell is recognized as one of the most prominent architects in the early
twentieth century who were instrumental in defining and developing what has become
known as the American Organic or Prairie School of Architecture. His commissions done
in collaboration with George Elmslie are recognized as notable examples of the Prairie
School and can be found in more than twenty states.
Purcell’s career achievements qualify him as a “master architect”. Determining whethe r
a particular architect or designer’s “genius influenced his age”; is a more difficult measure.
Certainly the collective body of architectural work categorized as being of the Prairie
School has continued to influence architects and designers for decades . Purcell &
Elmslie are recognized amongst the most prolific of the Prairie School architects, second
only to Frank Lloyd Wright in the sheer number of commissions. Throughout his career,
and especially during the last thirty years of his career, Purcell promoted his theories of
an organic and “uniquely American” style of architecture. As principal contributing editor
he authored over sixty articles to the architectural journal “Northwest Architect” espousing
his philosophy and design theory. As such, staff would assert that through his designs
and writings, Purcell influenced other architects and peers and as such the Purcell
residence can be deemed a notable example of the work of a master architect whose
genius continues to influence other architects and designers.
(Criterion 6) The resource represents a significant and distinguishable
entity whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in
evaluating applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on
which more than one entity exists; or
The report does not assert that the Purcell residence qualifies under Criterion 6.
(Criterion 7) The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information
important to national, state or local history or prehistory.
No information has been provided in the historic resources report on any pre -historic
significance of the site.
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Analysis of Integrity. (PSMC 8.05.070 (C,1,b). The site, structure, building
or object retains one or more of the following aspects of integrity, as
established in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards: integrity of design,
materials, workmanship, location, setting, feeling, or association.
The Purcell residence is evaluated in terms of its historic integrity as follows:
1. Location:
The Purcell residence remains in the same location that it was constructed, thus it retains
integrity of location.
2. Design:
Some material changes to the exterior have occurred over time.
A. A unique tongue and groove horizontal board and batten siding was used in
several parts of the home. The current owner reports this siding had been removed
by a previous owner and plywood installed in its place. The current owner had
stucco installed as a more weather-tight surface.
B. The exposed concrete masonry units have been covered in stu cco on the outside
and with drywall on the inside.
C. Additions have been built off the back side of the home in the 1980’s.
D. The height of the eave over the front door was raised slightly in the 1980’s.
E. The garage has been converted to living space.
F. The louvered eaves designed to bring in natural ventilation have been covered in
stucco.
G. BELOW LEFT C. 1935, BELOW RIGHT CURRENT CONDITION
Despite these modifications, the overall massing and emphasis on horizontality, the steel
casement windows and corner-set windows and thin eave dimension remain. The home
has a fair degree of design integrity.
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THE IMAGES BELOW TAKEN IN 1934 DURING CONSTRUCTION CLEARLY SHOW THE HORIZONTAL WOOD
SIDING, THE EXPOED CONCRETE BRICK AND THE SHADOW OF THE CANTILEVERED EAVE SHOWS THE
LOUVERS THAT ORIGINALLY ACTED TO VENTILATE THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME.
THE TWO 1934 IAMGES BELOW SHOW THE DETAILING OF THE EAVE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
3. Setting:
At the time of construction, the Purcell residence was one of the first homes built in the
vicinity and the area was mostly open desert. Today the neighborhood is fully built out.
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THE IMAGE BELOW SHOWS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN A TYPICAL “REVIVAL STYLE” HOME NEXT DOOR
TO THE MODERN STYLE OF THE PURCELL RESIDENCE.
4. Materials:
The changes noted above obscure the home’s simple wood and concrete block
construction. Although the basic material composition comprising the construction of the
home remans, they have been covered with drywall and stucco. Removing the stucco
and restoring the wood elements would enhance the material integrity of the home.
5. Workmanship:
The home is of average workmanship common for the era of the 1930’s.
BELOW THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE DURING CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETED.
6. Feeling:
The Purcell residence retains its feeling as a modest home from the 1930’s .
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7. Association:
The dwelling at 252 East Ocotillo Avenue is most notably associated with architect William
Purcell. Those who are familiar with the work of Purcell will likely be able to recognize
this association.
In summary, the home has a fair degree of historic integrity. Removing the stucco,
restoring the wood siding and louvered eaves, and restoring the garage would improve
the historic integrity of the home.
DEFINING HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS
In considering a recommendation for historic resource designation it is important to
distinguish those physical elements that are original or from the period of significance that
contribute to the resource’s historic significance from alterations, additions or features
that were added at a later time that may be sympathetic to the original character, but
which may create a false sense of historicity. Distinguishing original character -defining
features from non-original elements aids the HSPB when it is tasked with evaluating
future alterations to the historic resource.
Character-defining features of the home are as follows:
• Flat-roofed one-story structure with varying roof / parapet heights.
• Emphasis on horizontality.
• Thin fascia profile, projecting eaves (originally exposed wood with ventilation
louvers).
• Varied cubic massing that steps up toward the center volume of the house.
• Steel sash windows including corner windows.
• The low garden wall in the front yard, close to the house.
Non-contributing elements:
• The stucco exterior finish.
• The front windows of the garage (originally garage doors).
• The wood front door.
• The raised eave above the front door.
• The additions on the back of the home from the 1980’s.
• The landscape.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The proposed historic resource designation is not subject to the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct
or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3)
(the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,
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Item 2B - 164Historic Site Preservation Board Staff Report: HSPB• 141 -The William Purcell Residence Page 14 of 14 December 7, 2021 California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical changes to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTIFICATION Pursuant to section 8.05.140 of the Municipal Code of Palm Springs, all residents within five hundred (500) feet of the subject property have been notified and notice was published in a newspaper of general circulation. CONCLUSION: The William Purcell residence meets the definition of a historic resource based on Criteria 2, 3, and 5 of the Palm Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance. The home has a fair degree of historic integrity that could be improved by removing the exterior stucco and restoring the horizontal wood tongue and groove siding and louvered eaves. As such the property qualifies as a Class 1 historic resource. -Ken Lyon, RA, Principal Planner Historic Preservation Officer Attachments: 1 . Vicinity Map 2. Draft Resolution l c_. ·-l ¥ inn Fagg, AICP Development Services Director 3. Application, related background materials, photos (under separate cover).
RESOLUTION NO. 141
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION
BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATE “THE
WILLIAM PURCELL RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 252 EAST
OCOTILLO AVENUE, A CLASS 2 (HISTORIC MERIT) HISTORIC
SITE, (HSPB #141), APN# 508-292-013.
THE HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
A. WHEREAS, Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code allows for the designation
of historic sites and districts; and
B. WHEREAS, Charles and Patricia Stumpf, owners, submitted an application to the City
seeking historic site designation of the William Purcell residence located at 252 East Ocotillo
Avenue; and
C. WHEREAS, in November, 2021, members of the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB)
and City staff conducted site inspections of the proposed historic resource; and
D. WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, a noticed public hearing of the Palm Springs Historic
Site Preservation Board to consider Case HSPB #139 was held in accordance with applicable
law; and
E. WHEREAS, at the said hearing, the HSPB carefully reviewed and considered all the
evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the project, including, but not limited to,
the staff report and all written and oral testimony.
THE HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
RESOLVES:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS – PART “A”, CRITERIA FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES.
Evaluation of the Application. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 8.05.070 (C,1,a), the HSPB
shall evaluate the application and make findings in conformance with the following criteria:
Criteria for the Designation of Class 1 Historic Resources. A site, structure, building or object
may be designated as a Class 1 historic resource, provided both of the following findings (“a”
and “b”) are met:
a. The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic
significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below:
The Purcell residence exhibits exceptional historic significance because of its association with
Prairie School architect William Gray Purcell and is noteworthy as one of the earliest examples
of Modernist architecture in a residence in Palm Springs.
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(Criterion 1) The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful
contribution to the nation, state or community;
The report does not list any events associated with the home that contributed to the nation, state
or community. Thus, it does not qualify under Criterion 1.
(Criterion 2) The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a
meaningful contribution to national, state or local history;
The report discusses Purcell’s contribution to the American Prairie School of Architecture.
Beginning early in his career after graduating with an architectural degree from Cornell University
in 1903, Purcell developed a strong interest in establishing a progressive, uniquely American
style of architecture, much along the lines of other notable architects from the period such as
Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. Most notably, during Purcell’s association with fellow
architects George Elmslie and George Feick Jr, from the early 1900’s through 1920, they
developed, refined and further articulated their theories on an organic, uni quely American style
of architecture. Purcell & Elmslie became one of the most commissioned firms among the Prairie
School architects at the time. Among their most notable works were a series of small-town banks
designed and constructed throughout the Midwest. It was through both their commercial and
institutional work that Purcell & Elmslie created a group of buildings that were direct statements
about their beliefs in Organic Architecture; earning them a place in history on the development
of a uniquely American style of architecture alongside Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and
others. For these reasons, the site qualifies as a historic resource under Criterion 2.
(Criterion 3) The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national,
state or local history;
As noted in the report and the accompanying DPR forms, the Purcell residence is one of the
earliest residential structures in Palm Springs designed in the Modernist style of architecture.
The simple cubic geometry of the home, the absence of revival-style decorative features or
elements, and visual emphasis on horizontality preceded what commonly is referred to as the
Mid-century Modern” period by a decade.
Palm Springs, which enjoyed a period of significant growth and developme nt between the wars
became a place where property owners and developers were willing to “cast off” the conventional
revivalist styles popular from the 1900’s through the 1920’s and experiment with new forms of
architectural expression and design. Buildings such as the Oasis Hotel (1925), the Kocher
Samson Building (1935) the Cork & Bottle Building (1936), and the Purcell Residence (1934) all
represent the beginning of a period of transition in architectural taste that blossomed in the post -
World War II period. For these reasons, the HSPB concludes that the site qualifies as a historic
resource under Criterion 3.
(Criterion 4) The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type,
period or method of construction;
The Purcell residence is constructed of concrete masonry units with accent panels comprised of
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horizontally placed tongue and groove wood boards and “battens” that create a strong horizontal
appearance to the home. Most modest dwellings built in the thirties in Palm Springs were buil t
of stucco over wood frame construction. The use of concrete block masonry units was not new
to Palm Springs, since many commercial and institutional buildings were being built using board -
formed poured-in-place concrete, however it was rather unusual to see concrete masonry units
used in residential construction. In a letter from Purcell to Bailey dated February 11, 1934,
Purcell writes,
“I lean a little toward masonry with the blocks showing on the inside behind the
stove, sink, etc., as being more sanitary and more in the spirit of the cabin sense
of this building which we wish to retain.
Thus it appears Purcell chose the method of construction using concrete masonry units both for
its durability, aesthetics, and ease of maintenance and cleaning. Judging from the discussion
of costs in the correspondence between Purcell and Bailey, the comparative cost of building in
concrete versus wood was negligible enough that he chose the more durable concrete block
material.
Although the Purcell residence is unique in its use of concrete masonry units for a residential
structure, its construction method is not particularly distinctive or unique. Thus, the HSPB finds
that it is not eligible as a historic resource relative to Criterion 4.
(Criterion 5) The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist,
or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that possesses high
artistic value;
William Gray Purcell is recognized as one of the most prominent architects in the early t wentieth
century who were instrumental in defining and developing what has become known as the
American Organic or Prairie School of Architecture. His commissions done in collaboration with
George Elmslie are recognized as notable examples of the Prairie School and can be found in
more than twenty states.
Purcell’s career achievements qualify him as a “master architect”. Determining whether a
particular architect or designer’s “genius influenced his age”; is a more difficult measure.
Certainly the collective body of architectural work categorized as being of the Prairie School has
continued to influence architects and designers for decades. Purcell & Elmslie are recognized
amongst the most prolific of the Prairie School architects, second only to Fran k Lloyd Wright in
the sheer number of commissions. Throughout his career, and especially during the last thirty
years of his career, Purcell promoted his theories of an organic and “uniquely American” style of
architecture. As principal contributing editor he authored over sixty articles to the architectural
journal “Northwest Architect” espousing his philosophy and design theory. As such, the HSPB
finds that through his designs and writings, Purcell influenced other architects and peers and as
such the Purcell residence can be deemed a notable example of the work of a master architect
whose genius continues to influence other architects and designers.
(Criterion 6) The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluating
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applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on which more than one
entity exists; or
The report does not assert that the Purcell residence qualifies under Criterion 6.
(Criterion 7) The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information
important to national, state or local history or prehistory.
No information has been provided in the historic resources report on any pre-historic significance
of the site.
SECTION 2: PART “B” ANALYSIS OF HISTORIC INTEGRITY.
Analysis of Integrity. (PSMC 8.05.070 (C,1,b). The site, structure, building or
object retains one or more of the following aspects of integrity, as established in
the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards: integrity of design, materials,
workmanship, location, setting, feeling, or association.
The Purcell residence is evaluated in terms of its historic integrity as follows:
1. Location:
The Purcell residence remains in the same location that it was constructed, thus it retains
integrity of location.
2. Design:
Some material changes to the exterior have occurred over time.
A. A unique tongue and groove horizontal board and batten siding was used in several parts
of the home. The current owner reports this siding had been removed by a previous
owner and plywood installed in its place. The current owner had stucco installed as a
more weather-tight surface.
B. The exposed concrete masonry units have been covered in stucco on the outside and
with drywall on the inside.
C. The height of the eave over the front door was raised slightly in the 1980’s.
D. The louvered eaves designed to bring in natural ventilation have been covered in stucco.
Although these modifications do not adversely impact the overall massing, they visually obscure
the horizontally placed board and batten siding and the exposed masonry units. The Board finds
that these modifications impair the design integrity of the home. The Board would encourage
current or future owners to remove the stucco cladding and restore the wood elements to
improve the design integrity of the home.
3. Setting:
At the time of construction, the Purcell residence was one of the first homes built in the vicinity
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and the area was mostly open desert. Today the neighborhood is fully built out. Thus integrity
of setting has been lost.
4. Materials:
The changes noted above obscure the home’s simple wood and concrete block construction.
Although the basic material composition comprising the construction of the home remans, they
have been covered with drywall and stucco. Removing the stucco and restoring the wood
elements would enhance the material integrity of the home. The Board finds that the buildings’
material integrity is impaired.
5. Workmanship:
The home is of average workmanship common for the era of the 1930’s and retains integrity of
workmanship. .
6. Feeling:
The Purcell residence retains its feeling as a modest home from the 1930’s.
7. Association:
The dwelling at 252 East Ocotillo Avenue is most notably associated with architect William
Purcell. Those who are familiar with the work of Purcell will likely be able to recognize this
association.
In summary, the home has a fair degree of historic integrity , however the Board finds that it lacks
sufficient integrity to qualify as a Class 1 (Lan dmark) historic site. Removing the stucco,
restoring the wood siding and louvered eaves, and restoring the garage would improve the
historic integrity of the home.
SECTION 3: DEFINING HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS
In considering a recommendation for historic resource designation it is important to distinguish
those physical elements that are original or from the period of significance that contribute to the
resource’s historic significance from alterations, additions or features that were added at a later
time that may be sympathetic to the original character, but which may create a false sense of
historicity. Distinguishing original character-defining features from non-original elements aids
the HSPB when it is tasked with evaluating future alterations to the historic resource.
Character-defining features of the home are as follows:
• Flat-roofed one-story structure with varying roof / parapet heights.
• Emphasis on horizontality.
• Thin fascia profile, projecting eaves (originally exposed wood with ventilation louvers).
• Varied cubic massing that steps up toward the center volume of the house.
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• Steel sash windows including corner windows.
• The low garden wall in the front yard, close to the house.
Non-contributing elements:
• The stucco exterior finish.
• The front windows of the garage (originally garage doors).
• The wood front door.
• The raised eave above the front door.
• The additions on the back of the home from the 1980’s.
• The landscape.
SECTION 4: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The proposed historic resource designation is not subject to the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a
project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical changes to the
environment, directly or indirectly.
Based upon the foregoing, the HSPB hereby recommends that the City Council designate “The
William Purcell residence” located at 252 East Ocotillo Avenue, a Class 2 (Historic Merit) Historic
Resource (Case HSPB #141).
ADOPTED THIS SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2021.
AYES: Miller, Rose, Nelson, Kiser, Hansen, Hough.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Rosenow.
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Flinn Fagg, AICP
Development Services Director
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EXCERPTS OF MINUTES
At the Historic Site Preservation Board meeting of the City of Palm Springs, held
December 7, 2021, the Historic Site Preservation Board took the following action:
2.A. AN APPLICATION BY CHARLES AND PATRICIA STUMPF, OWNERS
FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF “THE WILLIAM PURCELL
RESIDENCE” LOCATED AT 252 EAST OCOTILLO AVENUE, (APN
#508-292-013), CASE HSPB #141. (KL).
Staff member Lyon summarized the staff report.
Discussion followed regarding whether the original details and materials still
existed beneath the stucco (Mr. Stumpf stated yes, he believes it is still
there), the possibility of designating the old smoke tree in front of the house
as a character-defining feature (Mr. Stumpf clarified that they planted the
tree sometime after 1980, thus it is not original), and the differences
between a Class 1 and Class 2 historical resource.
Chair Hough opened the public hearing.
CHARLES STUMPF (via telephone), Owner, addressed preservation of the
wood under the stucco and reported he planted the smoke tree around forty
years ago.
There were no other members of the public wishing to speak on this item
and Chair Hough closed the public hearing.
Member Hansen expressed concerns regarding the integrity of the property
as a Class1 resource and stated she would support a Class 2 designation.
Member Rose expressed concerns regarding the condition of the house;
spoke about the alterations that have been made and suggested removing
the stucco to get the exterior close to the original condition would improve
its integrity.
Vice Chair Nelson noted that some of the alterations can be removed;
reported the house appears to be in good structural condition; discussed
the importance of the residence; voiced his support of a Class 2 historic
resource and reiterated his comments regarding keeping the existing
smoke tree.
Member Rose stated he believes the Board must evaluate historic
significance based on current conditions, not original conditions that do not
exist.
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Member Miller expressed his support as a Class 2 historical resource.
Motion by Kiser, seconded by Miller, to adopt the findings in the staff report
excepting the analysis of integrity and to recommend that the City Council
designate the Purcell Residence as a Class 2 historic site.
AYES: Miller, Rose, Nelson, Kiser, Hansen, Hough
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rosenow
_________________________
Joanne Bruggemans
Adminstrative Secretary
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