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Address

132 W 8th Street
Upland, CA 91786

Evaluation

Building
5/7/2007

Construction Date

1898

Current Owner

Hui Yu Lau

Current Owner Address

1987 Elaine st
Upland, CA 91786

Description

Although this one-story house subscribes to no single architectural style, it is clearly a remnant of the 19th century. Particularly notable is the truncated hip roof, perhaps originally intended to culminate in cresting. The L-shaped facade features a cant bay on the projecting wing which is topped by a gablet. Tucked into the void of the wL,ll a porch is raised three steps and covered by a pent roof resting on turned columns. The entry is oriented perpendicular to the street on the projecting wing. Windows are tall and narrow double-hung sash. The house rests on a cobblestone foundation and is sheathed with horizontal siding trimmed with endboards. It appears to be largely unaltered and in fairly good condition.

The assessment record reveals that this house sits on the west half of lot 649 of the Ontario Colony, which was assessed to J.J. Atwood. In 1900 the directory indicated that Atwood and his wife lived on West Eighth. Atwood, who figured prominently in the economic life of the community, was associated with Henry Blakeslee in the lumber business. Later he opened Atwoods Department store near the corner of Second and Ninth. This house which is located in the section of Upland which was not annexed until 1931, predates 1900 when Atwood was assessed for an improvement and some trees and vines on his property. It is significant as an example of an architectural type of that early period and for its association with Atwood.