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Historic Homes
Historic Home Detail | 330
Address
450 W 18th Street
Upland, CA 91786
Evaluation
Building
5/7/2007
Construction Date
1905
Description
This highly picturesque grove house illustrates the transition from
Victorian era to Craftsman styling. It is two stories, with a
front gable roof capping the shingled upper level. Another,
smaller front gable tops a large dormer which emerges from the
hipped roof over the lower story. It is banded by a series of five
windows. The hipped roof defines a porch which is recessed into
the eastern two-thirds of the facade. Decorative brackets
embellish the porch eaves. The entire lower story, including porch
piers, is constructed of rusticated art stone. Turned balusters
enclose the porch space. The entry is more or less centered on the
facade at the west end of the porch. It is located next to a onestory,
projecting wing which is crowned by a closed gable with a
bracketed horizontal cornice. A tripartite window is centered
below the gable. Most windows appear to be double-hung sash in
type.
The National Register criteria for architectural merit would appear
to be met by this house. It illustrates the fondness for stone
construction, either native cobblestone, imported stone, or
manufactured stone, which is a signature of historic Upland and
the surrounding communities. Although most houses in the city
incorporated some stone elements, only a handful utilized art stone
to the degree represented here. As a former grove house, the
embodiment of the dominant theme in Upland's past, the house
assumes even greater importance.
Cobblestone rails flank the five steps leading up to the porch
from a cement parkway which broadens to encompass a circular bed
of succulents. Neatly landscaped and largely unaltered, the
house is in good condition.