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Address

1020 W 11th Street
Upland, CA 91786

Evaluation

Building
5/7/2007

Construction Date

1905

Current Owner

Frank M. Repola, Tr

Current Owner Address

1020 w 11th st
Upland, CA 91786

Description

American Foursquare styling distinguishes this two-story residence. The hipped roof overhangs the structure, punctuated by shaped rafter tails in the eaves. A central dormer is also hip-roofed and contains a lozenge-paned window between two latticed vents. The horizontal line set up by the roofline is echoed by sillcourses beneath the windows on both stories and by a pent roof over the attached porch. Wrapping the northeast corner of the narrowly clapboarded structure, the porch has been enclosed with windows on the east elevation. Columns with Ionic capitals rest on a low porch wall. The entry to the porch faces the northeast corner, marked by a single step with cobblestone rails, while the door to the house is located at the west end of the porch. A tripartite window flanks the door to the left (east) while a single, large window with a small upper sash pierces the facade to the right.

This house is significant as an example of the American Foursquare Style, popular nationwide between c. 1894 and c. 1908. It was typified by boxy, two-story massing, hipped roofs with central dormers, porches, and often by classical building elements such as the Ionic columns in this house. ~othing is known about the origins of the house, which is located in tract 6540. Subdivided in 1962, the tract was part of the old Mountain View ~ddition, which was recorded in 1888. On the basis of style, this residence, which presumably was a grove house, is estimated to date c. 1905.

Double-hung sash are singly disposed around the upper story, including one at each end of the facade. A chimney emerges from the peak of the roof whose material appears to be the only other alteration besides the porch enclosure. The property is in good condition.