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Address

1891 N Euclid Avenue
Upland, CA 91786

Evaluation

Building
5/8/2007

Construction Date

1923

Current Owner

Lee S. & Ishrat H. Austin

Current Owner Address

1891 n Euclid ave
Upland, CA 91786

Description

Spanish colonial Revival styling distinguishes this two story residence. Clad in stucco and capped by a tiled side gable roof, the building features arched openings. An attached three bay arcade at the north end of the facade contains the round-headed entry. To the south of the pent-roofed vestibule, three more arches contain casement windows. On the north another arch contains a garden gate and a flattened arch extends over the driveway to form a porte cochere. A stringcourse marks the upper edge of the first floor which by its scale and its treatment is given visual precedence over the second, a stylistic convention typical of the more Italian version of the mediterranean style. Three windows, the center one larger than the sides, are set into the stucco at the south end of the upper facade. A pair of narrow openings and two four-over-one double-hung sash windows are placed above the projecting arcade.

The assessment record for lot 319 of the Ontario Colony indicates that this house was built in 1923-24 by John W. Bridenbaugh. Previously Bridenbough and his wife Edith, ranchers, had also lived on Euclid, perhaps in a smaller house that corresponded to the lower improvement assessment prior to 1924. Maybe the assessment reflected the four room house built by C.T. Harris for $800 in January 1 8 8 6 at the southwest corner of ~uclid and 19th in lot 319. In 1928 the directory still lists J.W. at "1895" but his wife's name was given as By 1931 John and Helen had moved to West 17th Street. Beginning in 1926 Ernest Bridenbaugh was the assessed owner. According to the 1931 directory, however, Ernest and Dorothy Bridenbaugh had moved to 2595 Euclid. Still, the fiftieth anniversary edition of the Daily Report pictured this house was the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bridenbaugh.

Stylistic details include a molded cornice, plaster ornaments flanking the central arch in the arcade, and pilasters framing the three arched windows. Substantially unaltered, the house is in good condition. It occupies a landscaped parcel of nearly one acre studded with cypress and other evergreens.

The rest of the then 10-acre parcel was a grove, judging by the assessment for trees. The house is significant as an intact example of a Spanish styled grove house representing the development of Euclid Avenue in the 1920s.