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Historic Name

Payne/ Price House

Address

2370 N Euclid Avenue
Upland, CA 91786

Architect

Homer Glidden

Evaluation

Building
5/9/2007

Construction Date

1911-12

Current Owner

Ronald C. & June I. Sheltra

Current Owner Address

2370 n Euclid ave
Upland, CA 91786

Description

An impressive expression of the Craftsman aesthetic, this two-story residence is located at the northern end of Euclid Avenue near the Upland city limits. Dark brown wood shakes side the structure, which sits on a brick foundation beneath a wood shingled, side gable roof. An eyebrow-like flare of the eaveline is echoed by a hood over the entry below it. Flanked by brick piers, the recessed entry consists of a central door with a segmental arch head and sidelights, all composed of oak and art glass. A head molding which repeats the central arch unites the three openings. Window groupings of three or four sash are clustered to each side of the entry on the lower story and directly above the lower story openings on the second floor. The second story projects slightly over the ground floor, creating a subtle horizontal line across the facade that emphasizes the eaveline and the horizontal massing.

The former grove house on lot 130 of the Ontario Colony, this house was built by Jessi H. and Maria L. Payne in 1911-12. According to the assessment record, the Paynes obtained title to the property in 1908. A notice in the Los Anaeles Builder and Contractor (12/21/11) states: "Architect Homer W. Glidden, 805 Wright and Callender Bldg., has awarded sub-contracts for the erection of a two-story residence at Upland for J.H. Paine [sic] as follows: Painting to Sikes & Manker, Upland $700; plumbing to Mehl Hardware Co., Upland, at $925, and electric wiring to Chas. Frankish, Jr., at $220. Barkelew and Gould have the general contract."

Window framing is likewise restrained so as not to detract from the predominant orientation of the design. No major alterations compromise the integrity of the house. It sits behind a steep front lawn and a sweeping driveway and path on a one-and-one-half acre parcel. Mature trees and shrubbery landscape the property, which is in good condition.

Homer Glidden, the architect, seems to have had a thriving practice in Upland between 1911 and 1913, with the Carnegie library as his crowning achievement. Payne was listed in the directories at this location between 1912-13 or 1914 and 1920 as an orange grower and rancher. He owned the property through 1924 according to the assessment record. Harry and Ellen Smith were the next owners, turning over the property very rapidly to Robert 0. and Jessie K. Smith in 1926. The Prices had arrived in Upland in 1907. Robert Price was born and educated in Virginia. He married Jessie Keith in 1904. Prior to his emigration to Upland, Price was the headmaster of University School in Kansas city in 1893 and then was general manager of the Sota Suchil Plantation Company in Vera Cruz, Mexico from 1894 to 1907. He became a citrus rancher in Upland with extensive holdings. Positions he held in the industry included the presidencies of both the Ontario-Cucamonga Fruit Exchange and the Liberty Growers Operating Association. He was also a director of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Price still lived at 2370 Euclid as of 1949. The Payne/Price house is significant for its exemplification of the development of upper Euclid Avenue, for its association with prominent participants in the Upland Citrus industry, and for its architectural quality and integrity. Two photographs of the house in the Daily Report 5/23/02 issue commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the model colony attest to not only its integrity but also the standing of the house and the prices in the community's esteem. The property appears to meet criteria A, B, and C for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.