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Historic Homes
Historic Home Detail | 87
Address
745 N 2nd Avenue
Upland, CA 91786
Evaluation
Building
5/1/2007
Construction Date
1908
Current Owner
Charles E. Sholdes
Current Owner Address
4030 La Junta Dr.
Upland, CA 91786
Description
One of the best examples of Colonial influenced, turn-of-the-century
styling in the neighborhood, this is a one-and-a-halfstory
residence. Its hipped roof descends in two tiers, the
upper over the body of the house, the lower over the facadespanning
porch. A third hipped roof tops a central dormer.
Double and triple brackets punctuate the enclosed soffits of each
roofline. The dormer which is shingled, contains a pair of
windows. Narrow clapboards sheathe the lower story. Three bays,
defined by Tuscan columns set atop a cobblestone wall, define the
porch. A gable whose pediment is decorated with shields and
scrolls tops the central bay. The entry is offset to the left
(south) behind it. To either side, windows with leaded glass
transoms rise from a sill course. Five steps are necessary to
reach the house, which sits atop a raised foundation of larger
stones than those used for the porch. Apparently unaltered, the
residence is in good condition.
The Huehn family took title to this property in 1908 and were
apparently residents at least into the 1930s. The house must
have been built either by Francis M. Higley, who owned the block
between 1901 and 1905, or by Joseph Seymour (1907) or John and
Mina Huehn. Huehn, listed as a general agent in 1924, is shown
at this location as early as the 1909 directory. The house does
appear on the 1907 Sanborn. It is notable for its
exemplification of the American Colonial Revival style as it was
applied to what was essentially a vernacular type, the one-story,
hipped roof box. Here the basic vocabulary has been enlivened by
a multiplication and articulation of the roofline and the
incorporation of details such as a classically ornamented
pediment, decorative brackets, and leaded glass.