SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
Design Reviews Using Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties
Large Projects
940 Battery, San Francisco
280 7th Street, San Francisco
Burlingame Post Office
851 Main Street, Redwood City
469 Eddy Street, San Francisco
740 Washington, San Francisco
290 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco
25 Mason Street, San Francisco
1298 Howard Street, San Francisco
1128 Douglas Avenue, Burlingame
Holman’s Department Store, Pacific Grove
Monterey County Courthouse, Salinas
Riverside County Courthouse, Riverside
Chico Train Station, Chico
Small Projects
1016 Warren Street, Redwood City
635 Morse Avenue, Sunnyvale
121 San Pablo Avenue, San Francisco
988 Customs Road, Pebble Beach
1101 Rodero Drive, Pebble Beach
164 12th Street, Pacific Grove
143 18th Street, Pacific Grove
156 Pacific Street, Pacific Grove
143 Congress Street, Pacific Grove
Historic Resource Evaluations
8046 Poplar, Carmel
2140 Market Street, , San Francisco
49 Van Buren Street, San Francisco
300 Castro Street, San Francisco
1555 Union Street, San Francisco
935 North Point, San Francisco
1298 Howard, San Francisco
469 Eddy Street, San Francisco
439 Eddy Street, San Francisco
740 Washington, San Francisco
290 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco
153 Arkansas Street, San Francisco
930 Baker Street, San Francisco
4326 Cesar Chavez, San Francisco
1465 Lombard Street, San Francisco
25 Mason Street, San Francisco
2300 Vallejo Street, San Francisco
1620 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
87 Ford Street, San Francisco
225-227 Front Street, San Francisco
759 College Avenue, Palo Alto
635 Morse Avenue, Sunnyvale
Pacific Press Complex, Mountain View
Holman’s Garage, Pacific Grove
Fox Theater, Redwood City
San Jose Hospital, San Jose
Park View Towers, San Jose
500 South First Street San Jose
Villa Siena Residential Care and Nursing Facility, Mountain View
Philbrick Boat Works/603 Embarcadero, Oakland
222 19th Street, Oakland
Berkeley High School, Berkeley
3134 Gardella Plaza, Livermore
Alta Schmidt House, Orland
Historic Context Statements
Gardens in the City: San Francisco Residence Parks
Identified themes, synthesized information, and wrote a narrative of the historic context of the early 20th century residence parks, including important patterns, events, people, architectural types, and cultural values.
California High Speed Train, San Francisco to San Jose, EIR-EIS
Wrote the historic context statement for the 47-mile long project involving three counties and seventeen cities and towns.
Oceanview-Merced-Ingleside (OMI), San Francisco
Identified themes, synthesized information, and wrote a narrative of the historic context of the OMI District, including important patterns, events, people, architectural types, and cultural values. Report was adopted by the City of San Francisco.
Parkside District, San Francisco
Identified themes, synthesized information, and wrote a narrative of the historic context of the Parkside District, including important patterns, events, people, architectural types, and cultural values. Report was adopted by the City of San Francisco.
Mississippi Homeowner Assistance Grant Program, Mississippi Development Authority, Gulfport, MS
Identified themes, synthesized information, and wrote a narrative of the historic context of Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Bay St. Luis, and Waveland, Mississippi.
The following projects determined whether a resource qualifies as a historical resource under the California Environmental Quality Act:
2808 El Camino Real, Redwood City
1606 Middlefield Road, Redwood City
1675 Kentfield Avenue, Redwood City
629 Arlington Road, Redwood City
930 Babbs Creek, Gilroy
2846 Cesar Chavez, San Francisco
Marks Ranch, Salinas
Hemet/Ryan Airport, Hemet
Perrone’s Grinder, Glen Avon, Riverside County
Glen Avon VFW Hall, Glen Avon, Riverside County
104 Charter Street, Redwood City
Blackie Road, Monterey County
Barns at the Monterey County Laurel Campus, Salinas
9350 Sheldon Road, Elk Grove
San Francisco Golf Club, San Francisco
60 Normandie Terrace, San Francisco
575 Vermont Street, San Francisco
4722 Mission Street, San Francisco
2101 Bryan Street, San Francisco
4 Star Theatre, 2200 Clement Street, San Francisco
4716 Mission Street, San Francisco
77 Battery Street, San Francisco
2915-17 Laguna Street, San Francisco
544 London Street, San Francisco
Preservation Planning
Downtown Precise Plan, Redwood City
Conducted historic impact assessments of several new developments pursuant to the Downtown Precise Plan. Developed the first mitigation measure under the plan for historic resources at 303 and 321 Fuller Streets. Testified before the Historic Resources Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission. Reviews conducted for 103 Wilson, Classics@Redwood City, 127 Franklin, 145 Monroe Street, 605 Middlefield, 488 Winslow Street, 2114 Broadway, 601 Marshall, 605 Middlefield, 30 California Street, 801 Brewster, 612 Jefferson, .
Surveys
Academy of Art University, EIR, San Francisco
Surveyed 662 properties across downtown San Francisco for use in a database of historic properties.
Academy of Art University, Conditional Use Historic Assessment. San Francisco
Analyzed the historic alterations of 27 commercial, apartment, hotel, and church buildings, including seven interiors based on permit history, historic photos, and site visits.
Oceanview, San Francisco
Surveyed 1,100 properties dating from the 19th and early 20th century and completed 93 DPR 523B forms. Determined that 38 properties were eligible for local historic designation.
Market & Octavia Area Plan Historic Resource Survey, San Francisco
Performed field work and research for the 1,500-parcel, involving 1,563 DPR 523A forms, 155 DPR 523B forms, and 8 Historic District DPR 523D forms containing 719 properties.
Almaden Court, San Francisco
Performed field work and researched and completed 24 DPR 523A and 523B forms and one District DPR 523 form for a cul-de-sac of
stucco-clad, Revivalist-style residential buildings constructed between 1936 and 1941 on the site of the former Odd Fellows Cemetery.
National Register Nominations
Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore Roundhouse, Brisbane
Performed archival research, field drawings, and photography to justify listing the early 20th century roundhouse on the National Register of Historic Places. Wrote all the sections of the nomination and prepared the submission. The nomination was accepted by the Keeper of the National Register on March 26, 2010.
Hagemann Farm Historic District, Livermore
Performed archival research, site survey, field drawings, and photography to document 18 contributory and one non-contributory buildings and structures making up the 19th century Hagemann Farm Historic District. Wrote section 8 of the National Register nomination and contributed to the report’s preparation. The nomination was accepted by the Keeper of the National Register on January 10, 2008.
Mitigation/Documentation
South Park, San Francisco
Eardley Pump House, Pacific Grove
303 and 313 Fuller Street, Redwood City
Luna Lodge, a Route 66 historic motel. Historic American Engineering Record, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, HAER No. Nm-13, March 2007.
“Winsor Blacksmith Shop,” a historic stable in Milpitas. HABS documentation accepted by the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, April 11, 2006.
Section 106 Historic Evaluations and Surveys
5th Avenue Pump House, Redwood City
The project was to demolish the Fifth Avenue Pump House and replace it with an upgraded reinforced-concrete block building. The evaluation concluded that the 5th Avenue Pump House did not appear eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; therefore, there were no effects on historic resources and no mitigation measures were necessary.
Jack Rabbit to Big Sky Meadow Transmission Line Project, Gallatin National Forest, MT
Conducted on-site survey and research in compressed timeframe in conjunction with U.S. Forest Service to determine the eligibility of 68 recreation residences (log cabins) for the National Register.
California High Speed Train, San Francisco to San Jose, EIR-EIS
Surveyed 2,000 properties and completed 80 DPR A forms.
Veterans Administration, Fresno Hospital Campus
Surveyed and researched the 1950-era Fresno VA hospital, determined its historical significance, and the effects of a construction project on historic resources. Although designed by noted Bay Area architects Masten and Hurd, the buildings slated for demolition were not distinctive and had lost integrity.
Housing Authority of the City of Paso Robles, Oak Park Housing Project
Performed records search, archival research, site survey, and photography to establish the historic significance of the buildings on the 30-acre site. Prepared Department of Parks and
Recreation 523 forms and concluded that the buildings were not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Consolidated Area Housing Authority of Sutter County, Maple Park Housing Project,
Performed records search, archival research, site survey, and photography in Live Oak to establish the historic significance of the buildings on the 10-acre site. Prepared Department of Parks and Recreation 523 forms and concluded that the buildings were not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Additional Public Housing section 106 reports:
Affordable Housing Authority, Rancho Cordova
Hacienda Housing, Salinas
Mississippi Homeowner Assistance Grant Program, Mississippi Development Authority, Gulfport, MS
Established a field organization and implemented a complex Programmatic Agreement to conduct historic evaluations in four coastal counties in Mississippi. Performed 50 historic resource evaluations.
Berkeley Corporation Yard, Berkeley
Performed archival research, site survey, and photography to establish the historic significance of 14 buildings on the 4.9-acre site. Prepared Department of Parks and Recreation 523 forms and concluded that the buildings were not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.