HomeMy WebLinkAboutOak Street 14739HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY ( #54),
IDENTIFICATION
1. Common name: Hayes House
2. Historic name: Henris House
3. Street or rural address: 14739 Oak Street
City: Saratoga
Zip: 95070 County: Santa Clara
4. Parcel number: 517 -08 -019
5. Present Owner: Roy and Mardi Smith Address: 14739 Oak Street
City: Saratoga Zip: 95070
Ownership is: Public: Private: X
6. Present Use: Residence
Original Use: Residence
DESCRIPTION
7a. Architectural style: Pioneer Cottage
7b. Briefly describe the present physical appearance of the site or
structure and describe any major alterations from its original
condition:
This simple pioneer cottage has the living area on the main floor. The
attic was converted to two bedrooms by the present owner. The wood -
shingle roof is a center gable with the wide side towards the street.
The walls are clad in clapboard and the windows are multi -paned wood
sash. A porch extends along the entire front of the house, with two
pillars of concrete with brick quoins at either end, and a single wood
post in the center. The porch rail consists of a low concrete wall
topped with used brick. A brick chimney extends from the front porch
up through the roof.
8. Construction date:
Estimated: 1906
Factual:
9. Architect: Unknown
10. Builder: Unknown
11. Approx. prop. size (ft)
Frontage: 116 ft.
Depth: 147 ft.
approx. acreage:
12. Date(s) of enclosed
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13. Condition: Excellent: Good: X Fair: Deteriorated:
No longer in existence:
14. Alterations: No major exterior additions except for an uncovered deck
with open railing on the northeast side.
15. Surroundings: (Check more than one if necessary)
Open land: Scattered buildings: Densely built -up: X
Residential: X Industrial: Commercial: Other:
16. Threats to site: None known: X Private development: Zoning:
Vandalism: Public Works project: Other:
17. Is the structure: On its original site? X Moved? Unknown?
18. Related features: Large oak trees on property
SIGNIFICANCE
19. Briefly state historical and /or architectural importance (include dates,
events, and persons associated with the site).
The earliest owners of this cottage were probably Emil and Nellie
Henris who, in 1906 conveyed the property to Herman Henris. The owner
in 1938 was Albert C. Hayes who sold in that year the lower portion of
the property fronting on St. Charles Street. The present owners have
lived in the house since 1966.
20. Main theme of the historic resource:
(If more than one is checked, number
in order of importance.)
Architecture: Arts /Leisure:
Economic /Industrial:
Exploration /Settlement: X
Government: Military:
Religion: Social /Ed.:
21. Sources (List books, documents,
surveys, personal interviews and
their dates). Inverview with present
owners, 1988; pertinent deeds and
records.
22. Date form prepared: 4/89
By (name): R. Cameron
Organization: HPC
Address: 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
City: Saratoga Zip: 95070
Phone: 867 -3438
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HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY
1. Common name: Smith residence
2. Historic name: Hayes House
3. Street address: 14739 Oak Street, Saratoga CA 95070
4. Parcel number:
5. Present Owner: Roy and Mardi Smith, same address
6. Present Use: residence Original Use: residence
7a. Architectural style: Pioneer cottage
7b. This simple pioneer style cottage has the living area on the ground floor.
The attic was converted to two bedrooms by the present owner. The
shingled roof is peaked with the gables facing perpendicular to the street.
The galls are faced with clapboard, the windows are multi- paned. A porch
extends the entire frontage of the house with two 01 ns of concrete and
brick at either end, and a single wvvu pv!sL in we centwi . r, iuw ,:oncreoe
wall topped with brick extends the length of the porch. A brick chimney
extends from the front porch through the roof.
8. Construction date: Est. 1906
9. Architect: not known
10. Builder: not known
11. Approx. property size: ? ? ?, Frontage: 116; Ave. depth: 147'
13. Condition: Good
14. Alterations: many interior alterations, no apparent exterior additions.
deck with railing on northeast side
15: Surroundings: Residential
16. Threats to site: none known
17. Original site
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18. Related features: large oaks on property
19. The earliest owners of this cottage were probably Emil and Nellie Henris
who, in 1906 conveyed the property to Herman Henris. Owner in 1938 was
Albert C. Hayes who sold in that year the lower portion of the property
fronting on St. Charles St. The present owners have lived in the house since
1966.
2 0. Main theme: Settlement,
21. Sources: personal interview with present owners, 1988; pertinent deeds
and records.
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BEGINNING at a point on the Northwesterly line of Oak Street, distant thereon
108. 90 feet Northeasterly from the intersection of the Northwesterly line of Oak
Street with the Easterly line of Sixth Street; thence Northwesterly and parallel with
the Easterly line of Sixth Street 179. 80 feet to the Southerly line of that certain parcel
of land conveyed by Daniel McCarthy to John G. Gasman by Deed dated December 10
1895 and recorded December 10, 1895 in Book 186 of Deeds at q, a e 44
P Santa Clara
County Records; thence Easterly and parallel with the Southerly line of St. Charles
Street, along the Southerly line of said parcel of land conveyed to John G. GaSma
and
along the Southerly line of that certain parcel of land conveyed by Albert C. .Hayes,
et al to Manlio Filipello and Ines Filipello, husband and wife, by Deed dated August 11,
1938 and recorded August 15, 1938 in Book 890 of Official Records at page 359, Santa
Clara County Records, 79. 28 feet, more or less, to the Westerly line of that certain
parcel of land conveyed by Jull'a A. McLean and husband to E. M. Goss, by Deed
dated January 24, 1905 and recorded in Book 289 of Deeds at page 21, Santa Clara
County Records; thence Southea:steriy along the Westerly line of said parcel of land
conveyed to E. M. Goss, 115 feet, more or less, to a stake marked "B" in the North-
westerly line of Oak Street; thence Soiuthwesterly along the Northwesterly line of Oak
Street, 116.10 feet to the point of beginning, and being a part of .Block "A "of the Town
of Saratoga, formerly called McCarthysville, a Map of which is of record in the office
of the Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, in Book "A" of
at page 43. Maps,
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