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HIST-0337-2022 (1421 Garden)
Designation of The D.M. and Carrie Proper Meredith House as an Historic Resource (Inventory of Historic Resources)
Master List Resource
Designation which may be applied to the most unique and important
historic properties and resources in terms of
• Age,
• Architectural or historical significance,
• Rarity, or
• Association with important persons or events in the City’s past
(Historic Preservation Ordinance §14.01.020)
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Historic Resource Evaluation
James Papp, PhD, Historian and Architectural Historian
Summary Conclusion: Qualifies for Master List
•Association with an early San Luis Obispo leader
•City’s finest embodiment of the Krüppelwalmstil subtype
of Heimatstil (Homeland Style)
•Maintains the integrity of location, design, setting,
materials, workmanship, feeling, and association to
communicate its significance
(Papp, pg. 1)
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David Milton Meredith
“… an indefatigable toiler for progress and good governance
in San Luis Obispo City and County education and finance”
Education
•Principal of the city’s Mission School District
•Member (and President) of County Board of Education
•Mission School District Board of Trustees
Finance
•Founding Secretary, San Luis Obispo Building and Loan
Association
•Elected a director and the cashier of the Andrews Bank
Religion
•A founder, and deacon of, the Baptist Church in San Luis Obispo
(Papp, pp. 4-10, pp. 31-37)
The D.M. and
Carrie Proper Meredith House
Heimatstil (Krüppelwalmstil Subtype)
•Jerkinhead gables and dormers
•Notched and roundel-terminated bargeboards
•Roundel-terminated knee brackets and solid
horizontal brackets
•Singleton, twin, and triplet sash windows with
crown molding and drop casings
•Horizontal shiplap siding with vertical siding in the
gables
•Side entry porch with spindle columns and
fretwork
•“H”-Footprint
(Papp, pp. 22-30, pp. 38-42)
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Evaluation Criteria for Listing
Historic Preservation Ordinance §14.01.070
Architectural (Style, Design)
•City’s most sophisticated and articulated example of
Heimatstil architecture (Krüppelwalmstil subtype)
Historic
•Long association with D. M. Meredith, an early San Luis
Obispo leader who influenced the city’s development in
education, finance, and religion
Integrity
•Retains the design of its period of significance; visible fabric
(siding, decorative features, and fenestration) appears to be
original to the period and various times of construction
•Original location; Recognizable, little changed from D. M.
Meredith’s residence in the building
HIST-0337-2022 (1421 Garden)
Designation of The D.M. and Carrie Proper Meredith House as an Historic Resource (Inventory of Historic Resources)
Action: Forward a recommendation to the City Council regarding the eligibility of the structure to be
designated as a listed Historic Resource …
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