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HIST-0171-2022 (1133 Pismo)
Designation as a Master List Resource on the City's Inventory of
Historic Resources (The Thomas and May Brecheen House)
Previous CHC Review
May 24th, 2022
•The CHC voted to continue the item to a date uncertain.
•Direction given to the representative:
“Specifically identify unique qualities or characteristics of the
property which would meet eligibility criteria to be designated
as a Master List Resource, and to demonstrate compliance
with the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance.”
•The representative has revised the Historic Evaluation
with an Addendum based on this direction.
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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)
Site Information
Thomas L. Brecheen
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Evaluation
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Neo-Classical Cottage
(Historical Context Statement)
Character-defining features include:
Symmetrical façade
Simple square or rectangular form
Gabled or hipped roof with boxed or open eaves
Wood exterior cladding
Simple window and door surrounds
Details may include cornice line brackets
Porch support with turned spindles or square posts
The term “Neo-Classical Cottage” is used to describe simple house forms or cottages with fewer decorative
features than other styles from the period. While vernacular residences may display certain characteristics
of recognizable styles, decorative detailing is typically confined to the porch or cornice line.
- Papp, Historic Evaluation, pg. 17
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Listing Criteria (§ 14.01.070)
Architectural Criteria:
Style and Design: “The character-defining features of the Brecheen House are its low-pitched
bellcast roof, asymmetric porch, single Tuscan column on a solid railing, echoing single and tripartite
sash windows on its street façade with their muntined upper sashes and plate glass lower sashes,
rhythmic fenestration on the southwest façade, plain frieze, novelty siding,string-coursed chimney
with pyramidal base, and end-period Bishop Peak granite curb. (Papp, Historic Evaluation, pg. 80)
The property is currently on the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources as a
Contributing List Resource (added in 1987 per City Council Resolution 6157).
- Papp, Addendum, pg. 2
Master List Criteria (§ 14.01.020(33))
Architectural Criteria:
33. 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
meeting criteria outlined herein
The CHC should make a recommendation to the City Council on the property’s
qualification to be included in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resourcesasa
Master List Resource.
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HIST-0171-2022 (1133 Pismo)
Designation as a Master List Resource on the City's Inventory of
Historic Resources (The Thomas and May Brecheen House)
Staff Recommendation:
Make a recommendation to the City Council on the property’s qualification to be
included in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources as a Master List Resource.
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