*1UL_JUR«UU, /1 Peninsula Life lirraID - MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1984 SECTION B -Re'91.- 4 1 47 1 7%{* *' +-4111-1 14 +H-· 4111 ! 1 F.1:1 98> . J -4=9 -:. 0 + ¥*4 t...2- 1 1% lk,h aze t 1 1, I , 1 '1 *- - 9119 «71 1111 1 r. - -- -- f 1.4i =. .4 - r· : dr ; - I·#1L - -1- ...... 0, . 1 1-111*-F =,4*1*-.5*,f 4110* rr.1 11'a. .ui,i : 4 .'*11 1 »111. 1 LpL® + at/1/6*0*·429#:84;ANIMI'llror' - _+ 14 14*S (From lhe Pat Hathaway Col e on) THE HOLMAN HOUSE AS IT LOOKED IN THE OLD DAYS Members of the Holman family posed for this early photo of their Pacific Grove home, built in 1889 by Rensselaer Luther Holman, W.R. Holman's father. IL 3 3 f T 1_31 L t 4 W. *11--4- t | -1, '1--4. A A'-h 1.1- 34¢,re. il./.-*- I Tr 1 ' *f 1. 4 1-: r,¢*A T .H- 1 - . ' ' ' : Tid.*fel I :I / t : 11- . . Ay 4-2- 61-io l. 1. 4 0 * 4 -1'F. 4. ¥ /1 1 L "-1 - '40:41 ..w/ TOf _,-..,271* Id#Wil,I..& 4' 7 *-w'14"%'.2132*# . - .. 2... 1 L .. . AS IT LOOKS TODAY WITHOUT FAMILIAR HEDGE (Herald Photos) 'Modernized' during the 1920s, the house now awaits a paint job and extensive landscaping. Pacific Grove Landmark Gets Ne 9'hr Holman House Will Provide 1==-11'i' 16F.M=,1 Space for Museum on Wheels · --f/ .1 t L ft '. 11' ; t And Related Art Programs - - 0 By Elise Jerram Herald Staff Writer The Holman house in Pacific Grove, which began life in 1889 as a proud Victorian lady decked out in the architectural equivalents of flounces, ruffles and furbelows, is about to begin a new career, this time as headquarters for aux- iliary programs of the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art. Extensive renovations to this house which served as home to three generations of the Holman family are virtually complete. - The historic house will become headquarters for the museum's , two educational outreach pro- r grams - the Museum on Wheels, and the docents' Creative Re- sponse program. It will provide space, addition- i ally, for the Jesters, the mus- eum's fun and fund-raising group, CARVED WOOD and storage for the Festival of the Redwood newell post at foot of Trees, the Christmas fund-raiser stairs remains unchanged. whose volunteers meet for weekly = fl ,#AL,M&14 I #i f -, . I Wgim I .191*# Ir.,E,!h .1 -*,--' 6 0/8 3,-I. 1 - 9 4 - t- 4 . 1.1 + 1 '51 1/21t /#--1 / % * I. Air -1. 4 1 9.#,# .1 7 f P JF. 1 4 + 6 4- F .12 44-1 + C & r I !1E i 216 Lf'IL, 11·4*1 ' ' -12 - 0. A N p . #* * It , 1 4-11 . 1 4 . 19 L ,1 . . . 4 L 1 41 9, 31 = *t ,· 5 54 -. am.41* - 21 2,- 1 * f.34 . i. *t *41*F *- -6 m .....,4.- 4--4 i -1--4, 1 . 1 11- , t* =1 -11=43Ll Ilt' li IRM , -1 ' ' ' AW':4=klhzIFil Il;Ilk ![ ' I JIM. 2, 1._t: :... I. ill 1.-.U - ti .-1-.3 h -, r k. .1-" 1 work sessions and accumulate boxes upon boxes of supplies in the process. These uses of the building will be in keeping with stipulations in the late W. R. Holman's will, that the property be used "for histori- cal and educational purposes." Announcement that Holman had left his house to the museum was made public nearly two years ago. Although the museum at that time was deep into plans for add- ing a wing to its own building on Pacific street in Monterey, its board members immediately set to work deciding how the prop- erty would be used. Meanwhile, museum director Tom Logan indicated that it was unlikely that the house would be used for art exhibits. As things have worked out, Holman's gift will free up space in the museum at 559 Pacific street for its primary purpose - -¥414 Ar i 421Mi. ·A 11 '111 6- .14 44 . 2 HOLMAN'S HOLLY HEDGE For many years the house, including the entrance, was hidden behind this dense holly hedge. clan 41 1% I .12 ...I· r Included in W.R. Holn the exhibition of art. And it will make possible the gathering of its auxiliary functions, now scattered around the Peninsula, under one roof. Storage space in the base- ment alone amounts to 2,000 square feet, a bonanza to any museum, which by its very nature is the kind of institution that col- lects things. During a tour of the premises last week Steve Honegger, gen- eral contractor for the Holman house renovations, said that most of his work has involved bringing the building up to code in con- nection with wiring, plumbing and heating systems. A ramp at the side of the building for access by wheelchair also was constructed in compliance with state regula- tions. Honegger, a member of the Pacific Grove Heritage Society who has worked on a number of Victorian restorations in the area, had nothing but praise for the sound condition of the old house. It has withstood the years so well, he explained, because it was con- structed entirely of redwood. The only deterioration found on the property, Honegger said, was in woods of other kinds that had been used in later remodeling. "The floor joists run in one piece for the entire width of the house," he said, a feature that would be unheard-of in modern construe- tion, even if one could get pieces of wood in those dimensions, which he doubted. William E. Bredthauer, the -1.: . :11.1146 '11'· 41*f A MUSICAL INHERITANCE 's bequest was this square grand pianc young Pacific Grove architect who worked with Honegger on renovations of the Centrella Hotel and the Pacific Heritage Society's Barn, developed the plans used in the Holman house. He agrees with the contractor that it is well-built. After all, he mused, it withstood the 1906 earthquake, even though its entire weight rested on a foundation made solely of a double row of bricks. Bredthauer's plans called for the construction of a series of plywood-clad "shear walls" placed at critical locations in the basement. These are engineered to carry 50 percent of the weight of the house in case of severe earthquake. Bredthauer expressed regret that the Holman house, which began life in the late 19th century as vintage Victorian, was "modernized" with stucco during the 1920s. "Victorians were looked down upon in those days," he said. The stucco was laid on right over the exterior redwood shingles, which were found intact when work at the back of the house required uncovering some of the stucco. Passersby may have been un- aware of what was going on in- side the Holman house, but they scareely could have avoided the shock of seeing it stripped of its holly-tree hedge. This hedge, planted by W. R. Holman many years ago, swathed the house in an impenetrable _ cloak of darkest green. Now that t·.4 i... built in Boston. it is gone, the stuccoed old build- ing stands bare and a little for- lorn. Landscape plans by Gary Girard have been completed, however, and architect Bred- thauer promises that the 'yard will harmonize handsomely with the house, which will be painted Navajo white, with terra cotta window sashes and frames of dark forest green. One passerby who watched the cutting of the hedge with more than average interest was Del Cram, a retired Pacific Grove High School teacher and adminis- trator who now teaches a wood- carving class at the Pacific Grove Adult School. Holly-tree wood, Cram said, is a very dense hard wood of excep- tionally true grain that doesn't split when carvers have at it with chisel and mallet. People generally trim their holly trees in ways calculated to produce many side branches. Holman's hollies, left untrimmed, grew straight up with few side branches, producing long trunks of knot-free wood. Honegger was happy to let the logs go to a wood-carver rather than for firewood, said Cram, who plans to share the bounty with his students, including Dave Griffiths, who helped him haul it away. Perhaps it is not too much to hope that a carving made from one of W. R. Holman's holly trees might one day grace the Mon- terey Peninsula Museum of Art's collection. m, 711- 1-TeL -0 if:gpy'···'·°7"re . J -4=9 -:. 0 ¥*4 t...2- 1 1% lk,h aze t 1 1, I , 1 '1 *- - 9119 «71 1111 1 r. - -- -- f 1.4i =. .4 - r· : dr ; - I·#1L - -1- ...... 0, . 1 1-111*-F =,4*1*-.5*,f 4110* rr.1 11'a. .ui,i : 4 .'*11 1 »111. 1 LpL® at/1/6*0*·429#:84;ANIMI'llror' - _ 14 14*S (From lhe Pat Hathaway Col e on) THE HOLMAN HOUSE AS IT LOOKED IN THE OLD DAYS Members of the Holman family posed for this early photo of their Pacific Grove home, built in 1889 by Rensselaer Luther Holman, W.R. Holman's father. IL 3 3 f T 1_31 L t 4 W. *11--4- t | -1, '1--4. A A'-h 1.1- 34¢,re. il./.-*- I Tr 1 ' *f 1. 4 1-: r,¢*A T .H- 1 - . ' ' ' : Tid.*fel I :I / t : 11- . . Ay 4-2- 61-io l. 1. 4 0 * 4 -1'F. 4. ¥ /1 1 L "-1 - '40:41 ..w/ TOf _,-..,271* Id#Wil,I..& 4' 7 *-w'14"%'.2132*# . - .. 2... 1 L .. . AS IT LOOKS TODAY WITHOUT FAMILIAR HEDGE (Herald Photos) 'Modernized' during the 1920s, the house now awaits a paint job and extensive landscaping. Pacific Grove Landmark Gets Ne 9'hr Holman House Will Provide 1==-11'i' 16F.M=,1 Space for Museum on Wheels · --f/ .1 t L ft '. 11' ; t And Related Art Programs - - 0 By Elise Jerram Herald Staff Writer The Holman house in Pacific Grove, which began life in 1889 as a proud Victorian lady decked out in the architectural equivalents of flounces, ruffles and furbelows, is about to begin a new career, this time as headquarters for aux- iliary programs of the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art. Extensive renovations to this house which served as home to three generations of the Holman family are virtually complete. - The historic house will become headquarters for the museum's , two educational outreach pro- r grams - the Museum on Wheels, and the docents' Creative Re- sponse program. It will provide space, addition- i ally, for the Jesters, the mus- eum's fun and fund-raising group, CARVED WOOD and storage for the Festival of the Redwood newell post at foot of Trees, the Christmas fund-raiser stairs remains unchanged. whose volunteers meet for weekly = fl ,#AL,M&14 I #i f -, . I Wgim I .191*# Ir.,E,!h .1 -*,--' 6 0/8 3,-I. 1 - 9 4 - t- 4 . 1.1 1 '51 1/21t /#--1 / % * I. Air -1. 4 1 9.#,# .1 7 f P JF. 1 4 6 4- F .12 44-1 C & r I !1E i 216 Lf'IL, 11·4*1 ' ' -12 - 0. A N p . #* * It , 1 4-11 . 1 4 . 19 L ,1 . . . 4 L 1 41 9, 31 = *t ,· 5 54 -. am.41* - 21 2,- 1 * f.34 . i. *t *41*F *- -6 m .....,4.- 4--4 i -1--4, 1 . 1 11- , t* =1 -11=43Ll Ilt' li IRM , -1 ' ' ' AW':4=klhzIFil Il;Ilk ![ ' I JIM. 2, 1._t: :... I. ill 1.-.U - ti .-1-.3 h -, r k. .1-" 1 work sessions and accumulate boxes upon boxes of supplies in the process. These uses of the building will be in keeping with stipulations in the late W. R. Holman's will, that the property be used "for histori- cal and educational purposes." Announcement that Holman had left his house to the museum was made public nearly two years ago. Although the museum at that time was deep into plans for add- ing a wing to its own building on Pacific street in Monterey, its board members immediately set to work deciding how the prop- erty would be used. Meanwhile, museum director Tom Logan indicated that it was unlikely that the house would be used for art exhibits. As things have worked out, Holman's gift will free up space in the museum at 559 Pacific street for its primary purpose - -¥414 Ar i 421Mi. ·A 11 '111 6- .14 44 . 2 HOLMAN'S HOLLY HEDGE For many years the house, including the entrance, was hidden behind this dense holly hedge. clan 41 1% I .12 ...I· r Included in W.R. Holn the exhibition of art. And it will make possible the gathering of its auxiliary functions, now scattered around the Peninsula, under one roof. Storage space in the base- ment alone amounts to 2,000 square feet, a bonanza to any museum, which by its very nature is the kind of institution that col- lects things. During a tour of the premises last week Steve Honegger, gen- eral contractor for the Holman house renovations, said that most of his work has involved bringing the building up to code in con- nection with wiring, plumbing and heating systems. A ramp at the side of the building for access by wheelchair also was constructed in compliance with state regula- tions. Honegger, a member of the Pacific Grove Heritage Society who has worked on a number of Victorian restorations in the area, had nothing but praise for the sound condition of the old house. It has withstood the years so well, he explained, because it was con- structed entirely of redwood. The only deterioration found on the property, Honegger said, was in woods of other kinds that had been used in later remodeling. "The floor joists run in one piece for the entire width of the house," he said, a feature that would be unheard-of in modern construe- tion, even if one could get pieces of wood in those dimensions, which he doubted. William E. Bredthauer, the -1.: . :11.1146 '11'· 41*f A MUSICAL INHERITANCE 's bequest was this square grand pianc young Pacific Grove architect who worked with Honegger on renovations of the Centrella Hotel and the Pacific Heritage Society's Barn, developed the plans used in the Holman house. He agrees with the contractor that it is well-built. After all, he mused, it withstood the 1906 earthquake, even though its entire weight rested on a foundation made solely of a double row of bricks. Bredthauer's plans called for the construction of a series of plywood-clad "shear walls" placed at critical locations in the basement. These are engineered to carry 50 percent of the weight of the house in case of severe earthquake. Bredthauer expressed regret that the Holman house, which began life in the late 19th century as vintage Victorian, was "modernized" with stucco during the 1920s. "Victorians were looked down upon in those days," he said. The stucco was laid on right over the exterior redwood shingles, which were found intact when work at the back of the house required uncovering some of the stucco. Passersby may have been un- aware of what was going on in- side the Holman house, but they scareely could have avoided the shock of seeing it stripped of its holly-tree hedge. This hedge, planted by W. R. Holman many years ago, swathed the house in an impenetrable _ cloak of darkest green. Now that t·.4 i... built in Boston. it is gone, the stuccoed old build- ing stands bare and a little for- lorn. Landscape plans by Gary Girard have been completed, however, and architect Bred- thauer promises that the 'yard will harmonize handsomely with the house, which will be painted Navajo white, with terra cotta window sashes and frames of dark forest green. One passerby who watched the cutting of the hedge with more than average interest was Del Cram, a retired Pacific Grove High School teacher and adminis- trator who now teaches a wood- carving class at the Pacific Grove Adult School. Holly-tree wood, Cram said, is a very dense hard wood of excep- tionally true grain that doesn't split when carvers have at it with chisel and mallet. People generally trim their holly trees in ways calculated to produce many side branches. Holman's hollies, left untrimmed, grew straight up with few side branches, producing long trunks of knot-free wood. Honegger was happy to let the logs go to a wood-carver rather than for firewood, said Cram, who plans to share the bounty with his students, including Dave Griffiths, who helped him haul it away. Perhaps it is not too much to hope that a carving made from one of W. R. Holman's holly trees might one day grace the Mon- terey Peninsula Museum of Art's collection. m, 711- 1-TeL -0 if:gpy'···'·°7"re