P.O. Box 1007 Pacific Grove California 93950 605 Laurel Ave. www.pacificgroveheritage.org Date: July 7, 2015 To: Dan & Diane Rabago 16340 Oleander Ave. Los Gatos CA 95032 Re: Historic Plaque Request for 414 17th Street Dear Mr. & Mrs. Rabago, Your application was researched by the Heritage Society, submitted for consideration at a meeting of the Board of Directors on July 7, 2015 and approved. Congratulations. The 1892 Sanborn does not show this lot at all. The 1897 map shows an “L” shaped structure on the lot. The 1905 & 1914 Maps show the same “L” shaped home with an addition on the back while the 1926 map shows an entirely different home. I have a Building Permit for a “remodel” dated 1919 but with no description. What is clear is that the tax records show Amelia S. & Hedwig Good acquired the property in late 1917 and still owned it in 1928 when the Building Classification Form was done. So they owned it when it took it’s present shape. Tax records show that the value of improvements jumped from $500 to $750 in 1921, then remained at that level through 1926 when the Sanborn Map shows the new current configuration. The pre-existing house was either substantially rebuilt or completely replaced and the improvements were first assessed in 1921. The plaque will read, “Amelia S. & Hedwig Good, 1921”. Thank you for your interest in the Heritage Society’s activities. Richard B. Steres , OCR Text: P.O. Box 1007 Pacific Grove California 93950 605 Laurel Ave. www.pacificgroveheritage.org Date: July 7, 2015 To: Dan & Diane Rabago 16340 Oleander Ave. Los Gatos CA 95032 Re: Historic Plaque Request for 414 17th Street Dear Mr. & Mrs. Rabago, Your application was researched by the Heritage Society, submitted for consideration at a meeting of the Board of Directors on July 7, 2015 and approved. Congratulations. The 1892 Sanborn does not show this lot at all. The 1897 map shows an “L” shaped structure on the lot. The 1905 & 1914 Maps show the same “L” shaped home with an addition on the back while the 1926 map shows an entirely different home. I have a Building Permit for a “remodel” dated 1919 but with no description. What is clear is that the tax records show Amelia S. & Hedwig Good acquired the property in late 1917 and still owned it in 1928 when the Building Classification Form was done. So they owned it when it took it’s present shape. Tax records show that the value of improvements jumped from $500 to $750 in 1921, then remained at that level through 1926 when the Sanborn Map shows the new current configuration. The pre-existing house was either substantially rebuilt or completely replaced and the improvements were first assessed in 1921. The plaque will read, “Amelia S. & Hedwig Good, 1921”. Thank you for your interest in the Heritage Society’s activities. Richard B. Steres , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Green Plaque Research,Green Plaque Research 300 to 400 block,414 17th,414 17th Street response letter 7-7-2015_redacted.pdf,414 17th Street response letter 7-7-2015_redacted.pdf Page 1, 414 17th Street response letter 7-7-2015_redacted.pdf Page 1