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State of California -- The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 7 *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by Recorder) 4189 Stanley Boulevard *Recorded by Matthew Davis, ARG *Date July 16, 2010 X Continuation Update RIO. Significance, continued In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Livermore Road served as the primary road connecting the growing hamlets of Pleasanton and Livermore. (Before Livermore Road was renamed Stanley Boulevard, the portion of the road between Main and 1st Streets was known as Buena Vista Avenue.) This route's prominence was reinforced by the adjacent Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroad lines, which were extended through the Amador Valley in approximately 1869 and 1910, respectively. Both tracks ran along the north side of Livermore Road, separating where the road curved southward as it entered Pleasanton. The Southern Pacific tracks continued southward along 1st Street. The Western Pacific tracks turned southward further west, passing between downtown and the fairgrounds (the current Union Pacific Railroad right -of -way). While the South Pacific tracks are no longer extant, the 1895 station associated with this line still remains at the intersection of Neal Street and Railroad Avenue. The Mission Revival style station associated with the Western Pacific tracks, formerly located near the intersection of Rose and Pleasanton Avenues, was demolished in the mid- 1960s. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps indicate that, by the late 1920s, the stretch of Stanley Boulevard (then Livermore Road) between Santa Rita Road and 1st Street was lined with several wood- frame, single- family dwellings that, like the subject house, were modest in size. Though home to a few homes, this area continued to be the very northern edge of development in the Pleasanton area well into the 1950s. Indeed, a historic 1949 aerial of the area shows no development at all north of the Western Pacific Railroad tracks between Santa Rita Road and Valley Road, an area now home to multiple residential subdivisions and a large office park. While some of the early twentieth - century homes along Stanley Boulevard remain, many have been replaced with more recent development. Based on historic aerials, the Pleasanton Mobile Home Park, directly across the street from 4189 Stanley Boulevard, appears to date from the late 1950s. The lots west of 4189 Stanley Boulevard (extending to Santa Rita Road) were largely vacant until the 1990s, apart from the house at 4225 Stanley Boulevard, which dates from approximately 1950. To the east, a house with detached garage long stood between 4189 Stanley Boulevard 4151 Stanley Boulevard, which dates from 1912. Based on a review of historic aerials of the area, this house and garage appear to have been demolished sometime between 1993 and 2002. The subdivision immediately east of 4151 Stanley Boulevard was constructed in the late 1980s. Occupant History Review of City records and local historical archives did not reveal the name of the original owner of the house at 4189 Stanley Boulevard. According to a long -time neighbor, Verna Garibaldi, the house at 4189 Stanley Boulevard was long occupied by Abrama and Rose Regalia, whose two sons grew up in the house (Verna Garibaldi, interviewed Jul 16, 2010, Museum on Main, Pleasanton, CA). Ms. Garibaldi estimates that the Regalias moved into the house around 1920. The Regalias do not appear to have been the house's original owners, as the 1927 phone book for Pleasanton includes a listing for "A. Regalia" on Livermore Road, but the 1917 phone book includes no such listing. Abrama Regalia operated a bakery on Main Street. He later retired as a baker but continued to work as a janitor at nearby Amador Valley High School. According to City of Pleasanton permit records, the Regalias were the owners of the house until 1967. Sometime between 1967 and 1978, ownership of the house at 4189 Stanley Boulevard was transferred to the Molinaro family. In 1978, Gina Molinaro acquired a conditional use permit to operate a nursery school — Tree House Preschool — in the house. A detached garage that had stood behind the house was removed in conjunction with this change in use. Though it is unclear how long the building operated as a preschool, a few pieces of playground equipment presumably dating from this period remain in the house's backyard. In 1979, Robert and Carol Molinaro pursued obtaining a variance to subdivide the 46,000 square -foot lot at 4189 Stanley Boulevard into four lots, three of which were behind the house, away from Stanley Boulevard. The variance was granted in April 1980. Because the subdivision map was not finalized within 12 months, this variance request was resubmitted and reapproved in 1981. Robert and Carol Molinaro continue to own the house at the present time. Evaluation of Historic Significance The house at 4189 Stanley Boulevard does not appear to be individually eligible for listing in the California Register of I listoric Resources (CRHR) or the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The house does not appear to qualify for listing under NRHP /CRHR Criterion A /1. While the residence's association with the early 1900s development of Pleasanton is notable, this "event" does not reach the level of significance to be individually eligible for the National or California Registers. Research failed to reveal any historically significant event, or pattem of events, directly associated with the building at the local, state, regional, or national level. Nor does the house at 4189 Stanley Boulevard appear to qualify for listing under NRHP /CRHR Criterion B/2. The house does not appear to have been directly associated with any important persons in local, state, regional, or national history. No associated individuals of significance were found during historical research. While the Regalia and Molinaro families each lived in the house for a significant number of years, individual members of these families do not appear to be significant historical figures in local, state, or national history. Similarly, the house at 4189 Stanley Boulevard DPR 523 L (1195) `Required Information