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Project Name: 475-493 St. John St. HRE Pleasanton Historic Resources Evaluation - DRAFT Project No: HP0932.2101.00 February 25, 2021 treanorhl.com 16 and industrial complexes in the 1960s. The residential growth of Pleasanton continued until the 1970s; population doubled between 1950 and 1960, and more than quadrupled between 1960 and 1970. 8. ARCHITECT/BUILDER The research did not reveal any architects or builders associated with the initial design of the building at 475 St. John Street. According to information provided by Museum on Main, the house at 493 St. John Street was designed and constructed in 1885 by Mr. Derendinger.”16 Joseph Derendinger was recorded as a wheel wright, wood worker, and wagon maker in the 1880s records.17 9. OWNERSHIP/OCCUPANCY HISTORY According to Museum on Main, the main house at 493 St. John Street was constructed by Mr. Derendinger in 1885.18 Joseph Derendinger was born in France in 1842, and died in Pleasanton, Alameda in 1888. He was married to Magdalena Mohr in 1875.19 His occupation was recorded as wheel wright, wood worker, and wagon maker in the 1880s records.20 A newspaper announcement from 1881 mentioned that Joseph Derendinger’s residence was about to be finished.21 According to the 1916 U.S. Voter Registration records and the 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, the Derendinger family continued to live on St. John Street in the early 20th century.22 The property was later purchased by George Trimingham.23 The Trimingham family lived at the 493 St. John Street property from at least 1930 to 1965. The 1940 federal census lists painter Earl Trimingham and his family living at 34 St. John Street. The rear house at 36 St. John Street was also occupied by the members of the same family.24 Earl Trimingham was the mayor and city councilman in Pleasanton from 1937 to 1950. A painting contractor and a World War I veteran, he also served on the Pleasanton Housing Authority board. His obituary in Oakland Tribune mentions his widow, Edith, living at the family home at 493 St. John Street in 1965.25 A house tour brochure from Museum on Main notes that the Trimingham family owned the property in the 1980s. The earlier occupancy of the 475 St. John property is unclear. According to the 1940s assessment map, the parcel was owned by Mary E. Steane and Lydia G. Steane.26 Although the house number is not listed in the 1920 census, the Steane family lived on St. John Street. The 1930 and 1940 census records also logged the Steane family as occupants at the subject property.27 The building at 475 St. John Street has been used as a restaurant since at least the mid-1970s.28 16 Pleasanton Museum on Main. 17 Voter registers and census data from Ancestry.com. 18 Museum on Main. 19 Sacramento Daily Union, October 11, 1875. 20 Voter registers and census data from Ancestry.com. 21 Livermore Herald, October 13, 1881. 22 Ancestry.com (accessed February 4, 2021). 23 Pleasanton Museum on Main. 24 Ancestry.com. 25 “Trimingham rites slated in Pleasanton,” Oakland Tribune, December 1, 1965. 26 Museum on Main. 27 Ancestry.com. 28 Museum on Main; newspaper ad from The Argus (Fremont, California), October 31, 1976; City of Pleasanton Permit Center.