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DPR 523L (Rev. 1/1995)(Word 9/2013) State of California Natural Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Property Name: 475 St. John Street Page 5 of 8 *B6. Construction History, Continued: In the 1860s, with the impending arrival of the railroad, large property owners in the vicinity of the Pleasanton town began subdividing property into lots and laying out streets. Owned by John Kottinger, the land bounded by Division Street on the south, the Arroyo del Valle on the north, and Main Street on the east was divided into a series of blocks and lots in 1868. This division includes the present-day St. John and St. Mary streets between Main and Division streets.1 According to the Sanborn maps of the area, the subject block and its surroundings were largely developed by 1888: Main Street had a series of commercial buildings while the side streets were mostly residential. Garatti Winery established a large facility to the northwest of the subject property by 1939 and became one of the largest businesses in Pleasanton in the mid-20th century.2 The winery complex was replaced by housing in the early 1990s.3 The main building at 475 St. John Street first appears on the 1888 Sanborn map as a one-story wood frame dwelling. Irregular in plan, the dwelling had a partial-width front porch and an L-shaped rear porch. Two smaller sheds appeared to the northeast. Two additional accessory structures were constructed between 1898 and 1903, labeled as a hen coop and a chicken incubator on the 1903 Sanborn map. The dwelling received a small one-story addition to the west and had only one outbuilding in 1943. A one- story garage was constructed to the north by 1953, the outbuilding was demolished, the western addition was expanded, and the rear porch was enlarged and enclosed. It appears that the site layout and the building’s footprint had not changed until 1963. The main house received another porch addition in 1973, a kitchen addition in 1988, and a new front deck in 1989. The front deck was expanded once again in 1995.4 According to the permits on file at the City of Pleasanton, the building received various additions and alterations over time. See below for the summary.5 1973 A porch was added. 1977 The garage door was replaced with a glass door and grill. 1988 Reroofing, 640 sq. ft. kitchen addition, and interior remodel. 1989 A front deck and awnings were added to the southwest corner. The restaurant interior was expanded by covering this. A perimeter wrought iron fence and archway was constructed, and monumental sign was added. 1995 A 46’ by 24’ deck was added to the existing deck. *B10. Significance, Continued: Originally called Alisal, the Pleasanton area remained sparsely populated in the 1850s, but news of the impending arrival of the railroad initiated an organized town development and an increase in population in the 1860s. The 1860s subdivisions along the axes of Main Street and the railroad formed the core of the Pleasanton town site. The arrival of the Central Pacific Railroad sparked a commercial, agricultural, and residential boom in Pleasanton as the community gained greater access to the major regional urban markets of San