Survey Results

• 518 properties
• 192.5 acres
• 225 Contributing
• 293 Non-
Contributing
• 64 Individually
Eligible/
Contributing
• Status Change:
Approx. 330%
increase in non-
contributing
properties since
1983 survey
Survey Results

Status Changes Contributing Status

Status Change Building Type Contributing

Constructed 1984-Current Contributing and Individually Eligible
Constructed 1946-1983 Non-Contributing

Maintenance/Operational Institutional/Public/Semi-public
Commercial Residential
Evaluation of Significance Methodology

 Clark County Assessor’s data

 Contains construction dates, building sketches for physical
dimensions of buildings on their parcels, and subsequent
modifications or additions.
 Compared current photographs with those in the 1983 Janus
report to evaluate alterations, if any
 Compared determinations of contributing status in the 1983 Janus
report to evaluate changes in status
 Challenges with 1983 Janus report
 Some photographs missing on property cards
 Some homes in photographs obscured by vegetation/vehicles
 Survey and evaluation standards have changed since 1983
 Discrepancies were verified in the field
NRHP Historic District Contributing Criteria

 Historic District
 Mustbe at least 51% contributing properties within the
boundaries of the district
 Individual Buildings – Contributing Criteria
 Period of Significance: 1931-1945
 Possess one or more criteria of significance (NRHP Criteria A,
B, and/or C)
 Must retain sufficient historic integrity to convey its significance
to be considered contributors – up to 2 modifications to
materials/design, in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior
Standards considered acceptable.
NRHP Individual Eligibility Criteria

 Period of Significance: 1931-1945

 NRHP Significance: Possess one or more NRHP Criteria of
significance (A, B, and/or C)
 Retain most aspects of integrity of location, design,
setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association
 Summary and Recommendations

 Develop Regulatory Design Guidelines

 Explore Designation of Individual Resources and
Districts
 Develop Education and Outreach Program
 Develop Incentive Program for Appropriate
Rehabilitation
 Update 1991 Survey of the Boulder City Water
Supply System
 Conduct Historic Survey and Prepare a Preservation
Treatment Plan for Historic Landscape Features
Recommendations for Further Study
Individually Eligible Commercial Buildings:
Group (U)

1225 Arizona St., Boulder Theatre 1305 Arizona St., Boulder Dam Hotel

550 Nevada Way, Ida Browder’s

Cafe
Individually Eligible Institutional/
Public/Semi-Public Buildings: Group (S)
401 California Avenue, City Hall

1200 Park St., BOR Admin Building 600 Nevada Way, LABPL Admin Building
Individually Eligible BOR Operations
Buildings: Group (V)
500 Date (Fir) St., Engineering Lab 300 Railroad Ave., BOR Water Filtration
Plant

1310 Mountain View Pl., BOR Water Tank

BOR Housing: Groups A, C, F, & O

1330 Denver St., Employees’ Housing 507 Utah St., Employees’ Housing

700 Park St., Dept. Head Housing 726 Park St., Engineers’ Housing
Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light
Housing: Groups L, M, & P
411 Birch St., Cottage 426 Birch St., Single Family Housing

508-510 Ash St., Duplex 421 Birch St., Single Family Housing
Southern California Edison and Six Companies
Housing: Groups J, K, N, (W), & X

528 Cherry St., SCE Employees’ Housing 640 Ave C, Six Cos Housing

414 Ash St., Six Cos Engineers’ Housing 1411 Denver St., Six Cos Res/Operational
Private Housing: Group (T)

904-906 Wyoming St., Duplex 1267-1269 Wyoming St., Duplex

909-913 Wyoming St., Duplex

 Group A: Reclamation Engineer’s Housing,
1931 – 1932, Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1360 Denver St.,

Spanish Revival style. Multiple
additions, including a large front porch
with arches, infilled screen porch,
garage addition, window replacement

Contributing: 1342 Denver St., Spanish

Revival style. Central round arch entry,
stucco finish, Spanish tile roof, divided
light paired and triple windows.
 Group B: Reclamation Engineer’s Housing,
1931 – 1932, Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1332 Colorado St.,

Mission style. Infilled screen porch,
front porch addition, window
replacement.

Non-contributing: 1336 Colorado St.,

Spanish Revival style. Infilled screen
porch, front porch roof and carport
additions, window replacement.
 Group C: Reclamation Department Head Housing,
1931 – 1932, Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1306 Denver St.,

Spanish Revival style. Infilled front
porch.

Contributing: 1300 Denver St., Spanish

Revival style. Recessed central porch
with French doors, Spanish tile roof,
gabled wings with multi-lite casement
windows.
 Group D: Reclamation Engineers’ Temporary
Housing, 1932, Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1315 Colorado St.,

Ranch style. Window replacement,
porch extension into carport with
addition, front door reorientation.

Contributing: 734 Park St., National

Folk style. Double pitch, open eave
roofs, wood drop siding, L-shaped
screen porch with front-facing
entrance, divided lite windows.
 Group E: Reclamation Employees’ Housing, 1932,
Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1329 Denver St.,

National Folk style, photo from 2020.
Removal of front porch, addition of
front gable, window replacement,
installation of double doors.

Non-contributing: 1329 Denver St.,

National Folk style, Google Streetview
image from 2011. Front porch, entry
configuration, and some original
windows still extant.
 Group F: Reclamation Employees’ Housing, 1932,
Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1325 Denver St.,

National Folk style. Porch has been
extended across the entire façade and
connected to an addition at the west
end, window pattern alteration and
replacement, entrance reorientation.

Contributing: 730 Park St., National Folk

style. Gable roof with exposed rafters, L-
shaped gable porch with side-facing
entrance, horizontal shiplap siding,
divided lite sash windows.
 Group G: Reclamation Employees’ Duplex Housing,
1942, Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1112-1116 Fifth St.,

Minimal Traditional style. Paired
window pattern not maintained,
gable roof addition, small porch roof
additions, closed eaves.

Contributing: 1301-1305 New Mexico

St., Minimal Traditional style. Gable
roof with exposed rafters, horizontal
siding, original massing, window
pattern maintained.
 Group H: Reclamation Employees’ Housing, 1942,
Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1312 Fifth St., one-

bedroom model, Ranch style. Paired
window pattern not maintained, gable
roof addition, small porch roof
additions, closed eaves.

Contributing: 1109 New Mexico St., one-

bedroom model, Ranch style. Gable roof
with wide overhang, horizontal siding,
casement windows, corner window at
living room, central entrance.
Group I: Defense Housing Corporation “Cherry Lynn
Apartments,” 1942, Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 640 Nevada Way,

two-story apartment, Minimal
Traditional style. Removal of original
windows, second-story siding, and
second story canopy railing.

Contributing: 1600 New Mexico St., one-

story duplex, Minimal Traditional style.
Hipped roof, casement windows, stucco
exterior.
 Group J. So. California Edison Employees’ Housing,
1939, 1945

Non-contributing: 504 Cherry St., Spanish

Ranch style. Infilled recessed porch, bay
window, altered entrance, horizontal
siding removed.

Contributing: 507 Cherry St., Spanish

Ranch style. Hipped roof with asphalt
tile, recessed entrance, thin porch
supports with cross bracing on handrail,
divided lite sash windows, asbestos
shingle siding.
Group K. Southern California Edison Company
Employees’ Housing, 1945

Contributing: 527 Cherry St., Spanish

Ranch style. Inset porch with hipped
roof, thin wood support posts with
cross bracing on railing, double-hung
windows.
Group L. Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light,
1937, Architect: E.D. Wagner

Contributing: 433 Birch St., Spanish

Ranch style. Inset porch with hipped
roof with Spanish tile, thin wood
support posts, double-hung windows,
stucco exterior.
 Group N: Six Companies, Inc. Engineers’ Housing,
1932, Architect: George DeColmesnil

Non-contributing: 430 Ash St.

Craftsman eave brackets, stone
veneer wainscoting, thick frame
around windows.

Contributing: 426 Ash St., Ranch style.

Sensitive screen porch enclosure,
retains original sun porch, windows,
siding, and massing.
 Group O: Reclamation Employees’ Housing, 1932,
Architect: USBR Engineering Staff

Non-contributing: 1301 Denver St.,

Spanish Revival style. Porch infill,
removal of original windows, large
addition.

Contributing: 1300 Colorado St.,

Spanish Revival style. Double-pitch
side-gable roof with Spanish tile,
asymmetric façade, central, recessed
entrance, multi-lite sash windows.
Group P. LA Bureau of Power and Light Employee
Cottages, 1943

Contributing: 1505 Railroad Ave.,

National Folk style. Gabled roof with
louvered vent, inset porch with wood
handrail and thin corner post,
horizontal siding.
 Group Q. Babcock and Wilcox Employee
Apartments, 1933, Architect: E.D. Wagner

Non-contributing: 652 Avenue B,

Minimal Traditional style. Infilled
sleeping porches, altered entrance,
horizontal siding removed.

Contributing: 619 Avenue A, Minimal

Traditional style. Central doorway with
hipped porch roof, corner sleeping
porches, double-hung windows, stucco
and horizontal siding.
Group (W): Six Companies, Inc. Employees’ Residential Area,
1931, Architect: George DeColmesnil

Non-contributing: 627 Avenue B,

National Folk style. Porch removal,
window replacement, horizontal
siding installed.

Contributing: 615 Avenue B, National

Folk style. Gable roof with shed roof
porch extending half the length of the
façade, wood double-hung windows.
 Group (Y): Power Operators Field Operations
Properties, 1937-1939

Non-contributing: 652 Avenue B.

Removal of original windows,
enlarged front porch, addition.

Contributing: 1260 Denver St., Spanish

Revival style. Recessed porch with
entrance, Spanish tile hipped roof,
double hung windows, stucco exterior
Group (Z): Babcock and Wilcox Company
Residential Properties, 1933, Architect: E.D. Wagner

Contributing: 3 Hillside Dr., Spanish

style. Cross gable roof, L-shaped plan,
recessed entry with arched opening,
wood casement windows, timber
lintels, stucco exterior.