Pleasure Point roadhouse
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The Pleasure Point Roadhouse is a historic building on the Monterey Bay
,located at 2-3905 East Cliff Dr., 95062 in Santa Cruz County, California
. It was torn down on September 27, 2008, http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_10575845
The house was built between 1902 and 1904 by a former San Francisco saloon owner named John J. Henchy http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=295
He bought the land that now spans 38th Ave. to 41st Ave. on the coast of Pleasure point, santa cruz, california
. Henchy built his home on the property he bought from N E Neary, thus acquiring a natural view of the cove and Monterey Bay
.
The second story living area and master bedroom have great ocean views. A long enclosed light-filled gallery wrap around the east and south sides of the main floor and create a sun porch. The front deck affords an expansive ocean view.
The dining room opens off the living room and is adjacent to the kitchen. The kitchen opens into the windowed breakfast area with views
to the natural setting and mountain views behind.
The wood panelled attic room with its hardwood floors and windows taking advantage of the natural, wooded ocean setting was used as the reading room.
His large Shingle sided house and drive through Carriage house were the first large impressive buildings in this area.
Ken Lonsinger
style, yet contains many of the elements that are found in it.
From the flared "Oriental" eves, to the "clinker" brick fireplace. The use of natural redwood shingles and the windows to take in the light and warmth. The interior wainscoting and the hardwood floors which were covered with oriental rugs. The placement of the house and its longer western wall, take advantage of the natural oceans setting. The placement above a natural cove that was accessed by stairs to the beach below.
The Roadhouse maybe the trend setter that led to the Craftsman
shingle style Berkeley style made well known by Julia Morgan
, Bernard Maybeck
and Greene and Greene
. It reflects many of the concepts found in The Simple Home, Charles Keeler, 1906 http://www.oregoncoast.net/simplehome.html a great influence on the Craftsman School.
home. (see Ross)
HisPogonip Clubhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places
.http://books.google.com/books?id=RP04qDY7Q54C&pg=PA185&lpg=PA185&dq=pogonip+clubhouse&source=web&ots=1ts8Z2LEid&sig=k3WFRELIWHY96XSsGmvAkDUh1cg
went on, in 1931, to work with C J Ryland. A former employee of Julia Morgan. Esty went on to rebuild the Santa Cruz Mission and to build the City Halls in Santa Cruz and Monterey.
Whoever the Architect was, if not L D Esty
, the Roadhouse is a great example of the[Arts and Crafts] thinking of its day. A great home for a successful businessman, Henchy, who developed this area of Soquel/Pleasure Point.
1908 N Neary
1921 J Menzel
1926 Anton V Peterson Built the gas station, store and Cosy Cottage Resort http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=1095
1971 Liela Naslund of Los Gatos bought the property. She removed the gas station and store. She rented the rooms and cottages and kept an apartment on the lower back floor.
The owner's daughters gave the tenants 60 days to vacate and fenced the property with chain link and barbed wire.
They hired an attorney and an historian, Anthony Kirk PhD to challenge the Historic designation.
The County of Santa Cruz is considering it as a park
It was torn down on September 27, 2008.
Phil Reader http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=295
It has been nominated to be listed as a Cultural Resource.
National Trust Magazine: Santa Cruz Considers Landmarking 1902 Saloon
The County of Santa Cruz is considering it as a park
site.http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=925&PHPSESSID=cdcf7d1e18c2d5926184949e9330241e
In 2006, it became the focal point in a local debate
over property rights, eminent domain
and historic preservation
. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2006/November/20/local/stories/01local.htm
In 2007, while being consider for listing, the long term renters were evicted by the absentee landlords and the property
became off limits to the public
. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2017959082
References to County record at links found on ipetitions.com/petition/saveroadhouse/
Craftsman Perspective
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, along the central coast of California. The bay is south of San Francisco and San Jose, between the cities of Santa Cruz and Monterey....
,located at 2-3905 East Cliff Dr., 95062 in Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
. It was torn down on September 27, 2008, http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_10575845
Henchy
The house was built between 1902 and 1904 by a former San Francisco saloon owner named John J. Henchy http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=295
Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California
Two more spots surfed in the early '70's are "Little Wind & Sea" and "26th avenue". Both are just north of "Sewers" and "First Peak" at 26th Avenue....
. Henchy built his home on the property he bought from N E Neary, thus acquiring a natural view of the cove and Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, along the central coast of California. The bay is south of San Francisco and San Jose, between the cities of Santa Cruz and Monterey....
.
Henchy home
He built his home in a trapezoidal form that aligned with East Cliff Dr.The second story living area and master bedroom have great ocean views. A long enclosed light-filled gallery wrap around the east and south sides of the main floor and create a sun porch. The front deck affords an expansive ocean view.
The dining room opens off the living room and is adjacent to the kitchen. The kitchen opens into the windowed breakfast area with views
to the natural setting and mountain views behind.
The wood panelled attic room with its hardwood floors and windows taking advantage of the natural, wooded ocean setting was used as the reading room.
His large Shingle sided house and drive through Carriage house were the first large impressive buildings in this area.
Arts and crafts influence
It has many elements derived from the Early Craftsman Style thinking.http://www.craftsmanperspective.com/history/design.html
Although the A&C philosophy focused on "revolution through art," its principles were formed by a set a great overarching values:
- Find joy in work
- Create objects that are not only well-designed, but affordable to everyone
- Live simply
- Stay connected to nature
- Maintain integrity of "place"
These ideals were expressed in artistic endeavors through hand-crafted objects, an uncluttered style of home decor, landscape art that was actually created on-site outdoors, and homes that were built of local materials and fit the landscape.
http://www.craftsmanperspective.com/architecture/styles.html
Bungalows that best exemplified the Movement's philosophy were well crafted, and used materials left as close as possible to their natural state. Cobblestones were used in foundations and broad chimneys
while the rest of the home was constructed of wood or shingles in a natural shade of brown.
The long pitched roof displayed exposed rafters or braces along its wide eaves and there was an abundance of outdoor space consisting of a broad front porch as well as a rear patio with a pergola.
The front door opened directly into the living room, which in turn connected to the dining room. Often, the two rooms were separated only by a half wall.
As in all Arts and Crafts-style homes, the fireplace was a prominent feature and special attention was paid to the location and construction of the hearth. Like the rest of the house, the fireplace was to be utilitarian and was built of local stone or clinker brick, but in more affluent homes the fireplace would sometimes be embellished with decorative tiles and mantles.
Ken Lonsinger
Arts and crafts features
The Roadhouse pre-dates the American CraftsmanAmerican Craftsman
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art...
style, yet contains many of the elements that are found in it.
From the flared "Oriental" eves, to the "clinker" brick fireplace. The use of natural redwood shingles and the windows to take in the light and warmth. The interior wainscoting and the hardwood floors which were covered with oriental rugs. The placement of the house and its longer western wall, take advantage of the natural oceans setting. The placement above a natural cove that was accessed by stairs to the beach below.
The Roadhouse maybe the trend setter that led to the Craftsman
American Craftsman
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art...
shingle style Berkeley style made well known by Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan was an American architect. The architect of over 700 buildings in California, she is best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California...
, Bernard Maybeck
Bernard Maybeck
Bernard Ralph Maybeck was a architect in the Arts and Crafts Movement of the early 20th century. He was a professor at University of California, Berkeley...
and Greene and Greene
Greene and Greene
Greene and Greene was an architectural firm established by brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene , influential early 20th Century American architects...
. It reflects many of the concepts found in The Simple Home, Charles Keeler, 1906 http://www.oregoncoast.net/simplehome.html a great influence on the Craftsman School.
Architect
This century old home, with the visual clues and the proximity of this site to Esty/Houghton home, leads historians to believe that is an L D EstyL D Esty
L. D. Esty was an early Arts and Crafts movement architect. He worked with the Berkeley Craftsmen practitioners and has many important projects in Santa Cruz, California, among them the Santa Cruz Mission restoration.-Pogonip:...
home. (see Ross)
HisPogonip Clubhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.http://books.google.com/books?id=RP04qDY7Q54C&pg=PA185&lpg=PA185&dq=pogonip+clubhouse&source=web&ots=1ts8Z2LEid&sig=k3WFRELIWHY96XSsGmvAkDUh1cg
Houghton
His father-in-law A D Houghton http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~houghtonfamily/p483.htm was architect and engineer for J D Rockefeller. Houghton's house sat on over 100 acre (0.404686 km²) of land at the tip of Soquel Pt. It was noted as a beautiful home when it burned in 1915. The Roadhouse and the Houghton house have many visual similarities.Pogonip
The Pogonip Clubhouse and the Roadhouse also have many similarities. Both are Brown Shingle construction in Natural settings. Very striking is the visual connection between the back of the Clubhouse and the side of the Roadhouse.Esty
L D EstyL D Esty
L. D. Esty was an early Arts and Crafts movement architect. He worked with the Berkeley Craftsmen practitioners and has many important projects in Santa Cruz, California, among them the Santa Cruz Mission restoration.-Pogonip:...
went on, in 1931, to work with C J Ryland. A former employee of Julia Morgan. Esty went on to rebuild the Santa Cruz Mission and to build the City Halls in Santa Cruz and Monterey.
Whoever the Architect was, if not L D Esty
L D Esty
L. D. Esty was an early Arts and Crafts movement architect. He worked with the Berkeley Craftsmen practitioners and has many important projects in Santa Cruz, California, among them the Santa Cruz Mission restoration.-Pogonip:...
, the Roadhouse is a great example of the[Arts and Crafts] thinking of its day. A great home for a successful businessman, Henchy, who developed this area of Soquel/Pleasure Point.
History of ownership
It was owned and occupied by a number of locally successful families.http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=8531908 N Neary
1921 J Menzel
1926 Anton V Peterson Built the gas station, store and Cosy Cottage Resort http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=1095
Effort for historic listing
2007 The county in updating historic property inventory had the Roadhouse nominated by the Live Oak History group as one of its highest priority for listingThe owner's daughters gave the tenants 60 days to vacate and fenced the property with chain link and barbed wire.
They hired an attorney and an historian, Anthony Kirk PhD to challenge the Historic designation.
The County of Santa Cruz is considering it as a park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
It was torn down on September 27, 2008.
External links
Pleasure Point Roadhouse article in National Preservation Trust online http://www.preservationnation.org/MagazinePhil Reader http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=295
It has been nominated to be listed as a Cultural Resource.
National Trust Magazine: Santa Cruz Considers Landmarking 1902 Saloon
The County of Santa Cruz is considering it as a park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
site.http://www.mcpost.com/article.php?id=925&PHPSESSID=cdcf7d1e18c2d5926184949e9330241e
In 2006, it became the focal point in a local debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
over property rights, eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
and historic preservation
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2006/November/20/local/stories/01local.htm
In 2007, while being consider for listing, the long term renters were evicted by the absentee landlords and the property
Property
Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
became off limits to the public
Public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individuals, and the public is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science,...
. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2017959082
References to County record at links found on ipetitions.com/petition/saveroadhouse/
Craftsman Perspective
- http://www.craftsmanperspective.com/