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Alfred D. LaMotte House 3557 Third A venue San Diego, California 92103 Report Prepar ed By: Kathleen Flanigan September 2003
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Alfred D. LaMotte House

3557 Third A venue San Diego, California 92103

Report Prepared By: Kathleen Flanigan September 2003

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State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

PRIMARY RECORD

Primary HRI# ____________________________ __

Trinomial NRHP Status

Page 1 of 5

Other Listings----,---------------------­Review Code Reviewer Date September 2003

*Resource Name or#: (Assigned by recorder) Alfred D. LaMotte House

P1. Other Identifier: *P2. location: o Not for Publication f&i Unrestricted * a. County: San Diego and IP2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Point Loma Date: 1975 T 16S : R...J.L "' of Sec; B.M.: c. Address: 3557 3'd Avenue City _;;;Sc.SaelnwDc;iJ;e~o'----------Z'rp: 92103 d. UTM: !Give more than one for large or linear resources) Zone; Me/ mill e. Other Locational Data (e.g., parcel#, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate}:

Loma Grande, Block 2, Lots 3 & 4; APN# 452-402-03

* P3a. Description (Describe resource and its major elements. !nc!ude design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries):

This lovely two-story Tudor Revival house with wavy cedar shingles and half timbering on the second level and mock thatched multiple gabled roof with plain wood rafter tails underneath and a hipped shingle roof on the 3rct story at the rear, rests on a concrete foundation. A variety of multi-paned wood sash casement windows, some in pairs and sets of four and five, admit abundant light to the home. A rounded window on the north side exists next to a faux stucco chimney which acts as a kitchen vent. Elegantly carved decorative beams accentuate the roof line and gutters extend from buiJding corners. (See Continuation Sheet)

Resources Present: !'9 Building o Structure o Object o Site o District o Element of District o Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, accession#) Southwest facing facades, July 30, 2003, #1 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:

181 Historic D Prehistoric DBoth 1925 filed

3557 3rfi Avenue San Diego, California 92103 *P8. Recorded by {Name, affiliation, and address): Kathleen Flanigan 1927 Chicago Street, Unit B San Diego, California 92110 *P9. Date Recorded: September 2003 *P1 0. Type of Survey: {Describe) ..1JilL *Pll. Report Citation (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none". Brandes, Rav, ''Ml ssion Hills/Bankers HiJ..l

SUr:"SLeg, l9B_2_; "Hist.o.ricaLGreat.er Mic];,.Cl t-:1 SaJ-1--D-ie-gG Fr:e-s-e-r;:va-tien --stra-teey-y,-!'----A-reh:i-t-eet--Mi-1--fo-rd --Wa-yne-Donaldson, FAIA, Inc. & IS Architecture, 1996 - 3557 3.rd Avenue ''identified as an individually significant resource which .is independently significant for .its distinctive design or physical charac·teristics and does not require a contextual settinq to derive a level of signiFicance."

Attachments: DNONE DLocation Map DSketch Map l>lContinuation Sheet li?lBuilding, Structure, and Object Record

DArchaeological Record DDistrict Record DLinear Resource Record DMilling Station Record DRock Art Record

DArtifact Record DPhotograph Record D Other I List):

DPR 523A 11/95) "Required Information

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State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET Primary# _____________________ _

HRI#~----------------------------------Trinomial ____________________ _

Page _2_ of_2_ *Resource Name or # {Assigned by record er) __ ,A"'l_.f_.r_,.e,..d'--"D"-.--"L"'a"M"'o'-'t"'t'-'e'--"H"o"u"s'-'e'--------*Recorded by Kathleen Flanigan Date September 2003 181 Continuation D Update

*P3a. (Description)

Decorative cut stone quoins accent the squared front porch openings; cut stone also supplies the material for a low adjacent wall on the south side of the porch as well as for the chimney in front. Wood shutters adorn the second story on either side of the front chimney. Entrance to the house is up three stone steps to the squared porch with wrought iron gate in front and rail off the south facing portion. The beautiful wood and leaded glass front door has multi-paned leaded glass side lights. Original wrought iron and leaded glass lights hang by the entrance. In 1997, skylights were inserted in the roof.

A 1925 gazebo stands to the right of the residence. A six car garage with maid's quarters/apartments appears along the alley in the back. Originally, a two car garage, two garages were added in the 1930s to accommodate LaMotte's daughters' automobiles, and two more were added in 1997, along with an adjacent lap pool. The structure resembles the main residence with its mock thatched roof, half timbered and shingled second story, and multi-paned wood sash casement windows. A third story office/bedroom for Mr. LaMotte with outdoor staircase and rooftop belvedere was added in the late 1930s on the east side at the rear.

Walter Anderson handled the original landscaping according to daughter, Margery D'atri. Some mature trees exist from the 1920s.

U.S.D. Professor, Ray Brandes, deemed this house historically significant in his 1982 Bankers Hill historical survey. M. Wayne Donaldson and Ione Stiegler identified this horne in their 1995-96 "Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Strategy" as an "individually significant resource which is independently significant for its distinctive design or physical characteristics and does not require a contextual setting to derive a level of significance."

DPR 523L (1/95) *Required Information

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State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

HRI# Primary#

Page 3 of --"'5---..,;:-, *NRHP Status Code 3S1 *Resource Name or # lAssig ned by recorder) Al f re::-d::;-"'D~."""L"=ac;M7o""t""t=e-;;Hc:occuc:sc:e:-------

81. Historic Name; Alfred D. LaMotte House 82. Common Name: Dr. Malcolm B. Coutts House B3. Original Use: Residence B4. Present Use Residence *85. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival * 86. Construction Histor_y_:""'l"c"o"n"s":t'""ru~c"tC'io"n"""di'a"'Ct~e-, -=a"lt_e_rn-a""'t"io_n_s_,_a_n_d.,d'a""'t_e_o_f.--a"lt-e-ra""'t"io-n-s""'I,-----------------

This 1925 house has undergone the following alterations: late 1930s-3rd floor bedroom/office with outdoor staircase and belvedere added at rear of house by Alfred LaMotte along with two car garage extension to accommodate daughters' automobiles and workshop on 2nd floor for trap shooting gun collection, etc.; 1997-added another two car garage with apartments overhead to garage s·tructure in rear along with the adjacent lap pool.

*B7. Moved? I8J No D Yes D Unknown

*88. Related Features: Detached six car gara<;re with apartments and maid's quarters above at rear of property; gazebo at r1ght side of house

B9a. Architect: Ra l oh E . Hurlburt B9b. Builder '--:---"C"'h"a"'r.=l-"e"'s--"H".--'T-"i"'f"'a"'l~--...,.....,.-----,-.,--*810.5ignificance: Th1s house is sianificant under Criterion B (historical person) because of its association with Alfred D. LaMotte, owner and presldent of Thearle MuslC Company at 640 Broadway from 1913 until 1951, the oldest music store 1n San Diego and the 15tn largest music store in the U.S.A. LaMotte was past president and a director of the National Association of Music Merchants in the United States and regarded as one of the outstanding men in the music trade of America. This house is significant under Criterion C (architecture) because it is an excellent example of Tudor Revival architecture designed by archltectural designer, Ralph E. Hurlburt, and built by Charles H. Tifal, who partnered in the design and construction business from the 1920s through the 1930s. Area: Bankers Hill Period of Significance 1925-1951 Property Type Residence Applicable Criteria B & C {Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)

Alfred D. LaMotte, involved in the music business from the turn of the twentieth century through 1951, served as president and general manager of the Thearle Music Company at 640 Broadway, and headed several national and local music organizations during that time. Thearle Music Company, the oldest music store .in San Diego and the 15th largest music store in the nation, provided everything the music lover and patron could want, from musical instruments to music lessons and recordings. LaMotte emphasized and put into practice the belief that a music store should sustain a vital relationship with every musical event and interest in the city, and he made his store an information bureau pertaining to everything mus~cal. A free box office was maintained for the sale of tickets to all musical performances, and free musical recitals were frequently given in recital hall on the premises. {See Continuation Sheet)

B 11.Additional Resource Attributes: {List attributes and codes I·----;:=====~H=P=2==============;

*8 12. References:,__,s"'e'-'e'--'A"'p""p""e"n"'d"'i"'x~------------­

Bl3. Remarks:

*814. Evaluator: Kathleen Flanigan

Date of Evaluation: September 2003

{This space reserved for official comments.)

DPR 5238 (1/95)

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State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET Primary# ___________________ _ HRI# ____________________________________ _

Trinomial :--::-:-;---:-::--::-:-:--::--:::---------Page _4_ of_5_ *Resource Name or# (Assigned by recorder) Alfred D. LaMotte House *Recorded by Kathleen Flanigan Date September 2003 12! Continuation D Update

* 810 (Significance)

Alfred D. LaMotte, a self-made entrepreneur, and his wife, Ethel, purchased this property from Mark Schoenbrun in 1924, while they lived up the street at 3518 3"' Avenue in the Hillcrest/Bankers Hill area. Mr. ~aMotte hired architectural designer, Ralph E. Hurlburt, and builder, Charles H. Tifal, to erect their two story Tudor Revival horne on this site which was completed on May 29, 1925. According to LaMotte's daughter, Margery D'atri, this architectural team was selected because "Hurlburt was highly respected and a friend of her father's." Hurlburt and Tifal planned many beautiful homes in the Mission Hills, Marston Hills, Kensington, and Bankers Hill areas, and published a booklet, "Distinctive Homes," c1926, which included a picture of this house and other residences of Spanish Eclectic and Tudor Revival design. A number of their dwellings have been historically designated such as the Byers house at 4230 Arguello, the Wonder House of Stone at 4386 Adams Avenue, and the Burton/Telford house at 1271 Brookes Terrace.

Hurlburt's Tudor Revival homes of the mid to late 1920s equal or surpass the work of licensed architects in their creativity. It's unfortunate that his November 22, 1942 obituary only mentioned his involvement in the real estate and insurance business in San Diego and neglected his architectural contributions.

Charles Tifal, his building partner, at least, was credited as a general contractor in his obituary of February 14, 1968. Their "Distinctive Homes" booklet stated, "The firms of Ralph E. Hurlburt, 'Architectural Designing, Real Estate and Financing,' and Charles H. Tifal, 'Builder,' while operating individually and separately are, in a sense, a single organization striving to express through the homes they design and build, the very personality of the individual by whom they are at the time employed. Working in the belief that to design and build something that is correct and honest is, after all, no more expensive than that which is wrong and that it is simply a matter of thought and study - proving this conclusively in every instance - we profit in the knowledge that each client is a satisfied client and recommends us unquestionably."

According to his daughter, Alfred LaMotte was a very satisfied client and his sturdy Tudor Revival home in which he lived with his wife and daughters, Frances and Margery, until his death in 1951, gave him great pride and joy. From the half timbered shingle siding of the second story to the cut stone chimney and entrance surround with adjacent low wall to the multi-paned leaded glass windows and front door with delicate sidelights, the house exuded quality and beauty. The mock thatched roof, fashioned by Samuel Cabot's Creosote Stained Shingles and Shakes as advertised in their booklet, and the delicate wrought iron lighting fixtures, gate and balustrade, also contributed to the richness of the dwelling. The gazebo to the right of the house and the period garage in the rear reinforced the Tudor Revival styling.

Alfred D. LaMotte, a native of Glen Ellen, California, born on December 20, 1880, received his formal education from Mount Tamalpais Military Academy at San Rafael, then Berkeley High School. The world of music lured him at an early age into a career which commenced around the turn of the twentieth century with the management of the Benjamin Curtaz & Son music store in San Francisco. In 1912, after his marriag.e to Ethel Marion Neilson, a Mills College graduate from San Francisco, he moved to San Diego where he bought the Thearle Music Company, the oldest music business in the area, which originated in 188-7- as---t-h9-Geo.r;ge---Bi-JOkB-l--Gompany. ---In -1-901, --E-r-nest- Thearle haEl pureh-ased the-stcore---­from Birkel, changed the name to the Thearle Music Company, and possessed it until his health failed in 1910. The business drifted without a head until 1912 when LaMotte acquired it. At that time, F. H. Thearle of Chicago was president of the company and

DPR 523L I 1 /95) *Required Information

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State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

CONTINUATION SHEET Primary# ___________________ _ HRI# _________________ _ Trinomial ____________________ _

Page_5_ of_5_ *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder)_---'A"l"'-"f-"r'-"e'-'d"-D"-'-. ---'L'-'a"M"'o"-tut-"'e'-LH!.!.o!.JU!.JS;;ce"---------*Recorded by Kathleen Flanigan Date September 2003 181 Continuation D Update

*810 (Significance)

LaMotte became the vice president and manager. Under LaMotte's guidance, the business grew steadily. In 1912, the store had between 8 and 10 employees; by 1922, there were between 35 and 4 0 employees, and it emerged as the largest music store in Southern California. Thearles handled the goods and represented some of the foremost factories in the world, including William Knabe & Co. pianos, the Gulbranson Co.- player pianos, Vase & Sons of Boston, Kohler & Campbell of New York, and the Victor and other talking machine makers. Between 1913 and 1921, 16,000 sq. ft. of floor space was added. LaMotte rose to the position of president and general manager of Thearles and took Harry Callaway on as his vice-president.

By 1947, the employee-owned store was the oldest music store in San Diego and the 15th largest in the United States. That year, LaMotte spent $100,000 to double the store's frontage on Broadway and remodel the ground floor and mezzanine. He extended the store front east to 7th Avenue after the acquisition of 30,000 more sq. ft. of space occupied by three stores at 7th and Broadway. The store now had 26 studios on the 3~ floor which served 1200 San Diego children each week and a staff of 40 music teachers. Thearles had a stock of 125 pianos, 50,000 records, and 75 persons were employed there. It was devoted to the retail merchandising of pianos, organs, radios, records, musical instruments, sheet music, and other equipment and supplies for the music lover.

LaMotte was also active in associations connected to the music industry. He served as president of the San Diego Philharmonic Orchestral Society, president and director of, the National Association of Music, and was regarded as one of the outstanding men in the music trades of the U.S .A. Deeply concerned about civic improvement and business in general, LaMotte was president and director of the Merchants Association of San Diego, president and director the Rotary Club, treasurer and director of the Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the University Club, Cuyamaca Club, Scottish Rite and Al Bahr Temple, and the San Diego Rowing Club. An avid outdoorsman, he excelled at trap shooting and was honored as one of California's foremost trap shooters. He won many trophies and titles in competitive shooting in the sta:e. He loved fishing and was also captain of the San Diego Golf Club.

His death on September 24, 1951, at the age of 70, made the front page of the San Diego Union. The article extolled LaMotte's many contributions to the music industry and San Diego. In fact, during his time in San Diego from 1912 to 1951, LaMotte found mention in all the major biographical works produced such as Heilbron, McGrew, and Who's Who in San Diego in 1936, which attests to his importance here.

Frank w. Seifert, associated with Cypress View Mortuary, and his wife, Bessie, bought the house in September 1953 and sold it to Dr. Malcolm B. and Dorothy Coutts in November 1953. Dr. Coutts, a native of Ontario, Canada, and graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, received his medical degree from the University of Toronto with postgraduate training in orthopedics at Columbia University. He worked 30 years with the Orthopedic Medical Group and later Sharp Me~orial Hospital, after a military career where he served as a field surgeon under Gen. George Patton in World War II. An avid bicyclist, Dr. Coutts rode daily and made several treks ·throughout the country and abroad. He resided at this address until his death in 1993 at the age of 91.

DPR 523L I 1 /95) *Required Information

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APPENDIX

Title Search

San Diego City & County Directory Research

Notice of Completion

Alfred D. LaMotte References

Thearle Music Company/Alfred D. LaMotte References

Ralph E. Hurlburt, Architectural Designer/Charles H. Tifal, Builder, References

Historical Photograph - 1926

2003 Photographs

Dr. Malcolm B. Coutts Reference

Sanborn Fire Maps

Parcel Map of Area

Residential Building Record

Ray Brandes, Bankers Hill Historic Survey Sheet, 1982

Donaldson & Stiegler, "Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Strategy," 1996- Sheet for 3557 3'd Avenue

Bibliography

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TITLE SEARCH 3557 3'" Avenue

San Diego, California 92103

Lorna Grande, Block 2, Lots 3 & 4 APN # 452-402-03

Book Page Date Grantor Grantee

1023 366 9-23-24 Schoenbrun, Mark LaMotte, A.D. & Ethel

68 265 5-29-25 LaMotte, A.D. Notice of Completion

5031 226 9-1-53 LaMotte, A.D. & Seifert, Frank W. & Bessie Ethel

5075 311 11-10-53 Seifert, Frank W. Coutts, Malcolm B. & Dorothy

Until 1993

Remarks

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SAN DIEGO CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORY RESEARCH Residents of 3557 3rct Avenue

1926

1927-1931

1933-1935

1936-1951

1952

1953-1954

1955-1960

1961-1970

San Diego, CA 92103

Alfred D. (Ethel M.) LaMotte, president and general manager, Thearle Music Company, 640-644 Broadway

(Ralph E. Hurlburt, architectural designer & realtor, 1152 7th , h 3268 Brant/Charles H. Tifal, builder, 1152 7th, h 3727 Herman Avenue)

Alfred D. (Ethel M.) LaMotte, president Thearle Music Company, 64 0 Broadway between 6th and 7th

Alfred D. (Ethel M.) LaMotte, president Thearle Music Company, 640 Broadway, & LaMotte & Callaway, Distributors Westinghouse Electric Refrigerators, 1032 7'" Avenue

Alfred D. (Ethel M.) LaMotte, president Thearle Music Company, 640 Broadway

Mrs. E.M. LaMotte (widowAlf.)

Frank W. (Bessie) Seifert, with Cypress View Mortuary

Malcolm B. (Dorothy E.) Coutts, orthopedic and traumatic surgery physician, 2330 1't Avenue

Malcolm B. (Dorothy E.) Coutts, physician, 2330 1" Avenue, Room 205 & 7910 Frost Street, Room 104

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3'i'A-TE OF CAllFOlUIIA,

COunty of 6an Diego,

Notice of Completion Recorded May 29, 1925

NO'l'ICE OF C01ii?LETION

ss.

Alfred ll. LaMotte- beirlg first duly sworn, dGposes aml says~ That he is now nnd

was upon t}J.e 1'5th .• cl.a~' of ·Novembex 1925, the owne.r in fee .simpl-e of that certain real property

a'i-tu-at.ea- in th:e O.i.ty of s.an Di-ego, County of San ·Di-ego, 3-tate of Califo.rnia, ana particularly

o es_c:ribed "·as- J:s>H'OwS,; .t·o-wrt.;:

LOts-.:Dhr-ee (·3:}---anl'r.~·our· (_4·)·-in: Lorita Gl"and_e·:·A!ld-ititin -to· the Ci'ty of San Diego.

:::'?.:,\~ as suCh o~mor of said l.aria·.,. __ .o:f~Himt ;. SboU:t<tlie: i5-th. day .of ··November, li12E,

ellter.ed into- a co·ntrrlct wl th Hutl bur't and-' ·•n:fal-:for :the erec'ti~m and coustruc_tion, upoll the

land above· described, of a ce1·tain bui-l'di.P!f, --to-wH:

A 'I!wo story frame llmCi s-tl,l.cco .ho1.:-ee and garage with shingle too£.

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John E. Ferry, County .Rllootder .•

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Alfred D. LaMotte References

ALFRED D. LA MoTTE, a native son of California, has played a very ·influential part in the business and artistic life of San Diego for the past ten years. He is vice president and manager of Sq.n Diego's oldest music house, the Thearle Music Company at 64D-644 Broadway, a store for everything needed. It has also become in many respects a general musical center of the city. .

Mr. La Motte was born at Glen Ellen; Sonoma County, December · 20, 1880, son of Alfred Victor and Susan (Fornhals) La Motte. His father, who died at San Jose, California, in 1920, was distinguished as a naturalist, and was one of the foremost authorities on fish and other aquatic life in this country. During the eighties he was employed by. the J\1exican Government to explore l\1exican waters in general scientific research. Many of his articles on fish propagation and fish life were published and were accepted as a basis for Governmental procedure in the conservation of these water resources. The late· JYir. La Motte came to CalifOrnia in the early fifties from Wilmington, Delaware, and. was related to the noted Dupont family of Wilmington. The wife of Alfred Victor La Motte was a native of Germany, and was brought to the United States when six months old. She and her husband were married in Sonoma City in 1870, and she died at San Jose in 1906. Their two sons and three daughters are still living, Alfred D. being the youngest and only representative of the family in San Diego County.

Both his father and mother were cultured and college bred people, and his education was carefully supervised. Until he was fourteen he had private instruction in his home at Glen Ellen. He then entered the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy at San Rafael, subsequently attended

' the Berkeley High School, and after his education was employed for i a time by the State Board of Trade at San Francisco, was also connected • with the hardware and lumber business in that city and established his

first connection with his present business as secretary of the Ross P. Curtice Company, general music goods merchants at Lincoln, Nebraska. Later beginning in 1904, he was for about eight years manager of the music store of the Benjamin Curtaz & Son at San Francisco.

Mr. La Motte came to San Diego from San Francisco in 1912. The Thearle Music Company is the oldest established house of its kind in San Diego, and has had a continuous history since 1887. As originally established it was the George Birkel Company, and the good will of this business was sold to Mr. Ernest Thearle in 1901. Mr. Thearle con­tinued active until a general breakdown of health in 1910, which obliged him to retire. For nearly three years the business drifted along without a he.ad, until Mr. La Motte acquired an interest and took the management in 1913. Mr. Thearle died in 1918. The president of the company is Mr. F. H. Thearle of Chicago, while Mr. La Motte is manager and vice president and Lily E. Burton, secretary and treasurer. When Mr. La Motte came to San Diego in 1912 this store had between eight and ten employes. The business has increased fivefold since then, and now employ between thirty-five and forty persons and is the largest institn­tion of its kind in Southern California. The Thearle Music Company handle the goods of and represent some of the foremost factories in the world, including the William Knabe & Company pianos, the Gulbransen Company of player pianos, Vase & Sons of Boston, Kohler & Campbell of New York, the Autopiano Company of New York, and also the Victor and other talking machine makers. This store has largely made good its claim and motto, "Everything in :Music."

Continued on next page

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Alfred D. LaMotte References

! Mr. La Motte as manager has emphasized and put in practice the ! belief that a music store should sustain a vital relation with ev~ry musical event and interest in the ci.ty, and he has made his store an m­formation bureau pertaining to everything musical. A free box office is maintained for the sale of tickets to all musical performances, and the company has spent a great deal of money in behalf of movements that affect favorably musical advancement. Free recitals are frequently given in the recital hall. With the great growth of the business during the past nine years the company's floor space has been enlarged and during 1921 sixteen thousand additional square feet were added.

Mr. La Motte is a past president and director of the Merchants Association of San Diego, past president and director of the Rotary Club, and is treasurer and for years has been a diredor of the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Cuyamaca Club, San Diego Country Club, San Diego' Rowing Club, and is a past master of San Francisco Lodge No. 360, F. and A. M., a member of all the Scotti>h Rite bodies of San Diego, and Al Bahr Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the National Association of Piano Merchants, and the National Ampico Art Society.

April 9, 1912, at San Francisco, he married Miss Ethel Marion !"eilson in that city, a native daughter of California, born at Heidelburg m Sonoma County. She was educated at Mills College near Oakland and is. a member of the Mills College Club the Wednesday Club and the Amph10n Club, also the San Diego Country Club. The home of Mr. and Mrs. La Motte is at 3543 Third Street.

·Clarence Alan McGrew, City of San Diego and San Diego County, Vol. II, 1922.

ALFRED D. LA MOTTE, Merchant

Born Glen Ellen, California, December 20, 1880, a son of A. V. and Suzanne (Formhals) La Motte. Past Master S. F. Lodge No. 360, Scottish Rite of San Diego, AI Bahr Temple Shrine, San Diego. President Merchants' Association, 1914; President Rotary Club, 1917; President San--Diego .Countr_y -Club; __ .f_or___man-Y- __ y_ears __ Director San Diego Chamber of Com­merce. Member of Cuyamaca and Univer­sity Clubs. President Thearle Music Com-

, pany: President La Motte and Calloway Company.

Who's Who In San Diego, 1936.

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Alfred D. LaMotte References . ALFRED D. LAMOTTE

Alfred D. LaMotte was born at Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California on December 20 .. 1880, a son of Alfred Victor and Sussanne (Formha!s) LaMotte.

He recieved practically all of his early education from his father and mother in the parental home. In those clays in northern California, schools were few and far between. For a short time after leaYing the home in Sonoma County he attended the Mt. Tamalpais Military Academy.

Mr. LaMotte started in the music business about the turn of the century and was for a number of years the manager of the old finn of Benj. Curtaz & Son, music house in San Francisco, California. He came to San Diego in 1912 and became interested in the business of the Thearle Music Company. Later he purchased from :Mr·. Fred and Ernest Thearle and Mr. C. H. Knights their interest in the Thearle Music Company and has been the active head of that bus.iness ever since.

He took into the firm Mr. Harry E. Calla way, who for many years has acted as vice-president and general manager; Lily E. Burton, who is Secretary and Treasurer of the firm, Mr. 0. E. Nobles and some of his other associates.

The Thearle Music Company is one of the old pioneer firms of San Diego, having been established here in 1887.

Mr. LaMotte has taken an active interest in all Civic and semi-civic affairs in San Diego and has contributed generously of his time and ability to the development of the civic institutions of San Diego. He has been an active mem­ber of the Merchant's Association for 24 vears and served as its president in 1914. He joined the Rotary Club shortly ;fter its founding and served as its president in 1917. He is one of the outstanding members of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce and served on its board of directors for m;)ny years. He is also one of the fonnders, past director and past president of the San Diego Country Club and a member and past director of the Cuyamaca Club and the University Club. He also was president for a nnmber of years of Jhe San Diego Philharmonic Orchestral Society. He is past president and has been for manv vears a director of the l\ationnl /\ssociation of l\lusic 1Ierchants of tlH.~ Cniie<.l States and hns .been regarded for many years as one of the out-

:;tanding men in the music trade~ of the country. . In his fraternal affiliations he is a member of the n:trious ~\Jasonic bodieS.

He is pa.st master of San Francisco Lorlge :\o. 360 F. & .\. iii., a member of the Scottish Rite bodies of San Diego an<! a li ie member of AI Bahr Temple of tire Shrine.

In 1912 ~[r. l.a~lottc was married tu ~Jiss Ethel ~1. Neilson. This mar­riage \Yas blessed by t\\"O charming daughters. ::\Jr. La?\Jotte is a man of many hobbies, including galL fishing and hnnting. Outstanding among these prob­ably has been his trap sl10oting which he began with the old Empire Gu~ Club back in 1898. He has for a number of \'cars been recognized as one 0

California's foremost trap ~hooters <1nd ha:-1 ~\-on man~· trophies and titles. tn

competitiYe shooting throughout the state. He has twice been trap shootmg

championof ~ali fornia_Inr1il~ns ar:d_oncc theirgolfchampi_on: , : . . ..... ·. Jo In 1936 he won the Cahfornra State Hrgh a\'erage champwnohrp for.

yard trap shooting. He has long been one of San Diego Countis most acttve and progrcssi\·e citizens and has been firmly back of e\·ery movement for the

de\'elopment of San Diego County.

Carl H. Heilbron, History of San Diego County, 1936.

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Photograph, c1950, Courtesy San Diego Historical Society.

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in sizl'l and of nice proporfioo~:~. · C:llR"e · is'fin.ilihr:d .. Jn.tut.f.in_ m~hoJrany. Bas~ . .': 11trinRa Copper wound. K-c;re- gCi:uF'' .i.ne ivory.

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San Diego Union, June 14, 1925.

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SAN DIEGO

DODGE & HAY\VAitD, Le.sl!leeN and 1\htnn~·ei'~J

BERTHA KALICH IN

"MAGDA'? By Herman §udermann

Play Staged by Madame Kalich Revised Translation by Charles Edward Amory \iVinslow

Monday Evening, February 7th Wednesday Matinee, February

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·.Lt. Col. Leopold Schwartze (i:·etired) ............................ Edward F'lelding His Daughters: Magda .................... -. .......................... BERTHA KALICH

Marie ....•........................................................... Ina liards Augusta, his second wife-..-------------'···········--····----------------Louise Muldener Franzinska von ViTendlowski, her sister .............................. Mal'Y Hubbard Max von Wendlowski, their nephew ........ -------------------------- .... Misha Auer Hefterdingt; pastor of St. Mary's----------------------------------------Leonard Mudie Von Keller, Counsellor at Law ____________________________________ \Varburton Gamble Major-General von Klebs (on half pay)------ ... Lester Alden Professor B eclun an _________ ....... ----------- .... --------------- ________ Jerome Collamore Mrs. von Klebs .. ----------.------------------------···------- ______ ._Helene Claire Benedi-ct JY.Irs. Justice El rich .............. ------·-··- ....... ------------------------- ..... Hilda Hilstro m Mrs. Schumann.:.................... ........................ . ...... Emjly Dracken Theresa, Maid-Servant of the Schwartze Family _____ ..... Marga1·et Arrow

ACT I. Living R.oom in the Sclnvartze Home. Late Afternoon.

Intermission of Five Minutes. ACT II.

T.he _ . .Same. Evening. Intermission of Seven Minutes ACT III.

The Same. The Next Day. Inter'mission of Five Minutes.

Did You Know---'l'ihat there is a new Radio model in San Diego that you can tune with one hand-in the dark.

There is! It is the new single dial

ATWATER 'KENT ASII: US AIIOUT IT

Alfred D. Lal\:lotte, President

M airi 4122 640 Broadway, Bet. Sixth and Seventh

Spreckels Theatre Playbill, 1927.

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O«Jrge J. B1rkei, ~Jgn,~ to ft by :the old B"enjam.tp.:..O\lrta:rJ· & :son-·-ot··Bt~n e~o. · -~n 1899 ·ii;lt la.'tt,_,.Et'neat A. Tbearle <lllihe to &n Diego on·· the

San Diego Union, April20, 1930.

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San Diego Union, September 28, 1947.

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MODERNIZATION ~PROGRAM Al. , . . - , . I

Continued on next page

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San Diego Union, August 15, 1948.

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B UJLDING MATERIALs, like men, are judged by the character of their accociates,

As ;the finer elt>ments of nature attract the similar qualities of a man's soul, and make of him a more noble figure in his sphere of life, so it is that the characteristics of a fine building material will attract the attention of the master of the art of construction; and through his vision will be blended with other materials, into the materialization of a complete structure, bespeaking the character of each integral part and its maker.

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Real Estate Financing

ll5f Seventh St. Phone Main 2897

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HE firms of RALPH E. HURLBURT, "Architectural Designing, Real Estate and Financing," and CHARLES H. TrFAL, "Builder,'' while operating individually ahd separately are, in a sense, a single organization striving to express throu!lh the homes they design and build, the very personality of the individual by whom they are at the time employed.

Wmcking in the belief that to design and build something that is correct and honest is, after all, no more expen­sive than that "[hich is wrong and that it is simply a matter of thought and study-proving this conclusively in every in­stance--we profit in the knowledge that each client is a satisfied client and recommends us unquestionably.

In offering ,the services of Ralph E. Hurlburt, Charles H. Tifal, and R. L. Frank, designer, the client profits not only by a tremendous buying power but by the knowledge and experience of skilled draughtsmen, mechanics, decorators and craftsmen -paying a persentage of profit no greater than is asked by any builder of good repute, and of additional interest is the fact that no charge, is made for complete plans and specifications.

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Designed by Ralph E. Hurlburt- RESIDENCE OF ALFRED D. LA MoTTE-Built by Charles H. Tifal 35 57 T bird Street

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Ralph E. Hurlburt, Architectural Designer Charles H. Tifal, Builder

References

, Ra~b E.' Hurlburt 1

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15, 1n 1 tht>: re<~~;\ c~tute and msu~ance butlMn h~re 1:or 20 ;Years v.JJI be conducted tonmrr.ow in·'Utka, Ntt-b. ·

! Mr • ., Hurlbm1 _dit'd _Fr}dny ir:t Yor.li;1 1 L.~~~~~-:,aiWl.dini .. ..w .•. pc{.l~;_ : ·tn-~ft~~! .. tilel't'. · , · · /· · A __ native of. Utlu; ·Mr. H~lrlhurt j ltf»d· -~n· 11 rc.sidcrlt Q( San· Die~~~ i-atl1«: Ul8. TH'1tved lit· 1'200 Brooks i i t!-i-ra~ t~od J~ ~ur.viv~ b'y hl..!l w'Jfe, 1 -~, .. Jigtlk.....liucl~~rJL..JOU..I :: OOrdOil. OOtb · Q! !)an Dlea:o, Mr~ . . ~-Jtu!l~~~lul.s,. tum.t lo Vt_icA' ~ at .. ~ l.Wn'd, tfre IH!'PY}m. ·'}··· ··~:·-"'!' : '·: M:t: 'Hurlburt -wa:t 11· -·IDember or 1 _

1 ltie ··&n::,.))Je;:C) Rt>!iltY board. He; ..... , ., l!l'l~l~n4~rt...Wf~

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·Charles H. Tifa.l Services wUI be 'at. 2:30 p.m. ·

today in Bonham Brotpe:rs Mor­tuary for Charles H. Tifal, 86, of 3021 Dumas. St., Wllere lle died Monday. Crematioh is pla,nned. , A com~ty resident f!3 years, Tifal was !)otn in Wisconsin. Jle was a retfr<id general contrpc· tor. His widow, Eva; tWo

· daught,ers, including Mrs. Vir­. ginla HMen of Sail Diego;· five grandchildren, . and· ·il great­g-randchildren survive .

. San Diego Union, February 14, 1968.

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Historical Photograph - 1926 Courtesy San Diego Historical Society

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2003 Photographs

Front or west facing facadle with cllll stone chimney, shingled and half limbered second ston·y, delicate multi-paned leaded glass windows, and lilccoralivo wood shutters~ amidst mature planlts.

entrance will! cut stone squared! porch cnt•·y, multi-pancdl !cadlc!l glass win~!lows, stucco am! shingledl exterior.

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The squared entry porch which faces south in this photograph features a stone surround attached to a wall, a delicate wrougl!t iron balustrade, and a rich wood door with leaded glass lights and side lights.

bei!Ui]ifiil cut stone surround, an elaborate wrought iron gale, and a rich wood door with glass lights and side !iglnts.'

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Southeast facades with shingled extel"ior, plain and leaded glass casement windows, Tudor textured roof patteril which simulates thatch and side yard with lap pool to the right.

North facing fllc,Hle with innovative circular window, wavy shingle design on 2"' story, stucco chimney vent.

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Six car garage and maid's qu•rtus/rentalll!lits which carry Tudor Revival design at rear on alley.

Gazebo at rigllt side oflwuse --d<OSi!~nedh}' Ral!lll Hurlb"i'!-also -ill-l-90!-5-. -

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Dr. Malcolm B. Coutts Reference

OBITUARIES

Dr. Malcolm B. Coutts, 91; orthopedic s,:urgeon was an. enthusiastic. bicyclist

Malcolm Bingeman Coutts, a ily man and enthusiast, Dr. Coutts long-time San Diego orthopedic took 19 family members to .Scot­surgeon, died early yesterday in his land in search of his ancestry. He Hillcrest home after suffering from was an avid bicyclist and made· sev­prostatic cancer for 13 years. He era! trekS throughout the c·ountry was 91. and abroad. Dr. Coutts rode daily

The ·native of Ontario, Canada, until age 87. practiced medicine in the area for Dr. Coutts' wife of 57 years, Do-30 years with the Orthopedic Medi- i-othy McGrath, died in 1990. He is cal Group and later at Sharp Memo- survived by his five children: Sylvia· rial Hospital. He graduated from Lansberg of Chatham, Mass., Rich~ the University of Saskatchewan and ard and Stephen of San Diego, Kel­received his medical degree from sey of Oakland and Alison Coutts-· the University of Toronto, He also. Jordan or Santa Barbara. He had 10 did postgraduate training in ortho- grandchildren and two great grand-pedics at Columbia University, children. ·

During his military career, Dr. · · A private ceremony will be held Coutts served as a field surgeon tod~y.' The family suggests contri­under Gen. George Patton in World butions be made to San Diego Has­War II. . . pice, 4311 Third Ave., San Diego . Described by his friends as a fam- 92103. ·

San Diego Union, February 22, 1993.

UNION· TRIBUNE

Dr. Malcolm Coutts: Orthopedi<c surgeon

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Page _1_ of _2_ *Resource Name or #: --~3:_e5:,:5.!..7~3,_,r_,d'-'A"'v-"e"'n.,u,e"-'"'-A_.,P._,N'-!...:4"'5'-'2"-----'-40"'2"----'0"'3'----------------------­

P1. Other Identifier:--:--:--::-----,-,---,----:--------,----;;-=:---------------*P2. Location: D Not for Publication l!:'l!l Unrestricted a. County San Diego

b. USGS 7 .5' Quad -;;--;-.,---------Date __ T ___; R ___; __ 1/4 of _1/4 of Sec_; ---=:-;B.M. c. Address 3557 3rd Avenue City San Diego Zi~ 92103 d. UTM: {Give more than one for la.rge and/or linear feature) Zone ___ , mE/ mN

e. Other Locational Data: (e.g. parcel #, legal description, directions to resource, elevation, additional UTMs, etc. as appropriate)

Assessor's Parcel Number: 452-402-03; Legal Description: L3 B2 TR0692/L 4; Thomas Bros. Map Reference: 60-C4

*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)

This single family residential building was designed in the Tudor style. It is in good condition. The total usable floor area is 3,877 square feet. The total lot area is 13,499 square feet.

*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codesi---"'H"P_,2,_,.___,S,..i"'n"gl,e'--f"anu""''"ly.L.Op'-"r-"o"p"'er"tv"-----------------*P4 Resources Present· mBuilding DStructure DObject OSite DDistrict DEiement of District OOther (Isolates etc) '

PSa. Photograph or Drawing {Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objeCts) P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date, etc.) Photo Number: 141-06A Est. Date: 1995-1996

* P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: 0 Prehistoric m Historic OBoth

1900's Mid-City Survey Est. [19]1925 TRW Data-Assessor

*P7. Owner and Address: Adams R Paul/jt 3557 3rd Ave

Photo Number: 141-06A San Diego Ca 92103-4908

*PS. Recorded by:(Name, affiliation, address) lone Stiegler, IS Architecture 6322 Via Maria, La Jolla 92037 Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA 530 Sixth Ave., SD 92101

*P9. Date Recorded: 07/15/1996 *P10. Survey Type:(Describe) Architectural ReconnaissanGe Survey C--Comprehensive Survey

*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report/other sources or "none") Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego PreservatiOn Strategy, Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, Inc., & IS Architecture, 1996.

D Sketch Map D Continuation Sheet (I Building_, Structure and Object Record D Linear Feature. Record D Milling Station Record D Rock Art Record D Artifact Record

*Attachments: D NONE D Location Map D Archaeological Record D District Record D Photograph Record D Other: (List) ----------------------------~----

DPR 523A 11/95) *Required information

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. Page _2_ of _2_ *NRHP Status Code ~4!>S~2"----------------•Resource Name or II: 3557 3rd Avenue APN 452-402-03 81. Historic Name:----------------------------------------

82. CommonName:~~~~==----------------=-~~~~~~~~~~~------83. Original Use: Residential SF 84. Present Use: R--Residential (Single Family)

*85. Architectural Style: ~T,_,u.,d,.,o,r~---------------~------------------*86. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations.)

1900's was the date of construction estimated from the field survey. Real estate data from TRW-Experian, based on Assessor's information, indicates that [19]1925 was the date of construction.

*87, Moved? 0 No 0 Yes II Unknown Date: _____ Original Location: --------'--------------*88. Related Features:

B9a. Architect:-~-------------- b. Builder:--------------------­

*810. Significance: Theme _A'=""r"'Cch,_!._,·t"'ec,tu=re"----------,:--o-:--c-.Area San Diego Period of Significance 1900's Property Type Residential SF Applicable Criteria __._N,_,/_..A.._ __ _ (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)

This building was identified as an individually significant resource by the Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Strategy survey. The resource is independently significant for its distinctive design or physical characteristics and does not require a contextual setting to derive a level of significance.

811. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) ------------------------­*812. References:

San Diego Co. Assessor Map Book 452, Page 40, 1995-96 and TRW-Experian 1997. McAlester & McAlester. "A Field Guide to American Houses". 1984. Woodbridge, Sally B. "California Architecture", 1988.

813. Remarks: Zoning: R-3A; County land use code: 311

*B14. Evaluator: lone Stiegler, IS Architecture Date of Evaluation: 07/15/1996

(Th-is -slJcrce-reserved- for-o ffic!al-comments. )-

DPR 5238 (1/951

(Sketch Map with north arrow required)

*Requ1red mformatJOn

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Brandes, Ray. Mission Hills Historic Survey, 1982.

D' Atri, Margery LaMotte. Interview, August 5, 2003.

Donaldson & Stiegler. "Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Strategy," 1996.

Flanigan, Kathleen. 2003 Photographs.

Heilbron, Carl H .. History of San Diego County. San Diego: The San Diego Press Club, 1936.

Hurlburt, R.E. and C.H. Tifal, "Distinctive Homes," no date, located at the San Diego Historical Society.

McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986.

McGrew, Clarence Alan. City of San Diego and San Diego County. Chicago: The American Historical Society, 1922.

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