St. Peter's Episcopal Church, rectory, and parish hall : historic resource technical memorandum : draft PDF
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SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY 3 1223 08514 2983 Draft ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, RECTORY, AND PARISH HALL Historic Resource Technical Memorandum 711.56 F825h Draft ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, RECTORY, AND PARISH HALL Historic Resource Technical Memorandum "V -,()MENTS DEPT. Prepared for: October 2007 Housing Services Affiliate of the Bernal SAN FRANCISCO Heights Neighborhood Center PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1223 08514 2983 Draft ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, RECTORY, AND PARISH HALL Historic Resource Technical Memorandum October 2007 Prepared for: Housing Services Affiliate of the Bernal Heights Neighborhood C 225BushStreet Suite 1700 SanFrancisco,CA94104 415.896.5900 www.esassoc.com LosAngeles Oakland Petalurna Portland Sacramento SanDiego Seattle Tampa WoodlandHills 206335 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/stpetersepiscopa2007sanf ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, RECTORY, AND PARISH HALL Draft Historic Resources Technical Memorandum Introduction This Historic Resources Technical Memorandum for St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rectory, and Parish Hall at 420-430 29lh Avenue in San Francisco has been preparedby Environmental Science Associates for the Housing Services Affiliate ofthe Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center and the San Francisco Planning Department as part ofthe environmental review process pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The memorandum is intendedto provide Housing Services Affiliate ofthe Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center and the San Francisco Planning Department with a historical context ofSt. Peter's Church and the Richmond District, a briefarchitectural description ofall buildings and structures on the property, a description oftheir historic significance pursuant to CEQA criteria, a description ofthe proposed project, the regulatory context for historic resources, an assessment ofimpacts to potentially significant historic resources, and recommended mitigation measures and/or alternatives to reduce or avoid significant adverse impacts. This memorandum is not intended to be a full Historic Resources Evaluation Report (HRER) as defined by San Francisco Planning Department's Preservation Bulletin # 16, CEQA ReviewProceduresforHistoricResources. This memorandum does, however, contain many ofthe contents ofa full HRER and is sufficiently detailed to provide the Planning Department with a determination ofhistoric significance, and project impact under CEQA. Architectural Description The following provides an architectural description ofthe exterior and interiorofSt. Peter's Episcopal Church, the Rectory, and the Parish Hall. A site plan is provided in Figure 1, and floor plans ofthe church are provided in Figure 2. Contemporary photos ofall structures on the site are provided in Appendix A. Historic photos are provided in Appendix B. St.Peter'sEpiscopalChurch 1 ESA/206335 TechnicalMemorandum October2007 O— ExistingChurch On Existing Basement Existing Rectory Existing ParishHall 0U_ 20 I Feet SOURCE:K2AArchitecture+Interiors,2007 St. Peter'sEpiscopalChurchTechnical Memorandum.206335 Figure 1 Site Plan Basement Level Floor Plan Street Level Floor Plan SOURCE:K2AArchitecture+Interiors,2007 St. Peter'sEpiscopal ChurchTechnical MemoranduFmi.g2u0r6e3325 St. Peter's Episcopal Church Floor Plans DraftHistoricResourcesTechnicalMemorandum St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1913) Exterior St. Peter's Episcopal Church, located at 420 29th Avenue is a one and a halfstory brick Gothic Revival Style church with an L-shaped plan constructed in 1913. The structure is brickwith wood framed rooftrusses and wood posts. The primary roofform is a gable roof, with hip and flat roof forms in the rear. The brickcladding has a Flemish bond pattern, capped with light-colored, cast stone ornamentation. A large, lancet arch widow with light-colored and scored cement plaster surround is located on the front-facing gable on the primary, west-facing facade along 29th Avenue. This front-facing gable is located overthe church nave, and is now covered with plywood and a painted decorative mural. Decorative brick buttresses are located at the corners of the nave andalong its south-facing wall. Perpendicular to the nave and toward the front ofthe building is a single-story entry porch with a gable roofand lancet arch entryway. Light-colored cast stone crosses are located on the roofpeaks ofboth the nave and the side entry porch. Also perpendicular to the nave and located towardthe rear oreastern end ofthe building is a one and a halfstory section with a hip roof, containing the organ loft. The northern and southern facades have smaller lancet arch windows; fouron each facade, with light-colored and scored cement plaster surrounds. All windows are covered with plywood, as the stained glass has since been removed for their protection. Otherwindows toward the rearofthe building are replacements vinyl units. The roofis clad in original andreplacement slate shingles. The church enframes a small, square courtyard with a stone fountain in the center. A newerbrick garden wall encircles the courtyard. A small, bronze plaque is affixed to the church wall to the right ofthe front entryway, with the following inscription: INMEMORIAM THISLANTERN ISAFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED TO REV. C. L. MEL. FIRSTRECTOR OF THISCHURCH. The referenced lantern is a small, bronze and glass cylindrical lantern hung above the entryway. Overall, the church retains a high degree ofphysical integrity. Few alterations to the building are apparent, except forthe replacement roofshingles, the later brick garden wall, and windows infilled with plywood, andnewervinyl replacement windows to the rearofthe building. Interior The main body ofthe church is divided into three sections, nave, choir, and sanctuary, each with their own level, separated vertically byaboutan 8" step; the lowest part being the nave and the highest partbeing the sanctuary, with the choir in the middle. Scoredandpaintedplasterwalls with Gothic arch openings in diminishing sizes from front to back also define these three spaces. St.Peter'sEpiscopalChurch 4 ESA/206335 TechnicalMemorandum October2007
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