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Heilman Villas, 706-720 Orange Avenue & 1060-1090 Seventh Street, Coronado, San Diego County, CA
Location706-720 Orange Avenue & 1060-1090 Seventh Street,
Coronado, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2341
Building/structure dates:
1922 initial construction
Significance: Heilman Villas (Babcock Court) was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as an excellent example of the bungalow court, retaining intact details of artistic design and craftsmanship successfully adapted to a housing form affordable to individuals with modest incomes. The complex expresses the aesthetics of much grander homes of the 1920s period. Ten bungalows and one two-story duplex are grouped on a landscaped central courtyard and surrounding areas of the nearly half-acre lot, affording comfortable interactions between indoor and outdoor living. The stuccoed building exhibit Mission-style architectural elements, such as crenellated parapets, canales, and bracketed and mission-tiled awnings. Interiors reflect Craftsman priorities through hardwood floors, built-in writing desks and cabinetry, and arched leaded-glass windows. Overall, the complex conveys clearly the essential qualities that made the bungalow court a successful response to the housing need generated as a result of rapid urban growth in the 1920s. By providing both a sense of community and a separate residence, the bungalow court was a successful compromise between urban tenements and traditional single-family homes.
Related Names
Heilman, Robert
Heilman, Lillian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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Photograph caption(s):
1. SITE OVERVIEW FROM RAISED POINT ON ORANGE AVENUE, CAMERA FACING NORTHWEST
2. SITE OVERVIEW FROM RAISED POINT ON ORANGE AVENUE, CAMERA FACING NORTH
3. SITE OVERVIEW FROM RAISED POINT AT CORNER OF ORANGE AVENUE AND SEVENTH STREET, CAMERA FACING WEST
4. SOUTHEAST FRONT
5. NORTHEAST SIDE
6. NORTHWEST BACK AND SOUTHWEST SIDE FROM RAISED POINT IN ALLEY
7. SOUTHWEST SIDE
8. Photocopy of photograph (original photograph in possession of Coronado Historical Association). Photographer Unknown, circa 1922. HEILMAN VILLAS FROM ORANGE AVENUE
9. Photocopy of photograph (original photograph in possession of Coronado Historical Association). Photographer Unknown, circa 1922. HEILMAN VILLAS FROM CORNER OF ORANGE AVENUE AND SEVENTH STREET
10. Photocopy of photographs (original photographs in possession of Coronado Historical Association). Chris Ackerman, Photographer, 1992. THREE VIEWS OF BABCOCK COURT: 1) CENTRAL COURTYARD FROM SECOND STORY PORCH, 2) AREA BEHIND BUNGALOWS, 3) OBLIQUE VIEW OF BUNGALOW FRONTS WITH TWO-STORY APARTMENT IN REAR
11. Photocopy of photographs (original photographs in possession of Coronado Historical Association). Chris Ackerman, Photographer, 1992. THREE VIEWS OF BABCOCK COURT: 1) BUNGALOW FRONT WITH ORANGE AVENUE IN REAR, 2) COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE PLAQUE IN FOREGROUND, BUNGALOW FRONTS IN BACKGROUND, 3) OBLIQUE VIEW OF BUNGALOW ARCHED WINDOW AND ROOF PARAPET
12. Photocopy of photographs (original photographs in possession of Coronado Historical Association). Chris Ackerman, Photographer, 1992. THREE VIEWS OF BABCOCK COURT: 1) SIDE OF BUNGALOW AND BOUGAINVILLEA IN LEFT FOREGROUND, BUNGALOW IN RIGHT BACKGROUND, 2) OBLIQUE VIEW OF BUNGALOW FRONTS ALONG SEVENTH STREET, 3) PORTION OF BUNGALOW FRONT DOOR
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