The following section describes in further detail the character-defining features of the District and of individual buildings contained therein. Historic District designation is intended to protect and preserve these character-defining features.
a.1 Overall Form, Continuity, Scale and Proportion. All buildings are built to the property lines and rise vertically without setbacks. Building heights are two to three stories, with the exception of the one-story building at 45 Lusk Street. Ten of the twelve contributing buildings have flat roofs. One building (435 Brannan) has a combination gable and flat roof. One building (322-326 Ritch Street) has a double-gable roof. The District’s buildings are rectangular plan and largely masonry structures with the exception of four wood frame buildings.
(b) Fenestration. The majority of the buildings have aluminum and steel sash multi-lite windows. Wood frame windows are found on two properties (45 Lusk, 322-326 Ritch). Methods of operability include fixed, awning, double-hung, pivot and sliding.
(c) Materials and Finishes. Six of the buildings are clad in smooth finish stucco. Two are clad in wood channel drop siding and one is clad with wood clapboard siding. Two buildings are red brick. One of the brick buildings has a concrete base that falls just below the water table. Materials and paint are generally light to medium colors with white, buff, and grey the predominate shades.
(d) Architectural Details. There are no character-defining interior features identified as part of this designation. Exterior ornament consists of projecting corniced rooflines with modillions, egg and dart and dentil molding, belt courses, brick corbelling. The specific character-defining exterior features of the buildings are as follows:
(1) 630 3rd Street (1924). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; six bays; flat roof, smooth finish stucco cladding; fixed multi-lite aluminum sash windows; piers; cornice; string course; and ornamental shields.
(2) 415 Brannan Street (1923). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; three bays; flat roof; smooth finish stucco cladding; multi-lite steel sash windows; pilasters; projecting cornice; and belt courses.
(3) 425 Brannan (1924). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; smooth-finish stucco cladding; flat roof; projecting cornice; dentil and egg and dart molding; recessed panels and parapet; piers; and belt courses.
(4) 435 Brannan (1910). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; smooth finish stucco cladding; parapet; multi-light, steel sash ribbon awning windows; rounded corners; window and door openings; entrance awning; belt courses; and speedlines.
(5) 18-28 Clyde St (1907). Character-defining features include: three-story height and rectangular massing; three bays; wood channel drop siding; flat roof; projecting cornice with dentils and modillions; open central bay and staircase; double-hung windows; and projecting wood window sills and headers.
(6) 36 Clyde St (1923). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; three bays; wood clapboard siding; flat roof; projecting cornice, modillions, egg and dart and dentil molding; multi-lite steel and plate glass pivot windows; and wood window trim and sills.
(7) 25-35 Lusk Street (1917). Character-defining features include: two story height and rectangular massing; six bays; flat roof; brick cladding; corbelled cornice; multi-lite steel sash windows; recessed window openings; quoins; second floor brick detailing; molded concrete belt courses; and the painted sign “Ogden Packing & Provision Co.”
(8) 45 Lusk Street (1922). Character-defining features include: one-story height and rectangular massing; channel drop wood siding; flat roof; multi-lite wood sash windows; above-grade recessed entrance; projecting cornice and modillions; and dentil and egg and dart molding.
(9) 322-326 Ritch Street (1906). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; five bays; brick cladding; piers; brick corbelling; brick window sills; projecting cornice; recessed door and window openings; multi-light and double-hung wood windows; and parapet.
(10) 330 Ritch Street (1920). Character-defining features include: three-story height and rectangular massing; brick cladding; flat roof; and brick window sills.
(11) 224 Townsend (1935). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; five bays; concrete cladding; flat roof; decorative parapet above central entrance bay; spandrel panels between first and second floors on primary elevation; vertical ornament above second floor window openings on primary elevation; and fluted columns projecting above the roofline.
(12) 228-242 Townsend St (1909). Character-defining features include: two-story height and rectangular massing; flat roof; stucco cladding; projecting cornice with brackets; and dentil molding.
(Added by Ord. 256-18, File No. 180723, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018)
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So in Ord. 256-18.