HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-28_cityofsanrafael_99b7ee0766970ca649159286b92eb2f3Summary of Development Approvals at the Marin Academy (MA) campus includes:
II December 1988 -Planning Commission conditionally approved an EnVironmental and
Design Review Permit (ED88-023) to allow the redevelopment of a 'barracks' building,
located at the northeast corner of Mission and Cottage Avenues, construction of the
existing science building ("Thatcher Ha!i")
II January 1996 -Zoning Administrator conditionaHy approved an Environmental and Design
Review Permit (ED96-002) to allow the installation of site landscaping and lighting.
• May 1997 -Planning Commission conditionally approved an Environmental and Design
Review Permit (ED95-090) and a Use Permit (UP97-004) to allow the construction of a new
gymnasium ("Athletic Center') and establish a Master Use Permit with a maximum
enrollment capacity of 385 students. The Commission requested MA establish a parking
plan to help alleviate the issue of student and employee parking on surrounding
neighborhood streets, which was incorporated into conditions of approval.
• June 2000 -Planning Commission conditionally approved an Environmental and Design
Review Permit (EDOO-047) to allow the replacement Of the eXisting theater building, located
at the southwest corner of Mission and Cottage Avenues, with a larger "Performing Arts
Center".
• March 2002 -Planning Commission conditionally approved an Environmental and Design
Review Permit (ED01-146) to allow the replacement of the existing fine arts center, located
at the northeast corner of Mission and Forbes Avenues, with a smaller "Visual Arts Center".
.. November 2002 -Planning Commission conditional.ly approves a Use Permit Amendment
(UP02-027) and an Environmental and Design Review Permit (ED02-DBO) to allow an
increase in maximum enrollment capacity to 400 students and the redevelopment of tennis
courts, located behind the 'new' gymnas;um ("Athletic Center"), to a new, 34-stall, parking
area for faculty and staff. A condition of approval required MA to work with ne:ghbors to
further alleviate the issue of student and employee parking on surrounding neighborhood
streets and amend their existing parking plan.
.. August 2003 -Planning Commission adopts a resolution (Resolution No. 03-29) approving
the amended Parking and Traffic Plan for MA, as required as a condition of approval of Use
Permit Amendment (UP02-027) and an Environmental and Design Review Permit (ED02-
060). The updated parking plan provided additional on-site and off-street parking spaces (a
total of 157 parking spaces), reducing the number of cars traveling to MA by utilizing public
transit (bus) services, and requiring on-going communication between MA and neighbors
and reporting to Planning staff.
• November 2004 -Planning Commission conditionally approved exterior renovation of the
administration building ("Bodie Brizendine Leadership Center") and redevelopment of a
medical office building, both located along the east Cottage Avenue street front, between
Fifth and Mission Avenues, with a new "Library" building.
• May 2007 -Zoning Administrator conditionally approved an Environmental and Design
Review Permit (ED07-017) to allow the comprehensive renovation and expansion of the
'athletic fields', located at the northwest corner of MISSion Avenue and Bryn Mawr Drive.
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I. INTRODUCTION " .... , .... ,"'., ..... ', .......... " .. , ... ,' ...... ,,, .. ,, ............... ,', ............ , ............ 3
SUMMARY OF DETERMINATION .,,'" ""."" .... '."'''''''"." ..... " .. "."" ..... ", .. "" ........ ,." ... ,, ...... ,.," " .. ,,, 3
METHODOLOGy, ......... , ..................... ', .,,, ....... ,, ... , .. , .. ,'"." ..... , ... " ....... " ..... " .... "" .. " .... " ......... ",, ... 4
II. CURRENT HISTORIC STATUS ........... , ............. " ..................... , ....... , ..... , ............. 5
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES " .... ,,"" ........... , " ... "" ........ ", "" ... " ... " ... " .. , ......... , ... , .. , 5
CALIFORNIA R.EGISTER Or-HISTORICAL RESOURCES ............... "" .............. ,," " .. " ...... "" ... , ... 5
CITY Of SAN RAFAEL RATINGS AND tANDMARKSTATU$" .. , ............. " .... "" ..... " .. ,."", ... " ..... "",,,. 5
CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RESOURCE STATUS CODE .................... " ...... ' ...... """ ........... " .... "." .. 5
III, ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION ............... , ...................................................... 6
S'TE .... , .. "" .... " ........ " ....... "" ....... " ......... "."." ....... " ............ " .............. " .............................. " .. ".6
EXTER.IOR ... ",,, "'" ... ,," ... " ......... " ....... ". " ..... ". " .... ,," .". ".' " ..................... " .. " ......... " ......... ' ........... " .. 6
INTERIOR ", ............ ,,',' ...... ,,, .... ,,,, ..... ' "' .............. "" ..... , ... , ... " .............. ,., ...... , .. " ... " ...... , ....... , ...... "., 12
SURROUf'-lDING NEIGHBORHOOD ............................ "."." ............ " ........................................ I}
IV, HISTORIC CONTEXT, .............................. , ........................................................ 13
EARLY HISTORY " .. " ... ,'" .. " .. ,.,.".", .... " ... , .. " ....... " .. , .......... ",," ""''''''''''''''''''' .. " ............ "." ...... ,," I]
NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY .. " ..... " ......... " ............... " ...... " ...... " " ............. ""',,' ......................... 14
f-'ISTORY OF PRIVAT E EDUCATIONAL INsnTUTIONS AT THE SITE ... " ..... ,," ............. " ........... " , 21
OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS, .......... , ...................................... ,' ............................... , .................. , .. 24
CoNSTRUCTION CHRONOLOGy .............. " ..................... " ...... " ...... " .... ,." ........................... 26
BUiLDER ............ " ................... , ....................... , , .... ,', ........ ' .... " ............. , ........... , ...... , ......... ,' ,,"" 29
V. EVALUATION ." ........... _ ................... , ............................................... , .. , .......... , .... 29
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES , ..... " .... "." ..... " ............... " .................... " ...... "" ....... 29
CALIFOR.NIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCl:.S ............ , ............. , .... " ............................ , .... 3 I
INTEGR)lY ...... " ...... , .. ,.' ." ." ..... ,'" ..... , .. , .............. " .... , ..... ,'" .... , ............ ,." .............. , ........... , ....... 33
CHARACTER·DEFINING FEATURES,.", ... , .......... " ..... ' .................................. '" ......... , ....... ,' .. , .......... 34
VI. PROPOSED PROJECT ANAlySiS ......... ", ................ " ............. , .......... " ........ , ...... 3S
PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION ." ....... " ...... " ... " ............... "." ........ " .............................. " ... 35
Ch,lIFORNIA Ef'NJRONMENTAl QUALITY ACT. ................... " ......................................... _.36
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS ." ........ " ................ " ........................ ": ..... ,, ............. 37
PROjECT-SPECIFIC AND CUMUtATIVE IMPACTS ............ ,., ............. ,,,., ..... ,,, ........ , ................. , .... '10
VII. CONCLUSION , ......... , ................. ", ............................. , ........... " .......................... 40
VIII. REFERENCES CiTED ......... , ............... , ........ , ............... , ............ , ............ , ............ ' 41
PUBUSHEDWORKS ......... " .............. , .......... __ .... , ...................................................................... 11
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This Historic Resource Evalulltion (HRE) bas been prepared fot Fosler HaU, whJch was constructed
itt 1870 and is (he oldest building on the M;utn Academy campus. This rt:::port \Vas prompted by a.
requeH by the City of San R~fad for documenDluon of the historical significance of PosteL' HaU, in
;j"dvance of proposed new construction ~od reb red we llOd landsc;)pe alCehltions on the campus.
Fostt:r Hall (APN 0 I ! t -61 13) is a nvo slOry ltaliwcc-style bu~rling, con:mucred as a residence fOI"
San Pfllncisco bU$inessm~n Nuchae! J. O'Connor.
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http://www.co.m::.ri.n.ca.us/dcplS/ AR/Ml1pDoolc/indc.x.cfm, edited by Page & Turnbull.
SUMMA Y OF DETERMINATION
FOSler Hall is significn.nt tlndel' C3lifornia Registex Criterion 1 (E\I'cnrs). The properly is signiucanr
bOlh as representative of rhe developm~r of rr1vate eclucational insciC\.J tions in M,. rin Coun ty, and :1S
the lrisu~l and symbouc cenfer of lwo longst<lllding n.wtnry academie:s, the Mount Tam:alp;\is tvGlita1"
Academy and the San Rafael Military Academy. The peliod o[ significmcc under f\US Criterion Sp:l.OS
[rom 1892, when (he MOLU1t Tarn~lpflis Miliraxy A<.:aJemy ar{ained th.e [olme.r O'Connor residence
alld the cesidence was renamed Fos\"c.t r hU, to J 067, when enroUmen£ at San R.:l Cael j'v[ilit:u-y
,'\cademy ptummcted [0 :l. pOlOt where the school dissolve.d foUf years hlrer wjth the compkcion of
[hat yeac's graduating class. De~pite some changes co its otig1flrullppe:lrance, Foster H~II retains
sufiicie ol" In regcity to convey lts significance in rela bon [0 irs perioel of signillGlnce. Therefore, [-"os tel;
Hall is eligible for usting in the Cal.ifomlll. Regjsler of Hlscocical Resources, and should be considered
a historic resource under the C;lufol'llia Envil"Oomwcal Quality Act (CEQA.)
TIle pmposed project foe new construction at Mann Academy is sensitively SHed and designed In a
way chac does not present ~ny p.rojen-specific or potential cwnul..a Live negative impacts to foster
Hall. Tbe. proposed project is in compliance wi lh the ,fcmlmy if tht Intcrin,'! J tlmdo.rdi for Rchabi1ill1twrL
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This report foUows Page & TULTlbull's standard outline for Historic Resource Evaluation Reports,
and provides :\ reQiew of [he butlding's curreot rusfOtic status, a building desctlpcion. :wcl historic
context for the building. The report also includes l\O evaluation of the pt'opercy's eLgibLlity fo( listing
in the National Register of His/mlc Phces and the C;!U foro ia Register of HJSfO rlc:l. \ Rcsoutces. Based
00 these findings, the pmposed project is evaluared using Ihs SCO"ltOry of Ihl! fJ1Im'orJ' SItJ.J1danlr for
Rthavi/ilalir)JI & lUus/wtt1 G/Jil/cliJltJ'jor RehahiliJalillg HiJlork Buildinlf (Standards.)
Page & Turnbu U ptepared rhis report uSing research coUected at variolJs local ceposito.ties, including
{he Marin County Assessor, the lvLwll j li5[Ory Museum Library, and the Anne T. Kent California
Room at the Marin County I..Jbrllcy. Research was also coUccted using onlinE sources including (he
City ofSlln Rafael Building Divis.Jon website, the Online Archive of Catifornla., f'roQuest histOl'ical
newspaper c.Jataba.~e. Urut~d S[:;I(es Ped<:X:ll Census records, ;md the digiral Sanborn Fire Insur;\nce
M;lp coUec tion .
. AU photographs in the report wet'e taken by P~ge & Turnbull in October 2013 unless otherwise
noted.
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The following section examines [be na tioMI, state, and loclIl h.istoriCl'1 l""3cings cureently :\ssigned to
Foster Hall.
NAT IONAL REG ISTER OF HISTOR.lC PLACE
".The National Register of Historic Places (Nation:!l Register) is tbe nation's most comprehensjvt'
inveormy of historic cesources. The National Register is adrninlste[ed by the. National Park Service
and ir,ciudes buildings, Stl.ucru["(~s, sites, objects, and distl:icts th:H possess historic, architectl.w1.l,
engineering, a.rch3eologic~l, Ot cu[ru.r~l signiflcance ar!:he nll.uoo.al, Wlte, or 10c;1lIeve1.
Poste.£ Halt 15 oot cutrently lisled in the National Register of Historic Places.
CALI FOR N1A REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES
Th e Catifornj~ Register of f{jstorical Resources (C:luforni;j Registt!..!:) is :m loven [Ory of significant
~rchitecrun:ll, :lrch:1.eologica I, and historical resources in the. $rate of California. RCSQlli"Ces cao be.
listed in the C~Lifom.ia Reglster through a numbtc of methods. Sl~te Hlsconcal Landmark:; ~nd
Nation aJ Rcgjs ter" listed properties ;u:e au to rna ticaUy lis ted in the CaU forr-in Regis te.r. Pro pe:!:ties c.a n
:lLso be nom.inaced to the Cali forni~ Registe.t by local govecnmen [$, private o~gll.nizations, or citizens.
The e.vall.l.ative cnteri:l used by the California Register for determinjng digibility arc dosdy based on
those developed by the: N:ttional Park Service for the N:luoo;d Register of Historic Places.
Foster Hall is not curcctttly listed in the California Registel" of Hstocical ResoLU'ces.
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RATIN GS AND LANDMARK STATUS
Th e: City of San Raf~d in 1986 adopted an architectural survey wruch identified and rated the
ll·ch.itecrural signdic.ance of appL·ox.im.ately 295 sttuctures. Foster HaU was not .i.nduded in this survey
and therefote has no 10c:l..l Propeny Classification racing associated wlth .it. AdditJonilly, the City of
Salt R..1 fae! maintains a reglster of sixteen local bistoric l"ilncl.marks and th~ee hiscOCLC districts. Poster
HaU is not cucrendy listed as 11 City of San Rafael Local Landll1:u:k, nOI: is it localed in a Sl'Ill Ra fad
desigt1 aled his todc dis a:ic t.
CALIFORNIA HISTORJCA L RESOURCE STATUS CODE
Properties !jSle.d or under review by the State of Ca~ fornia 0 [fice of Historic Presetvauon are
:>.ssigned a California His to dc:>. I Resource Srarm Code (Starus Code) of"l" to "7" to est;tbLish their
historica I significance in relation to the Na cional Register of Historic Places (National Register or
Nt<.) or CJli fomia Register of Hjstol"ic~ Resources (Cali [Ol"n i:t Re.gister or CR). Properties with ;l
St:l.rus Code o( I< 1" or "2" )lct either eligible for listing in the C:tliforn.ia. Rcgiscer or the National
Register, 01" are. Jlreauy usred.in one or both of £he registers. Pwpe[ties ~ssjgned SlIltus Codes of"3"
Of "4" ~ppeat to be eligible foe l.Jscing in e/lher register, hUE n01·mally require more research to
support iliis Jatlng. Properties assigned a Starus Code of 1/5" have typic::Illy been determined to be
locaUy signiflDn( or fa have contex(ual irnporr~nce. Properties with a ScalUS Code of"6" are nor
eugibJe fOJ: Usting in either register. Finally, a Status Code of "7" me.1l1S that (he resource Ius not
been evlltuatul for the N:lcuooll.Regislt'.C or the C~tifo[n.ia Registe(, or needs reevaluation.
Foster H:l.U is not listed in the California Historic Resources In (oonation System (CF-ffiIS) dar.1base
with any Status Code, which m~aflS dlat Ihe building h~s nat been form:llty evaluated using C:ilifornia
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Foster }-IaU is locilted on the campus of Mal-in Aca.demy in San Rafael, on the nonh side oflv(js~jon
Avenue berween J3tyn Mawr Drive lind Forbes AvtllUe. The building is sjruated on :t Jacge lac which
includes ~ppro:cimacely five othe~ campus buildings, SPO[(S fields, sUl{ace parking areas, an au {dooe
student plaza, and a garden. Fos[e'l" HaU is set back from the sueer and is accessed vla l\. cu:cular drive
from Mission Avenue. The lo[ slopes upwards from st.reet grade to the nortb, leading to open space
or Mountain Pack and Boyd Memorial Park
Figure 2; Aerial photograph of ~\Jbiccc prOptrly, lUolrk~d with a red pin. Source: Goog\e Map9, edited by Page &
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EXTERIOR
Foscer H~ll is two fuU stoaes and ~cs on :'I. r~ised basemen£. The coaf is hipped with :1. Oat peak. :\nd
the roofline includes seven dormet"S. Th~ buildi.ng is cla.d in stucco.
The ptimary fa~ade of the building faces south and is amnged largely symmettically, descending jn
bay WIdth from five bays at the fU"st stOly, three :It the second story, ancl one ar the dOJ:me.r (Figure
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At rU'St story center, ~ su-aighc stair at center tises to a porch which sp~ns the width 0 f rhe rust story.
A [ow railing with balusters tuns the width of the porch . The porch is supported by eight squared
columns w1th simple squared capitols ~nd has a fht wof. The pooch also has s~irs to grade at its ~t
:lnd west perimeters . The primaty entrance, located at center wjthin <l bay that project·s slightly f!:Om
[he facade, is a pair of glazed and paneled wood leaf doors below a semicircular tnnsom window, sec
within a paneled entry alcove which has a p:llr of panded and glazed leaf doors at its front (Figure
4). The eou)' is fhnl<ed by four sets of FreDell doors with fool' Lite transoms; the door directly to the
right of the main en Ci"3oce has bce.n recently .cr;wnflgw:ed slightly for ADA compliance (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Detail, French doocs.
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F igllCe 6: Detail, molding, brackets,
:and d01'lner.
The second stOlY, thcee bays.in width, includes eight ure pSlited casement windows with four lite
traosoms ae each bay. A recessed bay at the left of the fa~ade (ru.ctJ-Jec described in the West Faya.dc
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description) includes a p:'lir of four-uI'e casement windows under a two lite tranSom. AU windows al
(he second story are loser into Ihe depth of the fa«;ade.. The second story terrnioMes wiln ~ baod of
compound molding, above which toe overh~nglng eaves ~J:e supported by hoUow-carved wood
br.tckets alter{}~ting with faceted paneLs (Figure G). Two panels have been replaced with awning
windows ,
)l,e dormer has ;l. hipped roof and presents a square fa~de with two double hung wood sash lambs
tongue windo\Vs undt.! d1tee semicircular transoms (Figure 6). The :lrche.s of the tr~nsom wirodows
are repeated b~od at Ihe east and west-parts of the dormer, and rhe dOl:fTIer eaves are suppocted by
jYoIneled pil:l.s({lcS with Aoral ops and caLved bracls:ets.
East F3~de
The east fac;:ade of the budding includes the main building as weU as a one story au wary building and
a one story addition. The three structures, though attached, will be described sepa rarely in seguence.
At the (u:sl sto~y, the main building's troat potch is accessed via a straight srair, The l'e(U;linde.r of the
fLrSt story is characterized by paired multi lite casement windows unde.r multi lite transoms, At the::
re.Rr (north) of the fitst stOl-Y, the fa<;ade steps back and includes a north-fJlcing typical windo\l: group
~(ld 3 metal pl!.destcian door under a SJngle lite transom, accessed via n. sruight stair.
Figure 7: Ease f~c:adc, left (south) aod ccntcr. Piguf,e 8: Easl' facade, rcar (notlh)
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The second stoll' steps back from the depth of tile fIrS! story. and includes five pau:ed fow'lice
casemc.nt wi.o.dows wjth two Lite Ltansoms, arrnnged slightly asymmetrically, inset within (he thickness
of the raaldc. A t the ,e3t: (north) of tJ)e second story, the fa.~ade steps back furtber and includes one
window of the rypical con (jgurar.ioo . 'lllc second story rerminates with the same comice
~rrao.gE:ment as the primary (;u;:ade . Two arched dormffs, both with triple hUilg wi.ndows with 1tched
two lice lOp panes. are locaced at left :uld CfOlff.
The east fas;tde of [he l.U><iJ..il1Ll' building, whiLh is clad in stucco and C'apped with a hipped coor,
includes rroJe jalousie windows towards the left and center (Figure 9). A stucco vent pipe is located
on the fas-ade, lef( of ceote.r Tile remaindct of the fa~ade is obscured by thick roliage. The 6 .. ~ade
terminatts with overhanging eaves supported bV caLVed wood brackets that are che same as [hose at
the rollin building _ Three l:u:gt chimney stacks ate visible al the coo/:li.ne,
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The e-asr fa<;ade of the one story addition, which is ooe story-:'\nd clad in srucco, is completely
ob~cU(ed by foJjage (Figure 9, visible at t-igbc).
Figuct 9, East facad e o f auxili ary b uil(ling, w i t h c·as t facade of addition (completely covered with
fouage) visible at far right.
West F ~de
Similar to the east fa~ade, the west fac;.ade includes the main building as well :IS ~ one stoty auxili:a1Y
building and a one story addition. The three struClures. thollgb artacbed, will be described separately
In se'luence.
At d~e main building, at far right (soulh), the front potch is accessed via a straight stair. At center,
there are two sets of e.ight-u,e \Vood casement wjndow~ unde..r four-lite t.c3nsoO"lS. A tie ft, within a
projecting volume, a rectangulat b.ay jncludes five narrow wooel sash double IHlng windo\vs with
agee lugs; lh.ree at the &ont of the bay and one at each side. The b;ty terminates with pane.! molding
and a cornice with ca.rved modill.ions supported by carved bt:ldtcts. At the rear of the house (north),
the wes( fatyade of the {lest story includes a r-amp tbat accesses a contempOi-ary glazed entry door
below a two-lice transom (visible, Figure 12).
At the second swry. the volume main buildIng seeps had< and includes two sets of fou£·lite wood
casement wi ndows under two-li te lcansoms, a.5 weU as a small four-tite ClIsemen t wi ndow a t center, ~ U
inset within clle thickness of {'he fa.cade. At left, wiclu.n II projecting volume, there ate twO sets of
rour-ute wood cl'I.Seme.nt windows under four·ute transoms, ioset within the thickness of (he fac;ade.
The secolld srory terminates with the same cornice 3t"ClIngenlent as (hc primacy faya.de. A hipped
dormer at righr (south) iocludes two double hung wood sash windows. An arched dormer at left
(north) includes a ~iple hung window wjth an arched two lite top pane. This elotme.r gives access to :I
metaJ [:.J:e escape plat{orm, with:) ladder that goes dow" to the bay window below.
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Figure 10~ Main building, west facade.
The west fa'Yade of the auxi1.ia[y building includes three sguare jalousie windows with two-patt
screens, and a contemporary ~tJ.'y door under a jalousie transom (Figure 12). The volume of the
auxiliary building at the west fal)ade is intersected with the rear (norch) one story addition. The
auxiliary building terminates with overhanging eaves Sllppotted by carved wood brackets thfl.( are the
same as a t the mllin bllilding.
The one stOlY addition at the real: (nol"th) lOcludes. from right to left, a jalousie window, a fout lite
melal ~ash window. ;l nine-lite metal sash window, and a three conciguous wood panel doors (Figure
11). The south-facing portion of the lIddicion includes MO j;!lousie windows. The one st01Y addition
tetminates with a fiat roofl.joe (a po~tion of which steps up at left) aod Ius a flat roof.
Figure 11: West facade, rear addition.
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The. nortn &.;:ade of the building i5 rhe. r~r faljllde. and includes t·he rear of the [ullin building as weU
as rhe ~ear of che one story ~ddjcion (the one story auxiliny buildwg's nonn (a~ade has bee.n
subsume.d by me one story addition). The.;;c facades wiU be. descrlbed sep~r2(ely,
The north fa~ade of me malo building is olg-.l.oized into two bays; ;) narro\Vc~ bay at left (east), and a
wider bay at oght (west) that steps back 10 volllrne :lpproximately six feet (Figure 13). At tbe fll"Sr
story, the lefe bay is subsumed by the auxiliaJ.Y building. The. tight bay includes two sets of t\.vo JaU
narrow double hung wood sash windows with agee lugs.
The second story of rhe ma.in bUJ.Jding includes, at left. a four lire casement window under a sihgle-
lite transom, and a pair o[ four-lite. wood casement windows \Ioder 3 lVlo-lire transom. At Light, theee
is a pair of fout-ute wood casement windows under a Mo-lite t.c:JnSOlll and, at fllf L-jght, a small
square four-lite wood sash GIsement window_ A U windows at this fa~ade ~te inset wirhin the
thickness of the flO;::lde. The fa~~de tenrUnates with the same cornice a.mHlgemEnI·;<s the primary
f:\(;3.de. Thete are two dormers af the (Cll.r fa~ade; llC lefe, there is an :Hched donner w.i[h a single hung
wjndow undec a cwo-lite arched transom., and, at righc, tbe~e is a. hipped dormer !.hat indudes two
single hung \Vood s;tSh windows under arched smgle-lite lransoms.
The north (rellr) fa<;ade of the one story .addition is ocganizw into two volumes (Figure 14). The left
volume is one story in height. includes :\ metal utilicy dom, 3 SffillU shed-wof :tddition, 3[1d is
mre.rgcown nearly completely with fouage_ The fight lTolume is one story as well, though has an
indllstrial beighr approXlmately five feet taller that the left volume. The righr volume includes a metal
pedesi:Llall doar and [wo twelve-Ute metal sash windows, whe.t:e the mjclclle six pllnes pivot as Jlwnlag
windows. The remainder oC the tight volume is ovetgrown with foliage_ The roofline is flush and the
roof is Oa t. A taLI bra ced . cilium is lo cated at the center o f th~s Eu;:adc.
Figute 14: North (rcar) facade, one Stocy addition.
L.an d~.::~pe ~C/ Grounds
Directly south of Fosrer HaU, there IS a circular drive which provides access ro the buildiog (rom
MissioJ\ Avenue. The clrcuLu drive creates a circuJa( lawn which includes severnl brge trees, a paved
walk (rom Foster Hall. a central flagpole, two paved platforms which historically held cannons but
now hold benches, ~Cld the sign for Marin Academy. East of the c.ll'cular ch·ive the.re is a two scot)'
campus bllilding, nnd west of the: circular drive there is downslopi.ng open lawn space and a parlcing
area.
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Ease at Foster Hall there is:l. downslope area Chat includes seveL.\1 large trees, beyond which are the
campus spo([S fields. North of Fosce!" Hall there are additiollal campus bllildings, including cwo
gymnasiums and several malcuenance buildings.
Accoss tvuss.lon Avenue to me south the.re ~re several additional campus buildings, including the
Bodie lhizandine Leadership Center and [he Performing A..rts Cwter. These buildings :ICe located on
Cottage Drive, a one-way slteet that dead-ends :at fhe entry 1'0 Marin Academy.
Figure 15 : View o f Fosrc{" H a ll fr om t h e circu lar
drive.
P igur,e 17 : V iew 10 the south, of Cottage Avenue
and add.itional Marin Academy campus
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INTERIOR
Figu re 16: View o f Pos ter Hall from the athletic
fields to the east.
F igure 18: T h-alcher HaJl, and the cicculat drive.
InlelioJ: spaces that were observed for this ceporl included the publiolly accessible lobby and cel1iJ"al
staLJ'. These :tl'eas are largely chatactetized by contemporary ma·te.illls, including Unoleum floating
and acoustic ceiling tile. Some oligiml finishes are extaot, including the turned wood b:annisteI and
bQluste.rs of the cenc!:al stair, with b~nds of Elotal molding, as weU as brass window fixtures and some
brass door fixtures. A Ithough the central stair cem:l.ins inr-ac t, other inWJ:ior spatial arrangements hav~
been reconfigured to serve as of6ces for the school :{drni.n.istration.
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SURRO U NDING N EIGHBORH OOD
The lmmecU"fe suaoondings of foster Hall include setterJI Macin Academy campus buildings of
cootempor:IlY construction, iocludmg Th:ltche.c HaU fO the east (circa 1990), the Gymna&iuln to the
I"\ortheast (circa I 930 with wen I 990 renovations), the Athletic Cenre.( to the nonh (1098), the Visual
Arrs ceot<!.C co (he west (2003), and the Performing Aas Center across Mssiol\ Avenue to the south
(2003). An add.it:Jon~1 campus building, the Bodie Brizenrlinc Leadership CeMc:r, located across
Mission Avenue to the SOUth~SI of Foster HaU, was COf\structed cir~ 1925 ~md remodeled in 2006.
The neighborhood surrounding the campus is primltri.ly residential (0 the north oflv[ission A~'enue,
and mixed comrnercia~ ~esidential. and civjc to the SOl:lth oC}vlissiDn A\'cnue. Severaillistmic csratcs
nee located 10 proxUnJry to Fost~ Hall:
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• Fallcitk Cultural Cen ter, 1108 Mission J\ venue, is a C.lin ton Day designed Queen Anoe
Victorian listed on the N;;uonal Register of Hisroric P~ces;
• Sao Rafael Elk's Club, 13 t 2 Mission Avenue, fon-nedy ;he Maple Lawn Estate, was
consl:tUcted ror rhe Boyd-:::'ook f:ltnily;
• MatJl1 History Museum, I J 25 B St.reet..i~ localed in the Boyd (fdte House, a Gothic RevNal
house commissioned in 1879 by rra Coole and listed on the San Rafad historic register.
• William Bradford HOL1se, 333 G Street, is a Stick-Eastlake style building bmlr rn [883, is
list-ed on I'he Na tion~l and lOCAl cegl:;ters .
EARLY HISTORY
The earues t inh:lbitants of the Sjltl }Uflld Hca were. members of rhe Canst tviiwok Indi.an lribes,
whose villages extended (wm Sausali 10 north co Bodega Say, \ Prior to E.llropC~O COOCllcr, native
popu]auQu in the llCea was relatively low, estimated berweell 2,000 wd 5,000 people: llCtoSS M.zru\ and
Sonoma counties.~ Miwok peoplf: oIg;'Inized themselves in smllU triblecs of about one hundred
persons, and ~h.dtered in redwood or rule strucrures. "The Coase Miwok weL"e hunters, g::uherel'S,
fisheunen) a nd basket makers, anc\ did nor make f~bric, poctery, conduct agtlCIJ lture, Of keep
domesoc animals tVl1ddens or shellmounds, which cont:tin sheU, bones, cuo·ency, jewely, tools, and
I ''Native: Amel;caos of Sw ]bfad", lllt! C:tlJfom!a MiSSIOns Resource Cenl~l, ~cce5sed onliTle, I'J November
20 13, http://www.m.issionscJLiforni ... com/cOn[Cnl/n3uve-:uneoc3ns-s~n·r~ faeLhtml.
~ "rvusSIOII San R~phacl t\rcnllgd", Church of $alot R.aph~el & M.isslon Sao lhphad .A(ch~ngel, :l.ccesstd
online, 1<) Novembcr 20IJ,htrp:/ /www sa.intraph:l.el.com/Defauh.~spJ()mbid=:S7 .
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skins have been found in Marin Cou_nt}', and the Ciry of San Rafael, known ~s Nanaguinl in the
Miwok language; indudes 63 known erchclogic:tt sites assoc!;!te<.\ with hiswcic Ntluve settlement..!
First known contact between the: Coose Miwok and European crptote.ts happened in 1597 \vheo SLr
F'rsncis Drake p:lused b1"Jct1y during his nOl·th P:lcific voy~ges in what became known as Drakes Bay.
Lasting ELll"pOpean settle ment of the iltea did nor occur u IlW 1817 with the estabJisnroent of Jv[j~~ion
Sao R.3fael AIcange!, wntch was located :\t rhe currehr-day In tel'section of !Vlission Avenue and A
Saeer. Tbe location was chosen in part because of its steady good climate, integI':lI 10 the nusslon's
(11 tended use li~ ;\ healing ceorer for Na[lves that h::!d (allen ill at the foggy and cold Mission Dolores
in San Fl'anc.isco.4 The 1vUssion San Rafa.el Accha,tgel sh.ifted from an "assi.st~Ilc.J<I." to a general
plU~ose mission in 1822, but fuU grounds were never buill; the Mjsslon rtJlUlil\ed hOLlsed in a single
building whIch contained Il hospit:aJ, chapel p:tdre's CJ.u;trtecs, and storage. Population ar t.,.ussion Sa.11
~fael A L"C20gel reached a peak of 1,051 in 1826, four years :lfte.r Mc...xiClin Independence from Sp-2in.
Popula cion dropped sha.rply in the years following [he Se~ul!l.ri7.ation Act o( 1833, and by 1840, there
were on~y 150 Natives l'esiding at Mission San R3(ael A'Ccangel.ln 1844, the Me.xican govecnment
gran red 22,000 acres of land that had (ormerly been p-art of lvUssion San Rn CaeJ AtchMgel ro
Timothy Murp~y, a n3tille of lcebnd who developed a sucessfu\ mCII[pac.king and u-apping business,
and had secved as admiaislt:ator ;\t che Mission since 1837 C .. ufomia became lhe t:hirty-fu-st state in
1850, and Sa n R,.fa..el became dle se'J( of jusuce of t.he newly-formed Marin Counry in 185 1.
NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY
By the-mid-1850s, San Rafael had become a bustliog community with a stage road tha[ connected it
to S-an Quentin Point und from rhete, fcn]' se.LvJce to the ely of San Francisco. Although 4S blocks
had been platted tn 1850 In the city's nascent "downtown", rhe main toad remained II dusty mute
used prirmrily by c;lttie drovers mOiling berds out of the hilly pastuteland on their way [0 San
Francisco and Sacramento JT)Jtkers. Lumber milling and shippiog bec!lme:m important indusu-y in
S3n Rafael, starting wj[h [he effort of Isaac Shaver in the mid 1860s. A paper mill helmed by Samuel
P. Taylor provided the rapt:/' (or lhe area's flrst newspaper, the Man-n UllfJry jfJllrtlal, in 186 t.
The ~rrivlll in t870 of the San R.'lfae1 and San Qllencio Point RailrMd, followed r'JPJdly by the mote
e.xrensive North PlIC/(iC Co:}sr Railroul in 1874, had the effect or tn3flsfonning Sail Ra fad infO [he
tlansportation and lacer the commercial Center of Marin County. E xtensiQe investments in lhe
residential fulure of the dty wete: m-:lde by some 0 f San FranCISco's le~ding busines~men, primary
amongst which was William T. Coleman. Coler'n-a..n w:lS :l wealthy commission merchant who Iud
Inade a 1)20\e Fot himself at the head of San Fmncisco's Vlgihnce Commitree in the 18S0s In 1871,
Coleman purchased t 100 acres in San J1af'Jel and hired $:ln Francisco civil eogineer Hammond HnU
to layout ::J subdivJsion with lots t'a I1ging from 1 to 20 acres,~ He also repla~l'ed the Hea, which had
ueeh cleared (01' agriculrute -and grazing, \Vim impoded eucalyprus. To pl'Ovide these lots wirlt wateJ',
he. esrabu.shed me Marin COU(lty Water Comp-any, tlnd laid Ollt plumbing th'ilt ca.m.e to ~ervJce most
of San Rafael. Coleman also made CIvic cOf'ltcibuuons (0 S;\n R.a.fuJ, including funding tbe
consuuction of a new county cpurrnouse, which when ir was completed in 1873 became the fu-sr
pub~c building to be equipped with gasughls, G By 1875, the natiO(ll\1 magJwe Hlliper'l l~eek.fy
described SlIf'l R~faet as ''111e Suburbs of $:m Ft:lncisco,"7 Between 1874 and -1880, the combination
j TSIm D. Schneider, "SheU .l\loU!1ds of C1u,,~ C:lmP ll1d Toma!es Bay State Plcks, Marin COllflry", accessed
onl(lle (9 Novtm ber, 2013, hu p: I) www.scnhome.org/pu9ucaUQllS/pwuedingsfProceedings.21 S chllcider.pd f.
~"J\ii~;;lon S3n R;tph:iel A (c;lngd", http://W\l.w.sainuaphae!.comIDcfaultaspx?rab.id=57
5 Frmk K{:eg~n, SOli fuifLld Murili '/ MimOI1 Cily (Northridge, California, Wmdsor PUbU(1uon5, 1987) 56.
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of iJ.npJ'oveJ transpOfl:2 tion and i ncteasingly available resider. rial developmem saw the population or
San Rafael l·ise from 600 to 2,276,8
BU>lLlse of its consisten t1y tempc.xare c.lim;tte-'.tnd [eiA Uve ptox.imity, M:u:1lI County became ;\ popul:u:
descinftuon "\Vlch S~11 Franciscnns tOt weekend :1nd summer getaw:tys, VisilOl'S would ~kt: n ferey 10
Stlusal.ito then otth a I:!:;tin that bl:ought them oorth lo $:ln Rn (llel <1hd beyond. Resort borels
iocluding the Albion) the Nhdn Hotel, ~nd rhe TlIll1::tlpals HOlel, we.rc built (-0 serve (-bese v-tsitoJ'S.
ODe of the.l::!cgest. the Hotel R.afa<!.l, \V~s built in 1887 'lnd owned by wealthy businessmen including
ColelD:m, f;!iu'ood scion J.,mes Me.rvyn Donahue, 'MId tauI1l-:<11 ancl broker A. WJ. Fester. The hotel
h~d 101 rooms,:m obser:vaciOIl tower, cot'(ilges, telll1is courts, stables and rolling 11.lwl'ls. Described ill
1880, [he process of gettlng between the gran.d hotels oFSao Ra(lIel :lnd San Fl~ncisco W,l.S ;\s easy:ls
walking "down to !.he spot, )\ !ihon w5tMce fl'om (he horels, wait on a platform for the tap of;, bell,
step inco :Ill eleg,tnl car, and in e..ighL or ten minIJre.s ste.p off tbe C:i( onlo the steamer,"')
The [:;!miliarity ~nd e:.se of lcilnsporlled ~n Rafael by the end of the nlne.tetndl cenrury to be.come l!
pOflu}al' residel\cial choice for bo('h summer and ye:l.c-ro\llld est"atts for S:m Fr:tnClseo's \Ve.'lth~'.
Alol1g ,:he city'S [lol'theen peamelcr, &tv"N31 such estates were constructed, including WjJJjam
Cole!n;JfJ's (t 130 N(js~jon Avenue), Ita B. Coo.k', (1J'I2lVIission .Avenue), German Consul;He. Willi·a.m
Lichtenberg', (~o-I Locust Avenue), president of the North P,\cifl, Coast Railroad J:unes \V~U{c:r's
(1408lvlission Ave.nue, latel nRmed F:JJlcirk), nod whole.s~le fneJ:ch:m( Mich:lel r O'Connor\ (flOW
Fosrex F-laU lH Mario Academy.) The elry h~d the full complement of services by the close of the
century, including public ~nJ privllte schools, rec.re:ltiO{1 clubs, public pnks, b:lnlcs, aod hospj(-als. $411
Raf;!d had become a quiet retreat f!'Om urban life, with lacge homes nt the ootskms, a modest
busif\e.~5 center r!OWrllown, and a leisurely bucolic pace. In rht. 1920s, ~ chnl-:)c:ret in :l. GNtmde
AtJlerl"on novel excla.ifllS, "Oh God, lei l11e climb. Yank me up ill(-O die piu:adise of San FuuCJSco
Society, Bmling;une, }.lc:I, Menlo Puk,.A.the.rton, Beh:edefe, Sail RafaeL"'u
PROJECT SITE HISTORY
The:enrue.SI devdo p menc on tilt CUHwl-day site of M"rin AC:lderny took pbce: ill 1866, when the
Reverend Ch;!l:le.S F. Mid es~blished 31) aU-girls scbool in an effort to :\tlcact familie~ to settle in S;!o
lUi (:lel.11 The girl'~ nClldemy didn 'I-In:;t; in 18M~\ Ivi..iel sold rhe building to wholesnle huclwate
merchllnl MichadJ. O'Conner, who moved it Lo Fifth Avenue, added a third SlOry, ~nd openul ([ liS
(he T>lfi\~.1p:lis HoteL The T3maJpilll Hotel ~(so had COU~lges for oUl-of-town visifors, 10C:I('d jus~
west of the hotel along wh::n is tod~y known AS Coltage Aveo.ue.
Across the si(e fl"Om his ho[e1, lVticlH.e\ J. O'COIlOe.( bLlilt a home for IllS Eam~y (Figuce 22). The
October 27. 1869 e.dition of the SOf/ Frofu:i.sf() Chronicle included a brief article entitled "$ao R-af:ae.l
Improvements", which detailed the c~rend.ing path of the S3n Quentin Railroad Company into the
town of San R~ fad, and c..,,< tolied the impending consolJction 0 fa "p;t/;l u:!1 residence on the outskircs
of this viU .. ge" EOL" l'v1ich:te.l J. O'Connel', a p:trtnet in the Sail Francisco h:!tdware merc.banr rlCfl"I
Conroy & O'Collner-The building WitS deSCl-ibed ro be;
"of rhe Itaw,n;!.te style of al'chirectuce and two stories and an alilc high. The building h~s a
&ontllge of fifty feec wilh a projection of fO\,lneen (eee. The depth of the main bUilding is
rorty-eight feet. and from this extends a projection of fifty-three feet. The ground floor
ij Kaagan, 63,
9 J. P. M\)nro-Fr~sc:.r, rwlOry of Man" COUhty, CIl6jomia (S;1n Fr~nc.istO, AUey, Bowen & Co. Publishers. 1 B80)
314.
IIIKa~n,69.
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conc.uns the Ubrary, parlor, billiard and din.ing rooms, while the. projection has the kitchen,
winerooms, etc. Up-stairs is a parlor a ud the bedrooms. The building is of California
redwood and will cost $25,000. John Simms is the builde.r. The edifice is to be supplied with
gas and water works Jlnd re.ady for occup-ac..ion early in Jan ull ry nex£.."!1
figure 20: 'Photograph of Fosler HaU, fonnedy the O'Con.J1or \"louse, included in the 1908 Moun[
T:l.m"31pais Mi lil:lry Academy -a.n.n\.l~J caJe.ndar. Source: tvbrio Counl)' Historical Society.
The land-surrounding O'Connor's house. jncluded horse stables .:tou outbuiJdmgs, lind 2S acres of
p~.l"Jcland, including wide walks, abundant shade Lrees, (lowers, ~ nd lawns:. I) A fter O'Connor's death
in 188~. his property and land wue willed to his widow Fanny C. O'Con.no.t2nd daughtffS F~ony
and MlIlY. In 1892, the house and bnd were purchllsed by Arthur W roscel", one of (he owners of
tbe No.rdlWest Pacific Rai.l.rood :md;t board member of rbe Mount T~malpais Mi.litary Ac.adt:my.ll1e
Mount T::tm:llpais Academy had beet1 established in Snn Rafael ill 1890, and wns by 1891 noldmg
cLAsse~ ~nd boarding sluder) ts at the former T arrJ;1lpi'Us Hare! and cott~ges, directly south across
lvlission Avenue from O'Connor's e5t~te. Foster did /lot resjd~ ~t the house: he donateJ the buuding
directly to che Academy; dIe building was then giVen the n~r.l1e Fos(er HalL Mou·nt TamaJplIis
Academy changed its name to the Mount Tamalpais Militll")' Academy in 1892.
12 "S~\I R~f~el Improvements," Sa/1 Fldtl17SCfi ClJf1JJJ@, October 27, 1869
:3 "The T3maJpais of the Fu(ure," MOIitl jOJJJ'/Iul, February 4, 1904.
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from the Mount T3malpais ACfldeUlY campus.
The AClldemy used Foster Hall a.s aJunior School, [0 Sepal'He: its younger srudellts from me older
boys. A plan for expaoslon, de:t::tiled in an ~nnouncemeQt in the Marin JOkrnal of the addition of
Foste£ Hall lo the campus, included new campus buildings to tlank Foster Hall, and the cJeal'lng of
tb eTa m J lp:m Ho te 1 SI ce for mili['rt toy drills an d exercises.
Figure 22: Projected en largement of tlte Moun t Tam:llpais Mj[jt'Olry Academy Campus, afrer purchase
of the O'Coonar residence, no dare (estimated 1892). S<lurce: Maril] Counl)' History CoUection.
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the construction of a by 1907 and the CQnstmction of a swinuning pool 11.
bllilding by 1924. Foster Hall was used as a dining hall and as a dotmirory during these
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After 1925, when the MOllllt Tamalpl,is i'vlwt::llT ,'\cademy was A. L. SteWllrt and
.reopened liS the San Raf",el1vGJjtaty AC'ldemy, changes came to the c"mpus.:4 Fonner
the
b;ll:tacks from MarE Is\;If'l.d were flaMed ~CJ:OS5 R.ich~lrdsol1 and rolled through San Rafael to be
placed on the lawn tlmking Foster Hill!. A was constcucted noctheast of Foster Hall, and
a SffillU hospital building was constructed to the of Foster HalJ. South of l'vrisslon Avenue,
the cOllages and the building thar had housed the Hotel were dehlOUshed, and a
new classroom was Avenue. \Xlest of cottage Avenue,
classroom building was constj:ucted, Fostel: was used stiU as a dining h.Jl and
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front of Foster Hail, new buildings south of Mission Avenue, the demolition of tIle former Tamalpals
Hotel building, a new gymnasium and hospital building north of Fostet HaU, and a central heating
plant addition to Foster Hall.
After 1950, few changes were made, during a period of flmocial struggle fOJ: San RafaeilvIilitary
Academy. After the campus was purchased by the Episcopal Diocese ofC:ilifornia in 1959, capital
improvements were made through dle 1960s. In 1958, building pennits were taken out for the
construction of a steel building to contain a gym. In 1960, the school built an auditorium with a
science wing south of Ivlission Avenue. The school also purchased the Jewish Community Center
north of !V[ission Avenue at this time
San RafaellvJilit.,uy Academy closed its doors in 1971, and when tbe school reopened as Marin
Academy in 1972, campus buildings were updared to reflect the needs of the sllJdent body -and the
education objectives of the school. Foster Hal! remained the focal point of the campus The barracks
buildings that used to [lank Foster Hall were demolished in 1982. Tharchet HllU, on the site of
forme.r barracks housing, was constcucred in dle early 1990s, and the Athletic Center WaS completed
in 1998. The Performing Arts Center, the Visual Arts Center, and the Library were constructed in the
2000s. The adtni.n.isttation building on Cottage Avenue, constnlcted in 'J 926, was remodeled in 2006
and eenamed the Bodie BJ:izendine Le~del'ship Center. Ch~mpionship Field, on rhe site of the 1930s
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HISTORY OF PRIVATE EDUCAllONAL INSTITUTIONS AT T HE SITE
1 n 1890, Dr. Arthur Crosby, who was Pastor of the first P[esbyrclian Chutch ill San Rafael, along
wirh :'I group of prom.inent rrlm from S;l.n R~ fael, San F1"anasco, ;Hld arou nd the Bay Area, decided to
start -a school to help encouJ"age people ro move to Marm.IS These gentlemen origin:tUy wanted [0
SlIIrr ~ c.ollege bur d.::cided it would be best to fust estllbtish a. prestigious elementary and high school
and chen cre~ te a college with its grOdUll res. Mount Tacmlrais Academy opened in 1890 with 21
Students in a building located on the corner of 4th and E Srreers. By che second yea.r, tbe school
en wUlnent nlld ijlcteased to 70, atld the Baud pucdnsed th.E Tamalp:t.is Hotel ~nd cottages, recentJy
av.ub.ble after rhe deach of"[l.{ichaeJ O'Connor in f8.80. TIle merger in J 892 with the Lau[el HaU
Miliury Academy of Sao Tv[aceo gave the school {he !"lame it wonJd can)' ~or d,e next 35 years: The
Moun c Tamalp~1.s 1v'Wicu:y ..AClIde.Luy 1n 1802, A rthuf W. Fotster, ~n Academy board member ~nd
w~l(hy b~f1kcr::lOd businessm:m, purch~~ed the fo[mc:[ O'Conner mansion, which would serve as
dIe campu~ (or the school's ,ounger Lade[$
The Mou nt T:l.lnalp?cis ?vlili tai)' Ac.ademy was the only schooltn the wes[ to offer mounted ;I.lld
cav:l.!ry l:rtillclY f[aUling, and many of the students brought chetr norses with them to school. The
studenr body came from all over the wescern United Stares, Mexico, Guatemrua, San S::\[vador,
F cuador, Columbia, Costa Rica, the Philippines, China, Tahhi and $i:tm for exceUent aGlde.mics and
t!"wung. The school was led through chese yc:ars by Crosby, who also taughc English) b.istory, Latin
a.nd EngLish Bible. On hiS faculry was Heney E_ Green who l;lter became .Marin COllnry District
Attorney and then Superintendent of Schools.
Figure 26: Football :lUd mounted trainin.g, Mouot Tamalpais Military Academy, 1904. Source: Anne T.
Kent C:l.lifornia Room, Marin Couney Free Llbra.ry.
During;'ln eo of vuulent anti-Chinese senci.rnen t, both A..rrhm Crosby and A rthur Foster we~e
advocates foe the righ ts of Cbinese imrn.igt:ants In San Rafael. 16 Around the tum of the twentieth
I SWill i ~m V 3 oderbil t, "i\.fOU!H Tamalpais ~{jlit":uy AC:lde.m y, 1890·1925," The 1v/f!1i1) D)fmly Hislt>ricol S cdety
Bulk/in, December 1993.
16 "S~n Ra(ael HistolY COlllllllmicy Leaden' Championed Ollioe~1! ~[j~sjon" posted by Mnilyn t. Gea!)' 00 San
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century, Chinese people were living and working in San Rafael primarily as farm workers, l'ail.road
labore.r.s, cooks and other domestic servants. Many artended religious services at the Presbyterian
Church, where Crosby had been pastor pdor to establishing the Academy. Crosby employed Pon
Ton Jue, an immigrant from China who had been in San Rafael since 1881, as both chef ;md manager
of the cornmlssary at the Acadetny, a job Fon held for forty-one years. During tillS time, according to
a biography written by his son, Fan influenced Crosby to allow llumigrant Chinese boys to work and
study a[ the Academy. Arthur Foster sponsored the imm..igmtiofl of many family members of his
cook Jung Gang, in order that they attend the Academy.
After the death of Arthur Cmsby in 19'15, Major Newell F. Vanderbilt, a fmmer student and
Commandant of tbe Academy since 1909., became headmaster. The arrival of World War r saw
increased importance at the campus; in 1917 ;:u,d again in 1918 the Academy was commissioned by
the War Department to conduct a Citizens MiliL11Y Training Camp consisting of a five week, ten
hour day with intensive course work in military tactics. The Academy received the cominendacion of
the War Department for its excellence in p.teparing the men fOI: milimry service; 249 mEn who
received this special training at rheAcademy were called into service during World War 1:.
The overall curriculum at the Academy was well munded, and reflected the contemporary role of a
military acade.my, which was not striccly to prepate soldiers bur ratber as Ii general preparatory school
for college-bound student5, or those going into the business world. In addition to rigorous'
academics, piano lessons from local instructors and dancing lessons we.te giv"J1 once 3. month in the
even.ings. AUe,ociance at church was 'strongly recommended but lhe final decision was left to the
parents. Supervised study houts were maint.ained five evenings each week.
After a surge in enwllment associated with World War I, by the Inid-1920s enroUment at the Mount
Tamalpais ryWitaty Academy be~n to decline. In 1925, tile boad of directors sold the AClldemy to
Alpheus Lloyd (A. L.) Stewart, a local businessm~n who had completed militaty service in World War
I. Stewart renamed the school The San Rafael Milituy Academy, and began to expand the campus;
[om: dormitories wete shipped by barge from Mare Island, lOlled up Fifth Avenue, and placed .
flanking Foste( HaU. 17 ~'he original Tal"naipais Hotel buildings and cottages were torn do,"vo, and an
lldrnillistration building was constructed along Cottage Avenue. Expanded sports facilities included, :1
pool, teonis courts, and football field, all located Garth of Mission StteeL The scbool,> first footb~lJ
game was pbyed in Septembet '1932 <lgainst St. Vincent's ofValleio
17 J ocdyn Moss, "History of SitU Rafael Private Schools," The Marin COIIIII) T-lislonclilSocieiy nul/dill, August
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A ftcr Stewl"lrc's dead, in i 948, his ~S[;lte sold tbe S:H1 J~fad Mi.JJt.·u:y Academy to ;l. nonpJ:Ofit group
made up of p;u'eolS ,md local business people. Although the schoo! remained open, it struggled
rhlaocil'lUy tJ'l'otlgh lhe 1950s nod in 1959, the Episcopal Diocese of Cal..ifomin assumed the ~chool's
debt and bec::tme (he school'~ k!llcllord. New buildings wece construcced though the 1%Os, but these
impcove.ments we)'e not enough to coun.terilct changing petception of both single-sex: schools ~ f1d
milicary schools_ By (be end of [oe 1 %Os. enrollment aC d)f Academy had plummeted. 11\e. school
changed its name to The S~n Rafael Academy in ~n effort to re.move the stigmfl of lnilit:lry
~Ssoci;Hjon, A merg"er was bcoke.red with (he K:ltharine Brflnson School, an aU-girls school in Ross.
However, the board spl..i t on rhe matre.r of Ul is merge.r, :l.tld rhe sebool corpot~cion dissolved. n,e lase
S~IJ Ra rae! Acaderny studenrs gradu~ted Ul June 1971
During; (his time, " group of c:duta tors and i.ndividuals were seeking to eSI:;blish a privl'lte
indeper:dent coed high school in Mfll'in that would lacol'pora Ce ex periellua Ilellming and citizen5hip
with ioteUecroal clevdopme.tlc l ); The Episcopal Diocese granted this new school pc:nuission to opeh
on cbe g).'ounds of the forme.r $fln Rafael Military Academy 1n August 197[, the school's nJlme \Vas
ch;!nge~ to M:\\'in Ac:;demy and in Seplembe.r 1972, J'vial'in ACll.demy oPeIJed widl a srudent body at
60 (lod :-1 faculty of 15.
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In the. first sevel':tl ye"ts, StIJdWlS contcibuted d)eir labor to campus impwvements for the
betterment of [he school. Ch;!ngt5 al' the campus aftet, the establishment or M..,cin Academy included
the demolition, in 1982, of Ihe b;'l(T;1Cks that flaIlked Foste( HaU, ;!nd the constwction of seve.ral new
buildings thaI me.et rhe conrempot"3ty needs oC the scbool. Foster H;!lI setved il)iu\lUy as both
classL"Oom space ~nJ, on the upper floots, housing for faculey; it hOW selves ;'IS cbssmoms and
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OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS
1870 (original consnl.lcr.ion) -1889: Michael] O'Connor
Mic.hael J, O'Connor (1818 -1889) was born in New York and can1C to San Francisco at che
time of the Gold Rush. With bis brolher amI cousin, O'Connor eSfi'lblished a sl-eel and
hatdw~\'e fum known as Conroy & O'Connor.I') In 1870 O'Connor moved wilh his fam.iJy
to San Rafael ;!nd commlssiOlled [he construction of the subjecl property. At me time of IUs
de:\th, O'Connor's estate uns valued at $325,000 and left to his Widow, Fanny C. O'ConnQr
and two adopted daughl-ers.~o
1892: Arthur W. Fostd
A rthu r WiUiam Foster (1850-1930) was born in C au n ty A I) crim, I (eland in 1850 an d came co
Californill in the rrud-1860·s. settl.ing i.n San Francisco. and later, moving his family to San
I ~ "Thomas J. O'Conno[," usled ill Thd Ulliltd SloltJ Co/hilli,' HiJlcrical S~de!y RemrdJ and SlJIditJ (New York: The
Unired SI'~les Catholic Historical Sociery, 1916) 242.
2fl "}..'Lchael J. O'Coonor E,tatc", Dai!:J Alta CaliflmiLJ, July 19, 1889.
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Rafael. Fosler was a businessman, broker, and philanthropist, a founder of rhe Bank of San
Rafael (which subsequently became the Crocket Bank), president of the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railroad. He was a regent of the Universiry of California for 27 years. With his
wife Louisiana Scott-Foster, Arthur foster commissioned "fairhills", the family's 180-acre
estate in San Rafael. Foster did not reside at Foster Hall; he purchased the building from the
O'Connor estate in 1892 and donated it [Q rhe MOW1t TarnaJpais iVlititary Academy, at which
pOint the building was named in his honor.
1892-1925: Dr. Arthur Crosby (until his death in 1915) and Crosby f;"willy estate afterward
Dr. Arthur Crosby (1847 -1915) was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and obtained bis
undergraduate degree from Rucgers Unjversiry and a theological degree al Union SernJrlal"y in
New York. After several Yblrs of pastoral work on the East Coast, he was caJJed ro the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian Chutch in Sail Raffle] in 1884. Along with a group of
Likeminded businessmen, Crosby established the Mount Tamalpais Academy in J 890. He
was headmas tex and teacher at the Academy unci! his sudden death in 1915, afte.r which
ownership of the Academy was held by hts estate unt.il 1925.
1925-1950: A. L. Stewatt
Alpheus Lloyd Stewart (1890-1948) was bom in Stockton, California and shared an early
career there with his father as a school supply s:lles mercilant. After military service duting
World War. I, Stewart moved to Mal1n County and took over the struggling Mount
Tamrupais Njjl..i.tary Academy in San Rafael. Renaming the school the San Rafael Military
Academy, SteW3(t se.tved until the school's superintendent uncil his death in 1948 He was
survived at that time by bis wife Dorris S[ewart; the Stewart estate retained ownetship of the
Academy until 1950.
1950-1959: Nonprofit group of parents of students and local business people.
The Stewart cstar:e sold the San Rafael Military Academy to a nonprofit group of parents of
students and local business people. The school struggled financially during chis time and
sought (l buyel:,
1959-1972: The Episcopal Diocese of California.
In 1959 the Episcopal Diocese of Califoroia assumed the San Rafael tyulicary Academy's
debt and became the school's landlord. This financi:ll seCliciry allowed the school to remaio
open and expand its campus. As the 1960s c;:tme to a close, [he perception of militalY
schools shifted, and enrolhnen L plummeted ru":lmacically The school ch;:tnged its name to
The San R;:tfaei Academy in ah effort to remove the scigma of military association and a
merger was brokered with the all-girls Katharine Branson School in Ross. The board sput
over the merget, and in 1971 the school cOl-poration dissolved, and rhe last San Rafael
Academy students graduated in JlJne 1971.
1972-curtent: Malin Academy.
A new school was in1mediately foxmed by a small group of educators and individuals who
had been seeking to esrablish a private coed high school in Marin county. The Episcopal
. Diocese granted this new school pemussion to open on che grounds of the former San
Rafael Militru.y Academy. In August 1971, the school'~ MlllC was changed to Marin Academy
and in September '1972, Marin Academy opened with a student body of 60 and a faculty of
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building permits on f~e at the City of Sf! n Rafael Building Division:
• Two dOLlnitoL)7 buildings dcmoushed, pet permit 19380, 3.t F 3hd Mission, July 7, 1983
III Porch of Foster: H~U resucfaced, permit 36959, July 7, t 993
• Seismic \If\d structural upgrades to Foster Hall, a.s per permit 38515, July 11, 1994
.. Demolition of eci51ing theater building and CObSlnlctton of new perform.ing arts cenl'cr,
p~rmJt 20005-016, Nfa.y 5, 2000.
• Tennis courts replaced with p2cking lot, pel1nit 13021 J -072, 12-16-2002.
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origlOal ornament., which iDcludes hoth.ootal wood sidin.g, arched double-hung windows,
balustrades at the pOfchline and [oofline, and quoiniag. The width of the first story of the
primary fa~ade LS narrower than its current configuration by two bays, which is reflected in
the 1894 Sanborn Map, which shows the footprint oC the building. Photograph Source: Marin
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other changes '.Ire registered. In the 1924 Sanborn Map (right), a greater portioo of the porch has been
encto.ged, at len, and additions at the rear of the building are <risible. These additions may have been
pttsent in 1907; loe 1907 Sanborn Map did not recoro the footpl'iot of the rear of the building.
Figure 31: This slcercn of Foster by the San Rafael AsBCS90( was made in February 1929 aDd is
inconclusive rcgardblg tJle cClc109ure of the. side porches. The rext or the 1.929 repod sayfl that the
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Figure 32: Allert, a 1934 photograph of POllcer Hall shows ~n updated facade illcJudin.g multi-light
casement windows ;lnd a srucco facade. Close inspection of the first sCDry shoWl! that the facade has'
been built out to its fuU width . Overall, the prim,ary facade refleCt!> its contemporary appearance. At
rlght, a 1935 aerial photograph shows Poster HaU at center, flanked by b:urack£ buildings. The rear
additions ret1eCt: tbeir contemporary configuration. Source: Sal! Rafael MiJiJoJY Academy Ad.fud.:icant
(yearbooks), 1934,1935. Accc~sed oT1line~ http://www.srmaSO.com/YearB.hcml.
Figut"e 33: Allert, a view of Poster Hall in 1964 as weU as tlJe circular drive and portiona of the. bwn.
Foster Hal! f~ade ret1ects its contempor-ary appearance. At right, cwo views of the circular lawn io use
by studentS . Source; Sail Rafael Military Acatien!"yAtijudicaJlt, 1964 (lefl and right, tOp), lind Marin
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appearanc.e. The barraclcs nanking FOBter Ha1J are visible. At right, the front lawn in U9C: by Marin
Academy nudents, 1981. Source: Marin Academy Libra.ty (left), and "How Macin Academy Began",
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Tbe 1969 San Fri1n.7SCb Chromde named John Simms as the: builder of me O'Connol· home (Foster
Hall). Sim.rns is liste.d in the l878 M;\Dn County Directory as a COI)(J1l.ctor in San JlaJjld, one half of
Ine building ftrm Simms & Murray. OriginaUy from Scotland, Simms and his pat:"coer Adam MUHay
we[e responsible for the construction of many of San Rafael's earliest buildings, ind\lCung the Bard
Gate House.21 A e{er Simms' deJ.rh.in 1879, Murray changed the name of the: business to A. Murray
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NATIONAL R.EGISTEROF HISTORIC PLACES
The National Register of Ristonc P)2ces is ['he nation's most comprehensive invehtory of historic
resources. The National Register is admi.rJstered by tbe National 'p:.rk Service and Includes buildings,
stJ.-uc(Ures, sires. objects. and dlsrncts thac possess historic, architectural, cngmee..nng, :!lcchaeologlcal,
or cuJrur-a1 signific:lrlce aJ the m.tional, S('1te, or locallevd. Typic;1Uy, resources aves. fifty years of ~ge
ate eugibte for Lsting In the National Register if t.hey meet anyone of the four cri[eel:! of signifrc:>.occ
:lnd if they sufGclcotly retain rustodc i(l tegrity. However. resoorces unde.r fifty yeats of age can be
determined e.1igible if it can be demonstr~ted that they are of "e..'(ccpc.ional importance," Ot if (hey are
comribll{Qrs to J. potential histo.cic district. NaUon~1 Regjster criteria are deflned in dcp(h in Notional
Register Bulle/i» Number 15: HOjJ) to ApplY the No/ional Regirttr Cn·ferio joy EvawalilJ}I. Th.eJ:e ar!'": fOUl" basic
a·ltel:i.a undet which a SIl.1Jcture, SIte, build.ing, district, or object can be considered eligible ror listing
in the National Regtstec. These crire.r1i are:
Cri/moll A (EIIGflt): Properties assocJated with events (ha[ !-)ave made a
signifiCllot contribution to the broad patterns of our histOl"Y;
1.1 ''B:tnk oftd:uill AOMllt"IC<!S Doug i\(umy as \'P, Privare Sanker", accesw:l Ol"lline,
[tt(rs: / / www.bankofmllr1n.oom/col"l"lmHrUl)'/press--and-news/bank-of-f"I1ll.ci n-anneu nces-doug~mu rca }'-:lS-V p-
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char>lcteristics of a type, perioo, or method of constl.'UctlOO, or th;lt
represent [he work of a master, ot that possc:ss hIgh artistic values, or thM
l'epl'eseoc ~ signjficant distinguishable entity whose cOll'pOnel){s lack
indiv!dwil distlnctloo; and
en/en'oll D (llljrft7I111lioJl Polcnli(J~: Properties [hat Inve yielded, or lTl'ly be
li.kely ro yid~, io(orrn~t.ion. importalit in prehistory or history.
A resource can be considered significant on :t national, SI:lte, OJ: local1evd fO American history,
architecrure, uchaeotogy, crlgtJleering, ::Inu culrure.
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Fosfec HaU is not eligible for listing in the N:\tion:11 Register unde!' Criterion A (Ellene). Foste! Hall i~
~epreseol:ative of the development of p)lvate educ~tion21 institutiOI']S in Mann CounlY, and in Yoln
Ha{ae.l specificaUy. The school W:lS cSl':'Ibl.ished as Mount Tamalplis Ac:\de:my io 1890, at the taLl end
of!l pelloJ o( ~apid growth;n 'Marin Coun!)', wirh the desi.red effect., stated at rhe oUI~er by irs
(ounder Dr. Arthur Crosby. of ~(cnccing college-bound, afJd therefore middle cla.ss, people 1'0 Sa.n
Rafael. It is 11.lso representative of miJ.jracy ~cademies, a rype of educatiO!llll i.nstirucion that fioLlrished
at the end of the nineteenth cenru.ry and through the firsc balf oC ehe lwentieth century, and receded
in popularity :Ifce.r the second h:liC of the li..ventieth century.in the face of ch;mging perceptions
regllrding militflty servtce and single-sex education. Foster fhU funcr(Ol1cd as d:J~ visual center o{ MO
iterations of military ~clldern.ies th:! t it housed; the MOLln [ T "maJl?ais i'v(ilitat]' Academy anel the Slin
R~f3e! Mj,1it~ry Acade.my. However, the pmperty was not the earliest pLi.vate educational !nsurucion
in the arc::t: Sc. Vincent's School for Boys had been opened in 1 S'SS. Nor MIS ir the only p..civ;,te
tcluclIcion·allnstirutiOIl in San Rafael; both the Dominic.an. Convent School (esDlbllshcd in 188~) and
the Shelborne Schoo! (es .tnbtished as San Rafael College in 1878) were locared in S3(1 Rafael . Not is
Foster r-bU able, ar the Njtionallevel of signi(jcance, (0 ttp.cesent the .rnililAry academy type:
a..lrhough it has served as the visual centec of IWO rniliC'.uy academies, if w:lS ol:iginaUy constJucted for
.tesidential use, and characle.risuc [eatw:es of tniLflH)' aodeJ(lY sites, which would include barracks
(fonnedy located flanking Eoseer Hall) and militM'Y fotJnatioD pl':actice grounds (hiSfOJicn.lJy
conducted south of Mlssiof1 Avenue) are not pre~ent. )llerefore, the prope~cy's nSS00aUon with tllis
context does nor.rise to :t [eve] such lhn It meets [he threshold for individuaL sigtli fic-arlee foc
inclusion in [he NaLlob:![ Regisccl'. It is therefore not eligible for listing in the NiltiOJ1:tl Register undet
Ctlle.rJon A (Events).
Crl l .:!l'1o & lPe ons)
fosrer I WI is nor eligible for lliLirlg in ch~ National Rcgiste.c under Criterion B (persons). The
o,iginal owner who comfl\is~ioncd !.he buJding 3S h is residence, [Vuchael J. O'(onl1o\', W1l.S par!-
m.r,mPr (If ::I prominent hardw;'lr~ fum in San Fr<ll'lci&co, and Inter owner of the Tamalp:li>; Hnte! 11'\ S~n
Rafa.e1, bm neither O·COllnor nor bis spouse P:umy O'Connor were fouod to have made signiljc~nr
lasting cDfluibuciof'ls Co loc:lI, sCllte or nntlonal histOly. Lil<cwjse [he person'll contributions of
pmpeay's next owner, A rlhuJ' W. Foscet, to local, stiHf or national history do nor meet the thceshold
fot' signiiic1JlCe !.hat would qualify the properly (OI ir\clusiOrl in the National Register. Subsequent
owner A. L. Steu/arr js Jjkewi~e nor significllnt for his pflsonal cOJl(fibuciol)~ to 10~1, state or nanooal
hiSt01Y. Ownersiup of FOSler Hall by lnstih.Jtional owners is 3cldressed undex Cricerion A. The..r:e[ore,
Paste! Hall is IIO[ individually eligible {or inclUSion in the Na[jon~1 Reg1~te( under Critenon B
(persons).
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C itarion C {Design/Co S1.(l.K.tl¢n)
Fos(er H aU is not elig ible for listing i I) the National Regisw: undet' Ctlterion C
(Design/Conwuction). Foster HaU is !lfl Itauan-ate style building origifl,;IUy COI)S 1J.1.1cted ~s a residence
in 1870 h), (he locally ptal!fic builder Jobn Simms. The builwng h;ls no known arcrurec.t The buiJding
as constructed exhibited design fe.atute!> chat embody the distincttve character.i&t1cs of the I r:Jibnale
residence, in dudin g a lru:gely symrnetr.icn I fa<;a de, hipped roo f, n~ now arched win dows, s irnpl e,
unadorned single SLOL)' porcr., and widdy overhanging eaves supporced by decorative brac.kets. Some
of these design features tuo3ln, although faS":l.de modernizatioJ) rhat occ.uned circa 1925 has
signifiC3ncJy diluted the building's ::!bility ro embody the [cauanare residence type. This fa~ade
modanaacion [[self is not slgol(ic;"lnt:as a h..isrotlc IIdap~tio(1 of the origi['\~1 property. The building is
nor the work of a m.asre-r :arCN[ect or builde)". nor does it possess high ~l'tiscic values. Therefore, the
builcl.ing is not eligible for i.nclusion in lbe NationaJ Registet undet Criterion C (De,>JgTl/
Canstmct/on).
Criterion D ~t"I rO I'lT\.3 on Po ene la!)
Fos t er Hail 1S not eligible for li s ting in the National Register under C.rireJ"ion D (InJonnation
Potenu31), which is pri.macily used to assess archeologioJ resources. Analysis of Foster HaU (or
l.nclusion in the National Registc..r undu Criw'ion D is beyond th/: scope of this report
S ~mmary
I n summary, the prope'rry has not been found to be eligible for liSl1ng in the Nationll] RegisteJ: of
r-listoric P]-aces under ~ny of the criterL'1. described above,
FO RNIA REGISTER OF HISTORtD\l R.ESOUR CES
The CaLifomia Register of His tOrlcal Resources (Cili fornia Registet) is an inventory of signi Meant
architectural. archae.ologic.al. and historical resou.L"ces in the St;\[e of California. Resources un be
listed in the California Registe.r rhwugh a nomber of methods. Stal'e H(scoriC3l Landmarks and
Naciollal Regiscer-listed ptoperties are automHicaUy listed i.o the Cgufmnia Register. Properties can
~ Iso be nominated to (he Cali (o.mia Register by local governments, pJ"ivatc organiza.tions, DC citizens,
The eV2]u:Jt1ve c.titel;a llsed by the Caurotn13 Register for determining eligibility are dosdy b~sed On
those developed by [he Nationa I Park Sen';ce for the Nation:ll Reg!stet of f-listonc PI;l.ces.
In otder fc>r a property to be etigible fat listing in the Californb Reg'lsteJ·,.it ITlLlSt be fOllod significant
under one or lI)ore of the foUowjng ctite.ria.
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CriteriOll j (Events): Resources th:1.[ are l1.5sociaced with events that have made
a signiAcant conlribution to the broad patterns of Ioe;t] or regional histoJY,
O~ tbe cwrucal he(l~ge of California or the United Sra tes.
Crtwion 2 (perSOJ1s): Resources that are associated with the lives of persons
imporlant to local, Caufomia, or nlltior'lal hislOlY.
Cn'tm'rm 3 (AtrhileclJo-e): Resources thll t embody the distinctive.
chHacteriscics of II tfPe, period, regJ.ofl, ot method of conSti'Uction, o.r
represent the work of 2 master, or po:.sess high lIrtiscic v:\Iues.
Cnten'on 4 (1njortnol;I)" POltlllial): Resot1!ces or sites thll t have yielded or have
the potenci:tl [0 yield infotrrult:ion impmtaot to (he prehistory or history of
the locaJ area, Caufornia, or the n~rion.
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ResouJ.:ces eligible for the National Register nee. automatically usted in the CalifomiA Register
o[ Histocic~1 Resources-2\
r ile on I (E·...-e.lt)
Foste r [lall is etigtble for listing in me California Register under Criterion 1 (Event), Foster HaU js
reptesenrative of rhe development of private eclucauonal 1l1stituuoliS in M;lnn County, and in S~11
Rafael spec.i6caUy, The school \v:!s established as Mount Tam~lpais Academy in 1890, at the tail end
of l\ period oC rapid growch in M2lln Couney, wich the deslred effect, stated at {he out$et by .it!;
founder Dr. Atthur Crosby, of attl'ltcw,g coUege-bound, lnd lheJ:e(ore middle chss, peopl~ to S:m
\~ fae'-Fostet r [aU was acqulred by Arthur W. roster, a board member of Moum Tam~ lpais
Academy, in J 892 and was immediately donated to rhe AC1derny. Since thar time, Fosrer Hall has
been in continuous operation ~s part 0 f a private eduC3ti0I1:.l1 )[lsuru tioo. Foster H:'tll is also
rcpJ:esenc..uve of milif<1l'Y a(;>.dem..ies, a type of educational institution that tlolll'1shed at tbe end of the
ninereenth ~entury and through the b_tsr half of the twentieth century, and receded in popl1l:u:ity sfrer
{he second half of chI' tl.ventierh ce.nrury in the face of changing pc.rceptions tegarding tnilitary ser'7ice
and single-se..x education. Foster {-[aU functioned as che vlSIJal nod opecational center of the two
muitary academies thar it housed: the Mount Tamalpais Mili~ :\cademy and lhe San R,'\(ad lvl.ilirary
Academy. Despite SOMe changes to in appearance (discusstd fucthe.r below), Foster HaU is able, at
the sra[e level of signlfio nee, to u:ansmit Irs tole both as repltsenlacive o{ the developmenr of private
Cduc:ll.ional insrirutions in Maon County, :wd as the visual ~nd '6peuuon:tl ccntd of two m.ili~ty
ac~de..mies. The pmperty's association with these (wo contex~ rises to a level such [h~t it meets the
rhreshold for indivjdual significance for Inclusion in the Califotni9. Registet, and is th~efore eligible
foc listing in die Catifo,mia Regisrer under Criterion 1 (Ellents). The perjod of sigruGc~nce under chis
Cri!erion spans (rom 1892, when Moum Tarnalpais ~Wit.:ll')r Academy attained the fonllet O'ConnoX'
residence and the l'esidence W;'lS tena.rned Fosrt'.r HaU, [0 1967. when entoUrnen ( at San Rafael
lv(iljta!"}1 Academ}1 plummeted to a poillr where {he school clissolved four years \a.ter with the
completion of that year's gr~duating class,
C rtterlon 2 (Pen. (Is )
Foste!: HaD is not el.ig1ble for Iistihg ill the C:ili fornia Register under Criterion 2 (l)e.r,sons). foster HaU
is not associated with any Pe.L'SOflS Significant 11 t a s~tc: level ;ind, therefore IS nor etigible for lisung in
fhe Cali fomia Register under Criterion C (persons). The originaJ OIVner who commissioned the
bU)ldif)g -as his residence, Michael J. O'Con nor, was pan-owne.r ot a prorninen t h:u.:dware tltm In San
Fnncisco, and later owner of the Tama.lp;'Iis Hotel in S~n Rnfae\, but ol!JI:her O'Connor not' his
spouse. FMlly O'Connor were [ollhd to have made significant lasting contributions to stare h.istory.
Likewise (he personal contribuuons of ptoperr(s next owner, Arthur W. Foster. !'O state history do
not meet the threshold fm sigru ficance. thal would qualify [ha property for inclusion in the CalifornJa
.Regislt:!. Subsequen t oWl')cr A-L. Stewart is likewise Ilor SJgnificanc foc tns peJ:~onal contcibllcions to
state histolY. Ownership of fos<er Hall by lnsututional owners is addressed ufldet Crirerion 1.
Tbe(efore, FostecHllU is nor individually eligible fol' inclusion in [he California Register \loder
CrileJ:(on 2 (persons).
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FOSler H all is not elig1ble fOJ: listing jn the Catiforrua Regislet unuer Cdte.r:ion 3 (A(chitecture). Foste.t:
HaU is an IraUlI{Hlce style bui.lcling originally coc)s[nJcted :as a residence in 1870 by [he loc~Uy proufic
buildel' J oha Simms. The building has no k.nowll acchitect. The building as cons o:ucred exhibited
design (eal1.ll'eS iliat embody dle distinctive characteristics of the] tlIuanate residence, inclu<ling 1'I
largely symmelIical Car;ade, hipped roof, narrow arched windowS', simple, uoadowed single stoty
n Gll (orni~ Office or Hi~tocic Pte se rvalion, T ubuilo/ Au.iJ/(1ll1 Sm-u Nb. 7. How It! Nonu"alt 0 RJJIIIJ~ Ii> 11M Cof!forNiJJ Rtiul.t
of Hit",d! !WtlllmI (Snu~ml.:nro. (,\: LJlirocoi:J Oflict of St:>te Publishing, 4 ~cpW7\bcr 2001) 1 t.
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porch, aod widely overhanging eaves suppofl·ed by detol'lltive b.rackeLS. Some of these. design
fenrures remain, RJthougn Ca<;aue mockmization th~t occutTed Cil-ca 1925 has significancly diluted the
building's abwry to em body {he 1t:l.l.Jan:j[~ residence type. Thi~. fa~:\d~ modti.-ru'laUon ;rself is not
signi ficant as a hi5tonc adap tatloo of {he origimt propucy. The building Iii nOl the work of a rn~ster
architect oc builder, nor does it POSSC$$ high artistic values. Tberefore, the buiJding does nor appe...r
[0 be indivlduaU}, eUgJble (or inclusion in rhe Califomill Regi5teJ: under Criterion 3 (Arcbilec[U[c).
en eno n -1 (I formatlo,", Po tential)
Fostel' HaU is n.ot e1gib!e for h scing in the Cal.ifonili Regisl·ec under Criterion 4 (Infonnaooo
Potenua)), whJcb is primarily used to assess archeological resources. The analysis of Poster Hali for
inclusion in. the Ca~ fornia Register uoder Criterion 4 (In formation Paten cial) is beyond the scope of
this repon:.
Su", rna '"Y
In SUll1 l nary, the property has been fouod ro be eligible fOf listing ill the C~[j forni:! Register of
T-iistoricat Resour.ces under Criterion 1 (EVf:f1t) described 1bove.
INTEGRITY
r n order to qu:ilify for ~s ring in the Caufomia RegJsl'e.r, a property must possess significance u.nder
one of tht! aforementioned cri(etj:l and Dave historic integtity. The process of determining integIity is
slmibr for both the ciry, the Cal.iforn.i:l Register and the National RC'gistec. The sune seven variables
or :tspects rhat define integrily-Iocatioh, design, swing. materials, workmanship, feeling Ilnd
association-1lre used to eV;!lo.2te It (esoU1"ce's elig1bil..iry for listing io tbe CaUCotnia Register and the
Na tional Register. According co rbe NatlOwn Rig/iter BJI//clill: HOJJI 10 Appjy lhl Nalio}l{l/ Regisler Criterja
for Eua/lJoJiM, these seven ch"racteJ:istic~ :ire dettned as follows:
Loc!ttlon is t.he place where the hiswric property was construcled.
Design. is the combination of dements ('hat create the fOLm, plans. space, strucrure
-and st}'le of the pro\)etty.
Set till,!; :l.ddJt:sses the physiCl.l eovuorunent of lhe. histOUl pmpeny inclusive of Ih~
I!\ndscape and splIcial ul~tionships of the buildlng/ s.
IvLaterials l'eter to the phYSical dements tbat wue combined or deposited during a
particular peuod of time and i.n 11 p:ucicuJsc pattern of col\hgurntion 10 (onn [he
historic pcoperty.
Workman,hip is the phys,ical evidence of the crafts of!1. particular culture OT people
dUClDg iloy given period in history. '
Feelin~ i8, the p.taperry's e.xpressioll of the aesthcLlc or bistmic sense of a pal'tic\llar
petiod of time.
Association is the direcl link between ;In imPOrt3n.t h istorie evenr or perSQf\ ~nd a
historic properly.
Foster HaU reeains inlegtiry of location, haVing not been moved from Ihe sire where it was
construc ted. H also ce[~ins integricy 0 f setting; despite chatlges that have l-aken pla.ce 'ro the
setting of Foster HaU thcoughout and since its period of sjgnificance, which include the
~ wvol and eventual demolition of burncks thoki..ng Posta: Ha.11, the cons truction of athletic
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builwngs behind Fostet H3U, and (he construction of Thalchet Hall, Foste.r Hill has
retnAL'1ed at rhe visual and opcr:1.tjonal center of campus. It JS the bllilcting WI(h the higheSt
rooilinc. on c;lmpus (due 10 its siting). and sightl.ines to the building rem"in lnt.1ct from
lv(issiol\ Avenue due to (he continued use of the circular drive and ):IWI1 in fwnt of Foster
H:& Therefore, foster Hall tetains integriry of secliog.
fos[eJ.: Hall retains integriry of deiign. L'\ lthough portions of the porch as orig1Il:\Uy
constructed ha\Te been enclosed, che buildi.ng's symmetric form, sYlnmeu1c window
arrangemen.t. turo StOly he.ight, multiple dorme.rs, fuU -..vidth first story poccb, efllJ::y door and
porch access sl1Iu:s aU remain as constructed. AddHions fO the building, for phlnt operations,
.are one-story :and located ~[ me rear of the building. Integrity of materials hilS been
comp,omi~d from those of the building's original const/:uction; otigihaj hotizoflt'all.\lood
cbdding, quo.iJ1ing, and uouble hllng etched windows have been covered at removed MId
repJaced by stucco cladding ancl rectangular mula-ute casemc:l\c windows. However, these
cll~nges happeaed cuca 1925, dH!ty-ilirce yeus intO:l seventy-five ye~r peuod of
sjgnificance; for rhis re·ason integuty of materials can be desc.l'ibed as good. Integrity of
wockm"'Josh..ip C;\n be simihdy uesc,ribccl; although chang~5 h~Qe been made ro the building's
origina I workmQ nship derJils, some of Lbese details temalfl (decorative br;\ckets, paneled
cornice, arched do.crners with arched wood $ash wmdoW$), nnd alterauons to other
workmanship de(ws happened thiny-tbcee years into a seventy-ove year penod o(
significance; for [his reason integrily of wo£kmanship can be described liS good.
~osrcr HaU retains i.otegricy of reeling because it is readily visuilly undel."Stood as the VIsual
:lnd ope.~tional cen teL" of an cduc:luon/ll campus. It also retains t;"\tegri!:y of <lssociation
because ie js still in OpeotiOIl as its historic u&e as ~ private educ:l-tJonal msuruuon.
In summary, despite some changes to its origlnal (a~de, Foster H3U retains ifltegn~ for its
period of signHkance in aU sev~n categoties of location, design. seCtJng, m:Herials,
workmanship, f~eUng, and association.
CHAfMCTER ·DEFJNING FEATURE -
For a pcoperty to be ellgible for nal:Jonal, state ot local designario.n under one of the significance
cciteda, the essenD21 physical fealures (oj' chmlctcHJefuung realures) th~1t ell~ble the pwperty to
convey its hjstoric identity muse ~ evideot. To be eligible, a properry musf dearly contain enough of
[hose cha~Lte:ristics, ::md these fearures rnusL also retain a sufficient degtee of integrity.
Chll.J"actcristics GIn be ~p,essed in cellns such as roem, pro(lmtion, strucrure. pIa 11, style, or materials.
The: cbaractet-defining feal\.l.!es of Poster H:ill include:
• HistOlic foorpnot and In~s$iog of the building.
• Symmer.cical maSSJng a(]d wtndow lw:angement at the f!l:st and second stoey of the primary
(south) (acadej
.. Ce.ou...u primary en!r.lnce;
• Fcnestt"lUon pattern at the first and second seoues of the eastano wes ( £aqacle_
• Histoj'ic corn.ice arrangement, which LocJudes a band of compound molding. hollow-Ciltved
wood brackets. and f~ceted panels.
I All arched and hipped dotrners with ;loched and/ot ttiple and double huog Windows;
• Hipped roofwith flat peal.::;
• Full-\\ridth first-story porch :.It lhe pcim.;uy (so\Jth) f;1(jade, and su:a.i.ght sra.U:s at [he center,
ellSt :ll1d we.s~ and
• SpatiallHnlngemencs duc supporc Foster f-{aU's visual prominence on campus, Including the
circular drive and circum open space south of the pdmary (south) fac;ade, and space directly
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east and west or the building, sufficient [hat views of (h~(acte(-de(ining feaLuces at those
[:!c;tdes :Ire not obstructed.
VI. PROP S 0 PROJECT NAL YS tS
PROPOSED PROJECT DESCR IPTION
Tbi,s description is based on EHDD's 100% schemnic design for the Mru,;n Academy Science :and
Ionov3cion Center., dated OCiober 30, 20 13,
The proposed new bwJding will be sited east of Fosre~ BaU, north of Thatcher H:l.U, and south of the
GymnasIum, on 1I sloped site that leads down to the campus' sports fields. The building will :;.it SO'
east of Foster HaU, and 25' west of the sports fields-l1~e building's southern perimeter line is set
slightly north of the. southem puirr.ete.r of Foster HaU . The buitding sits on a cast in place concrete
foundiltion, which, due to the slope of the loe, is exposed :lIang me south and ClIst facades. Th e
builcJ.jng's ma . .'<uY\um .roof tidge height (s (06' 10" at me build.lOg's weH pet:imeter, sloping down to a
gene.rall'oo( helghr of 103' 6". The building is lwo stories, wirh :l futl exposed basement story at the
ease fac;ade-
The building's primal)' fa<;ade fa.c~s west, rowards Fosrer T-laU. Tn c'pcitna cy volume of the buildil;g at
thjs (a~a.de js clad in Portland cement pl~sterwith Lntegnl coLor, and i.ncludes two bands of fixed and
awrJng aluminum sash windows along me top of the second scary. A two story volume pcojeces (tom
me ptirrl!u:y volume of the building:ac this (a.;ade. Thl~ volume, to be cilUed the HI..:.b,)s clad In a.
mixhHc of high performance concrete panels lind lliuO\Lrlu!ll. curt:li.ll wills, with 'areas of both exte.rior
a lunLinum sun control devices ',md s tee! cable vine saeeo, A n au [OmallC gwzed veccical rolling door is
located left of center. The soud, fa.c;:ade of the Hub includes a pair of glazed leaf doors and an
autOmatic glAzed vertical tolling door, and is clad 1I t rhe. second story in gla.'zed aluminum sash curtain
wall wHh painted extruded aluminu~ sunshades with Kyna,( Grusb. Tbe north fa<;ade of the HLlb
includes 3 p:llr of glazed leaf doors and is cl1ld en tixely j,~ glazed aluminum sash curtain wall..
11le sou rh fa~de of the building ;s clad primarily in Porthnd cement plaster \Virh integral color.
Fenestt:~l:ion :l.t the soutn f3~:ldt: includes a two-scory heighr glazed CUrtain wall lit CCOU:.''l", a glazed
entry OOOI' at m lefr, ~nd 11 brg-e fixed window M second story at left,
The notth (a~ade of the building is dad primarily in Porrhnd cetne\1[ plas[er with integral color,
FcnestJl100n at the nocth fay-ade includes a two-story height glazed curtain W;t[lllt cente1, as well :lS, :n
the fU'$t story, a glazed eoDy door at &r leh, a gln.zed aLurrUnllDl sash window WilU at lefe centet, and
an aluminum sash casement window at eIght, -and, :l.t lhe second stocy, ;0.1, alummum sash window
U.I~U at left and an aluminum sash CQsemenr window at ngh t.
The buiJdiDg's east t~ade, whjch will be vJsible from the sports fields, is organized into five visual
bays, sepa(ated by vertic:!1 full-height columns clad wjth Ponland cement pl:lster with incegral colot".
Three b"<l.Ys are comprised of bands of aluminum fixed and awning windows at the first and second
story ,,,;th extetior aluminum sun control devices. A central bay is composed ofrugh performance
concrete p:lnels with steel cable vine screen, and one central fixed and a.wning window. Tbe fat right
bay is Portland cement plasrer with Integral color. Left of cenre.r, the exposed b:lsement stoty steps
b;'lck. from the overh:ll1ging volume of the fIrSt SlOry, and includes :I fL1Uy glazed alnmjnum sash
curt.aln wall with alurninum sash, :l.nd glazed en!ry doors -at for left 3J1d far righl. An are-a. of
mech~nic:;llouvecs is located at left, above the door, The [u'St stOl), is supported here by p:t.inted steel
colLlmns, llnd tbe exposed basem~1 may be f['onted by steel cable screen.
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AU .roofunes -are flush, and mechaolcal equipment JS located at tbe: cenCEr of the (Oof. A b~nd of
metal fr:lI:ned sl{yLghts runs on A north-soutn a;us through the center of the building and -along (he
e-3st perime(e'r of the building.
The proposed project includes e:nens.lve changes to extanl hndscape elements . Existing paving and
pat'l<ing between Fosret HaU and rhe proposed building IS ro be ,cmovcd, cepl3ced by a vlll:iery of
13f1dscape treatmc:nlS including perennial garden planting, food plocs, and stOC'01watec trcatmel1t
g:\rdens, Hal:dscapc dements include tertacing with conc.rete sitew3.11 . New reduced ~reas of paving
between Foster HaU -and the proposed building indud~ pedest:l:ian and vehjcular concrete pavers as
weD £15" concrete ul)it pavers south of Fosler HaU :Jl1d 3C(OSS the e-fjscing circula.r drive , Ouoges co
Lhe open space :I rea within the ci.rcu.l.at clri\1e iClclude .he repbcemeo[ of some Illwn ateas with food
plots aHa stOL'mwarec f;!c;ltJ'nenC galxiens. The fugpolc and concrete platforms at the. Cel'Hel of the
cs.rcle, and the eXisting Rc:dwoocl li:ce, remain in pl:lce, The lawn wesc of [he circuta~ deive will be
alrered 10 indude food plots, ?r)d po.rtJoos will be replaced wjth paving fat [lew pa..rking spaces.
New decking includes an event viewing deck becween nlar.chet Hall and the proposed building, and
a mllkec deck no(th-easr of the pwposed build1r1g, both of black locusr. New st;lLrs are planned along
the south side of the proposed bllilchng, aligned with the steps at (he f:1St perimeter of the porch or
Foster Hall, (ha.t lead direcdy (yom Foster !-TaU ro che sports fields . Additional new staIrS aloe planned
hetwee.n the Gymn2sium and [he spor('l; ftelds, ~nd from the Athletic Center [0 tbe proposed
building.
CAL I ORN IA ENVIRONl'-tENTAl QUALITY ACf
The Califom.i.1 EnvU-onlnen( QU:l.Liry-Act (CEQA) is slate legJslation (pub, Res. Code §21 000 et seg.),
which provides foe the developmeot and O\lIJncenanee o( a high quality environment for the present
day wd furut~ through the jdentification of significant envlronment;)1 erfeccs .~ For public :lgencif:"s,
the m~in go:lls of CEQ A 2j'e (0:
1. lcle:oti ty Ihe significa n [ environmental dfeers o( projects; Md eidlcr
2, Avoid those signllicant environmental e((ecrs. where feasible; m
3 . MItigate those slgnJflCant environmental effects, where feasible,
CEQA applies ro "projects" proposed to be undertaken or ((fCJULring ~PP(ov:J from stale or tornl
government :lgencies. "Projects" are defined as " ... acciviLies which h:lve the potencial to have:l
physical impact on the envlronment .and may include the enacunent of zoning ordill3('lces, the
is~ujlnce of condi tiona I use permits and the approval of tenraciv{" subclivision maps ."2S Hjscorical and
culruraL resources lUe considered to be pact oC the environMent. In general the leao agency must
complete the envlrorunent:ll review process ~s reglUred by CEQA. The b:lsic sleps are:
1. Determit:le if the activity js a "ptoject-,"
2. Dete.onine if the project is exempt f,om CEQA:
3 . PeJ:form an (nied Srudy lO identi.fy the environmental impactS of the: Projecr and dete.tmioc
whethet the .der1ti fled impacts 3te "sJgnificant. 'I Ba.sed on cl-le frnding of lJgnifiCt)nt impac\.$,
(he le:ld agency may p.repaxe one o( the foUowing documems:
:l) Negative Deche-acion (or fincliog~ of no "sjgnificn.nt" ir"p~ds;
b) Mitigacd Neg:uive Decla.ratlon for findings of "significanr" .imp:l.Cls [hat may
cevjse the 1?rojcct to :lvoid at rn.itig:lte (hose "significant" impactS;
c) Envtronmentallmp:tct Report (ELR) for flndiogs DE "significant" tmp~cts.
~, Stale oE Cilifomja, Califomia Environmental QU~~ly '\(1, ~cc~,,:;ed 19 November 2()).l,
hnp:/ I CCf~.C~.gov I ropid ellv _bw I ccq~1 summary. htrnl.
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Status .J Exl Sl.ll tdlng as a HiSt orical ResQlJf<:e
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Jail J~11h'1, CalifonI/o
J n compleoag an ana lys Is of;a project under CEQA, i( must fLrSt be dercrrnined Jf th~ proje<:r iice
possesses any hlstorjcal ~eSOul·c.e. A sne may qualify ;lS a historicd l"esotJrce j fit faOs within "ilt least
One of fout categories lis led in CEQA G uiddines Sectlon 15064.5(a). The [our c~tegOl:jes are:
I. A resource Usced in, or de.cermined to be eligible by the State HistotJeal Resources
Comrojssion, for liscing in thto Califomia Regi; tee of Hiscot1cal Re~ources (pub, Res, Code
SSS034.1 \ Tille 14 CC~ Section 4850 c( seq.)
2. A resource J ncluded in a locll.l reg.,He[ of historical resources, as defUled in. Section 5020. I (k)
of toe Pubuc Resou rees Code or identified as significant In an hlSCorkal resource survey
meer.i.J1g the re(]uiremcncs a [section 5024.1 (g) of the Public Resources Code, shaD be
pr~sumed to be olstoric:tUy or culturally significant. Public ag~cies muse O'taC ~"-Y sucb
~sow'ce as signi6cant un less the preponderance of evide.nce detnonstr.tles to at IC is not
historically oc CIl,lruraUy significant
3. Any object, build.iJlg. struel"uce, site) area, place, reco(d. or manusccipr wh.lcl1 a lead agency
deten:nines (0 be his('oric,ally significant Of significant in the llrch.i'ec[\lca~ cngine~J:ing,
sowLi fi c. economic, ;lgtiClllrul'aJ, educational, social, political, military, or cuttLu-:J '3M;!ls of
Cllufornia m:<y be conside.rc:d to be an htstoncal (eSOUl·a. pj·ovide.d the lead agenc.y's
dete.rmu12tion is S'upported by substamial evidence in light of lhe whole record. Gene.r:lHy, a
resource shall De considered by the kJd agency to be "historically sign;tlCilnt" ;f the resource
meets t'he c:rile1;a foe listing on the Califomia Register of Historical Resources (pub. :Res.
Cooe SSS024.1, Title 14 eeR, SectIOn 4852).
4. The facc thai" II resource is 11 at lisctd in, or determined to be eligible fOJ: listing in the
CDlifomia Register or HJsro.ocJlI Resources, not included in a local register oC hisrocleal
resomces (PU1SUa.O( to section S020.1 (k) of the Pub. Resources Code), or identifIed In an
historic?1 resources SUl"vey (muting the c.ri.tw? in sectJon 5024.1 (g) of (he Pub. Resources
Code) does noc preclude" lead agency from determi n ing tlla t the Jesource may be :ln
historica I resou.rce as defined lJl Pub. Resow:ces Code sections 5020.10) or 5024.1.
In gene:tal, 3 i~soutce thal meers any of the four catena listed in CEQA GuideUnes Section
l 5064, Sea) is considered to be :a historical [esoutee unless "the preponde..rance of evidence
demonstraces" chat the resource lS not hiscorlc:tUy oc culturally significa rH. "26
Based on nnalysis lind evaluation contained in Section VI o( this reporr, Foster Hall meets the criteria
for inclUSIon in the Cali focnia Register of Histol;cal Resources, and should therefore be consjdeJ:ed II
historical resource. under the C~li(omia EovLronmenCl>1 QualilY Aer,
SE _RET RY OF THE I NTER I OR '~ DA RD~
Tht; Sfmlmy l!/Ihl Iilferior; SlaJldl1rdJ ll)r RthiJbiJdllfiOJI & Jlb.tllm(~d Glltddil1U for Rthabililo/if1g HIJII)ric
Building.r (StanUard5) provide guidance for reviewing proposed WOl'k 00 historic properties, with the
smted gO(l/ of mnklng possible ":t cDlnpa.tible uSe for n propt.rty rlu'ough repair, ~lte(;>,oofls,-and
a.dditions while presetviflg those portJons or features wlUch convey its hi,;rorical, clllttu::~I, or
16 Pub. Res. Code S85024.1. Tille 14 CeR, Sechon 4850 cI seq,
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architecrural v"lues."27 The Standards ate used by Federal agencies in evaluating work on histmlc
properties. The Standards ha.ve also been adopted by local government bodies across the country fOf
revie..ving proposed rehabilitation work on hi,storic pJ'Operties under local preservation ordinances.
The Standards are a useful analytic tool fm: understanding and describing the potential impacts of
substantial changes to historic resources Conformance with the SrandaJ:ds does not determine
whethe.r l'I project would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historic resource.
Rather, projects that comply with the Srandal'ds benefit from a reglliatory presumption that they
would have a less-than-significant adverse impact on an historiC resoutce.28 Projects that do not
comply with the Standards ma.y or may not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a
h istonc resou tce.
The proposed project does not include alte~tions to Fostet HalL However, new construction is to be
located dltecrly casf of Foster Hall, dose enough that it has potential to impact character defining
features of Foster HalL Thus, the foUowing analysis applies each of the Standards to the proposed
prOJect. with the objective of determining its impact, jf any, on Foster Hall.
Rehabilitation Standard 1: A Pmp8r1cJ wilJ be UIed as it was hirlon'l;a!jy or be given a r!elll flse that requires
minimal change to iis distifldit:8 II1aleriais,jeatum, spaces and spatial relationships.
Oiscus'Sion: As designed, the proposed project does not include any changes to Foster Hall's
historic use, tnatedals, features, or spaces. The character defining spatial relationships of Foster
HaU-including the circular drive, circuJlIt OpEll space, and open space weedy to rhe eas t and
wes t of (he building--are teta/ned in the proposed project, which is sensitively sited 50 feet to
the east of the east perimeter of Foster Hall, set slightly back ftom rhe southem perimeter of
Poste-r Hall, llnd designed with a lower total roof heighr than Foster HalL Thus, the proposed
project causes rninJ1nal change to Foster Hall's spacial relationshIps and is in compliance with
Rehabilitation Standard L
Rehabilitation Standard 2: The hiJto,i~' .iJarader 0/ a property will be retained atJd pmc11lcd. The removal
of diitillclil'e materials or allemtiOJ! oj jeature.r, spacel and ipatia1 reiatlonships that chammrize the property IViJJ
be avoided.
Diw.wion: As deSIgned, [he ptoposed pmject does not include the removal of dlstinccive
materials or the alteration of any features OJ: spaces at Fos[ec Hall, The hismric sp:\tial
.relationships of Foster Hall-including the circlliar drive, circublr open space, and open space
directly to the east and west of the building----are retained 1n the proposed project, whkh is
sensiciveLy sited 50 feet to the eflsr or the east peJ:imeter of Foster Hall, set slightly back from the
southe.to perimeter of Fostel: Halt, and designed with a lower total roof height than Foster Hall.
The proposed project includes minoe ch~mge5 to tbe width and arc of the circular drive and the
construction of a walkway between the circular open space and FOSler HaU; these changes do not
impact the ability of the circular drive at the circular open space to presetve the visual
prominence of Foster HaU on campus. Thus, the pwposed project does not negatively affect the
historic ch;1.racter of Foster Hall and is in compliance with Rehabilitation Standard 2.
Rehabilitation Standard 3: Each proper(y will be recognized ({J-a p~ysjml record of its timc, plm<: tJnd rlSC.
Changes Ihat C11i,lle a false sense oj historkill development, such as adding t'of!Je(tuml ftaturef or ekmmts fiYJm
other hirtOlicaJ properties, /1-'ili not be undertaken.
2)Nariollll.l Park Se,rvice, The Secre!arv a/the [nler/or '.I' Slandcwds for Trealm~111 ,oj Hislorir: Properties, accessed online
19 November 20 IJ, http://www.l)ps.govJhpsJlps/srnndguide/.
28 CEQA GuiJdines subsection 15064.5(b)(l).
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DiJCJmiotl: As des1gned, the pt'Oposed project does not include ,IllY changes [0 Foster Hall that
would create a false sense of his ton cal development, and therefore is in compliance with
Rehabilitation Standard 3.
Rehabilitation Standard 4: ChangeJ-to a pr(]perty fha! have acquired .ri,gnijicam'e in their own right Ivill be
rctaimd and pmend.
Disttfssion: As designed, the proposed ptoject does not affect any cbanges to Foster HaU that have
acquired historic significance, and therefore is in compliance with Rebabilitation Standard 4.
Rehabilitati~n Standard 5: Di.rtim1ive materitlIJ,jiJatllrc.r,finishes and ,'on.rtrurfioll lechnique.r or example.;
q( craj..smafi-fhip that characterize a proper,!,Y wiij be presmJed.
DiStIW2(}n: As designed, the proposed project does not indude any changes ro distinctive
m;l'cEJ:illls, features, fini5hes, consuuction techniques, or e..'Catnples of ('l'aftsmanship at Foster
Hall. 'therefore the proposed project is in compliance with Rehabili[at1on Standard 5.
Rehabilitation Standal'd 6: Deten'oraled hirt()nc jeat1il1Js !vill be npaired ratber than replaced. Where the
sevmry of deferirm:dion requim replacement of a disfinctive feature: the nell! ./eattln jvillmolt'h the old ill design,
(%r, texturt, alld, where jJOuible, Jl}{}leri'ak. RcplmtJ11tnt oj mir.rjllgfiatul'lJJ will be substantiated f(y documentary
(ltId P0/jjml eL't'dena.
Dis!'l1ssion: As designed, the proposed project does not involve the replacement of deteJ:'iOfateci or
missing fealures and is the..refore in compliance with ReJlabilitauon Standard 6.
Rehabilitatjon Standard 7: Chemitai or pf?ysical treatmmt,r, 1f appropriate, wtll be undertaken JJ.fing the
gentle.J,t ;neans po.fJiblt. Trea1menls that t'miJ'e damage to historic materials lVill no/ be Jtsed.
DistIH.riOlJ: As designed, the proposed project does not entail the cleaning or tepair of histone
materials, and is therefore in compliance with Rehabilitation Standard 7.
RehabHitation Standard 8: Arr;heological reJoums wiJ/ be protected and preserved in plate. If such re.f()1fmS
mUJ/ be disturbed, miligatioil mem'Ure wil! be. ilnde!1aken.
DiJ'CIIssion: As designed, the proposed project involves mi.nima! excavation work If any
archaeological material should be encountered during this project, construction should be halte.d
and proper mitigation undertaken. However, barring such discovery, the pwposed project is in
compljance w.ith Rehabilitation Standard 8.
Rehabilitation Standard 9: New addition.), 1J,::v:terior altemtion!, or reJallld !lelP 1.'(}llJ'trt!rli{)JJ Ivi11 flot dclt1-qy
hi.fton'<, malerials,jealutr:r, arid spatial r/Jlatiofzships that charaderizc the property. The new lJ)ork shall be
diffirentiated from the old and wilL he compatible wilh thf historic materiair, Jeatures, size, Hale and proportion,
dnd massing 10 protect the integrity 0/ the p7'OjJtrfY and eJwi1T!tlmfflt.
DircuJsion: As des.igned, the proposed project includes new construction that does not destroy
historic materials Ot fealures of Foster Hall. The proposed project is also sensitively sited in a
way that does not destroy the historic spatialrelllcionship between Foster Hal! and the larger
campus. The proposed project is designed in a contemporary style, which differentiates it from
the histonc ftalianate te.sidential appearance of Foster HaU. The proposed project includes at'eag
of stucco cladding that reference the stucco cladding of Foster Hall. It is also designed to be
compatible with the histOriC character and integrity of Foster Hali; proposed construction is st:r
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50' east of the easrem £3c;ade of FOHer Hal), se( back frem the southem pef!mcte1' of Posrer
Hall's primaty (sournern) fa<;~de, and h1s 2 rooflioe hcighr.lowe.t' chan the full he.igfu of Foster
Hall The proposed project also recaJns the cu:cular drive and d.J:cllla~ Op~1\ space, which estabLlsh
Foste.c HaU's vIsual focus on campl.l~. Therefore, the pl"Oposed pwjecl is in compliance with
Reha bilj bLtion S t:i nd"l rd <).
Rehabilitation S tandatd 10: NewaddilitillJ ami ar!jrJcell/1>r filIated liB/V cons/me/ioJ1 r"i/l be ul1dtTwktll III
tl4l:h a manlltt·/ha/, i/nl71fJvod In tk jllftlY"C, the !!SSm/itll form and il1u1.ri!y oj the bistoric property {)Jfd it.f
!.Jwjrol1mmt Tl,ou/d be IllIimpaimd.
DismssU>II; As designed, the proposed project will not imp-au-the essential form and integrity o(
Foster H aU j f, in the future, it is l'enlOved, and therefore is in compliaoce with RehabiliratiOIl
Stand;lrd 10.
PROJ£CT-SP ECIFICAND CUf"lL1LATIVE IMPACTS
On rhe whole, the proposed project complies with the Secteracy of the Interior's Stlndacds.
Proposed new constructIon would not negatively affect or diminish rhe Integrity of Foste .... HaU .. All
of Po~{er HaU's charl"lw~r-defjn.jng features would rcm~in intact and the ove.c;ul scale, fl""Ilissing. founs,
spattal telauonships, and ae~(het.ics \liould continue ro reflect its historic ch-arllcler. New construction
is &ffe.renti:l.ced &om Foster Hal.l by ils design, bu( compatible becausc of sensitive siring and
m:lssing liS well as areas of sim.iJ!lr clnJding and the tetelltion of sp:ltial chafacrer. defining fb1ro,·es
including the mcul:u· drive and circular open space
Likewise, the proposed project does not :Ippe:u: to ClIllse:tny cumulative .irot>:lCCS lhat in combination
\Vith other proposed projects or recencly compkced projects may cOnll'o1,lod or 1l1c.re-asc
eov.ll:oomenrol i.mpacts . The last-newly constnJcte.d building on the Marin Academy OHnpus was
completed.in 2007 (Libl-:lCY Boilding), -and is located south of Mission Avenue, away from lhe direCt
SlU'(OI.lOdings of Foste! HaU. As of November 20U. nO othe.c new construction is underway Ot
pl:oposed at the. Marin Academy campus pro:t.imare to Foster Hall . n'e£efoce, the proposed pmjecl
does not represent [lolential cumulative imp:>.c.t.
VII . C NCLU fO
Ol"lgimUy constructed in 1 870 ~s II. residence for Mi.chad J. O'Connoe, lnd donated co (he Mount
T :una.l.pais Academy by Arthur W. Fos(er in 1892, fosrcr f-J~1.l is ~ignJticant uudet C~li fornia Register
Cli ter.ion l (Events). '.!lIe ptoperty is significant both as representative of th.e development of priva te
educau.onal institutions in M3!I·n County, ~nd ·~S the XI/su:]l and opec;tuonal cente( of CWo tnilinlCY
academies . The period of sigrUficlince undet this Cl·ite..don &pans {com 1.892, when Moun( Tact\all:>llis
"Nrilir:uy Academy :I.((ginecl the forme..r O'Connor residence :Ind Ihe xesidence was ren:lmed Foseer
HaU, to 1967, when eorollmwl ar Sao RafDeI Military Ac;!demy plwnme\"ed to 3 poinr where the
school dissolved [our years Iatel· with the cQ_mpktion of that ye:u-'s gradllating ci:l.ss . Despite some
changes to its Ociglll:tl appearance, Fo:;tu I-Ltll retains suHicient integrity to conV"cy it:; signlfic3nce in
rchtion 1'0 its pel10d of significance. Therefore, Foster HaU is eligible for listing in the. Califomia
Register of Hjscorical Resources , and should be considered a hisl·oric resource under CEQA .
The proposed project for new COfls(:ruction at Marin Academy is in compbnce \vit.:h the SWltfary oj
the flJ/(liorJ SI(JJidtJrdi lor fVhabl/i/ulion . The projecf is senslLively sited and desigflcd in a way that ·does
flOt impact Foster HaU's abilicy 10 lr:l.nsmi[ il~ historic significance or jts eligibility for lisriog in the
Cau(ornia Re~ster. Nor does me proposed project presenl any cumulative negl!l.ive impact.> to Poster
HaU, as the las~ newly constructed c.'lmpUS builcliog W:\S completed in 2007, and no additional
construction is cutrently undtlway or proposed on campus.
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PAG &TU RNB U LL
i(,~gin in g C I)o/l ~e!n hlslo rlC nvlrorn'lenl,i
PAO-Tu n Ull is int erested in the intersection bet'Ween the :Juilt surroundings we have llihef"ited arid the way we live
now: ur mis sion is to imagir e ch~nge within historic environments through desIgn. research. and t echn ology.
Page & Turnbull was established in 1973 as Charles Hall Page & ksociates to provide architectural and conservation services
for historic buildings, resources and civIC yeas. We were one of the lirst architecture lirrns in California to dedicate Ol:r pr,lc6ce
to historic preseNa"lion and we are among the longest-practicing such "(ms In the counto')'. Our offices are localed in 56n
F(Ondsco. Sd«(amento and Los Angeles.
Our stilff iflCludes licensed architects. designers and historians. conservators and plan flers, We approach projects with
imagination afld fiexibility ;;1'\0 are committed to U)e (onservatiorl 01 signJficant resources----wherf': these resources can be made
to CUt1dlOfl for present a.nd fUlure needs, Our services are c'·enled to our clients' ~mce and budget. AH our proressional staft
meet or exceed the SeueUlry 0{ fue Interior's HI5tOrlC PrescfVdtion Pro(essional Qualific.ation Sldnda(ds.
A,RCHI TECTURN.. SERVlCES We emphasize the re-use of eXlsti(lg buildings and the thoughtful appJ,:cat ioCl of new design.
So lutio ns for new wJlstl\.)(j ion respect e...'<iS(lfig architecturo\ values and the context of neighboring structures. When
an aJ ,'""J ng buildings we ale skilled in the .me.ssment an d treatmef"lt 01 the most signi(lcan\ architectural arid historical spores
and elements. We welcome the cha/len~ o( solving p(oblems of (epair. ~eismi( ~lfeng1hening. and integrating new sy~terns.
Page & Tumbull ensures that projects comply with Ole Secretary of Ihe Interior's Slandards for Reliabilil.ation for local. state
and federal agency review.
PI J\NNING RFS~ARCH We complete evaluations for histonc Significance. Historic Structure Reports. National and
Ca lifomla ~gister no m in ations. Section 106 and Cali{omia Environmental Quality Au. (CEQA) cieararK:e, Hi storic American
Bu ildings Surveys, H istoric Building Preservation and Mallilenilr.ce PlaJls and a variety of surveys. studie~ and p iaClrlilig reports .
Maf\y oi these <Ire/or repeat clients such as the NationZlI Park SerVIce. California Departmerl! of Parks & Rec.reatlOn and the
UJ'liver;ity of California.
PRESERVATK) ~-CH 101.0GY The work of Ihi~ sludio r(jl'\g.es from condition sUNeys to mate<ials Mlalysis. sequenllal
a ~ng, ar:d adding to the hl~lori(aJ (ecord by uncovering the buried work of early c(aftspersons.
, JSTAINARIi I 1 No ideas today are ((lore compelling than those surrounding the prin ei les 01 sustamabllity We believe that
r e -us!r g eXisting buildings is a corner stone of sustainabilily, one that spurs orlgoing innova to li . Beyond incorporating advanced
building systems white projecti ng iw;to(ic (abric, we seek ne.w tec h l~ologies, materials and me hods to retJln \.he "energy in
place" that every standing build ing represents and to minimize ea01 project's overall fOOlpfint.
OUR CO r1 ENl TO EXCEllFI'.IC;:-We have been ackflOwledged by p(ofessional organl.za~ons and in publications.
but most importantly. by th e fac l th at mOM o f our WOI"k is" from Iepeat clients ilnd referrats T he Najion,,1 Trust for HistorIC
PrP.-Servati()(\, the Am eri can Institute of Architects, the U.s. Government. California Preservation Fo undation and others have
h Ollor-ea us wiU I mo rt! l'lan 100 dwards.
ARC ITECTURE
PI ANNING & rSFARCH
BUILDING lECHNOlOGY
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""~ l"fl ov~Ii,-)4 ' if) Rr.'t"bli!6ljon
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2010 Coli/comia Pre;;e rva!lO(l FoundWDn
Pr~rv"I :O'-' Design Award
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Carolyn Klema! is a princip.;1 and an architect who IS cornmrtled to me
trans forma tiOfl. reuse and rencwaf of hl5tonc strucrures In her work, Carolyn
s(nves. to balance inflovative neW desIgn w i C()(T\plex regulatory requIrement-; lo(
histo :c buildings. She has been both prime: architect Lind preservation consultatlt on
maio r adaptive reuse projects. and has been involved il1 such projects as the Wall
Disney Family Museum irl the Presidio o( San Francisco arld the new Ex rlo ratonum
al P.er 15. Carolyn has an educalional backgroond in afehl1ecture Jnc m aterials
cooservalie·\. afld IS well-ver~ed in reVlel.viflg proiects for com pliance with the
Secretary o! the Intl"rlor's Standards. She ni!5 wccess(uUy comlJleted the Fedr:ral
tax (ertit(<.It on proce~s (or several maior prolects and is currentl y fowsed on the
ch~ Ilerlge or inserting comcmporary programs il'llo existing buildings.
Prior to joi(\ing Page 8t Turnbull in 1997. urolyn v-'Orlied for the NatiOflal Pa rk
Service. Ellerbe Bed:ett in Mir'lneapolis. ilnd Behnish & PartrJer i" Stuttgart, Germ~ny.
Carolyn meers the Secretary of the I"tenor's p(ofesslona.1 Quallrlc';lions SiaodArds ior
Archrtecture and Historic Arch itecture.
?\~QJECT fXF'tf/tk"NCE
o Btrkeley Art Musuem a(ld PacifiC Film Arclwes, Ufliversily o( California. 8erkeiey,
Rehabititation and adaptive re-u,;e.
D Berkeley Public Library. Berkeley. CA, ReflOvabo'l and addillofl,
o Chr"oni ci l' Building. Sa n r-rancisw. ~estor'dtJot1 o( and Landmark Design')tion Re-
port for 690 MaJ'ket Stre et·
er Expiorato ri unl at Pi e rs-I S-I 7. S,lI"1 f-rilnci$W. Rehabilitatiofl ilnd adaptive reuse of
historic pie r s In to an mteractlve science I luse\.lm,
o Fairmont Hotel. Safl Ftancisco. Restor3 ·on. (~abilit:Jt ion and iaX certific~llon,
o Ferry BUild ing. San Fr;ap cisco. R.ehab ilit!! 'on afld tax cerlilic,1bol'l
D Glenn County Coun nau se. WiHov.tS. CA. Rehabilitation and new addition to a
historic counhouse.
D Hacienda G2rdefl Apan.mef1ts. S<!I'\ Carlos, CA. Renovation of 1930's bungalows.
o Hearst Memorial Mining Buildi!lg. University 0( Califo(ni<l, Berkeiey. Rertovatlon/
restoraticil.
o Public Health Service Hospital, Pre,;idio of Sao fraocCsc.o, Reh{jbiii;at(on and adap-
tive reuse.
o S~n F(;3l1cisco Public Libraries, Chira!Qw(\ and Presidio bfdflches. Sat1 Fr;an(lSCO.
Pnincipal-in-charge (or consul£ing preservalio{l scope,
o Shric er's Hospital (Bridgepoint Assisted living Facility). San Francisco.
R.ehabilitrUcn and 10)( certification.
CJ Sioafl REside'l(e. Son FIll(l(i~o. R.esidential remcdel aCid rehabililatiQt'l.
~ Stral'ld Theater. Safl rranClS(O. CA. Historic ~50urce fvaluatio(l R.epon. clrld pre5-
eNat;on (cnsullalion.
D The Old Mini, San M "nciseo. f\eha::'III[allon. adapliv~ reuse. and tax certification
for this nr::w o ty m useum
CI U()llIer>iIyJ IolJse, Univ~rsilY o( California. Berkeley. Renovation aCid restora~on.
o Walt Disney Fam il y (o1u:;e um. PreSIdio of San Fta flCts co. Rehabilitation and adaptive
reuse o( historic barracks buildings lor use as a museum, a(chives. and offiCeS (Of
lhe Walt Disfley Fan-rily Foundalion.
~ Wawona Hotel. losernrte N.;[ionai M. CA. Histonc SlruCfure Report dnd kitch-
en renovdtion,
PVBLlc.~n()NS
~ "TIle W;:tlt Di5M;Y Family Museum· l·he Challe nge 01 Add ition •. ne ,Art o( Sublrac-
tiOl"l" H eritage News. Spring 2009 (co.;utho(' Load .. Kocherov~k y. As~oc. AlA)
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lJrn~ty 01 Californi a. ee r!(ck;,. MS
Archlte<RIre . UrOan History. 2012
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PAGE &TURN
Il u(CI1 He OLJrc.~ -Planne
As an ArchlLectu 8l Historian and Cultural Resources Planner elt Page & Turnbul!,
Stacy has com pl eted mul (lpie historic resource evaluations and California
Oepartn'leflL o f i)ar. " a nd Recreation Pnmary Rec.ord forms for Sites in San Francisco.
Oakland, the San Francisco Peninsula, ane Seattle, Washll"lgton, She ha~ contfibuted
to hIstoric (ootext stdtemenl$ and inlerpretive cuit!Jr.;1 history displays. and assisted in
the e.valualio(1 or potential cultur.ll landsCApes . As an Architectural Hi<;tonan, St2CY IS
adept al a broad rangt of research methods. from combing dusJy arch ives to gellmg
out in the lield ro condu C! oral hIStories . She br'r'gs 20 years of Bay Area residency to
her professiol"\al ev.;luative sk~I~,
1>.5 .; Cultural ~sovrces Planner. Stacy 's particularly Intere.led in the inter~lay
betw€;en coltural practice anc, th ~ built el'lvironmel)t. Prior to joinif1g Polge & Turnbull.
Sracy cO:\lnbuted to (he Bayview-t unter~ Point Histonr Context. and Survey II) San
Fr-anclsco, 2,nd was the primary au thor of the succe!)sfullocailandmark nomination
for Sam Jord<ln' Gar in Il).;t neig ;'borhocd. During an internship at the San Francisco
Planning Oeparrmen t, Stacy authored the ruccessfullocallandmdry designation {or
Marcus Books, th e olde-t Afrian Amerlcun bookstore in the COUr'ltry As an
independent cons ultant Stacy has c.ontnbuted to the San Fral"l(isco city-wide Nrican
Arneri~n I-list ric C dMe)(l Stdtement, and has aSSisted multiple residential clients in
Mills Act applicaiioN. to the City or Oaldar,d,
Stacy Is an active member of the Society Df Architeclural HI~lorlans. Sali Francisco
Architi?ctural HeriL>ge. art the National Trust (or Hislor ic p,'eservation. She meets
the Secretary of the IMerlor's Pro(essiolial QualifiGltiof)S Standards 1'0" History and
Architectural History.
PROIl':' . E(PER!f!\I~E
EeilSlbilityJOe>ign SllJd iel
o Stephens Memorial Hail Accessibilily Study. University of CalifornIa at Berkeley,
Berkeley. CA H,stonc research to ~upport Page & Tu(()bull's design team in deler-
mining v./here to place public access upgrades within a histor;c budding .
ist oric Resource Eya luatlons
o 270 R~~(h Sfrl"~r H istori c: Rc5;o urce £~III<l.ti(m, Bf'Ivf'rie m , CA . ~seJrc.h ~f"Id
evaluation 0{ a Vi c:to liat1 summer estate for eligibility for in luslcn in the local and
SWe hj~tolic.aJ regi st ers.
o lOSS G~e(1 Sireet His toric Alterations As~essme('ll, San Franc ;sco. CA. ~earch
to deterrr.ine if portions of a rear lacade all-eration were designed by Julia Morgan.
in advance of proposed (urther alterations.
a 3598 Jackson Street I·j,s loric Re,ource Evalu ation. San FrJ.flc.isco, CA. Evaluation
0( a reSidence designed by WiliiCiIl'l Wurs er for eligibility fer listing 1(1 (he Calirornia
histoncaJ re-gi;:ler.
o Children's Hmpilal of Oakland Histone Resource .Evalu atio n, OJkl<lr1ci, CA. Doc-
ulT'entation, rest-arch and evaluation of a comple:< mu lti· building site arid an .. dra-
G nt historic residential l'"Ieighborhood State an d iocal hi ,tofical (eg~tel' eligibility.
o 11ebe Daurn Mural~ Histone: Resource EValuation, Sail Fraf\cisco, CA D ocumefl-
1'a!I Of'\, research and evaluation of recently discovered WPA murals ;\t the former
San r rd ()ci!.Co Slale Teacher's Coll ege site.
D Marin Academy Histonc Resource Evaluation and ProposE'd Project Analysis, Sar'\
Rafaet. CA. Research and eV21u alio n of J. 18605 residence located within J pnvate
:;(hool campus, end evaluation of compatibility for ddjacen\ proposed (onstiu(l'ion .
o Thomas Street Autemotive Garage Hislonc Resource £:valuation <Jrld Peer ReView,
Se.1ltle, WA Peer review and additional rf:$earcn and evalu~tion of an ~utomotive
gar<ige In the Soutt--L;.ke Union District 01 Se;JtUe, Washington for NalJonal. Slate
an d loc al historical register eligibilily.
~ iJmvers /ty or San Fral1(j,co Lone I"loul1tain Campus, Underhill Gu ild 'ng H '~toJlt
ReSOUf(': Evaluation, Sa n Franc isco. CA tvaluation of a mid-century sci ence lab
construded at a historically fem al e college for Calrfornia historic.;;1 register eligibility.
ARCHIFCfLlRE
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Project Description
'rhc M~ll'in !\cadcITIY SCJcnce ~md Tnnovatiol1 Centel' will be a new 17,040 s(]unre foot bwldlJ1g,
located genet,l11y In the notth central pntt of the tvJarln _Academy campus, on a sloped hillside
between l'os[er Hall to the \llest, lhe Old Gym to the north, the Alhlecic Held to lhe ensl, and
Thacher Hall to the south CUV(:l' Sheet C~{),Ol of attached Plan;;), The building will consist
of 6 new science lab classrooiTls (2 biology, 2 c1wrniRtl'Y, ilnd 2 physics), ~l small indcpendctlt
study lab, shalni p1"ep rooms adjacent to the lahs, 11 centl'Hllobby and cin:ullltion Splln\
restrooms, and a fielc1level baseillent The basetncnt wlll .include eithet fitness and tmining
rooms, O/' an additional class1·oom. The huilding will he two noor:-; over the hasl:rm:t1L, with
access [mm Lhe upper iloors 1.0 the -athletic fielel via :m elevator. It w.ill be finished with
makl·ial,:; cornp~ltibk with tllO:;l: of its adjacc.lIi bUIldings. Sust.aillabili1.y and cllv1ronmental
sLcwatchhip are being (Considered in eveJ:y m:qwct of its development.
She enhancements \vill improve pedest1:iall s:dety a.nel hanclicHpped (AI)A) aeee::;», as well as
vehicular circuialioll and parking (includIng [he J:eJocatloll of all patking Sp~lCl~S J'ctnovcd ,It the
new building site) 1\ n(:w deck will be located between I.hc new sciencc building and Thachet
J Jall, adjacent to new stairs to the athletic field. An (~ducatiomt1 g~lr(kn anel courtyard win
separate ("he huilding from I'oster I I all and the gym and provide space for Olltdoor learrung.
Additional site imptovcments include rcconfigmalinn o{ Lhe etnployee parking lOl to Lhe norch,
widening of the service toad to accornmodate fit'(~ truck~ and additional parking spaces, and
impl"Ovcrm:nts 1.0 t:hc circular dr.ivcway and elHrancc to roster llall. Upgnldes to sto.ml WlltCl'
treB trnClit are also included ttl OUl: project plans.
1 II ,uldiuon IT) the I~C\v bwiclil~g aad slle rrnpwvemcnts, [vJ arm ACl1demy is I:eQl1CStitJg a mod(:st
50 student en,'ol1ment mCrCl\SC, from the 4{)() sl udcms n.:rrell:.1 V allowed L~nc1er it~ Condltionnl ,
Enrollment Cap Increase
M~11'111 J\Gukmy is a:cJUesting a 12.5% increase In its enrollment cap, ~r()ln 400 to /],50
students. A recent analy:;is of-chsl' size and class worn OI:CUPUIl ~l{' iVlarln Academy indicates
that the schonl C>lll easily suppm( an adc1ltiona150 stl.ll1e.11ls (approXimately 12·13 per gnldc)
within its current physical plant (indudin~ the propos(:d science huilding). The operating
eHicicncics gencraccd lJ)' R higher enrollment cap are compelling and \vill help sus!:al11lhe
school's reputation as a vibtant eciucar.ional comrlllllliLy. These (lualtt:ic~, anel Lhc school's
cont.inued success, reflect well on the City of San lLdad and SutTollIJ(ling neighborhood.
EXIHBIT 5
Increasing Marin Academy's pemlltted em-aliment will provide many benefits to the school and
the greater Sftn Rafael community by:
1. Allowing more students to benefit fWIn the school's hlghly regarded high school
education.
2. Helping the school manage tuition costs, malting a Marin Academy education more
affordable and supporting the school's ongoing corntnitment to student ftnancial
assistance.
3. Sttengtherung our eXisting partnerships with San lUfaeJ comnmnily groups, including
Next Generation Scholars, Aim High, and organized youth athletic programs that utiJlze
lvL,\'s athletic faciliues at mote affordable costs.
4. Increasing student and employee patronage at local West End businesses.
Enrollment growth at the scbool would take place in a planned and gradual manner, over a
period of several years. Marin Academy has a strong track record of coJrJ11UniCatll1g with
neighbors and responding to neighbOl.:hood concerns when it must make changes to its campus
to prepare fo!.: tbe [ulute and meet its educacioo{\} objecuves for our youth. Marin Academy
will continue its proactive engagement with neighbors and the gJ'eater San Rafael community.
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