2324 Pine Street in Mission Hills is Spanish Eclectic in style and constructed by newly established Master Builders, the Wurster Construction Company. Completed in 1931, the house features a single-barrel red clay tile roof with exposed rafter tails, decorative stucco elements and a wood spindle balcony. Designated under Criterion C for representing the Spanish Eclectic style, the house is also designated under D (Master Builder), for the Wurster Company, which also constructed the Spreckels Organ Pavilion and the California Building along with its iconic tower for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. In addition, this house has a known, but undocumented association with Master Architect Lilian J. Rice, a native of National City who worked for the acclaimed Richard Requa and Herbert Jackson firm. |
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