APPENDIX B ARCHAEOLOGICAL LITERATURE SEARCH. Prepared by: HOLMAN & ASSOCIATES

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1 APPENDIX B ARCHAEOLOGICAL LITERATURE SEARCH Prepared by: HOLMAN & ASSOCIATES APRIL 2014

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3 22 April 2014 Kristy Weis Project Manager David J. Powers & Assoc., Inc The Alameda, Suite 200 San José, CA Re: Results of a CEQA-generated Archaeological Literature Search for Post & San Pedro Tower Project, San José, Santa Clara County, California Dear Kristy, At your request, Holman & Associates conducted a records search at the Northwest Information Center of the California Historical Resources Information System (NWIC) for the above referenced project (Map 1). The project being considered for construction consists of a three-story parking lot, one level of which is below surface, and a mixed-use residential high rise building that includes 4,100 square feet of ground floor retail space (Map 2). This will be a CEQA project reviewed by the City of San José. This letter report presents the results of the literature search. On 19 March 2014, the lead author conducted a records search at the NWIC (File No ). All recorded cultural resources in or within a 100-meter radius of the project area were examined, and all cultural resource investigations within or directly adjacent to the project area were reviewed. Holman & Associates files and various online historical maps were also examined. No cultural resources have been recorded within the proposed Post & San Pedro Tower project footprint. Two previously recorded cultural resources were identified adjacent to the project area, P and P P , the Berger Building is located directly to the west of the project area. It was constructed in 1936 and is a single-story reinforced formed-concrete commercial building designed in the Art Deco style. It was identified in the Downtown San José Historic Resources Survey, Year 2000 (Maggi and Duval 2000). The Office of Historic Preservation s Historic Property Directory (OHP HPD; CA-OHP 2012), provides a 7R National Register Status Code for this property which indicates it was identified in a Reconnaissance Level Survey but not formally evaluated. At that time, however, an evaluation provided in the resource record concluded that this building was not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places nor the California Register of Historical Resources under Criteria A, B, and C (Maggi and Duval 2000:2). With 42 evaluation points using the City s rating system, the building is listed as a Structure of Merit status with the City of San José s Historic Resources Inventory (City of San José 2014:2).

4 Archaeological Literature Search for Post and San Pedro Tower Project, San José Page 2 P , the Sunol Building is located immediately across San Pedro to the east of the project area. It was constructed in 1895 and is a two-story unreinforced-masonry building with Romanesque architectural characteristics that was built for Dolores Sunol, the granddaughter of Don Antonio Sunol, a wealthy resident of the Pueblo of San José (Laffey 1997:2). Laffey s evaluation suggests the building was not outstanding by itself but compliments the adjoining Hotel Metropole and its 52 evaluation points has translated into a City Landmark Site/Structure (City of San José 2014:2). The OHP HPD (2012) provides a 7R National Register Status Code for this property which indicates it was identified in a Reconnaissance Level Survey but not formally evaluated. Four additional cultural resources are located within the 100-meter records search radius and are listed in the OHP HPD (2012) with National Register Status Codes indicating that they were either not formally evaluated or need to be reevaluated, or on the City of San José s (2014) most current Historic Resources Inventory: P , the Murphy Building located at 36 S. Market Street was constructed in 1862 and has an OHP NRS code 7N indicating that it needs to be reevaluated and is not listed in the City s inventory; P the Hotel Metropole (Alcantara Building) located at 33 S. Market Street was constructed in 1925 and has an OHP NRD code 7R indicating that it was not formally evaluated. According to the City s inventory, however, the brick building is eligible for both the National and the California Registers as well as a City Landmark Site/Structure; P the Hatman/Normandin Block located between S. Almaden Avenue was constructed in 1891 and has an OHP NRS code 7R indicating that it needs to be reevaluated. The City lists it as a Structure of Merit; and and, P the Market Post Tower located at 55 S. Market Street was constructed in 1985 and has an OHP NRS code 7R indicating that it needs to be reevaluated. The City lists it as a Candidate City Landmark. The closest recorded archaeological site is plotted approximately one quarter mile to the west and it contains both prehistoric and historic-period materials, P (also known as CA-SCL-128/H and the Holiday Inn Site). The large prehistoric component of SCL-128/H was an extensive, rich Native American village site dating from 1000 to 1500 years before the present that included many burials (Caltrans 2011; Cartier 1984; Wiberg 2002:7-6, Table 7-1). Historic-era maps of the Post & San Pedro Tower project area were examined to identify the potential for historic-period resources in the project parcels. The 1881 General Land Office plat shows little detail on the Pueblo Lands of San José plat, however, the present project area would be located in what is designated on the map as the City of San José in what was probably open grassland. Hendry and Bowman (1940) and Thompson & West (1876) depict the project area block at its modern dimensions. Hendry and Bowman (1940) documented the former location of two adobes in or adjacent to the Post & San Pedro Tower project area: the Bartolo Pacheco-Juana Pacheco adobe, a dwelling with no known date of construction; and the Altamirano adobe, also a dwelling with no known date of construction. In addition, the acequia (the main water ditch during Hispanic and early Euroamerican settlement of San José) was depicted as bisecting the eastern portion of the project area (Hendry and Bowman 1940). Historic research conducted by Ryan in Edward and Ryan (1986a) suggested that the Felipe Gongora adobe might be in their project area, however, the monitoring report for the entire block provided negative

5 Archaeological Literature Search for Post and San Pedro Tower Project, San José Page 3 results for its presence (Edward and Ryan 1986b). Edwards and Ryan also indicated that as the city developed, the area surrounding the Post & San Pedro Tower project area was settled first in the 1860s by French and Irish immigrants and later in the 1880s by Chinese immigrants. Edwards and Ryan (1986a:10), citing a personal communication with Glory Anne Laffey, also stated that the Horseshoe Hotel, which was used as a brothel, was located on the Post Street block just east of their project area or possibly within the current project footprint. Additional detailed information about the early historic development of the block was depicted on Sanborn Insurance Maps (1884). By 1884, the project area was intensively developed with eight buildings facing Post Street with two or thee more along San Pedro including a blacksmith shop at the corner. Behind these buildings were outbuildings. At least one of the buildings fronting San Pedro and several outbuildings are aligned to Pacheco Alley, a travel route used during the pueblo and mid-1800s that was constructed at an angle to the current San Pedro and Market Streets. By 1915, only the two corner buildings at Orchard and Post remained and at least one was occupied by Chinese (Sanborn Insurance Co. 1915). All the remaining buildings were of more recent construction. While no resources have been identified in the study area based on investigations of surface soils, the Post & San Pedro Tower project area, as well as the entire area within the 100-meter radius, has been heavily investigated for cultural resources. The project area was included in the general assessment report covering prehistoric and historic archaeological resources in downtown San José (Garaventa 1982) and in Dill Design Group s 2000 history survey to identify and evaluate the buildings in downtown San José (Maggi et al. 2000). In addition, the Post & San Pedro Tower parcels were included in a field examination and sensitivity analysis for archaeological resources within the SVRTC EIS/SEIR Alternative route (Ruby at al. 2010). Twenty-one other investigations have been conducted in the 100-meter radius of the Post & San Pedro Tower project area (see References section). Several of the reports document findings and conclusions from subsurface investigations. In addition to their analysis of extensive subsurface investigation of the block immediately west of the present project area, Edwards and Ryan (1986a and 1986b) also provide a detailed history of the general vicinity of the Post & San Pedro Tower which describes it as close if not part of the mid-18 th- century boom-development of the city center (Edwards and Ryan 1986a:18). In his 2002 report of the monitoring for the installation of a short segment of communications line at and near the intersection of Post Street and Almaden Avenue, Busby states that the Basin Research Associates monitor found no evidence of significant prehistoric or historic cultural resources. Two other monitoring investigations at locations nearby to the Post & San Pedro Tower project area identified historic-period archaeological materials and features (Bourdeau 1986; Garaventa et al. 1983). Garaventa et al. concluded that the materials found were from highly disturbed soils and therefore, not significant (Garaventa et al. 1983:10). On the other hand, Bourdeau concluded that the recovered features and materials were significant in the block to the west of the current project area (Bourdeau 1986:22). Recently, Psota (2012, 2013) conducted archaeological investigations employing currently acceptable historical methods to investigate the One South Market project area, located in the northern two thirds of the block to the east of the project area. Based on monitoring discoveries and excavations of features identified, 44 archaeological features including several brick, adobe and stone walls or foundations, privies, pits, and sheet scatters. Eight of these appear potentially eligible to the California Register based on an infield evaluation once the features had been completed excavated. Subsurface

6 Archaeological Literature Search for Post and San Pedro Tower Project, San José Page 4 investigations at One South Market suggest that nearby blocks also have a high potential for intact historic-period sealed deposits. Based on the findings of this records search and because no subsurface testing has been conducted in the Post & San Pedro Tower project area, Holman & Associates recommends the following procedures be used to address potential cultural resources within and adjacent to the Post & San Pedro Tower project. An archaeologist qualified in local historical and prehistory archaeology should complete a subsurface presence/absence program to determine whether any intact archaeological deposits remain. Preparation for that work should include aligning pertinent historic-period maps to the project area to identify specific sensitive areas that could be impacted by proposed development. Should any archaeological features or deposits be identified, a focused research design and treatment plan should be prepared to address any potential resources exposed during construction activities followed by archaeological excavation of these features. Should you have any questions, please contact Sunshine Psota at Sincerely, Leigh Jordan, M.A., and Sunshine Psota, M.A., RPA

7 PROJECT AREA SCALE KILOMETER 1 MILE QUADRANGLE LOCATION Based on San Jose West & San Jose East, CA USGS Topographic 7.5' Series , Photorevised 1980 MN 17 Map 1. Location of Post & San Pedro Tower Project, San José, Santa Clara County, California

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9 References Archaeological Resource Management (Archaeological Resource Management) 1984 Cultural Resource Evaluation of the Heron Office Building Site at West Santa Clara and San Pedro Streets in the City of San José, County of Santa Clara. NWIC Report S Archaeological Evaluation for the Marriott Courtyard Project in the City of San José. NWIC Report S Archives & Architecture (Archives & Architecture) 2007 Study for Potential Historical Archaeology, One South Market Street, San José, Santa Clara County, California (APN ). NWIC Report S Bourdeau, Larry (Pacific Museum Consultants) 1986 Report on Archaeological Monitoring with Recommendations for Cultural Resource Management, Almaden Tower Project, 10 Almaden Boulevard, San José, Santa Clara County. NWIC Report S Busby, Colin and Stuart Guedon (Basin Research Associates, Inc.) 2002 Archaeological Monitoring Closure Report - Post Street, City of San José, Santa Clara County, P.O (dated 11/29/01) (letter report). NWIC Report S California Department of Parks and Recreation (CA-DPR) 1976 California Inventory of Historic Resources. Department of Park and Recreation, Sacramento. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 2011 Primary Record Update for P (CA-SCL-128/H). On file at the Northwest Information Center, California Historical Resources Information System, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California. California State Office of Historic preservation (CA-OHP) 2012 Directory of Properties in the Historic Property Data File for Santa Clara County, Updated to 5 April Office of Historic Preservation, Sacramento. Chavez, David, and Jan M. Hupman 1990 Cultural Resources Investigation for the Vasona Transportation Corridor Project, Santa Clara County, California. David Chavez & Associates, Mill Valley. Chavez, David, Sally B. Woodbridge, and Jan M. Hupman (David Chavez & Associates) 1988 Cultural Resources Evaluation for the Fremont-South Bay Corridor Study Alternatives Analysis, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California. NWIC Report S City of San José Planning Department (City of San José Planning Department) 1975 Environmental Report, Proposed demolition of buildings located at the Northeast Corner of Market and Post Streets, San José. NWIC Report S City of San José 2013 Historic Resource Inventory. Available at ttp:// Accessed 15 April 2013.

10 Edwards, Rob and Mary Ellen Ryan 1986a Preliminary Cultural Resource Evaluation and Historical Investigations of a City Block Within West Santa Clara Street, Almaden Boulevard, Post Street and Almaden Avenue, City of San José. NWIC Report S Edwards, Rob and Mary Ellen Ryan 1986b Summary and Evaluation of the Intensive Archival Research and Emergency Archaeological Testing - Monitoring Demolition and Recommendations for Mitigation of the Cultural Resources for "10 Almaden". NWIC Report S Findlay, John M. and Donna M. Garaventa (Basin Research Associates, Inc.) 1983 Archaeological Resources of Downtown San José: A Preliminary Planning Summary of Prehistoric and Historic Sites in the Central Business District. NWIC Report S Garaventa, Donna M. (Basin Research Associates, Inc.) 1982 A Cultural Resources Assessment of a Land Parcel, South Market and Post Streets, City of San José, California. NWIC Report S Garaventa, Donna M. (Basin Research Associates, Inc.) 1982 A Cultural Resources Assessment of a Land Parcel, South Market and Post Streets, City of San José, California. NWIC Report S Garaventa, Donna M., Carolyn E. Grattan, Melissa C. Kennard, Larry S. Kobori, R. L. Anastasio, and John M. Findlay (Basin Research Associates, Inc.) 1983 An Archaeological Testing Program at the American Bank and Trust Building Site, Barry Swenson Builders. NWIC Report S General Land Office 1881 Plat of the Pueblo Lands of San José. On file at the Northwest Information Center, California Historical Resources Information System, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California. Hendry, G., and J. Bowman 1940 The Spanish and Mexican Adobes and other Buildings in the Nine San Francisco Area Counties, 1776 to about Ms. on file, Northwest Information Center, Rohnert Park, California. Holson, John, Cordelia Sutch, Stephanie Pau, and William Self Associates, Inc. (Pacific Legacy, Inc.; William Self Associates, Inc.) 2002 Cultural Resources Report for San José Local Loops, Level 3 Fiber Optics Project in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties, California. NWIC Report S King, Chester D Comments Concerning Archaeological Values at the Pueblo Uno Redevelopment Project. NWIC Report S Laffey, Glory Anne (Archives & Architecture) 1995 Historic Resource Evaluation Report for 161 W. Santa Clara Street, San José, California. NWIC Report S Primary Record for P On file at the Northwest Information Center, California Historical Resources Information System, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.

11 Laffey, Glory A., and Charlene Duval (Archives & Architecture) 1998 Historical and Architectural Evaluation for the Hotel Metropole Project, Corner of Post and Market Streets, City of San José, County of Santa Clara. NWIC Report S Maggi, Franklin, and Charlene Duval, Leslie Dill, April Halberstadt, Amber Engle, Elizabeth Stephens (Dill Design Group) 2000 Downtown San José Historic Resources Survey, Year NWIC Report S Maggi, Franklin, and Charlene Duval 2000 Primary Record for P On file at the Northwest Information Center, California Historical Resources Information System, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California. Peak, Melinda and Ann Peak (Peak & Associates, Inc.) 2000 Cultural Resource Overview for the AT&T San José Build, Cities of Redwood City and San José, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. NWIC Report S Psota, Sunshine (Holman & Associates) 2012 Archaeological Survey Report for the San Fernando Street Enhanced Bikeway and Pedestrian Access Project Between Cahill and 10th Streets in Downtown San José, Santa Clara County: 04-SCL-0-SJS, STPL-5005(105). NWIC Report S Postfield Memo of Archaeological Excavation at One South Market, San José, Santa Clara County. Holman & Associates, San Francisco. Prepared for KT Properties, Cupertino. Reese, Elena, Polly McW. Quick, Vance G. Bente, and Janet Pape (Woodward-Clyde Consultants) 1987 Archaeological Monitoring of the Almaden Tower Project, 10 Almaden Boulevard, San José, California. NWIC Report S Ruby, Allika, Sharon Waechter, Charlene Duval, and Jeffrey Rosenthal (Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc.) 2010 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor EIS/SEIR, Technical Memorandum, Archaeological Survey and Sensitivity Report for SVRTC EIS/SEIR Alternative. NWIC Report S Sanborn Insurance Company 1884 Insurance Maps of San José, California. Sanborn Map and Publishing Company Insurance Maps of San José, California. Sanborn Map and Publishing Company. Sawyer, Izaak, Laurie Pfeiffer, Karen Rasmussen, and Judy Berryman (Science Applications International Corporation) 2000 Archaeological Survey Along Onshore Portions of the Global West Fiber Optic Cable Project. NWIC Report S Thompson & West 1876 Historic Atlas Map of Santa Clara County. Thompson & West, San Francisco. Wiberg, Randy 2002 Archaeological Investigations: Skyport Plaza Phase I (CA-SCL-478), San José, Santa Clara County, California. Holman & Associates, San Francisco. Prepared for Spieker Properties, San José.