Attachment 2 - Letter of JustificationHistoric Preservation Committee
May 1, 2025
To Whom It May Concern:
I am the current owner of both 37 Ellenwood Ave and 41 Ellenwood Ave in Los Gatos. I have owned
and resided at 41 Ellenwood Ave for over 30 years. My wife and I purchased 37 Ellenwood Ave from
the previous owners 9 years ago. The previous owners had 4 generations living in the home during
the time we owned 41 Ellenwood Ave. They purchased the home in 1950. One of the living owners
stated the home was built in 1940 from the same builder as the home on Apricot Lane directly behind
37. The records show the first owner as Hodges and second owners as Hetzner. The records found
also state 1940 for the age.
The Anne Bloomfield records updated, June 1991, Historic Resources inventory does not have 37
Ellenwood Ave on the inventory list.
The pictures of the home will show additions around 20 years ago which included T1-11 siding
material as well as various lap siding. The house layout is dysfunctional. There is not any
architectural features that would indicate any historical significance of design or features.
The house is not visible from any street. Our Home at 41 Ellenwood Ave has the only direct view of
37 Ellenwood.
In our research at the Los Gatos Library and Santa Clara County Records, as well as contact from the
previous owners, indicate nothing of historic significance about the home or owners. Therefore, we
request that 37 Ellenwood be removed from the Historic Inventory in Los Gatos.
Respectfully,
Art Chatoff
Owner
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