Attachment 2 - Historic ResearchSubj: Research the History of a House in Los Gatos
Location: 16805 Loma Street
Date: Between 3/212025 and 3/27/2025
Conducted By: William and Brenna Wundram (property owners)
Table of Contents
Los Gatos Public Library
Sanborn Maps
1941 Tax Assessment Survey
1989 Anne Bloomfield Historic Resource Survey
Polk’s Directories 1924-1974
Museums of Los Gatos Historic Homes Tours
100 Bellringers
As It Was by Dora Rankin
Los Gatos Historic Resources Inventory – Jun 1991
Historic Property Research folders
History of Los Gatos by Bruntz and Los Gatos Observed by Dallas.
Residence drawers of the vertical file
The Patrons’ inquiries (binder #3)
A Field Guide to American Houses
Santa Clara County Planning Office
County Permit History
Santa Clara County Tax Assessors Office
County Property Records
San Jose Public Library
California Room - Aerial Maps
Los Gatos Planning Office
Laserfiche System – property research
ATTACHMENT 2
1. Los Gatos Public Library (POC – Shawnte Santos and Jenn Laredo)
a. Sanborn Maps – Reviewed the 1928 and 1944 Sanborn maps (see photos in Exhibit A).
FINDING: The location of 16805 Loma Street is outside of the scope of the two maps.
b. 1941 Tax Assessment Survey – Reviewed the 1941 Tax Assessment Survey
documentation.
FINDING: 16805 Loma Street was not listed in the tax assessment survey.
c. 1989 Anne Bloomfield Historic Resource Survey – The Anne Bloomfield survey for
16805 Loma Street was executed on April 5, 1990 (see Exhibit B in the Appendix) noting
an estimated age of “1920s” and a “bungalow” style. Three other surveys were
completed for properties on the same street at 16760, 16770 and 16791 Loma Street
noting “bungalow” and “generic” style designations with two of those being active
rentals. Ferris Ave doesn’t have Anne Bloomfield surveys for 164XX addresses, only
addresses starting with 166XX. Englewood also does not have corresponding
Bloomfield surveys yet there were a series of pre 1941 houses on the street that have
been demolished over the years.
Most properties on Loma Street didn’t start to get annexed to the city until February 1st,
1999 as part of the Ferris #6 Annexation, (see Exhibit C in the Appendix) (which was over
nine years after the survey was executed) and well into the 2000s. Santa Clara County
permit activity ceases in 2015 for Loma Street and there was a bulk annexation in 2019.
16805 Loma Street was not in the purview of the City of Los Gatos Planning office at the
time of the Bloomfield survey.
FINDING: Bloomfield survey found for 16805 Loma Street.
d. Polk’s Directories 1924-1974.
The first match to an individual with a registered phone number was in 1962 to Hortenia
Moreno for one year. The next registered phone number started in 1968 through 1974 to
Albert Panighetti. The ancestory.com searches didn’t provide any significant results
(Albert Panighetti – born Mar 2nd, 1904 - died Mar 1991 – WW2 veteran).
Per the listing realtor, Kurt E. and Arlyn M. Wilson family owned it for the past forty years
and rented it out for the past twenty-five years.
FINDING: No significant findings of previous residents.
e. A list of the Museums of Los Gatos Historic Homes Tours and programs.
FINDING: No houses on Loma Street were on the home tours.
f. A list of the 100 Bellringers and information.
FINDING: No match from the binder or supplemental.
g. Reviewed As It Was by Dora Rankin.
FINDING: No match found.
h. Reviewed the Los Gatos Historic Resources Inventory – Jun 1991.
FINDING: No match found.
i. Reviewed the Historic Property Research folders.
FINDING: No match found.
j. Reviewed History of Los Gatos by George Bruntz and Los Gatos Observed by Alistair
Dallas.
FINDING: No Loma Street houses listed.
k. Reviewed Information in the Residence drawers of the Vertical file.
FINDING: Box 6 Folders 1-8. No Loma Street residences in the vertical files.
l. Reviewed The Patrons’ inquiries, binder #3 residences.
FINDING: No listing for Loma Street houses.
m. Reviewed A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia Savage McAlester.
FINDING: No match found.
2. Santa Clara County Resources
a. Santa Clara County Planning Office
FINDING: Found three permits. 1. “remodel/addition” permit from 1967 number:
1967-7094-00 (Exhibit D), 2. “repair roof” from 1967 number: 1967-7410-00 and 3.
“re-roof” permit from 1990 number: 1990-840-00 by the owner Albert Panighetti.
See supporting structural pictures (separate document) noting the addition of the
rear bedroom and laundry room.
b. Santa Clara County Tax Assessor (see Exhibit E from 1966)
FINDING: One property was found which was listed under 16801, which is currently
the next-door neighbor’s address now. The original property had a garage that could have
been on the current neighbor’s property. The split of 16801 to create 16801 and 16805 was
Nov 12th, 1971, and the old APN was 532-07-008.
c. San Jose Public Library (California Room)
FINDING: Researched aerial photography from the period and added the best photo I
could from 1948 (Exhibit F) noting other structures on Loma Street.
3. Los Gatos Community Development Department Resources
a. Permit and Planning Documents (Laserfiche)
FINDING: No Planning or Building department results found for 16805 Loma Street. I
did find three demolition requests for pre-1941 houses on Loma Street.
1. 16801 Loma Street – Exhibit G – April 1, 1999 (next door)
2. 16761 Loma Street – Exhibit H – Nov 18, 1998 (same side of the street)
3. 16810 Loma Street – Exhibit I – July 7, 2004 (directly across the street)
APPENDIX
Exhibit A – Sanborn Maps 1944
Exhibit B – 16805 Loma Street – Anne Bloomfield Survey
Exhibit C – February, 1999 (Ferris #6), Annexation of 16805 Loma Street to the City of Los Gatos
Exhibit D – 1967 Permit for an Addition / Remodel
Exhibit E – County Tax Assessor Property Record
Exhibit F – 1948 Map showing a series of houses on Loma Street
Exhibit G – 16801 Pre-1941 Demo Approval – April 1, 1999
Exhibit H – 16761 Pre-1941 Demo Approval – Nov 18, 1998
Exhibit I – 16810 Pre-1941 Demo Approval – July 7, 2004