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_ Initial Study Cultural Resources Leu Than Significant Potentially with Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant Issues(and Supporting Information Sources): Impact Incorporation Impact No Impact 5. CULTURAL RESOURCES— Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ❑ E significance of a historical resource as defined in §15064.5? b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ❑ ® ❑ ❑ significance of a unique archaeological resource pursuant to§15064.5? c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological ❑ ® 11 11 resource or site or unique geologic feature? d) Disturb any human remains,including those interred ❑ ® ❑ ❑ outside of formal cemeteries? Discussion a) The proposed project would not likely cause a significant impact to the eligibility of a historical resource.A records search of all pertinent survey and site data was conducted at the Central California Information Center at California State University, Stanislaus on November 5,2008(File No.7234 L).The records were accessed by utilizing the Escalon U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute quadrangle maps in San Joaquin County. The review included the proposed project site as well as a Ye mile around the project locations.The records search included a review of the Directory of Properties in the Historic Property Data File for San Joaquin County for information on sites of recognized historical significance within the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of Historic Resources,the California Inventory of Historic Resources(1976),the California Historical Landmarks(1996),the California Points of Historical Interest(1992),the Caltrans State and Local Bridge Survey (1989), and the Survey of Surveys(1989). One previous survey included portions of the project site:Busby et al.(1996).This survey encompasses approximately 80 percent of the project site. Seven additional surveys have been recorded within 'A mile of the project site: Corbett et al. (1996),Clements(1996), Busby et al. (1996), Love and Tang (2001), Page(1992), Busby (1996),and Wooten and Wulf(1999). Previous surveys have identified three potentially historic structures within the project site:a residence at 1750 McHenry Avenue,a gas station at 1303 First Street,and a segment of the Tidewater-Southern Railroad line immediately adjacent to McHenry Avenue. Results from these investigations identified one resource,the residence at 1750 McHenry Avenue, as being potentially eligible for listing in the NRNP under Criteria 3/C: the residence embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type,period,region,or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual,or possesses high artistic values. The previous survey cited the distinct architectural features of the residence, including reinforced masonry construction covered with patterned stucco, white walls, and its conspicuous chimney on the southern end of the building,as a unique combination of the Spanish Vernacular architecture of the original owner's birthplace and the contemporary residential architecture of the 1930s. McHenry Avenue Read Widening Pmpct 29 ESA!208588 Initial Study May 2009