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ESA Land l7L-\ Management Ray Weiss January 2009 Page 6 connected the community with the Stanislaus River to the south and Lone Tree Creek to the north, passing by the residence of John Jones. In the early 20"'century,Farmington Road became an important regional route, and by 1930 the road had been paved along its entire length.In the 1920s,Farmington road became known as Escalon Road,and in the 1930s the name changed again to the Escalon-Bellota Road. Since the 1960s the stretch of road south of SR 120 has been referred to as McHenry Avenue(Corbett and Minor, 1996). With the tum of the century and the advent of the automobile as the predominant means of transportation, buildings were designed and constructed to accommodate them. Gas stations were one of the first unique structures created specifically to serve automobile travelers. They were constructed on street corners in order to facilitate the flow of incoming and outgoing traffic and to maximize the number of customers. The architecture of these buildings reflected the contemporary styles of the early to mid-twentieth century. Built as a Texaco station in 1926,the gas station located at 1303 First Street was designed to blend in with the surrounding residential area.The auxiliary buildings, including a restroom,caretaker's residence,and garage were constructed in 1942 and 1952. The original owner, Casey Matt,operated the station until 1970. At that time the building remained vacant until ca. 1992, when it was occupied by a barber shop. The property is still owned by the Matt family (Busby et at, 1996). The residence at 1750 McHenry Avenue was constructed for Victor Gonzales, a Spanish immigrant, in 1938. Gonzales was a long time resident of Escalon and the residence remained in his ownership until his death in 1992. (Busby et at, 1996). The residence at 1740 McHenry Avenue was constructed in 1961 and is typical in style and construction as other residences of the same time period.The square structure has a cross-gable roof with composition shingles,horizontal sliding windows, vinyl windows,and the exterior is clad in stucco. An olive tree was located in front of the row of eucalyptus trees surrounding the residence at 2700 McHenry Avenue. According to assessor data, the residence at 2700 McHenry Avenue dates to 1933, with the eucalyptus trees surrounding the property presumed to date at a later period; however, no record of the olive tree or eucalyptus trees was encountered during archival research. Regulatory Setting Implementation of the proposed project will require compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA(16 USC 470 et seq., 36 CFR 800,36 CFR 60,and 36 CFR 63).Applicants for State Revolving Fund funds are required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the State Historic Preservation Officer(SHPO) that the project complies with Section 106 of the NHPA.