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Here are articles on the internet about the origins of Shotgun Houses as well as some restoration stories not unlike our own from across America.
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This section contains a links to staff reports, informatin items to city council and meeting minutes that pertain to landmarking, demolition permit, moving and storing of the Shotgun House by the City of Santa Monica.
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Newspapers have covered the story quite a bit since local residents first rallied for the Shotgun House in 1999.
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Site about typical plans and detailing of Shotgun Houses:
http://bywater.org/Arch/shotgun.htm

more general shotgun house information
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Shotgun_House.html

African American connection
http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1679/Black_architecture_still_standing_the_Shotgun_House
 
About the link between Shotgun Houses and Southern Porches
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi820.htm

Chicago Tribune ode to the New Orleans Shotgun Houses
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-0509180432sep18,1,4271032.story?coll=chi-leisure-utl

From the book “Graceland: Going Home with Elvis”
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/features/margra/shotgun.html

The most in tact Shotgun House in Columbia Missouri
http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Planning/Public_Hearings/Historic_Preservation/shotgun.html

The McCullough Shotgun House of Charlotte, North Carolina
http://features.aroundcarolina.com/architecture/shotgun.asp

Shotgun House: A Poem
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~sgabriel/daydream.htm

Shotgun Houses in Park City, Utah
http://www.parkcityhistory.org/History/pcarchitecture/types.htm

Etymology of “Shotgun House” and pictures of many examples
http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/2002/Space/shot2.htm

A Shotgun House that preservationists are trying to save in Washington DC
http://www.victoriansecrets.net/shotgun.html

Photo of a shotgun house on wheels
http://www.cmstory.org/exhibit/observer/42.htm

National Park Service Interpreting the Secretary of the Interiors Standards: Changes to the Interior Plans of Shotgun Houses
http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/tax/its/its-01n.pdf

A shotgun House saved and turned into a Living History Museum in Williamson County, Texas
http://www.wchm-tx.org/shotgun_house_801_west_street.htm

Shotgun Houses in Houston become homes for young mothers, a day care center and sites for artists’ installations
http://www.wchm-tx.org/shotgun_house_801_west_street.htm

Photo of New Orleans, LA shotgun house
http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2005/452/18.htm

A shotgun house in Houston, Texas with a major addition on the back
http://www.ghpa.org/awards/2003/kane.html

Restoration of a shotgun house in Houston, TX is made into a “Hands-on Teaching Studio” for restoring and repairing historic homes
http://www.historichouston.org/newsite/aboutUs/projects.htm

Shotgun house as vacation rental in Silverton, Colorado
http://www.silvertonpropertymanagement.com/shotgun.html

Photo of Shotgun Houses in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA
http://www.silvertonpropertymanagement.com/shotgun.html

cityreports

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1 F:\ CCSADMn\ share\ INFOITEM\ shotgunhouse. doc February 9, 2005 Santa Monica, California INFORMATION ITEM To: Mayor and City Council From: City Staff Subject: Status of Shotgun House INTRODUCTION The purpose of this ...
http://www.santa-monica.org/cityclerk/council/information_items/2005/ Shotgun House.pdf

Microsoft Word - shotgunhouse 091305 _2_.doc
1 September 13, 2005 Santa Monica, California INFORMATION ITEM To: Mayor and City Council From: City Staff Subject: Status of Shotgun House INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to update the Council on the status ...
http://pen.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/cityclerk/council/information_items/ 2005/shotgunhouse.pdf

Microsoft Word - shotgunhouse 060905.doc
1 June 9, 2005 Santa Monica, California INFORMATION ITEM To: Mayor and City Council From: City Staff Subject: Status of Shotgun House INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to update the Council on the status of a ...
http://pen.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/cityclerk/council/information_items/ 2005/Shotgun_House_Status.pdf

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Item 7-A City Council Meeting: 02-16-99 Santa Monica, California TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: City Staff SUBJECT: Appeal of a Condition of Approval of the Landmarks Commission's Designation of the Structure ...
http://pen.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/cityclerk/council/agendas/1999/ s99021607-A.html

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MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION Founded 1875 “Populus felix in urbe felici” Monday, February 14, 2005 7:00 PM City Council Chambers, Room 213 1685 Main Street , Santa Monica CALL TO ORDER 7 ...
http://santa-monica.org/planning/landmark/agendas/2005/m2005.02.14.htm

Council Meeting Wrap-Up - City of Santa Monica
Council Meeting Wrap-Up September 26, 2000 At their meeting of September 26, the Santa Monica City Council heard an appeal by Yankee Doodles, a restaurant and billiard hall on the Third Street Promenade. The appellant ...
http://pen.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/cityclerk/council/wrapup/2000/ 20000926.htm

Council Meeting Wrap-Up - City of Santa Monica
Council Meeting Wrap-Up July 23, 2002 The Santa Monica City Council began the meeting of July 23, 2002 by proclaiming Tuesday, August 6, as "National Night Out Against Crime" for 2002 in the City of Santa Monica and ...
http://pen.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/cityclerk/council/wrapup/2002/ 20020723.htm

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ITEM 7-B Council Mtg. September 26, 2000 Santa Monica, California TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: City Staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report 99EIR-001, Adopt a Statement of ...
http://pen.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/cityclerk/council/agendas/2000/ s2000092607-B.html

newspaperarticles

The Shotgun House: A Short History
November 9-15, 2005 Just before the turn of the century, Abbot Kinney and his partner Francis Ryan


Santa Monica Mirror
Shotgun House Lives! Hannah Heineman, Mirror staff writer ... The 400 square-foot 1898 Shotgun House was landmarked by the City in 1999 and moved to the ... www.smmirror.com/MainPages/ DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=1855


Santa Monica Mirror: OLD: Shotgun House Is Saved
Upon reviewing the shotgun house, the Landmarks Commission filed a landmark designation application. In December, 1998, the structure was named a City ... www.smmirror.com/volume4/issue7/old_shotgun_house.asp


Santa Monica Mirror: Status of Shotgun House is Uncertain
(The term “shotgun house” refers to the ability to fire a gun and have the bullet pass straight through from the front door to the rear door of the building ... www.smmirror.com/volume6/issue36/status_of_shotgun.asp - 20k


Santa Monica Mirror
Santa Monica’s 1898 shotgun house…is the last intact one of its kind. ... The last standing Shotgun house doesn’t simply need a site, it deserves a place of ... www.smmirror.com/MainPages/ DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=1872 - 23k


Santa Monica Mirror: Shotgun House…On the Road Again
Shotgun House…On the Road Again. Story and photos by James Allardice ... The Shotgun House Committee has released a report detailing 15 possible permanent ... www.smmirror.com/volume4/issue47/shotgun_house_on.asp - 21k - Nov 14, 2005 -


Santa Monica Mirror
... temporary storage for the shotgun house, until the entire Council was present. The 400 square-foot 1898 shotgun house was landmarked by the City in 1999 ... www.smmirror.com/MainPages/ DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=1800 - 23k - Nov 14, 2005


Santa Monica Mirror
The fate of Santa Monica’s 1898 shotgun house that has been stored at the Santa Monica Airport the past three years was determined last night by the City ... www.smmirror.com/MainPages/ DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=1822


Santa Monica Mirror: Reflections & Observations: Finally…Some ...
... Very late on Tuesday night, July 23, a group of residents appeared before the City Council and presented a plan for saving a shotgun house on Second Street ...  www.smmirror.com/volume4/issue7/finally_some_good.asp


Santa Monica Mirror: Online Photo Gallery
Shotgun House. Before. Moving. After. Search this site! powered by FreeFind · Top Stories · Online Photo Gallery · Business News · Life & Arts · Star Gazing ... www.smmirror.com/volume4/ issue7/online_photo_gallery.asp


Santa Monica Mirror: City Council Talks Trucks, Night Clubs And ...
... The Council then took up the fate of the 600-square-foot shotgun house at 2712 Second Street -- which has been at issue since February, 1999. ...  www.smmirror.com/volume2/ issue15/city_council_talks_trucks.html


Santa Monica Mirror: Means To Preserve Historic Buildings Are ...
... Onge said it was important to realize that some historic properties are beyond saving, such as the 100-year-old "shotgun" house at 2712 Second Street. ...  www.smmirror.com/volume2/issue3/means_to_preserve.html


http://www.smmirror.com/volume6/issue36/status_of_shotgun.asp
Status of Shotgun House is Uncertain The Santa Monica Landmarks Commission Monday reaffirmed its support for the preservation and rehabilitation of the ... www.smmirror.com/volume6/issue36/index.asp

 

 

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