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George Hawley Investment Company/ Ralph Hurlburt/ Charles Tifal Speculation House


George Hawley Investment Company/ Ralph Hurlburt/ Charles Tifal Speculation House

North Park Community

Pending Historical Resources Board Review (Since November 2011)




The house at 2140 Upas Street is an excellent example of 1926 vintage
English Tudor style. The house is a notable example of the works of
Master Designer/Builders Ralph Hurlburt and Charles Tifal, who
designed and built the house for The George Hawley Investment Company.
The house may also be significant for its association with Medal of
Honor winner Admiral Richard O'Kane, U.S. Navy, whose 1944 exploits on
the submarine U.S.S. Tang earned the recognition of President Harry
Truman in 1946 and became the subject of several books and movies in
recent years.

Legacy 106, Inc. proposes The George Hawley Investment Company
retained Hurlburt and Tifal to erect this English Tudor style house as
a marketing tool to draw buyers to other North Park lots, as the
company retained and rented the house for over a decade. Similar real
estate marketing schemes of the 1920s used English Tudor style houses
to market lots in Normal Heights, Kensington, Mission Hills, South
Park and even as far north as Del Mar and Encinitas.

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