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The following is from the Historic Buildings Inventory as revised in 1985:
In these buildings, connected by a paved court, towers, arched windows, and careful ornamentation suggest a Mediterranean Revival style image and a coherent plan.
These houses are individually very fine examples of their style and they establish the visual quality of their block. They are related in origin and somewhat in style to 1000 Cowper (demolished), all having been built for Albert E. and Paula Lattimore, who occupied 452 Cowper Street in the 1930s and 1040s. Except for the Lattimores and the Peninsula Society for the Blind (1955 to 1983), most occupants were short–term tenants. Funds with which the Society for the Blind purchased the property came from gifts, and Mrs. Lattimore put the price below market value in memory of her husband, who had become blind before his death.
952 Cowper 952Cowper
This house was built in 1924 and is a Category 4 on the Historic Buildings Inventory. The owner/builder was Albert E. Lattimore. The property measures 100 by 150 feet.
Sources: Palo Alto City Directories; Palo Alto Times 8/12/24, 10/4/24, 3/17/25, 5/26/25, 3/22/47; p. 123, 3/10/25 (Santa Clara Co. Recorder); interview 1985, Jack Bates
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