{"nrhp_refnum":"92000319","name":"Heilman Villas","other_names":["Babcock Court"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1060, 1070, 1080, 1090 Seventh St. and 706--720 (even nos.) Orange Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Coronado","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":32.690097657000024,"lon":-117.17783960699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-04-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of eleven detached one- and two-story bungalow court buildings arranged around a landscaped courtyard at 1060-1090 Seventh Street and 706-720 Orange Avenue in Coronado, California, built in 1922 by builder Robert Heilman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the court is a classic, nearly pristine example of a Bungalow Court, a building type no longer built, and one of only two in Coronado. Its Spanish Colonial Revival/Pueblo design is described as an almost miniaturist, fully developed rendition with strong repetition of form and detailing. It also reflects Southern California's 1920s bungalow-court lifestyle and later use as a motel and civic headquarters.","narrative":"Eleven small buildings gather around a landscaped courtyard just off Orange Avenue in Coronado, forming a bungalow court completed in 1922 by builder Robert Heilman. Ten one-story bungalows, each with its own entry canopy of terra cotta tile, flank the court and a larger two-story building closes the rear. Walls are smooth stucco with crenellated parapets, wood casement windows and arched leaded-glass windows, and the interiors keep built-in desks, cabinets, display alcoves and fireplaces. Only the two-story building was altered significantly, when it became four flats in 1952 as the complex turned into a motel. The court is described as one of just two true bungalow courts in Coronado and as a nearly pristine example of a vanished building type that expresses the Craftsman-era ideal of shared outdoor living. The City bought the property in 1973 and later named it Babcock Court. It was recorded as vacant at the time of listing.","period_of_significance":"1922","architect_builder":"Heilman, Robert, builder","architectural_style":"Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival; Pueblo","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic use was multiple dwelling; converted to a motel in 1952 (later called Coromar), then used by city organizations after the City purchased it in 1973. The form lists current use as vacant/not in use, and notes the city council recently evacuated the bungalows.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.25422-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/92000319.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000319/17a41196b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000319/17a41196b8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"William R. Manley, HABS photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heilman_Villas_(Coronado,_CA).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">William R. Manley, HABS photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heilman_Villas_(Coronado,_CA).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860880","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilman_Villas","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9002390"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/heilman-villas-92000319/"}