In 1979, Evergreens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The Evergreens was designed by one of New York City’s premier architectural firms, Napoleon Le Brun & Sons. Charles Schulz and his wife, Henriette, purchased 1 1/2 lots in the Lugonia Tract from George F. Norton for $375. It was built with gas/electric lighting fixtures, an electric burglar alarm, an enunciator system, an elevator, an advanced gravity hot air heating system, the latest plumbing, and an icebox that could be supplied with ice from the outside without entering the house. Built in 1896 by Hoboken Bank President Charles S. Shultz (1839-1924), this three-story home has 21 rooms, most of which have barely changed in the house’s history.
Later the same year, they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Charles Shultz’s wife Lucy passed away in 1905. Shultz was eager to incorporate half-timbered walls and red tile roofs, which he admired while in Europe during 1894.
Their son, Monte, was born in February 1952, and three more children were born later, in Minnesota. While working on the design and construction of Evergreens, Le Brun’s heart was won over. Logan Kindscher, an apiarist, was still in residence in 1947. He and his wife Maria Olivia moved to a house just one block away from the Evergreens at 8 South Mountain Avenue in 1896.Also known as the “Evergreens,” the house got its nickname from the numerous evergreen trees existing around the property’s picturesque landscape.
Molly therefore acquired the full share of the property at the time of her mother Florence’s death in 1962.The Charles Shultz House remained in the family until it was bequeathed to The Montclair Historical Society in 1997 by Molly Shultz, who was also an active member. His body was literally twisted from getting stomped on and kicked. The veranda, the bay windows, and the rooftop deck effectively connect Evergreens to its picturesque setting.The residence consists of the main building with the principal living spaces and bedrooms, and a rear kitchen extension. The twenty-one room house is one of the few examples of residential work on this scale by architect Michel Le Brun. Charles Schulz’s former home has more than enough room for the entire Peanuts gang.
All visible timber is chestnut.Due to Shultz’s fascination with science, the house incorporates what was at the time state-of-the-art technology. Mr. and Mrs. Andres I. Lopez purchased the home in July 1980.In a residential district dating from the 1890′s, this eight-room “survivor” is a late-constructed example of Queen Anne architecture. Each room that spins off this hallhas a unique shape and character. It was Michel who built the still-standing Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower in New York City, which was the tallest building in America from 1909 until 1913. The third result is Charles Arnold Schulz Jr. age 70s in Pleasanton, TX. While he was eager to incorporate the latest technology, Shultz was also methodical and prudent, characteristics which also helped to shape the design of his house. When Schulz was in kindergarten, his teacher told him he would be an artist. Charles Schulz and his wife, Henriette, purchased 1 1/2 lots in the Lugonia Tract from George F. Norton for $375. Cut-Stone curbing survives along the north and east edges of the property.In 1996 Robert and Josephine Sierra became the new and current owners of this delightful home.Redlands area Historical Society is honored to re-designate this property and present a replacement plaque to the new owners.Copyright 2015 - Redlands Area Historical Sociecty - Designed and Developed by Unlike other examples of late nineteenth century residences in Montclair, Evergreens retains nearly all of its original architectural detail, furnishings, and mechanical systems.
Shultz commissioned his good friend and New York architect Michel Le Brun (1856-1913) to build a mansion on this property.When the house was completed in 1896, Charles, Lucy, and their three children moved in. The Charles Shultz House is representative of the new wealth flowing into Montclair during its railroad era transformation in the late nineteenth century from a predominantly farming community to a prosperous suburb. Situated on a hill overlooking Napa Valley, the 7,894-square-foot home sits on two-plus acres. Rather than be entirely dependent on electricity, combination gas/electric fixtures were installed in case the electrical system, still in its fledgling state, should fail. The first floor features an entrance hall in the center with other primary rooms grouped around it. Cut stone is featured in the base of the early wrought iron fence surrounding the front and side yard. The facade, with its formal center entrance, is balanced but not perfectly symmetrical. Shingles cover much of the outer wall area. Having been home to three successive generations of the Shultz family, the house is a remarkable time capsule of 20th century life.