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Building History

One of Huntington Beach's first practicing physicians, Dr. George Shank, resided in this two-story Craftsman Style bungalow. Shank was active in civic affairs and was an officer in the Huntington Beach Masonic Lodge.

Building Notes

Architect Fred H. Eley designed a two-story house for Shank; in 2002, the Shank House was worth $585,000.

Alteration

The Shank House was moved from its original location on 20th Street to its present location on Walnut Avenue and 5th Street c. 1926. The City of Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency obtained the Shank House c. 2004 and provided it to the Police Department for its use, so as to avoid paying rent for another building. The two-floor bungalow was converted to accommodate a police sub-station.

The Los Angeles Times said of this new police sub-station in 1991: "The new police facility, patterned after a substation opened last September in the Oak View neighborhood, will be manned year-round by two foot patrol officers. Between June and September each year, the Police Department's beach patrol--composed of a sergeant, six officers and eight non-sworn community liaison personnel--will also operate out of the new facility." (See "Huntington Beach: City Landmark to Be Police Substation," Los Angeles Times, 05/22/1991, accessed 07/11/2015.) According to the article, as economic redevelopment was occurring in this section of Huntington Beach, additional vandalism, burglaries and other crimes were occurring. Opening this police presence here was intended to cut this increase in criminal activity.

PCAD id: 5236