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HomeMy WebLinkAbout010409_Template-SeventhDayAdventistChurch_1314NBroadway.pdfPage 1 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 1314 N 6/21/01 NAME Seventh Day Adventist Church REF. NO. 105 ADDRESS 1314 North Broadway CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1940 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD Willard NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or espadana); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between 1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof coverings; flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches, asymmetry, balconies and patios, window grilles, and wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements. Page 2 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 1314 N 6/21/01 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) August 30, 1939: Demolish residence and other buildings February 5, 1940: 8 room frame and stucco church building June 22, 1949: Recreation room September 2, 1955: Basement of church and gymnasium to be used as school RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) Front setback Palm trees DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) Set back from the street and ringed by palm trees, the Seventh Day Adventist Church is a two-story, stucco clad church building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. A clay tile front gable roof caps the principal volume with lower appendages on the side elevations variously topped by hip roofs and front and side gables. Symmetrical in design, the primary (east) façade consists of a single bay containing a large pointed arch opening screened in a lattice design set over an elevated double entry. A paneled frieze separates these two elements. Projecting hipped roof towers frame the bay. Tiled inserts embellish the towers and side gabled projections on the side elevations. Other architectural details of note include rose windows in the transept wings, a finial at the apex of the front gable, and stained glass. In good condition, the church appears to be substantially unaltered. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: The Santa Ana congregation of the Seventh Day Adventist Church organized in February 1887 with 24 members. Two years later, they built a chapel on the corner of Fourth and Bristol Streets. This building was moved to the corner of Fifth and Ross at an unknown date. In 1922, the Adventists built the church still standing at the corner of Sycamore and Washington Streets, remaining there until they moved into this building in 1940 (Santa Ana Treasures). Still associated (in 2001) with the Seventh Day Adventists, the church is currently known as the Santa Ana Broadway Bilingual Seventh Day Adventist Church. This site previously contained the William Halesworth Home of 100,000 Bricks, one of the City’s most renowned residential estates (Les). RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation.) HP 16: Religious Building Page 3 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 1314 N 6/21/01 RESOURCES PRESENT: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other MOVED? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, geographic scope, and integrity.) Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative townsite on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Early growth and development was stimulated by the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1878 and the Santa Fe Railroad in 1886. Following its incorporation as a city in 1886, Santa Ana was recognized as one of the leading communities in the area in 1889 when it became the seat of the newly created County of Orange. Beginning in the 1880s and continuing through the first three decades of the 20th century, Broadway emerged as a prominent residential corridor and was eventually lined by comfortably scaled homes shaded by rows of street trees. In the 1920s and 1930s, Broadway experienced new growth as elegant multiple family residences, several of which were oriented around interior courtyards, were introduced to the street. Religious life in Santa Ana can be dated to the town’s inception, with the Southern Methodists (now the Spurgeon Memorial Methodist Church) claiming the distinction of the being the first congregation, organizing in 1870. Over the next quarter of a century, several simple wood frame churches were constructed, and were replaced with more architecturally elaborate ones as the population grew and prosperity increased. The Seventh Day Adventists evolved in such a fashion, constructing this Spanish Colonial Revival Church on North Broadway just prior to World War II. Representing the final phase of pre-War, revival styled religious architecture, the design of this church marries Gothic influences (pointed arches) with a pared down interpretation of Spanish styling typical of the 1930s. When building resumed in the post-War years, most churches would display modernist tendencies in their architecture. The Seventh Day Adventist Church blends easily into the Broadway streetscape, and is remarkably intact in its exterior appearance. Character-defining exterior features which should be preserved include, but are not limited to: smooth stucco siding; roof configuration, clay tiling, and eave treatment; massing; original fenestration; concrete front steps; palm trees, front setback and other landscaping. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This property is currently listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property. It is significant under Criterion 1 in that it embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural building period associated with a specific period of development. The Seventh Day Adventist Church has been categorized as “Key” because the building “has a distinctive architectural style and quality” (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). OWNER AND ADDRESS: Assn. of Seventh Day Adventist P.O. Box 8050 Riverside, CA 92515-80506 Page 4 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 1314 N 6/21/01 RECORDED BY: (Name, affiliation, and address) Leslie Heumann Science Applications International Corporation 35 S. Raymond Avenue, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91105 DATE RECORDED: April 9, 2001 SURVEY TYPE: (Intensive, reconnaissance, or other) Intensive Survey Update REPORT CITATION: (Cite survey report and other sources) City of Santa Ana. Santa Ana’s Historic Treasures. Les, Kathleen. Historic Resources Inventory 1314 N. Broadway, May 1980. REFERENCES: (List documents, date of publication, and page numbers. May also include oral interviews.) Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana: An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16A. “How to Complete the National Register Registration Form.” Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, 1991. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. EVALUATOR: Leslie J. Heumann DATE OF EVALUATION: April 9, 2001 EXPLANATION OF CODES: • National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. • National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) 5S1: Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation.