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HomeMy WebLinkAbout010501_Template-TedfordHouse_2003NBroadway.pdfPage 1 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2003 N 6/15/01 NAME Tedford House REF. NO. 76 ADDRESS 2003 North Broadway CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1922 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD N/A NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION B, C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5B1 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival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 2003 N 6/15/01 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) April 1, 1922: Residence and garage. March 14, 1931: Repairs. RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) None noted. DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) Located on the northeast corner of North Broadway and West Twentieth Street, this is a one-story house in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. A cross-gabled roof covered in red clay tile tops the stuccoed structure. The most prominent feature on the façade is a large, tripartite, multi-paned window with transoms set into a segmental arch opening, located in the south, front-gabled wing. To the north, the entry and a small patio are located in the recessed side-gabled wing. Notable detailing includes buttressed corners and built out eaves. The building, heavily landscaped, appears to be unaltered. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: Walter B. and Nellie Tedford, members of a prominent pioneer family, built this home in 1922 for a cost of $10,000. Walter Tedford’s parents, William N. and Nancy Tedford, came to Santa Ana in October 1868 from northern California at the urging of William H. Spurgeon and Isaac Williams. They purchased 60 acres of ranch land in the Greenville area from Williams and began a successful agricultural operation, cultivating potatoes, corn, and pumpkins amongst other crops. Walter B. Tedford was their eldest son, born in 1854 and married in 1886. In his youth he worked on the family farm, helping his father to clear the land the first winter in southern California (W. B. Tedford, Early History . . .). As an adult, he was the vice president of the Farmers and Merchant Bank (Santa Ana’s Historic Treasures). Walter B. Tedford died in 1940. RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation.) HP2. Single-family Property Page 3 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2003 N 6/15/01 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 multiple-family residences were introduced to the street. Several examples of both periods of development have survived, evoking a distinctive sense of time and place. This house is historically significant for its association with the later life of Walter B. and Nellie Tedford, members of one of the pioneer families of Santa Ana and prominent citizens in their own right. The Tedfords came to the Santa Ana area in the year prior to Spurgeon’s founding of the town. This house also possesses architectural interest as an unaltered example of a typical Spanish Colonial Revival one-story residence. Character-defining exterior features of the Tedford House which should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: roof configuration and materials; smooth stucco siding; and arched front window and other original fenestration where extant. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Tedford House is currently listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property. It has been categorized as “Key” because it “has a distinctive architectural style and quality,” “is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana,” and as the home of Walter B. and Nellie Tedford “is associated with a significant person or event in the City of Santa Ana” (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). OWNER AND ADDRESS: Victoria Betancourt 810 French Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 Page 4 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2003 N 6/15/01 RECORDED BY: (Name, affiliation, and address) Leslie Heumann Science Applications International Corporation 35 S. Raymond Avenue, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91105 DATE RECORDED: May 1, 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 2003 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. 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. “Early History and Experiences of the William Newton Tedford Family in California,” written for the Orange County Historical Society by W. B. Tedford (no date; between 1925 and 1940) EVALUATOR: Leslie J. Heumann DATE OF EVALUATION: May 1, 2001 EXPLANATION OF CODES: • National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) B: that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. 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) 5B1: Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation, and, is a contributor to a fully documented district that is designated or eligible for designation as a local historic district, overlay zone, or preservation area under an existing ordinance or procedure.