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HomeMy WebLinkAbout000504_Template-Crookshank_810NFrench.pdfPage 1 of 4 Ll\HRC\category crookshank 5-12-00 NAME Crookshank House REF. NO. 146 ADDRESS 810 North French Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1904 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT French Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION B, C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: The architectural style terminology is adapted from the National Register Bulletin 16A The Colonial Revival style is one of the revival styles that were prevalent between 1895 –1915. The style is characterized for its simplicity and dignified formality. An entry porch flanked by columns on either side is one of its identifying features. Other features include simple, rectangular volumes with hipped roofs and boxed eaves, symmetrical placement of window and doors, simple colonial (Georgian and Federal style) details, especially on the columns and windows. Page 2 of 4 Ll\HRC\category crookshank 5-12-00 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) Year Built: Alterations: Repair Chimney: Addition to Residence: Reroof: Convert Residence to duplex: Add two french doors: Reroof: 1904 June , 1923 September 7, 1933 July 25, 1938 October 1, 1951 August 26, 1955 August 9, 1991 March 25, 1996 RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) None identified DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) Prominent bellcast hip-roofed dormers, accented with three multipaned arched windows, are centered in the front (west), north, and south sides of the hipped roof of the Clarence Crookshank House. Carved brackets accent the main roof, dormers, and porch roof. Narrow clapboard siding covers the exterior. Paired wood columns resting on solid clapboard railings support a single-storied porch, topped with a mansard roof. Most of the windows are double-hung, with a leaded glass window placed next to the front door. The high quality Craftsman style front door features a trio of long, narrow vertical beveled glass panels topped with three squares of beveled glass. A single storied wing on the south side features a large plate glass window with a leaded glass transom and a slanted bay on the south end. With the exception of the concrete front steps and possibly the single storied wing, this Colonial Revival home does not appear to have been altered. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: Clarence Crookshank built this house for his bride, Anna L. Martin, in 1904. Clarence worked for his father Miles, first at the Crookshank and Beatty Dry Goods Store, and later as a cashier in the First National Bank. He later become president of the Santa Ana Building and Loan Company. He was active in several local civic organizations. His wife Anna died in 1912 and Clarence remarried around 1916 to Janet T. Brown. They lived at this house until 1924, when they moved out to the county to Lemon Heights. 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 Ll\HRC\category crookshank 5-12-00 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.) This example of residential architecture during The City of Santa Ana’s early development, is located in French Park Historic District. This two-story single family residence, was built during the height of the development of French Park, a residential district advertised as the “Nob Hill” of Orange County. French Park was home to many prominent businessman, doctors, bankers, attorneys and civil servants from 1880 to the early 1940’s. This is in excellent condition, in an unaltered state, and on its original site. Built in 1904, this structure embodies the colonial revival sense of simplicity and dignified formality, with hipped roofs and centered prominent bellcast hipped roofed dormers accented with three multi paned arched windows. The large porch, supported by paired wood columns, is topped with a mansard roof adding to the Colonial Revival style. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This building has historic significance to the City of Santa Ana, because of its association with the Crookshank family, a prominent and influential family during the formative years of the City. This house also has a unique architectural significance because of its distinctive architectural details such as the bellcast hip-roofed dormers with arched windows and wide porch with four pairs of column supports. OWNER AND ADDRESS: Victoria Betancourt 810 N. French Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 Page 4 of 4 Ll\HRC\category crookshank 5-12-00 RECORDED BY: (Name, affiliation, and address) Lucy Linnaus City of Santa Ana, Planning Division 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20, Santa Ana, CA 92702 DATE RECORDED: May 4, 2000 SURVEY TYPE: (Intensive, reconnaissance, or other) Reconnaissance REPORT CITATION: (Cite survey report and other sources) National Register of Historic Places Application for French Park Historic District Santa Ana Historic Register Application Form REFERENCES: (List documents, date of publication, and page numbers. May also include oral interviews.) City of Santa Ana Building Division Records EVALUATOR: DATE OF EVALUATION: 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 to 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) 1D: Contributor to a listed district.