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HomeMy WebLinkAbout000504_Template-TitchenelCatland_419EWellington.pdfPage 1 of 4 LL\HRC\category Titchenel-catland 5-12-00 NAME Titchenel-Catland House REF. NO. 138 ADDRESS 419 East Wellington Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR 1887 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT French Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: 1887 Victorian Italianate/ 1925 remodel added Craftsman Bungalow elements Page 2 of 4 LL\HRC\category Titchenel-catland 5-12-00 DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: The architectural style terminology is adapted from the National Register Bulletin 16A. The Victorian Italianate style was one of the Late Victorian styles that flourished between 1860 –1890. The style emphasizes the vertical lines in volumes and elongated doors and windows. Wide overhanging eaves often with decorative brackets and hipped roofs, usually cap these buildings. Other significant features include balustrade balconies, corner quoins and rectangular windows with hood mouldings. The Craftsman Bungalow architectural style is an early 20th century American movement, developed by Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena, California. The height of the movement is between 1900 and 1920’s. The Craftsman Bungalow is characterized by the use of natural wood for exposed massive beams and rafters and exterior siding. Some of the most prominent features are: low pitched gabled roof with wide overhangs and projecting brackets; the emphasis on horizontal shapes informally arranged; the use of shingles as exterior finish; broad, gabled entry porches; no applied ornament; creek rock foundations and porches. Many house include Japanese and Swiss influences in their exterior detailing. CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) Year Built: Add sleeping porch: Alterations: Alterations: Reroof: 1887 January 18, 1919 September 1921-1925 August 1, 1951 February 29, 1988 RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) Original garage, located at rear DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) The unusual architectural character of this 1887 Victorian house can be explained by the 1925(1921?) remodel that added Craftsman elements. At that time, the roof was raised, adding more rooms on the second floor and the porch was redesigned. The ell-shaped gabled roof, accented with single exposed beam ends, rafter tails, and louvered vents, features a prominent front bay on the east side. Casement windows with muntins in the top third are used throughout the second story. A railing of plain balusters, placed between square piers, borders the flat roof of the single-storied porch. Square wood posts, resting on paneled piers, support the 1925 front porch. From the Victorian era are the cut corners, tear drops, paired double hung windows with hood mouldings, and wide shiplap siding trimmed with corner boards. Page 3 of 4 LL\HRC\category Titchenel-catland 5-12-00 HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: Originally built by a Mr. Carden, the house was shortly after owned by the Titchenel’s, a town constable. One of Santa Ana’s most prominent pioneer families, the Titchenels came to the new village on November 9, 1869, one month after William Spurgeon bought the property that was to become Santa Ana. The Titchenels bought two lots. Tradition says that he built the town’s first house, on Fourth and Main Streets. This was the second house, built in 1887. Originally, the property covered the whole block from Wellington to Washington and French to Lacy Streets. The block was later subdivided and is known as the Titchenel addition. From 1881 to 1886 he also built and operated the Titchenel Block in downtown Santa Ana. Serving as an early peace officer, he also was a farmer, a builder, and a teamster. Osgood and Aurelia Catland, along with their daughter Irene, a teacher in nearby Tustin, moved into this house in 1906, purchasing it four years later. In 1910, Osgood is listed as an engineer. The Catland family lived in the house until the 1980’s. RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) (HP 2) Single Family Property 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 formation years is located in French Park Historic District. This two story farm house was built during the early years 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 house is in excellent condition, and on its original site. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This building is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana. The house was built during the early formation and development of the City and French Park. While this building is associated with a significant person in the City, the Titchenel family, the subsequent owner extensively modified the house and it no longer reflects the architecture that existed when the Titchenel family lived here. OWNER AND ADDRESS: Bruce C., Viola and Wayne L. Small 1115 N. French Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 Page 4 of 4 LL\HRC\category Titchenel-catland 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 Orange County Recorders Office 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) 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.