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HomeMy WebLinkAbout001109_Template-Bullard_710NSpurgeon.pdfPage 1 of 4 LL\HRC\categories\bullard 10-05-00 NAME Bullard House REF. NO. 170 ADDRESS 710 North Spurgeon Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Pre 1894 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT French Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION A, C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO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 spans from 1880 to 1955 and reached its apex between 1895–1915. The style is characterized for its simplicity and dignified formality. The volumes are generally simple and rectangular. Identifying features of the style include an accentuated front door, normally with decorative crown (pediment) supported by pilasters or extended forward and supported by slender columns to form an entry porch; doors commonly have overhead fanlights or sidelights and many have broken pediments. Other identifying features include the symmetrical placement of windows and centered doors; windows with double hung sashes, usually with multi-pane glazing and windows frequently in adjacent pairs. Hip roofs appear more frequently on the earlier examples of the period, while the later houses have side gabled roofs. Page 2 of 4 LL\HRC\categories\bullard 10-05-00 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) This house can be tracked to this location in 1894, when it was moved here from an unknown location. Private Garage: March 27, 1937 Reroof May 27, 1943 Alter and convert to offices July 18, 1957 Historic Renovation of exterior December 16, 1983 Demolish Rear Addition January 14, 1987 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.) Wide shiplap siding, edged with corner boards covers the exterior of this tall, rectangular, two-story house. A side-facing gabled roof, punctuated with matching pediment dormers, tops the house. The front and side windows are framed with peaked lintels while the paired, double hung front windows on the first floor have straight lintels. The symmetrical front façade is centered with a front-facing gabled roofed portico with segmental arched pediment supported by new round wood columns installed in 1983. The paneled front door is circa 1920 Craftsman style, with windows at the top, a shelf and vertical panels below. A photograph attached to the Santa Ana Historic Register Application, shows that the front elevation windows had diagonal lites. The elongated windows are of a transitional style. Currently all front elevation windows have been replaced with single hung white vinyl sash windows without lights. The porch and the front door appear to date back to about 1910. New round columns were installed at the portico because the 1910 era columns had been replaced with wrought iron in the 1960’s. The rear third of the building was added in the mid-1980’s. The defining features that make this a Colonial Revival style include the centered front entry porch which accentuates the entry door, the symmetrical placement of the windows, and the simple rectangular volume. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: The first known residents in this address were William and Nina Bullard, listed in the local directories in 1901. He was the manager of the shoe department at the Reinhaus Brothers Department Store on Fourth Street. In 1907, Charles and his wife Louis Kelley moved to this house. Charles came to Santa Ana as a boy with his parents. He went to grade and high school in Santa Ana, then to University of Washington. In 1899 he married Louis Kingcade of Long Beach. Charles was one of Santa Ana’s best known early merchants. He was listed as secretary at Rowley Drug Company the year he moved into this house. He later became manager and by 1922 the name of the drug store was changed to Kelley’s Drugs. 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\categories\bullard 10-05-00 RESOURCES PRESENT: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other MOVED? No Yes Unknown Date: 1894 Original Location: Unknown 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 single family residence was relocated here during the early development years of French Park, a residential district nicknamed as the “Nob Hill” of Orange County. French Park, one of the first residential developments in the City, was home to many prominent businessmen, doctors, bankers, attorneys and civil servants from 1880 to the early 1940’s. While this house has been substantially rehabilitated and some of the historic details lost, it has retained its scale, shape, and fenestration and portico trim details. The Bullard House is listed as a contributing structure to the overall character of the French Park Historic District. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This building contributes to the overall character and history of the neighborhood. Although substantially rehabilitated, it has retained its scale, shape, and portico trim details which give it is defining features as a Colonial Revival style house. The fenestration detailing and shape are transitional elements. OWNER AND ADDRESS: Gloria Glasser 524 Calle Aragon, Unit C Laguna Hills, CA 92701-3776 Page 4 of 4 LL\HRC\categories\bullard 10-05-00 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: November 9, 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.) National Register Bulletin 16A A field Guide to American Houses by Virginia & Lee McAlester 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) A: that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history 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.