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HomeMy WebLinkAbout001109_Template-RutanHouse_932NFrench.pdfPage 1 of 4 LL\HRC\categories\rutan 10-5-00 NAME Rutan House REF. NO. 151 ADDRESS 932 North French Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT circa 1895 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key 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Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION A, C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: circa 1895 Stick/Eastlake with 1920 Colonial Revival elements DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: The architectural style terminology is adapted from the National Register Bulletin 16A. The Stick/Eastlake style is one of the Late Victorian styles that flourished between 1860 –1890. This style is defined primarily by decorative detailing-the characteristic multi-textured wall surfaces and roof trusses whose stickwork faintly mimics the exposed structural members of the Medieval half timbered houses. Identifying features include gabled roof, usually steeply pitched with cross gables; gables commonly show decorative trusses at the apex; overhanging eaves, usually with exposed rafter ends; wooden wall cladding interrupted by patterns of horizontal, vertical or diagonal boards (stickwork) raised from the wall surface for emphasis; porches commonly show diagonal or curved braces. Page 2 of 4 LL\HRC\categories\rutan 10-5-00 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) Year Built: circa 1895 Screen Porch: August 13, 1924 Alterations: October 30, 1929 5x10 addition to residence: July 2, 1945 Repair brick footings at porch: December 8,1998 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.) The nicely detailed prominent front gable and narrow clapboard siding indicates that this house was probably built in the 1890’s. Vertical ventwork of varying widths and diagonal molding-edged trim provide a pleasing pattern in the gables that face the front and sides of this tall building, with double cross-gable roof. Pairs of ten-light casement windows are used throughout the second story. A large arched plate glass window, located in the center of the front façade, was probably installed in the late 1920’s, at the same time as the casement windows. Enclosed porches, featuring ribbons of ten-light windows, flank the large window in the center of the front façade. The Sanborn map of 1924 shows the original open entry porch on the north side and an open porch on the south side. Both originally stopped at the edge of the front façade of the house. Brick wainscotting was installed when the porches were enclosed. Because the alterations occurred more than fifty years ago, they are considered part of the historic fabric. However the jalousie windows on the north and south sides are more recent. The most identifiable features, which make this building a Stick/Eastlake style include: the decorative trusses at the apex of the gables, the vertical ventwork, the steeply gabled roof, the narrow clapboard siding and the elongated windows. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: This house first shows up on the Sanborn map in 1895. However, it is not until 1909 that it is listed in the directories. William Thomas, a local attorney, is the first resident listed at this address in 1909. Wallace and Mabel Rutan owned the house during the 1910’s. He was a prominent attorney with the firm of Rutan and Tucker. The firm still is in existence today. Willard and Marie Patterson owned the house from the 1920’s through the 1940’s. He was the manager of the General Bottling and Distribution Company at 1420 W. 5th St. and later, the Whistle Bottling Company. 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\rutan 10-5-00 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 formation years is located in French Park Historic District. This two story single family residence was built 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. This house is in excellent condition, and on its original site. The Rutan House is listed as a contributing structure to the historic architectural integrity of French Park Historic District. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This building is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana. Although it was altered in 1920, it maintains the characteristics of the Victorian Stick style. Because the alterations to the porches occurred more than fifty years ago, they are considered part of the historic fabric. Most of the identifiable characteristic of the style, such as the decorative trusses at the apex of the gables, the vertical ventwork, the steeply gabled roof, the elongated windows and the narrow clapboard siding are still present in this house. OWNER AND ADDRESS: Jensen Barry Jay & Donna Emery 932 N. French Street Santa Ana, Ca 92701 Page 4 of 4 LL\HRC\categories\rutan 10-5-00 RECORDED BY: (Name, affiliation, and address) Lucy Linnaus City of Santa Ana, Planning Division 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20, Santa Ana, CA 927-2 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.