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HomeMy WebLinkAbout060707_Template-LeakHouse_818SMain.pdfState of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #__________________________________________________ PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial______________________________________________ NRHP Status Code _____________________________________ Other Listings _____________________________________________________________________ Review Code ________ Reviewer________________________ Date_______________ Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Leak House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA2555 Date: *c. Address 818 South Main Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 010-214-13 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Now converted into an office, this is a one-story, rectangular plan, Craftsman bungalow sheathed in narrow clapboard siding. The low pitched, side-gabled roof is trimmed by bargeboards with notched ends and features exposed rafter tails and carved knee braces in the overhanging eaves. Attic vents of wood l atticework pierce the gable ends. Projecting from the north portion of the façade , an attached porch is capped with a similarly detailed front gable. Supported by stucco-covered tapered piers on which battered posts sit, the porch beam is slightly peaked and is punctuated by notched corbels. The piers sit directly on the concrete porch steps, which provide access on the east and north; an accessible ramp has been added to the south. Fe nestration on the façade consists of a pair of double -hung sash windows wi th smaller upper sashes divided into diamond-shaped lights. Extended lintels and flared jambs distinguish both the windows and the entry between them. Windows on the side elevations vary in type; some repeat the diamond motif. Belt courses accented by notched corbels and shingles detail the gable ends on the side elevations. On the north, a squared bay is topped by a miniature version of the main gable. No garage is visible from th e street. Alterations include the office conversion, accessible ramp addition and replacement of a portion of the concrete porch floor, a wrought-iron fence on the north , signage attached to the porch gable end, and a paved front setback . Despite these changes, the house is substantially intact. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: nBuilding oStructure oObject oSite oDistrict oElement of District oOther P5b. Photo: (view and date) East elevation April 27,2007 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: nhistoric Circa 191 3/City of Santa Ana Directory *P7. Owner and Address: Eleazar Iglesias 818 South Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 *P8. Recorded by: L. Heumann and D. Howell -Ardila Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 133 Martin Alley Pasadena, California 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: April 27, 2007 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) None. *Attachments: oNone oLocation Map oSketch Map nContinuation Sheet nBuilding, Structure, and Object Record oArchaeological Record oDistrict Record oLinear Feature Record oMilling Station Record oRock Art Record oArtifact Record oPhotograph Record o Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information P5a. Photo State of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________ BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 3 *CHR Status Code _5S1__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Leak House B1. Historic Name: Leak House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single -family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman Bungalow *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1913 January 21, 1938. Unspecified alterations for $150. December 3, 1940. Unspecified alterations for $600. October 6 , 1943. Reroof for $142. August 12, 1952. Reroof for $286. December 15, 1989. Reroof. *B7. Moved? o No o Yes n Unknown Date:______ Original Location:_ ____________________ *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: Circa 1880 to 1946 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural c ontext as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Leak House is architecturally significant as an intact and representative example of a Craftsman bungalow, built on a formerly residential section Main Street in the second decade of the twentieth century. It is also significant as a contributor to the historic character of the Heninger Park section of Santa Ana. Constructed prior to the earliest building permits in the Santa Ana files, the house first appears in the Santa Ana city directories in 1913/1914, a potential construction date which would be consistent with the architectural style. The residents at the time were Charles Leak, a carpenter, and wife Elizabeth . By 1915, the occupancy had shifted to George S. Carroll, a bookkeeper, and wife Dora. The listings changed several more times until 1928, when Mrs. A. Ella Webster, a widow for whom no occupation is indicated in Santa Ana city directories, moved in and remained until 1937, when Mrs. Phoebe M. Simpson became householder. In subsequent decades, residency of the house continued to change numerous times. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References: City of Santa Ana Building Permits Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library Sanborn Maps (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: April 27, 2007 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for offi cial comments.) 010-214-13 818 South Main Street. State of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name or # (As signed by recorder) Leak House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date April 27, 2007 x Continuation o Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selecti on as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing around the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses. Heninger Park was developed primarily between 1900 and 1930 and is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Santa Ana. Now recognized as a historic area, the neighborhood is significant primarily for its concentration of homes built in the Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and later revival styles. Brothers H. B. and Martin Heninger were responsible for developing and platting the tract upon purchasing thirty-four acres of what was known as the Palmer Tract in 1907. The Heningers planted trees, put in sidewalks and curbs, and paved the streets on what had been a barley field. Later they bought additional tracts of ten and eighteen acres which they also platted and improved. These properties were known as Heninger Additions Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. In 1921, Orange County historian Samuel Armor described the Heninger tracts as “ the finest residence section of the city, built up with fine homes,” adding that “ Mr. [Martin] Heninger and his brother have erected 150 houses on the property” (Armor, p. 1777). The Leak House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow style. Typical features of this style illustrated by the house include its horizontal lines emphasized by the low pitched, broadly eaved roof; use of wood siding; use of structural elements as the primary source of architectural decoration; one-story height; and the prominence of the porch and its front gable in the design . Additionally, th e house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” Santa Ana, and, as an intact example of a Craftsman bungalow in the historic Heninger Park neighborhood, “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior features of the Leak House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (clapboard , shingles); roof configuration and detailing; massing; original windows and doors and their surrounds where extant; porch configuration and detailing, and architectural details such as notched bargeboards and corbels. *B12. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. 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 Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. “Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.” Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780 . Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Orange County Plat Maps, 1912. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1910-195 6.