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HomeMy WebLinkAbout060707_Template-WarnerHouse_2357NRiverside.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 _4_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Warner House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA1667 Date: *c. Address 2357 North Riverside Drive City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-131-55 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one and one-half story residence features the picturesque asymmetry characteristic of the English Revival style. Clad in stucco, the house is capped by a steeply pitched , cross-gabled roof whose rolled edges are meant to suggest thatching. Three front gables of varying heights, each accented with fenestration and venting of different shapes and sizes, add to the effect of asymmetry on the façade. The façade’s south half is dominated by a projecting wing, whose gable extends past the wall line on the south to enclose a narrow archway. The gable apex is pierced with a small, round-headed, six-light window. Beneath a shallow blind arch, a wood-framed, tripartite window, featuring a fixed, three-over-one sash flanked by two casements with lengthwise muntins, is centered on the façade of the south wing. The tripartite window arrangement is duplicated on the north of the central entry, but is slightly more horizontal in proportions. Set back slightly, th e north wing is topped wi th a front-gabled dormer containing a square, six-light window. A round-headed archway in a wing wall terminates the north end of the facade. Capped by the third front gable, the west-facing entryway consists of a round-headed wood door (See Continuatio n Sheet 3 of 4.) *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) West elevation April 27, 200 7 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: nhistoric 1928/City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Eric Renezeder 2357 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 *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”) California Department of Transportation, Broadway Overcrossing Historic Property Survey, March 1979. *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 4 *CHR Status Code _2D2_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Warner House B1. Historic Name: Warner House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single -family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: English Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1928 May 25, 1928. Residence and garage. August 7, 1940. Reroof. October 5, 1993. Addition of first floor nook and kitchen (totaling 256 square feet). Addition of second story, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, playroom, and stairway (totaling 670 square feet). *B7. Moved? n No o Yes o Unknown Date:______ Original Location:_ ____________________ *B8. Related Features: Garage. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1888-1953 Property T ype: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Warner House is architecturally significant as a whimsical and representative example of the English Revival style. According to the original building permit, dated May 25, 1928, the residence and garage were constructed at a cost of $4,500. The original owner of the property was Nelson J. Warner, owner of Warner Realty Co., and his wife Nora. The Warners resided in the property for over 10 years, until at least 1938. By 1940, the owner was Clyde W. Cromer, a salesman with Shipkey and Pearson, Inc., and wife Mildred. In subsequent years, own ership of the house changed various times. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) 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 4 .) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: April 30, 2007 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) 002-131-55 2357 North Riverside Drive State of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Warner House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date April 30, 2007 x Continuation o Update DPR 523L *P3a. Description (continued): embellished with decorative paneling and a small square opening that is covered with an iron grill. Side elevations repeat the tripartite arrangement of windows used on the façade. The north elevation displays an attached brick chimney. Alterations include a 256 -square foot rear addition to the first floor and the addition of a 670-foot second story. Set back from the façade and topped by a compatible front gable, the addition is most apparent on the south ele vation of the house. The materials and design utilized in the addition are consistent with the character-defining features of the house, but can be distinguished from it through use of modern aluminum -frame windows, as well as in the lower pitch of the gable. Other modifications include the addition of awnings on wrought iron supports, replacement of the original garage door, and hardscape improvements such as paving of the front steps and the addition of a white picket fence. Despite these changes, the house still effectively conveys the period of its significance. *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 to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses. The Warner House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados and walnuts, and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353 -356). “Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana” (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision betwe en Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. “When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each” (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s; Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival styles. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco-styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War II, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, a nother builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell’s own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post-World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous smaller, single -family houses were built. Continuin g in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2006), Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Warner House lies in the northern section of Floral Park known as North Broadway Park. Bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North Flower Street, North Broadway Park, subdivided in 1923, has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Keeper of the National Register found that: “North Broadway Park reflects the City Beautiful planning movement in Southern California during the early twentieth century. The vernacular adaptations of period revival styles, curvilinear street patterns, street furniture, and landscape combine to create a cohesive and pleasant middle class suburban neighborhood environment which is unique in the early historical development of the city of Santa Ana.”1 Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the Warner House, which is a contributor to the National Register district, is eligible for listing in the California Reg ister. 1 Determination of Eligibility, February 25, 1980. State of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 4_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Warner House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date April 30, 2007 x Continuation o Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): The Warner House also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style. Typical features of this style illustrated by the house include its smooth stucco cladding with little applied ornament; steeply pitched gables with rolled edges; picturesque asymmetry in the arrangement of façade elements, including the varied gable heights and accents, juxtapositions of pointed and rounded shapes, and incorporation of differently sized and shaped windows . Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of Santa Ana, and, as an example of the English Revival style “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior features of the Warner House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to , materials and finishes (stucco); roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where extant; wing walls with archways; and attached chimney. *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 Registrati on 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. “Alison Honer Dies at 84,” The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981. “Builder of Honer Plaza Dies,” Orange County Register, September 15, 1981. “History of Floral Park.” http://www.floral-park.com/page2.html. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932 -1954. Cynthia Ward, Anaheim. “Rogers-Warner House Primary Record and Bullding, Structure and Object Record,” May-June 2006.