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HomeMy WebLinkAbout090207_Template-MatthewsHouse_2450NRiverside.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) Matthews House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad Date: *c. Address 2450 North Riverside Drive City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number Block: Lot: *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one and one-half story residence displays the balanced composition typical of the Colonial Revival style. Clad in horizontal wood siding, the residence is dominated by a prominent medium -pitched, side-gabled roof with two dormers, also clad in horizontal wood siding. The dormers contain six-over-six double -hung sash windows and are topped with pediments with partial cornice returns. Fenestration on the façade consists of identical pairs of six-over-six double-hung sash windows to either side of the central entry. Each window is framed by decorative shutters and detailed with a projecting wood lintel and sill . A molded belt frieze wraps the façade above the windows. Approached via a brick pathway and two low steps, the recessed entry, set between paneled reveals, contains a six-panel wood door flanked by sidelights and is framed by fluted pilaster whose capitals are marked by roundels. A flattened diamond ornament above the door adds further decorative emphasis to the primary entrance. Windows on the side elevations repeat the design and configuration used on the façade, with six-over-six double-hung sash windows. A brick chimney is attached to the north elevation while a bay window projects from the south elevation. Alterations include the addition of leaded glass to the sidelights flanking the entryway, construction of a porte cochere in a complementary style on the south elevation., and additions to the upper story that are not visible from the street. A one-story, side-gabled garage southwest of the house has had its garage door replaced . The residence is otherwise highly intact, in excellent repair, and further enhanced by mature trees and landscaping . *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) North elevation July 2007 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: nhistoric 1945/City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: *P8. Recorded by: L. Heumann and D .Howell-Ardila Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 133 Martin Alley Pasadena, California 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: July 27, 2007 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “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 4 *CHR Status Code _5S1__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Matthews House B1. Historic Name: Matthews House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single -family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1945 November 1, 1945. Residence and garage constructed for $10,000. September 1, 1955. Unspecified repairs, $350 . December 20, 1955 . Unspecified repairs, $95. October 5, 1988. Reroof residence and garage. September 8, 1992. Addition of closet and bath on 2 nd floor (149 square -foot addition), $10,800. November 18, 1992. Addition of 30.5 square feet on second floor, expanding closet and bath, $2,300. *B7. Moved? n No o Yes o Unknown Date:______ Original Location:_ ____________________ *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Allison Honer Company *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1895-1965 Property Type: 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 Matthews House is architecturally significant as an intact and representative example of the late Colonial Revival style and historically notable as one of the earlier homes built in the area following the cessation of the World War II. According to the original building permit, dated November 1, 1945, the residence and garage were constructed for Richard I. and Jessie E. Matth ews by the Allison Honer Company at a cost of $10,000. After Jessie Matthews’s death in 1950, Richard Matthews remained in the home for another five years, then sold the property to Mrs. Gladys V. Tyler in 1955. Gladys Tyler and her husband John owned and occupied the residence until 1962, when they sold it to Donald H. and Joan R. Franklin. The Franklins retained the home for seven years. In 1969, the residence was sold to Joseph A. and Sara D. Melville, who retained the house until the 1980s. Ownership of the house remained in the Melville -Graham family until 1990. (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: July 27, 2007 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) 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) Matthews House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date July 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 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 Matthews 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 between 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, another 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, inclu ding 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. Continuing 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 (2007), Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Matthews House lies in the northern section of Floral Park historically 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 Matthews House, which is a contributor to the National Register district, has been listed in the California Register. The Matthews 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 Colonial Revival style. Typical features of this style illustrated by the house include its balanced composition and symmetry; gabled roof and dormers; architectural palette of horiz ontal wood cladding, wooden shutters, and brick; classical trim; and fenestration with six-over-six double-hung sash windows . Additionally, the house has been categoriz ed as “Key” because it “has a distinctive architectural style and quality” as an example of the late Colonial Revival style in the Floral Park neighborhood. Character-defining exterior features of the Matthews House that should be preserved include, but m ay not be limited to , materials and finishes (wood and brick ); roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where extant; attached chimney; primary entry; and architectural details such as the entry surround and reveals, dormer pediments, a nd decorative shutters. 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) Matthews House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date July 27, 2007 x Continuation o Update DPR 523L *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 th e 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. “Services Set for Matthews , OC Insuranceman,” Santa Ana Register, October 11, 1976. “Services Set for Mrs. Matthews ,” Santa Ana Register, March 25, 1981. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932 -1954. Cynthia Ward, Anaheim. “Rogers-Matthews House Primary Record and Bullding, Structure and Object Record,” May-June 2006. Chain of Title, 2450 North Riverside. Available at the Planning Division, Santa Ana City Hall, Santa Ana, CA.