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HomeMy WebLinkAbout100407-Template-MarkelHouse_2128NGreenleaf.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) Markel House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA0054 *c. Addr ess 2128 North Greenleaf Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-081-12 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Clad in irregularly laid Mission tiles, this one-story residence is a replica of a “Spanish home” presented in the mail order catalog “New Spanish Bungalows,” published by the Bungalow Craft Company of Los Angeles. Designed by architect Rex D. Weston, the residence features an inward facing, rectangular plan and smooth stucco finish with little applied ornament. The low-pitched roof ends with shallow overhanging eaves and carved brackets beneath. An asymmetrical composition characterizes the façade, which is dominated by a low-pitched front gable. Centered beneath the gable is a three -over-four fixed pane window with thin wood frames and slightly projecting sill. An extended wood lintel marks the top of the window, mirroring the design in the pattern book. Three circular tile vents pierce the gable apex. The south end of the gable is interrupted by a side-gabled wing, which encloses the principal entry a nd porte cochere. Fronted by a wrought-iron gate, the entry features an unornam ented archway, which leads to a terrace. Balancing the composition of the façade is a prominent pointed arch on the property’s south side, forming a porte cochere . The north side displays an arched entryway with a wood gate made of vertical wood planks an d turned posts forming an arch in the upper portion. Four glazed wall tiles, arranged in a diamond, are centered above the archway. The north elevation features an attached chimney, clad in stucco and capped with a brick chimney hood. Alterations include a roof added to the interior patio. The property is otherwise highly intact, in excellent repair, and enhanced by mature trees and landscaping. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Prese nt: nBuilding oStructure oObject oSite oDistrict oElement of District oOther P5b. Photo: (view and date) Southeast elevation August 2007 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: nhistoric 1935/City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Anne D. Etheridge 2128 N. Greenleaf 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: August 27, 2007 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) *At tachments: 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 #: Markel House B1. Historic Name: Markel House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Us e: Single -family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1935 January 2, 1935. Residence and garage constructed for $4,000. October 23, 1950. Unspecified repairs, $110. April 16, 1964. Patio roof, $672. June 26, 1978. Electric meter installed. October 1, 1987. Patio cover and deck. *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 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 Markel House is architecturally significant as an intact example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. According to the original building permit, dated January 2, 1935 , the residence and garage were constructed for Jules W. Markel and his wife Ada at a cost of $4,000. The Markel family owned a nd occupied the the home for nearly 25 years. In 1960, Ada Markel , widowed since 1952, sold the home to Robert and Alberta Schwarm , who used a Veteran’s Administration loan to finance the purchase. The Schwarm’s remained in the home for 14 years. In the 1970s, ownership shifted twice, when the Schwarms sold the property to Marco and Magdalena Gupton, who in turn sold the property the next year to John and Jane Hooper. The Hoopers owned and occupied the property until 1984, after which point ownership shifted multiple 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: August 27, 2007 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) 2128 N. Greenleaf 002-081-12 State of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Markel House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date August 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 Markel House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest o f downtown Santa Ana bounded by East 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 and Floral Park showcased e xamples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. 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 to 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, including Russell’s own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2 009 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 Markel House qualifies for listing in the San ta Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Typical features of this style illustrated by the house include its low-pitched, red tile roof; wood-framed window marked by prominent, extended wood lintel; shallow eaves with carved brackets; asymmetrical composition; smooth stucco finish with little applied ornament; interior patio; and wrought-iron gate. 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 Spanish Colonial Revival style “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior features of the Markel House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (stucco, wood, and wrought iron); asymmetrical treatment of elements on the façade; roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where extant; chimney with brick chimney hood; architectural details such as the diamond-patterned glazed wall tiles. *B12. References (continued): Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. Chain of Title, 2128 N. Greenleaf Street. Available at the Planning Division, Santa Ana City Hall, Santa Ana, CA. Franklin, Don. “NW Santa Ana History: Roy Russell & Son, Builders.” Unsourced article from the Santa Ana History Room Historic House File, circa 1995. Harris, Cyril M. American Archi tecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Markel, Louis, Irvine. Letter to Thomas Smalley, 29 January 2001. 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. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1930 -1962. Ward, Cynthia, Anaheim. “Markel House Primary Record and Bullding, Structure and Object Record,” July 2007. 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.