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HomeMy WebLinkAbout100407_Template-OelschlagerHouse_1932NHeliotrope.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) Oelschlager House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA0054 Date: *c. Address 1932 North Heliotrope Drive City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-093-01 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, s ize, setting, and boundaries.) Asymmetrical massing and a lack of applied ornament characterize this Art Moderne-influenced residence. Capped with a hipped roof, the house has an L -shaped plan with multiple roof levels. The façade displays a one-story wing, with a cantilevered porch on the south side and the principal, two-story portion of the house to the rear. The roof ends in o pen, shallow eaves with rafter tails visible beneath. The principal design features are unornamented surfaces of smooth white stucco and a plain frieze marking the horizontal axis. Fenestration consists of metal-framed ribbon and casement windows , consisting of five rectilinear panes separated by a mullion from two -over-five casements. The windows are set flush to the wall surface and wrap around the corners of the building . Paired wood posts serve as porch supports. Recessed in the corner of the porch is the entry, which consists of a wood door oriented toward the street. Metal casement windows echoing the design used on the façade overlook the porch. The façade’s south half features a second-story balcony, sheltered under a canvas awning. The second story displays metal casement and ribbon windows with the same rectilinear arrangement used on the first story. Enclosing the second-story balcony is a thin metal railing forming a decorative geometric pattern. Fenestration on the side elevations echoes that of the façade. A stucco-clad chimney, accented at the top with four plain recessed squares, marks the north elevation. Alterations include the addition of a hobby room and nonoriginal door on the garage. The property is otherwise highly intact, in excellent repair, and further enhanced by mature trees and landscaping. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and code s) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: nBuilding oStructure oObject oSite oDistrict oElement of District oOther P5b. Photo: (view and date) East elevation August 2007 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: nhistoric 1939/City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Michael G. and Synthia Baynes 1932 N. Heliotrope 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: August 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 #: Oelschlager House B1. Historic Name: Oelschlager House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single -family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Stream lined Moderne influenced *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1939 May 12, 1939. Seven-room residence and garage, $9,000. September 25, 1944. Stove installation. September 13, 1948. Two rear porches enclosed, one converted to bathroom, $2,000. September 15, 1 948. Addition of four electrical fixtures, $800. September 22, 1948. Addition of nine electrical outlets and one heater. October 13, 1949. Addition of one electrical fixture. October 29, 1970. Installation of water heater. *B7. Moved? n No o Yes o Unknow n 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 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 Oelschlager House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Streamlined Moderne-influenced residence in Floral Park . According to the original building permit, dated May 12, 1939, the seven-room residence and garage were constructed for Herman Oelschlager at a cost of $9,000. By 1941, Oelschlager had sold the residence to Hal Crouch, a district manager at Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, and his wife Vivian. Ownership changed again in the mid-1940s, when the Crouch family sold the residence to Willard O. Patterson, a manager at the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, and his wife, Marie. The Pattersons remained in the house until the early 1960s, after which point ownership changed hands several 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. Eva luator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: August 27, 2007 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) 1932 North Heliotrope Drive 002-093-01 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) Oelschlager 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 a nd incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection 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 Oelschlager 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, 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. 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. To day (2007), Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Oelschlager House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of a Streamlined Moderne -influenced residence. Typical features of the Streamlined Moderne style illustrated by the house include its asymmetrical composition; multiple roof levels; lack of applied ornament; use of smooth white stucco finish; metal-framed ribbon windows wrapping around building corners; emphasis on the horizontal axis. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of Santa Ana, and, as an intact example of a Streamlined Moderne-influenced residence in the Floral Park neighborhood, “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior features of the Oelschlager House that shou ld be preserved include, but may not be limited to , materials and finishes (stucco and metal); roof configuration and detailing; original windows where extant; chimney; absence of applied ornament; architectural details such as the wood porch supports and decorative balcony railing. 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. “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 Directori es, 1932 -1954.