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Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Stuessy House P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA0053 Date:
*c. Address 1123 West Third Street City Santa Ana Zip 92703
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 008-093-14
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
Rectangular in plan , this one-story Craftsman b ungalow features a side-gabled roof with an attached, front-gabled porch
offset to the east. Rafters are exposed in the modestly overhanging eaves. Narrow clapboard sides the house, with
crossbeams accenting the corners. Square posts set on brick piers support the porch roof, and a simple wood slat railing
encloses the porch space. Sheltered within the porch, the entry is centered on the façade and is flanked by tripartite windows
composed of three-over-one double -hung sash windows to either side of a larger six-over-one fixed sash . Side elevation
windows are primarily five-over-one and three-over-one double-hung sash, framed in plain wood surrounds. Two squared,
shed-roofed bays, o ne with fenestration, project from the west elevation. At the back of the property is a garage that appears
original; the garage’s front gable is vented with narrow vertical strips of wood that repeat the theme found in the gables on
the façade and side elevation s. An original, concrete block, low retaining wall, edges the front lawn; it has been painted and
a wood picket fence added to the top. In fair condition, the house appears 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)
South elevation
July 2006
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: nhistoric
Circa 1928
*P7. Owner and Address:
Angelica Orozco
1123 West Third Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
*P8. Recorded by:
L. Heumann and D. Howell -Ardila
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
133 Martin Alley
Pasadena, California 91105
*P9. Date Recorded:
September 1, 2006
*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)
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 3 *CHR Status Code _5S1__________________________
*Resource Name or #: Stuessy House B1. Historic Name: Stuessy 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 1928
November 21, 1928. “Wreck building” (valuation $0).
March 25, 1933. Rebuild brick flue.
August 26, 1946. Addition to porch.
November 3, 1948. Repairs.
*B7. Moved? o No o Yes n Unknown Date:______ Original Location:_ ____________________
*B8. Related Features:
Low, concrete retaining wall.
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 Stuessy House is architecturally significant as an intact and representative example of a modest Craftsman b ungalow of the
type that characterized the Flower Park neighborhood of Santa Ana during its primary period of development. Its exact date of
construction is unknown and is estimated, based on appearance and existing building permits, to be circa 1928. A 1928 building
permit, apparently for demolition of a building already on the site, lists Roy R. Hartley as the owner. From 1928 to the mid-1960s,
Henry E. Stuessy, an installer with Peerless Concrete Pipe Company, which had a plant nearby on West Fifth Street, and his wife
Hannah owned and lived in the house.
(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: September 1, 2006
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
Sketch Map
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1123 W. 3 rd St.
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date September 1, 2006 x Continuation o Update
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*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 newl y 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.
The Stuessy House is located in the Flower Park neighborhood. Located west of the historic core of Santa Ana, Flower Park
is bounded by Civic Center Drive on the north, First Street on the south, Flower Street on the east, and Bristol Street on th e
west. One of Santa Ana’s older residential neighborhoods, Flower Park began to be developed with single -family homes in
the late nineteenth century. Flower Park’s growth in the first quarter of the twentieth century owed much to its proximity to the
original civic and commercial center, as well as its location along the Pacific Electric Railway line, which by 1906 transected
the neighborhood along the Fourth Street corridor. In addition, Flower Park was located one block northeast of the Holly
Sugar Corporation, established in the early twentieth century and a local landmark until it was demolished in 1983. Another
neighborhood focal point was the United Brethren Church at 1103 West Third Street, founded by Reverend N.J. Crawford.
Constructed in 1914, the Craftsman-style church was altered in 1924 with an enlargement and the addition a square,
crenellated tower that is extant. City directories indicate that, by 1905, just over 100 improvements had been made in Flower
Park from First to Fifth Streets betwe en Bristol and Flower. By 1910, this number had grown by over 25 percent. As of 2006,
a majority of the extant residential buildings in Flower Park were constructed prior to World War II, the majority during the
Craftsman period.
Occupying the northeast corner of Flower Park from 1877 and 1922 was a brickyard built over what had been a Native
American camp site. The Flower Park brickyard contributed bricks to so many structures in Orange County that historian Jim
Sleeper referred to the site as “the womb of Orange County development.” In 1929, plans were made to build a 5,000 -seat
stadium on the site of the brickyard. The stadium, designed by architectural engineer Milo L. Berenson, opened in 1932 as
the Santa Ana Bowl. In 1963, the facility was replaced by the 10,000-seat Santa Ana Municipal Stadium, designed by
architect Robert Michael Hernandez. Renamed Eddie West Field/Santa Ana Stadium in 1977 in honor of Santa Ana Register
sports writer Eddie West, the facility underwent renovations in the early 1980s and remains a prominent feature of the
northern half of Flower Park.
The Stuessy House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 3 for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the late Craftsman Bungalow style. Typical features of this style
illustrated by the house include its overall simplicity of design; low-pitched, wide-eaved roof; wood siding; one -story height,
tripartite transomed windows ; and the three-bay composition of th e façade. 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 late
Craftsman b ungalow in the Flower Park neighborhood, “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining
exterior features of the Stuessy House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes
(siding); roof configuration and detailing; massing; original windows and doors and their surrounds where extant; porch; and
architectural details such as the porch supports, gable vents, and cross-beamed corners.
*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.
Ball, Charles D. The Pioneer Churches of Santa Ana District. Santa Ana, CA, 1929.
Sleeper, Jim. Turn the Rascals Out: The Life and Times of Orange County’s Fighting Editor Dan M. Baker. Trabuco Canyon,
CA: California Classics, 1973.
Wojciechowski, Mike. “Bringing the Bowl Back to Life: Once-Proud Santa Ana Bowl Is Attempting a Comeback at the Age of
50.” Santa Ana Register, December 4, 1981.
“Freeze Frame: Santa Ana Stadium.” Santa Ana Register, December 24, 1985.
Orange County Plat Maps, 1912.
Thomas Brothers Maps of Orange County, 1957 and 1964.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905 -1962