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Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Kinley House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date:
*c. Address 802 North Minter Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-018-09 Block: B Lot: POR 8
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
The broad, Colonial Revival front porch was clearly added to this one story, Queen Anne style cottage, perhaps in the first
decade of the twentieth century. A steeply pitched, hipped roof with closed front and side gables caps the house. Fish-scale
shingles cover the gable faces. Carved brackets support shallow eaves while corner boards trim the edges. The siding is not
original. A squared bay with double-hung sash windows faces busy Civic Center Drive. The Colonial Revival style porch
features four wooden Tuscan columns supporting a flat, projecting roof. A latticework screen, recently added, tops the porch
roof. North of the front entrance is a fixed window with transom. A double-hung sash window with metal security bars is
located immediately south of the entrance. A low cobblestone retaining wall borders the sidewalk. Notwithstanding the
historic (porch) and more recent (lattice screen, security bars, siding) modifications, the house retains good integrity.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
East and south elevations
January 2002
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: historic
1895/ Source: Marsh, 1998
*P7. Owner and Address:
*P8. Recorded by:
Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi
SAIC
35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204
Pasadena, CA 91105
*P9. Date Recorded:
March 25, 2002
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”)
Les, Kathleen. “Historic Resources Inventory French Park District,” September 1979.
Marsh, Diann. “French Park Historic District.” National Register Nomination Form, February 1998.
*Attachments: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (list)
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P5a. Photo
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
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*Resource Name or #: Kinley House
B1. Historic Name: Kinley House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Queen Anne (Late Victorian), Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1895.
March, 1922. Wreck barn and build garage.
October 1, 1945. Reroof.
January 25, 1957. Reside residence.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________
*B8. Related Features:
Low cobblestone retaining wall.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: circa 1880-1946 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The Kinley House is a distinctive example of a Queen Anne style house with a Colonial Revival addition. It is also important
as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. Previous research indicates that the house was built for James Frank
Kinley and his wife Mary. Mr. Kinley was the janitor at the Orange County Courthouse. By 1918 Roscoe Huber owned the
house. He worked for Flagg and Campbell, printers and bookbinders located at 208 West Third Street (Marsh, 1998).
(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: March 25, 2002
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
Sketch Map
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Kinley House
802 North Minter Street
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date March 25, 2002 ⌧ Continuation 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. In 1877, Spurgeon, along with James McFadden and James Fruit, formed the Western
Development Company with the intention of bringing the Southern Pacific Railroad from its then terminus in Anaheim into
Santa Ana. Thinking to capitalize on commercial growth around the railroad, the partners purchased 160 acres adjacent to
the eastern city boundary at French Street. Although they were successful in luring the Southern Pacific to a new depot on
Fruit Street in Santa Ana in 1878, the expected commercial development of “Santa Ana East” never materialized. Early
growth and development of the town continued to be centered further west around Fourth and Main Streets, with the result
that the legacy of Santa Ana East is an angled street plan whose intersection with the original city is marked by a small,
triangular parcel, developed in the 1890s as Flatiron Park, now known as French Park. Santa Ana continued to grow,
stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad in 1886. Following its incorporation as a city in 1886, Santa Ana was
recognized as one of the leading communities in the area in 1889 when it became the seat of the newly created County of
Orange.
Beginning in the 1880s and continuing well into the twentieth century, the area around the park began to be developed with
many of the finest homes in Santa Ana. Examples of Victorian era, turn of the century, and Craftsman homes were built along
the tree-lined streets. By the 1920s, most streets in the neighborhood were fully developed, although a few revival styled
single-family homes and duplexes were built during the 1920s, and a handful of apartments constructed in the 1930s. From
the nineteenth century onwards, residents were a “Who’s Who” of early Santa Ana, and included bankers, attorneys, doctors,
businessmen, ranchers, teachers and others active in the civic and social life of the city.
Once known as the “Nob Hill” of Santa Ana, French Park declined in the 1940s and 1950s as some homes were converted
into rooming houses and others were allowed to deteriorate. In the 1960s and 1970s some houses were demolished and the
properties redeveloped with multi-family housing. However, a grass roots preservation effort begun in the late 1970s led to
the establishment of a local historic district in 1984 and the listing of the neighborhood in the National Register of Historic
Places in 1999.
The Kinley House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a contributor to the French Park Historic
District. It is therefore listed in the California Register of Historical Resources and is located within the boundaries of the
locally designated historic district. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1
as a representative example of the distinguishing characteristics of the Queen Anne style with added Colonial Revival
elements. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” for its distinctive architectural style and quality.
Characteristic Queen Anne features include asymmetrical massing, hipped and front-facing gable roof configuration,
patterned shingling and bracketed eaves. The Tuscan column porch supports and heavy porch roof beam are Colonial
Revival in style. Character-defining exterior features of the Kinley House that should be preserved include, but may not be
limited to: materials (wood) and finishes (fish-scale shingles); roof configuration and detailing; massing; porch layout;
windows; and architectural details such as carved brackets.
*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.
Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. 1921.
Guinn, James Miller. Historical and Biographical Record of Southern California. 1902.
Historical Landmarks Inventory Form, November 18, 1976 (Santa Ana History Room).
“Preserving the Past in French Park.” The Register, February 12, 1983.