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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030102_Template-HillisHouse_1816NHeliotrope.pdfState of California  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) Hillis House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 0054 Date: *c. Address 1816 North Heliotrope Drive City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-094-01; TR 748 LOT 35, LOT 24 N ½ THEREOF. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Located on the southwest corner of Heliotrope Drive and Nineteenth Street, this is a generously scaled home in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The asymmetrically massed house consists of a two-story, side-gabled, west (rear) wing and a one- story, front-gabled, east wing. Red clay tiles clad the shallowly overhanging roofs. Stucco covers the exteriors. Windows are primarily flat-headed, three-light, double casements, some with generous reveals, others with none. Notable features of the design include a tapered chimney attached to the façade, a wooden balcony at the northeast corner of the two-story wing, and a cantilevered second story overhang accented by wooden corbels on the north elevation. Decorative features include an inset tile panel on the chimney face and wooden shutters that adorn some windows. The main entry is located beneath the balcony and consists of an elaborately paneled wood door set within an archway flanked by chamfered pilasters. Another entry, also arched, leads to a former courtyard space, now enclosed, south of the chimney. Lush, Mediterranean plantings enhance the property, which also contains a one-story garage/guest house in the rear. An impressive deodar cedar tree shades the Heliotrope Drive setback. Other than the courtyard enclosure, the home is unaltered and is in excellent condition. *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) North and east elevations December 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1930/Source: Building Permit *P7. Owner and Address: Herlihy Trust 1816 North Heliotrope Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: January 2, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) None. *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) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information P5a. Photo State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________ BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code_3S__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Hillis House B1. Historic Name: Hillis House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence *B5. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1930. February 28, 1930. Residence and garage. August 28, 1933. Addition. September 13, 2000. Construct lath house. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: Garage, deodar cedar tree. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Ball and Honer *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1888-1953 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 Hillis House is architecturally significant as a characteristic example of the comfortably sized and fashionably detailed revival styled homes that were built in Floral Park during the 1920s and 1930s. This Spanish styled home was apparently built on speculation by developers Ball and Honer, using in-house designers. The 1930 cost of construction for the eight-room house was $10,000, a large sum at the time. By 1931, Cloyd C. Hillis, his wife Carrie S. Hillis, and Jack C. Hillis, a student, had taken possession. Cloyd Hillis was the manager of the Orange County Fruit Exchange. (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: January 2, 2003 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Hillis House 1816 North Heliotrope Drive State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Hillis House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann *Date January 2, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): The Hillis House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of 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 examples 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 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 (2003) Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Hillis House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival. Notable in this regard are the asymmetrical massing, the use of stucco and tile, and the incorporation of arches, a balcony, and a corbelled overhang into the design. The house also contributes to the historic character of Floral Park through its age, style, scale, and historic association with an important member of the local business community. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Landmark” for its unique architectural significance as an intact and substantial interpretation of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. All original exterior features of the Hillis House are considered character-defining and should be preserved, including, but not limited to: materials and finishes; roof configuration, materials, and detailing; massing; windows and doors; balcony; chimney; architectural details such as corbels, arches, wing wall, tile panel, pierced stucco grille, wrought ironwork; garage; and original landscape features such as the deodar cedar tree. *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 Talbert, Thomas (editor-in-chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works Including Biological Sketches of Leading Citizens, Volume I. Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963. Santa Ana City Directory, 1931.