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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030127_Template-PetzHouse_541WSantaClara.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 _4_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Petz House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad Date: *c. Address 541 West Santa Clara Avenue City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 002-123-12 Potts, Borden & Sidwell TR Lot 3 E 87ft W 129.53ft N 157.5 ft S 217.5ft *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Set back from the street by a deep, tree-lined front yard, this is a one and a half story Craftsman residence. A medium- pitched side gable roof, punctuated by three front gables, caps the clapboard-sided building. Resting on an art stone foundation, the house is circled by a stringcourse at windowsill level. Gable detailing includes carved bargeboards accented by a central purlin, and exposed beams. The fenestration and massing define three bays on the south-facing façade. The center bay projects forward, is topped by one of the three front gables, and contains a slightly canted tripartite window shaded by a pent roof. Above it, a similarly gabled dormer contains a pair of double-hung sash windows. East of the projecting bay, the entry porch is shaded by an extension of the main gable that is supported by a single column. Non- original flagstone forms the porch steps and clads the wall beneath the center bay windows. The west bay contains a single double-hung sash window set beneath the third front gable. The side elevations are characterized by deep roof overhangs, (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) *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) South elevation January 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic Circa 1916 *P7. Owner and Address: Gordon W & Barbara L Warnock 541 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: January 27, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) California Department of Transportation, Broadway Overcrossing Historic Property Survey, March 1979. *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 4 *NRHP Status Code_2D1_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Petz House B1. Historic Name: Petz House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1916. October 23, 1940. Reroof. $100. March 5, 1943. Repairs to residence. Owner, H.R. Billingsley. $100. January 11, 1947. Alterations and reroof residence by H.R. Billingsley. $200. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: Detached garage. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *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 Petz House is significant as a representative example of a Craftsman house from the first decades of the twentieth century in Santa Ana. The address first appears in the 1916 Santa Ana Directory with Chris and Amelia Petz listed as owners. Mr. Petz was a farmer. Also living at the residence were the Petz’ two sons, Irven and Ralph, both students. The 1936 through 1938 directories indicate that Mrs. Petz had become the sole head of household, suggesting that Mr. Petz had died around 1935. In 1939, Mrs. Petz shared the house with Verna L. Petz, a clerk at First National Bank. The house was listed as vacant in 1940. The 1941 Orange County directory shows that Harlow R. Billingsley, a carpenter, and Amy B. Billingsley were the property owners. City of Santa Ana building permits show that H.R. Billingsley occupied the house until at least 1947. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) 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 4 of 4.) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: January 27, 2003 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Petz House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date January 27, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *P3a. Description (continued): and feature several small windows and a row of decorative beam ends sandwiched between stringcourses in the gable faces. Alterations to the house include the stone cladding and air conditioners located in the attic vents. An original two-car garage is located on the northeast corner of the property. The front-gabled garage matches the house in style and sheathing and appears original. A picket fence, not original, borders the front yard at the sidewalk. Other than the noted changes, the house appears intact and is in good condition. *B10. Significance (continued): The Petz 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 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 Petz House has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to a North Broadway Park historic district that is bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North Flower Street. Comprising the northern end of the Floral Park neighborhood, North Broadway Park was subdivided in 1923. The Petz House appears to be the only residence in North Broadway Park that pre-dates the subdivision, and may have belonged to one of the subdividers. The Keeper of the National Register found that: “North Broadway Park reflects the City Beautiful planning movement in Southern California during the early twentieth century. The vernacular adaptations of period revival styles, curvilinear street patterns, street furniture, and landscape combine to create a cohesive and pleasant middle class suburban neighborhood environment which is unique in the early historical development of the city of Santa Ana.”1 Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the Petz House has been listed in the California Register. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as an intact and representative example of a Craftsman residence from the early decades of the twentieth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” for its distinctive architectural quality. Characteristic Craftsman features include the intersecting gabled roof, exposed structural elements such as beams and rafter tails, and the overall horizontality of the massing. It is also characteristic of a significant period in the history of Santa Ana as an original farmhouse in the North Broadway Park district. Character-defining exterior features of the Petz House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration; massing; windows; porch; and architectural details such as exposed beams and rafter tails, and carved bargeboards. 1 Determination of Eligibility, February 25, 1980. State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 4_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Petz House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date January 27, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *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 Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens, Volume I. Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963. Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. 1921. Santa Ana Directory, 1916. Orange County Directories, 1917-1941.