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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030306_Template-QuickWattsHouse_1602EFourth.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) Quick-Watts House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad Tustin TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 1602-1604 East Fourth Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-411-01; Gardner Villa TR Lot : 4 Block: B (and all-Ex St- Lot: 2(and W ½ Lot: 6 All in Block: B *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Located on the southeast corner of East Fourth and Wright Streets, this is a two-story residence (1602 East Fourth Street) exhibiting the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. A hipped roof with rounded rafter tails in the overhanging eaves tops the building. Centered over the façade, a hipped roof dormer contains a tripartite window. Narrow clapboard sheathes the residence, with a bracketed belt course between stories. The façade is divided into three bays by the fenestration. In the center bay of the upper story, a balcony features an arched opening trimmed by molding and fronted by a closed railing. Windows in the side bays are double-hung sash, with muntins arranged in an “X” pattern in the upper sashes. The entrance porch is recessed into the east half of the lower story and is defined by a closed railing and paired Tuscan columns. Leaded glass transoms enhance the windows in the lower story side bays. The entry occupies the center bay. Cant bays project from the side elevations. Alterations include a rebuilt chimney on the west elevation, a new balcony and entrance in the rear, and the addition of a gazebo to the property. A carriage house (1604 East Fourth Street) in the rear of the property appears to be original, although it, like the house, has been converted into offices. Redwood trees, lawns and other plantings landscape the well-maintained property. *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 west elevations November 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1905/Source: Santa Ana Daily Evening Blade, March 30, 1906 *P7. Owner and Address: Richard Connell Watts 1602 East Fourth Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 5, 2002 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) Les, Kathleen. “Historic Resources Inventory 1604 E. Fourth Street,” December 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 3 *NRHP Status Code_3S__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Quick-Watts House B1. Historic Name: Quick House B2. Common Name: Quick-Watts House B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Offices *B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1905. (Note: no permits preceding 1942 were found.) November 23, 1942. Reroof. December 7, 1964. Divide room into 3 bedrooms. June 16, 1978. “Complete upgrade” and change of occupancy from I to F-2. June 10, 1983. Stairwell, office, toilet rooms. December 3, 1987. Interior partitions. January 11, 1991. Freestanding monument sign. May 5, 1991. Relocate 4 light poles. Lattice archway with gate. Open cover over walkway. February 22, 2002. Reroof *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: Carriage house, redwood trees, concrete curb. 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 Quick-Watts House is architecturally significant for its integrity and its representation of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. According to a newspaper account discovered by the current (2003) owner, Richard C. Watts, in the Santa Ana Daily Evening Blade (March 30, 1906), the house was constructed in 1905. The earliest known owners were Joseph and Martha Quick. Quick was a successful real estate broker. By the mid-1960s, the house was functioning as a rest home and boarding house. In 1978, Frank C. Aldrich, Senior, initiated a series of improvements that resulted in the conversion of the house and carriage house into attorneys’ offices. The property has been completely rehabilitated by Richard C. Watts, who purchased it in 1987. (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: November 18, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) QUIC -WATTS HOUSE 1602 AND 1604 EAST FOURTH 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) Quick-Watts House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann *Date December 5, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): The Quick-Watts House is located on East Fourth Street, several blocks east of downtown. This area, on the outskirts of town at the time the house was constructed, offered generously sized lots well suited to the substantial massing of a Classic Box house. The Quick-Watts House is particularly notable for its extensive use leaded glass and “X” patterned windows, its incorporation of Classical features such as Tuscan columns and a Palladian attic vent, and the decorative use of rafter tails and brackets. The Quick-Watts House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as a representative example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style common in the first decades of the twentieth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Landmark” for its unique architectural quality as a highly intact and finely detailed example of the Classic Box genre. All original and restored exterior features of the Quick-Watts House are considered character-defining and should be preserved, including, but not limited to: materials (wood) and finishes (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; porch and bays; windows and doors; chimney; architectural details such as rafters, brackets, and columns; carriage house, and original landscape features.” *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.