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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030402_Template-HammondHaanHouse_2024NVictoria.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) Hammond-Haan House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: Orange TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 2024 North Victoria Drive City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 002-101-01; Orange Grove TR Lot: N 73.17 Ft. W 169.5 Ft. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Set back from the street beyond a deep front lawn and a screen of trees, this two-story residence exhibits the Tudor Revival style. A complex hipped roof, covered in wood shingles and accented by a series of front gables, covers the building. Rafter tails are visible in the eaves. The stuccoed exterior walls are enlivened with decorative half-timbering. In the center of the principal portion of the façade, the entry bay is executed in red and black bricks, laid vertically and horizontally in blocks of three. Flanked by two small, rectangular, diamond paned windows, the slightly recessed entry contains a decoratively paneled door that incorporates an arched peephole. Banks of multi-light windows to the left and right of the entry bay feature leaded glass set within heavy wooden surrounds. The second story is cantilevered over the first, with a series of heavy beams marking the overhang. Paired, leaded, diamond-paned casement windows occupy each of the three principal bays beneath wall gables outlined by extended bargeboards. An interior chimney, located in the south half of the house, is stuccoed and accented with randomly placed clinker bricks. Appearing unaltered from the street, the house was expanded by one room in 1951 and partially remodeled in 1996. Landscaped with neatly clipped shrubs and lawns, the property also contains a garage, which is not visible from the street due to the vegetation and the curved driveway on the north side of the house. *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 elevation March 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1934/ Source: City of Santa Ana building permits. *P7. Owner and Address: John M & Ann P Coil 2024 North Victoria Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: April 2, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey *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 4 *NRHP Status Code_3S_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Hammond-Haan House B1. Historic Name: Hammond-Haan House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): April 18, 1934. Residence and garage. Owner, Harriet Hoxie. $12,500. February 21, 1951. Add 1 room to residence for Otto Haan. March 6, 1989. 375 s/f garage, rear property line wall. July 19, 1996. New windows & French doors. New roofing. 2nd floor deck. Remodel family room. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: Mature trees in front yard and rear garage, if original. 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: B, C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Hammond-Haan House is architecturally distinguished as a remarkably intact and characteristic example of the Tudor Revival style of the early 1930s. Its period revival design, substantial scale, and generous setback contribute to the elegant and distinctive streetscape on North Victoria Drive. It was built in 1934 for Harriet Hoxie at a cost of $12,500. The 1935 Orange County Directory indicates that Dana K. and Helen Hammond were the first owner residents of the house. Dana King Hammond, characterized as “one of the leading educators of Orange County” by Mrs. Pleasants in her 1931 History of Orange County (page 352), held a dual appointment as the principal of Santa Ana Polytechnic High School and dean of the (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: April 2, 2003 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) HAMMOND-HAAN HOUSE 2024 NORTH VICTORIA DRIVE 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) Hammond-Haan House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date April 2, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): Santa Ana Junior College. Born in Maine in 1884 and educated at Dartmouth, Hammond came to Santa Ana as a teacher of French and Spanish in 1912 and was responsible for the establishment of the junior college in 1915. In 1917, he both married Helen Hoxie and assumed the leadership position at the two schools. Respected citizens of Santa Ana, the Hammonds lived in the Victoria Drive house until 1941, when engineer Donald W. Darnell and his wife Dorothy moved in. By 1945, auto dealer Otto R. Haan, his wife Dora Mae, and their family had purchased the house. Haan, born in Michigan in 1879, spent his early career as a newsagent with various railroads, rising to a position of responsibility with the Fred Harvey Company. He came to Santa Ana in 1916 or 1917 and purchased a Cadillac dealership. Over the years, he sold numerous kinds of automobiles, expanding his business to include an auto showroom on South Main Street, a used car lot, and a paint and body shop. A circa 1952 newspaper article chronicled his career, noted that he had operated the Chrysler and Plymouth dealership since 1933 and that his operation at the time employed 34 with an annual payroll of $160,000. Prominent in the civic and social affairs of Santa Ana, Haan also served on the Santa Ana City Council. The Hammond-Haan 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 Hammond-Haan House appears eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical Resources. It qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the Tudor Revival style. The use of decorative half-timbering, the combination of materials such as stucco, brick and wood, the second story overhangs, and the incorporation of varied and picturesque window types are notable in this regard. It also qualifies for the Santa Ana Register under Criterion 4b for its association with two prominent families in the community. The house also contributes to the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and historic association with a prominent Orange County family. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Landmark” for its unique architectural significance as an example of the Tudor Revival style that contributes to the historic streetscape of North Victoria Drive. All original exterior features of the Hammond-Haan House are considered character defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco, brick, wood); roof configuration and treatment; massing and composition; entry, doors and windows; architectural detailing (exposed beam-ends, decorative half-timbering); and stucco and brick chimney. 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) Hammond-Haan House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date April 2, 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. “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. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. Pleasants, Mrs. J. E. History of Orange County, California, volume 3. Los Angeles: J. R. Finnell & Sons, 1931. Orange County Directories, 1928-1952. “Haan Rounding Out 32 Years to Rate County’s Longest Career as New Car Dealer.” Unlabeled clipping in the Santa Ana History Room Pamphlet file, circa 1951 or 1952.