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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030904_Template-MillerHouse_1310Louise.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) Miller House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 0054 Date: *c. Address 1310 North Louise Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 405-272-08; N TR 863 LOT 3 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Located at the southern end of a street of residences united by use of the Tudor Revival, this house is a nicely detailed example of the style. One-story, the house is capped by a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof and covered in stucco trimmed with ornamental half-timbering. Roof treatment includes extended bargeboards and rolled edges in the gable ends. The façade is L-shaped, with the intersection of front and side-gabled wings marked by a hipped roof entry. Set at a 45-degree angle from each of the wings, the entry projects slightly and contains an arched doorway with a quoined surround. Centered below the projecting, front-gable in the south wing, a large window with a segmental arch head is also outlined by quoins. Both this wing and the face of a second front gable at the north end of the façade are decorated by half-timbering. Two tripartite windows occupy the façade of the north wing. Both tripartite openings are set into shallow blind arches. An open patio, defined by a low wall, fronts the side-gabled wing. Attached to the south elevation, a tall chimney rises to the same height as the ridgeline. Attractively landscaped with grass, small trees, and flowering shrubs, the property also contains a similarly styled garage in the rear. With the exception of new roofing, the house is virtually unaltered. *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 May 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1930/Source: City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Randall T. and Tracy Simmons 1310 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: July 28, 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 3 *NRHP Status Code_5S1_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Miller House B1. Historic Name: Miller 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): Constructed in 1930. March 7, 1930. Residence and garage for E. J. Jasper. $4,000. September 20, 1950. Reroof. January 22, 1998. Reroof with tear off to first layer of asphalt composition, add second layer. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: 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 Miller House is architecturally significant as a good example of the Tudor Revival style of the 1920s applied to a one- story residence. It was built in 1930 for E. J. Jasper and cost $4,000. Louise Street apparently was not subdivided until after 1925, and this house lies at the southern end of a grouping of approximately twenty homes constructed in the Tudor Revival style, mostly between 1929 and 1931. Apparently, the house was built on speculation, as there is no record of Mr. Jasper living at this address. In 1931, it was the home of Lynn L. and Anna L. Ostrander, and Leland L. Ostrander, the proprietors of (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: July 28, 2003 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Miller House 1310 North Louise Street 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) Miller House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date July 28, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): a tractor and farm implements supply company. In 1932, Guy G. and Maybelle Miller moved in and remained at this address until at least 1950. Mr. Miller ran a grocery at 1302 West Washington in the early 1930s and became a salesman at J. C. Penney during the mid 1930s. 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. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses. The Miller House is located in Washington Square, a neighborhood located northwest of the city center bounded by West Seventeenth Street on the north, West Civic Center Drive on the south, North Flower Street on the east, and North Bristol Street on the west. Most of this area was owned by the family of Jacob Ross, who had purchased portions of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1868 and 1869. Walnuts and other crops were grown in the area during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with a few farmhouses, most notably the Ross-McNeal House at 1020 North Baker Street, dotting the landscape. By 1905, Baker and Towner were the only streets in the neighborhood, which extended from Hickey (now Civic Center) only as far as Washington and which contained only about a dozen homes. The status quo had not changed much by 1915, when a brick yard was located at the northern terminus of Olive Street at Hickey. In 1925, the beginning of the development that would convert this largely agricultural area into a middle class neighborhood of single-family homes over the next 25 years had begun. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Tudor Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival homes were the standard, with American Colonial Revival saltboxes and ranch style homes favored in the years before and after World War II. During the 1930s, many of the homes were built by local contractor Emmett Rogers, who sold lots and built homes according to standard plans, which individual property owners could customize to their tastes (“Washington Square: A Neighborhood of Pride,” Washington Square Neighborhood Association). With the return of servicemen following the war and the accompanying demand for homes in southern California, the development of Washington Square was all but completed. The Miller House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a building with the “distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period.” This picturesque example of the Tudor Revival incorporates the decorative half-timbering, steeply pitched roofs, arched openings, and asymmetrical massing that are signature elements of the style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of the Washington Square neighborhood and is a “good example of period architecture” as a highly intact example of a one-story Tudor Revival home from the 1929-1931 period. Character defining exterior features of the Miller House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco, wood); roof configuration and treatment; massing and composition; doors and windows; porch; garage; architectural detailing (quoins, arches); and chimney. *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. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-1935. “Washington Square: A Neighborhood with Pride.” Washington Square Neighborhood Association, no date.