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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030904_Template-RabeHouse_827NFreeman.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) Rabe House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 0054 Date: *c. Address 827 North Freeman Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 405-182-07; SEC 12 T 5 R 10 LOT 5- x 103.37 FT *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one-story residence illustrates the type of 1930s Colonial Revival house sometimes referred to as a “saltbox.” Capped by a side-gabled roof, the house is sheathed in wide clapboard. From the north, it appears that the slope of the gable extends further down at the rear than it does at the front, hence the “saltbox” characterization. The three-bay façade is symmetrical, and contains a front-gabled entry in the center bay and identical six-over-six double-hung sash flanked by shutters in the side bays. Simply molded lintels and sills characterize these windows and those on the side elevations. Brick paves the three steps and landing in front of the entry. Flowering shrubs and ivy that has grown over the portico add a picturesque quality to the property. A vine-encrusted chimney, attached to the façade just south of the entry, is the only departure from symmetry. The house appears to be substantially unaltered from the street, although two rooms have been added according to city building permit records. *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) West elevation May 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1936/ Source: City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Ann & Samuel Ross Stuart-Birdsall 827 North Freeman 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 #: Rabe House B1. Historic Name: Rabe House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1936. May 26, 1936. Residence and garage. July 24, 1946. Addition to residence (bedroom, 17’6” by 14’). November 4, 1955. Addition to residence (8’ by 13’ den). September 1, 1983. Domestic solar hot water. April 1, 1996. Composition over composition, house and garage. *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 Rabe House is architecturally significant as a good example of the Colonial Revival style of the 1930s. It was constructed in 1936 at a cost of $2,250 for Roland Rabe and his wife Ramona. A photographer, Mr. Rabe had a shop at 206 West Fourth Street. The Rabes were still in residence at this address at least until 1955, when they made an addition to the house. (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.) Rabe House 827 North Freeman 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) Axworthy House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date July 28, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): 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 Rabe 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 Rabe 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.” The distinguishing features of “saltbox” houses include Colonial Revival styling and side-gabled roofs with uneven slopes, making the houses resemble buildings used for salt storage during the Colonial period. 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 Colonial Revival home from the 1930s. Character defining exterior features of the Rabe House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (wood, clapboard, brick); roof configuration and treatment; massing and composition; doors and windows; porch; garage; architectural detailing (window surrounds, shutters); 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, 1905-1937. “Washington Square: A Neighborhood with Pride.” Washington Square Neighborhood Association, no date.