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HomeMy WebLinkAbout031106_Template-CrockerHouse_1103NLowell.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) Crocker House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: Anaheim TCA 0054 Date: *c. Address: 1103 North Lowell Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 405-283-07 N TR 354 Lot: 49 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one-story residence is a highly characteristic example of a modestly sized Tudor Revival home from the mid 1920s. The steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof incorporates a side gable that spans the building and two front gables. The larger of the two front gables tops the north half of the façade and features uneven rakes, one of which swoops down over the central entry creating a slightly curved profile. The entry is round-headed, its shape emphasized by a raised brick surround. Brick also bands the lower portion of the façade below window sill level; otherwise, the building is covered with stucco. Decorative half timbering ornaments the gable faces on the façade. A four-light attic window is integrated into the half timbering in the larger gable face. On axis below it, a tripartite casement window has a segmental arch head. At the south end of the façade, another tripartite casement window is located beneath the smaller front gable. Recessed within its archway, the front door is round-headed and wood paneled. A brick chimney with two terra cotta chimney pots is attached to the south elevation. Approached by a concrete driveway paved with a central brick path, a front-gabled garage is located in the rear of this substantially unaltered 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) West elevation May 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1929/Source: City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Stephen Smith 1103 North Lowell Santa Ana, CA 92703 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: August 29, 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 #: Crocker House B1. Historic Name: Crocker 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 1929. November 21, 1929. Residence and garage. October 19, 1948. Remodel residence ($300). July 30, 1969. Addition to residence, interior alteration. October 20, 1969. Patio roof. March 7, 1996. Reroof without tearoff. *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 Crocker 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 1929 for F. C. Silver and cost $3,450. Apparently, the house was built on speculation, as Mr. Silver lived in Tustin. In 1931, William B. and Irene B. Crocker were the owner residents. Mr. Crocker was a department supervisor with the Southern California Telephone and Telegraph Company. (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: August 29, 2003 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Crocker House 1103 North Lowell 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) Crocker House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date August 29, 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 Crocker 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 Crocker 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 highly characteristic 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 late 1920s. Character defining exterior features of the Crocker House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco, wood, brick); roof configuration and treatment; massing and composition; doors and windows; porch; garage; architectural detailing (half- timbering, arches, entry surround); 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, 1905-1931. “Washington Square: A Neighborhood with Pride.” Washington Square Neighborhood Association, no date.