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HomeMy WebLinkAbout031231_Template-F.B.ElliotHouse_1905NValencia.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) F. B. Elliott House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 1905 North Valencia Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 003-164-18; RESUB OF NOB HILL TR LOT 17 BLK G N 55 FT S 105 FT *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one-story bungalow showcases the Craftsman style. Capped with a side gable roof with rafters exposed in the eaves, the building is sheathed in shingle courses of alternating heights. A sill course circles the building, below which, wide clapboard covers the exterior walls. Spanning most of the façade, a recessed porch features brick walls and pedestals. Massive brick piers mark the ends of the porch, while four wooden posts flank each side of the central entry. Each of the porch supports is topped by a capital composed of shaped pieces of wood that meet at ninety-degree angles. The central entry consists of an oak door flanked by sidelights. Three identical casement windows define the south bay. On the north, a tripartite window features a large, fixed, central pane with narrow flanking casements and a multi-light transom. A brick chimney is attached to the north elevation. The house is set a few feet above street level, and is approached by a broad flight of concrete stairs that lead up from the curb to a concrete pathway. Two palm trees in the parkway frame the house, which appears to be 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) North and west elevations December 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic Circa 1912 *P7. Owner and Address: Clarence H. Kroll 1905 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 31, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *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 *CHR Status Code_5S3 _______________________ *Resource Name or #: F. B. Elliott House B1. Historic Name: F. B. Elliott House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1912. November 21, 1936. Reroof. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: Concrete steps and walkway. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1901-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The F. B. Elliott House is architecturally significant as a highly representative example of a Craftsman bungalow from the first quarter of the twentieth century. On the basis of its styling and the listings in the city directories, it appears that the house was built circa 1912. The first listing occurred in 1913-1914, when Floyd Elliott, an employee of the Griffith Lumber Company, located at 1022 East Fourth Street and managed by A. C. Bowers, was the owner. By 1918, Elliott had married and left the lumberyard in favor of a position as a salesman for Carl C. Crawford, the Orange County agent for Oldsmobiles. Two years later, William R. Gordon, an employee of the Charles Davis Garage, and his wife Estelle were the occupants. They were followed in 1924 by William J. Hales, a horse and mule dealer, and his wife Calla. (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: December 31, 2003 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) F.B. Elliot House 1905 North Valencia 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) F. B. Elliott House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date December 31, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): The F. B. Elliott House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substantially north of the original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the I-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street; the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, “C Street” (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list “rancher” or “fruit grower” as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single-family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half of the neighborhood and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following World War II. The F. B. Elliott House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” because it “has a distinctive architectural style and quality” as an example of a Craftsman bungalow. Characteristic Craftsman features include the strongly horizontal massing and design, keynoted by the roofline and siding, the combination of wood and brick, and the exposed structural elements such as rafter tails and column capitals. Character-defining exterior features of the F. B. Elliott House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (shingles and clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch; architectural details (posts, piers, brackets, attic vents); chimney; and concrete steps and walkway. *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. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-1930. Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955.