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Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Goodwin House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date:
*c. Address 2401 North Santiago Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 003-092-17; N TR 378 BLK A LOT 8
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
This Colonial Revival farmhouse incorporates an intersecting gambrel roof into its design, making the house one of the earlier
examples of the Dutch Colonial variant in Santa Ana. The gambrel ends are detailed with attic vents, boxed eaves, and
horizontal cornice returns at the termination of the upper slope of the gambrel. A pent roof tops the lower level of the house.
Narrow clapboard sheathes both levels of the building. Spanning the façade, a recessed porch is divided into three bays by
pairs of slender wood posts with simple bases and capitals. The entry is offset to the right (south), framed by fluted pilasters
and topped by a simple cornice. A shallow bay window with paneled spandrels occupies the northern portion of the lower
façade. Most windows are four-over-four double-hung sash in type. Shutters have been added to the upper story windows.
In the rear of the lot, a side-gabled garage has been modified by the replacement of the garage door. A picket fence
bordering the front yard is a compatible addition to this property, which retains a high degree of integrity.
*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)
South and west elevations
December 2003
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: historic
Circa 1903
*P7. Owner and Address:
Corey A. and Jill A. Glen Trust
2401 North Santiago 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)
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P5a. Photo
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
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*Resource Name or #: Goodwin House
B1. Historic Name: Goodwin 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 circa 1903.
November 10, 1934. Reroof.
September 27, 1937. Repairs and alterations.
August 11 1959. Alteration to residence.
August 24, 1999. Tear off one layer wood shakes. Reroof with composition.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________
*B8. Related Features:
Mature evergreen tree in front yard.
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: A,C: CR: 1,3
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The Goodwin House is architecturally significant as an early example of the Dutch Colonial Revival style in Santa Ana and
historically significant as one of the remaining farmhouses in the neighborhood. Based on the architectural style and on
listings in the city directories, it appears that the house was constructed circa 1903. Its initial appearance in the directories
occurred in 1905, when Joseph R. Goodwin, a fruit grower, and his wife, Margaret J. Goodwin, were noted as the only
residents of “C Street,” the former name of Santiago Street. By 1915, the name had been changed to Santiago, probably
(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
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Goodwin House
2401 North Santiago Street
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date December 31, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update
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*B10. Significance (continued):
reflecting the subdivision of the street. In 1912, the plat map of the City indicated that “M. J. Goodwin” was the owner of
13.75 acres on the east side of C Street, perhaps referring to Mrs. Goodwin. The Goodwins occupied the property until at
least 1920.
The Goodwin 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 Goodwin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its
representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Dutch Colonial variant of the Colonial Revival style and under
Criterion 7, as a building connected with a business or use, agriculture, which was once common and is now rare.
Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” because it “has a distinctive architectural style and quality” as one of
the few examples of the Dutch Colonial variant of the Colonial Revival in Santa Ana, and, as one of the few remaining
farmhouses in the City, “the building is characteristic of significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana.” The
signature element of the Dutch Colonial, the gambrel roof, is present, as well as the Classical detailing and double-hung
sash windows associated with more typical Colonial homes. Character-defining exterior features of the Goodwin House that
should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing;
windows and doors; porch; architectural details (porch supports, window and door surrounds, etc.); and mature tree(s).
*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.
Orange County Plat Maps, 1912.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1901-1930.
Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955.