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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040322_Template-CookHouse_314SBroadway.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) Cook House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad Tustin TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 314-318 South Broadway City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 398-286-08; PALMERS ADD LOT: 8 BLOCK: 11 (AND N 12.5 FT LOT: 9 BLOCK: 11) *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This two-story Craftsman residence suggests the influence of the Swiss chalet in its appearance. A complex, intersecting gable roof tops the building, which is clad in narrow clapboard. Triangular braces and rafters with rounded tails are exposed in the overhanging eaves. The most distinctive feature of the design is the treatment of the gable ends, whose vertical slats are jig-sawn in a stylized arrow motif. Wrapping the northeast corner of the building, the attached porch is topped by a gable whose proportions and gable end echo those of the main roof, but whose other detailing has been stripped. Simple porch posts and railing may also be an alteration. Entries are located on the east and north elevations. Windows are primarily double-hung sash in type, with larger openings located on the lower story, and all of the apertures are capped by extended lintels in the Craftsman manner. A brick chimney is located on the south elevation. Despite its alterations, the house retains substantial integrity. It occupies a property bordered by a picket fence. *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 March 2004 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1912/Source: Les, 1979. *P7. Owner and Address: Nathan and Shawn Hamilton 314-318 South Broadway Santa Ana, CA 92701 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: March 22, 2004 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) Les, Kathleen. “200, 300, 400, 500 South Broadway.” Historic Resources Inventory, September 1979. *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_5S1_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Cook House B1. Historic Name: Cook House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Multiple-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1912. September 16, 1935. Reroof. July 18, 1951. Convert residence to triplex. September 24, 1952. Alteration to residence. February 6, 1985. Repair Notice and Order. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1880-1946 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 Cook House is architecturally significant as a good example of Craftsman styling that shows the influence of the Swiss Chalet on the genre. According to previous research, it was constructed in 1912 and originally owned by Daniel and Minnie Cook, who operated the Bon Ton Bakery at 308 West Fourth Street (Les, 1979). Building permit records indicate that the house was still owned by the Cook family as late as 1935. (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: March 22, 2004 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Cook House 314-318 South Broadway 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) Cook House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date March 22, 2004 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): The Cook House is located in Heninger Park, a residential neighborhood that developed south of the original city core, primarily between 1910 and 1930. Generally bounded by West First Street on the north, West McFadden Avenue (originally Fairview Avenue) on the south, South Sycamore Street on the east, and South Flower Street on the west, the neighborhood had a few homes, mostly located in the northern half, when the area was partially mapped in 1895 by the Sanborn Company. Most of the land was agricultural in use. The City utilized the southwest corner of West First and South Garnsey (then called Palm) for the municipal water works, and the City stables were located on the northwest corner of Palm and West Walnut. Brothers H. B. and Martin Heninger were responsible for developing and platting the tract following their purchase of thirty- four acres of what was known as the Palmer Tract in 1907. The Heningers planted trees, put in sidewalks and curbs, and paved the streets on what had been a barley field. Later they bought additional tracts of ten and eighteen acres which they also platted and improved. These properties were known as Heninger Additions Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. In 1921, Orange County historian Samuel Armor described the Heninger tracts as “… the finest residence section of the city, built up with fine homes…,” adding, “ Mr. [Martin] Heninger and his brother have erected 150 houses on the property” (Armor, p. 1777). The major landmark of the neighborhood was Santa Ana Polytechnic High School, which occupied a campus that stretched from West Walnut to West Camille between South Ross and South Parton Streets. The majority of homes in the area showcase the Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles, and, to a lesser extent, the other revival styles of the 1920s. Homes range in size from one to two stories and are unified by common setbacks, the repetition of gabled rooflines and front porches, the use of similar materials, and on some blocks, by the canopy of street trees. Portions of South Birch Street and South Broadway, in particular, present intact Craftsman streetscapes. After replacement of some of the earlier homes with high density apartments in the 1970s and 1980s, the City of Santa Ana recognized the integrity of the Heninger Park neighborhood in 1986, by creating a Specific Development (SD) zoning district intended to preserve its historic character, the second such SD in the City. (French Park was the first.) The Cook House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a structure with 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 Craftsman styling influenced by the tradition of the Swiss Chalet. The treatment of the gable ends, with their decoratively carved cutouts, are most noteworthy in this regard. Character-defining exterior features of the Cook House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch configuration and original detailing, where extant; chimney; and architectural details (such as the gable ends, window surrounds, and rafters). *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, 1901-1935. Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921.