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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040603_Template-SturgeonCampbell_406SBirch.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) Sturgeon-Campbell House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 406 South Birch Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-291-19; PALMERS ADD LOT 1 BLK 13 S 50 FT N 130 FT LOT 2 BLK 13 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This is a one and a half story Craftsman bungalow with decorative detailing typical of the early twentieth century. A side gable roof crowns the building, and is accented by an over-scaled, front-gabled dormer that is centered on the façade. The distinctive roof trim includes exposed rafter tails and bargeboards with decoratively carved ends, carved braces, and rows of purlins that accent the bargeboards and the belt courses marking changes in siding. Vents pierce the peaks of the gable faces and carved pendants adorn the apex of each bargeboard. The upper story is clad in shingles while the lower is covered with narrow clapboard and rests on an art stone foundation. Tapered walls frame the dormer, which contains a tripartite window banded by rectangular lights and topped a row of carved purlins. Dense foliage masks the lower story façade from view, allowing only a glimpse of a porch with a curved railing of decoratively carved wood punctuated by art stone pedestals. The main entry, flanked by sidelights, opens from the porch while a secondary entrance is recessed on the south elevation. Also on the south elevation, an attached brick chimney appears to have been rebuilt. No other alterations are visible. *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 and south elevations April 2004 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1911/Source: Les, 1979. *P7. Owner and Address: Elizabeth M. Davis 406 South Birch Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: April 21, 2004 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) Les, Kathleen. “100-500 Blocks of South Birch Street.” 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 #: Sturgeon-Campbell House B1. Historic Name: Sturgeon-Campbell 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 in 1911. September 28, 1937. Alterations and repairs to residence. February 15, 1950. Addition to residence, 14 x 21. November 9, 1950. Private garage and convert garage under apartment into apartment [406 ½ South Birch Street]. *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 Sturgeon-Campbell House is architecturally significant as a highly intact and nicely detailed example of a one and a half story Craftsman bungalow. According to previous research, it was constructed in 1911 and first appeared in the city directories in 1912, when David and Alice Sturgeon were the owners (Les, 1979). Mr. Sturgeon operated a horse and mule market at 118 Spurgeon Street. In 1937, J. M. “Bill” Campbell performed repairs and alterations on the house, which he and his wife Betty then occupied in 1938. Both Campbells worked for the Carl Mock Real Estate Company. Betty Campbell lived in the house until she died in 2002; the house still remains in the family (Personal communication, Jeanette Campbell Clark to Melanie McCann, May 4, 2004). (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: April 21, 2004 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Sturgeon-Campbell House 406 South Birch 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) Sturgeon-Campbell House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date April 21, 2004 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): The Sturgeon-Campbell 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 Sturgeon-Campbell House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a bungalow 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 a very intact and nicely detailed example of a one and a half story, Craftsman bungalow. The decorative treatment of structural features distinguishes this residence. Character- defining exterior features of the Sturgeon-Campbell House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: siding (shingling, clapboard) and materials (art stone); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; original porch configuration and detailing; and architectural details (such as the bargeboards, purlins, braces, and belt courses). *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.