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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040603_Template-WelbonHouse_731SBirch.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) Welbon House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 731 South Birch Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 010-212-16; HENINGERS ADD LOT 15 BLK D POR *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Located on the northeast corner of South Birch and West Highland Streets, this is a one and a half story Craftsman bungalow. A bellcast, 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 and extended rafter tails and bargeboards with decoratively carved ends, carved braces, and rows of purlins that accent both the bargeboards and the belt course separating the upper and lower story. Vents pierce the peaks of the gable faces and carved posts adorn the apex of each bargeboard. On the south elevation, a second, smaller, side gable projects about a foot in front of the main roof and is similarly detailed. The face of the dormer is framed by raised piers whose taper echoes that of the elephantine porch posts on the lower story. A tripartite window is distinguished by muntins arranged in a diamond pattern in the each of the three upper sashes and by a header punctuated by corbel blocks. Recessed across the lower story façade, the porch is divided into three bays by the porch supports. A solid railing encloses the porch space. Located in the central bay, the entry is (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) *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 April 2004 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1915/Source: Marsh, 1986. *P7. Owner and Address: Fidel Rojas 731 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”) Dianne Marsh& the Heninger Park Neighborhood Association. Heninger Park Neighborhood Survey. 1986. *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 #: Welbon House B1. Historic Name: Welbon 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 1915. August, 1921. Alter garage. August 29, 1939. Reroof. December 31, 1946. Reroof. June 20, 1951. Reroof residence. *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 Welbon 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 1915 and first appeared in the city directories in 1916, when Reverend Arthur G. and Sadie N. Welbon were the owners (Marsh, 1986). By 1918, the Owens family, consisting of Ira Owens, whose business was wholesale produce, his wife Kate, Roberta Owens, and students Harriet and Kathleen Owens, were the residents. Dentist Jessie Raugh lived and practiced from this address for several years, beginning in 1920. (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.) Welbon House 731 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) Welbon House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date April 21, 2004 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *P3a. Description: flanked by two additional tripartite windows, each of which incorporates a transom window across the top. The south window projects into the porch space. A secondary entry is set back on the north elevation. An interior brick chimney with a corbelled cap emerges from the interior near the ridgeline of the roof. Other than the asphalt or asbestos shingles that cover the original siding, possible enclosure of the south bay of the porch, and a cement block and wrought iron fence in the rear, the house is substantially unaltered. *B10. Significance (continued): The Welbon 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 Welbon 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 elaboration of the roof structure, which acts as the primary architectural decoration, distinguishes this modest home. Character-defining exterior features of the Welbon House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: original materials and finishes where extant; roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch configuration and detailing; brick chimney; and architectural details (such as the rafter tails, bargeboards, purlins, braces, belt courses, and porch supports). *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.