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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051019_Template-JoplinHouse_1410W3rd.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 _4_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Joplin House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA1667 Date: *c. Address 1410 West Third Street City Santa Ana Zip 92703 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 007-182-06 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A high degree of integrity characterizes this one-story, Colonial Revival cottage. A hipped roof crowns the building, with front gables projecting over three-sided, cant bays on the façade (north) and east elevation. Narrow clapboard sheathes the house. An L-shaped porch, defined by Tuscan columns set atop a clapboard-covered porch wall, wraps the northeast corner and two-thirds of the façade, terminating at the front bay projection. Boxed eaves detail the house and porch rooflines. Occupying most of the east third of the façade, a tripartite window features a leaded glass transom. This opening and the double-hung and fixed sash elsewhere on the house are topped by molded lintels typical of the Colonial Revival. Slightly recessed, the entry contains a non-original, single door pierced by a large, oval window. A low concrete curb borders the sidewalk, bisected by a central path to the entry. Alterations are limited, and include a security door on the east elevation, and wrought iron and concrete block fencing. The property is in fair condition. *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 east elevations October 2005 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1910/City of Santa Ana Neighborhood Database *P7. Owner and Address: Esperanza Cortez 1410 West Third Street Santa Ana, CA 92703 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: October 19, 2005 *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 4 *CHR Status Code_5S1__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Joplin House B1. Historic Name: Joplin 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 in 1910. October 30, 1919. Screen porch. May, 1923. Garage. October 4, 1928. Reroof. April 30, 1943. Reroof. August 6, 1952. Addition to residence. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) *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 1888-1955 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 Joplin House is architecturally significant as an intact and characteristic example of a Colonial Revival cottage dating from the first decade of the twentieth century. It is typical of several such cottages surviving in the Artesia Pilar neighborhood from this period but retains substantially more integrity than most others. According to the City’s records, the house was built in 1910. It is located in one of the earliest tracts in the neighborhood, in block 3 of the Pacific Electric Subdivision, near the former route of the interurban railroad tracks. The first listing for the property in the city directories occurred in 1910-11, when it was noted that the house was vacant. By 1912, Andrew Joplin, a rancher, and Mrs. Zela (also spelt as “Izella” ) Joplin were (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) 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 4 of 4.) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: October 19, 2005 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) 1410 West Third Street State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Joplin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann *Date October 19, 2005 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B6. Construction History (continued: September 16. 2004. Notice of Violation. Remove unpermitted addition at rear of single-family dwelling, legalize detached storage shed, remove unpermitted work in detached garage and return to intended use, remove unpermitted porch and stairs, remove unpermitted drywall in basement and new retaining wall in basement. December 27, 2004. Demo existing garage. Demo existing storage shed and build detached 2-car garage. September 30, 2005. Replace ceiling joists due to fire damage. *B10. Significance (continued): the residents. In 1915, the directory listed Joplin’s occupation as an “apiarist.” At the time of his death in 1954 at the age of 84, Joplin was described in an obituary as a pioneer, rancher in the Santa Ana mountains, hunter, miner, and fisherman, who had come to Orange County as a child in 1876. His father, who served as the Orange County treasurer for 28 years, settled the family on a ranch at the mouth of Santiago Canyon, later moving to Bell Canyon. Andrew Joplin and another Santa Anan, Ed Johnson, were credited with the killing of the last silver-tip grizzly bear in Orange County; the bear was displayed in the Smithsonian Institution and the trap made part of the Bowers Museum collection. The Joplin family name is recalled by the Joplin Trail in Santiago Canyon. Following Joplin’s residency, the property changed hands several times. Directory listings and building permits identify Rufus G. Cartright, a special agent with the Standard Oil Company, and his wife Bessie living at the house in 1918; John F. Rabe, a photographer with offices in the Spurgeon Building, and his wife Elizabeth in 1919-1920; and James A. Manfull, a driver for Raitt’s Sanitary Dairy, and his wife Estella, in 1926. Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses. The Joplin House is located in Artesia Pilar, a neighborhood located west of the town center and bounded by Seventeenth and First Streets on the north and south and by Bristol and Fairview Streets on the east and west. In 1912, this area was at the western limits of the incorporated city and was mostly divided into small to large agricultural plots. Subdivided areas were centered north and south of Fifth Street, between Bristol Street and Artesia (now Raitt) Street. Traversing the neighborhood, the Pacific Electric Railroad tracks were laid along Fourth Street, the same route that Santa Ana Boulevard follows today. The 1925 Sanborn maps were limited to the same subdivided areas around Fifth Street, suggesting that development of homes continued to be confined to a handful of tracts. This assumption is borne out by the styles of the homes that survive in the area today, a mix of Colonial Revival cottages and small Craftsman bungalows. Although some construction took place during the 1920s and 1930s and resulted in houses displaying the revival styles typical of that era, the majority of the northern and western portions of the neighborhood were improved in the post World War II years with small California Ranch style homes. Artesia Pilar is also historically notable as a “colonia,” one of the approximately forty-five neighborhoods in Orange County in which Mexican-Americans lived, were able to purchase property, attended school, and worshipped. Initially settled by Anglo- Americans, the southern half of the neighborhood had a sprinkling of residents with Spanish surnames by 1920. Artesia School, located at 705 North Artesia Street (and later known as Fremont School), was specifically identified in the city directory as “Mexican.” West of Artesia, between First and Eighth, the neighborhood was almost entirely Mexican-American by 1930. This trend continued, spreading somewhat eastwards, over the next decades. In 1949, Our Lady of Pilar Catholic Church opened in a reclaimed Army barracks on West Sixth Street. A new building was constructed in 1961 and dedicated in 1964; it became the official parish church of Mexican-Americans in Santa Ana in 1969. The Joplin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 3 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of a Colonial Revival cottage from the early years of the twentieth century. Notable features in this regard include the rectangular massing and slightly bellcast hipped roof, boxed eaves, Tuscan porch columns, L-shaped porch, and leaded glass transom window. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of the Artesia Pilar neighborhood, and, as an intact early twentieth century Colonial Revival cottage, “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior features of the Joplin House that should be preserved, include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (siding); roof configuration and detailing; massing; original windows and doors where extant; porch; bays; and architectural details such as the porch columns, leaded glass window, and boxed eaves. State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 4_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Joplin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann *Date October 19, 2005 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *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, 1905-1950. Personal Communication, Yolanda Morelos Alvarez, Chairman of the Orange County Mexican American Historical Society, November 2, 2005. “Death Claims Pioneer County Ranch Owner,” Santa Ana Register, August 16, 1954.