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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040401_Template-HardingHouse_711SBroadway.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) Harding House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 711 South Broadway City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 010-213-03; SOUTH SIDE ADD BLK 8 LOT 6 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one and a half story residence is a highly picturesque example of the early Craftsman style. Capped by a fairly steeply pitched, side-gabled roof, the building is sheathed with narrow clapboard. A pair of shingled, front-gabled dormers, each containing a single, double-hung window with diamond-paned upper sashes, are linked by a third window with an art glass upper sash that is topped by a shed roof. Roof detailing includes ornately carved braces and bargeboards, with rafters exposed in the eaves. Spanning the façade, the front porch is tucked under the roof overhang. Unusual porch supports, consisting of two tiers of tapered columns, sit on a solid porch railing. The columns support cornices, above which flattened arches define each of the porch bays. The fenestration is symmetrical on the façade, with tripartite windows, each with a diamond-paned, leaded glass transom, flanking the central entry. An identical window grouping is located on the north elevation. Window surrounds echo the classical detailing of the porch cornices. Two “bump-outs” on the south elevation are topped by pent roofs. The only visible alterations to the house include the replacement of the front of the porch foundation, originally art stone like the sides, and the front stairs with red brick and the substitution of a paneled wood door for the original, which probably had a rectangular or oval window in its upper half. A front-gabled garage and a carport southeast of the house are not original. *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 February 2004 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic Circa 1908/Source: Marsh, 1986. *P7. Owner and Address: Derek Scott 711 South Broadway Santa Ana, CA92701 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: February 18, 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) P5a. Photo DPR 523L DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information 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_3S _________________________ *Resource Name or #: Harding House B1. Historic Name: Harding 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 circa 1908. August 21, 1929. Private garage. October 4, 1929. Reroof. July 14, 1931. Addition. January 14, 1942. Reroof. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:_Pre-1929____ Original Location:_Unknown____________________ *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 Harding House is architecturally significant as a finely detailed example of the early Craftsman style. No records of its construction have been found, and its estimated date of construction, circa 1908, is based on its use of decorative detailing associated with the early 1900s. According to previous research, the house may have been moved to this location, perhaps in 1929, when Reverend U. Earl Ray Harding built a garage on the property. The Pastor of the Church of the Nazarene (located at the corner of Fifth and Parton Streets), Harding occupied the house with his wife, Rosa. (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: February 18, 2004 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Harding House 711 South Broadway 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) Harding House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date February 18, 2004 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B6. Construction History (continued): January 16, 1951. Reroof. May 20, 1952. Enlarge bathroom in residence. January 29, 1957. Outside stairway. *B10. Significance (continued): The Harding 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 the campus of 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 Harding House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its reflection of the distinguishing characteristics of the early Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Landmark” for its “unique architectural significance” as a highly intact and picturesquely detailed example of the early Craftsman style. The carved wood work, extensive use of leaded and stained glass, and unusual porch treatment are significant in this regard. All original and restored exterior features of the Harding House are considered character-defining and should be preserved, including, but not limited to: sheathing (clapboard, shingles) and materials (art stone); roof configuration and detailing; massing; original windows and doors; porch configuration and detailing; and architectural details (such as the bargeboards, braces, porch supports, and arched porch beams). *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.