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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040218_Template-BeiselHouse_202SBirch.pdfState of California ¾ 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) Beisel House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 202-202 1/2 South Birch Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-281-04; HENINGERS RESUB BLK 5 LOT 1 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one and a half story Craftsman bungalow is distinguished by its generous use of clinker brick as a secondary material. Located on the southwest corner of South Birch and West Walnut Streets, the house is capped by a side gable roof that is accented by a large, double, front-gabled dormer centered over the façade. Medium clapboard sheathes the house, with shingles facing the gable ends. Roof detailing includes extended rafter tails and decoratively carved braces exposed in the overhanging eaves. Rows of corbels mark the horizontal lines between the gable ends and the lower the story. Below a latticework vent in the peak of the gable, the front dormer contains a tripartite window. Tucked beneath the overhang of the side gable roof, the front porch spans the façade. Piers at either end of the porch as well as the solid porch railing, the low walls flanking the central front steps, and the chimney attached to the south elevation are composed of clinker brick. The piers carry a beam that has been carved to suggest a subtle arch. Offset to the north, the entry consists of a door pierced by a large, oval window, a multi -paned sidelight to the (left) south, and a glazed, multi -paned, door to the right, indicating that the (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: nBuilding oStructure oObject oSite oDistrict nElement of District oOther P5b. Photo: (view and date) East elevation February 2004 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: nhistoric Circa 1910/Source: Les, 1979. *P7. Owner and Address: Jose R. and Marta Aqueveque 6 Crest Corona Del Mar, CA 92626 *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”) Les, Kathleen. “100-500 Blocks of South Birch Street.” Historic Resources Inventory, September 1979. *Attachments: oNone oLocation Map oSketch Map nContinuation Sheet nBuilding, Structure, and Object Record oArchaeological Record oDistrict R ecord oLinear Feature Record oMilling Station Record oRock Art Record oArtifact Record oPhotograph Record o Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information P5a. Photo State of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________ BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 3 *CHR Status Code _5S3_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Beisel House B1. Historic Name: Beisel 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 1910. February 17, 1936. Alter residence. February 4, 1937. Reroof. January 9, 1956. Reconstruct garage. October 14, 1960. Storage room. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) *B7. Moved? n No o Yes o 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 Beisel House is architecturally significant as a fine example of Craftsman styling. According to previous research, it was constructed around 1910 and originally owned by Neal and Marie Beisel. Initially employed as the manager Brydon Brothers, a harnessmaker and saddlery store on Fourth Street, Beisel later opened his own leather business in downtown Santa Ana. (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.) Beisel House 202- 202 ½ South Birch Street State of California ¾ The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Beisel House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date February 18, 2004 x Continuation o Update DPR 523L *B6. Construction History (continued): February 15, 1966. Repair wind damage to store front (202). December 18, 1980. Reroof duplex. October, 1922. Double apartment (406-408 West Walnut Street). *P3a. Description (continued): house has been converted into a duplex. A large, tripartite window banded by a transom divided into rectangular lights overlooks the south half of the porch. All of the window and door openings are framed by surrounds that taper towards the top. The house appe ars to be substantially unaltered on the exterior. A duplex (406-408 West Walnut Street) was built in the rear of the lot in 1922. Both this property and the one south of it are enclosed by a wrought iron and concrete fence. *B10. Significance (continue d): The Beisel 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 Beisel 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” a s an example of Craftsman styling. The use of clinker brick, the over-fired bricks that are characterized by darker colors and more random shapes than standard red bricks, distinguishes this well- detailed Craftsman home from most others in Santa Ana. Character-defining exterior features of the Beisel House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (shingles and clapboard) and materials (clinker brick); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch configuration and detailing; architectural details (such as the corbels, braces, and beams); and chimney. *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.