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HomeMy WebLinkAbout053005_ES-TEMPLATE-WagnerHouse_2046NFlowerSt.pdfEXECUTIV E SUMMAR Y WAGNE R HOUS E 2046 North Flower Street Sant a Ana , C A 9270 1 NAME ADDRESS CITY YEAR BUILT Wagner House REF. NO. 2046 North Flower Street Santa Ana 1930 HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A CALIFORNI A REGISTE R CRITERI A FO R EVALUATIO N 3 ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark NEIGHBORHOOD West Floral Park CALIFORNI A REGISTE R STATU S COD E 5S 1 Location:Not for Publication Unrestricted Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, popular between 1 890 and 1 920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or espadana); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between 1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof 'erings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches; asymmetry; --.iconics and patios; window grilles; and decorative elements of wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Wagner House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a structure with the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period, the Spanish Colonial Revival. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its "unique architectural significance" as a well-articulated example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style popular during the 1920s and 1930s in Santa Ana (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. EXHIBIT 1 Page 1 of4 State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMEN T O F PARK S AN D RECREATIO N PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings, Review Code Primary #_ HRI# Trinomial NRHP Status Code Reviewer.Date Page_L_ of 3 Resourc e name(s) o r numbe r (assigne d by recorder ) Wagner House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: DNot for Publication ^Unrestricted *b. USGS 7.5'Quad TCA0054 *c. Addres s 2046 North Flower Street *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number: 001 *a . Count y Orange County Date: Cit y Santa Ana Block: 201 Lot: 10 Zip 92706 *P3a . Description : (Describ e resourc e an d its majo r elements . Includ e design , materials , condition , alterations , size , setting , and boundaries.) Sef substantially back from the street o n a large lot, this is an impressive, two-story residence in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The facade consists of three parts: a two-story, side-gabled section on the south, a one-story, side-gabled wing on the north, and a two-story rotunda in the middle. Stucco, which appears to have been re-textured, finishes the exterior walls, and red clay tiles cover the roof. Brackets in the eaves, and below the cantilevered second story, and a balcony on the north elevation of the two-story wing provide dark wood accents. The rotunda is the focal point of the design and contains the entry recessed behind an archway. Impost moldings detail the round-headed opening and the flat-headed ones to either side. The door is wood paneled, round-headed, and illuminated by a wrought iron and glass lantern. Centered above the entry, an eight-light casement window is topped by a bell-shaped, six-light transom. A weathervane in the shape of a ship crowns the turret-like roof of the rotunda. At least two interior, stucco-clad chimneys are visible above the roofline. Other notable features include a series of arched windows on the upper story of the south wing and a shed-roofed porte cochere attached to the south elevation. A matching garage is visible through the arched opening of the porte cochere. Lushly landscaped and screened by vegetation, the house appears to be substantially intact. *P3b . Resourc e Attributes : (lis t attribute s an d codes ) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: aBuilding DStructure DObject DSite DDistrict DEIement of District DOther P5a. Photo P5b . Photo : (vie w an d date ) East elevation March 2005 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: •historic 1930/City of Santa Ana Building Permit *P7. Owner and Address: David Seigle 2046 North Flower Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Les//e J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: May 30, 2005 *P10 . Surve y Type : Intensive Survey Update *P11. Repor t Citation : (Cit e surve y repor t an d othe r sources , or ente r "none") None. * Attachments: DNone DLocation Map OSketch Map "Continuation Sheet BBuilding, Structure, and Object Record DArchaeological Record DDistrict Record DLinear Feature Record DMilling Station Record DRock Art Record D Artifac t Recor d D Photograp h Recor d D Othe r (list ) DPR 523A (1/95)Pag e 2 of4 'Require d informatio n State of California—The Resources Agency DEPARTMEN T O F PARK S AN D RECREATIO N BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Primary #_ HRI # Pag e 2 o f 3 *CH R Statu s Code _5S1 _ *Resourc e Nam e o r #: Wagner House B4 . Presen t Use : Single-family Residence B1 . Histori c Name : Wagner House 82. Common Name: Same B3. Origina l Use : Single-family Residence *B5. Architectura l Style : Spanish Colonial Revival *B6 . Constructio n History : (Constructio n date , alterations , an d dat e o f alterations): Constructed in 1930. June 30, 1930. Residence and garage. February 8, 1977. Two-story garage and studio guest house. March 20, 1984. Security block wall fence. September 29, 1997. Reroof existing tile roof of single-family dwelling with detached garage. Install new felt, re-apply tile. October 2, 1997. Close window opening between porte cochere and living room, remodel bathroom into laundry room, add pocket door. *B7. Moved? «No DYes DUnknown Date: Original Location: *B8. Related Features: Garage. B9a . Architect : Unknown b. Builder : Unknown *B10. Significance : Them e Residential Architecture Are a Santa Ana Perio d o f Significance : circa 1895-1965 Propert y Type : Single-family Residence Applicabl e Criteria : NR: C; CR: 3 (Discus s importanc e in term s of historica l or architectura l contex t as define d b y theme , period , an d geographi c scope . Als o addres s integrity ) 777 e Wagner House is architecturally significant a s a fine example o f a large, Spanish Colonial Revival home. I t was built in 1930 for Edward Wagner for a reported cost of $15,000. Wagner and his wife Desa occupied the house in 1931. City directories listed his occupation initially as an orange grower and subsequently as a walnut grower. The expansive scale of the house and generous size of the property recall an earlier era on Flower Street. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B11. Additiona l Resourc e Attributes : (Lis t attribute s an d 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: March 30, 2005 (Thi s spac e reserve d fo r officia l comments.) Sketc h Ma p 1 * TRACT fCfi. ;?„'*• -V ' © NO. 41 e ^— N . Wagner House 204 6 Nort h Flowe r Stree t LsnwEFr/L. § > © 4V ?J 25 W "-. ^ / * ^7 B<1 26 «' ; DPR 523B (1/95)•Required information Pag e 3 of4 State of California — The Resources Agency Primary #. DEPARTMEN T OF PARK S AND RECREATIO N HR I # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page _3 _ of_3_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Wagner House •Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Dat e March 30,2005 H Continuatio n D Updat e *B10. Significance (continued): Since the second half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood in which the Wagner House is located has been known as West Floral Park. Located northwest of the historic core of Santa Ana, this residential neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek on the north, West Seventeenth Street on the south, North Flower Street on the east and North Bristol Street on the west. Prior to World War II, the area was agricultural, divided into a few large landholdings devoted primarily to the cultivation of oranges, walnuts, and apricots. Traces of this early era remain in the form of two original farmhouses (1911 Westwood Street and 2402 North Flower Street) and in a few large parcels along Flower Street. During the 1920s and 1930s a handful of houses were erected on Baker, Bristol, and Flower Streets, and two municipal facilities, the City Water Works pumping plant and the City/County Animal Shelter, were built at 2315 and 2321 North Bristol Street. West Floral Park acquired its current identity as a neighborhood of expansive, California Ranch Style houses in the years following 1947. Development started slowly, with around two dozen homes being built on Baker, Olive, Towner, and Westwood Streets between 1947 and 1950. Construction boomed during the 1950s and 1960s. One builder in particular has come to be associated with West Floral Park: Roy Rodney Russell. The son of Roy Roscoe Russell, who developed much of Victoria Avenue in Floral Park, Roy Rodney Russell formed a partnership with his father, called Roy Russell and Son, Builders, in 1945. They began building homes on speculation, usually around fifteen or twenty each year. Following the death of his father in 1965, Roy Rodney Russell continued to build, mostly custom homes and many of them in West Floral Park. He retired in 1993. Flower Street itself ended at Seventeenth Street during the agricultural period. North of Santa Clara, Hannah Street (also spelled "Hanna") was renamed Flower between 1912 and 1915. Sometime later, the north and south sections of Flower were joined, but the area between Seventeenth and Santa Clara remained agricultural. By 1929, according to the city directories, there were nine houses on the west side of Flower north of Santa Clara in the Fisher Park neighborhood (the 2600 and 2700 blocks), and only one (2330) in West Floral Park. By 1931, five houses, including the Wagner House, had been constructed on Flower south of Santa Clara on this street of orange and walnut orchards. The Wagner House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a structure with the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, the Spanish Colonial Revival. It displays the asymmetrical massing, tiled roof, stuccoed exterior, arched openings, and fanciful features such as the two-story rotunda that exemplify many of the larger examples of the style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its unique architectural significance as a well-articulated example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style popular during the 1920s and 1930s in Santa Ana. All original and restored exterior features of the Wagner House are considered character defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco, tile, wood); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; rotunda; chimneys; porte cochere; balconies and porches; and architectural details (such as the brackets, cantilevered second story, wrought iron features, door lantern, etc.). *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. Whiff en, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Franklin, Don. "NW Santa Ana History: Roy Russell & Son, Builders." Unsourced article from the Santa Ana History Room Historic House File, circa 1995. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1910-1935. Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. DPR 523L Page 4 of 4