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HomeMy WebLinkAbout070307_Template-Barck_1923NGreenleaf.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) Barck House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA2555 Date: *c. Address 1923 North Greenleaf Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-103-16 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, s etting, and boundaries.) This one and one-half story residence of rectangular plan features elements of the Bungalow/Craftsman style. Clad in wood shingles, the house is capped by a front-gabled roof of medium pitch. Centered in the gable end on the uppe r story, a band of four-over-one, wood-frame double-hung sash windows are flanked by decorative wood shutters. Occupying the south half of the lower level façade, a broadly proportioned group of three six-over-six, wood-frame, double-hung sash windows are also framed by wood shutters. The lower level windows are accented with a wood ledge that rests on wood brackets. The remaining elevations feature similar fenestration of multi -paned wood frame sash windows with decorative shutters. A pair of French doors opening from the north half of the lower façade and north -facing shed-roof dormer may have been added to the residence at a later date (date unknown). A tall brick chimney attached to the south elevation was replaced in 1933 and is anchored by a metal rod . A noncontributive, stucco-clad garage is located in the southeast corner of the property. The residence is situated on a landscaped lot, facing west towards Greenleaf Street and retains a good level of integrity. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: nBuilding oStructure oObject oSite oDistrict oElement of District oOther P5b. Photo: (view and date) West elevation March 2007 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: nhistoric 1923/City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Sara Chesters 1923 North Greenleaf Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: L. Heumann and S. Carmack Sapphos Environmental, Inc. 133 Martin Alley Pasadena, California 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: March 9 , 2007 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) *Attachments: oNone oLocation Map oSketch Map nContinuation Sheet nBuilding, Structure, and Object Record oArchaeological Record oDistrict Record 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 _5S1__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Barck House B1. Historic N ame: Barck 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 1923 December, 1923. Residence and garage, $4,500. February 2, 1925 . Alterations, $75. September 15, 1925. Alterations, $200. January 30, 1929. Addition to the residence, $50 . March 30, 1933. Fireplace chimney rebuilt. August 14, 1 933. Alterations, $250.. July 2, 1999. Replace wood shingle roof with rolled composition roofing. *B7. Moved? n No o Yes o Unknown Date:______ Original Location:_ ____________________ *B8. Related Features: Mature tree in front lawn. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1888-1953 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 (Discuss imp ortance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Barck House is architecturally significant as an intact and representative 1920s residence featuring elements of the Bungalow/C raftsman style. According to the origina l building permit, dated December, 1923, the residence and garage were constructed at a cost of $4,5 00 for Mr. A. John Barck , a building contractor, and his wife Elfriede, presumably as an investment property. By 1925, Walter S. Spicer, a yard manager for Barr Lumber Company, and his wife Faye were listed as occupants of the residence. Mr. and Mrs. Spicer lived in the residence until 1941. Between 1941 and 1956, the residence was occupied by Joseph Smith. City directories indicate that Mr. Smith was a civil servant, initially serving as a city employee, then as a Farm Labor Office field assistant, and rising to the position of supervisor for the State Employment Department. Mr. Smith resided in the home with his wife Dorothy, until circa 1955. In 1956, Mr. Smith and wife, Rachel S. Smith are listed as occupants of the residence. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. Re ferences: 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 9 , 2007 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) 002-103-16 1923 North Greenleaf 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) Barck Hou se *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Shannon Carmack *Date March 9 , 2007 x Continuation o Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiag o 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 wi dely scattered farmhouses. The Barak House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados and walnuts, and wi dely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). “Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana” (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. “When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each” (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s; Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival styles. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco-styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War II, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell’s own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post-World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous smaller, single -family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2006), Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Barak House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Bungalow/Craftsman style. Typical stylistic features illustrated by the house include the front-gabled roof of moderately steep pitch, the clustering of multi -light sash windows into horizontal bands and the wood shingle wall cladding. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of the Floral Park neighborhood and, as an intact a nd characteristic example of a Bungalow/Craftsman style home, “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior features of the Barak House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (shingles); roof configuration and detailing; massing; original windows and doors and their surrounds where extant; 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 L ee. 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. “Alison Honer Dies at 84,” The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981. “Builder of Honer Plaza Dies,” Orange County Register, September 15, 1981. “History of Floral Park.” http://www.floral-park.com/page2.html. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932 -1954. Cynthia Ward, Anaheim. “Barak -Spicer House Primary Record and Bullding, Structure and Object Record,” January 2007.