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Page _1_ of _4_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Roehm House P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 0054 Date:
*c. Address 2612 North Flower Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 001-244-21
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
This one-story residence suggests the English Revival style through its roof configuration and use of stucco cladding. The
primary, side-gabled roof is intersected on the south by a clipped gable and on the north by a smaller front gable. Projecting
slightly from the north end of the clipped gable wing, the front-gabled entry opens directly onto a short flight of five steps. A
decorative entry surround is topped by an arch embellished with a plasterwork design of cherubs and an u rn. A band of five
eight-light casements, shaded by a canvas awning suspended by wrought iron rods, is centered on the façade south of the
entry. Additional groupings of casement windows are located north of the entry. Clothed in ivy, the front-gabled wing
contains a single, twelve-light window, also shaded by an awning. Additional features of this substantially intact home include
an attached chimney on the south elevation that is stucco-covered below the roofline and brick above it, and tall, narrow,
louvered vents in the gable ends. In good condition, the property also includes a comparably designed, front-gabled garage.
*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)
East and south elevation s
November 2006
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: nhistoric
1928/City of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
Patricia A. Girder
2612 N. Flower Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
L. Heumann and D. Howell -Ardila
Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
133 Martin Alley
Pasadena, California 91105
*P9. Date Recorded:
December 1, 2006
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”)
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 #__________________________________________
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 4 *CHR Status Code _5S1__________________________
*Resource Name or #: Roehm House B1. Historic Name: Roehm House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single -family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: English Revival
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1928
April 27, 1928. Residence and g arage, $5000.
September 29, 1933. Repair chimney.
November 1, 1944. Reroof.
September 12, 2005. Reroof single family dwelling and detached garage, replace damage rafters, tearoff composition and
install composition (32 squares).
*B7. Moved? n No o Yes o Unknown Date:_ Original Location: ______
*B8. Related Features:
Garage.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: Circa 1917-1956 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 Roehm House is architecturally significant a s an intact and representative example of an English Revival style residence
and is historically notable as one of a handful of pre World War II homes in the immediate vicinity. The house and garage
were built in 1928 for Cornish Roehm, who occupied the h ouse with his wife, Alice, until at least 1962. In 1929, Roehm was a
policeman and also operated the Santa Ana Collie Kennels at this location. By 1934, Roehm was the County Constable.
After his career in law enforcement, Roehm was the proprietor of the Orange Billiard Parlor in the city of Orange (1947) and
the sport fishing at Seasport Landing in Newport Beach (1954). The 1962 directory noted that Roehm had retired.
(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 3 of 4.)
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann
*Date of Evaluation: December 1, 2006
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
Sketch Map
(This space reserved for official comments.)
2612 N. Flower Street
001-244-21
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date December 1, 2006 x Continuation o Update
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*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 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 around the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and orchards
dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
The Roehm House is located in north Santa Ana, in the Morrison/Eldridge Park neighborhood. An irregularly shaped area
straddling North Flower Street, Morrison/Eldridge Park is bounded by the Garden Grove (22) and the Santa Ana (5) freeways
on the north and east, Sharon Road and Memory Lane on the south, and North Bristol Street on the west. With the primary
exception of the 2600 block of North Flower Street, this area remained unsubdivided and pre sumably agricultural through
World War II. According to the city directories and early maps, North Flower ended at Seventeenth Street until around 1915,
when six homes were noted north of Seventeenth, including three north of Santiago Creek. By 1920, there were nine homes,
including one (2610, later numbered 2620), in what would become the Morrison/Eldridge Park neighborhood. Construction of
three additional homes on the 2600 block occurred between 1925 and 1930. Beginning with a handful of homes constructed
on newly laid out streets in the first few years of the 1950s, the area exploded in the mid 1950s with the building of tracts of
homes in the California Ranch style. Home building in the neighborhood tapered off in the 1960s and ended around 1972.
The Roehm House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style. Typical stylistic features illustrated by the
house include its multi -gabled roof of moderately steep pitch, use of an arch motif at the entry, and incorporation of multi -light
casement windows. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall
character and history” of the Morrison/Eldridge Park neighborhood and, as an intact and characteristic example of a n English
Revival style home, “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior features of the Roehm House that
should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (stucco, plaster, brick ); roof configuration and
detailing; massing; original windows and doors and their surrounds where extant; entry; chimney; and architectural details
such as the entry surround and attic vents.
*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.
Thomas Brothers Maps o f Orange County, 1957 , 1964, and 1969 .
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905 -1962.
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date December 1, 2006 x Continuation o Update
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P5b. Photo: Garage and north elevation, November 2006