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Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) MacKay House P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: oNot for Publication nUnrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA0067 Date:
*c. Address 2126 North Ross Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-112-15
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
This Spanish Colonial Revival residence was built as a one-story home but recently (2002) was expanded to two. The
original portion of the house comprises the front (east) end of building. Stucco-clad, the building features a complex roof
consisting of tiled front and side gables, a flat-section rimmed by a parapet, and hipped roof “towers.” The roof configuration
of the upper story echoes that of the lower. The façade is asymmetrical in composition, with a porte cochere spanning the
driveway on the north and merging into a covered entry porch crowned by the original of the two towers. Three arches,
varied in width and degree of curvature, pierce the porte cochere and porch. South of the porch, a front-gabled wing projects
forward and contains a large, multi -paned window whose segmented head accommodates a lunette with radiating muntins.
The flat roofed wing that marks the southeast corner of the building is anchored by buttress and contains a triple window
shaded by a canvas awn ing. The addition, set back so as not to overwhelm the original building, echoes the vocabulary and
proportions of the lower story. It incorporates a characteristically Spanish Colonial Revival wood-railed balcony visible on the
north elevation and an attached, stucco-covered chimney on the south elevation. The property is in good condition and also
includes a similarly designed garage visible through the porte cochere and a pool and pool house which are hidden from
view.
*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 elevation
January 2007
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: nhistoric
1930/City of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
DANIEL SEAN & KELLY MARIE
O’SULLIVAN
2126 N. Ross 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:
January 26, 2007
*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 Age ncy Primary #__________________________________________
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
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*Resource Name or #: MacKay House B1. Historic Name: MacKay 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 1930
July 21, 1929. Swimming pool.
April 1, 1959. Patio and fireplace.
December 30, 1974. Repair fire damage.
August 21, 2002 . 1st floor: add family room with prefab fireplace, laundry room, and bedroom. Add 2 nd floor master bedroom
with retreat area, two prefab fireplaces, bathroom and deck (100 square feet). , $86,600.
*B7. Moved? n No o Yes o Unknown Date:______ Original Location:_ ____________________
*B8. Related Features:
Garage.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Roy Russell
*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: circa 1895-1965 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 MacKay House is architecturally significant as a representative example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The house
retains its Spanish character despite the sizeable addition made in 2002 because of the setback and design of the new second
floor, including its proportions, materials, massing, and detailing. City of Santa Ana records indicate that the house and garage,
valued at $5,000, were originally constructed in March 1930 by Roy Russell, one of the primary developers of the Floral Park
neighborhood. Curiously enough, a building permit for a swimming pool, valued at $350, was issued prior to that for the house, in
1929. When the address first appears in city directories in 193 1, Kenneth MacKay, the district manager of the Union Central Life
Insurance Company, and his wife Clarice were the listed residents. From 1932 through 1935, Howard L. Stone, a foreman for the
Telephone Company, and his wife Marquita occupied the house. In subsequent years, ownership of the residence changed multiple
times.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and c odes)
*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: January 26, 2007
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
Sketch Map
(This space reserved for official comments.)
2126 N. Ross Street
002-112-15
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date January 26, 2007 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 to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with
cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
The MacKay House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by East
Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and
widely 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 p arcel
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, Septem ber 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and
1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival.
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 to 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 MacKay House also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characte ristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Typical features of this style
illustrated by the house include its combination of stucco cladding with tiled roofs, the use of arched openings as a unifying
theme, and the incorporation of a romantic feature such as decorative tower into the design. Additionally, the house has
been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of Santa Ana, and, as an
example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style “is a good example of period architecture.” Character-defining exterior
features of the MacKay House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to , materials and finishes (stucco,
wood); original roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where extant; porch and porte cochere;
architectural details such as vents, buttress, and slightly raised molding at the roofline; and garage .
*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 th e 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, Ma rcus. American Architecture Since 1780 . Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921.
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, 1930-1947.
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann and Deborah Howell -Ardila *Date January 26, 2007 x Continuation o Update
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P5b. Photographs (continued):
East and south elevations, January 2007