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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020204_Template-HortonHouse_324EPine.pdfState of California  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) Horton House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 324 East Pine Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 404-094-14 Blees 2nd Add Lot: 16 Block: I (and W 10 Ft Lot 15 Blk I *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A substantial Queen Anne (Late Victorian) home, this north-facing, two and a half story residence has a complex roof, with front and side gables and a tower accenting the basic hipped shape. Narrow clapboard siding, trimmed with corner boards and a dentiled cornice, covers the house. Topping the west section of the façade, the front gable is intricately detailed with scrollwork at the apex, dentils, fish-scale shingles, and a carved bargeboard. The gable, supported by paired posts, shelters a highly decorated second story porch with a spindle frieze and carved brackets. Mirroring the front gable in its detailing, a fixed-light dormer is centered over the façade, east of the gable. On the northeast corner of the house, a pentagonal bay is (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) North elevation July 2001 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic Circa 1890/Source: Les, 1980 *P7. Owner and Address: *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: February 4, 2002 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) City of Santa Ana. Santa Ana’s Historic Treasures. Les, Kathleen. “Historic Resources Inventory, 324 East Pine Street”, January 1980. *Attachments: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information P5a. Photo State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________ BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code_3S_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Horton House B1. Historic Name: Horton House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Multiple-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Queen Anne (Late Victorian) *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1890. January, 1922. Change residence into flats. February 7, 1940. Reroof. June 19, 1944. Alterations to residence. December 10, 1953. Re-side residence. April 30, 1962. Rooming house. August 5, 1986. Notice of order: damaged foundation, stairs, porch, windows. *B7. Moved? No Yes 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: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Horton House is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of the Queen Anne (Late Victorian) style. According to previous research, Reverend W.H. and Mrs. A.T. Wooten were early owners. From 1899 to 1912, Rev. Wooten was rector of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah. Later, the homes’ prominent residents were J. Clyde and Lulu Horton, owners of the Horton-Spurgeon Furniture Company (Treasures). (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 Sketch Map (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: February 4, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Horton House 324 East Pine Street State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Horton House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date February 4, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *P3a. Description (continued): topped by a segmented dome, forming the tower. It contains narrow, double-hung windows on both floors. An attached porch with a hipped roof spans most of the first floor façade. The porch is heavily decorated with typical Queen Anne embellishments: spindle and jigsawn frieze, carved brackets, turned balustrade, and paired, turned posts. The paneled door contains a single light and is flanked by half height sidelights. A large fixed window with a multi-paned transom is located east of the entry. Projecting at an angle from the rear of the west elevation, a second porch echoes the ornate treatment of the main entry. The tower dome is now metal clad; unaltered examples are shingled. Asbestos siding added in 1953 was apparently removed and replaced with narrow shiplap when the house’s exterior was restored in the mid-1980s. The building retains a high degree of exterior integrity despite division into flats in 1922 and a rooming house in 1962. *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. Early growth and development were stimulated by the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1878 and the Santa Fe Railroad in 1886. Following its incorporation as a city in 1886, Santa Ana was recognized as one of the leading communities in the area in 1889 when it became the seat of the newly created County of Orange. The development of southern California is general and Santa Ana in particular experienced a large boost in the second half of the 1880s, when competition between the two railroads triggered a real estate boom. The Horton House was constructed during the post boom period, when Queen Anne architecture was all the rage. It has survived over one hundred years to become one of the most stylistically complete examples of the genre is Santa Ana. The Horton House is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property and has been categorized as “Landmark.” The house retains excellent and highly characteristic stylistic elements of the Queen Anne (Late Victorian) style including its massing, and extensive decorative detailing on gables, dormer, and porches. All original exterior features of the Horton House are considered to be character defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes; roof configuration and detailing; bays; tower; porches; doors; and elaborate architectural detailing. *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.