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Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Killey House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date:
*c. Address 1410 North Bush Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-131-09 Goodwins Add Block: E Lot: 9
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
A hipped roof with a centered, front-gabled dormer caps this two-story example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial
Revival style. Roof treatment includes a decorative bargeboard in the gable end and shallow, boxed eaves set above an
unadorned frieze. Clapboard siding, trimmed with corner boards, covers the building. Occupying the south half of the first
floor façade, a cant bay features a central fixed window with leaded glazing in the transom and double-hung side windows
with elaborately carved brackets. Providing visual balance for the bay, a porch is recessed into the north half of the first floor
façade. Tuscan columns sit atop a stick railing. The porch contains the entry and a rectangular leaded glass window set
high on the wall north of the doorway. A visible alteration of the building is the enclosure of a porch on the south elevation,
which apparently utilized an original glazed and paneled door. Building records indicate that a substantial addition to the
northwest (rear) elevation of the house occurred in 1921.
*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)
East and south elevations
July 2001
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: historic
1895/Source: Treasures
*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, 1410 North Bush Street,” March 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)
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P5a. Photo
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*Resource Name or #: Killey House
B1. Historic Name: Killey House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival (Classic Box variant), Queen Anne (Late Victorian)
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1895.
September, 1921. Addition to residence.
November 9, 1937. Reroof.
August 20, 1979. Cover for rear porch.
June 12, 1980. Rebuild roof.
*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 Killey House is a substantially intact, late nineteenth century residence which combines characteristics of the Colonial
Revival and Queen Anne (Late Victorian) styles. Colonial Revival elements include the Tuscan columns and boxed eaves
and Classic Box massing, while the bay window with leaded glass transom and carved corner brackets suggests the Queen
Anne era. Previous research shows that the original owner was C. Killey, wagon maker, and his wife (Treasures). In 1909 a
retired Methodist minister, Reverend Albert Dearing, and his wife Mathilda purchased the house. A prominent member of the
temperance movement, Rev. Dearing came originally from Maine, arriving in California in 1882. He purchased and farmed
twenty acres of land on Main and Santa Clara.
(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
(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
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Killey House
1410 North Bush Street
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date February 4, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update
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*B10. Significance (continued):
while also resuming his ministry. He died in 1924 and his wife Mathilda lived there for a few more years (Treasures).
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 Killey House is significant as an example of a building type that was popular from the mid 1890s until about 1910. A
distinctive architectural type, the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival was often detailed with features derived from
various styles, as the Killey House illustrates. The Killey House is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property
and has been categorized as “Key.” Despite the porch enclosure and rear addition, the Killey House possesses substantial
integrity from its late nineteenth century construction. Character defining exterior features of the Killey House include, but
may not be limited to: materials and finishes (siding); roof configuration and detailing; bay; porch; windows, leaded glass,
and doors; and architectural detailing such as brackets and corner boards.
*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.