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Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Banks/Fuller House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date:
*c. Address 1402 North Bush Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-131-07 Goodwins Add Block: E Lot: 13
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
Broadly pitched, front and side gables with deep overhangs dominate the appearance of this one story Craftsman bungalow.
Clad in wood shingles, the house features porches on the front (east) and south elevations. Paired Tuscan columns, which
sit on a solid brick wall with concrete coping, support the gable over the front porch. In the gable face, an unusual, vertically
articulated frieze is topped by an attic window framed by paired pilasters which echo the Tuscan porch columns. Similarly,
paired pilasters flank the central entry. Wide, fixed, rectangular windows are located to the north and south of the entrance.
Security bars have been added to the openings.
*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 elevation
July 2001
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: historic
1913/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 8, 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, 1402 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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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
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*Resource Name or #: Banks/Fuller House
B1. Historic Name: Banks/Fuller House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1913.
October 22, 1928. Reroof.
April 11, 1989. Reroof.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________
*B8. Related Features:
Two mature trees on east front lawn.
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 Banks/Fuller House is significant for its Craftsman styling and is distinguished by its unusual detailing. Previous
research indicates that Fred and Jennie Fuller built the house in 1913. Fred Fuller was Secretary-Treasurer of the Dragon
Confectionery on Fourth Street. In the 1920s, local barbershop owner Elmer E. Manatt and his wife Mary resided in the
house. Elmer Manatt’s barbershop was at 507 North Main Street (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
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann
*Date of Evaluation: February 8, 2002
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Banks/Fuller House
1402 North Bush Street
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date February 8, 2002 ⌧ Continuation 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. 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.
Initially, residential development of Santa Ana was concentrated in the vicinity of the civic and commercial centers, located
around the intersection of Fourth and Main Streets. By the second decade of the twentieth century, however, the city had
expanded outwards. Neighborhoods such as French Court, north of the earlier French Park district, were improved with
bungalows, the most popular residential type of the era, the Craftsman bungalow.
The Banks/Fuller House is a representative example of a Craftsman bungalow from this period, made distinctive by its
incorporation of Colonial Revival elements, such as Tuscan columns and pilasters, into its design. Included in the Santa
Ana Register of Historical Property, the Banks/Fuller House has been categorized as “Contributive.” The house retains
characteristic elements of the Craftsman style in its low-pitched, asymmetric roof configuration, deep porches, and wood
shingle cladding. Character-defining features of the Banks/Fuller House that should be preserved include, but may not be
limited to: materials and finishes (shingling); roof configuration and detailing; porches; doors; and architectural detailing
such as columns and pilasters.
*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.
Santa Ana City Directory 1912-1913, 1913-1914, 1918, 1921, 1922.