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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020218_Template-CarnahanHouse_501EWalnut.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 _4_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Carnahan House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad Date: *c. Address 501 East Walnut Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-494-14; Porter Spurgeon & Blees Lot: 6 Block: A W 51.68 Ft S 1/2 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Located on the northeast corner of East Walnut Street and South Oak Street, this south-facing one and a half story Craftsman bungalow is capped by a side-gabled roof accented over the façade by a front-gabled dormer. Rafter tails project beneath the overhangs. The gable ends have wide bargeboards that flare out into arrow shaped tips and are embellished by pendants and carved triangular knee braces. Above a corbeled stringcourse, the gable faces are clad in wood shingles topped by corbeled latticework vents. Narrow clapboard sheathes the remaining exteriors. Windows are mostly fixed or one- over-one, double-hung sash with battered Craftsman surrounds. The prominent centered front dormer features battered walls, elaborate rafter tails, and stylistic elements mirroring the side gables. The dormer’s tripartite window has a fixed rectangular center pane flanked by multi-pane casements. Spanning the façade, the porch is recessed beneath the (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) *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) West and south elevations August 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic Circa 1911 *P7. Owner and Address: Miguel Reyes 501 East Walnut Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: September 18, 2002 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) None. *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 4 *NRHP Status Code_5S1__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Carnahan House B1. Historic Name: Carnahan House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1911. March 6, 1930. Reroof. November 22, 1985. N&O repair (approve garage roof and electricity to garage). June 11, 2002. Return garage back to original use; remove combustible material, carpeting and drywall (drywall on ceiling) from garage. *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: 1873-1931 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 Carnahan House is significant as a representative example of a Craftsman bungalow from the early years of the twentieth century in Santa Ana. The original owners appear to be Paul and Ida Carnahan, as no address appears for this location in Santa Ana Directories until 1912-13 when the Carnhans are first listed as owners. Mr. Carnahan was a cement contractor whose longtime business was known as Carnahan and Snyder and was located at 606 East Pine Street in 1912. Ida Carnahan’s undated obituary states that she lived to be 92 with 501 East Walnut as her final and longtime address. Mrs. Carnahan came to Santa Ana in 1897 from Mendota, Illinois and was the first president of the Parent Teachers Association of Santa Ana. (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: September 18, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Carnahan House 501 East Walnut Street State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Carnahan House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date September 18, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *P3a. Description (continued): overhang of the gable roof. Battered piers atop clapboard-sided pedestals support the flattened arch of the porch roof beam. A battered and clapboard-sided closed railing encloses the porch space. Wood steps lead to the offset porch entrance and front door, which has narrow fixed sidelights and is framed by a battered surround. West of the entrance, a tripartite window with a multi-light transom is flanked by double-hung sash sidelights. A small fixed window looks onto the porch east of the entrance. Cant bays with hipped roofs and narrow sash side windows project from the east and west elevations. Landscaping consists of a front lawn bordered by a low concrete curb. A wood fence encloses the west side of the property. The house appears original and in good condition. *B10. Significance (continued): Located southeast of downtown Santa Ana, the Eastside neighborhood is bounded by First Street on the north, McFadden Avenue on the south, Standard Avenue on the east and Main Street on the west. Situated south of the tract purchased by William Spurgeon in 1869 and recorded as original town of Santa Ana in 1870, the neighborhood’s beginnings date to the same period. In 1868, Nelson O. Stafford and Columbus Tustin, both from Petaluma, California, purchased 1359 acres of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana south of what would become First Street. The following year, the two men split the property, with Mr. Tustin obtaining 703 acres of the eastern portion upon which he founded the town of Tustin in 1870. Stafford’s western acreage, thereafter called the Stafford Tract, lay south of First Street, east of Main Street, and north of McFadden Street, the area now known as Eastside. After selling a portion of this property, Nelson Stafford settled on his land in 1873, building a large house for his young wife and their children. Stafford died in 1878, and his widow, Amanda, opened the house to boarders, one of whom was Robert James Blee, formerly of Pennsylvania. In 1880, Blee bought 36 acres of land at the corner of First and Main Streets from Mrs. Stafford, including the Stafford residence. Blee married Amanda Stafford in 1882. Monroe David Halladay was another pioneer who made a significant contribution to the development of the Eastside neighborhood. Halladay came from Michigan to Santa Ana in 1876 for health reasons and purchased 20 acres from Nelson Stafford. Halladay built his first home in 1877 on East First Street, surveying and selling a few lots of his property but never platting it. In 1887, Chestnut, Pine, and Walnut Streets were laid out on his land; then, in 1888, Halladay sold ten acres of the property. On his remaining ten acres he grew raisins, walnuts, and apples. Also in 1888, Halladay built and occupied the magnificent Stick/Eastlake (Late Victorian) house that still stands on the southwest corner of East Chestnut and Halladay Streets. An 1887 map of Santa Ana, drawn a year after Santa Ana’s incorporation as a city, documents the early growth of the neighborhood, with house-sized lots lining both sides of Cypress Street and the west side of Orange Avenue between First and Chestnut Streets as well Walnut, Pine, and Chestnut Streets between Maple and Hickory Streets. The remainder of the Eastside area was divided into large parcels owned by Blee, Halladay, his elder brother, banker Daniel Halladay, and others. Maps drawn in 1898 and 1913 reveal that the neighborhood had expanded to south, with additional subdivisions along Cypress and Orange platted during this period. As a result of this pattern of development, the northwestern section of the neighborhood was improved with homes in the Victorian era Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. Colonial Revival turn-of-the- century residences and later Craftsman bungalows followed in the southwest portion of the neighborhood. The southeastern section of the neighborhood was the last portion to be subdivided and was initially developed in the 1920s, with the Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Spanish Colonial Revival styles predominating. Post World War II construction consumed the remaining unimproved land. Despite unsympathetic infill, dating primarily to the last quarter of the twentieth century, and inappropriate alterations, the Eastside neighborhood retains numerous intact examples of residences from the significant period of its development which occurred between 1873, when Stafford built his house (no longer extant), and 1931, when construction tapered off as a result of the Great Depression. The Carnahan House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as an intact and representative example of the distinguishing characteristics of a Craftsman residence from the first decades of the twentieth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” for its contribution to the character and history of the Eastside neighborhood through its style and type. Characteristic Craftsman features include the horizontal massing and exposed structural features such as the knee braces, rafter tails, and corbel courses. Character-defining exterior features of the Carnahan House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard and shingles); roof configuration; massing; dormer; windows and doors; porch and bays; and architectural details such as triangular knee braces, rafter tails, and battered surrounds. State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 4_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Carnahan House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date September 18, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *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. Armor, Samuel, editor. History of Orange County, California. Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1911. W.P.A. Research Project #3105, Orange County California Biographies. Santa Ana: Board of Education, 1937. Pleasants, Mrs. J.E. History of Orange County California, Biographies, Vol. III, 1931. Obituary (undated and unsourced) “92 Year Old Countian Dies.” Santa Ana Directory 1910-1911, 1912-1913.