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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020219_Template-428SBirchSturgeonHouse_.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) Sturgeon House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 428, 430, 432 South Birch Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-291-13 Heningers 2ND ADD Lot: 10 Block: G E 124.89FT *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This two-story, cross-gabled Craftsman house features porches on both levels and multiple elevations. Low pitch, overhanging eaves, exposed beams and rafter tails, and two interior chimneys characterize the roof. A pair of horizontal lath vents lie beneath each gable peak. The house is clad in smooth stucco. Two massive, battered, stuccoed piers anchor an attached porch that spans the front-gabled portion of the principal (east) elevation. Above the flat porch roof, the piers have rounded caps and are pierced by the mortise and tenon joints of railings enclosing a terrace. The only apparent access to the space is from a pair of double-hung sash windows that are flanked by small, paired four-light openings. A pergola extends north from the porch to a second set of piers. A small wood-railed balcony, located in front of a pair of vertical casement windows set into the recessed, side-gabled wing, overlooks the pergola. Another porch, also wood-railed, sits atop (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) East elevation July 2001 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1911/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 19, 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, 430 Birch,” December 1979. *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_5S1_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Sturgeon House B1. Historic Name: Sturgeon House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Multiple-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1911. August 30, 1928. Reroof. January 16, 1939. Reroof. April 5, 1946. Convert residence into triplex. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original Location:_____________________________ *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Curtis Jordan b. Builder: Curtis Jordan *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 Sturgeon House is architecturally noteworthy as a mostly intact and characteristic example of the Craftsman style. According to previous research, the house was built in 1911 for David and Alice Sturgeon. Mr. Sturgeon sold horses and mules at Second and Spurgeon Streets. He was selling real estate by 1928. The designer/contractor, Curtis Jordan, had offices at 114½ West Fourth Street (Treasures). W. W. West was the owner when the house was converted into a triplex in 1946. (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 19, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Sturgeon House 430 South Birch 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) Sturgeon House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date February 19, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *P3a. Description (continued): a first floor bay on the south elevation. Sheltered by the front porch, the main entry is flanked by paired casement windows. Other windows are grouped in twos and threes and vary in type. Alterations to the property include conversion to a triplex in 1946, the addition of an exterior staircase to the north elevation, and construction of an iron and concrete block fence. *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 Sturgeon House is located in Heninger Park, a neighborhood which developed primarily between 1900 and 1930. The majority of homes in the area showcase the Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and later revival styles. Birch Street in particular developed during the Craftsman era, and was lined with one and two-story bungalows built for Santa Ana’s growing middle class (Les). Brothers H. B. and Martin Heninger were responsible for developing and platting the tract upon purchasing thirty-four acres of what was known as the Palmer Tract in 1907. The Heningers planted trees, put in sidewalks and curbs, and paved the streets on what had been a barley field. Later they bought additional tracts of ten and eighteen acres which they also platted and improved. These properties were known as Heninger Additions Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. In 1921, Orange County historian Samuel Armor described the Heninger tracts as “… the finest residence section of the city, built up with fine homes…,” adding, “ Mr. [Martin] Heninger and his brother have erected 150 houses on the property (Armor, p. 1777).” In the 1912 City Directory, Curtis M. Jordan and Frederick H. Eley were the only two men listed as architects working in Santa Ana. Jordan, the designer of the Sturgeon House, first appeared as a “Contractor and Builder” in the 1905 Santa Ana City Directory, as an “Architect and Builder” in 1912, and a “General Contractor” in the 1915 Directory. By 1920 Jordan was no longer listed. Prominent advertisements placed by Jordan in these directories include a photograph of a large, two-story Craftsman home with the captions, “Jordan – The Classy Designer,” and “Look Around, Samples Everywhere, No Duplicates.” Another ad, using the same photograph, reads “Jordan Did This, Investigate.” Jordan’s ads were much more expressive than the restrained, full-page directory advertisements by Eley, discreetly captioned, below a large rendering of an impressive, two-story Craftsman house, “Frederick H. Eley, Architect.” Jordan’s original office was in the Orange County Savings and Trust Building. Later, his offices were at 114½ West Fourth Street. The Sturgeon House is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property and has been categorized as “Key.” The house retains characteristic stylistic elements of the Craftsman style including the horizontal lines keynoted by broadly pitched gables and the incorporation of porches as outdoor living spaces. Character- defining exterior features of the Sturgeon House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes; roof configuration and detailing; bays and porches; original doors and windows; and architectural detailing such as exposed beams and rafter tails. *B12. References (continued): Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County California. Los Angeles, Historic Record Company, 1921. 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. Orange County Directory 1901. Santa Ana City Directory 1905, 1912-1913, 1915, 1920.