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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020405_Template-StearnsHouse813NGarfield_.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) Stearns House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 813 North Garfield Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-043-05 Santa Ana East Lot: 9 Block:67 and All Lot: 10 Block 67 –EX S 2 Ft E 39 Ft W 123 Ft *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) The Craftsman style influenced the design of the vernacular, one-story, front-gabled house. Decorative corbels attached to the bargeboard and spanning the gable face suggest exposed beams. Triangular knee braces support the eave overhangs. A trio of Palladian-influenced vertical vents accent the gable face. Medium-wide clapboard sheathes the house. On the northwest corner, flattened arches distinguish the recessed porch where the closed railing, pier, and walls are also clapboard sheathed. Original windows north and south of the front entrance have been replaced with metal-framed windows. The remaining windows are wood-frame, double-hung sash. A non-original metal awning shades the south window. The front door has two rows of three small, square lights near the top and vertical panels below. Wrought iron railings flanking the concrete porch steps are non-original. A raised concrete curb borders the sidewalk. Other than the noted alterations, the house is in good condition. It appears that another residence, side-gabled, clapboard-sided, was built at the rear of the property in 1921 (815 North Garfield Street). A garage constructed in 1924 appears gone, but a rear dwelling built in 1921 exists. The rear building is stylistically similar to the main house with a side-gabled roof, carved bargeboards, exposed rafter tails, clapboard siding, and double-hung sash windows. *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 north elevations March 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1906/ Source: National Register nomination. *P7. Owner and Address: Angelica R. Orozco 819 Garfield 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: April 5, 2002 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) Les, Kathleen. “Historic Resources Inventory French Park District,” September 1979. Marsh, Diann. “French Park Historic District.” National Register Nomination Form, February 1998. *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_1D__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Stearns House B1. Historic Name: Stearns 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): February 17, 1919. Add porch to residence. April 8, 1948. Demolish and rebuild bedroom 12 x 15. May 21, 1921. Dwelling. June 20, 1957. Enclose bathroom. September 11, 1924. Garage. May 10, 1999. Reroof. September 21, 1931. Alterations. September 20, 1935. Addition. April 10, 1940. Reroof. *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 Stearns House is an example of a vernacular bungalow with mostly Craftsman features. It is also important as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. Previous research indicates that the original owners were Dan and Lillie Stearns. Mr. Stearns worked for the William F. Lutz Company. Later, during the 1930s and 1940s, James J. Thompson, a carpenter, and his wife Martha resided in the house (Marsh, 1998). (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: April 5, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Stearns House 813 North Garfield 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) Stearns House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date April 5, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *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. In 1877, Spurgeon, along with James McFadden and James Fruit, formed the Western Development Company with the intention of bringing the Southern Pacific Railroad from its then terminus in Anaheim into Santa Ana. Thinking to capitalize on commercial growth around the railroad, the partners purchased 160 acres adjacent to the eastern city boundary at French Street. Although they were successful in luring the Southern Pacific to a new depot on Fruit Street in Santa Ana in 1878, the expected commercial development of “Santa Ana East” never materialized. Early growth and development of the town continued to be centered further west around Fourth and Main Streets, with the result that the legacy of Santa Ana East is an angled street plan whose intersection with the original city is marked by a small, triangular parcel, developed in the 1890s as Flatiron Park, now known as French Park. Santa Ana continued to grow, stimulated by the arrival of 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. Beginning in the 1880s and continuing well into the twentieth century, the area around the park began to be developed with many of the finest homes in Santa Ana. Examples of Victorian era, turn of the century, and Craftsman homes were built along the tree-lined streets. By the 1920s, most streets in the neighborhood were fully developed, although a few revival styled single family homes and duplexes were built during the 1920s, and a handful of apartments constructed in the 1930s. From the nineteenth century onwards, residents were a “Who’s Who” of early Santa Ana, and included bankers, attorneys, doctors, businessmen, ranchers, teachers and others active in the civic and social life of the city. Once known as the “Nob Hill” of Santa Ana, French Park declined in the 1940s and 1950s as some homes were converted into rooming houses and others were allowed to deteriorate. In the 1960s and 1970s some houses were demolished and the properties redeveloped with multi-family housing. However, a grass roots preservation effort begun in the late 1970s led to the establishment of a local historic district in 1984 and the listing of the neighborhood in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The Stearns House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. It is therefore listed in the California Register of Historical Resources and is located within the boundaries of the locally designated historic district. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as a representative example of a vernacular bungalow with mostly Craftsman features. These features include exposed beams and suggested beam ends, rafter tails, knee braces, and a broad front gable. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it contributes to the historic significance of French Park through its style and type, is a “good example” of the Craftsman style, and “has not been substantially altered.” Character-defining exterior features of the Stearns House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials (wood) and finishes (siding); roof configuration and detailing; windows (including surrounds); and architectural details such as exposed and decorative corbels, rafter tails, and knee braces. *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.