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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020409_Template-HeningerHouse_602SBirch.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) Heninger House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date: *c. Address 602 South Birch Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 010-151-09 Heninger 2nd Add Lot: 2 Block: I E 121.5 FT *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This impressive two and a half story Colonial Revival house dominates its corner location. A hipped roof pierced at the top by an interior chimney has deep eaves decorated with carved brackets. Hipped dormers face front (east) and north and are balanced by small cross gables set above raised bays at the south end of the east elevation and the west end of the north elevation. Shingles face the gable ends and dormers while clabboard covers the house. Echoing the strong horizontal lines of the eaves, an attached porch with a pent hip roof wraps most of the front and north elevations. Supported by columns set on a clapboard porch wall, the porch roof is detailed with brackets in its deep eaves. Closed gables suggesting pediments are located over the central bay on the east and the end bay on the north to mark building entries. Large, fixed, rectangular windows with transoms flank a particularly impressive front door of Craftsman design. Other notable features include angled windows at the northeast corner of the house and double-hung windows whose upper sash are framed by small, rectangular lights. The house appears to be in substantially original condition. *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) North and east elevations 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 14, 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. *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_3S_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Heninger House B1. Historic Name: Heninger 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) *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1911. March 19, 1968. Storage and bathroom in basement. August 3, 1982. Repair exterior wood siding. December 17, 1982. Alter floor joist, drywall. April 25, 1988. Six foot wood fence. *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: B, C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Heninger House is architecturally significant as a fine example of the Colonial Revival style and historically significant as the home of a prominent Santa Ana subdivider, Martin Heninger, and his family. Martin Heninger came to Santa Ana from Aberdeen, South Dakota, to join his brother, H. B. Heninger. Deciding to stay, Martin sold his interest in the Aberdeen gas and electric plant in order to invest in Santa Ana real estate. The brothers, whose name now marks the neighborhood which they subdivided, often built homes for their clients after selling lots (Marsh, page 130). Martin and his wife Mary built their first home on Broadway, soon after the turn of the twentieth century, but it was this house, built in 1911, that would be their most personal expression (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 14, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Heninger House 602 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) Heninger House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date February 14, 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. 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. Heninger Park was developed primarily between 1900 and 1930 and is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Santa Ana. Now recognized as a historic area, the neighborhood is significant primarily for its concentration of homes built in the Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and later revival styles. 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).” The Heninger House is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property and has been categorized as “Landmark.” The house displays typical elements of the Colonial Revival style such as columns and boxed eaves and combines them with massing indicative of the style’s Classic Box variant and windows and doors reflecting Craftsman influences. All original exterior features of the Heninger House are character defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes; roof configuration and detailing; bays; porch; doors and windows; and architectural detailing such as columns and brackets. *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.