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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020429_Template-StraubHouse_919NLacy.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) Straub House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 919 North Lacy Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 398-032-04 TR 124 Lot Block: A SELY 50 ft NWLY 206.48 FT W 150FT OF BLK *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Constructed in 1924, this modest cottage, with both Colonial Revival and Craftsman elements, was moved to the rear of the same lot in 1931. The symmetrical, one-story house has a clipped, side-gabled roof and a prominent center front gable. The house, including gable faces, is sheathed in narrow clapboard. Rafter tails are disguised by newer gutters while beam ends project beneath deep eaves. Three bays wide, the façade contains paired, double-hung sash windows with plain surrounds to each side of the central entrance. Each window’s upper sash contains a center pane bordered by eight smaller lights while the lower sash is single paned. Square wooden posts trimmed in molding support the porch roof. A plain stick railing encloses the porch space. The entrance door, like the front windows, has a center pane bordered by eight smaller lights. Multi-pane sidelights flank the entrance. Non-original screens cover the front door, sidelights, and front sash windows. The chain link fence surrounding the property is also not original. The house is in good 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 west elevations March 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1924/ Source: National Register nomination. *P7. Owner and Address: Frances Griffin 2240 Foothill Boulevard Santa Ana, CA 92705 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: April 24, 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 #: Straub House B1. Historic Name: Straub 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 in 1924. December 1, 1931: Relocate. February 11, 1946: Reroof. December 7, 1960: Reroof. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__12/01/1931 Original Location:___Moved from front to rear of property *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 Straub House is a typical example of a popular housing type between 1919 and 1924: the combination Craftsman and Colonial Revival bungalow. It is also important as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. According to previous research, the house was built for Walter and Florence Straub in 1924. Mr. Straub was a painter for the C. F. Mitchell Company, a supplier of paints, wallpaper, and artist’s materials. The 1925 Sanborn map shows that the house was the only building on the east side of the 900 block of North Lacy Street at the time. This may account for the owner’s desire to move the house to the rear of the lot in 1931 when the El Francita apartments (921 North Lacy Street) were constructed on the adjacent north side of the property (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 24, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Straub House 919 North Lacy 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) Straub House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date April 24, 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 Straub 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 representive example of the circa 1919 to 1924 blending of the Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles. Such bungalows were one story, side gabled, three bays wide, and symmetrically or nearly symmetrically arranged around a central portico and entry. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it is a “good example” of this combination Craftsman and Colonial Revival type and “has not been substantially altered.” Characteristic Craftsman features include exposed beams, rafter tails, and window treatments. The square, wooden porch supports and center porch gable are Colonial Revival in style. Character-defining exterior features of the Straub House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials (wood) and finishes (siding); roof configuration and detailing; massing; porch; windows (including surrounds); and architectural details such as exposed beams and rafter tails. *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.