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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020501_Template-HaddonLasCasitasCrt_2035NBroadway.pdfPage 1 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2035 N 6/19/01 NAME Haddon Court/Las Casitas Court REF. NO. 71 ADDRESS 2035 North Broadway CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1925 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD N/A NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 3S Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or espadana); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between 1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches, asymmetry, balconies and patios, window grilles, and wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements. Page 2 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2035 N 6/19/01 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) August 12, 1925: Sixteen-apartment court. January 3, 1930: Alterations. April 1, 1947: Sixteen-room apartment house. RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) Landscaped Courtyard. DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) Incorporating 16 units, the Haddon Court/Las Casitas Court apartments are a one and two-story bungalow court in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The court is “U” shaped, with three detached, single-story duplexes each on the north and south sides and a two-story fourplex in the rear (east end) of the complex. All of the buildings are sheathed with stucco and topped by gabled and hipped roofs covered in red clay tile. Windows are primarily multi-paned steel casement in type, slightly recessed and trimmed with raised sills. Wrought iron grilles protect some openings. Each of the units in the duplexes has an individual entry, consisting of a wood paneled doorway, most of which face the central courtyard. Entries to the fourplex are shaded by an attached porch with an arched opening. The courtyard consists of a U-shaped pathway flanked on both sides by planting areas and a central lawn. Palm trees in the parkway add an appropriately tropical note to the setting. The bungalow court is in excellent condition and is virtually unaltered. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: Las Casitas Court was built in 1926 by H. F. and R. Heninger for a cost of $54,000. The Heninger family had first come to Santa Ana in 1903 and was responsible for the development of most of Heninger Park by the end of the 1920s. This property and the Patricia Apartments a block away (2201-2207 North Broadway) are two examples of the firm’s work on North Broadway. Known in the late 1920s as Haddon Court, the property briefly was called Keck Court in the early 1930s and became the Las Casitas Apartments by 1934. RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation.) HP3. Multiple-family Property. Page 3 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2035 N 6/19/01 RESOURCES PRESENT: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other MOVED? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, geographic scope, and integrity.) Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative townsite on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Early growth and development was 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. Beginning in the 1880s and continuing through the first three decades of the 20th century, Broadway emerged as a prominent residential corridor and was eventually lined by comfortably scaled homes shaded by rows of street trees. In the 1920s and 1930s, Broadway experienced new growth as elegant multiple-family residences, several of which were oriented around interior courtyards, were introduced to the street. Several examples of both periods of development have survived, evoking a distinctive sense of time and place, when a Broadway address was a distinguished and desirable one. Representing the later phase of development, the Las Casitas Court apartments are a classic example of the bungalow court. A building type particularly associated with Southern California, bungalow courts first appeared circa 1910 in communities such as Pasadena and Santa Barbara, where there was a high demand for seasonal residences. The courts were soon appreciated for their year round benefits to both resident, who enjoyed the conveniences of apartment living along with the privacy offered by a single-family home, and property owner, who could maximize his investment in a small sized lot. Typically courts were “U” or “L” shaped and composed of freestanding one and two-story buildings arranged around a central common area. In the 1920s the courts often evolved into fully enclosed courtyards. While the oldest bungalow courts reflected the Craftsman era styling popular during the 1910s, later examples, such as Las Casitas, displayed the Spanish Colonial, Tudor Revival, and American Colonial Revival styling fashionable at the time. According to previous research, Las Casitas is one of only three known bungalow courts in Santa Ana (Les, 1980). Character-defining exterior features of the property which should be preserved include, but are not limited to: smooth stucco cladding; clay tile roofs; courtyard configuration; stylistic detailing such as arches, grilles, and lighting; and original fenestration. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This property is currently listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property. Las Casitas Court apartments have been categorized as a “Landmark” because they have “historical/cultural significance to the City of Santa Ana” as an embodiment of the former character of Broadway and have “a unique architectural significance” as a rare example of Spanish Colonial Revival bungalow court building type (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). OWNER AND ADDRESS: Michael C. Baron P.O. Box 661796 Sacramento, CA 95866 Page 4 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2035 N 6/19/01 RECORDED BY: (Name, affiliation, and address) Leslie Heumann Science Applications International Corporation 35 S. Raymond Avenue, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91105 DATE RECORDED: May 1, 2001 SURVEY TYPE: (Intensive, reconnaissance, or other) Intensive Survey Update REPORT CITATION: (Cite survey report and other sources) Les, Kathleen. Historic Resources Inventory 2035 N. Broadway, May 1980. REFERENCES: (List documents, date of publication, and page numbers. May also include oral interviews.) Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. 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 Department of the Interior, 1991. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. EVALUATOR: Leslie J. Heumann DATE OF EVALUATION: May 1, 2001 EXPLANATION OF CODES: • National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. • National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) 3S: Appears eligible for separate listing.