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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020501_Template-PatriciaApt_2201NBroadway.pdfPage 1 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2201 N 6/13/01 NAME Patricia Apartments REF. NO. 72 ADDRESS 2201-2205 ½ North Broadway and 211-219 ½ West Buffalo Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1927 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD N/A NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5B1 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival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 2201 N 6/13/01 CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) February 1, 1927: Three four-family flats, one residence, and garage. March 22, 1945: Alteration to penthouse. RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) Central garage building with sun terrace on top; rear garage building. DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) Located on the northeast corner of North Broadway and West Buffalo Street, this complex consists of four two-story, multiple-family buildings and two garage structures. The buildings are arranged around a central, common area. Each wood frame building is sheathed in distinctively patterned white stucco and topped by a gabled roof covered in red clay tile. Brackets punctuate the modestly overhanging eaves. Portions of the upper stories project slightly above rows of wooden corbels. Windows are predominantly multi- paned steel casements in type, asymmetrically arranged. The majority of openings are flat-headed, and are juxtaposed with occasional arched windows of varying sizes. Entries are highlighted by quoined terra cotta surrounds in a variety of shapes. Attached chimneys terminate above the roofline with arched caps. Although the interior common area is not landscaped, the street elevations of the complex are enhanced by appropriate plantings, including cacti and palms. The complex appears to be unaltered. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: The Patricia Apartments were built in 1927 by R. Heninger for a cost of $50,000. 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 Las Casitas Apartments a block away (2035 North Broadway) are two examples of the firm’s work on North Broadway. 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 2201 N 6/13/01 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 Patricia Apartments are an adaptation of the popular courtyard housing type, utilizing the popular and picturesque Spanish Colonial Revival style to good advantage. Individual units offered such amenities as separate entries, beamed ceilings, and chimneys. The property retains a high degree of integrity and clearly continues to convey its original style and period of significance. Character-defining exterior features of the property which should be preserved include, but are not limited to: patterned stucco cladding; clay tile roofs; courtyard configuration; stylistic detailing such as arches, entry surrounds and chimneys; and original fenestration. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This property is currently listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property. The Patricia Apartments have been categorized as “Key” because of their “distinctive architectural style and quality” as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). OWNER AND ADDRESS: James Talley 18662 Auburn Drive Santa Ana, CA 92705 Page 4 of 4 cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2201 N 6/13/01 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) 5B1 Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation, and, is a contributor to a fully documented district that is designated or eligible for designation as a local historic district, overlay zone, or preservation area under an existing ordinance or procedure.