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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020607_Template-AyersHouse_824NGarfield.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) Ayers House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 824 North Garfield Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 398-042-12 Santa Ana East Lot: 27 Block: 74(and SLY ½ Lot: 28 Block 74 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A front-facing gable caps this symmetrical, one-story Craftsman bungalow. A triangular, vertically lathed vent distinguishes the gable peak and rafter tails project beneath deep eaves. The east-facing house is clapboard sided and edged with corner boards. Tripartite windows of double-hung sash bordered by double-hung sidelights are north and south of the center entrance. Window and door surrounds are plain. A broad shed roof with center gable covers the attached porch. Clapboard sheathes the porch gable face. Battered posts on stucco-covered pedestals with concrete caps support sturdy porch roof beams. Concrete steps with stuccoed stair walls lead to a porch entrance flanked by heavy, squared, concrete-capped pedestals. A wooden, vertical slat balustrade encloses the porch space. A scalloped, red brick border topped by a white picket fence surrounds the front yard. The building appears to be mostly original except for the metal security door and picket fence. *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) East elevation May 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1909/ Source: National Register nomination. *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: June 7, 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 #: Ayers House B1. Historic Name: Ayers 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): Constructed in 1909. May 11, 1921. Garage. May, 1922. Residence alterations. July 8, 1985. Demolish existing garage, construct new garage. July 8, 1985. Repair existing structure. October 25, 1988. Legalize unpermitted partition wall in bathroom, subfloor, floor cover, laundry, wood siding, doors windows, gates. *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 Ayers House is architecturally significant as a representative example of a small Craftsman bungalow from the first decade of the twentieth century. It is also important as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. According to earlier research, the house was built for the retired Emmon Ayers. One year later, Charles and Carrie Preston resided in the home, staying for four years. Sylvester and Ida Deck were owners from 1912 until the late 1920s. Mr. Deck, a carpenter, was also the owner of a pool hall located at 412 North Main Street (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: June 7, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Ayers House 824 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) Ayers House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date June 3, 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 Ayers 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 representative of the distinguishing characteristics of the Bungalow/Craftsman style from the first decade of the twentieth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of the French Park neighborhood through its style and type, is a “good example” of the Bungalow/Craftsman style and “has not been substantially altered.” Characteristic Craftsman features include gabled roof with rafter tails and broad eaves, attached porch with battered posts, and massing. Character-defining exterior features of the Ayers House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials (wood) and finishes (siding); roof configuration; massing; porch; windows and window surrounds; and architectural details such as 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.