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HomeMy WebLinkAbout311203_Template-WettlinHouse_317ESantaClararev2.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) Wettlin House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 317 East Santa Clara Avenue City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 003-072-15; N TR 383 LOT 12 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) This one-story residence is a highly picturesque example of the Tudor Revival style. A steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof caps the brick exterior. Offset to the west, the front-gable is the focal point of the façade and is detailed with a clipped or jerkinhead peak and an east rake that forms a pronounced curve over the entry. Elevated three steps above a tiled pathway, the front door is arched and contains an octagonal window. To the left (west), a tripartite window is topped by a transom and features a geometric pattern of muntins. Above the window, and centered below the peak of the gable, a tall and slender arched opening is adorned by a corbelled faux balcony. To the east of the entry, another tripartite window is accented by a front-gabled dormer that emerges from the roof above it. An arrow-tipped bargeboard and exposed beams characterize the dormer, whose window has been replaced. West of the entry wing, another tripartite window, without a transom, features art glass in the central opening. Attached to the east elevation, a brick chimney is ornamented with a wrought iron “S.” A cottage garden of flowers, shrubs, trees, and grass complements the substantially unaltered house. A garage is located in the rear of the property. *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) South elevation December 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1926/City of Santa Ana Building Permits *P7. Owner and Address: Alan D. Meyer 317 East Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 31, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) None. *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 *CHR Status Code_5S1_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Wettlin House B1. Historic Name: Wettlin House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1926. December 23, 1925. Residence and garage. March 23, 1933. Repair chimney, etc. January 18, 1956. Garage and utility room. October 2, 1978. Convert utility room to guest house. December 30, 1981. Solar panels on roof. October 15, 2001. Tear off two layers roofing (composition and wood), install new composition. *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 1901-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Wettlin House is architecturally significant as a picturesque example of a Tudor Revival style house from the 1920s in Santa Ana. The house and garage were built in 1926 for Fuller and Holly at an estimated cost of $6,000, apparently on speculation. David G. Wettlin, an attorney, and his wife Vera were the residents of the house when it first appeared in the city directories in 1927. (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: December 31, 2003 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Wettlin House 317 East Santa Clara Avenue 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) Wettlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *Date December 31, 2003 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): The Wettlin House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substantially north of the original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the I-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street; the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, “C Street” (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list “rancher” or “fruit grower” as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single-family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half of the neighborhood and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following World War II. The Wettlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” for its “distinctive architectural style and quality” as a picturesque example of the Tudor Revival style of the 1920s. Characteristic Tudor Revival features include the steeply pitched gabled roof, brick exterior walls and chimney, arched entry, and the overall quaint character of the design. Character-defining exterior features of the Wettlin House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (brick); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows, doors, and dormer; chimney; brick steps and tile pathway to entry; and architectural details such as the corbel and faux balcony. *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. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-1930. Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955.