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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020624_Template-WilliamsHouse_1105NSpurgeon.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) Williams House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 1105 North Spurgeon Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: 398-024-06 ALEXANDER & LAWTONS ADD LOT 7 ALL- EX W 70 FT E 95 FT S 5.58 FT *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A shallowly stepped parapet caps this one-story, flat-roofed house influenced by the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style. Asymmetrical and west facing, the house is four bays wide including a porte cochere on the south end of the facade. Exteriors are finished in rough stucco. Comprising the south three bays, the projecting porch and porte cochere are defined by square piers, the southernmost pair having been replaced by a much smaller, wooden post. A pent roof atop a bracketed frieze wraps the projection. Located in the north bay of the porch, the entry consists of a door flanked by full height sidelights. Matching tripartite, wood-framed windows with fixed center panes and transoms flanked by narrow, double-hung sash occupy the bays to the north and south. A blind arch distinguishes the north window grouping. Secondary elevations, including a north-facing squared bay, have narrow, wood-framed, double-hung sash windows. Alterations include the porch balustrade, an aluminum awning above the north window, a security door at the entry, and pierced, wooden screens over the entry sidelights. The slightly sloping front lawn is bisected by a concrete path and entry steps. On the south side of the property, a concrete driveway runs beneath the porte cochere, which is blocked on the east end by a non-original metal gate. Other than the noted changes, the building retains its original appearance. *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) West elevation May 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1922/ Source: City of Santa Ana building permits. *P7. Owner and Address: Luong Khoi Vet & Kim-Tranh Thi 1105 North Spurgeon Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: June 24, 2002 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter “none”) 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 #: Williams House B1. Historic Name: Williams House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): May, 1922. Residence. April 7, 1930. Reroof. October 6,1941. Reroof. April 22, 1986. Reroof. *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 Williams House is a representative example of a characteristic type of Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival house from the mid-1920s. Signature features of this design variant include one story height, three to four bay wide massing, flat roofs often edged by parapets and/or tiled coping, tripartite openings, and a relative simplicity of appearance. The house is also important as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. The building permit indicates that Daisy Williams was the original owner, with the improvement valued at $6,595. According to previous research, Richard and Daisy Williams arrived in Santa Ana in 1911 as a retired couple. They resided at 1311 North Spurgeon Street for several years before having this house constructed. Mr. Williams died a year after moving into their new home, but Daisy continued to reside in the house through the 1940s (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 24, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Williams House 1105 North Spurgeon 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) Williams House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date June 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 Williams 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 an intact and representative example of a characteristic type of Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival residential design from the 1920s. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of French Park through its style and type, is a “good example” of a small Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival house, and “has not been substantially altered.” Characteristic Spanish Colonial Revival features include stucco finish and the arched window treatment. The stepped parapet suggests the influence of the Mission Revival style. Character-defining exterior features of the Williams House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: finishes (stucco); roof configuration; massing; windows; porch; and porte cochere. *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.