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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020708_Template-CameronHouse_220EWashington.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) Cameron House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 220 East Washington Avenue and 1206 North Spurgeon St. City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: 398-026-04 CROOKSHANK & WAKEHAMS ADD LOT 22 AND 24 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A steeply pitched, intersecting front and side-gabled roof caps this one-story Queen Anne (Late Victorian) house. A molded cornice and undecorated frieze form the entablature. The closed gables feature fish scale shingles, molding, and intricate jigsawn apex embellishments. The north-facing gable also features a center, rectangular jigsawn vent. Narrow clapboard sheathes the house, with corner boards trimming the edges. Windows are one-over-one, double-hung sash with plain surrounds. The north gable roof extends below the main roofline to a pair of hipped roofs east and west of the center bay. It appears that the original recessed entry porch, on the northeast corner, was partially enclosed. Three non-original, slender wood posts atop a new concrete porch floor support the hipped porch roof. Several unadorned windows on the east elevation appear to be too small for the style, most likely replacing much taller original windows. Also, the northeast corner might be a later addition tied to the house’s conversion into a duplex in 1950. Located on a corner lot, lawns front the east and north elevations with a driveway and garage on the west side of the property. Other than the noted changes, the house is in good condition. *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) North and east elevations June 2002 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: historic 1895/ Source: National Register Nomination. *P7. Owner and Address: Robert E. Hardman 1666 Windes Drive Orange, CA 92869 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: July 8, 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 #: Cameron House B1. Historic Name: Cameron House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Multiple-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Queen Anne (Late Victorian) *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1895. January 9, 1950. Convert residence to duplex. November 14, 1952. Private garage. April 20, 1990. Reroof residence and garage. August 11, 1994. Repair foundation. *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 Cameron House is significant as a representative example of a Queen Anne (Late Victorian) influenced house from the late nineteenth century in Santa Ana. It is also important as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. According to previous research, James and Harriet Cameron were the first known occupants. Mr. Cameron was a mill man for a local lumber company. By 1905, Mr. Gerney Hadley, a Santa Ana High School teacher, and his wife resided in the house. In 1910, Myron and Flora Finch were occupants. Mr. Finch was the chief engineer of the Santa Ana Water Works. The 1910s saw several more families as residents. A realtor, Mr. Walter Grindrod and wife Bessie, lived there until 1922. Original occupants James and Harriet Cameron moved back after 1922 (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: July 8, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Cameron House 220 East Washington Avenue & 1206 North Spurgeon 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) Cameron House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date July 8, 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 Cameron 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 Queen Anne (Late Victorian) residence from the late nineteenth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” for its distinctive architectural style and quality. Characteristic Queen Anne features include the front-gabled roof, ornate wood decoration in the gable ends, fishscale shingles, and clapboard siding . Character-defining exterior features of the Cameron House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard and fishscale); roof configuration; massing; windows; and architectural details such as jigsawn woodwork in the gables. *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.