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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020724_Template-HulbergTooleHouse_420EWashington.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) Hulberg-Toole House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 420 East Washington Avenue City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: 398-028-18 BOTELERS ADD LOT 4 BLK B N 10 FT 44 FT THEREOF (LOT 5 BLK B E 44 FT THEREOF) LOT 6 BLK B E *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Located on the southwest corner of East Washington Avenue and North Lacy Street, this is a one-story, nearly symmetrical, Colonial Revival bungalow typical of the early 1920s. It is capped with a side-gabled roof characterized by boxed eaves, cornice returns, and horizontal slat vents in the gable ends. Narrow clapboard sheathes the building. Windows are primarily six-over-one, wood-framed, double-hung sash with flat sawn lintels and wood sills. Centered on the façade, a front-gabled portico is supported by square, paneled posts with molded capitals. Cornice returns and narrow clapboard characterize the gable face. Concrete is used for the center entry path, portico steps, and porch floor. The wood front door has fifteen lights. Groupings of double-hung sash windows are unevenly spaced to the east and west of the portico. On the east elevation, a modest pergola marks a small recessed porch. A non-original chain link fence borders the front lawn and sidewalk on the north and east sides. The house appears to be in good condition and is mostly original although the original exterior wood siding was replaced in 1987. *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 1920/ Source: City of Santa Ana Building Permits. *P7. Owner and Address: Joseph S. Ball 420 East Washington Avenue 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: July 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 #: Hulberg-Toole House B1. Historic Name: Hulberg-Toole House B2. Common Name: Toole House B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): August 26, 1920. Dwelling. March 16, 1981. Demolish garage, make repairs per conservation letter. October 20, 1987. Repair/replace exterior wood siding and foundation. October 20, 1987. Repair fence. October 16, 1991. 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 Hulberg-Toole House is significant as a representative example of a Colonial Revival house from the early 1920s in Santa Ana. It is also important as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. The original building permit indicates that the first owner of the house was A. O. Hulberg, who apparently built the house for rental as the city directories show his address in 1920 as 520 ½ South Main Street and in 1921 as 333 Halesworth. A permit to install a range in 1957 still listed A. O. Hulberg as the property owner. According to previous research, John and Mary Toole (mistakenly listed in the National Register nomination as the original owners) resided in the house in 1922 (Marsh, 1998). Mrs. Toole remained in the house until the 1930s, having become a widow during the intervening years. (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 24, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Hulberg-Toole House 420 East Washington 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) Hulberg-Toole House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date July 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 Hulberg-Toole House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as the Toole House) 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 Colonial Revival residence from the early 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 Colonial Revival house, and “has not been substantially altered.” Characteristic Colonial Revival features include the nearly symmetrical massing, side-gabled roof, boxed eaves, cornice returns, centered front-gabled portico, six-over-one double-hung sash windows, and window surrounds. Character-defining exterior features of the Hulberg-Toole House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration; massing; windows; portico; and architectural details such as boxed cornices, cornice returns, and modestly detailed wood columns. *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.