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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020828_Template-DavisHoyHouse_1225NFrench.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 _4_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Davis-Hoy House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 1225 North French Street City Santa Ana Zip 92701 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number: 398-028-04; Botelers Add Block: B Lot: 10 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) Located on the east side of North French Street, this two-story house is indicative of the American Foursquare variant of the Prairie Style, with detailing influenced by the Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles. A medium-pitched, bellcast hipped roof with exposed, carved rafters beneath deep eaves caps the house. Hipped dormers with paired vents are centered over each elevation. Roughly textured stucco covers the second floor exterior and the walls of the first floor entry porch. Narrow clapboard sheathes the remaining lower story surfaces, flaring out slightly at the base. Second floor windows are one-over- one, wood-framed, double-hung sash with classical surrounds. A wide belt course bands the house between stories. Flower boxes supported by brackets on the upper west elevation were perhaps added at the same time as the squared bay with faux rooftop balcony that projects from the lower south half of the facade. Sanborn maps reveal that a porch was recessed across the entire façade in 1906 and had been modified into its current configuration by 1949. Now (2002) occupying the north half of the façade, the recessed porch features paneled posts, a flattened arch, and clapboard-sided rails. A concrete path leads (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) *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 1905/ Source: Marsh, 1998. *P7. Owner and Address: Wayne Curl 3314 S. Towner Santa Ana, CA 92707 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: August 28, 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 4 *NRHP Status Code_1D__________________________ *Resource Name or #: Davis-Hoy House B1. Historic Name: Davis-Hoy House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Prairie Style (American Foursquare variant) *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1905. October 16, 1931. Reroof. August 5, 1932. Private garage. November 24, 1950. Convert residence into duplex (11 rooms). April 9, 1951. Re-side duplex. August 17, 1984. Reroof. June 10, 1994. Repairs to under floor supports. *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 Davis-Hoy House is significant for its association with two prominent early Santa Ana residents. Although altered, the house is also a representative example of the American Foursquare variant of the Prairie Style. Signature features of this design variant include two-story box-like massing and plan, a hipped roof and dormers, front porch, and detailing culled from the vocabularies of a variety of styles, including the Colonial Revival and Craftsman represented here. The house is also important as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. According to previous research, Samuel Davis, who built this house in 1905, was a district attorney for the County of Orange and a partner with E. E. Keech in a prestigious law firm. Mr. Davis was one of the founders of the Orange County Historical Society, serving as Secretary from 1919 to 1947. Civil Engineer William Hoy and wife Elizabeth owned the home by 1920. Mr. Hoy was an 1895 Cornell University graduate, arriving (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) 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 4 of 4.) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: August 28, 2002 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Davis-Hoy House 1225 N. French Street State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Davis-Hoy House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date August 28, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *P3a. Description (continued): to wood porch steps and the front door, which is glazed on the top half with three rectangular panels below. On the north elevation, a cant bay has fixed and double-hung sash windows covered by a pent roof. Sanborn maps also indicate that an addition to the rear northeast corner of the house is not original. *B10. Significance (continued): in California in 1913. He was employed by the Orange County highway commission and the county surveyor's office. After serving as City Engineer of Santa Ana from 1919 to 1922, Mr. Hoy went into private practice. He specialized in water resources and irrigation, working for a number of local water companies (Marsh, 1998). 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 Davis-Hoy 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 a representative example of the American Foursquare variant of the Prairie Style common in the first decade of the twentieth century and under Criterion 4b, for its association with two prominent early citizens, Samuel Davis and William Hoy. The massing, roof and dormer configuration, and delineation the upper and lower stories are elements associated with the American Foursquare variant of the Prairie Style, while the porch supports and window surrounds suggest the Colonial Revival and the exposed rafters and overhanging eaves reflect the Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of French Park through its historic associations and its style and type, is a “good example” of the American Foursquare variant of the Prairie Style, and “has not been substantially altered.” Character-defining exterior features of the Davis-Hoy House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials (wood) and finishes (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; porch; and architectural details such as carved rafters and the original door. If restored to an earlier appearance, with the original porch configuration and exterior finishes, the Davis-Hoy House could be categorized as “Key.” State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 4_ of 4_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Davis-Hoy House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date August 28, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L *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.