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Page _1_ of _3_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Duarte House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad TCA 2555 Date:
*c. Address 1116 South Cypress Avenue City Santa Ana Zip 92701
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 011-061-29, REALTY SUB BLK A LOT 12
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
Simplicity of massing and design characterizes this one-story, east-facing farmhouse of the Hall-and-Parlor type. Topped by
a medium-pitched side gable roof, the building is sheathed in shiplap siding trimmed with corner boards. An open, shed-
roofed porch spans the facade, elevated a few steps above ground level. Unornamented posts sit on a wooden porch floor to
support the porch roof. Three equally spaced openings are shaded by the porch roof: an entry in the center bay flanked by a
single two-over-two double-hung sash window in each side bay. Nearly identical side elevations contain two double-hung
sash windows topped by a smaller attic window. Molded lintels adorn the windows on the north elevation. A shed roof
extension on the rear elevation was most likely an addition. Records indicate that the concrete entry steps and concrete
foundation are not original. Other alterations include metal security bars covering some windows, a metal fence surrounding
the property, and the addition of two rear buildings (two duplexes constructed in 1957). Despite these changes, the house is
substantially original on the exterior and in good condition. Due to re-alignment of McFadden Avenue, the property, which
originally was located north of McFadden, is now located on a cul-de-sac immediately south of the street.
*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 and east elevations
August 2002
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: historic
circa 1895
*P7. Owner and Address:
Issac and SM Rosales
8150 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
*P8. Recorded by:
Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi
SAIC
35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204
Pasadena, CA 91105
*P9. Date Recorded:
September 9, 2002
*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 #__________________________________________
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code_5S1__________________________
*Resource Name or #: Duarte House
B1. Historic Name: Unknown
B2. Common Name: 1116 South Cypress Avenue
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Folk House (Hall-and-Parlor variant)
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1895.
August 1, 1944. Reroof.
June 29, 1950. Repair residence.
July 24, 1950. New foundation under residence.
December 20, 1957. Two four-room duplexs constructed on property.
May 22, 2002. Convert one existing duplex to a single family dwelling (Unit C to remain). Convert kitchen in Unit D to dining
room, convert living room to bedroom and frame in main door. Remove existing wall to continue existing hallway.
*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: 1873-1931 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 1116 South Cypress Avenue house is significant as a rare and highly intact example of an early farmhouse designed in
the Hall-and-Parlor variant of the Folk House tradition in Santa Ana. Based on its architectural characteristics, the house is
estimated to date from circa 1895. The property lies south of the portions of the Eastside neighborhood that had been
subdivided by the early decades of the twentieth century and first appears on the 1949 Sanborn map. In 1916, the Santa Ana
City Directory lists Baltazar Duarte, a laborer, as the renter of the house. In 1918 Jose Moreno and wife Marie were listed as
owners. The 1920 directory shows the house as vacant, with all properties from 1106 – 1118 South Cypress Avenue being
listed as either “vacant,” or “Mexican” with the exception of 1117 which shows “Arrias” as a renter.
(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: September 9, 2002
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
Sketch Map
(This space reserved for official comments.)
Duarte House
1116 S. Cypress Avenue
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*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date September 9, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update
DPR 523L
*B10. Significance (continued):
Located southeast of downtown Santa Ana, the Eastside neighborhood is bounded by First Street on the north, McFadden
Avenue on the south, Standard Avenue on the east and Main Street on the west. Situated south of the tract purchased by
William Spurgeon in 1869 and recorded as original town of Santa Ana in 1870, the neighborhood’s beginnings date to the
same period. In 1868, Nelson O. Stafford and Columbus Tustin, both from Petaluma, California, purchased 1359 acres of the
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana south of what would become First Street. The following year, the two men split the property,
with Mr. Tustin obtaining 703 acres of the eastern portion upon which he founded the town of Tustin in 1870. Stafford’s
western acreage, thereafter called the Stafford Tract, lay south of First Street, east of Main Street, and north of McFadden
Street, the area now known as Eastside. After selling a portion of this property, Nelson Stafford settled on his land in 1873,
building a large house for his young wife and their children. Stafford died in 1878, and his widow, Amanda, opened the
house to boarders, one of whom was Robert James Blee, formerly of Pennsylvania. In 1880, Blee bought 36 acres of land at
the corner of First and Main Streets from Mrs. Stafford, including the Stafford residence. Blee married Amanda Stafford in
1882.
Monroe David Halladay was another pioneer who made a significant contribution to the development of the Eastside
neighborhood. Halladay came from Michigan to Santa Ana in 1876 for health reasons and purchased 20 acres from Nelson
Stafford. Halladay built his first home in 1877 on East First Street, surveying and selling a few lots of his property but never
platting it. In 1887, Chestnut, Pine, and Walnut Streets were laid out on his land; then, in 1888, Halladay sold ten acres of
the property. On his remaining ten acres he grew raisins, walnuts, and apples. Also in 1888, Halladay built and occupied the
magnificent Stick/Eastlake (Late Victorian) house that still stands on the southwest corner of East Chestnut and Halladay
Streets.
An 1887 map of Santa Ana, drawn a year after Santa Ana’s incorporation as a city, documents the early growth of the
neighborhood, with house-sized lots lining both sides of Cypress Street and the west side of Orange Avenue between First
and Chestnut Streets as well Walnut, Pine, and Chestnut Streets between Maple and Hickory Streets. The remainder of the
Eastside area was divided into large parcels owned by Blee, Halladay, his elder brother, banker Daniel Halladay, and others.
Maps drawn in 1898 and 1913 reveal that the neighborhood had expanded to south, with additional subdivisions along
Cypress and Orange platted during this period. As a result of this pattern of development, the northwestern section of the
neighborhood was improved with homes in the Victorian era Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. Colonial Revival turn-of-the-
century residences and later Craftsman bungalows followed in the southwest portion of the neighborhood. The southeastern
section of the neighborhood was the last portion to be subdivided and was initially developed in the 1920s, with the
Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Spanish Colonial Revival styles predominating. Post World War II
construction consumed the remaining unimproved land. Despite unsympathetic infill, dating primarily to the last quarter of the
twentieth century, and inappropriate alterations, the Eastside neighborhood retains numerous intact examples of residences
from the significant period of its development which occurred between 1873, when Stafford built his house (no longer extant),
and 1931, when construction tapered off as a result of the Great Depression.
The Duarte House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as a rare and intact
example of a Folk House (Hall-and-Parlor variant) farmhouse from the late nineteenth century. Additionally, the house has
been categorized as “Key” for its distinctive architectural style and quality. Characteristic Folk House (Hall-and-Parlor variant)
features include the side gable massing, overall simplicity, shed-roofed porch, and the Victorian era character of the
fenestration. Character-defining exterior features of the Duarte House that should be preserved include, but may not be
limited to: sheathing (shiplap); roof configuration; massing; porch; windows and doors; and architectural details such as
molded lintels.
*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.
Armor, Samuel, editor. History of Orange County, California. Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1911.
W.P.A. Research Project #3105, Orange County California Biographies. Santa Ana: Board of Education, 1937.
Santa Ana City Directory, 1901, 1906, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920.
Orange County Directory, 1905.