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<br />Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name: Frank House
<br />*Recorded by Ivan Flores *Date March 21, 2018 Continuation Update
<br />*B10. Significance (continued):
<br />Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
<br />Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of
<br />Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and
<br />selection as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods
<br />developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with
<br />cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
<br />1110 West Sixteenth Street is located on the northeastern edge of Washington Square, a neighborhood northwest of
<br />downtown Santa Ana bounded by North Bristol Street, North Flower Street, Civic Center Drive, and West Washington
<br />Avenue. Most of this area was owned by the family of Jacob Ross, who had purchased portions of the Rancho Santiago de
<br />Santa Ana in 1868 and 1869. Walnuts and other crops were grown in the area during the late nineteenth and early twentieth
<br />centuries, with a few farmhouses, most notably the Ross-McNeal House at 1020 North Baker Street, dotting the landscape.
<br />By 1905, Baker and Towner were the only streets in the neighborhood, which extended from Hickey (now Civic Center) only
<br />as far as Washington and which contained only about a dozen homes. The status quo had not changed much by 1915,
<br />when a brick yard was located at the northern terminus of Olive Street at Hickey. In 1925, the beginning of the development
<br />that would convert this largely agricultural area into a middle class neighborhood of single-family homes over the next 25
<br />years had begun. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Tudor Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival homes were the
<br />standard, with American Colonial Revival saltboxes and ranch style homes favored in the years before and after World War
<br />II. During the 1930s, many of the homes were built by local contractor Emmett Rogers, who sold lots and built homes
<br />according to standard plans, which individual property owners could customize to their tastes (“Washington Square: A
<br />Neighborhood of Pride,” Washington Square Neighborhood Association). With the return of servicemen following the war
<br />and the accompanying demand for homes in Southern California, the development of Washington Square was all but
<br />completed.
<br />The Frank House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
<br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch style, and under Criterion 2 for being the work of a notable
<br />designer and architect. Character defining features of the Frank House include, but are not limited to: materials and finishes
<br />(vertical wood siding); roof configuration, materials, and treatment (overhanging eaves, exposed rafters); massing and
<br />composition; and fenestration (triangular windows, single-light and fixed windows).Additionally, the house has been
<br />categorized as “Key” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of the Washington Square neighborhood
<br />and “is a unique example of period architecture,” representing the Ranch style in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Municipal Code,
<br />Section 30-2.2).
<br />*B12. References (continued):
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
<br />National Register Bulletin 16A. “How to Complete the National Register Registration Form.” Washington DC: National
<br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. “Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.” Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-2017.
<br />Ancestry.com
<br />Newspapers.com (Santa Ana Register, Los Angeles Times)
<br />Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955.
<br />Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921, page 989.
<br />Park Santiago Neighborhood Association. “The Gingerbread Lande Holiday Home Tour, 1999.” Brochure.
<br />Rischard, Maureen McClintock. “People Behind Places: Enderle Center.” Orange County Genealogical Society Quarterly,
<br />December 1993, pages 4-7.
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