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<br />Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name: Ward House
<br />*Recorded by Pedro Gomez *Date October 4, 2018 Continuation Update
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<br />*B10. Significance (continued):
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<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 selection
<br />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.
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<br />2005 Greenleaf is located in central Floral Park, a neighborhood north of downtown Santa Ana bounded by west Seventeenth
<br />Street, North Broadway, and Flower street. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and widely scattered ranch houses
<br />characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder
<br />of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-
<br />356). “Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building
<br />custom homes in Santa Ana” (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park
<br />subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. “When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most
<br />lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each” (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival
<br />architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples
<br />of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company
<br />went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base
<br />during World War II, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615
<br />West Santa Clara Avenue.
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<br />In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
<br />Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
<br />Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell’s own large, Colonial
<br />Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as
<br />numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In
<br />the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2018) Floral Park maintains its
<br />identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
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<br />The Ward House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, under Criterion 1, for its representation
<br />of the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive
<br />because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of the Floral Park neighborhood and “is a good example of period
<br />architecture,” representing the Tudor Revival style in Santa Ana. Character-defining features of the Ward House that should
<br />be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco and faux half-timbering); roof configuration,
<br />materials, and treatment (steep pitch, prominent front gables); massing and composition (entry porch); and fenestration
<br />(multi-light windows).
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<br />*B12. References (continued):
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<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)
<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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