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State of California—The Resources Agency <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br />CONTINUATION SHEET <br />by Pedro Gomez <br />*810. Significance (continued): <br />Primary # <br />HRI # <br />Trinomial <br />Name: Amling House <br />*Date May 24, 2018 El Continuation ❑ Update <br />Ernst C. Amling operated his greenhouses from a 10.5 -acre property located on West Fifth Street, while his brother, Paul F. <br />Amling, operated a similar group of greenhouses near Chicago. The Amling Bros. refused all retail business and only sold to <br />wholesale dealers. The Amling roses grown in Santa Ana were shipped to all parts of California, Mexico, Texas, Arizona and <br />Utah. Along with Tom Wright, Ernst C. Amling is recognized as one of the many pioneers and founding members of the <br />organization that would ultimately be known as "The Original Los Angeles Flower Market" which was founded in 1919 as the <br />'American Florists' Exchange". The group officially incorporated themselves as "The Los Angeles Flower Market" in 1921. In <br />1933, Ernst C. Amling and his brother, Albert J. Amling, were the first Californians to apply for a rose patent. They were <br />granted a patent for their Red -Talisman Rose. Mr. Amling was passed away on August 27, 1957, four years after retiring. <br />Mrs. Amling remained in the Amling House until her passing in 1985. <br />The Amling House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West <br />Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and <br />widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), <br />credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, <br />New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). 'Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. <br />And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel <br />chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the <br />Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange Countv <br />Re ister September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and <br />1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. <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 Il 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. <br />The Amling 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 Art Moderne style; and Criterion 4, for its association with developer <br />and local builder Allison C. Honer. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive architectural style <br />and quality," embodying the massing, materials, and detailing of Art Moderne design; for its "association with a significant <br />period in the history of the city" namely the development of Floral Park as the premier residential district of the late <br />nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Santa Ana; and 'association with a significant person", Allison C. Honer. <br />Character defining features of the Amling House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and <br />finishes (smooth stucco); low -pitch hipped roof; cubic form and massing with projections; horizontal scoring and stringcourse; <br />curved walls at entry, radial entry overhang, and speedline-sash double -hung wood windows. <br />*612. References (continued): <br />'Alison Honer Dies at 84," The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981. <br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encvclooedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. <br />Hess, Alan. Ranch House. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2004 <br />"History of Floral Park." http://www.floral-park.com/page2.html. <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 />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995. <br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. <br />Ridgway, P., & Works, J. (2008). Sending Flowers to America: Stories of The Los Angeles Flower Market and the People <br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1947-1962. <br />Who Built an American Floral Industry. Pegg! Ridgway. <br />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. <br />DPR 523L <br />