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State of California— The Resources Agency Primary# <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code 5S3 <br />`Resource Name or IF: L.M. crawrora House <br />B1. Historic Name: E.M. Crawford House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*135. Architectural Style: Ranch House <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): November 1, 1948. Constructed. $20,000. <br />October 24, 1985. Solar domestric heater. <br />October 29, 1991. Convertbedroom to master bath 160 sq. ft. $12,000. <br />March 18, 1994. Reroof with tear off and installation of comp shingles. $7,250. <br />*B7. Moved? ■No OYes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: <br />*B8. Related Features: None. <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br />b. Builder: EdgarB. Lembke <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1948 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C13 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The E.M. Crawford House is architecturally significant as a characteristic example of the California Ranch style, and as a rare <br />example of adobe construction in the City of Santa Ana. The house was originally constructed in 1948 by Edgar B. Lembke, <br />and was valued at approximately $20,000, according to the original building permit. The first recorded occupants were Earl M. <br />and Bertha L. Crawford. Born in California, Earl M. Crawford was a local agriculturist and Chairman of the utilities department <br />of the Orange County Farm Bureau, Vice President, and subsequently President, of the Olive Heights Citrus Association. Built <br />in the early 1920's on three acres of land beside the railroad tracks on Orange -Olive Road, the Olive Heights packing house <br />was, "one of 53 packinghouses that dotted the county from Brea to San Juan Capistrano. But as the miles of orange groves <br />gave way to housing tracts after World War It, Valencia orange production plummeted. There were 65,000 acres dedicated to <br />oranges in 1940 compared to less than 1,000 in 1995" (Los Angeles Times, February 7, 1997). Additional residents over the <br />years included, J.H. Westerman Jr. (1979), Howell T. Hunt (1985), and Barbara Schmid (1990). In 2006, the property was <br />acquired by John L. and Carolyn J. Kuykendal and in 2014 it was sold to the current owner. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*1312. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*1314. Evaluator: Leslie Neuman/Chattel, Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: October 29, 2020 <br />DPR 523E <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />E.M. Crawford House <br />1015 West River Lane <br />1 1 <br />14 15 16 <br />1 ro8 <br />Q d i 231 <br />1 � ro zo <br />z <br />a re O 6 <br />(D <br />TROT O (D Q <br />1 <br />(1195) <br />25C-257 <br />*Required information <br />