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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 s: L.m. Crawford House <br />B1. Historic Name: E.M. Crawford House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence <br />*135. Architectural Style: Ranch House <br />* <br />B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <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. Convert bedroom to master bath 160 sq. R. $12,000. <br />March 18, 1994. Reroof with tear off and installation of comp shingles. $7,250. <br />*67. Moved? ■No 13Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: <br />*138. Related Features: None. <br />139a. 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 <br />M. and Bertha L. Crawford. Born in California, Earl M. Crawford was a local agriculturist and Chairman of the utilities <br />department of the Orange County Farm Bureau, and Vice President, and subsequently President of the Olive Heights Citrus <br />Association. Built in the early 1920's on three acres of land beside the railroad tracks on Orange -Olive Road, the Olive <br />Heights packing house was, one of 53 packinghouses that dotted the county from Brea to San Juan Capistrano. But as the <br />miles of orange groves gave way to housing tracts after World War 11, Valencia orange production plummeted. There were <br />65,000 acres dedicated to oranges in 1940 compared to less than 1,000 in 1995" (Los Angeles Times. February 7, 1997). <br />Additional residents over the years included, J.H. Westerman Jr. (1979), Howell T. Hunt (1985), and Barbara Schmid (1990). <br />In 2006, the property was 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 />*B12. 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 />1313. Remarks: <br />*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel, Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: October 29, 2020 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />E.M. Crawford House <br />1015 West River Lane <br />I S slow <br />1 1 <br />�" u IS 16 <br />0.© n u 231 <br />1 SI T y SO <br />TS ,T <br />TRACT O - O Q ( O <br />O z <br />DPR 523B (1/95) <br />*Required information <br />