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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 #: Witt House <br />81. Historic Name: Witt House <br />82. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single -Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single -Family Residence <br />*65. Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed May 28,1941. $6,000. <br />November 8, 1954. Disposal for O.S. Witt by MacFarlane. <br />April 6, 1960. Addition to garage (8'xl8) for R. W. Townsend by Home Construction Co. $350. <br />October 15, 2004. In -ground pool and spa. $21,000. <br />September 26, 2017. Retool sfd & detached garage. Tear -off & apply sheathing/composition shingles. $12, 000. <br />*137. Moved?ENo ElYes OUnknown Date: Original Location: <br />*138. Related Features: Garage. <br />139a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Allison Honer <br />*1316. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1941 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 Witt House is significant as a representative example of a Minimal Traditional house, typical of the period just before <br />World War ll and the post-war popularity of the ranch style. It was built in 1941 by prominent developer and builder Allison <br />Honer, the subdivider of Floral Park. The house was first sold to Oscar Solomon Witt, a long time Santa Ana resident and <br />farmer who married his wife Blanche Talcott in Santa Ana in 1909. Witt raised various fruits and citrus. In 1958, the property <br />was sold to Olive M. Hadley, a bookkeeper, stenographer, and divorcee. Ms. Hadley frequently moved within Orange County, <br />beginning in the 1920's, settling at 1812 Heliotrope in 1964. In 1959, the property was transferred to Hyman and Rose <br />Rosen, a Jewish family who came to America prior to World War I and migrated from the East coast to Los Angeles where <br />Hyman worked in the garment industry prior to 1920. Mr. and Mrs. Rosen would later move to Orange County and become <br />involved in residential real estate in their shared retirement. The property was transferred to Raymond W. Townsend and <br />Dorothy M. Townsend in 1960. Mr. Townsend came to Santa Ana after World War I and worked as a car salesman before he <br />operated his own dealership on South Main Street near downtown. He was one of the first operators of a Hudson Garage in <br />Santa Ana in 1921. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and <br />*812. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated <br />Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. <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 Heumann, Chattel, Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: March 25, 2021 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />Witt House <br />2014 North Flower Street <br />— FLOWER <br />R <br />TRACP <br />a •• <br />I„ <br />L:„ <br />'�� <br />"` ! TR <br />3. <br />7 <br />h <br />o <br />. <br />N¢ <br />TRACT <br />777A <br />, OUVF <br />