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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 />'Kesource Name or it: marine Ann brooks House <br />B1. Historic Name: Martha Ann Brooks House <br />132. 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): July 23, 1951. Constructed. $20,000. <br />April7, 1992. 548-square-foot addition for one bedroom, bathroom, one sitting room. $42, too. <br />April 13, 1992. Add decorative fireplace. <br />*87. Moved? ■No [Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: <br />*B8. Related Features: Detached Garage. <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br />b. Builder: J. H. Russell and Son <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1951 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 Martha Ann Brooks House is architecturally significant as as an unusual example of the hacienda variant of the Ranch <br />style. This house was originally constructed in 1951, by J. H. Russell and Son for Wesley Famsy. Soonafter it was <br />constructed it was sold to Martha Ann Brooks and her first husband William Cheney. Martha Ann Brooks and William Cheney <br />divorced in the mid-1960s, and Martha Ann later married Walter L. Brooks in 1969. Walter L. Brooks served on the Santa Ana <br />City Council in the 1960s. Martha Ann was a civic leader In Santa Ana, raising money for the public library, arts and culture, <br />and hospitals. She was a prominent member of the Republican party, being invited to the White House on several occasions, <br />and was a constant learner and creative person, mastering painting, pottery, fashion design and millinery. She lived to be 101 <br />and 7 months old and was interviewed by the City of Santa Ana History Room in 2018 for her 100th Birthday. <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 />B13. Remarks: <br />*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: July 1, 2021 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />Martha Ann Brooks House <br />2307 North Benton Way <br />oa <br />D j* --1I Q 1 o 1 0 71 # <br />QI a. 5 <br />xo tl u I ae <br />WAY <br />DPR 523B (1/95) *Required Information <br />