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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 />mesource name or e: vv.u. uonnsron mouse <br />B1. Historic Name: W.D. Johnston House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single -Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single -Family Residence <br />*135. Architectural Style: Georgian/Federal variant of a Colonial Revival <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): June 20, 1927. Constructed. $13,000. <br />April 6, 1933. Rebuild fireplace chimney. <br />June 9, 1942. Alteration to residence by Reine Chew, contractor. $100, <br />January 19, 2017. Reroof residence and detached garage. $6,100. <br />September 12, 2018. New 195-square-foot swimming pool. $30,000.. <br />September 14, 2018. New detached arbor with lattice roof cover. $4,500. <br />May 13,2021. Voluntary seismic retrofit. $8,000. <br />*137. Moved? ■No 13Yes 13Unknown Date: Original location: <br />*B8. Related Features: Detached Garage. <br />39a. Architect: Unknown <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1927 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 W.D. Johnston House is architecturally significant for its embodiment of the Georgian/Federal variant of the Colonial <br />Revival style. According to city directories, the first occupant was William Dean Johnston. Johnston was a 62-year resident of <br />Orange County, mostly in Santa Ana where he worked as both Second President of the County Farm Bureau and the Secretary <br />and Manager of the Farmer's Mutual Insurance Copany in Santa Ana for over 25 years. Johnston divorced his second wife <br />Ruth L. Johnston in 1940-41 and she retained the home. Mrs. Johnston later sold the property in 1942 to Frank and Catherine <br />McClellan. During World War 11, Frank McClellan would join the army and serve as an officer. Little information is available <br />regarding occupancy of the residence from 1950-1990 s. In early 2000, Cecil and Kathryn Holton purchased the property,sel/ing <br />it in 2017 to Dion and Leslie Genchi. The property was sold to the current homeowner in 2021, <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />311. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*1312. References: <br />1920 Federal Census <br />1930 Federal Census <br />Santa Ana Register July 29, 1940 <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*B14.Evaluator: Sydney Andrea Landers AChatte/Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: November4, 2021 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />W.D. Johnston House <br />2445 North Park Boulevard <br />_ 56 w Irr "v". 29 • P r P) r 26 xm P6 x <br />J6 it JJ P6 1 r•"J1� A� JI <br />n ra rs zo zp- ai ao <br />.-NO, 754 <br />hrn pe. r• 1 <br />LJ <br />N <br />DPR 5230 (1195) <br />*Required information <br />