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<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />Page 3 of 3 Resource Name: Honer House
<br />'Recorded by Andrea Dumovich Heywood -Date November s, 2u22 u t;ontinuanon u upoate
<br />`P3a. Description (continued):
<br />set over a wood panel. Shielded by a wood fence that extends south from the fagade, the south elevation of the west wing
<br />and the west elevation of the south wing face a large, brick -paved courtyard which is accessed and viewed through generous
<br />expanses of floor -to -ceiling windows and double French doors. Remaining fenestration throughout the building includes fixed
<br />and casement wood -frame windows of various size, jalousie windows, and tall casement windows made of single -light over
<br />wood panel. Other architectural elements include custom minimalist lighting on the wall of the west wing near the main
<br />entrance, the wood courtyard fence with vertical wood pickets alternating with empty spaces, and intermittent brick paving
<br />throughout the driveway and within the interior courtyard. The property is landscaped with shrubs and plants surrounding a
<br />decorative rock pathway that leads to the south side courtyard. A tree is centered within the courtyard. The property retains
<br />substantial integrity, the 1967 addition of a bedroom and storage notwithstanding.
<br />'B10. Significance (continued):
<br />Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
<br />Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of
<br />Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection
<br />as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods
<br />developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with
<br />cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
<br />Since the second half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood in which the Honer House is located has been known as
<br />West Floral Park. Bounded by Santiago Creek on the north, West Seventeenth Street on the south, North Flower Street on
<br />the east and North Bristol Street on the west, this residential area largely developed after 1947. Prior to that time, the area
<br />was primarily agricultural, and other than Flower Street, which was improved with houses during the 1920s and 1930s,
<br />contained only a handful of residences on Baker and Bristol Streets, the City Water Works pumping plant at 2315 North
<br />Bristol Street, and the Animal Shelter and City/County Pound at 2321 North Bristol Street. Between 1947 and 1950, around
<br />two dozen homes were constructed on Baker, Olive, Towner, and Westwood Streets. Construction boomed throughout the
<br />neighborhood during the 1950s, with the California Ranch emerging as the favored residential style.
<br />The Honer House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for embodiment of
<br />the distinguishing characteristics of a Contemporary Ranch style residence and for its use of passive solar design. The
<br />recommended categorization is "Landmark' as a demonstrative example of Contemporary Ranch style and its unique
<br />architectural significance in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). It features a rambling plan, horizontal
<br />massing, deep eaves, rustic materials, and a fenestration plan that facilates an indoodoutdoor lifestyle. The wall length
<br />grouped casement windows and double French doors on the south elevation also contribute to the Direct Gain design of
<br />passive solar cooling, allowing for the passing through of more natural light. Character -defining features of the Honer House
<br />include, but may not be limited to: medium -pitched, complex hipped roof,interior brick chimney at center of front -facing wing;
<br />wide -overhanging eaves with exposed rafters and a continuous wood fascia; board and batten and vertical wood siding;
<br />primary entrance composed of a slab door flanked by obscured glass sidelighte; grouped casement and fixed windows over
<br />wooden spandrel panels; double French doors; jalousie windows; original exterior lighting on the west wing; and a brick
<br />paved front courtyard enclosed by a vertical wood fence.
<br />'B12. References (continued):
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<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History, Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
<br />National Register Bulletin 16A. "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
<br />Register
<br />Newspapers.com (Santa Ana Reoister)
<br />Branch, National Park Service, US Dept of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />INhiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1920-1979.
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