Item 19 - Approval of a Historic Property Preservation Agreement

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HRCA No. 2023-2, HRC 2023-1, HPPA No. 2023-1 – Turk House March 2, 2023 Page 2 3 2 4 0 designate as a historical property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to the history or architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old. The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the structure is 63 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The Turk House is architecturally significant as a representative example of a highly intact Mid-Century Modern style home in Santa Ana, owned and constructed by prolific Santa Ana developer Roy Russell. While it is not confirmed if the property was constructed by Roy Roscoe Russell (senior) or his son Roy Rodney Russell (junior), it is highly likely that Roy Rodney Russell (junior) is attributed to the construction of this property. According to City building records, it was built in 1960 for approximately $21,000. By circa 1962, the house was sold to A. Turk, who owned the property until 1981. From 1982-1983, city directories list R. O. Robinson as the building occupant. A 1984 city directory was not available for reference. Between 1985 - 1987 there is no tenant or owner identified in city directories. From circa 1989 - 1993, Jon and Susan Everett are identified as property owners. City directories do not include the building owner or tenant information for much of the mid-to-late 1990s. By 1999-2000, Gregg Davila is the known owner. The last available city directory, published in 2008, does not include the building owner. No additional information was uncovered regarding the past owners and tenants. Located on a modestly sized parcel in Floral Park, the Turk House is a one-story, single- family Mid-Century Modern Style residence with an attached garage and rear pool. The building features an L-shaped plan that emphasizes privacy with the garage in the projecting, front (west) leg of the “L” and a partially enclosed courtyard and living space towards the rear. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a horizontal emphasis expressed through a low-pitched, cross-gabled roof with broad, overhanging eaves and exposed rafters terminated by a continuous fascia that wraps around the building’s roofline. The exterior of the house is clad primarily in a combination of stucco, whitewashed brick, and concrete block. The primary (west) façade contains two wings: the front-facing gabled space of the attached garage and the side-gabled volume that houses the primary living space. A concrete block brise soleil and whitewashed brick privacy wall and geometrically patterned wrought iron gate conceals most of the side- gable wing. The main entrance, which is located behind the privacy wall, is composed of a wrought iron door with obscured glass and single side lite and is raised above a shallow concrete step. The door’s abstract geometric pattern echoes that of the wrought iron gate. Window fenestration on the primary (west) façade includes two obscured-glass 2-2Historic Resources Commission March 2, 2023