Item 16 - Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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HRCA No. 2022-8, HRC 2022-7, HPPA No. 2022-10 – H.C. Flint House July 7, 2022 Page 2 2 6 1 6 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 81 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The H.C. Flint House is significant as an intact example of the Minimal Traditional style in Santa Ana. According to City permit records, it was built in 1941 by H.C. Flint for $3,200. H.C. Flint resided on the property until 1950 before selling the home to R.L. Templeton Jr., who briefly occupied the property. Little information is available regarding occupancy of the residence from 1951-1965. Sometime during the mid-1960s Lee Dill bought the property and resided there until mid-1970, when the property was sold to Stephen L. Nickey, who lived there until the current property owner purchased the property. The H.C. Flint House is a single-story residence designed in the Minimal Traditional style. The building has a mostly rectangular footprint and is clad horizontal wood siding. The house features a low-pitched, hip-roof covered in composition shingles, with a projecting wing along the primary (west) elevation. Focal points of this façade are a prominent bay window and the entry, facing north from a projecting wing at the south end of the façade. It consists of a non-original, wood slab, front door and flanking sidelights and is topped by a shallow metal awning similar to the roof of the bay window. Primary façade windows include double-hung, casement, and fixed wood-framed, multi- light windows with wood trim detail. The rear (south) elevation contains additional double-hung, wood-framed, multi-light windows while several double-hung wood-framed windows are located throughout the north and east elevations. A secondary pedestrian door is placed along the north elevation, which consists of a simple, half-light design, and a prominent exterior brick chimney is located along the south elevation. Alterations to the house include a small bathroom addition towards the rear (east) elevation. A short driveway leads from Greenleaf towards a detached garage clad in horizontal siding with hipped roof design. Other than the relatively minor noted changes, the house appears intact and is in good condition. The property is landscaped with low vegetation and shrubs. Character-defining features of the H.C. Flint House include, but may not be limited to: its deliberate minimization of period architectural detailing; massing and composition, consisting of a hip-roofed body and projecting wing; horizontal siding; wood frame windows; and bay window. The H.C. Flint House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of the Minimal Traditional style in Santa Ana. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to