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HRCA No. 2022-12, HRC 2022-8, HPPA No. 2022-11 – Dr. Mabel A. Geddes House <br />July 7, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />2 <br />7 <br />4 <br />5 <br />having importance to the history or architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria <br />set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails <br />applying the selection criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is <br />eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The <br />first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old. <br />The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa <br />Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of <br />the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the structure is 86 years old and is a good example <br />of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. <br />The Dr. Mabel A. Geddes House is architecturally significant as an intact and <br />characteristic example of the Monterey Revival architectural style in Santa Ana. The <br />property was built in 1936 by Jasper Farney, partner in the prominent Santa Ana <br />construction and development company of Honer, Herzig, and Farney. The home was <br />built for Dr. Mabel A. Geddes and her husband William Geddes, who resided on the <br />property with their three sons, David, John, and Francis. Dr. Mabel A. Geddes was a <br />supervisor of health for Orange County schools, Board member of the Young Women’s <br />Christian Association (YWCA) of Santa Ana, and a Chairperson of Orange County <br />Nutrition Committee. David Geddes went on to become a doctor and was a leading <br />Orange County psychiatrist for 50 years, and responsible for founding the Rush Center <br />for psychiatric care at St. Joseph Medical Center in Orange. Dr. Mabel A. Geddes and <br />her family resided on the property until mid- to late-1970s. According to City directories, <br />the property was occupied by Robert Bruce and Alice Sinclair. City directories show that <br />they resided on the property until 2010 before the property was transferred or bought by <br />Kimberly Sinclair. Kimberly Sinclair remained at the property until the current owner’s <br />purchased the property. <br />The Dr. Mable A. Geddes House is a two-story single-family residence constructed in a <br />Monterey Revival style. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a hipped roof body <br />with a hipped roof wing projecting in the north third of the (east) façade. Shallow eaves <br />characterize the second floor along the front (east) and side (south) elevations; exposed <br />rafter tails are mostly hidden by non-original gutters. The roof is covered in <br />contemporary asphalt shingle roofing, and the exterior walls are clad in a combination of <br />brick and stucco exterior siding. The south two-thirds of the (east) façade features a <br />prominent partial width balcony cantilevered beneath the shelter of the main roof on <br />extended beams, with wood posts and wrought iron railing enclosing the balcony. <br />Exposed rafters punctuate the balcony roof. The front entry is defined by an open <br />veranda below the balcony with a set of multi-light casement windows and a flat-headed <br />entry door topped by three-light transom. The hipped roof wing projection along the east <br />façade has a decorative scalloped trim molding separating the first and second floor, <br />and multi-light casement windows flanked by wood shutters on the first and second <br />floor. The partial width balcony features a set of French doors and two fixed windows,