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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 />*Resource Name or #: W.W. Woods-Ellerbroek House <br />B1. Historic Name: W.W. Woods-Ellerbroek House <br />B2. Common Name: None <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Ranch House <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): December 6, 1955. Constructed as an 8 room <br />residence and garage. $43,000. <br /> <br />February 27, 1956. Plastering. <br />September 29, 1993. Reroof with life tile ICBO. $16,880 <br />September 3, 2019. Remodel kitchen, master bathroom, bathroom #2, create (2) new bedrooms, convert bathroom #3 from <br />1/2 to 3/4, add new 1/2 bathroom #4, remodel bathroom #5 (in bonus room above garage). $80,000 <br /> <br />*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original location:_______ _______ <br />*B8. Related Features: None <br /> <br />B9a. Architect: Philmer J. Ellerbroek b. Builder: Unknown <br /> <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1955 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C/3 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br /> <br />The W.W. Woods-Ellerbroek House is architecturally significant as an intact and characteristic example of the Ranch House <br />style. This house was originally constructed in 1955 and valued at $43,000 according to the original building permit. The first <br />owner and builder of the house was Wellington W. Woods (1899-1957) and wife Eva B. (1899-1964). Locally he was known <br />as “WW” Woods and he owned and operated a truck sales, rental and shipping company locally in Santa Ana. The architect <br />on the project was the highly regarded Philmer J. Ellerbroek FAIA (1905-1969). Educated at USC, Ellerbroek designed alone <br />and in partnership with others and is credited with designs for schools, apartment buildings, commercial buildings and <br />institutional facilities (e.g., the Community Presbyterian Church, Cathedral City, 1959, as Pleger, Blurock, Hougan, and <br />Ellerbroek, Architects) as well as numerous homes, mostly in the Newport Beach area. His clients included well -known <br />personalities, such as film star Ray Milland and television host Art Linkletter. Hi s work was photographed by architectural <br />photographers Maynard L. Parker (archives held by the Huntington Museum and Library) and Julius Shulman (archives <br />located at the Getty Museum and Conservation Institute) and published in journals such as Architectural Digest. Following the <br />Woods residency, the Medlers lived the home from 1965 until 2003 with LeRoy Medler (1919 -2010), a veteran of World War <br />II and local businessman and his wife Ruth Elizabeth (1922 -1997) being the longest continuous owners. <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br /> <br />*B12. References: <br /> <br /> City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br /> Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br /> Sanborn Maps <br /> <br /> (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B13. Remarks: None <br /> <br />*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel Inc. <br /> <br />*Date of Evaluation: May 5, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information <br />Sketch Map <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />W.W. Woods-Ellerbroek House <br />2302 North Heliotrope Drive