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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 #: Head-Wimpey House <br />B1. Historic Name: Head-Wimpey House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): November 1, 1935. Constructed. $4,000. <br />September 10, 1952. Disposal for A. Newcomer by Grimes. <br />March 16, 1953. Range for John Crivner. <br />July 10, 2018. Tear off existing comp shingle/shake roof and apply new comp shingle. $14,500. <br />*B7. Moved?No Yes Unknown Date:__________Original location:_______ _______ <br />*B8. Related Features: Detached Garage. <br />B9a. Architect:Unknown b. Builder: H.C. Head <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1935 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 />The Head-Wimpey House is architecturally significant as a characteristic example of the Tudor Revival style. This house was <br />originally constructed in 1935, and was valued at approximately $4,000 according to the original building permit. It was built by <br />Horace Caldwell Head, son of Dr. and Captain William Head who was a member of the California Assembly and surgeon. Dr. <br />Head was said to have fought in the American Civil War on the Confederate side and was Grand Cyclops to the Ku Klux Klan <br />in Tennessee. Dr. Head is also said to have personally delivered the bill to Sacramento to allow Orange County to secede from <br />Los Angeles County. He Horace Head was a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and was the attorney of the Orange <br />County Flood Control District, and later, was District Attorney for the County of Orange from 1904 to 1908. He served as <br />President of the Orange County Bar Association from 1915 to 1920. The Head-Wimpey House was first sold to Mr. and Mrs. <br />A.B. Wimpey in 1936. Mrs. A.B. Wimpey was a member of the First Presbyterian Woman’s auxiliary circles. Their daughter, <br />Shirley Wimpey, was a member of the Christian Endeavor Society of the First Christian Church. The Wimpeys lived in the <br />property until the late 1940s. A. Newcomer purchased the property in 1952 and then later sold it to John Scrivner in 1953. Since <br />then, the Head-Wimpey House has been occupied by various owners until the current homeowner purchased the home in <br />2021. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*B12. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*B14. Evaluator: Sydney Andrea Landers/Chattel Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: November 4, 2021 <br />DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information <br />Sketch Map <br /> <br /> (This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Head-Wimpey House <br />2383 North Flower Street <br />N <br />Historic Resources Commission 2 –19 11/4/2021