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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.D. Johnston House B1. Historic Name: W.D. Johnston House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Georgian/Federal variant of a Colonial Revival <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): June 20, 1927. Constructed. $13,000. <br /> <br />April 6, 1933. Rebuild fireplace chimney. <br />June 9, 1942. Alteration to residence by Reine Chew, contractor. $100. <br />January 19, 2017. Reroof residence and detached garage. $6,100. <br />September 12, 2018. New 195-square-foot swimming pool. $30,000.. <br />September 14, 2018. New detached arbor with lattice roof cover. $4,500. <br />May 13,2021. Voluntary seismic retrofit. $8,000. <br /> <br />*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original location:_______ _______ <br /> <br />*B8. Related Features: Detached Garage. <br /> <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown <br /> <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1927 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.D. Johnston House is architecturally significant for its embodiment of the Georgian/Federal variant of the Colonial <br />Revival style. According to city directories, the first occupant was William Dean Johnston. Johnston was a 62-year resident of <br />Orange County, mostly in Santa Ana where he worked as both Second President of the County Farm Bureau and the Secretary <br />and Manager of the Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Copany in Santa Ana for over 25 years. Johnston divorced his second wife <br />Ruth L. Johnston in 1940-41 and she retained the home. Mrs. Johnston later sold the property in 1942 to Frank and Catherine <br />McClellan. During World War II, Frank McClellan would join the army and serve as an officer. Little information is available <br />regarding occupancy of the residence from 1950-1990's. In early 2000, Cecil and Kathryn Hollon purchased the property,selling <br />it in 2017 to Dion and Leslie Genchi. The property was sold to the current homeowner in 2021. <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br /> <br />1920 Federal Census <br />1930 Federal Census <br />Santa Ana Register July 29, 1940 <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B13. Remarks: <br /> <br />*B14. Evaluator: Sydney Andrea Landers /Chattel Inc. <br /> <br />*Date of Evaluation: November 4, 2021 <br /> <br /> <br />DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information <br />Sketch Map <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />W.D. Johnston House <br />2445 North Park Boulevard <br />N