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State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name: Russell-Irving House *Recorded by Pedro Gomez *Date July 1, 2021 Continuation  Update DPR 523L *B10. Significance (continued): Since the second half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood in which the Russell-Irving House is located has been known as West Floral Park. Bounded by Santiago Creek on the north, West Seventeenth Street on the south, North Flower Street on the east and North Bristol Street on the west, this residential area largely developed after 1947. Prior to that time, the area was primarily agricultural, and other than Flower Street, which was improved with houses during the 1920s and 1930s, contained only a handful of residences on Baker and Bristol Streets, the City Water Works pumping plant at 2315 North Bristol Street, and the Animal Shelter and City/County Pound at 2321 North Bristol Street. Between 1947 and 1950, around two dozen homes were constructed on Baker, Olive, Towner, and Westwood Streets. Construction boomed throughout the neighborhood during the 1950s, with the California Ranch emerging as the favored residential style. The Russell-Irving House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of the side-gabled roof variant of the Minimal Traditional style with Colonial Revival detailing in Santa Ana. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it contributes to the overall character and history of West Floral Park and is a representative example of the side-gabled roof variant of Minimal Traditional architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character-defining features of the Russell-Irving House include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco and horizontal wood board lapped siding); side-gabled roof with modest overhang; four-bay façade; multi-paned, double-hung windows framed with shutters; and Classical main entry surround. *B12. References (continued): Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16A. “How to Complete the National Register Registration Form.” Washington DC: National Register Newspapers.com (Santa Ana Register) Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. “Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.” Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1950-1999.