Item 17 - Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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HRCA No. 2021-05, HRC 2021-05, HPPA No. 2021-05 – The W.M. Cory House May 13, 2021 Page 2 1 7 0 6 applying the selection criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old. The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the property is 92 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The property, recognized as the W.M. Cory House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood and has distinctive architectural features of the Tudor Revival architectural style. The residence was built in 1929 by Floral Park builders and developers, the Honer Bros. A majority of Floral Park was developed one of the brothers, Allison Honer, who was credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell, continued developing the groves of Floral Park. In the early post-World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. The W.M. Cory House is a one-story single-family residential building constructed in the Tudor Revival bungalow style. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a complex hipped and gabled roof of moderately steep pitch, clad in composition shingle roofing. The massing, roof configuration, and fenestration define a three-bay façade, with a recessed front porch and entrance stoop flanked by a front-gabled projecting wing on the west and a much smaller, hipped and gabled, more shallowly projecting wing on the east. The prominent front gable on the west features faux half-timbering in an overhanging gable end. Two wing walls on extend from either side of this bay, with the west wing wall containing a diamond-shaped window and the east wing wall extending towards a low porch wall. The exterior of the building is clad in sandy-textured stucco. The entryway is characterized by an original wood front door with an arched peephole, accessed via the re-paved entrance stoop and front porch walkway. Fenestration consists of multi-paned casement windows used on the primary elevation, while double- hung windows are used along the north, east, and west elevation. Character-defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by the house include a complex hipped and gabled roof of moderately steep pitch; decorative half-timbering in the overhanging gable ends; multi-paned casement windows used on the primary elevation; and sandy- textured stucco exterior walls. Other features of note include a picturesque roof vent that suggests a chimney, original wood front door with an arched peephole, and iron and glass sconce attached to the wall next to the entry. The W.M. Cory House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a simple Tudor Revival bungalow in Santa Ana. Constructed by Floral Park builders and developers the Honer Bros., the Historic Resources Commission 32 5/13/2021