Item 12 - Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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HRCA No. 2021-14, HRC 2021-14, HPPA No. 2021-20 - The Elwood Bear House March 25, 2021 Page 2 having importance to the history or architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails 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 98 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 Elwood Bear House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood and has distinctive architectural features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The residence was originally constructed in 1923 and was valued at approximately $4,750, according to the original building permit. A majority of Floral Park was developed by prominent developer and builder 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 house is asymmetric in design and clad in a light smooth stucco finish. A stepped parapet, with clay barrel tile coping, shields the rear (south) half of the roof along the south, east, and west elevations. The front (north), cross -gabled, half of the roof that once featured a red composition slate tile roof is now covered in composition shingles with rolled edges with little or no overhang. The fagade (north elevation) consists of three bays, each containing a tripartite window grouping. The right (west) bay is capped by a front -facing gable, whose extended west rake tops an arched opening in a wing wall. Centered beneath the front gable is a set of three, multi -light, wood, arched windows of Palladian inspiration. With a fixed center and composed in an A-B-A pattern, the windows are separated by engaged spiral colonnettes. The recessed center bay is fronted by an uncovered patio area, enclosed by a low wall and featuring terracotta tile pavers along the front steps and porch floor. The left bay features a shed roof extension of the side gable that terminates at a lower height than the rest of the bays. Fenestration along the side (east and west) elevations consists of six -over -six, wood, double -hung windows, and multi -light wood casement windows, some shaded by fabric awnings. Character -defining features of the Elwood Bear House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco); unusual shingled tile roof configuration, materials, and treatment (clay barrel tile coping and rolled edges); massing and composition; Palladian -influenced treatments of the fagade windows; fenestration; front patio enclosure (waist high wall and terracotta tile pavers); and original exterior lighting and lighting bracket.