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CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data,alterations,and date of alterations) <br /> August 18, 1933. Alterations to residence. <br /> March 2, 1953. Alteration to private garage and storeroom. <br /> September 17, 1982. Repair fire damage to garage. <br /> October 13, 1982. Repair fire damaged garage. <br /> July 13, 1989. Restore historical residence,replace deteriorated siding,repair damaged sub-flooring,re-plaster ceiling and wall. <br /> RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns,sheds,fences,prominent or unusual trees,or landscape) <br /> None. <br /> DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design,materials,condition,alterations,size,settings,and <br /> boundaries.) <br /> Located on the east side of Spurgeon Street just south of East Civic Center Drive,this is a one and a half story residence in the Queen <br /> Anne(Late Victorian)style. A hipped roof with lower cross gables caps the dwelling. Narrow horizontal siding covers the body of <br /> the house while the gable faces feature fishscale shingles. Two dormers,one hipped,the other gabled,emerge from the hipped roof <br /> over the facade. A large front gable over the south half of the facade provides a focal point and is detailed with a rounded bargeboard <br /> and open trusswork in the gable end. Two tall and narrow double-hung sash windows are centered within the gable face. Separating <br /> the roof from the house below,a plain frieze and a bracketed soffit circle the house. A cant bay is located beneath the front gable <br /> while a porch is recessed beneath the roof to the north. Suggesting a Colonial Revival influence,Tuscan posts and columns are set on <br /> a low porch wall to enclose the porch. Within the porch space,the entry consists of a paneled and glazed door framed by panels that <br /> may have been sidelights and a transom. Complemented by trees,lawn,and shrubbery,this highly intact house sits on a property <br /> bordered at the sidewalk by a low cement curb. A garage also located on the property was not inspected. <br /> HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: <br /> According to previous research,this house was constructed in 1898,a date consistent with its transitional design. It was originally <br /> owned by J.C.Thomas,a rancher and a director of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation District. Now the only house remaining on this <br /> block of Spurgeon,the house occupies a portion of the original 2%-acre parcel owned by Thomas(Treasures). <br /> RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources,Office <br /> of Historic Preservation.) <br /> HP2. Single-family Property <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> cmWistoicltennplates\Spurgeon N 621(Thomas) <br /> 9/24/01 <br />