Item 33 - Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 5 Resource Name: Geddes -Charlton House *Recorded by Andrea Dumovich Heywood *Date September 7, 20230 Continuation ❑ Update DPR 523B (1/95) *133a. Description (continued): *Required information Fenestration on the primary (east) fagade includes a fixed wood window, below the eastern -most front gable, with a 20-light muntin pattern. Wood casements with an 8-light muntin pattern are on either side of the fixed window and are flanked by decorative wood shutters (Figure 4). Additional multi -light wood casement windows (some with and without shutters) are situated along the primary (east) fagade. The north and south side fagade window pattern is composed of a mix of single and double casement, multi -light wood windows, and double -hung wood windows (Figure 5). The rear (west) fagade features three double casement multi -light wood windows and one double -hung wood window, along with a single pedestrian door and a replacement, multi -light, wood sliding door. The attic at the rear fagade features a dormer with two non -original or replacement vinyl hung windows (Figure 6). All original windows throughout include a prominent wood window sill. Additional architectural features include two stucco -clad chimneys along the north fagade, a single metal vent under the projecting front gable and two round vents under the primary front gable, and a metal mail slot adjacent to the primary entrance. The rear yard contains a two-story accessory building consisting of a detached garage with an office above; a smaller accessory shed building clad in wood siding with a shake roof, exposed rafters, a door, and two windows; and a rear pool. The two-story building's primary (east) fagade is designed with half timbering under the east -facing gable and shutters to match the main residence. It also includes vinyl casement windows under the primary east gable, and multi -light wood doors (Figure 7). The property is landscaped with a front lawn, stone pathway, small shrubs, medium and large -sized trees. *1310. Significance (continued): In 1940, L. C. Cameron occupied the residence. In 1941, A. W. Robinson is listed as the only tenant. From at least 1945 to 1956, the Lautzenhiser family (initials O.V. and E.C.) lived at 1908 North Greenleaf Street. Later, J.L. Davis owned the property for at least ten years, from 1960-1970. City Directories from the 1970s were unavailable. In the 1980s, Steve Pivo resided at the property between 1980-1982, with Jeff Pivo listed in 1982. By 1985, Bill McKay is identified as a tenant and in 1986 records show no one living at the property. From 1987-1996, Dixie and Thomas Denman are the known property owners. By 1996, the Denmans sold 1908 North Greenleaf Street to the present-day owners, Don and Patrice Peterson. No additional information was uncovered regarding the past owners and tenants. The Geddes -Charlton House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, and walnut trees and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as Roy Russell and Son. In the early post World War 11 years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2023) Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Geddes -Charlton House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival style home in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house cost $5,000 to build in 1934. The recommended categorization is "Key" because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Tudor Revival style (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character -defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by the house include its wood shake roof,- steeply pitched cross -gable roof form with a secondary gable that projects to the East towards North Greenleaf Street; minimal roof overhang with exposed rafters; half timbering at both front gable ends at the pn eas a e^; s ucco in one succo-c a c imney e, si a aga e a secon c imney wa added in 1988 anYbq i§e 9 R§i §R}-defining feature�j; rrma entrance door composed of a wood door with a DPR 523L 9/7/2023