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<br /> Page 3 of 5 Resource Name: Geddes-Charlton House
<br /> *Recorded by Andrea Dumovich Heywood *Date September 7, 20231:21 Continuation 0 Update
<br /> DPR 5238(1195) "Required information
<br /> *P3a.Description(continued):
<br /> Fenestration on the primary(east) facade includes a fixed wood window, below the eastern-most front gable, with a 20-light
<br /> muntin pattern. Wood casements with an 8-light muntin pattern are on either side of the fixed window and are flanked by
<br /> decorative wood shutters (Figure 4). Additional multi-light wood casement windows (some with and without shutters) are
<br /> situated along the primary(east) facade. The north and south side façade window pattern is composed of a mix of single and
<br /> double casement, multi-light wood windows, and double-hung wood windows (Figure 5). The rear (west) façade features
<br /> three double casement multi-light wood windows and one double-hung wood window, along with a single pedestrian door and
<br /> a replacement, multi-light, wood sliding door. The attic at the rear facade features a dormer with two non-original or
<br /> replacement vinyl hung windows(Figure 6). All original windows throughout include a prominent wood window sill. Additional
<br /> architectural features include two stucco-clad chimneys along the north facade, a single metal vent under the projecting front
<br /> gable and two round vents under the primary front gable, and a metal mail slot adjacent to the primary entrance. The mar
<br /> yard contains a two-story accessory building consisting of a detached garage with an office above;a smaller accessory shed
<br /> building clad in wood siding with a shake roof, exposed rafters, a door, and two windows; and a mar pool. The two-story
<br /> building's primary(east) façade is designed with half timbering under the east-facing gable and shutters to match the main
<br /> residence. It also includes vinyl casement windows under the primary east gable, and multi-light wood doors(Figure 7). The
<br /> property is landscaped with a front lawn, stone pathway,small shrubs,medium and large-sized trees.
<br /> *B10.Significance(continued):
<br /> In 1940, L. C. Cameron occupied the residence. in 1941, A. W. Robinson is listed as the only tenant From at least 1945 to
<br /> 1956, the Lautzenhiser family (initials Q.V. and E.C.) lived at 1908 North Greenleaf Street. Later, J.L. Davis owned the
<br /> property for at least ten years, from.1960-1970. City Directories from the 1970s were unavailable. In the 1980s, Steve Pivo
<br /> resided at the property between 1980-1982, with Jeff Pivo listed in 1982. By 1985, Bill McKay is identified as a tenant and in
<br /> 1986 records show no one living at the property. From 1987-1996, Dixie and Thomas Denman are the known property
<br /> owners. By 1996, the Denmans sold 1908 North Greenleaf Street to the present-day owners, Don and Patrice Peterson. No
<br /> additional information was uncovered regarding the past owners and tenants.
<br /> The Geddes-Charlton House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West
<br /> Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, and walnut trees and
<br /> widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981),
<br /> credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls,
<br /> New York in 1922 (Talbert,pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land,
<br /> And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana"(Orange County Register, September 15, 1981), The parcel
<br /> chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the
<br /> Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County
<br /> Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and
<br /> 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival.
<br /> The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa
<br /> Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War II, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza, Honer lived in the
<br /> neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
<br /> In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
<br /> Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
<br /> Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
<br /> Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell,joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as
<br /> Roy Russell and Son. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller,
<br /> single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low,
<br /> horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2023) Floral Park maintains its identity as the
<br /> • premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br /> The Geddes-Charlton House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an
<br /> intact example of a Tudor Revival style home in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house cost$5,000 to build in 1934.
<br /> The recommended categorization is 'Key"because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Tudor
<br /> Revival style(Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character-defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by
<br /> the house include its wood shake root steeply pitched cross-gable roof form with a secondary gable that projects to the East
<br /> towards North Greenleaf Street; minimal roof overhang with exposed rafters; half timbering at both front gable ends at the
<br /> primary(east)facade;stucco siding;one stucco-clad chimney at the north side façade(a second chimney was added in 1988
<br /> and is therefore not considered a character-defining feature); main entrance door composed of a wooden door with a
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