Item 22 - Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreement

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HRCA No. 2023-19, HRC 2023-4, HPPA No. 2023-10 – C.P. Johnson House (2028 N. Greenleaf Street) November 2, 2023 Page 2 3 7 7 0 Analysis of the Issues Historical Listing In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS-2363 establishing the Historic Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site 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 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 structure is 95 years old and is a sound example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The C.P. Johnson House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Tudor Revival style house in Santa Ana. According to City building records, it was built in 1928 for approximately $6,500, for C.P. Johnson; however, the original architect and builder are unknown. From 1929 to 1930, the subject property was occupied by W. W. Ross. Between 1931 to 1934, L.A. Turner owned and occupied the property. City Directories list Mrs. Matz Turner as the property owner in 1935. R.W. Ashley occupied the property between 1936 and 1937. From 1938 to 1941, W. F. Graves owned the property. No records were available between 1942 and 1944. In 1945, the owner is listed as E.S. Ulves. The 1946 City Directory was not available. The owner is S.A. Young is listed between the years 1947 and 1954. By 1955, H.W. McKague owned the property. No owner/occupant records were available between 1956 and 1959. From 1960 to 1962, E.H. Wilhelmi is listed as the owner. City directories are unavailable between 1963 and 1979. In 1980 and 1985, the owner is not listed in directories. Grey and Melissa Figge owned the property circa 1988. The present-day owners, Charles and Julie Lake, have owned the property since 1989. In 2011, the property's ownership was transferred to a family trust; however Mr. and Mrs. Lake continue to reside in the property. No additional information was uncovered regarding the past owners and tenants. The C.P. Johnson House is a one-story-with-attic, single-family, Tudor Revival Style residence located on a modestly sized parcel in the Floral Park National Register Historic District. The asymmetrical residence exhibits an irregular-shaped plan with a complex, multi-gable roof system clad in asphalt shingles. The primary (east) façade contains a steeply pitched front gable crossed with and a side-gable that has a tiered roofline. Its Historic Resources Commission 2 – 2 11/2/2023