State of California —The Resources Agency Primary #
<br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />by Andrea Dumovich Heywood *Date November 2, 20230 Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*P3a. Description (continued):
<br />The front porch is supported by a single, slender wood post on a raised concrete platform accessible by two concrete steps.
<br />The main entrance, located under the front porch, faces south and is composed of a four panel replacement door with four
<br />upper lights (Figure 3).
<br />Fenestration on the primary (west) fagade includes three window bays. The front gable displays a large, fixed wood window
<br />flanked by two double -hung wood windows with a four -over -four muntin pattern (Figure 4). Along the side -gable of the
<br />primary (west) fagade is the same double -hung style window and muntin pattern in both paired and singular form. The north,
<br />south, and rear (east) fagade window pattern is composed of a mix of one -over -one double -hung wood windows and four -
<br />over -four double -hung wood windows (Figure 5). The building's southeast (rear) corner contains a covered porch supported
<br />by a slender wood post and a raised concrete platform. A single pedestrian wood door and upper light, located behind a
<br />metal security door, is tucked within the rear porch (Figure 6). Additional architectural features include a concrete driveway
<br />with a concrete path leading to the front porch, brick chimney at the north (side) fagade, as well as vents at the gable ends.
<br />The rear yard contains a single -story, detached garage clad in wood shingle siding to match the main residence. The garage
<br />features an asphalt shingle roof, metal roll -up garage door, and a single pedestrian wood door with an operable upper light
<br />(Figure 7). The property is landscaped with a front lawn, two mature trees, and rose bushes near the front porch.
<br />*B10. Significance (continued):
<br />Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
<br />Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered on the intersection of Main
<br />and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection as
<br />the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing to
<br />the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and
<br />orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
<br />The Rogers -Mansfield House is located in Washington Square, a neighborhood located northwest of the city center bounded
<br />by West Seventeenth Street on the north, West Civic Center Drive on the south, North Flower Street on the east, and North
<br />Bristol Street on the west. Most of this area was owned by the family of Jacob Ross, who had purchased portions of the
<br />Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1868 and 1869. Walnuts and other crops were grown in the area during the late nineteenth
<br />and early twentieth centuries, with a few farmhouses, most notably the Ross -McNeal House at 1020 North Baker Street,
<br />dotting the landscape. By 1905, Baker and Towner were the only streets in the neighborhood, which extended from Hickey
<br />(now Civic Center) only as far as Washington and which contained only about a dozen homes. The status quo had not
<br />changed much by 1915, when a brick yard was located at the northern terminus of Olive Street at Hickey. In 1925, the
<br />beginning of the development that would convert this largely agricultural area into a middle class neighborhood of single-
<br />family homes over the next 25 years had begun. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Tudor Revival and Spanish Colonial
<br />Revival homes were the standard, with American Colonial Revival saltboxes and ranch style homes favored in the years
<br />before and after World War ll. During the 1930s, many of the homes were built by local contractor Emmett Rogers, who sold
<br />lots and built homes according to standard plans, which individual property owners could customize to their tastes
<br />("Washington Square: A Neighborhood of Pride," Washington Square Neighborhood Association). With the return of
<br />servicemen following the war and the accompanying demand for homes in southern California, the development of
<br />Washington Square was all but completed.
<br />The Rogers -Mansfield House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an
<br />intact example of a Minimal Traditional style home in Santa Ana. Located in Washington Square, the house cost $10,000 to
<br />build in 1946. The recommended categorization is "Key" because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective
<br />of the Minimal Traditional style, along with rare wood shingle siding (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character -
<br />defining features of the Rogers -Mansfield House include, but may not be limited to: L-shaped plan; single -story massing;
<br />side -gable body with prominent front -gable; medium -pitch roof with shallow eaves; wood shingle siding; original wood
<br />windows with a prominent wood window sill and trim are located on all building facades; front and rear porch, each supported
<br />by a single wood post located on a raised concrete platform; main entrance located within front porch; brick chimney; overall
<br />lack of ornamentation, front yard lawn with landscaping including two mature trees; and a detached garage featuring wood
<br />shingle siding and a single pedestrian door with operable light.
<br />*672. References (continued):
<br />Almendral, Dylan M. "The Home of Dynasties: Historic Home Profile." My Blog. 12 January 2020. Available:
<br />https://www.dvlanmalmendral.com/bloo/the-home-of-dynasties. Accessed: 1 February2023.
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