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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page 2 of 4 *NRHP Status Code 5S1 <br />*Resource Name or #: Whitten House <br />B1. Historic Name: Whitten House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*135. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1920. <br />August 26, 1929. Relocate residence. <br />September 7, 1943. Reroof. <br />December 6, 1976. Patio cover. <br />*137. Moved? ❑No ■Yes ❑Unknown Date: August 26, 1929 Original Location: Unknown <br />*138. Related Features: <br />None. <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br />*1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1920-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Whitten House is architecturally significant as the best example of the Craftsman style in the Wilshire Square <br />neighborhood. According to previous research (Wilshire Square Neighborhood Association, 1990), it was constructed around <br />1920. The bungalow was moved in 1929 from an unknown location to its current site, a lot in Wilshire Square purportedly <br />purchased for $10.00, by Roy Langley, a resident of Cypress Avenue and proprietor of Langley Oil Company. The first <br />occupants following relocation were Herbert and Gladys Whitten. Mr. Whitten was a meat cutter for E. R. Urbine in the Grand <br />Central Market. In 1931, Lawrence Brown, a salesman, and his wife, Ferne, took up residence in the bungalow. Featured in <br />the 1990 Wilshire Square Historic Home Tour, the property also contains three walnut trees in the back yard, a reminder of <br />the earlier agricultural use of the Wilshire Square area. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*1312. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 4 of 4.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*1314. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann <br />*Date of Evaluation: October 1, 2003 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />Whitten House <br />1106 South Parton Street <br />-45' <br />37.33' <br />4LIT <br />M5.5v <br />TR T 15 <br />r <br />@114 <br />? <br />�3 <br />2 <br />a <br />77 <br />{ <br />.5 <br />4 <br />DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information <br />