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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary#
<br /> DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
<br /> CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br /> Page 3 of 5 Resource Name: ((Name of Structure»
<br /> *Recorded by Andrea Dumovich Heywood *Date July 15, 2024lJ Continuation ❑ Update
<br /> *P3a. Description(continued):
<br /> Additional fenestration on the south (primary) fagade Includes a single two-over-two double-hung wood window. The side
<br /> (north) fagade contains one-over-one double-hung wood windows. The rear (east) fagade has single and double partially
<br /> glazed pedestrian doors with horizontal muntins dividing the doors into five lights. Additional fenestration at the rear fagade
<br /> includes a single double-hung wood window, as well as a glass block window with two steel-frame, multi-light fixed-and-
<br /> casement windows located on the curved building projection(east addition) (Figures 5 and 6).
<br /> The detached garage, located southeast of the primary residence, contains a side-gabled roof clad in asphalt shingles to
<br /> match the residence (Figure 7). The paneled garage door at its primary(west) fagade faces a long, paved driveway leading
<br /> to North Flower Street.A single, solid pedestrian door is situated at the rear(east)fagade.
<br /> Additional architectural features include a vent at the gable end of the primary (south) fagade, pronounced window sill trim
<br /> throughout, smooth or curved building corners, and an Art Modern style metal door knocker on the main entrance door. The
<br /> property is landscaped with a front lawn, small shrubs,and medium-sized trees.
<br /> *B10.Significance(continued):
<br /> The R.S. McGuire 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 R.S. McGuire House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact
<br /> example of an Art Moderne style home in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house cost$5,500 to build in 1938. The
<br /> recommended categorization is "Key"because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Art Moderne
<br /> style (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character-defining features of the R.S. McGuire House include, but may
<br /> not be limited to: T-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary facades at the west and south; low-pitch hipped and gabled roof;
<br /> minimal roof overhang and exposed rafter tails;smooth stucco siding with minimal texture throughout; stucco-clad chimney
<br /> with exposed brick near the top; steel-frame multi-pane combination fixed-and-casement corner windows that wrap around
<br /> building corners; building projections that are stepped back from the front (west) portion of the building; main entrance
<br /> accessible by two curved concrete steps with a single, solid door and Art Moderne style metal door knocker that is situated
<br /> below a curved roof awning; double-hung wood windows; pronounced window sill trim throughout; vent at the gable end;
<br /> smooth or curved building corners;detached garage;and front yard lawn with landscaping including mature trees and shrubs.
<br /> *B12. References(continued):
<br /> Ancestry.com. California,Death Index, 1938-1997[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
<br /> Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture:An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br /> Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana,An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br /> McAlester, Virginia and Lee.A Field Guide to American Houses. New York:Alfred A.Knopf, 1984.
<br /> National Register Bulletin 16A. "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
<br /> Register
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