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State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 'Date February 2, 2004 Primary # HRI# Page ...L of-..L 'Recorded by Leslie J, Heumann, SAIC Forgy House ¡¡¡¡ Continuation D Update 'B6. Construction History (continued): May 21, 1980, Carport, December 16, 1989, Reroof. November 19,2003, Reroofsingle family dwelling & garage, Tear off wood shakes, install aSB (Oriented Strand Board) plywood, felt, & Monier Duralite tile, Replaced fascia and rafter tails to be painted to match existing materials, 'B10. Significance (continued): The Forgy House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substanvally north of the original city core, The neighborhood is bounded by 'Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln, and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route, This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s, As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twenveth Street, "c Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the vme, The vast majority of the residents were ranchers, By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher" or 'fruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners, While the area east of San vag a Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923, Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupavon in the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during the 1920s and 1930s, The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (2, B. West, Jr" 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C, H, Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H, Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street), By April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single-family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half of the neighborhood and infifl construcvon in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following World War II, The Forgy House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historièal Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the disvnguishing characteristics of the Monterey Revival style, Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of the Park Santiago neighborhood, and, as a relatively rare (in Santa Ana) Monterey Revival home, "is a good example of period architecture." This style, which revived the combination of Spanish Colonial and American Colonial elements that defined nineteenth century Monterey Colonial architecture, is illustrated by the balcony, combination of exterior materials, and Colonial style windows incorporated into the Forgy House design, Character-defining exterior features of the Forgy House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials (stucco and brick); roof configuration; massing; windows and doors; balcony; architectural details (such as the shutters, balcony posts and railing, and exposed rafters); chimney; and original garage, if extant. Restoration of the roof with treated wood shingles or with a substitute material that conveys the appearance of wood shingles could elevate this property to a "Key" categorization, DPR 523L 75A-26