25A - HISTORIC PROPERTY - 926 N. OLIVE ST.

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State of California - The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page ~ of ~ *NRHP Status Code 5S1 *Resource Name or #: Veatch House 81, Historic Name: Veatch House 82. Common Name: Same 83. Original Use: Single-family Residence 84, Present Use: Single-family Residence *85. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival *86. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1925. September 23, 1925. Residence and garage, February 18, 1936. Alter residence. February 15, 1944. Reroof. October 17, 1952. Replace garage doors and extend front 2'. March 10, 1997, Reroof. March 14, 2000, Master bathroom addition, *87. Moved? -No DYes DUnknown Date: *88. Related Features: Original Location: Garage. 89a, Architect: Unknown b, 8uilder: Unknown *810. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1888-1953 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope, Also address integrity) The Veatch House is architecturally significant as a good example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style of the 1920s applied to a one-story residence. It was built in 1925 for F. L. Veatch, In the 1940s and 1950s, the house was the home of Mabel Townsend Lowell, the wife and presumed widow of Joe Lowell, the subdivider of Lowell Street. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) 811, Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *812. References: City of Santa Ana Building Permits Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library Sanborn Maps (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) Sketch Map *814. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann i .. 813, Remarks: *Date of Evaluation: August 29, 2003 (This space reserved for official comments.) 25A~7