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<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
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<br />Page -L of -L Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Yea/}' House
<br />"Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann "Date November 30, 2004 lB] Continuation 0 Update
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<br />*810. Significance (continued):
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<br />The Yea/}' House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by East Seventeenth
<br />Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and widely scattered
<br />ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the
<br />subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922
<br />(Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month,
<br />he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Oranae Countv Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became
<br />the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. 'When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park
<br />homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Oranae Countv Reaister,
<br />September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and
<br />Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison
<br />Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City
<br />Hall, the EI Toro Marine Base during World War /I, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he
<br />had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
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<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 the early post World War /I years, Floral Park continued its development as
<br />numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style.
<br />In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2003) Floral Park maintains its
<br />identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
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<br />The Yea/}' House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 3 for its exemplification
<br />of the distinguishing characteristics of the a typical bungalow from the early 1920s. Typically, bungalows from this period
<br />combined Colonial Revival and Craftsman characteristics. The Yea/}' House demonstrates this marriage of two styles, with
<br />its nearly symmetrical fa9ade, ent/}' portico, and multi-paned windows and doors referencing the Colonial Revival and its
<br />elephantine posts and exposed braces suggesting Craftsman traditions. The house also contributes to the historic character
<br />of Floral Park through its age, style, and scale. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it
<br />"contributes to the overall character and histo/}''' of Floral Park, and, as an intact and representative example of an early
<br />1920s bungalow, "is a good example of period architecture." Character-defining exterior features of the Yea/}' House that
<br />should be preserved, include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (clapboard, brick); roof configuration and
<br />detailing; massing; original windows and doors; portico; chimney; architectural details such as the braces, attic vent, and
<br />porch supports; and garage.
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<br />*812. References (continued):
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<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encvclovedia. 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 Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />Whiff en, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />"Alison Honer Dies at 84," The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981.
<br />"Builder of Honer Plaza Dies," Oranae County Reaister, September 15, 1981.
<br />"Histo/}' of Floral Park." http.//www.floral-park.com/page2.html
<br />Talbert, Thomas (editor-in-chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works Includina Bio/oaical Sketches of Leadina Citizens.
<br />Volume I. Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1922-1936.
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