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<br />State of California - The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page ..L of ~ 'CHR Status Code 5S1 <br />'Resource Name or #: Nail House <br /> <br />B1. Hisloric Name: Nail House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence <br />'B5. Architectural Style: Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Centu/}' Revivals/Other: English Revival <br />'B6. Construction History: (Construction date. alterations. and date of alterations): Constructed in 1923. <br /> <br />November 1923. Residence and garage. <br />August 29. 1940. Reroof <br />Janua/}' 16, 1946. Add lath house to garage. <br />June 11,1975. Open aluminum patio cover. <br /> <br />'B7. Moved? _No eYes eUnknown Date: <br />*B8. Related Features: <br /> <br />Original Location: <br /> <br />Garage. <br /> <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br /> <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br /> <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1888-1953 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br /> <br />The Nail House is architecturally significant as a characteristic example of the revival styled homes built along the streets of <br />the Washington Square neighborhood during its most characteristic phase of development. According to City building permit <br />records, the house and garage were built for Carl W. Smiley, a real estate salesman who lived down the street, at 1015 North <br />Olive. Apparen/ly, the house was built on speculation; listings in the city directories for 1112 North Olive for the first few years <br />labeled the occupancy as "transient.' After a one year residency of Howard B. and Jessica Rapp in 1927, the house became <br />the home of Hubert B. and Frances N. Nail. Hubert B. Nail was an oral surgeon, a graduate of and later teacher at the <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*B12. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana Histo/}' Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Libra/}' <br />Sanborn Maps <br /> <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br /> <br />Sketch Map <br /> 0 @ <br /> 0 @ . <br /> 0 @ <br />,@ @. <br /> @ <br />1112N. Olive <br />Nail House <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B13. Remarks: <br /> <br />*B14. Evaluator: Leslie J Heumenn <br /> <br />'Date of Evaluation: July 5, 2005 <br /> <br />DPR 523B (1195) <br /> <br />*Requlred infonnatlon <br /> <br />30f4 <br />