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<br />State of California - The Resources Agency
<br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
<br />CONTINUATION SHEET
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<br />"Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC
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<br />Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) R. R. Ross House
<br />"Date February 2. 2004 lEI Continuation D Update
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<br />*810. Significance (continued):
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<br />The R. R. Ross House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northem city limits of Santa Ana and
<br />substantially north of the original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East
<br />Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on
<br />the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the
<br />nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main
<br />Street, the Atchison. Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln, and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored
<br />the freeway route.
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<br />This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty
<br />households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, "C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North
<br />Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the
<br />number of households had Increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out.
<br />but most residents continued to list "rancher" or "fruit grower" as their occupation In the city directories. This pattem of land
<br />use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north
<br />of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street. with the remaining area divided into larger,
<br />agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners.
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<br />While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of
<br />Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in
<br />the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals. small business owners, merchants, and people in service
<br />professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during
<br />the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (2. B. West, Jr..
<br />321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County
<br />Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By
<br />April 1 942, when the Sanbom Company first mapped the western half of the area. most of the lots had been improved with
<br />single-family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the
<br />eastern half of the neighborhood and infill construction in the westem half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged
<br />following Wortd War II.
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<br />The R. R. Ross House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its
<br />representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Additionally, the house has
<br />been categorized as "Key" because, as a relatively rare (in Santa Ana) example of an Italian Renaissance Revival
<br />residence, It "has a distinctive architectural style and quality." The massing. hipped roof. Palladian windows, and detailing
<br />such as the spiraled column and stringcourses are the elements that identify the style of the house. Character-defining
<br />exterior features of the R. R. Ross House that should be preserved include. but may not be limited to: materials (stucco);
<br />roof configuration and detailing; massing; original windows and doors; terrace; architectural details (such as the attic vents,
<br />wing wall, column, and stringcourses); "Hollywood driveway;" and garage.
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<br />*812. References (continued):
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<br />Harris. Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encvclooedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana. An Illustrated Historv. 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, Nationai Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.' Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-1935.
<br />Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955.
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