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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 /> <br />Page ~ of ~ *CHR Status Code 5S1 <br />*Resource Name or #: Smedley House <br /> <br />B1. Historic Name: Smedley House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*85. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br />*86. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1927 <br /> <br />January 11, 1927. Residence and garage constructed for $6,600. <br />March 18, 1949. Unspecified alterations, $125. <br />March 21, 1949. Unspecified alterations, $14. <br />February 4, 1970. Patio brought into code, $60. <br />March 28, 1979. Add den and hobby room to garage, $10,200. <br />September 27, 1982. Reroof. <br /> <br />*87. Moved? -No eVes eUnknown Date: <br />*88. Related Features: <br />None. <br /> <br />Original Location: <br /> <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br /> <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br /> <br />*810. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: Circa 1895-1965 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 Smedley House is architecturally significant as an intact and representative example of the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br />style. City of Santa Ana records indicate that the house was constructed in January 1927 for Roland Dye for a total cost of $6,600. <br />Mr. Dye, an executive with the Orange County Council of the Boys Scouts of America, resided in the house with his wife Ruby until <br />1928. Between 1929 and 1930, city directories indicate that the house was owned by Ralph C. Smedley, a prominent Santa Ana <br />resident who founded the first Toastmasters Club in Santa Ana in 1924-then founded Toastmasters International in 1930, when he <br />was listed as owner of this house with his wife Frances. By 1935, the ownership had shifted to Hiram Currey, an eye, ear, nose, <br />and throat doctor with an office at 311 S. Main, and his wife Ruth. The Curreys owned the house until at least 1941. In subsequent <br />decades, ownership of the house shifted on multiple occasions. <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br /> <br />*812. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br /> <br />Sketch Map <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br /> <br />B13. Remarks: <br /> <br />*814. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann <br />*Date of Evaluation: September 25,2006 <br /> <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br /> <br />DPR 5238 (1195) <br /> <br />25E~7 <br /> <br />"Required information <br />