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State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page 1 of 4 'CHR Status Code 2D(Z) <br />*Resource Name or #: Swanner House <br />B1. Historic Name: Swanner House <br />62. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1925 <br />March 17, 1925. Residence and garage constructed for $5,100. <br />November 20, 1939. Re-roof, $80. <br />June 17, 1946. Addition to garage, 16' x 18' (maid's room), $800. <br />March 3, 1947. Four fixtures and one gas outlet installed, $500. <br />May 26, 1947. Seventeen electrical outlets installed. <br />July 2, 1947. Five electrical fixtures installed. <br />July 6, 1960. Extension to garage for length. <br />August 7, 1980. Change kitchen window to 3 feet x 3.4 feet, install French doors, 5 feet x 6.8 feet, build wood deck, $1,500. <br />August 22, 1980. Twelve electrical outlets installed. <br />*B7. Moved? ^No DYes Unknown Date: Original Location: <br />*B8. Related Features: <br />None. <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown <br />*610. 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 />The Swanner House is architecturally significant as an intact example of the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style and of cultural <br />note through its association with Orange County attorney and historian Charles D. Swanner. According to the original building <br />permit, dated March 17, 1925, the residence and garage were constructed for Swanner and his wife Helen at a cost of $5,100. Born <br />in Santa Ana in 1894, Swanner attended law school of the University of Southern California, graduating in 1915. During World War <br />1, Swanner served as a lieutenant in Company L, the Santa Ana unit of the National Guard. Upon war's end, Swanner began <br />practicing law in Santa Ana. In 1926, one year after construction of 2341 North Bonnie Brae, Swanner was elected city attorney of <br />Santa Ana. Although the Swanners remained in the property only until circa 1930, Swanner distinguished himself later in his career <br />by authoring four influential books on the history of Orange County, including Those Were the Davs. Story of Comoanv `L'. Santa <br />Ana's Own. and Santa Ana: A Narrative of Yesterday. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*B12. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 4 of 4.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*B14. Evaluator: Deborah Howell-Ardila <br />*Date of Evaluation: October 20, 2008 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />----- ••' ----~°~--- G' <br />~J _ <br />002-122-11 <br />-.- 2341 N. Bonnie Brae <br />~ ,,, <br />;~x_ o <br />i -- <br />+ ,~ - <br />_ ~ -- <br />~` 7 <br />~ Nlgry <br />W <br />V O <br />O ~ <br />~~' ~ O <br />DPR 523B (1/95) Q 'Required information <br />~~~V <br />