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<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />Page 3 of 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Hoiles House
<br />'Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC 'Date January 30, 2003 O Continuation ^ Update
<br />*B10. Significance (continued):
<br />native of Ohio who, while studying engineering, decided to pursue a career in newspapers instead. Listed in the city
<br />directories as president of the Register Publishing Company, Hoiles purchased a controlling interest in the Santa Ana
<br />Register in 1935 and moved to Santa Ana. He appointed his son Clarence H. Hoiles, who moved into 2010 North Victoria
<br />Drive, secretary of the Register Publishing Company, in charge of the business affairs of the paper. The Hoiles published
<br />the paper until 1987; during their tenure, both the county and the paper, which became The Register in 1955 and the
<br />Orange Countv Register in 1987, witnessed tremendous growth.
<br />The Hoiles House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West
<br />Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and
<br />widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981),
<br />credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls,
<br />New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr Honer purchased a parcel of land.
<br />And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange Countv Register. September 15, 1981). The
<br />parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the
<br />1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45, 000 each" (Orange
<br />Countv Register. September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s
<br />and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial
<br />Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled
<br />Old Santa Ana City Hall, the EI Toro Marine Base during World War ll, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in
<br />the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
<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 behnreen 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 ll 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
<br />its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The Hoiles House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 for its retention of
<br />several of the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style, including the use of half timbering, the complex
<br />gabled and hipped roof configuration and rustic wood shingling, and the asymmetrical design. The house also contributes to
<br />the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and historic association with members of
<br />the local business community. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" for its contribution to
<br />character of Floral Park and North Victoria Drive. Character-defining exterior features of the Hoiles House that should be
<br />preserved include, but may not be limited to: original materials (wood and brick) and finishes where extant; roof
<br />configuration and materials (randomly laid wood shingles); asymmetrical massing and composition; original doors and
<br />windows where extant, architectural detailing (exposed beam-ends); and brick chimney. If returned to an earlier
<br />appearance, the house may qualify for "Key" or "Landmark" categorization.
<br />"B12. References (continued):
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 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 />`Alison Honer Dies at 84,"The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981.
<br />"Builder of Honer Plaza Dies, " Orange Countv Register. September 15, 1981.
<br />"History of Floral Park." http://www.floral-park.com/page2.html
<br />Talbert, Thomas (editor-in-chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works Including Biographical Sketches of Leading
<br />Citizens. Volume 1. Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963.
<br />Armor, Samuel. History of Orange Countv. 1921.
<br />Orange County Directories, 1932-1941, 1945.
<br />Milbauer, Jordana. A Libertarian Dynasty: Publishers of the Orange Countv Register 1935-1987. M.A. Thesis, California
<br />State University Northridge, August 1988.
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