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<br /> CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br /> Page 3 of 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Elliott House
<br /> 'Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann 'Date January 2, 2003 ®Continuation D Update
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<br /> Pia. Description (continued):
<br /> arcade. A classical balusfrade, punctuated by um-topped pedestals, defines a terrace that wraps both street elevations.
<br /> Curved concrete paths, scored to resemble flagstones, lead from both streets to the terrace. Palm trees stud the front lawn.
<br /> !n the rear, gone-story guest wing that maybe an addition is attached to a hipped roof garage. No other alterations were
<br /> noted to this highly intact and well-maintained residence.
<br /> 'B10. Significance (continued):
<br /> The Elliott House is located in Floral Paris, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by East Seventeenth
<br /> Sfreet North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and widely scattered
<br /> ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the
<br /> subdivider and builder of a major potion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in i 922
<br /> {Talbert, pages 353-356). `Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And thaf month,
<br /> he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange Countv Register September 75, 1981). The parcel chosen became
<br /> the Floral Paris subdivision between Seventeenth Sfreet and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park
<br /> homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for abouf $45,000 each" (Orange Countv Register.
<br /> September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and
<br /> Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison
<br /> Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the ? 935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City
<br /> Hall, the EI Toro Marine Bass during World War ll, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he
<br /> had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
<br /> !n the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russel! (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
<br /> Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between 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 Paris 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 its
<br /> identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, hisforically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br /> The Elliott !-louse qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 for its exemplification
<br /> of the distinguishing characteristics of the Italian Renaissance (Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Revivals) style.
<br /> Notable in this regard are the symmetrical massing, hipped roof configurafwn, lower story emphasis through greater height
<br /> the use of stucco and tile, the incorporation of arches, and fhe classical detailing of columns and impost moldings. The
<br /> house also contributes to the historic character of Floral Park Through its age, style, scale, and historic association with a
<br /> member of the local professional community. Additronally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its unique
<br /> architecfural significance as an intact and graceful inferpretation of the Italian Renaissance (Late Nineteenth and Twentieth
<br /> Century Revivals) style. All original exterior features of the Elliott House are considered character-defining and should be
<br /> preserved, including, but not limited to: materials and finishes; roof configuration, materials, and detailing; massing; windows
<br /> and doors; terrace, bakonies and arcades; chimney,' architectural details such as arches, columns, capitals, impost moldings,
<br /> wing wall, garage; and original landscape features such as the palm trees and concrete paths.
<br /> '612. References (continued):
<br /> Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encvdooedia. 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 Regisfration Form." Washington DC: National
<br /> Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br /> Office of Historic Preservation. `Insfructions for Recording Historical Resources. "Sacramento: March 1995.
<br /> Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br /> Alison Honer Dies of 84,' The Santa Ana Journal, Sepfember 21, 1981.
<br /> `Builder of Honer Plaza Dies, ° Orange Countv Resister. Sepfember 15, 1981.
<br /> History of Floral Park" http://www.floral
<br /> park.com/page2.html
<br /> Talbert, Thomas (editor-in-chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works lncludina Biok~pical Sketches of Leading Citizens
<br /> Volume Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963.
<br /> Santa Ana City Directory, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1941, 1947.
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