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HRCA No. 2025-06 and HRC No. 2025-05 – The Mills House (2429 N. Poinsettia Street) July 9, 2025 Page 3 5 1 2 6 including multi-pane hung, fixed, and casement windows of both wood and vinyl sashes; glazed wood doors; and clay ornamental features, specifically false canales. A non- historic stuccoed privacy wall along the north property line wall encloses the side and back yards. On the north elevation, near the front of the residence, is the stuccoed chimney, featuring a molded stucco triangle feature. Facing the side yard is one of three secondary entrances, which features a small porch, ten-light French doors, and historic wood hung windows with six-light upper and single-pane lower sashes. The porch, which occupies a recess in the north elevation is sheltered by exposed beams emanating from the exterior wall. The other entrances are located on the east elevation of the original rear of the residence and north elevation of the addition and feature glazed wood doors. Both entrances are accessed by short sets of steps with roughly identical stuccoed curved balustrades topped with tile coping. Windows on the historic sections of the secondary elevations are uniformly wood-sash units, with configurations that include multi-light fixed, hung with multi-light upper and fixed lower sashes, and multi-light casements. Windows throughout the rear addition feature vinyl sashes and are configured to complement the historic character of the house with vertically sliding operability, multi-pane sashes, and elements suggesting ogee lugs. Situated at the far eastern end of the parcel, the detached garage was constructed in 2012 to complement the historic appearance of the property. It is rectangular in plan, sheathed in stucco, and capped with a flat roof concealed by a minimally shaped parapet with tile coping. The roll-up garage door faces a short driveway to the north, accessing Edgewood Road. The property is landscaped with a front lawn, low shrubs, mature ornamental trees, and various flowering plants. Character-defining features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style exhibited by the house include, but are not necessarily limited to, its asymmetrical wing-and-gable composition; clay-barrel-tile roofing; portico with pyramidal and arched openings; front patio with low, stuccoed privacy wall; side porch (north façade) with extended-beam shelter; wood-sash windows in various configurations; recessed, segmental-arch window surrounds on the primary façade; ornamental details including the clay gable vent, oeil de boeuf, false canales (where they are original to the building), and molded triangle feature on the base of the chimney; and front lawn with associated foliage. The Mills House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Spanish Colonial Revival-style home in Santa Ana. Located in Park Santiago, the house was constructed in 1925. The recommended categorization is “Contributive” because it contributes to the overall character and history of its neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Public Notification The subject site is located within the Park Santiago Neighborhood Association. The president of this Neighborhood Association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public Historic Resources Commission 97 7/9/2025