Item 13 - Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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HRCA No. 2024-10, HRC No. 2025-07, and HPPA No. 2025-09 — The R. Miller House (1412 N. Louise Street) September 23, 2025 Page 3 the property, and 1412 N. Louise Street was not listed in the 1960 Santa Ana City Directory (The Register 1959, Ancestry.com 2011). From 1962 to 1966, Robert T. Bailey and his wife Phyllida C. Bailey, lived at the property; however, no additional information was identified on the couple (The Register 1962, Ancestry.com 2017). Dated March 23, 1978, owner John Mullins filed for a permit to construct a 360-square-foot addition to the garage for $2500. Mullins lived on the property until circa 2002 (Ancestry.com 2005). The R. Miller House is a single-family residence built in the Tudor Revival style. The residence is characterized by an irregular plan and a complex cross -gabled and flat roof with shingle cladding. The eaves generally have no overhang, but in select locations they are moderate with exposed rafter tails. The building's exterior is sheathed in moderately rough stucco with false half-timbering at the fagade gables. The primary (east) fagade is characterized by an asymmetrical composition, consisting of two short gabled wings, flanking a recessed front porch. At the north end of the porch, the south -facing main entrance features a solid wood door and a period door knocker and other hardware. A carved beam supports the outer edge of the porch roof. Windows on the primary fagade are historical and generally are of wood, multi -pane construction. The sole exception is the single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework. The secondary and rear elevations feature stucco cladding and a combination of double -hung wood -sash windows on the original portion of the building and horizontally sliding wood -sash windows on the rear addition. A secondary entrance is located on the south elevation; the door there is accessed via a short set of straight concrete steps and sheltered by a pent porch roof with wood brace supports. The detached garage is located southwest of the residence. It has a rectangular plan, gabled roof with asphalt shingle cladding, and stucco siding throughout. On the east fagade, the glazed metal garage door faces a concrete driveway, which leads to east North Louise Street. On the north elevation there is a non -original suspended garage door and horizontally sliding aluminum framed window. The front yard is landscaped with a lawn and mature trees and shrubs. Low hedge rows trace the eastern property line and areas bordering the driveway and front porch. A knee -height brick wall delineates the property's western boundary. Character -defining features of the R. Miller House include: L-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary fagade; cross -gabled and flat roof with moderate to high -pitch; minimal roof overhang; gable vents, moderately rough stucco siding and false timbering; external brick chimney; multi -pane, wood -sash windows; single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework; tripartite focal window with central fixed pane and flanking multi -pane wood sashes; recessed, diamond -glazed window located adjacent to the front entrance and to the focal window; main entrance set within in a small gable and accessible by two curved concrete steps; and detached garage.