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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary #
<br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: H.A. aName_of Structure))
<br />*Recorded by James Williams *Date September 23, 2025 I] Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*P3a. Description (continued):
<br />The east elevation faces North Benton Way and features an exterior brick chimney, four wood -frame horizontal sliding sash
<br />or double -hung windows, and an aluminum vertical sliding window. At the southern end of the east elevation is an attached
<br />garage with a non -historic aluminum roll -up door. Secondary fagades on the south, west, and east have a large wood -frame,
<br />21 pane fixed window, three wood -framed sliding glass doors and screens, and two secondary entrances with glazed wood
<br />paneled doors (Figures 5 and 6). The secondary, rear facades are shaded by exposed roof beams that extend from the west
<br />side of the roof slope (Figure 7). A small shed of modern fabrication is located at the rear of the property.
<br />Landscaping on the property consists of a lawn north and east of the residence, palms and ornamental plants in the brick
<br />planter beds on north and east sides of the house, and a mature tree and various plantings in the back yard.
<br />*1310. Significance (continued):
<br />According to a newspaper article from 1958, the pool was used as a model pool for Anthony Bros. Inc. (The Register 1958).
<br />The Lambert family lived at the property until 1960 (Ancestry.com 2011b). Between 1964 and 1968, Mary Ann and Matthew
<br />A. Brown occupied 2402 North Riverside Drive; Mr. Brown was the owner of the Santa Ana Book Store and Mrs. Brown
<br />worked for the Santa Ana recreational program (The Register 1964).
<br />The H.A. Petersen 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 orange, avocado, and walnut trees 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 County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel
<br />chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the
<br />Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County
<br />Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and
<br />1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival.
<br />The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa
<br />Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War Il, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the
<br />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 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 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as
<br />Roy Russell and Son. In the early post World War 11 years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller,
<br />single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low,
<br />horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2023) Floral Park maintains its identity as the
<br />premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The H. A. Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact
<br />example of a Contemporary Modern -style house in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house was constructed in 1951.
<br />The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it contributes to the overall character and history of its
<br />neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character -defining
<br />features of the Contemporary Modern -style exhibited by the house include: its one-story, low -to -the -ground horizontal
<br />massing; low-pitched cross -hipped roof with overhanging eaves; stucco and vertical wood lap wall cladding; floor -to -ceiling
<br />glass block side lite; wood sash windows, including horizontal sliding and 21-pane fixed configurations; extended beam
<br />shade feature; flush wood door with original mail slot and handle; and exterior brick chimney.
<br />*1312. References (continued):
<br />Ancestry.com. 2011 a. Listing for Homer Peterson. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA:
<br />Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
<br />https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/records/235413595?tid=&aid=&auervld=28565dd5-988c-40a7-88db-
<br />357646ala5d0& phsrc=JhD1787& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025).
<br />_. 2011b. Listing for Paul W. Lambert. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
<br />Operations, Inc., 2011.
<br />https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/records/1169516106?tid=&pid=&quervld=8b56709a-2d74-4bff-bfbd-
<br />139a6c20dac3& phsrc=JhD1790& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025).
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