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State of California — The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code 3S <br />*Resource Name or #: Borchard House <br />B1. Historic Name: Borchard House <br />B2. Common Name: Borchard-Dixon-Bassett House <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Offices <br />*135. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br />*136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1924. <br />September 3, 1924. Residence and garage. <br />(Note: no other building permits were found.) <br />*137. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location: <br />*B8. Related Features. <br />Garagelguest house, original concrete driveway, pergola, mature trees and landscaping including palms, entry light standards. <br />69a. Architect: Frederick Eley <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br />*810. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1880-1946 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: B, C <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Borchard House is architecturally significant for its elegant and highly intact design by renowned Santa Ana architect <br />Frederick Eley. It is also notable for its historic association with three prominent Santa Ana families. According to the building <br />permit, the house was constructed in 1924 at a cost of $30,000, a substantial sum of money at the time. Leo and Marie <br />Borchard, a prosperous ranching and investment family, were the original owners. Leo Borchard was the eldest of a family of <br />five brothers and sisters whose father, Casper, was a successful farmer in Ventura County. Leo Borchard came to the Santa <br />Ana vicinity in 1900, and with his brother Frank became a major landholder, farming over 2, 000 acres, the majority of which <br />was in the Santa Ana area. The Borchards were well-known not only for their acreage, but also for their innovative and early <br />use of tractors in fanning, for their widespread road -building and drainage work, and for the raising of Norman-Percheron <br />horses and mules. During the Depression, the Borchards sold the estate to Dr. and Mrs. Winfield E. Dixon. Dr. Dixon <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B11. Additional. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*1312. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />(1977 Cultural Heritage Committee research & 1985 Historical Landmarks Inventory Form) <br />Sanborn Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*1314. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />*Date of Evaluation: January Z 2003 <br />Sketch Map <br />Borchard House <br />1617 East Fourth Street <br />Z a l <br />w <br />n <br />� <br />O <br />'T <br />A A <br />f. P <br />1 <br />� <br />C <br />I <br />A..' A <br />94 <br />y <br />` ✓ <br />C <br />DPR 523B (1I95) *Required information <br />