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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Paric Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number------^ Page 16 <br />It is now an attractive and well maintained Tudor-influenced building. The <br />neighborhood has been working with the Executive Board of Mercy House, a <br />group that is going to build an AIDS hospice on a lot previously occupied by <br />a 1970s apartment building that was torn down because of substantial fire <br />damage. The H. F. P. A. helped to design the new building, which will be <br />compatible with the existing houses on the 800 block of N. Garfield. <br />Last year H. F. P. A. worked with city staff to update the S D-19 <br />Ordinance. The new rules call for a tighter control over some of the <br />problems experienced by the neighborhood, including front yard fences and <br />inappropriate rehabilitation. In an effort to encourage the arts program in <br />Santa Ana, the Ordinance allows for up to 12 art walks a year and art <br />studios in the homes. That feature was included to encourage artists with <br />families to settle in the neighborhood. <br />The French Park Historic District is home to people with a wide range of <br />ages, occupations, and racial diversity. The restoration of its housing stock , <br />which has occurred house-by-house and project-by-project, is an important <br />asset to the City of Santa Ana, and provides a sense of its unique past. <br />  <br />    <br />