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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, Ua Orange county <br />, Mb. <br />United States Department of the Interior National Park Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number Page <br />Triangular knee brackets, decorative knobs, and criss-cross lath vents <br />accent the wide eaves. Wood shingles, alternated in long and short rows, <br />cover the second story, while the first story is clad in specialty siding. <br />The roof features both side and front-facing gables and a shed-style <br />section on the north end of the second floor. The single-storied front-facing <br />gabled porch is supported by trios of square wood posts, resting on stucco- <br />clad piers with concrete caps. Cutout railings run across the front of the <br />porch, with the entrance being on the south side. A pergola stretches along <br />the south side of the front facade, and is supported by piers and posts <br />matching those used on the porch. <br />John and Wilhelmina Thee, who owned a ranch at 128 W. 19th St. <br />for several years before building this large Craftsman Bungalow, moved <br />into this house in 1914, bringing with them two adult children. Amanda <br />was a bookkeeper at the O. C. Title Co. and Gertrude worked at Sam Stein's <br />Stationery Store on Fourth St. <br />1218 N. French St. Hickox House Craftsman Bungalow 1909 <br />A side-facing bellcast gabled roof, fronted with a prominent gable, <br />caps the two-story Hickox House. Carved bargeboards, exposed rafter <br />tails, triangular knee braces, decorative knobs, and criss-cross lath <br />ventwork accent the roof line. Wood shingles cover, the exterior upper <br />3/4ths of the body, while wide clapboard siding is used on the lower l/4th, <br />separated by a beltcourse. Ribbons of casement windows, accented with <br />three lights in the top third, are used throughout the second story, while <br />similar windows with two rows of muntins are featured on the first floor. <br />The recessed front porch is supported by a single elephantine column, clad <br />in wood shingles. A cutout rail, anchored next to the steps by a tapered <br />pier, borders the north and west sides of the porch. The only alteration <br />appears to be the metal screen door.Lou and Ruby Hickox built this bungalow in 1909. Lou was a well- . <br />known photographer in Santa Ana with a studio at 112 1/2 W. Fourth St. <br />After Lou died in 1917, Mary Smart took over the business. Ruby and <br />their daughter, Ruth, continued to live in the house until 1920, when <br />Julius and Lena Smith bought the house. They owned the Unique Cloak <br />and Suit House at 203 W. 4th St. By 1928 Oliver K. and Edna Carr had <br />moved in to stay for a few years. He owned a detective agency at 407 1/2 <br />N. Main St. <br />Exhibit B <br />  <br />    <br />