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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Park Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number Page 14 <br />A retired merchant, A. H. Thomas, and his wife built this house <br />in 1898. He was very active in the Christian Endeavor Union. Another <br />early resident was Henry Hamilton, one of the three editors of the SMfa <br />Ana Sentinel, started in 1891. <br />1006 N. French St.Morris House Craftsman Bungalow 1922 <br />A multi-gabled roof with capped peaks tops the Morris House, built in <br />1922. Exposed beam ends support the corners and caps of the three front­ <br />facing and two south-facing gables. A row of dentil trim runs across the <br />top of the partially recessed front porch. Narrow clapboard siding covers <br />the exterior. Two pairs of square molding-trimmed columns, resting on the <br />concrete porch floor, support the roof of the offset front porch. Irios of 8- <br />light casement windows look out onto the porch and the front yard. The <br />original paneled front door, accented with ornate brass hardware, is <br />flanked by multi-paned sidelights. A painted brick chimney, with high 6- <br />light casement windows on each side, graces the south (driveway) facade. <br />A* small recessed porch, supported by the same style wooden column, is <br />located to the west of the chimney. The only apparent alteration to the <br />house is the metal safety screen door. There are units behind the house, <br />constructed in 1950. <br />The original owners of this house were Frank and Nancy Morris. <br />They owned and operated the Morris the Florist shop at 630 N. Main St. <br />In 1933 Franklin P. and Mary Nickey purchased the house and lived there <br />for seven years. He was a salesman for the Standard Oil Company, located <br />at 1016 N. Santiago St. in Santa Ana. <br />1009 N. French St.Reeves House Colonial Revival 1909 <br />Single-storied and rectangular in shape, the Reeves House occupies <br />the southeast corner of French and Wellington Streets and is clad in narrow <br />clapboard siding. The symmetrical front facade is crowned with a hipped <br />roof featuring enclosed eaves accented with carved brackets and a centered <br />hipped dormer. Double-hung windows flank the rectangular porch sup­ <br />ported by four round columns resting on solid clapboard-clad railings. <br />A slanted bay, centered with the front door, and containing a double-hung  <br />    <br />