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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County <br />I ^rnrnim. tmt toil <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Paric Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuatiort Sheet <br />Section number Page <br />postal service for most of his adult life, having begun his career in as a mail <br />clerk on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad. In 1887 <br />President McKinley appointed him Postmaster of Santa Ana. He held the <br />office for several years. After he and Mary moved to a larger new house <br />next door, their son, James, and his wife, Laura, moved into 1112. James, <br />who moved to here in 1887 also, served as Assistant Postmaster in Santa <br />Ana for over thirty years, beginning in 1899. In the I920’s William and <br />Belle Baker owned the house. He was Secretary/manager for the Orange <br />County Manufacturing Co., a local manufacturer of boxes. <br />1115 N. French St. Philleo House Altered Bungalow N., C. <br />Clad in newer stucco and topped with a low-pitched gabled roof, the <br />Philleo House was completely remodeled in the 1980's. A recessed porch, <br />supported by a single post, is located in the southwest corner of the front <br />facade. The brick-clad entry porch and steps are fairly new. A red brick <br />chimney graces the south side. The stucco cladding, aluminum windows, <br />carport on the south side, and brick front planter are part of the remodel. <br />Mrs. Marietta Philleo, the widow of E. A., built this house in 1926. <br />Pelham and Vera Small bought the house in 1946. His specialty was <br />repairing looms for the Santa Ana Woolen Mills on East Washington St. <br />Pelham and Vera moved to Washington State when he went to work for <br />the Pendleton Mills. When Wayne and Viola Small were married in 1950, <br />they moved into the house and continue to live there today. Wayne <br />worked for the Santa Ana Woolen Mills for several years. <br />1116 N. French St. Alexander House Craftsman Bungalow 1914 <br />Neat rows of alternating long and short wood shingles, cover the <br />second story of the Alexander House, and the original stucco cladding <br />covers the first story. An exceptional example of the Craftsman Bungalow <br />style, the house is topped with low-pitched gabled roofs with wide eaves <br />accented with triangular-shaped knee braces, horizontal lath venting, and <br />exposed rafter tails. Double-hung windows, with some having vertical <br />muntins in the top half, are used throughout the second floor. The single­ <br />storied wrap-around porch features a front-facing open gable resting on a  <br />    <br />