Agenda Packet 11.6.25 (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County ir« tani0^ 0m. imt »f* United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page single beam which supports the gable and forms the top of the pergola to the north of the porch. Pairs of square posts, resting on stucco-clad piers, support the Oriental-influenced porch. The concrete porch floor continues to the north end of the pergola on the north side of the covered section. Carved beams extend from the front facade of the house to the crossbeam at the front of the porch. Single 4 x 6's form the railings between the piers. A large plate glass window is located to the north of the wide front door, accented with three narrow vertical beveled glass windows. Sidelights flank the door. The wide front steps are made of concrete and bordered with stucco-clad piers. Thomas and Mary Alexander moved from 1112, immediately to the south, in 1904. He was Postmaster of Santa Ana for over thirty years. They also owned ranch property planted with walnuts and citrus. The early directories list Thomas and Mary as living here in 1904, with his son, James, living in 1112. However, this house is listed on the survey as having been built in 1914, a date which suits the later style Craftsman architecture. Thomas Alexander died on August 2, 1917, and Mary continued to live in the house until the mid-1920's when Sidney and Josephine Druce bought the house. Sidney was a partner in the Druce Bros. Poultry Ranch in Stanton. The ranch was widely known for its production of White Leghorn chickens. Sidney and his brother, H. Campbell, were active in the Southern California Poultry Producers Association and the Garden Grove Farm Bureau. 1117-1119 N. French St. ' Duplex Minimal Traditional 1944 N. C. A hip-roofed wing extends forward in the middle of the main section of the duplex at 1117-19. Exposed rafter tails ring the roof line. The entrance to 1117 is located on the south side of the wing, while the door to 1119 is on the north side. All windows except the front 6-light plate glass window, are 2-over-2, divided horizontally, and are either stationary or double-hung. Because the duplex has received a new coat of stucco and wood shake roof, it does not appear to contribute to the historic character of the neighborhood. A large slumpstone and . wrought iron fence hides much of the building.