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Frencn rarK niSLoriu uistLiut, oduta ftna, wl augc—o-cra-n-c-j- <br />OM mt eots <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Park Sen/ice <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number Page <br />1229 N. French St. Grace House California Bungalow 1921 N .C. <br />A low-pitched front-facing gable, fronted with a matching offfset <br />porch roof, tops the Grace House. Exposed rafter tails and single beam ends <br />accent the roof line. Square brick pillars, clad in newer brick, support the <br />porch roof. A slanted bay, located to the north end of the porch, is topped <br />with a flat roof. Aluminum-framed windows have been installed through­ <br />out the house. Because of the alterations, which include the stucco­ <br />cladding, aluminum-framed windows, brick-clad pillars, and wrought iron <br />and slumpstone fence, this house does not appear to contribute to the <br />district. <br />Roscoe Wilson, who also built the house next door in 1921, built this <br />house for Charles Grace, a local real estate agent with offices in the Rowley <br />Building at 107 1/2 E. Fourth St. They lived in the house until 1933, when <br />it became a rental. By 1941 Robert and Louise Garrett owned the house. <br />They were jewelers ,with a shop in the Grand Central Market Building on <br />Second St. in downtown Santa Ana. <br />1230 N. French St. William Smith House Craftsman Bungalow 1909 <br />The finely-detailed one-and-one-half story Craftsman Bungalow on <br />the corner of French and Washington is crowned with a steeply-pitched <br />side-facing gabled roof. Carved knee braces and rafter tails accent the roof <br />line. Fishscale shingles-decorate the gable faces. A pair of double-hung <br />windows, accented with multi-light patterns in the top one fourth, are <br />centered in the dormer. Narrow clapboard siding covers the exterior and <br />the supports at each end of the full front porch. Fluted columns are placed <br />beside each pillar, and rest on the solid clapboard-clad railing. A plate <br />glass window, topped with a multi-paned transom and double-hung <br />sidelights, graces the section to the south of the door, while a wide double- <br />hung window is located on the north side. The original door, centered with <br />a large beveled glass window, is accented with a sill and dentil trim below <br />the window. A cantilevered slanted bay window is centered in the north <br />facade, facing Washington Street. The foundation, piers, and a low wall <br />around the front yard are all made of manufactured stone. The wrought <br />iron rail in the front and an entrance added to the south side appear to be <br />the only alterations. <br />  <br />    <br />