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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page railing, is recessed in the north half of the front facade. The original front door, accented with a medium-sized window, molding, dentil trim, and recessed panels, opens onto the porch. The space to the south of the porch is occupied by a plate glass window, diamond-patterned transom, and double-hung side-lights. A slanted bay, located on the south side, has been turned into a second entrance, fronted by a small deck. Brick cladding on the porch floor and steps, brick piers, and the door and deck on the south side are alterations. This charming house was built for Rev. J. H. Cooper and his family in 1900. He was the pastor of the First Congregational Church. By 1905 William and Emma Block, a retired couple, had purchased the house. In 1911 Marlin and Florence Shields moved from Mono County, CA, to Santa Ana. In addition to this house, they bought twenty acres of land on Irvine Blvd. He eventually owned several pieces of citrus property in the eastern part of the county. He was a Mason, an Elk, and a Presbyterian. 802 N. Minter St. Kinley House Queen Anne/Colonial Revival 1895 A tall hipped roof, fronted with gables on the north end of the front facade and the center of the south facade, caps the single-storied Kinley House. Carved brackets accent the enclosed eaves and fishscale shingles cover the gable faces. The front porch, probably added about 1910, is supported by round pillars with Tuscan capitals. A screen of criss-cross latticework has been added along the top of the flat-roofed porch. A plate glass window, topped with a transom, is centered in the section to the north of the front door. A square bay window looks out onto Civic Center Drive. Alterations include the latticework and the metal screen door. James Frank Kinley and his wife, Mary, built this house in 1895. He was the janitor at the Orange County Courthouse. In 1918 Roscoe Huber, who worked for Flagg and Campbell, printers and bookbinders located at 208 W. Third St., was the second owner.