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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County om w opt« United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 805 N. Minter St. Eimers House Colonial Revival 1905 A bellcast hipped roof, centered with a hipped dormer, tops the Eimers House. Enclosed eaves, accented with carved brackets, metal finials, and a plain frieze accent the roof line. A slanted bay window, capped with a leaded glass transom, dominates the front facade. The recessed porch, located on the north half of the front facade, is supported by round wood columns resting on a solid clapboard-clad railing. A leaded glass window is located to the north of the front door. On the south side are a horizontal window and a cantilevered slanted bay with a leaded glass window. A small single-storied 1940's rental house, topped with a side-facing gabled roof and clad in wide clapboard siding, is located in the back yard. George Eimers and his wife were the first owners of the house at 805 N. Minter (then called G Street). He worked at the Main Department Store. They sold the house to Frank W. and Lillian Harris in 1909. He worked in the escrow department of the Abstract and Title Guaranty Company. In 1913 Eugene and Jessie De Vaul became the owners, staying until 1922. He was a salesman for the Farmer Implement Company, and later became the field manager for the Anaheim Sugar Company. 806 N. Minter St. Hutchings House Craftsman Bungalow 1924 The tiny house ’ at 806 was originally on the same double-wide lot as the house at 802, immediately to the south. Both houses share a central driveway and garage. The steeply-pitched side-facing gabled roof is fronted with an offset gabled front porch. Exposed beam ends and rafter tails decorate the roof line. Narrow clapboard siding covers the body of the house, while wide boards cover the gable faces. Square pillars support the porch roof, which features Oriental-influenced crossbeams. The front door, accented with a multi-paned window and panels, sits next to a large plate glass window with a multi-paned transom. The spindles that form the porch rail are a recent alteration. James K. Hutchings, and his wife, Vera, were the first occupants of this small bungalow. He was a special agent for the Standard Oil Co. One year later, Mrs. Elizabeth Maud Morrison, secretary to attorney W. M. Menton, moved in to stay for approximately ten years. Mr. Menton's office was in the First National Bank Building.