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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />*Resource Name or #: Joy House <br />*NRHP Status Code 5S3 <br />B1. Historic Name: Joy House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence <br />*135. Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional <br />*136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): <br />December 11, 1947: property constructed as a 6 room residence and garage for Coast Construction Company, valued at $8,000 <br />August 14, 1953: Addition of a room and % bath, for C. Joy by Adams and Helm, valued at $3, 000. <br />February 2, 1972: Addition to garage by owner, Charles R. Bryan, valued at $100. <br />*137. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: <br />*138. Related Features: N/A <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: likely Coast Construction Company <br />*1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1947 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: C13 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Joy House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Minimal Traditional -style house in Santa Ana. The <br />original building permit indicates the property was constructed in 1947 as a house consisting of six rooms and a detached <br />garage at a cost of $8,000.00. The original building permit does not identify an architect or contractor, though the property <br />may have been constructed by Coast Construction Company, which is indicated as the original owner. The earliest known <br />occupants are Carroll H. and Donna Aloen (nee Miller) Joy, who, city directory listings show, lived at the address by 1949 <br />(Ancestry.com 2011). Prior to the Joy family's acquisition of the subject property, Carroll was a decorated pilot during World <br />War 11 and, in civilian life, owned a service station, before entering a career as an insurance agent (Santa Ana Register July <br />8, 1944; Santa Ana Register November 20, 1947; The Register August 7, 1955 ). In 1953, the Joys constructed an addition to <br />the rear (north) of the residence. Donna served as president of the Spurgeon Parent Teacher Association in Santa Ana in <br />1959 (The Register March 7, 1959). In June 1966, Donna passed away (The Register June 6, 1966). Within three years of <br />Donna's passing, the property was owned by the family of Charles R Bryan. City building permits show the Bryan family <br />constructed an addition to the detached garage in 1972. The property remained in the possession of the Bryan family until at <br />least as recently as 2016, when city building permit records show Dolly Bryan was the owner. The current owners, Laura <br />Trudeau and Nicholas Timmons acquired the property in 2024. (See Continuation Sheet 3). <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*1312. References: <br />(See Continuation Sheet 4 of 6.) <br />B13. Remarks: None <br />*1314. Evaluator: James Williams, City of Santa Ana. <br />*Date of Evaluation: January 29, 2026 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />�y / ORCHAR AVENUE <br />4 Sr T;g "' <3' •� 136.d6• <br />{ 1 ] C I 15 a ra <br />2 <br />[va J <br />D ��� 2 14 $ 16 w <br />k2as6' <br />30 <br />—� 0 y <br />¢ ! 4 aaw <br />5 nsm• <br />6 t <br />Joy House <br />1402 S. Birch Street <br />U <br />M <br />