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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: ((Name—of Structure)) *Recorded by Ashley Losco *Date March 5, 2026❑x Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): Secondary facades generally feature brick walls punctuated by one-over-one double hung, wood sash windows and a steel frame bay window with small casement windows on the north and south sides (Figure 4). The property has an east-trending extension with a flat roof and stucco exterior. The extension has wood sash fixed pane and casement windows, one of which is covered by an awning. The south elevation features a second entrance with a wood paneled door and window accessible by concrete steps and a small concrete patio enclosed by concrete pony walls;the entrance sits under an awning(Figure 5). The east elevation features two small, fixed pane windows, a small bay window with a hipped roof clad in wood shake singles with a central wood frame fixed pane window with six lites flanked by casement windows with three lites, and a set of wood French doors accessed by brick steps and covered by an open lattice patio cover added in 1990(Figure 6 and 7). At the rear, western end of the property is a detached garage constructed in 1988. Leading to the garage is a former Hollywood driveway not completely paved with concrete. The two-story garage is rectangular in plan on a concrete foundation and capped with a steeply pitched front gabled roof clad in composition shingles with enclosed eaves (Figure 8). The exterior is clad in stucco and brick. On the west, primary fagade are two large openings with metal roll-up garage doors, an entrance with a glazed wood door, and two vinyl sash windows at the second floor. The north elevation has a second entrance with a paneled door and vinyl sash window. Landscaping at the property includes front and back lawns, mature trees, and flowering and non-flowering shrubs. *1310. Significance(continued): Noe lived on the property until 1926 when Joseph B. and Virginia H. Head purchased the property(The Register 1926a and 1926b). Shortly after purchasing the property, Virginia passed away, but Joseph and their two children, David and Frances, and his second wife, Lula, and their daughter Mary Jean, lived at the property until circa 1962. Born in Kansas, Joseph moved to Orange County in 1905 and eventually owned Arrowhead Laundry at 61 and Porter Streets for 15 years (The Register 1962). David fought in World War 11 in the 11 t'Airborne Division as a paratrooper, and Joseph's second wife Lula taught at Logan School for 20 years before retiring in 1946(The Register 1945 and 1946). During Joseph's ownership of the property, he altered the property twice: in 1933 he applied for a permit to rebuild the chimney and in 1941 to re-roof the residence (City of Santa Ana 1933 and 1941, The Register 1933). In 1983, M.A. McAlpin owned the property, but no additional information was identified on McAlpin (Los Angeles Times 1983). The current owners, Travis Beck Allen-Walter and Charles Reuben Allen-Walter, acquired the property from Fili Moala and Jordan Moala, husband and wife, in 2024. The E.A. Noe House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, walnut trees and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922. `Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land.And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana"(Orange County Register 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County Register 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the E/ Toro Marine Base during World War Il, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell,joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as Roy Russell and Son. In the early post-World War /l years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today, Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The E.A. Noe House is a contributor to the Floral Park Historic District. Additionally, the E.A. Noe House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival-style home in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house was constructed in 1925. The recommended categorization is "Contributive"because it contributes to the overall character and history of its neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character-defining features of the house's original 1925 Tudor Revival-style construction include, but are not necessarily limited to, its asymmetrical main (west) facade composition;brick and stucco siding; steeply DPR 523L