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State of California-The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT O~ PARKS AND RECREATION HRi # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder} Walker House "Recorded ny Hally Soboleske ~t310. Significance (continued}: "Date October 4, 2012 ©x Continuation ^ Update The Walker House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by East Seventeenth Street, North Flower 5treef, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and widely scatfered ranch houses characterized Phis area before 1920. Developer and builderAlltson Honer (1897 1989), 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 (Talbert, pages 353-358). `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, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Flora! Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Drange County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Gonstruction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Ofd Santa Ana City Hall, the E'! Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1980 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 815 West Santa Clara Avenue. !n the fate 1920s and 9930s, another builder, Ray Roscoe Russell {7881-9965), continued developing the groves of Flora! Park. An early Russel! project was his 192$ subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revive! styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. !n the early post World Wart! years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-fancily houses were built. Continuing in the Flora! Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. in the 1950s, low horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2007) Flora! Park maintains its identify as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Walker House also qualifres for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exempUfication of the distinguishing characteristics of the Spanish Cotonlat Revive! style. Typical features of this style illustrated by the house include the signature combination of stucco welts with a red Cite roof,• faux recessed entry and easement windows; horizontal massing suggestive of a hacienda; asymmetrical composition; and wood-trimmed eaves. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" because if `has a distinctive and unique style of architocture" Character-defrning exterior features of the Walker House That should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (stucco, wood, wrought iron, and red tiles); asymmetrical treatment of elements on the facade; roof confrgurafion and detailing; original windows and doors where extant; stepped chimney; architectural details such as the door surrounds and shutters. Other distinctive and character defining features include a porthole window above the front door with wrought iron ornamentation. DAR 523t. Page 4 of 5