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State of California-The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATfON HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />rage ~ of ~ "NRNP Status Code 5S3 <br />'Resource Name or #; McGowan House <br />B1. Historic Name: McGowan Houss <br />82. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence 84. Present Uso: Single-family Residence <br />*85. Architoctural Style: Colonial Revival <br />*86. Construction History: (Construction dale, alterations, and date of alterations): Consfnrcfed circa 1888. <br />January 19, 9938. Alter and repair residence, build garage. <br />September 5, 1975. instal! new siding (building to be used for garage and storage only}. <br />August 18, 1981. Converf 2°d story over garage to living. <br />August 31, 1982. Domestic solar system. <br />(Soo Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.J <br />*B7. Moved? 11No ^Yes ^Unknown Date: Original Location: <br />*B8. Related F'eafuros: <br />Mature Redwood tree in franf yard. <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br />*B1f). Sfgnlflcance: Theme Residential Archifactura Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 188fi-1954 Property Type: Single-family Resldence Applicable Criteria: NR: A, C; CR: 1,3 <br />(Discuss importance in Perms of historical or architecfurai context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Atso address integrity) <br />The McGowan House is hisforica!!y signfTcant as one of the oldest, if not fhe oldest, farmhousss in the Park Santiago <br />neighborhood. It is also archifecfurally notable as an example of a two-story, Colonial Revival styled farmhouss that reflects <br />remodeling during fho early twenfiefh century. The hipped roof and Classical embellishments of fhe house suggest that its <br />original appearance may have been that of fhe °Classic Box" variant of the Colonial Revival. According fo previous research, <br />fhe house was constructed circa 1886 {Les, 1980}. ft can 6e traced back to 1918 in fhe city directories under "214 Fast <br />5anfa Ctara, "when fhe owner was Lucy McGowan, widow of Allen McGowan, a rancher, who died on November 8, 1997 <br />Earlier listings in fhe directories placed fhe McCowans at 140 East Santa Clara and a nataGan in the 1910-1911 directory <br />(See Canfinuatfon Sheet 3 of 4.J <br />B1 t. Additional Resource Attributes: {t_ist attributes and codes) <br />'`812. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br />{See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*814. Evaluator: Leslre J. Neumann <br />*Date of Evaluation: December 31, 2003 <br />(This space reserved for ofhciaf comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br /> McGowan Nouse <br /> 214 East Santa Clara Avenue <br />°, UhKlG'U1 ~~ ~~ If <br />'~ <br /> 3 \. <br />4 •I <br /> <br />,~. 1 <br />;, .I <br /> <br />~t r1„~f9 ;L. r <br />g <br /> _~._ ,.af~ <br />r?.?d ~ <br />at. <br />~ •1,, <br />L' ~ <br /> <br />~ J <br />I <br />V <br />I~PR 523B ('fI95} <br />'Required information <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />