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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 4 *CHR Status Code 5S1 <br />*Resource Name or #: Cotton Mather House <br />B1. Historic Name Cotton Mather House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single- family Residence B4. Present Use: Single- family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1927 <br />January 25, 1928. Residence and garage. $6,750. <br />March 8, 1938. Playhouse for children. $150.00. <br />May 3, 1940. Reroof by owner. <br />October 18, 1943. Reroof for Mrs. C, Mather. <br />September 5, 1968. Water heater. <br />April 17, 1975. Plumbing by R. Mather, owner. <br />April 3, 1991. Repairgarage rafters $1,000.00. <br />May 17, 1991. Sewer repair. <br />May 17, 1991. Electrical 2000sf residence. <br />*B7. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location: <br />*B8. Related Features: <br />None. <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1895 -1965 Property Type: Single- family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: Z; CR: 5S1 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Cotton Mather House is architecturally significant as a Mission /Spanish Colonial Revival style. It was built in 1928, but <br />completed in 1929, the first owners were Cotton and Marion Mather. It is unknown if Mr. Mathers was related to Cotton <br />Mather, the puritan minister from the 1700's, as well as a founder of Yale University. When Cotton moved into this house, he <br />was the secretary for the Santa Ana Building and Loan located at 609 S. Sycamore. By 1941, he was the president and <br />manager of the Building loan (which by that time had moved to 601 N. Main Street). Cotton died in 1942, and Marion <br />continued living in the home on her own until the the early 1960's, at which time `R." Mather took ownership. The home <br />changed hands several times after that. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*B12. 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 4 of 4.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />*B14. Evaluator: Hally Soboleske <br />*Date of Evaluation: March 10, 2010 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />Map <br />0. <br />2022 North Ross St. <br />002 - 103 -26 <br />T n - I n <br />