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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary #
<br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC "Date February 2, 2004 IM Continuation ❑ Update
<br />"B10. Significance (continued:
<br />The Anderson House is Located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and
<br />substantially north of the original city core The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East
<br />Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1 -5 freeway on
<br />the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the
<br />nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main
<br />Street, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln, and the Southern Pacific Railroad right -of -way mirrored
<br />the freeway route.
<br />This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1906, the city directories listed around twenty
<br />households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, 'C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North
<br />Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the
<br />number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out,
<br />but most residents continued to list "rancher" or "fruit grower' as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land
<br />use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north
<br />of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger,
<br />agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners.
<br />While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid- 1920s, most of the present day streets west of
<br />Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in
<br />the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people In service
<br />professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western hall of the neighborhood during
<br />the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr.,
<br />321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County
<br />Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By
<br />April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with
<br />single - family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the
<br />eastern half of the neighborhood and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged
<br />following World War /l.
<br />The Anderson House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ane Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its
<br />representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style. Additionally, the house has been
<br />categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of the Park Santiago
<br />neighborhood, and, as an English Revival home, "is a good example of period architecture." The Anderson House displays
<br />typical features of this popular revival style of the 1920s and 1930s, including a cross - gabled roof of moderately steep pitch,
<br />a "U "shaped fegade, that embraces a patio, arched openings, and a decorative pattern of muntins in the windows.
<br />Character - defining exterior features of the Anderson House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to:
<br />materials (stucco); roof configuration and detailing; massing; originator restored windows and doors; patio; architectural
<br />details (such as the attic vents and wing walls); "Hollywood driveway; and garage.
<br />*1312. References (continued };
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998,
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York., Alfred A, Knopf, 1984.
<br />National Register Bulletin 16A. "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form, "Washington DC: National
<br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept, of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.' Sacramento., March 1995.
<br />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1906 -1935.
<br />Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932 and 1955.
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