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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary 0 <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRM <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page --a– of a u -NRHP Status Code 10 <br />B1. Historic Name: Whitson Home <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-famMy Residence 84. Present Use: Single -family Residence <br />'85. Architectural Style: Bungalow /Craftsman <br />"B8. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, aril date or alteratlom): Constructed in 1911. <br />1987. Relocated from 909 North Spurgeon. <br />July10.1987. New detached garage. <br />June 14, 1988. Rerooll <br />'B7. Moved? ONO EYes OUnknown Date: 1987 Original Location: 909 North Spurgeon <br />'B8. Related Features: <br />None. <br />89a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown <br />'819. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1880 -1946 Property Type: Single - ramify Residence Applicable Criteria: C <br />(Discuss Importance in terms of historical or architectural context as darned by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address Integrity) <br />The Whitson Home is significant as a contributor to the French Park Historic District and Is architecturally distinctive as an <br />intact and characteristic example of the Craftsman bungalow, the most popular style of residential architecture during the first <br />two decades of the twentieth century. It was built In 1911 at 909 North Spurgeon for Dr. Leroy Whitson, a local dentist, and <br />his wife Mattis, who lived in the house for forty years. In 1987, the house was moved to this location and restored by Michael <br />and Martens Braidic. <br />Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as <br />Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. In 1877, Spurgeon, along with James McFadden and James Fruit, formed the Western <br />Development Company with the intention of bringing the Southern Pacific Railroad from Its then terminus in Anaheim into <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />811. Additional Resource Attributes: (List etuitwtes and <br />`B12. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Senbom Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B13. Remarks: <br />'B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />'Date of Evaluation: January 2, 2001 <br />DPR 5238 (1195) <br />25A -7 <br />Sketch <br />Whitson House <br />301 East 8° Street <br />4 <br />A, lRENLN _14=• ' <br />'Required Information <br />