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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 *NRHP Status Code 2D1 <br />"Resource Name or #: Harwood House <br />B1. Historic Name: Harwood House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3, Original Use: Single- family Residence B4. Present Use: Single- family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: English Revival <br />*B8. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1926. <br />February 24, 1926. Residence and garage, $4,500, F. R. Harwood, owner. <br />August 13, 1938. Alterations to residence, $150. Clyde Downing, owner, <br />March 1, 1945. Reroof, $96. D. Craven, owner. <br />May 24, 1951. Add room and bath to existing residence, $2,000. Robert Shildmeyer, owner. <br />January 6, 1989. Family room, dinette addition, remodel kitchen. <br />*137. Moved? ■No Oyes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location: <br />*BS. Related Features: <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown <br />*610. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1888 -1953 Property Type: Single- family Residence Applicable Criteria: C13 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Harwood House is historically significant for its association with a prominent Santa Ana citizen, Frank Rutherford <br />Harwood, and architecturally interesting as an intact and representative example of the English Revival style. It was built in <br />1926 at a cost of $4,500 for Harwood and his wife Vivian. Harwood was born in 1902 in Illinois and apparently came to Santa <br />Ana in the early 1920s with his parents and siblings. His father, William R. Harwood, joined the Santa Ana police force. Son <br />Frank was a salesman, with the Excelsior Creamery in the 1920s and Clasen Realty in the 1930s. In 1935, he was appointed <br />Postmaster of Santa Ana, a position he held until the 1950s. He was active with social organizations, including the Santa Ana <br />Lions and the Chamber of Commerce, and he also was an officer of the Postmasters Association. The Harwoods only <br />occupied the house on Heliotrope for about five years, moving by 1933 to his father's old house at 1611 Durant. They then <br />occupied a succession of homes until Frank's death in 1959. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*1312. 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 />*614. Evaluator: Leslie J. Neumann <br />*Date of Evaluation: July 5, 2005 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />2388 N. Heliotrope Drive <br />f 002- 073 -07 <br />i <br />—� <br />�__�' <br />DPR 5238 (1195) 25A -173 *Required information <br />