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State of California- -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Hensley a Kay douse *Recorded by H. Soboleske *Date November 5, 2015 M Continuation 13 Update Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon In 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered on the intersection of Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and Incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses. The Hensley & Kay House is located in Morrson- Eldridge Park (formerly known as Fallbrook Park until 1998). The area is bound by Fallbrook Drive to the north, Farmer's Drive to the east, Park Lane to the south, and as far as Bristol Street to the west. Morrison Park Is named after Judge Kenneth Morrison who cared deeply about local issues. Morrison Park added the Eldridge name in 1996 after Colonel William W Eldridge, a long time Santa Ana resident whose house stood on the land that is now Morrison Park. He was a highly decorated Marine pilot in WWii who also received the Navy Cross following his shooting down four Japanese planes in Okinawa, Morrison - Eldridge Park was once nearly all orange and walnut groves until the 1950's saw new residential development come to the area. It's most famous resident, Douglas "Wrong Wad" Corr) an for whom Corrigan Street is now named. In 1938, Corrigan, a pilot, filed a flight plan to go from New York to Long Beach, but ended up in Ireland. He claimed it was a navigational error. However, he had previously been denied permission to make a transatlantic flight. The "wrong way" gimmick was his way of getting around the rules. He moved to Santa Ana in 1950, purchasing a home and an orange grove. The Hensley & Kay House qualifies for listing In the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 3 because it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Rench style. Typical features of the Ranch style of architecture include the building's wide horizontal massing, large picture windows designed to bring the outdoors "into" the living space, and natural materials used in cladding. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "is a god example of period architecture. Character-defining exterior features of the Hensley & Kay House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (wood siding); roof configuration and open rafter tails; wood windows, and architectural details such as the attached garage and decorative lathed porch supports. Page 4 of 5 OPR 523E 25A -24