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State of California — The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 4 *CHR Status Code 581 *Resource Name or #: P. Brown House B1. Historic Name: P. Brown House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *135. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival Style *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations)! Constructed 1936 July, 1936. Residence and garage. $6,000. April, 1972. Enclosed Patio. $400. April, 1992. Reroof. $8,000. *1217. Moved? ■No OYes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location: *138. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: O. F. Fowler *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1895-1965 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: CR: 5S3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The first residents of this residence were Phillip M. Brown and his wife, Helen T. Brown. Mr. Brown was born in Sheridan Wyoming on April 1S1, 1894. Mr. Brown moved to California in the 1930's with his wife, where they rented an apartment in Santa Ana. In 1935, Helen gave birth to a baby girl at the local St. Joseph's Hospital and named her Sarah P. Brown. It wasn't until 1936 when Mr. Brown purchased his first home, located at 2108 N. Greenleaf Street. Mr. Brown held many positions in various financial institutions, some of those positions were concurrent to others. At a point in his life, Mr. Brown was the Section manager to the Business Men's Association of Santa Ana, the Section Manager to the Credit Bureau of South Orange County, and the General Manager of the Better Business Bureau of Santa Ana. In 1942, at the age of 48 he registered for service for the World War II draft, although there are no records of him being sent abroad. In 1957, at the age of 63, Mr. Brown passed. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and *1312. References: City of Santa Ana Building Permits Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library Sanborn Maps Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) B13. Remarks: *814. Evaluator: Ivan Orozco *Date of Evaluation: January 26, 2017 DPR 5236 (1195) (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map 002-081-15 2108 N. Greenleaf Street TRAC 14 ,i OS1 ' it is is tz tg i9 I0 Nil. 879 Li IQ I I T I I "I I s