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Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Petz House "
<br />J.,Heumann, Peter C. Moruizi, SAIL' -bate January27, 2003 '.El Continuation El Update.
<br />'PU. Description (continued):
<br />and feature severalrsmall windows and'a row of decorative beam ends sandwiched between stnngcourses in the gable
<br />laces: �Alterafion's to the house include the stone cladding and.airconditionerslobated in.the attic vents. An original two•car
<br />garage is located on the northeast comer ofdhe property. The front-gatiled.garage matches'the house in style and
<br />sheathing and appears original. A picket fence, not original,. borders the -front yard at the side_ walk. Other than the noted
<br />changes, the house appears intact and is in good condition;
<br />'%10. Significance.(oontinued):
<br />The Pe& House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by. West Seventeenth
<br />Sheet, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Grovesbf oranges, avocados, and walnuts and widely
<br />scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allis on Honer (1897-1981), credited as
<br />the,subdivider and builder of a majorportion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in
<br />1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356)1 'Before nightfall'on the day of his arrival,, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And thai
<br />month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen.
<br />became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creak. "When,built in the 1920s, the Floral
<br />Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County RegistaP,
<br />September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide Variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and
<br />Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison
<br />HonerConstruction Company went on to complete such notable projects.as the 1935 Art Deco styled O1d.Santa Ana City
<br />Hall, the EI Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza: Honer lived 'in the neighborhood
<br />he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
<br />In the late 1920s and 1930s, anotherbuildei; Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
<br />Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
<br />ClareAvenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
<br />Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post World War It years, Floral Park continued its development as
<br />Numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style.
<br />In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2003) Floral Park maintains
<br />its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many"affluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The Petz House has been determined eligible forlisting.in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to a
<br />North Broadway Park historic district that is bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North
<br />Flower Street. Comprising the northern end of the Floral Parkneighborhood, North Broadway Park was subdivided in 1923.
<br />The Petz House appears to be the only residence in North Broadway Park that pre -dates the subdivision, and may have
<br />belonged to one of the subdividers. The Keeper of the National Register found that: "North Broadway Park reflects the City
<br />Beautiful planning movement in Southern California during the early twentieth century. The vernacular adaptations of period
<br />revival styles, curvilinear street patterns, street furniture„ and landscape combine to create a cohesive and pleasant middle
<br />class suburban neighborhood environment which is unique in'the early historical development ofthecity of Santa Ana-"" -
<br />'Under the regulations implementing the California Register of HistoricalResources, the Petz House has been listed in the
<br />California Register. It also qualifies forlisting in the Santa Ana Registerof Historical Property undor Criterion 1 as an'intact
<br />.and representative example of a Craftsman residence from the early decades of the twentieth century:- Additionally, the
<br />'house has been categorized as `Key' far its distinctive architectural quality. Characteristic Craftsman features include the,
<br />intersecting gaoled root, exposed structural elements such as beams and raker tails, and the overall norizontelity of Me
<br />massing. It is also characteristic of a significant period in the history of Santa Ana as an original farmhouse in the North
<br />Broadway Park district. Character -defining exterior features of the Petz House that should be preserved include, but may
<br />not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration; massing; windows;, porch; and architectural details such as
<br />exposed beams and rafter tails, and carved bargeboards. '
<br />Determination of Eligibility, February'25, 19B0,
<br />DPR 523L
<br />25A-113
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