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<br />'Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, SAIC "Date December3l,,
<br />.810. •Significance (continued):
<br />O Continuation .p Update
<br />Once known as the "Nob Hill" of. Santa Ana, French Park declined in the 1940s and 1950s as some homes were converted
<br />into rooming houses and others were allowed to deteriorate. In.the 1960s and 1970s some houses were demolished and.
<br />the properties redeveloped with multi -family. housing. However, a grass roois,preservation effort begun in the late 1970s led
<br />to the establishment of a local historic district 'in"1984 and the listing of the,neighborhood in the National Register of Historic
<br />Places in 1999.
<br />The Harmon -McNeil House was listed as an individual resource in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 while in
<br />its original location, andag6in in 1999 as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. It is therefore listed in the
<br />Califomia Registerof Historical Resources, and is located within the boundaries of the locally designated historic district. It,
<br />is also included in the Santa Ana •Registerof Historical Property and has, been categorized as "Landniark.� Itis unique, arid,
<br />.possessed of a substantial degree of integrity in spite of its relocationand restoration. All original and restored exterior
<br />features of the Harmon -McNeil House are considered to be character defining and should be preserved. These features,
<br />Include, but may not be limited to: materials and'6nishes (siding, shingling), massing, roof configuration and detailing, bays,,
<br />windows and doors, porch, and architectural detailing such as. brackets.
<br />"812. References.(continuiiO.
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998:
<br />,Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana An Illustrated Histgrv: Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Yee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York. -;Alfred A, Knopf, -1984.
<br />,National Register Bulletin 16A. 'How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: Natidnal.
<br />Register Branch, -National Park.Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. `
<br />Office ofHistoric Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />Whitten, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780.:Cambddge: MIT Press, 1960:
<br />Historic French Park Association Neighborhood News, Fall 1993.
<br />Historical Landmarks Inventory Form, October 17, 1983 (Santa Ana History Room).
<br />`Fast Action Saves Historic House." Orange County Register June 3, 1986.
<br />Santa Ana Historical Home and Building Tour Brochures, 1980, 1988.
<br />Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society News; Volume 1, number3 (no data,. circa 1987).
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