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S Page 3of 3 Resource Name or # ',(Assigned,by recorder) Travis House 'Recorded by Ivan Orozco *Date April 6,2017' O Continuation :O Update *BIG. Significance,(contiriued): '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:anil commercial core of the community was centered 6n -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 Travis House is located in Washington Square, a neighborhood located northwest of the city center bounded by West Seventeenth Street on the north, West Civic Center Drive on the south, North Flower Street on the east, and North Bristol Street on the west. Most of this area was owned by the. family of Jacob Ross,, who had purchased portions of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1868 and 1869. Walnuts and other crops were grown in the area during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, _with a few farmhouses; most notably the Ross -McNeal House at 1020 North Baker Street, dotting the landscape: By 1905,,Baker and Towner were the only streets in the neighborhood, which extended from Hickey (now Civic Center) only as far as Washington and which contained only about a dozen' homes. The status quo had not changed much by 1915, when a brickyard was located at the northern terminus,of Olive Street at Hickey. In 1926, the beginning of the development that would convert this largely agricultural area Into,a middle class neighborhood of single-family homes over the next 25 years had begun. In the late, 1920s and early 1930s, the Tudor Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival homes were the standard, with American Colonial Revival saltboxes and ranch style homes.favored in the years before and after World War U. During'dhe 1930s, many of the homes were built by local contractor Emmett Rogers, who sold lots and built homes according to standard plans, which individual property owners could customize to their tastes ("Washington Square: A Neighborhood of Pride," Washington Square' Neighborhood Association). With the return of servicemen following the war and the accompanying demand for homes in southern Califomia, the development of Washington Square was all but completed. The Travis House qualifies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties due to its characteristics of the Spanish "Eclectic" Revival style of architecture. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall'character and history" of Santa Ana, and 'is a good example of period architecture." Character - defining exterior features of the Travis House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, window design, materials and finishes; roof configuration and detailing. B12. References (continued): McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.. National•Register Bulletin 16A. "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources" Sacramento: March 1g95, 'Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932-1954. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. "Alison'Honer Dies at 84," The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981: "Builder of Honer Plaza Dies," Orange County Register, September 15, 1981. "History of Floral Park." httpY/www.floral-DEirk.com/i)atie2.html. Ancestry.com Newspapers.com (Santa Ana Register) DPR 523E - 25A-81