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by Hally. Soticleske "Date January. 26, 2017 O Continuation ❑ Update
<br />41310. Significance (continued):
<br />'Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon,in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
<br />Ran cho.Santiago de Santa. Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community Was centered on the intersection of Main
<br />and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection as
<br />the seat'of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing
<br />to the north, south, and. east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields,
<br />and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
<br />The Dr. Paterson House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West
<br />Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados and walnuts,: and
<br />widely scattered ranch houses characterized this'area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981),
<br />credited as the subdivider. and builder of a_ major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls;
<br />New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before'nigtitfatl on the day of his amval; Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land.
<br />And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana' (Orange County Register,. September 15, 1981). The.
<br />parrel'chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Streetand Santiago Creek. "When built in the
<br />1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive In the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange
<br />County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s.
<br />and'1930s; Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Nonnan,.Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival
<br />styles. The Allison Honer.Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco -styled
<br />Old Santa Ana City Hall, the EI Toro Marine Base during World War ll, and the 19.60 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in
<br />the neighborhood he had helped create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
<br />'in the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, 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 />Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
<br />Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Ddve. In the early post -World War II 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 housescompleted the growth of Floral Park. Today (2007), Floral Park maintains
<br />its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The Dr.,Paterson House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
<br />characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture. The addition constructed in 2016 meets the Secretary•
<br />of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation. , Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive because Itis a
<br />'good example of period architecture'. Character defining features of the Dr. Paterson. House that should be preserved
<br />include, but may not be limited to, exterior materials including stucco, clay roof tiles; odginal windows, original front entry
<br />door, and "L' shaped massing.
<br />`B12.- References (continued):
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<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History..- Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York:. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
<br />National Register Bulletiml6A. "How to Complete'the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
<br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento:,March 1995.
<br />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County-. Los Angeles: History Record'Company, 1921, page 989.
<br />Park Santiago Neighborhood Association. "The Gingerbread Land Holiday Home Tour, 1999.." Brochure.
<br />Richard, Maureen McClintock. 'People Behind Places: Endede Center." Orange County Genealogical Society Quarterly,
<br />December 1993,pages4-7.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-1930.
<br />Historic Maps, SantaAnaHistory Room_, 1912,_ 1923, 1932, and 1955.
<br />Ancestry.com
<br />Newspapers.com
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