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'CONSTRUCTION HISTORY:; (Construction data,: alterations; and date of alterations) 'April 4, 1933.. Repairtwo chimneys. .January 7,1952.Privategarage,10'by20. '.May 20, 1993: _New stairway at south side. , RELATED•FEATURES: (Other:importanffeatures such as barns, sheds',fences,piottiinent or unusual trees,'orlandscape) None. DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major. elements:' Include, design, materials;, condition, alterations, size, settings, and. boundaries.) - - Craftsman,styling characterizes the appearance'of this one. and a hal f -story residence. Sheathed in narrow lap siding, the building. is 'capped by'a side gable ioof whose rafters are exposed.in,the,overhanging eaves.' A� former sleeping porch, now enchii ed with itband' of windows.within its slightly arched opening; forms a large, front -gabled dormer centered over the fagade.' Gable end treatment includes slat venting, exposed braces, and bargeboards'with notched ends. Spanning the'.facade,.the front porch "is recessed beneath the main gable: Stout brick pedestals carrying •wooden posts divide the space into bvo bays. Arched beams span each bay. The south bay contains the entry, framed by'another pair of pedestals, these topped by Tuscan columns. An oak doorway pierced by narrow slats of beveled glass is flanked bysidelights. in the north bay, a broadly proportioned tripartite•-window'is banded by a transom window whose mullions; are offset from.those of the main window. All of the "openings are linked by a continuous header that wraps' the house. 'The most visible alteration of. this nicely detailed. and substantially intact Craftsman is an exteriorstaircase, added to the south elevation in 1993. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: According to previous research,.this house was built in 1915.by Charles and Clara Andres.' Charles Andres cane to Santa Ana in, 1903 and initially,purchased a 20 -acre property on McFadden Street. He sold this ranch in 1912'and bought another in Garden Grove. Andwas'a emberof the Garden Grove Citrus Association, Garden Grove Walhut Growers Association, Garden Grove Farm Center, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Evangelical Church of Santa Ana, and active in the Repbblican Party (Treasures). . RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES:. •(List attributes and'codes firm Appendix 4 of Instructions. for Recording Historical Resources, Office :of Historic Preservation) ' -HP2. Single-family Property Page 2 of 4 em -IOI1AgI9,101ric1templmeslaiuh N 1) I I (.9nJres Flouae) 25A-95