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State of California—The Resources Agency
<br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
<br />CONTINUATION SHEET
<br />by Brian Matuk
<br />Primary #
<br />HRI #
<br />Trinomial
<br />or # (Assigned by recorder) Lund House
<br />*Date September 7, 2017 El Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*136. Construction History (continued):
<br />Feburary 9, 2004. Tear off wood shake and apply fire free shake.
<br />May 16, 2017. Demolish attached enclosed patio and add family room.
<br />July 26, 2017. Remodel kitchen and two bathrooms.
<br />August 28, 2017. Change shear wall location.
<br />*1310. Significance (continued):
<br />The Lund House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth
<br />Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and widely
<br />scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as
<br />the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in
<br />1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that
<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 Creek. "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 Register,
<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 />Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City
<br />Hall, the EI Toro Marine Base during World War ll, 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, 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 Drive. In the early post World War If 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 (2014) Floral Park maintains
<br />its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The Lund House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification
<br />of the distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style, and under Criterion 4.b for its association with a significant
<br />figure in the history of Santa Ana. Typical features of this style illustrated by the house include its asymmetrical composition;
<br />stucco walls; half timbering; and, diamond -pattern windows. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" because
<br />it is an intact example of an English Revival residence in the Floral Park neighborhood, 'has a distinctive architectural style
<br />and quality" and "is associated with a significant person or event in the city." All original exterior features of the Lund House
<br />are considered to be character defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to:
<br />materials and finishes (stucco, siding); roof configuration, materials, and treatment; massing and composition; fenestration
<br />(doors and windows); and architectural detailing (half timbering).
<br />*B12. References (continued):
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<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 Bulletin 16A. "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 />Pleasants, Mrs. J. E. History of Orange County. Los Angeles., J. R. Finnell & Sons Publishing Co., 1931. Vol.. 2, page 80
<br />and VoL 3, page 142.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1935-1966.
<br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library.
<br />Talbert, Thomas (editor-in-chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works Including Biographical Sketches of Leading
<br />Citizens Volume I. Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963.
<br />United States Federal Census. 1940. (ancestry.com).
<br />Miffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />DPR 523E
<br />25C-22
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