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<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />Df 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Perry House
<br />by Leslie J. Neumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date January 28, 2002 0 Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*1310. Significance (continued):
<br />Subdivided in 1887 as the Hawkins Addition, the small, working class neighborhood now known as Logan developed
<br />adjacent to the railroad tracks in the east end of Santa Ana. Bordered by Lincoln Avenue, Santa Ana Boulevard, Santiago
<br />Avenue, and what is now the Santa Ana Freeway, the neighborhood is characterized by unusually small lots upon which two
<br />and three room cottages were built. Prior to 1910, residents of the area were almost entirely American and European -born
<br />laborers and craftspeople. City directories listed area occupations such as mechanic, dressmaker, wood turner, pressman,
<br />and plasterer. By 1910, forty percent of Logan households had Spanish surnames, and residents were employed primarily
<br />in agriculture. This small Latino community, now identified as a barrio, was centered next to the tracks on Lincoln Street and
<br />nearby Logan Street and the eastern end of Stafford. Anglos resided mostly in the northwestern corner of the area.
<br />Neighborhood houses tended to be simple wooden structures of modest design. Vernacular interpretations included a mix
<br />of Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman cottages. In 1929 Logan was zoned industrial to
<br />encourage industry to locate away from downtown and nearer the railroad tracks, resulting in a mix of residential and
<br />industrial uses. From 1950 until 1979, zoning restrictions actually prevented the construction of new homes, including home
<br />additions. Following repeal of these restrictions in 1979, each parcel became individually zoned to allow more flexibility for
<br />homeowners to use and improve their property.
<br />Logan is significant as a neighborhood of Santa Ana that has historically been associated with the Latino community. It
<br />survives as an enclave of late nineteenth and early twentieth century unpretentious housing of modest scale. The Perry
<br />House is representative of the significant period of development of the Logan neighborhood, in terms of its age, scale, and
<br />vernacular Queen Anne (Late Victorian) styling. It exhibits the decorated gable ends and elongated double -hung sash that
<br />are among the characteristics of its building type. The Perry House is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
<br />Property and has been categorized as "Contributive." There are no obvious alterations to the house, which is remarkably
<br />intact. Character -defining exterior features of the Perry House which should be preserved include, but may not be limited to:
<br />materials and finishes (siding, shingling); roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors; porch; and
<br />architectural detailing.
<br />*1312. 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 />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana City Directory, 1910-1911.
<br />Haas, Mary Lisbeth. "The Barrios of Santa Ana: Community, Class, and Urbanization, 1850-1947." Doctoral dissertation in
<br />History, University of California, Irvine, 1985.
<br />"Losing the Small -Town Feel."The Orange County Register, August 4, 1994.
<br />"Homes and Shops at Odds. "Los Angeles Times, September 4, 1997.
<br />' In fact, the Sanborn Maps of Santa Ana (1906-1925) stated: `All occupancies in these two blocks are Mexican."
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