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<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />Page 3 of 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Eastin House
<br />'Recorded by Brian Matuk *Date September 7, 2017 ❑D Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*B10. Significance (continued):
<br />Located in the southeast section of the City of Santa Ana, the Eastside neighborhood is bounded by First Street on the
<br />north, McFadden Avenue on the south, Standard Avenue on the east, and Main Street on the west. Situated south of the
<br />tract purchased by William Spurgeon in 1869 and recorded as original town of Santa Ana in 1870, the neighborhood's
<br />beginnings date to the same period. In 1868, Nelson O. Stafford and Columbus Tustin, both from Petaluma, California,
<br />purchased 1,359 acres of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana south of what would become First Street. The following year,
<br />the two men split the property, with Mr. Tustin obtaining 703 acres of the eastern portion upon which he founded the town of
<br />Tustin in 1870. Stafford's western acreage, thereafter called the Stafford Tract, lay south of First Street, east of Main Street,
<br />and north of McFadden Street, the area now known as Eastside. After selling a portion of this property, Nelson Stafford
<br />settled on his land in 1873, building a large house for his young wife and their children. Stafford died in 1878, and his widow,
<br />Amanda, opened the house to boarders, one of whom was Robert James Blee, formerly of Pennsylvania. In 1880, Blee
<br />bought 36 acres of land at the corner of First and Main Streets from Mrs. Stafford, including the Stafford residence. Blee
<br />married Amanda Stafford in 1882.
<br />Monroe David Halladay was another pioneer who made a significant contribution to the development of the Eastside
<br />neighborhood. Halladay came from Michigan to Santa Ana in 1876 for health reasons and purchased 20 acres from Nelson
<br />Stafford. Halladay built his first home in 1877 on East First Street, surveying and selling a few lots of his property but never
<br />platting it. In 1887, Chestnut, Pine, and Walnut Streets were laid out on his land; then, in 1888, Halladay sold ten acres of
<br />the property. On his remaining ten acres he grew raisins, walnuts, and apples. Also in 1888, Halladay built and occupied the
<br />magnificent Stick/Eastlake (Late Victorian) house that still stands on the southwest corner of East Chestnut and Halladay
<br />Streets.
<br />An 1887 map of Santa Ana, drawn a year after Santa Ana's incorporation as a city, documents the early growth of the
<br />neighborhood, with house -sized lots lining both sides of Cypress Street and the west side of Orange Avenue between First
<br />and Chestnut Streets as well Walnut, Pine, and Chestnut Streets between Maple and Hickory Streets. The remainder of the
<br />Eastside area was divided into large parcels owned by Blee, Halladay, his elder brother, banker Daniel Halladay, and
<br />others. Maps drawn in 1898 and 1913 reveal that the neighborhood had expanded to south, with additional subdivisions
<br />along Cypress and Orange platted during this period. As a result of this pattern of development, the northwestern section of
<br />the neighborhood was improved with homes in the Victorian era Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. Colonial Revival turn-
<br />ofthe-century residences and later Craftsman bungalows followed along in south west portion of the neighborhood. The
<br />southeastern section of the neighborhood was the last portion to be subdivided and was initially developed in the years
<br />between the World Wars, with the Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Spanish Colonial Revival styles
<br />predominating. It was during this time that the house currently at 1121 South Hickory Street had been relocated to the
<br />Eastside neighborhood, likely from a neighborhood within Santa Ana. Post World War 11 construction consumed the
<br />remaining unimproved land. Despite unsympathetic infill, dating primarily to the last quarter of the twentieth century, and
<br />inappropriate alterations, the Eastside neighborhood retains numerous intact examples of residences from the significant
<br />period of its development which occurred between 1873, when Stafford built his house (no longer extant), and 1931, when
<br />construction tapered off as a result of the Great Depression.
<br />The Eastin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
<br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Queen Anne style. Typical features of this style illustrated by the
<br />house include its asymmetrical composition; multi -gable roof form with pediments; lapped wood siding; and, fishscale
<br />shingles. Additionally, the house has been categorized as Key" because it "is a unique example of period architecture" in its
<br />presentation of the Queen Anne style. All original exterior features of the Eastin House are considered to be character
<br />defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (siding,
<br />fishscale shingles); roof configuration, materials, and treatment; massing and composition; fenestration (original windows);
<br />and porch configuration, materials, and composition.
<br />*1312. References (continued):
<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 />Pioneer Memories of the Santa Ana Vallev, Vol. V: Amanda Jane Harmon. Pioneer 1849-1940.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1935-1980.
<br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library.
<br />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />W.P.A. Research Project #3105, Orange County California Biographies. Santa Ana: Board of Education, 1937
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