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<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />w a Kesource name ore (Assigned by recorder) Guillen House
<br />by Leslie J. Neumann and Deborah Howell-Ardila *Date September 1, 2006 O Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*B10. 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 />Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of
<br />Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection
<br />as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods
<br />developing around the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and orchards
<br />dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
<br />The Guillen House is located in the Flower Park neighb orhood. Located west of the historic core of Santa Ana, Flower Park
<br />is bounded by Civic Center Drive on the north, First Street on the south, Flower Street on the east, and Bristol Street on the
<br />west. One of Santa Ana's older residential neighborhoods, Flower Park began to be developed with single-family homes in
<br />the late nineteenth century. Flower Park's growth in the first quarter of the twentieth century owed much to its proximity to the
<br />original civic and commercial center, as well as its location along the Pacific Electric Railway line, which by 1906 transected
<br />the neighborhood along the Fourth Street corridor. In addition, Flower Park was located one block northeast of the Holly
<br />Sugar Corporation, established in the early twentieth century and a local landmark until it was demolished in 1983. Another
<br />neighborhood focal point was the United Brethren Church at 1103 West Third Street founded by Reverend N.J. Crawford.
<br />Constructed in 1914, the Craftsman -style church was altered in 1924 with an enlargement and the addition a square,
<br />crenellated tower that is extant. City directories indicate that, by 1905, just over 100 improvements had been made in Flower
<br />Park from First to Fifth Streets between Bristol and Flower. By 1910, this numberhad grown by over 25 percent. As of 2006,
<br />a majority of the extant residential buildings in Flower Park were constructed prior to World War It the majority during the
<br />Craftsman period.
<br />Occupying the northeast corner of Flower Park from 1877 and 1922 was a brickyard built over what had been a Native
<br />American campsite. The Flower Park brickyard contributedbricks to so many structures in Orange County that historian Jim
<br />Sleeper referred to the site as 'The womb of Orange County development." In 1929, plans were made to build a 5,000 -seat
<br />stadium on the site of the brickyard. The stadium, designed by architectural engineer Milo L. Berenson, opened in 1932 as
<br />the Santa Ana Bowl. In 1963, the facility was replaced by the 10,000 -seat Santa Ana Municipal Stadium, designed by
<br />architect Robert Michael Hernandez. Renamed Eddie West Field/Santa Ana Stadium in 1977 in honor of Santa Ana Register
<br />sports writer Eddie West, the facility underwent renovations in the early 1980s and remains a prominent feature of the
<br />north ern half of Flower Park.
<br />The Guillen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 3 for its
<br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow style. Typical features of this style illustrated
<br />by the house include its horizontality, conveyed through its proportions, massing, roof pitch, porch treatmentand fenestration
<br />and its utilization of exposed structural features for decorative effect. Additionally, the house has been categorized as
<br />"Contributive"because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as a highly intact and
<br />characteristically detailed example of the Craftsman Bungalow style in the Flower Park neighborhood, "is a good example of
<br />period architecture." Character -defining exterior features of the Guillen House that should be preserved include, but may not
<br />be limited to, materials and finishes (siding); roof configuration and detailing; massing; original windows and doors and their
<br />surrounds where extant; porch configuration and treatment,' and architectural details such as the porch supports and layered
<br />beams.
<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 />Ball, Charles D. The Pioneer Churches of Santa Ana District. Santa Ana, CA, 1929.
<br />Sleeper, Jim. Turn the Rascals Out The Life and Times of Oranae County's Fighting Editor Dan M Baker. Trabuco Canyon,
<br />CA: California Classics, 1973.
<br />Wojciechowski, Mike. "Bringing the Bowl Back to Life: Once -Proud Santa Ana Bowl Is Attempting a Comeback at the Age of
<br />50."Santa Ana Register. December 4, 1981.
<br />"Freeze Frame: Santa Ana Stadium." Santa Ana Register December 24, 1985.
<br />Orange County Plat Maps, 1912.
<br />Thomas Brothers Maps of Orange County, 1957 and 1964.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-1962.
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