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Santa Ana, CA 92702
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O:PBA(Pedro (a01he2) This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreemenf') is made and entered into
(DL) I by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized
and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred
C%Q to as "City"), and Ronald R. Romain and Robin L. Romain, husband and wife, as Joint
Tenants, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at
2116 N. Ross Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa
Ana Register of Historical Properties.
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A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California
Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into
contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate
use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties
retain their historic character and integrity.
B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property
together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2116 N.
Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in Exhibit
"A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter
referred to as the "Historic Property".
C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code.
D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement
which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to
enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and
for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property
and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are
appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an
exemplary manner.
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2116 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code,
Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which
will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a
restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3
Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property
agree as follows:
1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement.
This Agreement shall be effective and commence on June 22, 2022, and shall remain in
effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective
date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California
Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below.
2. Renewal.
a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall
automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of
nonrenewal is served as provided herein.
b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the
Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party.
Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual
renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual
renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided
herein.
C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a
written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual
renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal.
d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nomenewal in any
year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from
its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply.
3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property.
During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following
conditions, requirements and restrictions:
a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall
preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character -
defining features described in the "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked as
Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions,
organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and
other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City.
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b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and
regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the
State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards
and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked
as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the
Historic Property in the same or better condition.
C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the
public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view
corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to
prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public.
d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of
character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation
unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources
Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the
Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of
Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs,
doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as
cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is
unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location.
e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed
or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the
Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State
Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the
Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
A. Furnishing of Information.
The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested
which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of
this Agreement.
5. Cancellation.
a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth
in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the
Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to
deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or
if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the
manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the
Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code
Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half
(12 %2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the
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property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to
any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement.
b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural
disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the
original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately
because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be
imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster.
C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council
determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be
cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288.
6. Enforcement of Agreement.
a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as
referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the
Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner,
the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation
is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30)
days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to core the
breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure
the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently
pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under
the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the
obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or
federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be
appropriate.
b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or
cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided
for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City
to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach
or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach
thereof or default hereunder.
7. Binding effect of Agreement.
a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2116 N. Ross Street,
Assessor Parcel Number, 002-112-17, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City
of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement.
b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions
and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants naming with the land and shall
pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic
Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying
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the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed,
delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this
Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such
contract, deed, or other instrument.
8. No Compensation.
Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation
unposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of
this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that
will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the
account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property.
9. Notice.
Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the
respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the
parties hereto.
City: City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Attn: Clerk of the Council
Owners: Ronald R. Romain and Robin L. Remain
2116 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
10. General Provisions.
a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to
create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor
shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members
of any joint enterprise.
b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and
appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims
for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may
arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor,
subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the
use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall
defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with
respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason
of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property.
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C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages
suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the
operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or
approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property.
d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in
this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their
heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of
the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever.
e. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or
restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to
determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding
may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and
other relief ordered by the court.
f In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be
unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive
legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall
not be effected thereby.
g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of
the State of California, with venue in Orange County.
11. Recordation.
No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the
City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the
County of Orange.
12. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded
instrument executed by the parties hereto.
13. Effective Date
This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1.
(Signature page follows)
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MILLSACTAGREEMENT
2116 N. Ross Street
Santa Anq CA 92706
ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA ANA
KRISTINE RIDGE
ki✓Clerk of the Council City Manager
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Date: �/ 2?� By:
ROT, D .ROMAIN
Date: 2R ZL By;
ROBIN . ROMAIN
APPROVED AS TO FORM: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: 11�, O
JO MM THAI
Assis t City Attorney Executive Director
Planning and Building Agency
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On October 5, 2022 before me, Claudia M. Fernandez -Shaw, Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOT 12, TRACT NO. 946, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 30, PAGE 3 OF
MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID
COUNTY.
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER: 002-112-17
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Bessie Coulter House
2116 N Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME
Bessie Coulter House
REF. NO.
ADDRESS
2116 North Ross Street
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIP
92706 1
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1929
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT
I N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD
Floral Park
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
C/3
CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
5S3
Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival
The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched
gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building
features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious
examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in
the forgiving climate of southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small
scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Originating in the late 19th century, the Tudor Revival was associated
with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Bessie Coulter House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an
example of the Tudor Revival style in Santa Ana. The property appears to be substantially intact, although the chimney was
apparently truncated to roof level at some point. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it
"contributes to the overall character and history" of the Floral Park neighborhood and is a representative example of Tudor
Revival architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
FXPLANATTON OF CODES:
• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September a, 2001.)
3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of type, period, region, or method of construction, or
represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values
• It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the
work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation
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P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ONot for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad Orange Quadrangle 2022 Date: April 7, 2022
*c. Address 2116 North Ross Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-112-17
*123a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include resign, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
Located in Floral Park on the west side of North Ross Street the Bessie Coulter House is a one-story single-family residential
building constructed in the Tudor Revival architectural style. The subject property is made up of a long, narrow lot that
contains the residence to the east and a detached garage to the west. The residential building has an L-shaped footprint and
is clad in smooth stucco. It features a roof that is cross -gabled at both the front and rear of the building. The roof is clad in
composition shingles with minimal overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a
steeply pitched front gable roof, characterized by uneven rakes, that projects from the sid"abled and hipped roof at the
primary (east) fagade. The front -gabled wing is centered between a window bay to the south and an attached porte cochere
to the north and contains the main entrance within an arched porch and an adjacent arched, fixed window. Both entry and
window are deeply recessed into the building. The main entrance consists of an arched door WM a single, narrow light.
Segmental arch openings characterize the Porte cochere. Building fenestration includes double, wood -framed, casement
windows with divided lights on the primary and north elevations. Fenestration on the side and rear (west) elevations includes
(See Continuation Sheet.)
*13311a. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single -Family Residence; HP4. Ancillary building
*134. Resources Present: ■Building OStructure OOhject OSite ❑District []Element of District []Other
P51b. Photo: (view and date)
Primary East Elevation, view West
February 2022
*P6. Date Constructe&Age and
Sources: shistoric
19291 County of Orange Records
*P7. Owner and Address:
Ron and Robin Romain
2116 N Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
Andrea Dumovich Heywood,
Associate Planner
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
May 5, 2022
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey
report and other sources, or enter none")
None
*Attachments: []None OLocation Map []Sketch Map ElContinuation Sheet OBuilding, Structure, and Object Record
OArchaeological Record ODistrict Reoord OUnear Feature Record OMilling Station Record []Rock ArtRecord
OArtifact Reoord nPhotograph Record O Other (list)
DPR 523A (1/95) 'Required information
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code 5S3
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B1. Historic Name: Bessie Coulter House
B2. Common Name: None
B3. Original Use: Single -Family Residence 114. Present Use: Single -Family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival
*66. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Original building permit not located.
September 1, 1933. Chimney repair. $20.
April 15, 1948. Remodel kitchen. $400.
August 2, 1948. Addition to residence, 6x14. $100.
June 21, 1962. Add new showerin existing garage. $500.
June 21, 1962 10xl6 patio addition. $1,200.
September 29, 2015. Reroof with comp roofing. $11,320.
January 24, 2017. Install (6) roof mounted solar panels. $4,000,
March 5, 2020. New walk-in closet and open patio with solid roof cover with bbq and sink. $100,000.
*B7. Moved? INNo E3Yes DUnknown Date: Original
*B8. Related Features: Detached Garage.
B9a. Architect: Unknown
b. Builder: Unknown
*B10. Slgnlficance: Theme Residential architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: 1929 Property Type: Single -Family Residence Applicable Criteria: C13
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The Bessie Coulter House is architecturally significant as a characteristic example of the Tudor Revival style. The original
building permit was not located. The earliest record shows that local realtor F. Carl Mock lived in the home with his family
from 1930-1933 before the home sold to F.E. and Bessie Coulter. It is interesting to note that Carl Mock (1888-1970) came
to Santa Ana in 1915 and received real estate license number three and was a major player in real estate and development
in Santa Ana and Greater Orange County prior to his death in 1970. The home was the used as a rental by the Coulters
during the late 1930s and early 1940s when Myron LeSourd rented the home before building his own house at 2447 N.
Heliotrope Drive. This is evidenced by newspaper clippings of the era. The home was the scene of many parties, social and
club meetings pertaining to Ebell and Junior Ebell. Bessie Coulter (1890-1974) was during the era the longest continuous
owner of the property.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
*B12. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library
Sanborn Maps
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel Inc.
*Date of Evaluation: May 5, 2022
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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Page 9 of 3 Resource Name: Bessie Coulter House
tleooraea by Andrea Oumovich Heywood *Date May 5, 2022 ® Continuation O Update
DPR 6238 (1/95)
*133a. Description (continued):
*Required information
wood -framed French doors with divided lights, double -hung windows, and has three contemporary, wood -framed French
doors lacking muntins on the rear elevation. A stucco -clad covered patio with double segmental arch openings is located to
the rear of the building. Other features of note Include columns of three small vents near the peak of the gable ends and two
brick chimneys. The property Is simply landscaped with two mature trees, a lawn, low vegetation and simple walkway at the
front setback. A driveway parallels the north elevation and leads to the detached, one-story, two -car garage, which is also
clad in stucco. The garage's primary (east) fegade features a front gable roof with a projecting, shad roof clad in composition
shingles and garage door below the main gable. A single, wood pedestrian door and double -hung wood -frame window are
also on the primary fagade. The garage gable end contains two round vents below the front gable to match the main house.
*B10. Significance (continued):
The Bessie Coulter House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West
Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, and walnut trees and
widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981),
credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls,
New York in 1922 (Talbert pages 353-356). Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land.
And that month, he began building custom homes In Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel
chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Crook. °When built in the 19208, the
Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County
Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and
1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival.
The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 AR Deco styled OM Santa
Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War Il, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Raze. Honer lived in the
neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
Park. An eady Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
Clare Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued Its development as
numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In
the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2022) Floral Pads maintains its
Identity as the prumierneighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
The Bessie Coulter House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an
example of the Tudor Revival style In Santa Ana. The property appears to be substantially intact, although the chimney was
apparently truncated to roof level at some point. Additionally, the house has been categorized as Contributive" because It
contributes to the overall character and history" of the Floral Park neighborhood and Is a representative example of Tudor
Revival architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character -defining features of the Tudor Revival style
exhibited by the house include its massing and composition, consisting of a side -gabled body with a projecting front gable
mid facade; arched entry occupied by the original front door and living room window contained within the front gable
projection; uneven rakes on the fairly steeply pitched front gable; stucco exterior, and mufti -fight casement windows. More
unusual is the hipped roof extension to the north housing a port& cochere beneath a segmental arch opening.
*912. References (continued):
Hams, Cyril M. American Architecture, An Illustrated Encvclonedle. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
National Register Bulletin 16A. How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept of the Interior, 1901.
Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources."Sacramento: March 1995,
Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-2017.
Ancesry.com
Newspepers.com (Santa Ana Register)
Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 193Z and 1955.
Armor, Samuel. History of Orange Couniv. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921, page 989.
DPR 523L
M7LLSACTAGREEMENT
2116 North Ross Street
SantaAna, CA 92706
Exhibit C
Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows:
1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property
which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its
environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose.
2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site
and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any
historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when
possible.
3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own
time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier
appearance shall be discouraged.
4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the
history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment.
These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this
significance shall be recognized and respected.
5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which
characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity.
6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced,
whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material
should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture,
and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features
should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic,
physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the
availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or
structures.
7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means
possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic
building materials shall not be undertaken.
8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological
resources affected by, or adjacent to any project.
9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not
be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant
historical, architectural or cultural material, an such design is compatible with
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MILLSACTAGREEMENT
2116 North Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or
environment.
10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such
a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the
essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired.
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