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Item # 19
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
April 18, 2023
TOPIC: Approval of a Historic Property Preservation Agreement
AGENDA TITLE
Historic Property Preservation Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the attached Mills Act Agreement
with the below-referenced property owners for the identified structure(s), subject to non-
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Property Owner(s)
Historic Property
Preservation
Agreement No.
Address/House Vote by HRC
Brian and Krystle
Newquist 2023-01 2311 N. Benton Way 8:1:0:0 (Murashie
dissented)
DISCUSSION
On March 2, 2023, the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) recommended that the
City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the following Mills Act agreement
with the identified property owners for historic structure(s) in the City, subject to non-
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney: Historic
Preservation Agreement Number No. 2023-01. This action allows for the approval of a
Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract), which provides a
property tax reduction whereby property owners agree to reinvest the tax savings
towards the maintenance of the historic property. Additionally, the agreement prevents
inappropriate alterations to the protected historic structure(s).
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project is
exempt from further review. The following Categorical Exemption will be filed for this
project:
•ER No. 2023-10 (2311 N. Benton Way)
Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreement
April 18, 2023
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FISCAL IMPACT
The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue
account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $939.29 annually noted below, for
a period of not less than ten years.
HPPA No.Address Estimate Exhibit No.
2023-1 2311 N. Benton Way $939.29 1-2
Total for all Properties:$939.29
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Mills Act Agreement – 2311 N. Benton Way
2. HRC Staff Report – 2311 N. Benton Way
Submitted By: Minh Thai, Executive Director of Planning and Building Agency
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Attn: Clerk of the Council
FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383
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HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT
This Historic Property Preservation Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into
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
to as “City”), and Brian Newquist and Krystle L. Newquist, husband and wife as
Community Property with Right of Survivorship, (hereinafter collectively referred to as
“Owner”), owner of real property located at 2311 North Benton Way, Santa Ana, California,
in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
RECITALS
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 2311
North Benton Way, 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.
Exhibit 1
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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 April 19, 2023, 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 nonrenewal 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.
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
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Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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. As part of the periodic
inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the
representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and
Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
4. 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
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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 ½) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the
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 cure 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 2311 North Benton
Way, Assessor Parcel Number, 002-133-26, 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.
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
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Santa Ana, CA 92706
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b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions
and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running 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
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
imposed 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: Brian and Krystle L. Newquist
2311 North Benton Way
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
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Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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.
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}
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA ANA
________________________ _________________________
KRISTINE RIDGE
Clerk of the Council City Manager
OWNERS
Date: ___________________ By:__________________
BRIAN NEWQUIST
Date: ___________________ By:__________________
KRYSTLE L. NEWQUIST
APPROVED AS TO FORM: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: _____________________ _____________________
JOHN M. FUNK MINH THAI
Chief Assistant City Attorney Executive Director
Planning and Building Agency
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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 128 OF TRACT NO. 425, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 16, PAGES 33 AND 34 OF
MISCELLANEOUS OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID
COUNTY.
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 002-133-26
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Turk House
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME Turk House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 2311 North Benton Way
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1960 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key
HISTORIC DISTRICT 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: Mid-Century Modern
Editor of Arts and Architecture magazine, John Entenza, and his influential sponsorship of the Case Study Program ,
greatly influenced the development of Mid-Century Modern architectural style. The Case Study Program, which included a
series of residential designs (not all of which were constructed) was published between 1945-1966. The program
emphasized modern design techniques and affordable construction methods that were easily replicated as a means to
influence affordable housing production. Key design elements of the Case Study Program include stripped ornamentation,
exposed structural components including wide beams as part of a post-and-beam structural system; flat or nearly flat
roofs integrating generous overhangs; concrete flooring, and open floor plans. A strong emphasis on indoor-outdoor living
was conveyed through the heavy utilization of glazed walls and interior and exterior courtyards. Mid-Century Modern style
is an umbrella term that incapsulates a broad range of post-World War II modernist themes that were applied to a variety
of property types including single-and-multi family residences, commercial buildings and centers, as well as large-scale
educational, institutional, and indsustrial uses. The Mid-Century Modern style’s period of significance is 1945-1975.
Character-defining features of the Mid-Century Modern style include use of wood or steel post and beam exposed
construction, bountiful glazing, and an emphasis on indoor-outdoor living. In form and massing, the style is expressed
through simple geometric volumes and horizontal massing, usually asymmetrical. The style includes little to no
ornamentaiton. Roof shapes are often flat or have low-pitch gables, both with wide overhanging eaves. Additionally,
highly-pitched A-frame roofs are a reflection of the style. Fenestration is typically flush-mounted metal framed windows
that span floor-to-ceiling. Siding can include stucco, concrete block, brick, and wood.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Turk House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for embodiment of
the distinguishing characteristics of a Mid-Century Modern style residential building. The recommended categorization is
“Key” because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-Century Modern style (Santa Ana
Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION 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 4, 2001.)
3: 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.
•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.
Exhibit B
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #__________________________________________________
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial______________________________________________
NRHP Status Code_____________________________________
Other Listings_____________________________________________________________________
Review Code________ Reviewer________________________ Date_______________
Page _1_ of _5_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Turk House P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: Orange Quadrangle California-Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022
*c. Address 2311 North Benton Way City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-133-26
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
Located on a modestly sized parcel in Floral Park, the Turk House is a one-story, single-family Mid-Century Modern Style
residence with an attached garage and rear pool (Figure 1). The building features an L-shaped plan that emphasizes privacy
with the garage in the projecting, front (west) leg of the “L” and a partially enclosed courtyard and living space towards the
rear. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a horizontal emphasis expressed through a low-pitched, cross-gabled roof
with broad, overhanging eaves and exposed rafters terminated by a continuous fascia that wraps around the building’s
roofline (Figure 2). The exterior of the house is clad primarily in a combination of stucco, whitewashed brick, and concrete
block. The primary (west) façade contains two wings: the front-facing gabled space of the attached garage and the side-
gabled volume that houses the primary living space. A concrete block brise soleil and whitewashed brick privacy wall and
geometrically patterned wrought iron gate conceals most of the side-gable wing (Figure 3). The main entrance, which is
located behind the privacy wall, is composed of a wrought iron door with obscured glass and single side lite and is raised
above a shallow concrete step. The door’s abstract geometric pattern echoes that of the wrought iron gate (Figure 4).
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.)
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-Family Residence; HP46. Walls/gates/fences; HP39. Other
(swimming pool)
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
(Figure 1) Primary (West and South)
elevations, view east, January 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: historic
1960/ City of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
Brian M. and Krystle L. Newquist
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
Andrea Dumovich Heywood
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
March 2, 2023
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey
report and other sources, or enter “none”)
None
*Attachments: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (list)
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
P5a. Photo
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 5 *NRHP Status Code_5S3_________________________
*Resource Name or #: Turk House B1. Historic Name: Turk House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Mid-Century Modern House
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations):
February 8, 1960. Permit to construct a residence and attached garage. $21,000.
February 5, 1960. Permit to construct a swimming pool. $2,700.
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original location:_______ _______
*B8. Related Features: Swimming Pool.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Roy Russell
*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: 1960 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C/3
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The Turk House is architecturally significant as a highly intact example of a Mid-Century Modern style house in Santa Ana,
owned and constructed by prolific Santa Ana developer Roy Russell. While it is not confirmed if the property was constructed
by Roy Roscoe Russell (senior) or his son Roy Rodney Russell (junior), it is highly likely that Roy Rodney Russell (junior) is
attributed to the construction of this property. According to City building records, it was built in 1960 for approximately
$21,000. By circa 1962, the house was sold to A. Turk, who owned the property until 1981. From 1982-1983, city directories
list R. O. Robinson as the building occupant. A 1984 city directory was not available for reference. Between 1985 - 1987
there is no tenant or owner identified in city directories. From circa 1989 - 1993, Jon and Susan Everett are identified as
property owners. City directories do not include the building owner or tenant information for much of the mid-to-late 1990s. By
1999-2000, Gregg Davila is the known owner. The last available city directory, published in 2008, does not include the
building owner. No additional information was uncovered regarding the past owners and tenants.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.)
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 5.)
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel Inc.
*Date of Evaluation: March 2, 2023
Sketch Map
(This space reserved for official comments.)
Turk House
2311 North Benton Way N
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________
Page 3_ of 5_ Resource Name: Turk House
*Recorded by Andrea Dumovich Heywood *Date March 2, 2023 Continuation Update
DPR 523L
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
*P3a. Description (continued):
Window fenestration on the primary (west) façade includes two obscured-glass trapezoidal transoms below the front gable
roof, and two sets of narrow, wood-frame, tripartite windows with a central fixed window flanked by casements, both set
within the interior courtyard on either side of the main entrance (Figure 5). Remaining window fenestration throughout the
building includes aluminum-frame fixed, casement, and jalousie windows along the south and north side façades. A single
wood-frame, multi-lite pedestrian door is located on the south (side) façade and a wood-frame window with jalousie glass
louvers over a paired obscured glass window is located on the north (side) façade, along with two aluminum-clad sliding
windows. Rear fenestration includes an aluminum-frame sliding kitchen window that projects outwards from the façade, along
with two expansive sets of aluminum-frame sliding doors and a fixed window (Figure 6). Additional architectural features
include a central brick chimney, a whitewashed brick planter at the primary façade below the front-facing gable, concrete
block and concrete brise soleil pool equipment screen in the rear yard, a narrow whitewashed brick wall that encloses the
north side yard, and long beams extending past the gable’s end on both north and south (side) facades (Figure 7). The
property is landscaped with palm trees, birds of paradise, and other Mid-Century Modern themed vegetation.
*B10. Significance (continued):
The Turk 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 Creek. “When built in the 1920s, 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 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City
Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War II, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. 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 early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell’s own large, Colonial
Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father’s firm and by 1945 it was renamed as
Roy Russell and Son. 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 (2023) Floral Park maintains its identity as the
premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
The Turk House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as a highly intact
example of a Mid-Century Modern style home in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house cost $21,000 to build in 1960.
The recommended categorization is “Key” because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-
Century Modern style (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character-defining features of the Mid-Century Modern
style exhibited by the house include its low-pitched cross-gable roof with broad overhanging eaves; extended beams below
the gables; exposed rafters; continuous fascia that warps around the building’s roofline; stucco, whitewashed brick, and
concrete
block exteriors; privacy wall incorporating a brise soleil and wrought iron gate at the primary façade; main entrance made of
wrought iron and obscured glass designed in a geometric pattern that echoes the entrance gate; two obscured-glass
trapizoidal transoms below the front gable roof; narrow, wood-frame triparte windows with a central fixed window flanked by
casements; aluminum-frame fixed, casement, sliding, and jalousie glass louver windows; obscured glass windows; alumium-
frame sliding door with a fixed window; attached garage; central brick chimney; whitewashed brick planter; swimming pool;
concrete block and brise soleil pool equipment screen in rear yard; and tropical landscaping.
*B12. References (continued):
Almendral, Dylan M. “The Home of Dynasties: Historic Home Profile.” My Blog. 12 January 2020. Available:
https://www.dylanmalmendral.com/blog/the-home-of-dynasties. Accessed: 1 February 2023.
Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________
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Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 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
Newspapers.com (Orange County Register and Santa Ana Register)
Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
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, 1950-1990.
Talbert, Thomas B. The Historical Volume and Reference Works: Covering Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Tustin. Volume 1:
Orange County. Whittier: Historical Publishers, 1963.
State of California The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________
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Additional Figures:
Figure 2. Exposed rafter and continous fascia detail, facing
northeast.
Figure 3. Concrete block brise soleil and whitewashed
brick privacy wall, with geometrically patterned wrought
iron gate, facing east.
Figure 4. Wrought iron door with obscured glass and single
sidelite, facing east.
Figure 5. Two obscured-glass trapizoidal transoms,
facing east.
Figure 6. Aluminum-frame sliding door and a fixed window,
facing west. Figure 7. Long beam extending past the gable’s end on
the south (side) façade, facing west.
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
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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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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.
Planning and Building Agency
Item # 1
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Historic Resources Commission Staff Report
March 2, 2023
Topic: HRCA No. 2023-2, HRC 2023-1, HPPA No. 2023-1 – Turk House
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2023-2
and Historic Register Categorization No. 2023-1 (Exhibit 1).
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council
to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Brian and Krystle L. Newquist, subject
to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney (Exhibit 2).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Brian and Krystle L. Newquist are requesting approval to designate an existing Mid-
Century Modern style residence located at 2311 North Benton Way to the Santa Ana
Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement
with the City of Santa Ana. The property is worthy of local designation as “Key” status
because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-Century
Modern style in Santa Ana.
DISCUSSION
Project Location and Site Description
The subject property is located on the east side of North Benton Way in the Floral Park
neighborhood. The site contains a 1,781-square-foot, Mid-Century Modern style
residence and attached garage on a 7,560-square-foot residential lot (Exhibit 3).
Analysis of the Issues
Historical Listing
In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS-2363 establishing the
Historic Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The
Historic Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing,
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designate as a historical property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site
having importance to the history or architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria
set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails
applying the selection criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
(Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is eligible
for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first
criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old.
The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa
Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the structure is 63 years old and is a good example of
period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property.
The Turk House is architecturally significant as a representative example of a highly intact
Mid-Century Modern style home in Santa Ana, owned and constructed by prolific Santa
Ana developer Roy Russell. While it is not confirmed if the property was constructed by
Roy Roscoe Russell (senior) or his son Roy Rodney Russell (junior), it is highly likely that
Roy Rodney Russell (junior) is attributed to the construction of this property. According to
City building records, it was built in 1960 for approximately $21,000. By circa 1962, the
house was sold to A. Turk, who owned the property until 1981. From 1982-1983, city
directories list R. O. Robinson as the building occupant. A 1984 city directory was not
available for reference. Between 1985 - 1987 there is no tenant or owner identified in city
directories. From circa 1989 - 1993, Jon and Susan Everett are identified as property
owners. City directories do not include the building owner or tenant information for much
of the mid-to-late 1990s. By 1999-2000, Gregg Davila is the known owner. The last
available city directory, published in 2008, does not include the building owner. No
additional information was uncovered regarding the past owners and tenants.
Located on a modestly sized parcel in Floral Park, the Turk House is a one-story, single-
family Mid-Century Modern Style residence with an attached garage and rear pool. The
building features an L-shaped plan that emphasizes privacy with the garage in the
projecting, front (west) leg of the “L” and a partially enclosed courtyard and living space
towards the rear. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a horizontal emphasis
expressed through a low-pitched, cross-gabled roof with broad, overhanging eaves and
exposed rafters terminated by a continuous fascia that wraps around the building’s
roofline. The exterior of the house is clad primarily in a combination of stucco,
whitewashed brick, and concrete block. The primary (west) façade contains two wings:
the front-facing gabled space of the attached garage and the side-gabled volume that
houses the primary living space. A concrete block brise soleil and whitewashed brick
privacy wall and geometrically patterned wrought iron gate conceals most of the side-
gable wing. The main entrance, which is located behind the privacy wall, is composed of
a wrought iron door with obscured glass and single side lite and is raised above a shallow
concrete step. The door’s abstract geometric pattern echoes that of the wrought iron gate.
Window fenestration on the primary (west) façade includes two obscured-glass
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trapezoidal transoms below the front gable roof, and two sets of narrow, wood-frame
tripartite windows with a central fixed window flanked by casements, both set within the
interior courtyard on either side of the main entrance. Remaining window fenestration
throughout the building includes aluminum-frame fixed, casement, and jalousie windows
along the south and north side façades. A single wood-frame, multi-lite pedestrian door
is located on the south (side) façade and a wood-frame window with jalousie glass louvers
over a paired obscured glass window is located on the north (side) façade, along with two
aluminum-clad sliding windows. Rear fenestration includes an aluminum-frame sliding
kitchen window that projects outwards from the façade, along with two expansive sets of
aluminum-frame sliding doors and a fixed window. Additional architectural features
include a central brick chimney, a whitewashed brick planter at the primary façade below
the front-facing gable, concrete block and concrete brise soleil pool equipment screen in
the rear yard, a narrow whitewashed brick wall that encloses the north side yard, and long
beams extending past the gable’s end on both north and south (side) facades. The
property is landscaped with palm trees, birds of paradise, and other Mid-Century Modern
themed vegetation.
Character-defining features of the Turk House include, but may not be limited to: low-
pitched cross-gable roof with broad overhanging eaves; extended beams below the
gables; exposed rafters; continuous fascia that warps around the building’s roofline;
stucco, whitewashed brick, and concrete block exteriors; privacy wall incorporating a brise
soleil and wrought iron gate at the primary façade; main entrance made of wrought iron
and obscured glass designed in a geometric pattern that echoes the entrance gate; two
obscured-glass trapezoidal transoms below the front gable roof; narrow, wood-frame
tripartite windows with a central fixed window flanked by casements; aluminum-frame
fixed, casement, sliding, and jalousie glass louver windows; obscured glass windows;
aluminum-frame sliding door with a fixed window; attached garage; central brick chimney;
whitewashed brick planter; swimming pool; concrete block and brise soleil pool equipment
screen in rear yard; and tropical landscaping.
The Turk House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties
under Criterion 1 as a highly intact example of a Mid-Century Modern style home in Santa
Ana. The recommended categorization is “Key” because it has a distinctive architectural
style and quality reflective of the Mid-Century Modern style. This category is reserved for
structures exemplifying greater architectural significance than the “Contributive” category,
in addition to contributing to the overall neighborhood or district within the City of Santa
Ana. The property is worthy of “Key” status due to the building’s Mid-Century Modern
style and quality craftsmanship which features horizontal massing; low-pitch gable roof
with wide overhanging eaves; grouped, aluminum-frame casement windows; stucco
siding; and an emphasis on indoor-outdoor living through the property’s expansive glazing
and an interior courtyard composed of a brise soleil privacy fence; among other original
features.
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Ordinance No. NS-2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute
Historic Property Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act
agreements for eligible properties (Exhibit 2). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property
must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources
Commission Application and Historic Register Categorization actions proposed for this
site authorize the listing of the property on the local register. The agreement provides
monetary incentives to the property owner in the form of a property tax reduction in
exchange for the owner’s voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state
of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the
agreement generates a different valuation method in determining the property’s assessed
value, resulting in tax savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits
include:
•Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood
•Allows for a mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation
•Provides additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase historic structures
•Discourages inappropriate alterations to the property
The property has no identified unauthorized modifications. Upon consideration of the
application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation
Agreement.
Overall, future improvements proposed by the homeowner during the initial ten years of
the Mills Act Agreement include landscape maintenance so the front gable is fully visible
from the public right-of-way, exterior painting, exterior stucco repair, new
plumbing/electrical , pool replastering, window pane rehabilitation/replacement, improved
landscaping in the front and rear yards, and general on-going maintenance. Staff will
ensure that the proposed work will be done sensitively and will maintain the property’s
character defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property.
As part of the mills act approval process, staff will work with the applicant to ensure that
a bronze plaque is installed honoring and recognizing the structure. The plaque will
include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation.
Lastly, the site will be subject to general maintenance and upkeep requirements including,
but not limited to, replacement or restoration of damaged character-defining features,
landscaping upkeep, painting, etc. These improvements will be subject to review and
approval by staff. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City
enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement.
Public Notification
The subject site is located within the Floral Park Neighborhood Association. The president
of this Neighborhood Association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing.
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In addition, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a
notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all
property owners within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no
correspondence, either written or electronic, has been received from any members of the
public.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines,
the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15331 of the CEQA
Guidelines (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) as these actions
are designed to preserve historic resources. Based on this analysis, a Notice of
Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2023-10 will be filed for this project.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue
account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $939.29 annually, for a period of
not less than ten years.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution
2. Mills Act Agreement
3. 500-Foot Radius Map
Submitted By:
Andrea Heywood, Associate Planner
Approved By:
Minh Thai, Executive Director of Planning and Building Agency, Planning and Building
Agency
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO.
2023-2 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2311
NORTH BENTON WAY, SANTA ANA, ON THE HISTORICAL
REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC REGISTER
CATEGORIZATION NO. 2023-1 PLACING SAID
PROPERTY WITHIN THE KEY CATEGORY
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby
finds, determines, and declares as follows:
A.On March 2, 2023, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2023-2) and
categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2023-1)
of the Turk House located at 2311 North Benton Way, Santa Ana.
B.The Turk House has distinctive architectural features of the Mid-Century
Modern style and was built in 1960.
C.The Turk House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties under Criterion 1 as a highly intact example of a Mid-Century
Modern style home in Santa Ana. The house displays characteristics of the
Mid-Century Modern style through its use of horizontal massing; low-pitch
gable roof with wide overhanging eaves; grouped, aluminum-frame
casement windows; stucco siding; and an emphasis on indoor-outdoor
living through the property’s expansive glazing and an interior courtyard
composed of a brise soleil privacy fence; among other original features. The
recommended categorization is “Key” because it has a distinctive
architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-Century Modern style
(Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). This category is reserved for
structures exemplifying greater architectural significance than the
“Contributive” category, in addition to contributing to the overall
neighborhood or district within the City of Santa Ana. The property is worthy
of “Key” status due to the building’s Mid-Century Modern style and quality
craftsmanship which features wide overhanging eaves; low-pitch roof; and
grouped, aluminum-frame casement windows, among other original
features. Character-defining features of the Turk House include, but may
not be limited to: low-pitched cross-gable roof with broad overhanging
eaves; extended beams below the gables; exposed rafters; continuous
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fascia that warps around the building’s roofline; stucco, whitewashed brick,
and concrete block exteriors; privacy wall incorporating a brise soleil and
wrought iron gate at the primary façade; main entrance made of wrought
iron and obscured glass designed in a geometric pattern that echoes the
entrance gate; two obscured-glass trapezoidal transoms below the front
gable roof; narrow, wood-frame tripartite windows with a central fixed
window flanked by casements; aluminum-frame fixed, casement, sliding,
and jalousie glass louver windows; obscured glass windows; aluminum-
frame sliding door with a fixed window; attached garage; central brick
chimney; whitewashed brick planter; swimming pool; concrete block and
brise soleil pool equipment screen in rear yard; and tropical landscaping.
D.The legal owners of the property are Brian and Krystle L. Newquist.
E.The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit
A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
F.The subject property meets the standards for placement on the City of Santa
Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2 of the Santa
Ana Municipal Code.
G.The subject property meets the minimal standards for placement in the Key
category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(2) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the
recommended actions are exempt from further review under CEQA Guidelines Section
15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve historical resources.
Categorical Exemption No. ER-2023-10 will be filed for this project.
Section 3. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana, after
conducting the public hearing, hereby approves:
A.Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2023-2 to place the Turk
House located at 2311 North Benton Way, Santa Ana, 92706 on the
historical register, and
B.Historic Register Categorization No. 2023-1 placing the Turk House located
at 2311 North Benton Way, Santa Ana, 92706 within the Key category, as
conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein.
These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing,
which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto, the
report entitled “Historical Property Description,” and the public testimony, all of which are
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled “Historical Property
Description” is on file with the Planning Division, and is hereby approved and adopted, and
together with the staff report and this Resolution, justify the findings for placement on the
City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The Historic Resources
Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this Resolution in the City of
Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
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Section 5. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary is hereby directed to
file a certified copy of this Resolution with the County Recorder’s Office after the adoption
of this Resolution pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5029.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 2023.
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Tim Rush
Chairperson
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:________________________
John M. Funk
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Commission members____________________________________
NOES: Commission members___________________________________
ABSTAIN: Commission members___________________________________
NOT PRESENT: Commission members___________________________________
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, NUVIA OCAMPO, Historic Resources Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and
certify the attached Resolution No. 2023-XXX to be the original resolution adopted by
Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on March 2, 2023.
Date: ________________ ____________________________________
Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APN Address Legal Description Owner Names
002-133-26 2311 North Benton Way REAL PROPERTY IN THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA,
COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
LOT 128 OF TRACT NO. 425,
IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA,
COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP
RECORDED IN BOOK 16,
PAGES 33 AND 34 OF
MISCELLANEOUS OF
MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY RECORDER OF
SAID COUNTY.
Brian and Krystle
L. Newquist
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EXHIBIT B
Conditions of Approval for Historic Resources Commission Application No.
2023-2 and Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2023-1
The Applicant must comply with each condition listed below prior to exercising
the rights conferred by the Historic Resource Commission’s approval and the
City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-6 of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code. The Applicant must remain in compliance with all
condition(s) listed below:
Within 180-days of execution of this resolution, the applicant shall install a
bronze plaque as per a template on file with the Planning Division honoring
and recognizing the structure at 2311 North Benton Way, historically
known as the Turk House. The plaque shall include the historic name,
address, year built, and local historic register designation. The final
dimensions, location, text and description on the plaque shall be reviewed
and approved by Planning Division staff.
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Attn: Clerk of the Council
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HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT
This Historic Property Preservation Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into
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
to as “City”), and Brian Newquist and Krystle L. Newquist, husband and wife as
Community Property with Right of Survivorship, (hereinafter collectively referred to as
“Owner”), owner of real property located at 2311 North Benton Way, Santa Ana, California,
in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
RECITALS
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 2311
North Benton Way, 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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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 April 19, 2023, 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 nonrenewal 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. As part of the periodic
inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the
representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and
Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
4.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
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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 ½) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the
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 cure 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 2311 North Benton
Way, Assessor Parcel Number, 002-133-26, 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.
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b.City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions
and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running 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
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
imposed 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.
Ci ty: City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Attn: Clerk of the Council
Owners: Brian and Krystle L. Newquist
2311 North Benton Way
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
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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.
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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ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA ANA
________________________ _________________________
KRISTINE RIDGE
Clerk of the Council City Manager
OWNERS
Date: ___________________ By:__________________
BRIAN NEWQUIST
Date: ___________________ By:__________________
KRYSTLE L. NEWQUIST
APPROVED AS TO FORM: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: _____________________ _____________________
JOHN M. FUNK MINH THAI
Chief Assistant City Attorney Executive Director
Planning and Building Agency
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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 128 OF TRACT NO. 425, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 16, PAGES 33 AND 34 OF
MISCELLANEOUS OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID
COUNTY.
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 002-133-26
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Turk House
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME Turk House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 2311 North Benton Way
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1960 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key
HISTORIC DISTRICT 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: Mid-Century Modern
Editor of Arts and Architecture magazine, John Entenza, and his influential sponsorship of the Case Study Program,
greatly influenced the development of Mid-Century Modern architectural style. The Case Study Program, which included a
series of residential designs (not all of which were constructed) was published between 1945-1966. The program
emphasized modern design techniques and affordable construction methods that were easily replicated as a means to
influence affordable housing production. Key design elements of the Case Study Program include stripped ornamentation,
exposed structural components including wide beams as part of a post-and-beam structural system; flat or nearly flat
roofs integrating generous overhangs; concrete flooring, and open floor plans. A strong emphasis on indoor-outdoor living
was conveyed through the heavy utilization of glazed walls and interior and exterior courtyards. Mid-Century Modern style
is an umbrella term that incapsulates a broad range of post-World War II modernist themes that were applied to a variety
of property types including single-and-multi family residences, commercial buildings and centers, as well as large-scale
educational, institutional, and indsustrial uses. The Mid-Century Modern style’s period of significance is 1945-1975.
Character-defining features of the Mid-Century Modern style include use of wood or steel post and beam exposed
construction, bountiful glazing, and an emphasis on indoor-outdoor living. In form and massing, the style is expressed
through simple geometric volumes and horizontal massing, usually asymmetrical. The style includes little to no
ornamentaiton. Roof shapes are often flat or have low-pitch gables, both with wide overhanging eaves. Additionally,
highly-pitched A-frame roofs are a reflection of the style. Fenestration is typically flush-mounted metal framed windows
that span floor-to-ceiling. Siding can include stucco, concrete block, brick, and wood.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Turk House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for embodiment of
the distinguishing characteristics of a Mid-Century Modern style residential building. The recommended categorization is
“Key” because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-Century Modern style (Santa Ana
Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION 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 4, 2001.)
3: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.
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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State of California The Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #__________________________________________________
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial______________________________________________
NRHP Status Code_____________________________________
Other Listings_____________________________________________________________________
Review Code________Reviewer________________________Date_______________
Page _1_ of _5_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Turk House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: Orange Quadrangle California-Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022
*c. Address 2311 North Benton Way City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 002-133-26
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
Located on a modestly sized parcel in Floral Park, the Turk House is a one-story, single-family Mid-Century Modern Style
residence with an attached garage and rear pool (Figure 1). The building features an L-shaped plan that emphasizes privacy
with the garage in the projecting, front (west) leg of the “L” and a partially enclosed courtyard and living space towards the
rear. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a horizontal emphasis expressed through a low-pitched, cross-gabled roof
with broad, overhanging eaves and exposed rafters terminated by a continuous fascia that wraps around the building’s
roofline (Figure 2). The exterior of the house is clad primarily in a combination of stucco, whitewashed brick, and concrete
block. The primary (west) façade contains two wings: the front-facing gabled space of the attached garage and the side-
gabled volume that houses the primary living space. A concrete block brise soleil and whitewashed brick privacy wall and
geometrically patterned wrought iron gate conceals most of the side-gable wing (Figure 3). The main entrance, which is
located behind the privacy wall, is composed of a wrought iron door with obscured glass and single side lite and is raised
above a shallow concrete step. The door’s abstract geometric pattern echoes that of the wrought iron gate (Figure 4).
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.)
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-Family Residence; HP46. Walls/gates/fences; HP39. Other
(swimming pool)
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
(Figure 1) Primary (West and South)
elevations, view east, January 2023
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: historic
1960/ City of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
Brian M. and Krystle L. Newquist
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
Andrea Dumovich Heywood
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
March 2, 2023
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey
report and other sources, or enter “none”)
None
*Attachments: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (list)
DPR 523A (1/95)*Required information
P5a. Photo
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BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
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*Resource Name or #: Turk House
B1. Historic Name: Turk House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Mid-Century Modern House
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations):
February 8, 1960. Permit to construct a residence and attached garage. $21,000.
February 5, 1960. Permit to construct a swimming pool. $2,700.
*B7. Moved?No Yes Unknown Date:__________Original location:_______ _______
*B8. Related Features: Swimming Pool.
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Roy Russell
*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: 1960 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C/3
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The Turk House is architecturally significant as a highly intact example of a Mid-Century Modern style house in Santa Ana,
owned and constructed by prolific Santa Ana developer Roy Russell. While it is not confirmed if the property was constructed
by Roy Roscoe Russell (senior) or his son Roy Rodney Russell (junior), it is highly likely that Roy Rodney Russell (junior) is
attributed to the construction of this property. According to City building records, it was built in 1960 for approximately
$21,000. By circa 1962, the house was sold to A. Turk, who owned the property until 1981. From 1982-1983, city directories
list R. O. Robinson as the building occupant. A 1984 city directory was not available for reference. Between 1985 - 1987
there is no tenant or owner identified in city directories. From circa 1989 - 1993, Jon and Susan Everett are identified as
property owners. City directories do not include the building owner or tenant information for much of the mid-to-late 1990s. By
1999-2000, Gregg Davila is the known owner. The last available city directory, published in 2008, does not include the
building owner. No additional information was uncovered regarding the past owners and tenants.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.)
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 5.)
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel Inc.
*Date of Evaluation: March 2, 2023
Sketch Map
(This space reserved for official comments.)
Turk House
2311 North Benton Way
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*P3a. Description (continued):
Window fenestration on the primary (west) façade includes two obscured-glass trapezoidal transoms below the front gable
roof, and two sets of narrow, wood-frame, tripartite windows with a central fixed window flanked by casements, both set
within the interior courtyard on either side of the main entrance (Figure 5). Remaining window fenestration throughout the
building includes aluminum-frame fixed, casement, and jalousie windows along the south and north side façades. A single
wood-frame, multi-lite pedestrian door is located on the south (side) façade and a wood-frame window with jalousie glass
louvers over a paired obscured glass window is located on the north (side) façade, along with two aluminum-clad sliding
windows. Rear fenestration includes an aluminum-frame sliding kitchen window that projects outwards from the façade, along
with two expansive sets of aluminum-frame sliding doors and a fixed window (Figure 6). Additional architectural features
include a central brick chimney, a whitewashed brick planter at the primary façade below the front-facing gable, concrete
block and concrete brise soleil pool equipment screen in the rear yard, a narrow whitewashed brick wall that encloses the
north side yard, and long beams extending past the gable’s end on both north and south (side) facades (Figure 7). The
property is landscaped with palm trees, birds of paradise, and other Mid-Century Modern themed vegetation.
*B10. Significance (continued):
The Turk 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 Creek. “When built in the 1920s, 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 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City
Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War II, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. 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 early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell’s own large, Colonial
Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father’s firm and by 1945 it was renamed as
Roy Russell and Son. 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 (2023) Floral Park maintains its identity as the
premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
The Turk House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as a highly intact
example of a Mid-Century Modern style home in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house cost $21,000 to build in 1960.
The recommended categorization is “Key” because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-
Century Modern style (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character-defining features of the Mid-Century Modern
style exhibited by the house include its low-pitched cross-gable roof with broad overhanging eaves; extended beams below
the gables; exposed rafters; continuous fascia that warps around the building’s roofline; stucco, whitewashed brick, and
concrete
block exteriors; privacy wall incorporating a brise soleil and wrought iron gate at the primary façade; main entrance made of
wrought iron and obscured glass designed in a geometric pattern that echoes the entrance gate; two obscured-glass
trapizoidal transoms below the front gable roof; narrow, wood-frame triparte windows with a central fixed window flanked by
casements; aluminum-frame fixed, casement, sliding, and jalousie glass louver windows; obscured glass windows; alumium-
frame sliding door with a fixed window; attached garage; central brick chimney; whitewashed brick planter; swimming pool;
concrete block and brise soleil pool equipment screen in rear yard; and tropical landscaping.
*B12. References (continued):
Almendral, Dylan M. “The Home of Dynasties: Historic Home Profile.” My Blog. 12 January 2020. Available:
https://www.dylanmalmendral.com/blog/the-home-of-dynasties. Accessed: 1 February 2023.
Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
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Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 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
Newspapers.com (Orange County Register and Santa Ana Register)
Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
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, 1950-1990.
Talbert, Thomas B. The Historical Volume and Reference Works: Covering Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Tustin. Volume 1:
Orange County. Whittier: Historical Publishers, 1963.
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Additional Figures:
Figure 2. Exposed rafter and continous fascia detail, facing
northeast.
Figure 3. Concrete block brise soleil and whitewashed
brick privacy wall, with geometrically patterned wrought
iron gate, facing east.
Figure 4. Wrought iron door with obscured glass and single
sidelite, facing east.
Figure 5. Two obscured-glass trapizoidal transoms,
facing east.
Figure 6. Aluminum-frame sliding door and a fixed window,
facing west.
Figure 7. Long beam extending past the gable’s end on
the south (side) façade, facing west.
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MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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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MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
2311 North Benton Way
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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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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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC
RESOURCES COMMISSION
The City of Santa Ana encourages the
public to participate in the decision-
making process. We encourage you to
contact us prior to the Public Hearing if
you have any questions.
Historic Resources Commission
Action: The Historic Resources
Commission will hold a Public Hearing to
receive public testimony, and will take
action on the item described below. Their
decision is final unless appealed to the
City Council within 10 days of the decision
by any interested party or group.
Project Location:2311 North Benton
Way
Project Applicant:Brian and Krystle
Newquist
Project Description:The applicant is
requesting approval of Historic Resources
Commission Application No. 2023-02,
Historic Register Categorization No. 2023-
01, and Historic Property Preservation
Agreement No. 2023-01 to allow the
placement and categorization in the Santa
Ana Register of Historical Properties as
Key for the above mentioned property and
to execute a Historic Property
Preservation Agreement with the City of
Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact:Pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the
project is exempt from further review
under Section 15331, Class 31, as this
action is designed to preserve a historic
resource. Categorical Exemption No. ER-
2023-10 will be filed for this project.
Meeting Details:This matter will be
heard on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at
4:30 p.m.in the City Council Chambers,
22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA
92701.Members of the public may
attend this meeting in-person or join
via Zoom.For the most up to date
information on how to participate virtually
in this meeting, please visit www.santa-
ana.org/pb/meeting-participation.
Written Comments:If you are unable to
participate in the meeting, you may send
written comments by e-mail to
PBAeComments@santa-ana.org
(reference the topic in the subject line) or
mail to Nuvia Ocampo, Recording
Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic
Center Plaza – M20, Santa Ana, CA
92701.Deadline to submit written
comments is 3:00 p.m. on the day of
the meeting.Comments received after
the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the
record.
Where To Get More Information:
Additional details regarding the proposed
action(s), including the full text of the
discretionary item, may be found on the
City website 72 hours prior to the public
hearing at: https://santa-
ana.primegov.com/public/portal.
Who To Contact For Questions: Should
you have any questions, please contact
Andrea Dumovich Heywood with the
Planning and Building Agency at
Aheywood@santa-ana.org or 714-647-
5899.
Note:If you challenge the decision on the
above matter, you may be limited to
raising only those issues you or someone
else raised at the public hearing
described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the Historic
Resources Commission or City Council of
the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the
public hearing.
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2732.
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
Planning and Building Agency
20 Civic Center Plaza ● P.O. Box 1988
Santa Ana, California 92702
www.santa-ana.org/pba
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION
The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision-making process. This
notice is being sent to those who live or own property within 500 feet of the project site or who
have expressed an interest in the proposed action. We encourage you to contact us prior to the
Public Hearing if you have any questions.
Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public
Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is
final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group.
Project Location: 2311 North Benton Way
Project Applicant: Brian and Krystle Newquist
Project Description: The applicant is requesting approval of Historic Resources Commission
Application No. 2023-02, Historic Register Categorization No. 2023-01, and Historic Property
Preservation Agreement No. 2023-01 to allow the placement and categorization in the Santa Ana
Register of Historical Properties as Key for the above mentioned property and to execute a Historic
Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA
Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331, Class 31, as this action is
designed to preserve a historic resource. Categorical Exemption No. ER-2023-10 will be filed for this
project.
Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend
this meeting in-person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate
virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting-participation.
Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments
by e-mail to PBAeComments@santa-ana.org (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Nuvia
Ocampo, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza – M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments is 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received
after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record.
Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the
full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing
at: https://santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal.
Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact Andrea Dumovich
Heywood with the Planning and Building Agency at Aheywood@santa-ana.org or 714-647-5899.
Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues
you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence
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delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to,
the public hearing.
Si tiene preguntas en español, favor de llamar a Nuvia Ocampo (714) 667-2732.
Nếu cần liên lạc bằng tiếng Việt, xin điện thoại cho Tony Lai số (714) 565-2627.
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