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State of California -The Resources Agency Primary It <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />'Resource Name or #: Witt House <br />'NRHP Status Code <br />B1. Historic Name: Will House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />R3. original Use' Singlr.-Family Rrsidrncr 64. Present Use' Single -Family Rrsidencr <br />'85. Architectural Style' Minimal Traditional <br />"B6. Construction History: (Lnnstruction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Construrted May 28, 1941. S6, 000. <br />November 8. 1954. Disposal for O. S. Witt by MacFarlane. <br />April 6. 1960. Addition to garage (8'x18) for R. W Townsend by Horne Construction Co. $350. <br />October 15. 2004. In -ground pool and spa. $21, 000. <br />September 26. 2017. Reroof sfd & detached garage. Tear -off & apply sheathing/composition shingles. $12, 000. <br />'B7. Moved?MNO ❑Yes ❑Unknown <br />'BS. Related Features: Garage. <br />e9a. Architect Unknown <br />Date' <br />Original Location! <br />b. Builder! Allison Honer <br />"B10. Significance: Theme Residential ArchileClOre Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1941 Property Type: Singlr-family Rosidrncr Applicable Criteria: 0/3 <br />(Discuss nnportance in terms of histoncal or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address uttsrinty) <br />The Witt House is significant as a representative example of a Minimal Traditional house, typical of the period just before <br />World War ll and the post-war popularity of the ranch style It was built in 1941 by prominent developer and builder Allison <br />Honer, the subdivider of Floral Park. Toe house was first sold to Oscar Solomon Witt, a long time Santa Ana resident and <br />farmer wife married his wife Blanche Talcoll in Santa Ana in 1909. Witt raised various fruits and citrus. In 1958, the properly <br />was sold to Olive M. Hadley, a buukkeeper, stenographer. and divorcee. Ms. Hadley frequently moved within Orange County. <br />begirurinq in the 1920's. settling at 1312 Heliotrope in 1964. In 19b9. the propetty was transferred to Hyman and Rose <br />Rosen, a Jewish family who canoe to America prior to World War I and migrated front the East coast to Los Angeles where <br />Hyman worked in the garment industry prior to 1920. Mr. and Mrs_ Rosen would later move to Orange County and become <br />involved in residential real estate in their shared retirement. The property was transferred to Raymond W. Townsend and <br />Dorothy M. Townsend in 1960. Mr. Townsend came to Santa Ana after World War I and worked as a car salesman before he <br />operated his own dealership on South Main Street near downtown. Ile was one of the first operatets of a I ludson Garage in <br />Santa Ana in 1921. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and <br />"B12.References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Harris. Cyril M. American Architecture, An Illustrated <br />Encvclooedta. New York. WW Norton. 1998. <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B13. Remarks. <br />'814. Evaluator' Leslie Heumann. Chattel. Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: Marco 25, 2021 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Sketch Map <br />Will House <br />2014 North Flower Street <br />I ra <br />raacn ra r <br />r� an L'% (1p) <br />N <br />y OLIVE <br />0d C't�d @ 21 w <br />APR 523E (1195) *Required Information <br />