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State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________ <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________ <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br />Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code_5S3_________________________ <br />*Resource Name or #: Honer House <br />B1. Historic Name: Honer House <br />B2. Common Name: None <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Contemporary Ranch House <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): February 7, 1957. Constructed as a 7 room <br />residence and garage. $17,000. <br />April 24, 1967. Addition to residence (bed and storage room) by Allison Honer Co. - owner <br />October 23, 1992. Reroof, 4,300 square feet, $15,395 <br />September 10, 2008. Reroof, Remove wood shingles and apply comp shingles <br />*B7. Moved?No Yes Unknown Date:__________Original location:_______ _______ <br />*B8. Related Features: None <br />B9a. Architect:Donald A. Honer b. Builder: Allison Honer (contractor) <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1957 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C/3 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Honer House is architecturally significant as an outstanding and intact example of the Contemporary Ranch style, heavily <br />influenced by the midcentury modern architecture popular at the time of its construction. This house was built in 1957 and <br />valued at $17,000 according to the original building permit. The first owner, and architect credited on the building permit for <br />the design, was Donald A. Honer, son of the prominent Santa Ana developer and contractor of the house, Allison Honer <br />(Santa Ana Register, 12 August 1936, page 26). Donald Honer resided in the home until at least 1979; ownership may have <br />been held by the Allison Honer Company, as specified on a 1967 building permit. Research did not uncover additional <br />information about Mr. D. A. Honer, although it may be speculated that the son might have provided architectural services for <br />the father's business . Although a room was added to the building in 1967, the addition was added to the rear and was <br />designed to be differentiated yet compatible with overhanging eaves and wood board and batten siding. The Honer House is <br />also found architecturally notable for its early utilization of Direct Gain passive solar design. Its use of floor to ceiling <br />casement windows and double French doors are grouped to allow air and light to flow through the home and enable passive <br />solar cooling. This property may have been one of the first homes in Santa Ana to utilize Direct Gain; however, more <br />research is required to confirm. <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*B12. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />B13. Remarks: None <br />*B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel Inc. <br />*Date of Evaluation: November 3, 2022 <br />DPR 523B (1/95)*Required information <br />Sketch Map <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Honer House <br />2123 North Freeman Street <br />  <br />Historic Resources Commission 1 – 21 11/3/2022 <br />