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State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________ BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 3 *NRHP Status Code_5S3_________________________ *Resource Name or #: Tarr-Wright House B1. Historic Name: Tarr-Wright House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-Family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Cape Cod *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): April 26, 1940. Constructed. $10,000. October 27, 1958. Interior alterations for T.V. Reeve by Richard Grella.$4,000 May 26, 1988. Reroof single-family residence w/o tear off. June 3, 1988. Reroof garage. June 15, 2005. Reroof single-family residence and garage with tear off shake and install comp. $8,750. February 23, 2021. New redwood cedar siding on three sides for detached garage to match existing single-family. $5,000. February 23, 2021. 259 sq. ft. addition to first floor with 296 sq. ft. second-story addition. $17,000. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original location:_______ _______ *B8. Related Features: None. B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: E.C. Rogers *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1940 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 Tarr-Wright House is architecturally significant for its highly characteristic use of the Colonial Revival Cape Cod style and historically notable for its association with a prominent local builder, Emmet C. Rogers. It was built in 1940 by E. C. Rogers for a total cost of $10,000 including the residence and garage. Emmet C. Rogers was a prolific Santa Ana builder and developer. He was born in 1896 in Missouri (1930 Federal Census). By 1920, he had married his wife Juna and moved to Greeley, Colorado, where he was a high school teacher (1920 Federal Census). A few years later, in 1923, he had relocated his famil y to Santa Ana, and had a dual appointment at both Willard and Lathrop Junior High Schools, where he taught science (Santa Ana Daily Register, April 4, 1923). From the late 1930s through the following decade, Rogers was extremely active as a building contractor, often moving his family, perhaps to houses as he finished them, on Greenleaf (2144), Freeman (602 and 1315), and Towner (1010) (1930 Federal Census, Santa Ana Register July 29, 1940, 1947 and 1949 city directories). According to city directories, Emmet C. Rogers resided at the Tarr-Wright House for a year. Between 1941 and 1954, various renters were identified has having lived at the Tarr-Wright House, including Ray P. and Ruth Tarr (1941-1945), Robert B. and Cecile R. Wright (1950-1953), and Thomas V. and Maurine Reeve. It is unknown how long the Reeve’s lived in the Tarr-Wright House prior to more recent residents. The more notable residents of the Tarr-Wright House were both Mr. Ray P. Tarr and Robert B. Wright. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References: 1920 Federal Census 1930 Federal Census Santa Ana Register July 29, 1940 (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel Inc. *Date of Evaluation: September 2, 2021 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information Sketch Map (This space reserved for official comments.) Tarr-Wright House 2307 North Riverside Drive N