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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 *CHR Status Code 5S1 <br />*Resource Name or #: Bower House <br />B1. Historic Name: Bower House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*65. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1930 <br />July 21, 1930. Residence and garage constructed for $12,000. <br />September 25, 1933. Rebuild chimney, $10. <br />August 14, 1953. Electric work. <br />November 24, 1958. Unspecified repairs. <br />June 5, 1967. Plumbing repairs. <br />August 6, 1968. Tile walls installed in bathroom, $1,200. <br />August 6, 1968. Heater installed. <br />August 6, 1968. Three plumbing fixtures installed. <br />May 9, 1974. One fixture installed. <br />February 25, 1981. Nine electric outlets and fixtures installed. <br />July 8, 1983. Reroof. <br />August 8, 1989. Aluminum patio cover and enclosure on existing second story deck. <br />March 19, 1990. Electrical work in garage. <br />November 29, 1990. Construct wall and decorative archway across driveway, $600. <br />*67. Moved? ^No Yes ^Unknown Date: Original Location: <br />*Bi3. Related Features: <br />Garage. <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown <br />b. Builder: Unknown <br />*B70. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1895-1965 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Bower House is architecturally significant as an intact example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. According to the original <br />building permit, dated July 21, 1930, the residence and garage were constructed for John Bower and his wife Susan at a cost of <br />$12,000. The Bowers owned and occupied the home through the 1930s. In the 1940s, ownership shifted at least twice. By 1940, <br />the Bowers had sold the home to Asa Thompson, a salesman, and his wife Bertha. Florence B. Meredith, a rancher, owned the <br />home by 1947. Remaining in the home for nearly a decade, Meredith then sold 2128 N. Greenleaf to Louis A. Arneson, a retiree, <br />and his wife Winifred. Winified was the secretary of the Emma Samson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The <br />Arneson's owned and occupied the house until the early 1960s. Ownership has since shifted on various occasions. <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />611. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*612. References: <br />City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br />Sketch Map <br />i ~- -=-o <br />---~ <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.) <br />613. Remarks: <br />*614. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />*Date of Evaluation: August 27, 2007 <br />" ---~ <br />f ' <br />a <br />~ ---0 <br /> .. <br />----Q- c <br />"-" <br />° ----- <br /> <br /> ~- ~ ~ b 1907 N. Flower Street <br /> _ _ _ _ _ ~,~ 002-093-11 <br /> <br /> 0 <br /> Y <br /> <br /> ----„„- - <br /> ~M _~ Y <br /> O <br />a m ~ <br />l . o. . <br />DPR 5236 (1195) 2 '~~ ~ *Required information <br />