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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary#
<br /> DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
<br /> CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br /> Page 3 of 5 Resource Name: ((Name of Structure))
<br /> *Recorded by Andrea Dumovich Heywood *Date March 6, 2025❑X Continuation ❑ Update
<br /> DPR 523E(1195) *Required information
<br /> *P3a. Description(continued):
<br /> Window fenestration throughout the property includes a mix of materials, primarily comprised of aluminum and wood-frame
<br /> windows. On the primary(west) fagade, fenestration includes a pair of narrow casement windows to the north and floor-to-
<br /> ceiling fixed wood windows at the south corner near the main entrance. Below the southwest gable roof are two wood-frame
<br /> trapezoidal transoms(Figure 6). Window fenestration on the primary(south) fagade includes a single wood-framed stained-
<br /> glass window, one tripartite aluminum-frame casement window, one double glass block window, and a jalousie window.
<br /> Remaining rear-facing window fenestration throughout the interior courtyard includes several sets of floor-to-ceiling aluminum
<br /> slider and fixed windows, large floor-to-oeiling fixed wood windows that span the fagade and building corner, and a single
<br /> vinyl replacement slider window(Figure 7). The north (side)fagade contains two sets of aluminum-frame casement windows
<br /> and one group of aluminum-frame transom casement and fixed windows. Additional architectural features include the use of
<br /> stonewall material that is applied on the central stonewall chimney, shallow front porch steps, and front yard planters; wood
<br /> shutters which flank the aluminum casement windows at the primary (west) fagade; prominent window sill located on the
<br /> wood-frame windows and single jalousie window, three long beams extending past the gable's end at the southwest gable;
<br /> and rear swimming pool(Figure 8). The property is landscaped with a front lawn,low shrubs, palm trees and tropical-Chemed
<br /> plants, and other Mid-Century Modern themed vegetation.
<br /> *1310.Significance(continued):
<br /> Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
<br /> Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of
<br /> Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1866, and selection
<br /> as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1869, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods
<br /> developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with
<br /> cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
<br /> Since the second half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood in which the Brophy House is located has been known as
<br /> West Floral Park. Bounded by Santiago Creek on the north, West Seventeenth Street on the south, North Flower Street on
<br /> the.east and North Bristol Street on the west, this residential area largely developed after 1947. Prior to that time, the area
<br /> was primarily agricultural, and other than Flower Street, which was improved with houses during the 1920s and 1930s,
<br /> contained only a handful of residences on Baker and Bristol Streets, the City Water Works pumping plant at 2315 North
<br /> Bristol Street, and the Animal Shelter and City/County Pound at 2321 North Bristol Street. Between 1947 and 1950, around
<br /> two dozen homes were constructed on Baker, Olive, Towner, and Westwood Streets. Construction boomed throughout the
<br /> neighborhood during the 1950s, with the California Ranch emerging as the favored residential style.
<br /> The Brophy House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact
<br /> example of a Mid-Century Modern style home in Santa Ana. Located in West Floral Park, the house cost$23,000 to build in
<br /> 1957. The recommended categorization is "Key"because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the
<br /> Mid-Century Modern style (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character-defining features of the Mid-Century
<br /> Modern style exhibited by the house include its U-shaped plan, two primary(west and south) facades;asymmetrical design;
<br /> horizontal emphasis expressed through low-pitched, complex hipped roof with deep overhanging eaves; continuous fascia
<br /> that wraps around the building's roofline, southwest gable roof with trapezoidal transoms; original windows and doors
<br /> consisting of aluminum and wood frames; one jalousie window, prominent window sill on wood-frame windows and one
<br /> jalousie window;stucco and stonewall cladding throughout;main entrance within front porch composed of double doors with
<br /> bronze doorknob ornamentation; stonewall chimney; stone-clad front porch steps and planter boxes; louvered privacy wall
<br /> with a rear yard entrance;attached garage;and front lawn with tropical landscaping.
<br /> *1312. References(continued):
<br /> Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995[database on-line].Lehi, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,2011.
<br /> 1930 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
<br /> Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
<br /> Inc., 2012.
<br /> . California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations inc, 2007.
<br /> City of Santa Ana Building Permits
<br /> McAlester, Virginia Savage.A Field Guide to American Houses, New York:Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
<br /> Newspapers.com(Santa Ana Dally Register, The Register)
<br /> Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources."Sacramento:March 1995.
<br /> Sanborn maps.
<br /> Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge:MIT Press, 1969.
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