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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 4 *NRHP Status Code_5S1_________________________ <br />*Resource Name or #: Whitten House <br />B1. Historic Name: Whitten House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1920. <br /> <br />August 26, 1929. Relocate residence. <br />September 7, 1943. Reroof. <br />December 6, 1976. Patio cover. <br /> <br />*B7. Moved? †No „Yes †Unknown Date: August 26, 1929 Original Location:_Unknown____________________ <br />*B8. Related Features: <br /> <br /> None. <br /> <br />B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown <br /> <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1920-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: C <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br /> <br /> The Whitten House is architecturally significant as the best example of the Craftsman style in the Wilshire Square <br />neighborhood. According to previous research (Wilshire Square Neighborhood Association, 1990), it was constructed around <br />1920. The bungalow was moved in 1929 from an unknown location to its current site, a lot in Wilshire Square purportedly <br />purchased for $10.00, by Roy Langley, a resident of Cypress Avenue and proprietor of Langley Oil Company. The first <br />occupants following relocation were Herbert and Gladys Whitten. Mr. Whitten was a meat cutter for E. R. Urbine in the Grand <br />Central Market. In 1931, Lawrence Brown, a salesman, and his wife, Ferne, took up residence in the bungalow. Featured in <br />the 1990 Wilshire Square Historic Home Tour, the property also contains three walnut trees in the back yard, a reminder of <br />the earlier agricultural use of the Wilshire Square area. <br /> <br /> (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) <br /> <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />*B12. References: <br /> <br /> City of Santa Ana Building Permits <br /> Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br /> Sanborn Maps <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 4 of 4.) <br /> <br />B13. Remarks: <br /> <br />*B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann <br /> <br />*Date of Evaluation: October 1, 2003 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information <br /> <br /> <br />Sketch Map <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />Whitten House <br />1106 South Parton Street <br />  <br />    <br />