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Planning and Building Agency <br />Item # 1 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Historic Resources Commission Staff Report <br />June 4, 2025 <br />Topic: HRCA No. 2025-02, HRC No. 2025-02, HPPA No. 2025-03 – Freund House <br />(1001 North Olive Street) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTIONS <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025-02 <br />and Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-02 (Exhibit 1); and <br />2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council <br />to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Palm Springs Deepwell Modern, LLC, <br />subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney <br />(Exhibit 2). <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Kevin Shuler and Brian Stoddart representing Palm Springs Deepwell Modern, LLC, are <br />requesting approval to designate an existing Mission Revival style multifamily residence <br />located at 1001 North Olive Street to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as <br />well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. The property <br />qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as <br />an intact example of a Mission Revival style multifamily building. It is worthy of <br />“Contributive” categorization because it contributes to the overall character and history of <br />the Washington Square neighborhood and is a representative example of Mission Revival <br />architecture in Santa Ana, including its parapet roof, open porches with wide arches, and <br />red tile shed roof, among other features. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The subject property is located on a corner lot with Olive Street to the west and Tenth <br />Street to the south, in the Washington Square neighborhood. The site contains a 1,564- <br />square-foot, Mission Revival style multifamily residence (addressed 1001 North Olive <br />Street and 915 West Tenth Street and referred to collectively as “1001 North Olive Street” <br />    <br />Historic Resources Commission 12 6/4/2025 <br />