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Page 3 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Hawkins House
<br />*Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SA1C *Date September 11, 2002 i7 Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*B10. Significance (continued).
<br />Located southeast of downtown Santa Ana, the Eastside neighborhood is bounded by First Street on the north, McFadden
<br />Avenue on the south, Standard Avenue on the east and Main Street on the west. Situated south of the tract purchased by
<br />William Spurgeon in 1869 aqd recorded as original town of Santa Ana in 1870, the neighborhood's beginnings date to the
<br />same period. In 1868, Nelson O. Stafford and Columbus Tustin, both from Petaluma, California, purchased 1359 acres of
<br />the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana south of what would become First Street The following year, the two men split the
<br />property, with Mr. Tustin obtaining 703 acres of the eastern portion upon which he founded the town of Tustin in 1870.
<br />Stafford's westem acreage, thereafter called the Stafford Tract, lay south of First Street, east of Main Street,, and north of
<br />McFadden Street, the area rjow known as Eastside. After selling a portion of this property, Nelson Stafford settled on his
<br />land in 1873, building a largB house for his young wife and their children. Stafford died in 1878, and his widow, Amanda,
<br />opened the house to boarders, one of whom was Robert James Blee, formerly of Pennsylvania. In 1880, Blee bought 36
<br />acres of land at the comer of First and Main Streets from Mrs. Stafford, including the Stafford residence. Blee married
<br />Amanda Stafford in 1862.
<br />Monroe David Halladay was janotherpioneer who made a significant contribution to the development of the Eastside
<br />neighborhood. Halladay came from Michigan to Santa Ana in 1876 for health reasons and purchased 20 acres from Nelson
<br />Stafford. Halladay built his first home in 1877 on East First Street surveying and selling a few lots of his property but never
<br />platting it In 1887, Chestnut, Pine, and Walnut Streets were laid out on his land, then, in 1888, Halladay sold ten acres of
<br />the property. On his remaining ten acres he grew raisins, walnuts, and apples. Also in 1888, Halladay built and occupied
<br />the magnificent Stick/Eastlake (Late Victorian) house that still stands on the southwest corner of East Chestnut and
<br />Halladay Streets.
<br />An 1887 map of Santa Ana, drawn a year after Santa Ana's incorporation as a city, documents the early growth of the
<br />neighborhood, with house -sized lots lining both sides of Cypress Street and the west side of Orange Avenue between First
<br />and Chestnut Streets as well Walnut, Pine, and Chestnut Streets between Maple and Hickory Streets. The remainder of the
<br />Eastside area was divided into large parcels owned by Blee, Halladay, his elder brother, banker Daniel Halladay, and
<br />others. Maps drawn in 1898, and 1913 reveal that the neighborhood had expanded to south, with additional subdivisions
<br />along Cypress and Orange latted during this period. As a result of this pattern of development, the north western section of
<br />the neighborhood was improved with homes in the Victorian era Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. Colonial Revival tum-of-
<br />the-century residences and later Craftsman bungalows followed in the southwest portion of the neighborhood. The
<br />southeastern section of the neighborhood was the last portion to be subdivided and was initially developed in the 1920s,
<br />with the Craftsman, ColoniallI Revival, Tudor Revival, and Spanish Colonial Revival styles predominating. Post World War 11
<br />construction consumed the remaining unimproved land. Despite unsympathetic infill, dating primarily to the last quarter of
<br />the twentieth century, and inappropriate alterations, the Eastside neighborhood retains numerous intact examples of
<br />residences from the significant period of its development which occurred between 1873, when Stafford built his house (no
<br />longer extant), and 1931, when construction tapered off as a result of the Great Depression.
<br />The Hawkins House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 for its intact
<br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of a modestly sized yet fully detailed Queen Anne (Late Victorian)
<br />residence from the late nineteenth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its unique
<br />architectural significance as an example of a Queen Anne (Late Victorian) cottage. The avoidance of smooth surfaces
<br />through use of multiple siding patterns, incorporation of a cant bay, and the utilization of decorative woodwork in the porch
<br />and bracketing of the bay are all hallmarks of the Queen Anne style. All original exterior features of the Hawkins House are
<br />considered character defining and should be preserved, including, but not limited to. sheathing (shiplap and shingles); roof
<br />configuration; massing; windows ws and doors; and architectural details such as comer brackets, pendants, turned posts, and
<br />frieze details.
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