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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_Lof _§__ *NRHP Status Code.~5S""3"------------ <br />*Resource Name or#: Enlow House <br />B1. Historic Name: Enlow House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence <br />*B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival <br />*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): <br />1927. Residence and garage constructed. $4,000. <br />1947. Add. To residence (bedroom) 14x22. For Thomas Clark by Nylin Hurd, contractor. $1 ,000. <br />1957. Plastering for Tom. Clark by Irvin Long. Valuation unknown. <br />1990. Reroof (garage), 600 sf. $1,200. <br />July 7, 2015. Reroof. Valuation unknown. <br />October 4, 2018. Window change outs. Valuation unknown. <br />June 10, 2025. Demolish rear patio cover. Valuation unknown. <br />*B7. Moved? ■No □Yes □Unknown Date : _________ Original location:. ________ _ <br />*B8. Related Features: NIA <br />89a. Architect: Unknown b. B uilder: Sid Babcock <br />*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: 1927 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: C/3 <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme , period , and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br />The Enlow House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Tudor Revival-style house in Santa Ana. Assessor <br />data indica tes it was built in 1927. The original architect is unknown, but the original contractor was Sid Babcock, according <br />to an article published in The Register on March 30, 1927 (The Register 1927a). The article described the residence as <br />"stucco residence and garage, composition shingle roof; 2556 Valencia Street, $4000. Sid Babcock, contractor.• The earliest <br />known occupant is Marie Louise Enlow who purchased the property by March 1927, and her husband, Edmund 0 . Enlow, <br />according to an article published in The Register on March 17, 1927 (The Register 1927b). Enlow was the owner of the <br />Madame Marie Lousie milliner shop in Santa Ana (.The Register 1922; Ancestry.com 2011a). The single-family residence and <br />garage are pictured in a 1930 aerial of Santa Ana (County of Orange Historical Aerial Imagery 2025). The Enlows occupied <br />the residence until 1932 followed by Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Lake in 1933 (Ancestry.com 2011b; The Register 1933). (See <br />Continuation Sheet 3). <br />811. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None <br />*B12. References: <br />(See Continuation Sheet 4 of 5.) <br />813. Remarks: None <br />*B14. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. <br />*Date of Evaluation: September 23 , 2025 <br />(This space reserved for official comments.) <br />DPR 523B (1/95) <br />Sketch Map Enl ow House <br />2556 N. Valencia Street <br />: 0 ,-.... <br />,, I ... <br />' ! 0 j :0 (I ,. I <br />I 0 ...... , ...... ,, u ' JJ <br />*Required information   <br />  <br />City Council 13 – 125 11/4/2025