Item 13 - Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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HRCA No. 2024-05, HRC No. 2025-09, HPPA No. 2025-08 — The Enlow House (2556 N. Valencia Street) September 23, 2025 Page 3 glazed wood front door. Either side of the porch features tripartite casement or 1/1 sash windows, all featuring diamond glazing. Within the front gable is a pointed arch louvered vent. Other notable primary-fagade elements include stone steps and iron railings leading to the front door and a small concrete foundation in front of the casement window. Secondary fapades on the north, south, and west, are consistent with the general characteristics of the front -facing east fagade, including multi -pane hung and casement windows of wood sashes; glazed wood doors; and rectangular louvered vents in the gables. A non -historic wood plank privacy wall along the north, south, and west property lines encloses the side and back yards. On the south elevation, near the front of the residence, is the exterior brick chimney. The west elevation features a small porch with a concrete foundation and trellis cover, non -historic glazed wood door, and non -historic wood fixed pane window flanked by casement windows and a transom. A third entrance is located on the west elevation of the rear 1947 addition featuring a glazed wood door accessed by non -historic curved concrete steps. Windows on the historic sections of the secondary elevations are uniformly wood -sash units, with configurations that include 1/1 double -hung sashes and single -pane casements. Windows throughout the rear addition feature 1/1 wood sashes and are configured to complement the historic character of the house. Situated at the center of the parcel on the southern property line, the detached garage was constructed in 1927 and is rectangular in plan, sheathed in stucco, and capped with a steeply pitched front -gabled roof clad in composition shingles. The roll -up garage door faces a short driveway to the east, accessing North Valencia Street. The west elevation features an entrance with a glazed wood door, and the north elevation features a non - historic fixed pane wood window. The property is landscaped with a front and back lawn, low shrubs, mature ornamental trees, and various flowering plants. Character -defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by the house include, but are not necessarily limited to, high-pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave and catslide roof feature, stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, diamond -glazed wood - sash window and recessed front entry with segmental arch portals. The Enlow House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival style home in Santa Ana. Located in Park Santiago, the house cost $4,000 to build in 1927. The recommended categorization is Contributive because it contributes to the overall character and history of Park Santiago and is a representative example of Tudor Revival architecture in Santa Ana. Mills Act Agreement Ordinance No. NS-2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties (Exhibit 2). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property