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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 918 N. Lacy St. Taylor-Rose House Craftsman Bungalow 1914 Noted local architect Frederick Eley designed this Oriental-influenced Craftsman Bungalow, capped with a low-pitched side-facing gabled roof with wide eaves accented with triangular knee braces. Vertical boards with vertical cutouts ending in circles add a Swiss touch to the peaks of the gables. Wood shingles cover the second floor facade. An inset in the center of the front facade features smaller shingles. Stucco cladding, which does not appear to be original, covers the first floor. Ribbons of casement windows, featuring four muntins in the top third, are used on the first floor, while 6-over-1 double-hung windows, sometimes in pairs, are used on the second floor. An Oriental-influenced single-storied entry portico features pairs of exposed beam ends and wide eaves with exposed rafter tails. Pairs of wood columns, with slant-cut beams at the top, support the porch. Brick planters have been added to the porch. A matching porch extends from the north side and a slanted bay window is located on the south side. Designed by Frederick Eley, the Taylor-Rose House was built in 1914 by John and Minnie Taylor. John was in the dry goods business at 201 E. Fourth St. in Downtown Santa Ana. A year later William and Emma Rose purchased the house. Mr. Rose was a miller for Orange County Mills. After he died in the late 1920's Emma continued to live in the house for another twenty years. 919 N. Lacy St. Straub House Colonial Revival 1924 Asymmetrical in shape, the single-storied Straub House is topped with a cap at each peak. The matching centered front porch is supported by wooden posts trimmed in molding. The railing of plain balusters appears to be newer. The front door, featuring a border of narrow lights and square corner lights, is flanked by matching sidelights. The double- hung windows also have matching borders of glass in the top half and plain panels in the bottom half. The 1925 Sanborn Map shows the house on the front of the lot. In 1932, when the El Francita Apartments were built next door, the house was moved to the back of the lot. The row of stucco-clad flat-roofed garages behind the El Francita continue across the back of this lot behind the Straub House.