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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Parle Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number —Z— Page <br />the exterior. Enclosed eaves, decorated v^^ith closely-spaced carved <br />brackets and a plain frieze, border the roof line. A recessed porch, <br />supported by a round wooden column, occupies the northwest corner of the <br />front facade. A plate glass window, topped with a leaded glass transom and <br />flanked by double-hung windows, is located next to the porch. The paneled <br />front door is located in the north face of the recessed porch. New front <br />stairs, placed diagonally, and the new wood balustrade were added during <br />the recent restoration of the house. <br />Original owner Nathan Beals, the son of Albert and Mary Beals (they <br />built the house at 819, directly to the south, in 1902) was in partnership <br />with his father in the firm of Beals and Son, Grocers. Later he became a <br />teller at the Commercial Bank. Joseph and Katherine Haupert, owners and <br />operators of a service station at 416 N. French, lived there in the 1930s and <br />40s. <br />824 N. Garfield St. Ayers House Craftsman Bungalow 1909 <br />Asymmetrical in shape, the Ayers House is clad in medium-width <br />clapboard siding and topped with a front-facing gable roof, edged in <br />exposed rafter tails, and accented with vertical lath venting and single <br />exposed beam ends. The shed-style porch roof, supported by elephantine <br />posts, resting on stucco-clad piers, is centered with a small gable. Wide <br />double-hung windows, flanked by narrow double-hung sidelights, <br />are located on each side of the centered front door. A white picket fence <br />borders the front yard.. <br />Emmon Ayers, who was retired, built the house at 824 in 1909. In <br />1910 Charles and Carrie Preston moved in to stay for four years. Sylvester <br />and Ida Deck owned the house from 1912 until the late 1920s. A carpenter <br />by trade, he had also owned a pool hall at 412 N. Main St. <br />825 N. Garfield St. Apartments ca. 1970 N. C. <br />A long narrow two-story rectangular building, clad in stucco, the <br />1970's apartment building at 825 is topped with a flat roof. The stairs, <br />doors, and open hall are all located on the north side, facing the driveway. <br />Aluminum sliding windows are used throughout the building and wood  <br />    <br />