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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County <br />irtr<nii»«a»4 otm w »«« <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Park Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number Page <br />506 E. Washington St. Whitney House Greek Revival ca. 1885 <br />Wide shiplap siding, edged in corner boards, covers the exterior of the <br />two-storied Whitney House. A front-facing gabled roof, accented with <br />enclosed eaves and returns, tops the eastern half of the house. The western <br />half is capped with a west-facing gable which forms a half story. The shed- <br />style front porch occupies the apex of the two roofs. Square posts support <br />the porch roof and a railing of plain balusters runs between them. A five­ <br />sided corner bay accents the northeast corner of the front facade. 2-over-2 <br />double-hung windows are used throughout the house. The railing and posts <br />that support the porch were added in the 1980's, when the house was <br />rehabbed. <br />The 1901 City Directory lists the owners of this 1880's house as <br />William and Alice Whitney. He was a wood turner, first for the Griffith <br />Lumber Company and later, for the Barr Lumber Co. The family lived in this <br />house until the 1930s when Herman and Ruth Zabel purchased the house. <br />They lived here for more than ten years. He was the Supt. of the Bureau of <br />Identification for the O. C. Sheriffs Dept. <br />  <br />    <br />