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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA <br />040 <br />Orange County <br />am Aftw~ Aft. mod -wig <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />National Park Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number 7_ Page _ 4 <br />Walter and Florence Straub built this small house in 1924. He was a <br />painter for the C. F. Mitchell Company, which sold paints, wallpaper, and <br />artist's materials. The 1925 Sanborn map shows this house to be the only <br />building on this side of the 900 block of N. Lacy at that time. <br />921 N. Lacy St. El Francita Apartments Spanish Colonial Revival 1932 <br />The E1 Francita Ap <br />storied structure clad in i <br />red -clay -tile -clad hipped r <br />line. Six of the entrances <br />two are on the north side. <br />and bordered with a wro <br />second floor. Pairs of 3-1 <br />building. A band of rec <br />pilasters with plain capita <br />southwest corner of the fr <br />black wrought iron Judas <br />stucco -clad single garages <br />end of a long driveway o <br />artments, containing 8 units, is a rectangular two- <br />s original sand finish stucco and topped with a <br />oof. Carved exposed rafter tails accent the roof <br />are on the south side, facing the driveway, and <br />Two sets of stairs, clad in flat red clay tiles <br />ught iron railing ascend to recessed porches on the <br />ight casement windows are used throughout the <br />essed windows, separated by recessed stucco -clad <br />ls and underscored with lugsills, occupies the <br />ont facade. All of the doors are plain with small <br />windows at eye level. A row of flat -roofed <br />extend across the back of the property, at the <br />n the south side of the apartments. <br />922 N. Lacy St. Roth House English Tudor Revival 1923 <br />A gabled roof, -with rolled edges, crowns the single -storied Roth -Berg <br />House at 922. Wide shiplap siding covers the exterior. The impressive <br />front porch, supported by pairs of round wooden columns with Tuscan <br />capitals, is offset and recessed. The impressive balustrade is made of <br />heavy, short, turned balusters. 8-over-1 double -hung windows are used <br />throughout the house. Eight lights occupy the top third of the side -facing <br />front door. A large red brick chimney graces the south facade. <br />Edgar and Catherine Roth were the first owners of this unusual <br />English Tudor Revival house. A pharmacist, he owned a drug store at <br />300 N. Main St. in downtown Santa Ana. In 1928 Thomas and Berniece <br />Hunter moved to stay for twelve years. He was a representative for <br />the Equitable Life Insurance Society. <br />City Council 19 — 110 1/20/2026 <br />