Item 19 - Mills Act Agreement - 1218 N French St.

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County ws FWM 1a400,4 ar Wrw.r a.. ,wm,S 0-0 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 43 918 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, second floor. An Oriental -influenced pairs of exposed beam ends and wide Pairs of wood columns, with slant -cut Brick planters have been added to the from the north side and a slanted bay Designed by Frederick Eley, the by John and Minnie Taylor. John was Fourth St. in Downtown Santa Ana. A Rose purchased the house. Mr. Rose v After he died in the late 1920's Emma another twenty years. 919 N. Lacy St. Straub House sometimes in pairs, are used on the single -storied entry portico features eaves with exposed rafter tails. beams at the top, support the porch. porch. A matching porch extends window is located on the south side. Taylor -Rose House was built in 1914 in the dry goods business at 201 E. year later William and Emma ,as a miller for Orange County Mills. continued to live in the house for 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 E1 Francita continue across the back of this lot behind the Straub House.