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

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W6 Faw 10406a am 1or.•.N& rawmra United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number __7 Page _.6 7 - lot. Mrs. Mary Claycomb, the widow of Dr.. Claycomb, a prominent local physician in the 1910s and 20s, purchased the house in 1931 and was the first to live here after the rehabilitation of the house was completed. It is in the process of being purchased from the city and will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of Interior's Standards. 1107-09 N. Spurgeon St. Duplex Early Tract 1940 U-shaped in design, the duplex at 1107-09 N. Spurgeon is clad in the original stucco. The side -facing gabled roof at the back and the wings on the north and south sides of the open patio are accented with close eaves, narrow shiplap siding, and trios of decorative knobs. 2-over-2 double - hung windows, divided horizontally, are used throughout the building. The paneled doors are located in the interior sides of the wings. The first tenants, listed in the 1941 Directory, were Mrs. Edith Davidson, who worked in a ladies wear shop at 213 N. Broadway, and P. J. and Clara Busher. He was a pharmacist. 1110 N Spurgeon St. Pease House Mission Revival 1912 A rare and unusual house in Orange County, the two-story Mission Revival Pease house has several strong design characteristics. The hipped roof, edged in carved brackets, of second story occupys the northern third of the building only. Red clay tiles cover the roof, while the original coat of stucco covers the body of the house. A prominent square porch, bordered along the top with a balcony bordered with a low solid stucco -clad wall, is centered in the front facade. The porch roof is supported by heavy stucco - clad columns, with two -stage buttresses on each side.Insets of diamond - patterned lathwork form a row along the top of the porch. Plate glass windows, flanked with casement windows, are used throughout the house. The front door is decorated with a trio of arched windows at eye level. • A stucco -clad chimney graces the south facade. Arthur and Dora Pease were the builders of this Mission Revival House. he was a vice-president for the Pendleton Lumber Company, and later founded the Pease-Kolberg and Co. Inc. which sold lumber and building materials. From 1926 until 1932 John and Clay Williams owned the house. He was the manager of the Melrose Abbey Cemetery and Mausoleum. During the 1930s and 40s, a civil engineer, J. Leslie McBride, and his wife, Ella, owned the house.