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

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Urange Uounry 10400,4 Exhibit B OW �.OP.�. M&W,S United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 24 Triangular knee brackets, decorative knobs, and criss-cross lath vents accent the wide eaves. Wood shingles, alternated in long and short rows, cover the second story, while the first story is clad in specialty siding. The roof features both side and front -facing gables and a shed -style section on the north end of the second floor. The single -storied front -facing gabled porch is supported by trios of square wood posts, resting on stucco - clad piers with concrete caps. Cutout railings run across the front of the porch, with the entrance being on the south side. A pergola stretches along the south side of the front facade, and is supported by piers and posts matching those used on the porch. John and Wilhelmina Thee, who owned a ranch at 128 W. 19th St. for several years before building this large Craftsman Bungalow, moved into this house in 1914, bringing with them two adult children. Amanda was a bookkeeper at the O. C. Title Co. and Gertrude worked at Sam Stein's Stationery Store on Fourth St. 1218 N. French St. Hickox House Craftsman Bungalow 1909 A side -facing bellcast gabled roof, fronted with a prominent gable, caps the two-story Hickox House. Carved bargeboards, exposed rafter tails, triangular knee braces, decorative knobs, and criss-cross lath ventwork accent the roof line. Wood shingles cover. the exterior upper 3/4ths of the body, while wide clapboard siding is used on the lower 1/4th, separated by a beltcourse. Ribbons of casement windows, accented with three- lights in the top third, are used throughout the second story, while similar windows with two rows of muntins are featured on the first floor. The recessed front porch is supported by a single elephantine column, clad in wood shingles. A cutout rail, anchored next to the steps by a tapered pier, borders the north and west sides of the porch. The only alteration appears to be the metal screen door. Lou and Ruby Hickox built this bungalow in 1909. Lou was a well- known photographer in Santa Ana with a studio at 112 1/2 W. Fourth St. After Lou died in 1917, Mary Smart took over the business. Ruby and their daughter, Ruth, continued to live in the house until 1920, when Julius and Lena Smith bought the house. They owned the Unique Cloak and Suit House at 203 W. 4th St. By 1928 Oliver K. and Edna Carr had moved in to stay for a few years. He owned a detective agency at 407 1/2 N. Main St.