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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA <br />1A Fwm 104 004 <br />044 <br />Orange County <br />am "0 - Pa. =6.018 <br />United States Department of the interior <br />National Paris Service <br />National Register of Historic Places <br />Continuation Sheet <br />Section number Page Q <br />Carl and Margaret Forester were the first occupants of the house at <br />410. He was an employee at the Mission Woolen Mills on the corner of <br />E. Washington and Santiago. In 1922 George Barnes, an attorney, and his <br />wife, Rebecca, moved in to stay. for a few years. In the 1930's the Saylers, <br />Frank and Mary bought the house and lived here for several years. He <br />was a rancher and later opened a confectionary store at 2321 N. Main St. <br />411 E. Washington St. Modern Apartments 1985 <br />N. C. <br />U-shaped, with a walkway between the buildings at the back, these <br />two two-story apartment buildngs are clad in vertical wood siding and <br />topped with truncated hipped roofs. The windows, framed in wide <br />wood trim, are aluminum sliders. Recessed balconies occupy the outside <br />corners of the second floor of each front facade. Wood -siding -clad chimneys <br />face the interior of the courtyard, and balconies line the second floor <br />approximately half way back from the front facade. <br />420 E. Washington St. Toole House Colonial Revival ca. 1920 <br />Topped with a side -facing gabled roof and front -facing gabled porch, <br />the single -storied Toole House is clad in narrow clapboard siding. Enclosed <br />eaves and returns border the roof line. Square pillars, accented with inlaid <br />panels, support the porch roof. 6-over-1 double -hung windows are used <br />throughout the house.. The centered front door contains fifteen lights. A <br />chainlink fence surrounds the front yard. <br />Based solely on the architectural features, this house appears to have <br />replaced the original house about 1920. E. A. and I. M. Harding are listed at <br />this address in 1901. He was a real estate agent in Huntington Beach. In <br />1908 he is listed as a furniture salesman. By 1910 attorney Richard Foye <br />Harding, and wife, Mary, are listed as living here. In 1918 Mrs. Rena <br />Anderson occupied the house. 1922 found John and Mary Toole living here. <br />The existing house appears to have been built around the time the Tooles <br />lived here. <br />