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

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County rs F«w 16-Me 040 or 405 No. taµoois United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuatiori Sheet Section number R Page 1 Examples of 1920s Revival Architecture: By the 1920s, most of French Park's streets were lined with houses. However, several lots in the north half of N. Lacy, at Wellington, were still undeveloped. Only a few parcels remained empty and these were eventually all built upon, except for one lot in the 900 block of N. Lacy. In the 1920s houses were built beside some of the larger houses that had been located on more than one lot. A. rare example of a split-level Spanish Colonial Revival home is the Moore. -Cowles House, built in 1926 at 820 N. French. The Williams House, built in 1.922 in the Spanish Colonial Revival ;style at 110.5 N. Spurgeon features a prominent cornice and a rail of heavy carved balusters. Seven spacious fourplexes, all displaying a strong Spanish Colo.niai Revival character, are located primarily on Lacy, Vance, and Wellington. They were all built between 1929 and 1931 and feature sweeping stairways, red -clay -tile -clad roofs, balconies, wrought iron grills, and otb,'—A characater-defining features. A graceful English Tudor Revival, built in 1921 by the Beals, is located at 1016 N. French. The Roth House, built at 922 N. Lacy in 1923, has elements of both the Colonial and English- Tudor Revivals. The Schildmeyer House, constructed in 1929 at 2.09 E. Washington, features a rounded corner bay, large windows, and a diagonally -placed entrance. Four Spanish Colonial Revival style duplexes are located in French Park at 1011-13 N. Spurgeon St., 1015-17 N. Spurgeon St., 1115-1117 N. Bush St., and 520-22 Wellington. Built in the 1920s, they are all single - storied and feature mirror -image front facades. Minimal Traditional Apartments and Homes: In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange County, grew rapidly, creating the need for an urban style of housing. County and city government offices, located about six blocks from French Park, were increasing in size, while state and federal offices were adding to the swelling group of people working in Downtown Santa Ana. In addition, during World War II there were four large armed services bases established in the bean fields south of Santa Ana. Wives coming to be near