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

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange county in r.. 10a010-4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuatiori Sheet Section number —7 Page 5 Clarence Crookshank built this house for his bride, Janet, in 1904. His family built the house next door at 802 in 1899. Clarence followed his father into the banking business, first in the First National Bank, and later becoming president of the Santa Ana Building and Loan Company. He was active in several local civic organizations, including the Christian Endeavor Union. 814-16 N. French St. Harris House Dutch Colonial Revival 1903 N. C. The Harris House, topped with a side -facing gambrel roof with prominent front -facing gable, was altered in. the 1940's when it was converted to four apartments. Wide wood siding was added to the sides of the gables, and the first floor exterior was clad in stucco. A pair of double - hung windows were installed in the center of the gabled dormer, which is topped with a pedi.mented gable with an oval vent in the center. The dormer appears to have originally been a small covered balcony. Shed -style dormers are located on each side of the main gable. The front porch, once located in the south half of the front facade, was enclosed. The original slanted bay window is still on the north half, and the recessed front door is original, although the glass block sidelights are not. Mrs. Alice Harris was the first owner of this Dutch Colonial Revival home. In the 1920's and 30's Malcolm and Susie Richards were the owners. He was president of the Richards Bros. Machine Works, general machinists and distributors of Holt products, located at 710-12 E. Fourth St. 815 N. French St. Young House Folk Victorian 1893 Narrow shiplap siding, edged in corner boards, covers the exterior of the one -and -one-half story Young House. The steeply -pitched hipped roof contains matching hipped dormers in the center of each side and finials on top of the main peak and dormer peaks. The single -storied porch roof continues downward in a bellcast shape from the main roof. It is supported by chamfered posts. Double -hung windows are used throughout the house, with the exception of the ca. 1910 slanted bay on the north end of the house. The bay is centered with a brick chimney and flanked by double -hung windows with diamond panes in the top half. The lattice work on the porch and screen are recent additions. The original owners of the house were Frank Young and his wife. In the 1901 directory they are listed as retired.