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

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County OW AMMO W X"-018 040 United States Department of the interior National Paris Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ._. 7 Page A retired merchant, A. H. Thomas, and his wife built this house in 1898. He was very active in the Christian Endeavor Union. Another early resident was Henry Hamilton, one of the three editors of the Santa Ana Sentinel, started in 1891. 1006 N. French St. Morris House Craftsman Bungalow 1922 A multi -gabled roof with capped peaks tops the Morris House, built in 1922. Exposed beam ends support the corners and caps of the three front - facing and two south -facing gables. A row of dentil trim runs across the top of the partially recessed front porch. Narrow clapboard siding covers the exterior. Two pairs of square molding -trimmed columns, resting on the concrete porch floor, support the roof of the offset front porch. Trios of 8- light casement windows look out onto the porch and the front yard. The original paneled front door, accented with ornate brass hardware, is flanked by multi -paned sidelights. A painted brick chimney, with high 6- light casement windows on each side, graces the south (driveway) facade. A small recessed porch, supported by the same style wooden column, is located to the west of the chimney. The only apparent alteration to the house is the metal safety screen door. There are units behind the house, constructed in 1950. The original owners of this house were Frank and Nancy Morris. They owned and operated the Morris the Florist shop at 630 N. Main St. In 1933 Franklin P. and Mary Nickey purchased the house and lived there for seven years. He was a salesman for the Standard Oil Company, located at 1016 N. Santiago St. in Santa Ana. 1009 N. French St. Reeves House Colonial Revival 1909 Single -storied and rectangular in shape, the Reeves House occupies the southeast corner of French and Wellington Streets and is clad in narrow clapboard siding. The symmetrical front facade is crowned with a hipped roof featuring enclosed eaves accented with carved brackets and a centered hipped dormer. Double -hung windows flank the rectangular porch sup- ported by four round columns resting on solid clapboard -clad railings. A slanted bay, centered with the front door, and containing a double -hung