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

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County rs Fo016, N&4 040 am ^W..r No. roµmu United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 2 5 1224 N. French St. Sprague House Craftsman Bungalow 1906 A prominent gabled dormer, accented with four matching double - hung windows, crowns the side -facing gabled roof of the one -and -one- half -story Sprague House. Shaped bargeboards, single exposed beam ends, exposed rafter tails, and criss-cross lath venting accent the roof line. Narrow clapboard siding covers the exterior and the square columns which support the full recessed porch. A large window accents the front door. A plate glass window, transom, and double -hung window arrangement is located to the south and casement windows are seen on the north. The foundation is made of manufactured stone, as is the low wall bordering the front lawn. Edgerton B. Sprague, well-known in Santa Ana banking circles, built this house in 1906, one year after he came to Orange County from the University of Michigan where he was studying law. He became cashier of the Orange County Trust and Savings Bank in Downtown Santa Ana on November 5, 1906, and remained in that position until he became assistant cashier at the California National Bank in March of 1915. Two years later he moved back to the Orange County Trust and Savings Bank, becoming head cashier. He eventually became a vice-president, stockholder, and director of the Home Mutual Building and Loan Association in Santa Ana. He is identified with several civic organizations, including the Masons, Council No. 14, the Knights of Columbus, and the Shriners. William and Grace Finn became the owners in 1922. They owned the Rock Bottom Grocery Store at 401 E. Fourth St., and, later, a grocery store at 209 E. 15th St. 1225 N. French St. Davis House Colonial Revival 1905 Topped with a bellcast hipped roof, accented with carved brackets and centered with matching hipped dormers, the Davis House is clad in stucco on the second story and asbestos shingles on the first story. Double - hung windows, accented along the bottom with small flower boxes and exposed beam ends, are used throughout the second floor. A recessed single -storied porch occupies the north half of the front facade. A square column and pilasters, resting on an asbestos -covered rail, support the porch. The paneled door features a square window in the top half. A single -storied square bay, decorated along the top with a low baluster