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

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County OW Awrev r N& MOO-WS 040 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 26 made if plain balusters, occupies the space next to the recessed porch. Obvious alterations include the stucco and asbestos shingles. The flower boxes and balustrade along the top of the bay do not appear to be original. Samuel Davis, who built this house in 1905, was a district attorney for the County of Orange and a partner with E. E. Keech in one of the city's most prestigious law firms. His interest in history led him to become one of the founders of the Orange County Historical Society, serving as secretary from 1919 to 1947. He also belonged to the similar societies in Missouri and Philadelphia. By 1920 William and Elizabeth Hoy had purchased the house. A civil engineer with offices in Santa Ana, he graduated from Cornell University in 1895. In February 1913 he came to California and was employed by the Orange County highway commission and the county surveyor's office. After serving as City Engineer of Santa Ana from 1919 to 1922, he went into private practice. Specializing in water resources and irrigation, he worked for half a dozen local water companies, and was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Association of Engineers. 1227 N. French St. Roscoe Wilson House Craftsman Bungalow 1921 A side -facing gabled roof, accented with caps at the peaks, tops the single -storied Wilson House. Single exposed beams and criss-cross lattice- work venting accent the main roof line and that of the front -facing offset gabled porch roof. New stucco covers the exterior. Paired round pillars support the porch. A solid rail runs between the columns. A ribbon of five tall, narrow casement windows are located to the north of the porch. The south facade, facing the driveway, is shaded by a long narrow pergola whose concrete floor is an extension of the wrap -around porch. Carved brackets extend from the south face of the house, resting on a single beam supported by square wood molding -trimmed pillars. Although the house has been altered by the stucco -cladding, the other architectural features are still evident. Roscoe and Grace Wilson, owners of the Santa Ana Preserving Co., a maker of marmalade, built this house and the one next door in 1921. In the mid-1920's Mrs. Maude H. Chase, the widow of Charles, moved in. She operated the Chase Studio and School of Decorative Arts, located at 109 E. Sixth St. The Wilsons had moved around the corner to 305 E. Washing- ton.