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State of California The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 4_ of 7_ Resource Name: Halsell-Bricken House *Recorded by James Williams *Date January 29, 2026 Continuation Update *B10. Significance (continued): The Halsell-Bricken House also qualifies for listing under Criterion 4, due to its associations with its original owner, Oliver L. Halsell. Halsell is credited as a central figure in the 1911 founding of Fairhaven Memorial Park, whose park-like landscape design reflected a new and influential approach in the development of cemeteries in the United States in the early twentieth century. The property remains in use for burials, its longevity a testament to Halsell’s forward-looking mindset. Although Halsell enjoyed a highly successful career in real estate development, no information uncovered in research for this evaluation found that his contributions within the Santora Company stand out as individually significant or outweigh those of other officers of the company; as such his accomplishments with the Santora Company do contribute to the property’s significance under Criterion 4. The recommended categorization for the property under this criterion is also “Landmark” because the property is associated with a significant person in the city (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2.1). Regarding the potential historical significance of Gordon Bricken, although his career in public service is connected to such major projects as the Orange County World Trade Center and the Santa Ana Train Station, there is not sufficient secondary source material pertaining to his career to ascertain the details of his participation in these projects or the importance of the projects themselves. While future research may find that the Halsell-Bricken House is also significant for its associations with Bricken, no definitive conclusions can be made at the time of this evaluation. The character-defining features of the Halsell-Bricken House are those of the original construction of the residence and which convey the property’s Colonial Revival-style design. They include, but may not be limited to: L-plan; one-to-two-story massing; asymmetrical primary (west) façade; moderately-pitched hipped roof; original wood-sash windows of multiple configurations (double-hung, casement, fixed, and porthole); stucco and wood-plank wall cladding; entrance featuring Classically inspired molded surround featuring fluted pilasters, broken pediment with prominent dentils, and finial; wood- panel front door with operable sidelights; and wrought iron porch lamp, Classically inspired molding on the bay windows and other primary-elevation locations; second-story balconet; and a fluted belt course; deep setback with a large front lawn; and Hollywood driveway. *B12. References (continued): City of Santa Ana Building Permits City of Santa Ana, Public Library. City directory collection. Los Angeles Times, via newspapers.com Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia Savage. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Newspapers.com (Sana Ana Register, Tustin News, The Register) Office of Historic Preservation. “Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.” Sacramento: March 1995. Register, The, via newspapers.com Santa Ana Daily Register, via newspapers.com Tours Through History, “Fairhaven Cemtery Lantern Light Tour,” 2024, https://toursthroughhistory.com/fairhaven-cemetery/ Tustin News, via newspapers.com DPR 523L