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CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data,alterations,and date of alterations) Year Built: 1909 Private Garage March 1, 1928 Reroof August 29, 1934 RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns,sheds,fences,prominent or unusual trees,or landscape) 1929 Garage in rear DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design,materials,condition,alterations,size,settings,and boundaries.) The Hickox House is an'L"-shaped volume,with a cross-gabled roof. A prominent gable fronts the side facing bellcast gabled roof. Carved bargeboards,exposed rafter tails,triangular knee braces,decorative knobs,and Criss-cross lath vent work accent the roof line. Wood shingles cover the exterior upper three-fourths of the body,while wide clapboard siding is used on the lower one-fourth, separated by a beltcourse. Ribbons of casement windows,accented with three lights in the top third,are used throughout the second story,while similar windows with two rows of muntins are featured on the first floor. A single column with sloping sides and clad in wood shingles supports the recessed front porch. A massive beam,with a slight segmental arch bottom,spans the entire front of the porch; a second smaller beam of the same configuration spans from the post to the front of the house. A cutout rail,anchored next to the steps by a tapered pier borders the north and west sides of the porch. The only alteration appears to be the metal screen door. The defining features that makes this building a Bungalow/Craftsman include the use of shingles as an exterior finish;a broad entry front porch supported by tapered posts;the window and surround detailing;and low pitched roof with wide eaves and exposed rafter ends that are richly detailed. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: Lou and Ruby Hickox built this house in 1909. Lou was a well-known photographer in Santa Ana with a studio at 112%2 W.Fourth St. (After Lou.died in 1915,Mary Smart took over the business). His wife Ruby and their daughter,Ruth,continued to live in the house until 1920,when Julius and Annie Smith bought the house. The Smith's owned the Unique Cloak and Suit House at 203 W. Fourth Street. Records indicate that by 1925,Oliver and Edna Carr had moved here to stay for a few years. Oliver owned a detective agency at 4071/2 N.Main St. RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES. (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources,Office of Historic Preservation.) HP2 single family property Page 2 of 4 LLIHRCIcatcgory hickox 10-05-00