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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary #
<br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI If
<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />of 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Symmes House
<br />by Hally Soboleske *Date October 20, 2014 0 Continuation 0 Update
<br />*1310. Significance (continued):
<br />The Waynick House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West
<br />Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados and walnuts, and
<br />widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897- 1981),
<br />credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls,
<br />New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353 -356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land.
<br />And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The
<br />parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the
<br />1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange
<br />County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s
<br />and 1930s; Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival
<br />styles. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco - styled
<br />Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in
<br />the neighborhood he had helped create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
<br />In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881- 1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
<br />Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
<br />Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
<br />Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post -World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as
<br />numerous smaller, single - family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style.
<br />In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2007), Floral Park maintains
<br />its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The house also contributes to the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, and scale.
<br />Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "is a good example of period architecture." All
<br />original exterior features of the Symmes House are considered to be character defining and should be preserved. These
<br />features include, but may not be limited to: height and massing, materials and finishes (stucco, wood); roof configuration
<br />and treatment; design and composition; entry and entry patio; doors and windows; and architectural detailing (such as
<br />archways, attic vents).
<br />*612. References (continued):
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Enc clo edia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994,
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
<br />National Register Bulletin 16A. "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
<br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. 'Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. " Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />Whitten, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />'Alison Honer Dies at 84,' The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981.
<br />"Builder of Honer Plaza Dies," Orange County Register, September 15, 1981.
<br />"History of Floral Park. " (http ://www. floral -park. com 1page2. html).
<br />Talbert, Thomas (editor -in- chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works Including Biographical Sketches of Leading
<br />Citizens Volume I. Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963.
<br />Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. 1921,
<br />Pleasants, Mrs. J. E. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: J. R. Finnell & Sons Publishing Co., 1931, Vol.. 2, page 80
<br />and Vol. 3, page 142.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1923 -1949.
<br />Santa Ana (DailN Register, 1918 -1959 (newpapers.com), including:
<br />August 10, 1923. "And Santa Ana Grew. Mathias Nissen."
<br />November 25, 1942. "S.A. Man Passes Bar Examination."
<br />United States Federal Census, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 (ancestry. com).
<br />Birth and Death Index, World War I Draft Registration, etc. (ancestry.com)
<br />Honer, George J. and Sherri L. Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties Application Form, September 21, 1914,
<br />DPR 523L Zo a282
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