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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # <br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial <br />by Hally Soboleske <br />*810. Significance (continued): <br />or # (Assigned by recorder) Cohrt House <br />*Date November 20, 2014 ZI Continuation ❑ Update <br />Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as <br />Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of <br />Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection <br />as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods <br />developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with <br />cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses. <br />The Cohrt - Fowler House is located in Fisher Park. The homes of the Jack Fisher Park neighborhood were built following the <br />overwhelming success architects had in the early 1950's, when building homes using "California Ranch" architectural design <br />and features. Homes located in our prestigious neighborhood range from 1,500 -6,000 sqft, with lot sizes from 6,500 - 25,000 <br />sqft. Properties within this neighborhood boast some of the largest residential land use in any of the incorproated cities within <br />Orange County and Southern California. Giving true meaning to the phrase, "Sprawling California Ranch" style homes.Jack <br />Fisher Park was named after a local highly decorated World War I hero. <br />The Cohrt- Fowler House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as <br />"Contributive" because it is a "good example of period architecture ". Character - defining exterior features of the Cohn House <br />that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, exterior materials, massing and exterior sheathing, original <br />windows where extant, chimney, and front porch configuration. <br />B12. References (continued): <br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 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 />Pleasants, Mrs. J. E. History of Orange County California, volume 2. Los Angeles: J. R. Finnell 8 Sons, 1931, pp. 364 -365. <br />Whiffen, 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. neighborhoodlink .com /Fisher_Park /info <br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1937 -1978. <br />Ancestry.com <br />Newspapers.com <br />DPR 523L 25A -344 <br />