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<br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
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<br />by Hally Soboleske *Date November 5, 2015 0 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 on the intersection of Main
<br />and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and Incorporation as a city in 1885, and selection as
<br />the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing to
<br />the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated In the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and
<br />orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
<br />The King House is located In Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth
<br />Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados and walnuts, and widely scattered
<br />ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897- 1981), credited as the
<br />subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York In 1922
<br />(Talbert, pages 353 -356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month,
<br />he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange Countv Realstor, September 15, 1961). The parcel chosen became
<br />the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park
<br />homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County Reolster,
<br />September 15, 1981). Revival architecture In a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated In the 1920s and 1930s; Floral
<br />Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival styles. The Allison
<br />Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco - styled Old Santa Ana City
<br />Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza, /-toner lived in the neighborhood he
<br />had helped create, at 616 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 11 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 />to the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2008), Floral Park maintains
<br />its Identity as the promler neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many effluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The King House qualifies for listing In the Santa Ana Register of Historical properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification
<br />of the characteristics of the Tudor Revival style. Typical features of this style are stucco cladding with a steeply pitched root.
<br />Further, the King House has been categorized as "Contributive" as it is a 'good example of period architecture." Character -
<br />defining exterior features of the King House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and
<br />finishes (stucco and wood shake roof material); roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where extant;
<br />architectural details such as the original wood front entry door in a recessed opening, stained glass window, and niche.
<br />1112. References (continued);
<br />Armor, Samuel. History of Ore County. Los Angeles History Record Company, 1921, p. 1306.
<br />Franklin, Don. "NW Santa Ana History: Roy Russell & Son, Builders." Unsourced article from the Santa Ana History Room,
<br />Historic House File, circa 1995.
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana An Illustrated Historo. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American I- louses. New York.' Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
<br />McGuinnes, Liz. 'A Fruitful Career. Mosquito Bite Changed a Life." Los Angeles Times, September 24, 1980, part V, pp. 1
<br />and 8.
<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 1996
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 19324954.
<br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.)
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