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<br />*Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann
<br />*810. Significance (continued):
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<br />"Date January 2, 2003; revised
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<br />in 1920 -1921. The family changed their name to the more American "Greenwald" in 1919. After her husband's death, Ida
<br />Greenwald continued to live in the house until 1979. Ralph and Bonnie Casazza purchased the properly in 1985 and
<br />continue to reside in the house (2004). The Casazza's are owners of Florintine Studio Arts in Santa Ana (Personal
<br />communication with owner, September and October 2004).
<br />The Greenwald - Casazza House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by
<br />East Seventeenth Street. North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts
<br />and 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, Mc Honer purchased a parcel of land.
<br />And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1961). The parcel
<br />chosen became the Floral Part( subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the
<br />Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County
<br />Register r September 95, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 19205 and
<br />1930s and Floral Pad( showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival.
<br />The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa
<br />Ana City Hall, the Et Toro Marine Base during World War li, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the
<br />neighborhood he had helped to 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// 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 (2003) Floral Park maintains Its
<br />identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many effluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The Greenwald - Casazza 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 Stick/Eastlake style of the nineteenth century. Notable In this
<br />regard are the vertical emphasis of the building, the bracketed eaves, squared, two -story bay, and tire stick work ornament in
<br />the gable end. It also qualifies for the Register under Criterion 7, as a building that was connected with business or use that
<br />was once common, but is now rare, specifically, agriculture. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark " for
<br />its historical /cultural significance to the City of Santa Ana. All original exterior, features of the Greenwald - Casazza House
<br />are considered character - defining and should be preserved, including, but not limited to: materials and finishes; roof
<br />configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; bays; architectural details such as brackets and shol( wort, and
<br />original landscape features such as fruit trees.
<br />*B12. References (continued):
<br />Harris, Cyril M Anredcan Architecture: An Illustrated Enc clo adia. 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 HOCISas. 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 />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 />"Century-Old SA House Filled With Memories," The Radiate r August 5, 1979.
<br />"History of Floral Park." http ://www .floral- park.coh7lpage2.html
<br />Talbert, Thomas (editor4n- chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works lncludtn Biota ical Sketches of Leading Citizens
<br />Volume 1, Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963,
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1901 -1979,
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