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<br />Page 3 of _2_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Parke /St. Jacques House
<br />*Recorded by Leslie J. Herrmann, Peter C. Moruzzl, SAiC *Date January3Q 2003 ® Continuation ❑ Update
<br />*P3a. Description (continued):
<br />and paneled double entrance doors. Red brick steps lead to the shallow brick entrance porch. An exterior brick chimney is
<br />attached to the south elevation while an interior chimney, also brick, emerges from the north peak of the center roof. In the
<br />reer, northwest corner of the property, an original garage is embellished with a center donner and weathervane. Tha garage
<br />door has been replaced. The front yard is mostly fawn, increasing the visibility of this apparently original and well -
<br />maintained house.
<br />°BtO. Significance (continued):
<br />The Parke 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 Honor (1897- 9981),
<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, 1981). The
<br />parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek, "When built in the
<br />1920s, the Floral Part( 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 celebratod in the 19206
<br />and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial
<br />Revival, 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 EI Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in
<br />the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clare 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 eady post World Wart/ 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
<br />its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically hums to many effluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The Parke House appears eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of
<br />Historical Resources. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion I for its
<br />exemplification of the late Colonial Revival style. While incorporating the usual Colonial Revival vocabulary, such as
<br />shuttered, multi- tight, double -hung sash windows and a classical entry, the asymmetrical composition and the introduction Of
<br />a subtle horizontality are indications of the emerging split -level and ranch styles of the post World War flora. Despite its late
<br />date, 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 "Landmark" for its unique architectural significance as an example of the
<br />late Colonial Revival style that contributes to the historic strootscape or North Victoria Drive. All original exterior features of
<br />the Storey House are considered character defining and should be preserved. These features Include, but may not be
<br />limited to: materials (wood and brick) and finishes (clapboard); roof configuration and treatment; massing and composition;
<br />porch; doors and windows; architectural detailing (such as the pilasters and fanlight); brick chimneys, steps and porch
<br />pavement;. and original garage.
<br />*B12. References (continued):
<br />Hams, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Now 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 Fomr." Washington DC: National
<br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept, Of the Interlor, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995,
<br />"Alison Honer Dies at 84," The Santa Ana drum al, September 21, 1981,
<br />"Builder of Honer Plaza Dies," Orange County Register September 15, 1981.
<br />"History of Floral Part<," http.Owww .floral- park.com /Pago2.htin/
<br />Talbert, Thomas (editor -in- chief). Historical Volume and Reference Works Including Biographical Sketches of Leading
<br />Citizens, Volume t. Whittier, Historical Publishers, 1963.
<br />Armor, Samuel. HistoryofOranaeCounty. 1921,
<br />Orange County Directories, 1945, 1947,
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