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MILLS A CT A GREEMENT
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Santa Ana, CA 92706
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HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT
This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into
by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized
and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred.
to as "City"), and Christine L. Switzer, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"),
owners of real property located at 2462 North Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, California, in the
County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
RECITALS
A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California
Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into
contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate
use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties
retain their historic character and integrity.
B. The Owner possess fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together
with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2462 North
Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in
Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter
referred to as the "Historic Property".
C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code.
D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement
which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to
enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and
for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property
and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are
appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an
exemplary manner.
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E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code,
Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which
will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a
restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3
Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property
agree as follows:
1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement.
This Agreement shall be effective and commence on April 17, 2018, and shall remain in
effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective
date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California
Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below.
2. Renewal.
a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall
automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of
nonrenewal is served as provided herein.
b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the
Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party.
Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual
renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual
renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided
herein.
C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a
written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual
renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal.
d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any
year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from
its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply.
3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property.
During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following
conditions, requirements and restrictions:
a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall
preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character -
defining features described in the "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked as
Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions,
organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and
other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City.
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b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and
regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the
State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards
and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked
as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the
Historic Property in the same or better condition.
C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the
public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view
corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to
prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public.
d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of
character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation
unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources
Commission, paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the
Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of
Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs,
doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as
cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is
unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location.
e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed
or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the
Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State
Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the
Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
4. Furnishing of Information.
Owner hereby agrees to furnish City with any and all information requested which may
be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.
5. Cancellation.
a. City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in
Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that
Owner has breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or have allowed the property to
deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or
if City determines that Owner has failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner
specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, Owner shall
pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286.
This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 '/2) percent
by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time
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of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction
imposed pursuant to this Agreement.
b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural
disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the
original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately
because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be
imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster.
C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council
determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be
cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288.
6. Enforcement of Agreement.
a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as
referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the
Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner,
the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation
is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30)
days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the
breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure
the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently
pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under
the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the
obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or
federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be
appropriate.
b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or
cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided
for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City
to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach
or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach
thereof or default hereunder.
7. Binding effect of Agreement.
a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2462 North Riverside
Drive, Assessor Parcel Number, 002-064-05, and more particularly described in Exhfbit A, in
the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this
Agreement.
b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions
and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall
pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic
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Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying
the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed,
delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this
Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such
contract, deed, or other instrument.
8. No Compensation.
Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation
imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of
this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that
will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the
account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property.
9. Notice.
Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the
respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the
parties hereto.
City: City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Attn: City Clerk
Owner: Christine L. Switzer
2462 North Riverside Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92706
10. General Provisions.
a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed
to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns,
nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or
members of any joint enterprise.
b. Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold City and its elected and
appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims
for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may
arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of Owner or those of his or her contractor,
subcontractor, agenda, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the
use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. Owner hereby agrees to and shall
defend City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect
to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of
Owners' activities in connection with the Historic Property.
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C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages
suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the
operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or
approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property.
d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, reservations, and restrictions contained
in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their
heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of
the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever.
C. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or
restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to
determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding
may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and
other relief ordered by the court.
f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be
unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive
legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall
not be effected thereby.
g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of
the State of California, with venue in Orange County.
11. Recordation.
No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the
City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the
County of Orange.
12. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded
instrument executed by the parties hereto.
13. Effective Date
This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above.
{Signature page follows)
ATTEST:
MARIA D. HUIZAR
Clerk of the Council
OWNER:
Date: 19 / /Y
SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: ✓� `
LISA STORCK
Assistant City Attorney
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
RAUL GODINE
City Manager
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CHRISTINE L. SWITZER
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who signed the document, to which this certificate
is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
State of California
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On August 6, 2018 before me, Rosa A. Flores, Notary Public
(insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared Raul Godinez II, who proved tome on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the person(g) whose name(.d') is4am subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me
that hefs#rakhey executed the same in his+e#tl�4r authorized capacity#es}; and that by his/hef4re4r
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executed the instrument.
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lot 18, of Tract 754, in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, California as per map recorded
in Book 22, Page(s) 37, of Miscellaneous Maps in the Office of the County Recorder of said
County. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF ORANGE COUNTY.
Assessor's Parcel Number: 002-064-05
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Jennie Lasby Tessmann House
2462 North Riverside Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME
Jennie Lasby Tessmann House
REF. NO.
ADDRESS
2462 North Riverside Drive
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIP
92706
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1931
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key
HISTORIC DISTRICT
N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD
I Floral Park
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
1, 3
CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
5S1
Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival
The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched
gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building
features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious
examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common
in the forgiving climate of Southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although
small scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Born in the late 19th century, the Tudor Revival was associated
with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Jennie Lasby Tessmann House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion
1, for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style; and Criterion 4 for its contribution
to the Floral Park neighborhood, for its association with prominent local builder, Emmet C. Rogers, and for its association
with renowned researcher, astronomer, and Santa Ana College faculty, Jennie Lasby Tessmann. Additionally, the house
has been categorized as "Key' for its "distinctive architectural style and quality," embodying the massing, materials, and
detailing of Tudor Revival design; for its "association with a significant period in the history of the city', namely the
development of Floral Park as the premier residential district of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Santa
Ana; and "association with a significant persons", Emmet C. Rogers and Jennie Lasby Tessmann (Municipal Code,
Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From CaliforniaOffice of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Series '# 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.)
1 t' Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or
regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States.
3: It embodies the distinctive "Wactorwt., ^r:
u, type, period, ,region, or method
of CCnSu'UCtiCii, or
represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
• It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the
work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally.
State of California—The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP.Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
Page 1 of 3 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Jennie Lasby Tessmann House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: L3 Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 1725 Date: March 3, 2015
*c. Address 2462 North Riverside Drive City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-064-05
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
Located in Floral Park, this one-story residence is a highly characteristic example of a modestly sized Tudor Revival home
from the early 1930s. Clad in stucco, the house is capped by a cross -gabled, steeply -pitched roof. The roof is clad in
contemporary asphalt shingles, and has little to no overhanging eaves. The west wing is front -gabled and contains a slightly
recessed wood tripartite casement window. Three brick stairs lead up to the entry porch, which is set approximately in the
middle of the fagade and sheltered by a front -gabled hood supported on wooden posts, and accented by decorative half-
timbering. The exterior walls of this wing are clad in textured stucco. The remaining exterior walls of the primary elevation is
clad in brick, and features a multi -paned casement window and a stepped brick chimney, that establishes a strong vertical
accent. Rectangular -shaped, attic vents are located in the ends of the gables. Simply landscaped, the front (north) facade
appears to be unaltered. The driveway leads to a detached, one-story, stucco -clad, front -gabled garage, built at the same
time as the residence.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single -Family Residence
*134. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District DElement of District ❑Other
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter hone")
None
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
North elevation, view south
February 2018
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1931/ City of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
Christine L. Switzer
2462 North Riverside Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
Pedro Gomez
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
March 22, 2018
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*Attachments: ONone ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record
DArchaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ElMilling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record
DArtifact Record ❑Photograph Record D Other (list)
DPR 523A (1195) *Required information
State of California—The Resources Agency Primary#
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
BUILDING, STRUCTURE,AND; OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 3 *NRNP Status Code 5S1
*Resource Name or #: Jennie Lasby Tessmann House
B1. Historic Name: Jennie Lasby Tessmann House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single -Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single -Family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival
*66. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1931
May 2, 1933. Rebuild fireplace. $25.
May 16, 1997. Reroof residence only.
February 2, 2000. Reroof.
January 4, 2001. Kitchen and bathroom remodel with two kitchen window changeouts to one large window.
August 7, 2009. Reroof residence and garage. Tear off wood shingles/comp & install comp.
*137. Moved? ■No OYes ❑Unknown Date: Original location:
*B8. Related Features: None.
39a. Architect: Unknown
b. Builder: E.C. Rogers
*1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: 1931 Property Type: Single -Family Residence Applicable Criteria: A/1,C/3
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The Jennie Lasby Tessmann House is architecturally significant for its highly characteristic use of the Tudor Revival style and
historically notable for its association with a prominent local builder, Emmet C. Rogers. It was built in 1931 by E. C. Rogers
for a total cost of $4,500 including the residence and garage, and remained, according to the building permit record, virtually
unaltered until the 2001. Emmet C. Rogers was a prolific Santa Ana builder and developer. He was born in 1896 in Missouri
(1930 Federal Census). By 1920, he had married his wife June and moved to Greeley, Colorado, where he was a high school
teacher (1920 Federal Census). A few years later, in 1923, he had relocated his family to Santa Ana, and had a dual
appointment at both Willard and Lathrop Junior High Schools, where he taught science (Santa Ana Daily Register, April 4,
1923). From the late 1930s through the following decade, Rogers was extremely active as a building contractor, often moving
his family, perhaps to houses as he finished them, on Greenleaf (2144), Freeman (602 and 1315), and Towner (1010) (1930
Federal Census, Santa Ana Register July 29, 1940, 1947 and 1949 city directories).
According to city directories, Emmet C. Rogers resided at the Jennie Lasby Tessmann House for only two years. Between
1933 and 1945, various renters were identified has having lived at the Jennie Lasby Tessmann House, including Harold C.
and Izetta M. Woodward (1933-1937), Edson S. and Rose Pettis (1938), and Lloyd F. and Lillian Brogan (1939-1945). In
1945, John Heinrich Tessmann and Jennie Lasby Tessmann purchased the residence.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
*612. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library
Sanborn Maps
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B13. Remarks:
`514. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann/Chattel, Inc
*Date of Evaluation: March 22, 2018
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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Page 3 of 3 Resource Name: Jennie Lasby Tessmann House
*Recorded by Pedro Gomez *Date March 22, 2018 O Continuation ❑ Update
*B10. Significance (continued):
Originally from Castle Rock, Minnesota, Jennie Lasby (later Tessmann) was a renowned researcher, astronomer and
author, and was a dedicated member of the Santa Ana College faculty for close to 30 years. After earning her bachelor's
degree from Carleton College in Minnesota in 1904 and a master's degree from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts in
1906, Jennie Lasby served on the Mount Wilson Observatory staff in Los Angeles. She was associated with George Ellery
Hale and Dr. Albert Einstein and was credited as the first woman to enter the Mount Wilson Observatory as a researcher. In
1918 she moved to Santa Ana to care for her parents and was subsequently hired by Santa Ana College in 1919, where she
taught astronomy until her retirement in 1946. Jennie Lasby Tessmann was actively engaged in astronomical research in
the late 1930's and was one of about fifty women doing research in the United States. It was generally agreed that she was
among the highest in experience and achievement. Jennie Lasby Tessmann passed away on December 9, 1959 at the age
of 77.
The Jennie Lasby Tessmann House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded
by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and
walnuts and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-
1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver
Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of
land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The
parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the
1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange
County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s
and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial
Revival,
The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa
Ana City Hall, the EI Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the
neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as
numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style.
In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park.
The Jennie Lasby Tessmann House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1,
for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style; and Criterion 4 for its contribution to the
Floral Park neighborhood, for its association with prominent local builder, Emmet C. Rogers, and for its association with
renowned researcher, astronomer, and Santa Ana College faculty, Jennie Lasby Tessmann. Additionally, the house has
been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive architectural style and quality, " embodying the massing, materials, and detailing
of Tudor Revival design; for its "association with a significant period in the history of the city" namely the development of
Floral Park as the premier residential district of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Santa Ana; and
"association with a significant persons", Emmet C. Rogers and Jennie Lasby Tessmann. Character -defining features of the
Jennie Lasby Tessmann House include: materials and finishes; steeply pitched roofs; entry porch; asymmetrical primary
elevation; steppedbrick chimney; decorative half-timbering; picturesque windows; rectangular -shaped, attic vents; and the
detached, one-story, front -gabled garage.
*1312. References (continued):
Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
National Register Bulletin 16A. `How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995,
Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1920-1979.
Santa Ana (Daily) Register, 1923-1954 (newpapers.com).
United States Federal Census, 1920, 1930, 1940 (ancestry.com).
DPR 523L
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2462 North Riverside Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Exhibit C
Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows:
1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property
which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its
environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose.
2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site
and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any
historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when
possible.
3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own
time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier
appearance shall be discouraged.
4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the
history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment.
These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this
significance shall be recognized and respected.
5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which
characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity.
6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced,
whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material
should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture,
and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features
should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic,
physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the
availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or
structures.
7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means
possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic
building materials shall not be undertaken.
8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological
resources affected by, or adjacent to any project.
9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not
be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant
historical, architectural or cultural material, an such design is compatible with
MILLSACTAGREEMENT
2462 North Riverside Drive
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size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or
environment.
10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such
a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the
essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired.
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