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Home My WebLink About91-101001 RESOLUTIC~NO. 91-101 A RESOLUTI(~ OF THE u~'-'Z C~3NCIL OF THE ~ OF SANTA ANA ~I~iNG A CERTAIN BUILDING AS HISTORICAL FOR IN~I~ IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ~Iwl'~ OF HISTORIC PRO~'f WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Santa Ana b~s provided, in C~apter 30 of the Santa Aha Municipal code for the ma{ntenanoe of the City of Santa A~a Municipal Code for the Pzu~_rty, to incl,~ such pz-o~erty as the City Council determ/nes to have architectural or historical significance in accordance with the standards set forth in section 30-2 of the said Code; and WHEREAS, designatic~ of p~u~_rty as Historical P£operty pz~otes rehabilitatio~ by allowing the applicatic~ of the State Historical Building Code, and, as to p~-o~_~cy within a historical rehabilitation financing; and WHEREAS, the p;-oDerty set forth b~reinafter has been rec~,~_nded for designation as Historical Property by the Housing Advisory C~L.~ssion; 1. The following building is found to met the standards for designation as historical p¥o~ set forth in Section 30-2 of tb~ Santa Ana Municipal Code and is hereby designated_ as Historical P~operty, to be included in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Property: 1826 N. Main to relocate to 826 N. Lacy 2. For the abovesaid property, the z-eAsort entitled '%Iistorical P£operty Description," on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council, is b~_reby approved and adopted as the fi~ngs justifying ~ignation as Historical P£operty. The Clerk of the Council is authorized and directed to incl,~ such report, together with this resolution, in the city of Santa A~ Register of Historical RESOLUTION 91-101 OO3 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: 18th day of November , 1991, Acosta, Griset, IqcGuigan, Norton, Pulido, Richardson, Young None None Clerk of t_he Cour~milk / 004 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY State of california County of Orange I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution ~/-- /0 / to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Clerk of the Councll, Date City of Santa Aha SANTA ANA HISTORIC REGISTER APPLICATION FORM 005 1. NAME Historic and/or Common · LOCATION Street & Number City~ Town State California Present site: 1826 N. Main: Moved site: Santa Aha vicinity of Code CA County 0range -- not for publication cong. dist. 99 Code 059 CLASSIFICATION Category district , × building(s) structure site ..... dbject Ownership public .. , private both Status occupied X unoccupied work in prog. [~iic Acquisition in process being considered Accessible yes: restricted ,X yes: unrestricted no agriculture commercial ,educational entertainment government industrial military museum park ' private residence religious scientific transportation other: OWNER OF PROPERTY Name Street & Number City, Town ~vicinity of State LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Courthouse, Registry of Deeds, etc. County of Oran~ Street & Number 630 North Broadway City, Town Santa Aha. , REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Title None Date Depository for survey records City, Town State ¢: a?7~l , has property been determined eligible? federal state State county yes no local EXHIBIT A Page [ of 7 O06z. DESCRIPTION ' Condition Ch~:k One excellent deteriorated ~ unaltered ~ good ruins ~ . altered ~ ~air unexposed check One ~ original site moved date Will be moved ASAP Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The Spencer House. now located at 1826 North Hain Street, is a good example of the 0ueen Anne/£astlake-style cottage that was once prevalent in Santa Ann, The house features fine attention to detail and retains the majority of its original integrity. It was constructed in the mid-lSg0's. The house will be moved to a lot in the 800 block of North Lacy Street, in the French Dark Histor. ic District, in order to save it from demolition. It will join two other historic homes, with prospects for yet another as part of an effort to preserve the architectural and historical integrity of the neighborhood. Roof scape: The main roof ridge runs east and west and is situated at a higher level than the gables which extend to the front, rear, a~d south side. Gablets accent the peaks at each endofthe main ridge. Shed-style roofs shelter the open front porch and the enclosed rear porch, A truncated hipped roof tops the square bay window on the south end of the front facade. The enclosed eaves feature an upward slanted board on the bottom and are connect- ed to a plain, molding-trimmed frieze. Siding: Wide shiplap siding, separated with V-grooves. covers the exterior of the house. Corner boards trim each corner. The rear porch facade is clad in vertical car-siding Front Facade: The surface of the front-facing gablet is clad in alternating bands of fishscale diamond-shaped wood shingles, The bargeboar~ ks centered at the peak with a pendant and teardrop and accented with pierced ~'oodsquares Munn the face. A horizontalvent, topped with a peaked lintel, is centered in the gablet face, The larger gable face on the frontwing matches the gablet except for the stained glass window in the center of the larger gable face A pea, red lintel and sunburst decora- tion tops the window Three tail narrow double-hung windows occupy the face of the squar~ bay on the south half of the front facade, ~ith matching narro~ ~indows ua the sides. The tin. Is are trimmed with molding along the top ~nd pairs of narrow vertical rods accent the vertical trim boards. Ca~ed plinths form the bottom of the trim boards. Scalloped trim runs along ~e bottom of the windo~- sill. The original porch received some alterations seve~l years ago and ~ill be restored te its original appearance. A concrete porch floor ~placed the original wooden floor in the 1920's, The porch ~ extended approx~ly two feet m the front. The original shed-style roof is st~l in place and ~'~ fron~d with · pergoia~hen ~e porch w~ altered. The original turned posu. wi~ carved bracke~ still attached. were turned sMe~ys and moved two feetto the f~nt. They form the supporm for the pergola. During restoration, the pos~ wi~ ~ reins~lled in their original position ~nd a ~ooden porch floor, ~hich replicas ~e original, construcmd. A pair of mil. narrow double-hung )i~do~s is lucid next ~ the front door and · re trimmed m the same manner ~ ~e ~indo~s m ~e square bay EXHIBIT A Continued Part 7, Page 2 Page 2 of 7 I Part 7, Page 2 North Facade: · Th~ north facade features two original windows which are trimmed to match those dn the front facade, The north side of the rear porch, clad in carsiding, is visible on this side also. West Facade: The west side (rear} is topped by a gablet at the peak of the higher roof. A lower rear-facing gable features t~o windows. A vertical ~indow in the center appears to be original, but a horizontal window with plain trim was added at a later time. Vertical carsiding and screened windows form the back porch which runs across the entire rear of the house. Concrete steps lead from the back door. South Facad~i ' A large slanted bay window dominates the sduth side of the house. Alternating patterns Of fisbscale and diamond-shaped shingles cover the face of the gable. The same pendant and teardrop used on the front gable also decorates the center of this gable. The same style square pierced decorative blocks also dot the bargeboard. Cut corners with sunburst designs fill the corners of the bay. A small window to the west of the bay does not appear to be original. Interior: AIl historic fabric that remains will be salvaged and reinstalled. The original room perimeters are still in place a~d some of the ociginal doors are still in place. A loft area that was added in the ~tic space is not original and will be kept for needed floor space. Garage: The 1910-era garage, clad in clapboard siding, sits in the rear southwest corner of the lot. It is approximately 18' by 36' and opens to the north side. The carsiding-clad doors are in three sections and run on the original metal track, The garage not be moved with the house. Integrity: The house, when moved to its new location will retain four of the seven criteria for integrity: Design: the house will be restored to its original lg$0's appearance Materials: all original exterior materials will be retained; those which are gone will be replicated Workmanship: the original workmanship is evident because'aLmost all of the exter- ior is still in place; all replicated elements will illustrate that same level of work- manship Feeling: the restored house ~vill re~in its feeling of a Queen Ano, c/£astlake cottage in which so many middle class Santa Ann citizens lived during the Victorian period The following criteria for integrity will be improved over the present situation Settin g: 0riginally North Main Street was lined with Victorian houses of many styles As the street changed from residential to commercial (1920's through 1960's) the other Victorians were either demolished or moved. The Victorian to the north and the two large Colonial Revival homes which once occupied the space used by Bowers for a parking lot disappeared within the last fiv, e years. The Spencer House is now the only Victorian left. By placing it among other Victorians on L~cy Street. the house will once again have the appearance of its original setting. Association: In its new location the house witl receive its fair share of attention to its historical background and will be restored as a family residence. Secret~ry of Interior's Standards: The Historic French Park Association will take charge of the restoration of the house and will conform to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. EXHIBIT A Page 3 of 7 007 008 SIGNIFICANCE Period prehistoric 1#00-1499 I§00-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 × 1800-1899 ~ 1900~ Areas of Significance archeology-prehistoric archeology-historic agriculture x architecture art commerce communications community planning conservation economics education × exploration/settLement industry invention - Check and justify below landscape architecture law literature military music philosophy politics/government religion science sculpture' social/humanitarian theater transportation other (specify) Specific dates: Mid-1880' s Construe- BuUder/Architect': Cion Statement of 'Significance (in one paragraph): Unkno~-n Significance: The primary significance of the Spencer House is its role as one of the few remain- ing examples of the Victorian cottages that were built in Santa Anaduring the and 90's. It is a good example of the 0ueen Anne/Eastlatre style of architecture and retains its integrity of design,workmaaship~ feeling and association. So few of these cottages have survived in our county: therefore each one is a valuable example of our early architecture Although we do not have the name of an owner before I899, the Spencer House shows distinct evidence of being built in the mid-lg~0's. The wide shipiap siding, narrow double-hung windows)bargeboard decoration, turned porch posts and carv- ed brackets, square bay window, and cut corners and tea. rdrops above the slanted bay window on the side, are all typical of lS80's cottage design [sa.ac Van Cleave a local barber, his wife~ and their daughter, Lena. are listed as living in the house tn i$99. From 1905 until 1915 the Morro,, family owned the house J. G. and Josie Morrow lived there in [905. J. G. was the secretary, at the Main Depart- ment Store Two years later Jim Morrow and his wife, Sarah, and Jim Jr. had moved in Jim Sr wa.q a merchant and a tailor and Jim Jr ,:,-as an emoioyee of the Commer- cial National Bank. In igl0 Jacob went'to work for Yanderm~t's Clothing Store, one of Santa Ann's most prominent local establishments George and Elizabeth Zinn, a retired couple,occupied the house for a short time in 1918. Jack ,md Marie Wendel moved in in 1920. He was a manufacturer of cement bric~. Willaim and Elizabeth Dicks0n lived there during 1921 and i922. He was a pat- ternmaker by trade In 1922 the family of the couple that presently own the house purchased it. Vinton and Jewel Hinkle lived there for over thirty years. Vinton was a foreman for the Southern Counties Gas Company. Their son, Leroy Hinl~le~ also lived in the house for many years. He worked for various ibcal restaurants and for Western Union. The current owners of the house are the Spencers. Her uncle was the last occupant of the cottage. The land is being sold and a new location must be found for the house. The Spencer House is a good example of Queen Anne/Eastlake architecture.is one of the last surviving examples of this popular cottage style in Santa Aaa~ and will provide a valuable contribution to the historic streetscape of Lacy Street. EXHIBIT A Page 4 of 7 10. . MA3OR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RF-.FERENCES Santa Aha City Directories for 1899 1913 1915 1916 1918 1920 1921 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1947 1949-50 1954 ,%956 1965 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Acreage of nominated property N/A Quadrangle name N/A Quadrangle scale xl/~ Verbal boundary description and justification: N/^ 1901 1903 1905 1908 1910 1912 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 OO9 11. List ali states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries State N/A Code~ County Code __ State Code__ County Code__ FORM PREPARED BY Name/Title Diann H~,~sh. Hisrnrian Organization His~Qric ~an~h P~ ~n. Street & Number 321 'East Eighth Sc. City or Town Santa Aha Telephone 714/541-2441 State CA CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE The City Council of Santa Ana accepts this property onto the Santa Aha Historic Register on this 18th day of November 19 91 Clerk of the Cour(cil LXHIBIT A Page 5 of 7 I 4DWA Y NOTE - 4 SSESSOR'S OLOGK STREEt R.S 2 .52' J ASSESSORS MAP ~ PARCEL NUMBERS SHOWN tAi GIRGL ES. I§ EXHIBIT A BOOK 2 PAGE IG r:~..t' COUNn' or ORAI~ ' -~ -- '~ ~ ' Page 6 of 7 I C ¥1 VANCE ® CIVIC CENTEt~ :i .... ,.:m___d((~ ............ ............ Z4_~ ..... :,7 .... (S~FFORO I I~tA RCH 19 76 F:~UIT ADO. TO S.A. EAST £. A. / - SANTA ANA EAST £. A. I - .~At~CEL MAP P~e 7 of 7 I