Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
California - Orange County
Orange County California (Page 3) has 35 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include VIRGINIA (sloop), Porter--French House, Rankin Building, San Clemente Beach Club and Santa Ana City Hall.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Millingstone Horizon dating back to 5999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Orange County historic places including W.H. Spurgeon, Percy Wise Clarkson, Sherman Stevens, Carl Stroschein and Phillip Ackley Stanton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Orange County places including William Gardner, Wood & McClure, Percy Wise Clarkson, Elwing & Tedford, Clark Brothers, Jose Serrano, T.H. Fowler, E.J. Herbert, Miller & Loesher Co. Duker and John & Co. Simpson. Prominent architectural styles found in Orange Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival and Modern Movement.

Porter--French House (added 1994 - - #94000818)
248 S. Batavia St. , Orange
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Presidential Support Area, Buildings Nos. 6 and 7 (added 1974 - - #74002361)
Also known as Tower and Hangar
Marine Corps Air Station , El Toro
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Owner:
Federal
Rancho San Joaquin Headquarters (added 1977 - - #77001621)
Address Restricted , Irvine
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Rankin Building (added 1983 - - #83001220)
Also known as Standard Concrete Products
117 W. 4th St. , Santa Ana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dreble,George, Elwing & Tedford
Architectural Style:
Chicago, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
San Clemente Beach Club (added 1981 - - #81000164)
Avenida Boca De La Playa , San Clemente
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Westbrook,Virgil, Hanson,Ole
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
archives document
Santa Ana City Hall (added 1982 - - #82000975)
Also known as Old City Hall
217 N. Main St. , Santa Ana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ball and Honer
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Santa Ana Fire Station Headquarters No. 1 (added 1986 - - #86001549)
1322 N. Sycamore St. , Santa Ana
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eley,Frederick
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot (added 1992 - - #91002031)
Also known as Fullerton Amtrak Station
140 E. Santa Fe Ave. , Fullerton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Herbert,E.J.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Agriculture, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
archives document
Santora Building (added 1982 - - #82000976)
207 N. Broadway , Santa Ana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bowman,Wiltz, Lansdowne,Frank
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
Seal Beach City Hall (added 1983 - - #83001221)
Also known as Old Seal Beach City Hall
201 8th St. , Seal Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Haverlandt,C., Austin,W. Horace
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
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Serrano, Jose, Adobe (added 1976 - - #76000505)
Also known as Serrano Adobe
21802 Serrano Rd. , El Toro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Serrano,Jose
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture, Prehistoric, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Millingstone Horizon
Period of Significance:
5500-5999 BC, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Smith and Clark Brothers Ranch and Grounds (added 1983 - - #83001222)
Also known as Willard Smith Home
18922 Santiago Blvd. , Villa Park
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Smith-Tuthill Funeral Parlors (added 1978 - - #78000732)
Also known as Smith-Tuthill-Lamb Mortuary
518 N. Broadway , Santa Ana
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bessonett,George P., McNeill,Chris
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Mortuary, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Mortuary
More Information:
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Southern Counties Gas Co. (added 1983 - - #83001223)
Also known as Handlebars Saloon
207 W. 2nd St. , Santa Ana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clark Brothers, Walker & Eisen
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
Spurgeon Block (added 1979 - - #79000516)
Also known as Spurgeon Building
206 W. 4th St , Santa Ana
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Metcalf & Davis
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Spurgeon,W.H.
Significant Year:
1914
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church (added 1988 - - #88000978)
Also known as St. Francis Cathedral Chapel;American Catholic Church;The Ch
430 Park Ave. , Laguna Beach
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clarkson,Percy Wise
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Romanesque
Historic Person:
Clarkson,Percy Wise
Significant Year:
1934, 1933
Area of Significance:
Social History, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
St. John's Lutheran Church (added 1991 - - #91001520)
185 S. Center St. , Orange
Marty Rice, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fley,Frederick, Duker,Miller & Loesher Co.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
St. Michael's Episcopal Church (added 2004 - - #04000017)
Also known as The Chapel at St. Michael's Episcopal Church
311 West South St. , Anaheim
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McKinney, C.P.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
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Stanton, Phillip Ackley, House (added 1980 - - #80000828)
Also known as Murray Manor Furniture
2200 W. Sequoia Ave. , Anaheim
Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stanton,Phillip Ackley
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Stanton,Phillip Ackley
Significant Year:
1928
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Stevens, Sherman, House (added 1984 - - #84000926)
Also known as Stevens House
228 W. Main St. , Tustin
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Costerigan & Merithew
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Historic Person:
Stevens,Sherman
Significant Year:
1887
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
Stroschein, Carl, House (added 2009 - - #09000823)
Also known as The Little Yellow House
31682 EL Camino Real , San Juan Capistrano
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Stroschein, Carl
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Truxaw-Gervais House (added 1982 - - #82000977)
Also known as The White House Restaurant
887 S. Anaheim Blvd. , Anaheim
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
US Post Office Station--Spurgeon Station (added 1985 - - #85000134)
605 Bush St. , Santa Ana
Winddaddy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A., Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
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VIRGINIA (sloop) (added 1991 - - #91000337)
Dana Point Youth & Group Facility, W. basin, Dana Point Harbor , Dana Point
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gardner,William, Wood & McClure
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Education, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
School, Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
Villa Park School (added 2003 - - #02001725)
Also known as Mountain View School
10551 Center Dr. , Villa Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anderson, H. Alfred & Farrell, R.C., Simpson, John & Co.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
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WILD GOOSE (yacht) (added 2011 - - #11000431)
2431 West Coast Hwy., Newport Beach
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More Information:
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Walkers Orange County Theater (added 1982 - - #82002224)
Also known as Fox West Coast Theater
308 N. Main St. , Santa Ana
Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
House & Graham, Boller,Carl
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
More Information:
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Weir Canyon Archeological District (added 1980 - - #80004631)
Address Restricted , Anaheim
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West Home (added 1981 - - #81000722)
4791 Palm Ave. , Yorba Linda
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Owner:
Local
Williams, Roger Y., House (added 2007 - - #06001237)
Also known as Swanner House
29991 Camino Capistrano , San Juan Capistrano
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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Woelke, John, House (added 2013 - - #13000474)
400B N. West St., Anaheim
Arschmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Wright, George L., House (added 1982 - - #82000978)
831 N. Minter St. , Santa Ana
Winddaddy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Yorba, Domingo Adobe and Casa Manuel Garcia (added 1982 - - #82002222)
31781 Camino Capistrano , San Juan Capistrano
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Garcia,Miguel, Yorba,Domingo
Architectural Style:
Other, No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Yost Theater--Ritz Hotel (added 1986 - - #86000107)
Also known as Yost Theater--Santa Ana Bath House and Athletic Club
301--307 N. Spurgeon St. , Santa Ana
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eley,Fred, Fowler,T.H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Theater
More Information:
archives document
Young Men's Christian Association--Santa Ana-Tustin Chapter (added 1993 - - #93000237)
205 W. Civic Center Dr. , Santa Ana
Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eley,Frederick Harry
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document

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