Eugene Durfee designed the women’s club building in 1926. B.” Bradshaw, who also designed buildings in the area, including the Grecian Ionic Carnegie Library in Orange (razed) in 1907, the Odd Fellows Lodge in 1905, the Rochester Hotel, the Royer Mansion, French’s Opera House in Santa Ana, and the Elks Club Lodge in 1910. The primary architect for the District was Cornelius Barber “C. With funds from Orange merchants, a group of local women organized the Plaza park at the turn of the century, planting trees and flower beds, adding the original bronze fountain, and installing a flagpole.Īrchitects and Builders Who Shaped the City Residents recalled that Ed Honey, city waterworks commissioner, set up a pipe and trough in the park where people were allowed to water “bands of sheep” for periods of 20 minutes. In the early days, Chapman and Glassell allowed prospective real estate buyers to camp in Plaza park, according to a 1937 article in the Santa Ana Register. The “new” fountain features tile work by Charles McCandless, who did other work in the region. The park’s focal point is an illuminated fountain installed in 1937, which replaced a bronze fountain built around 1887. The lucky winner’s pick: Orange, of course.ĭubbed the Orange Circle by locals, the Plaza park is the center of a quadrant and traffic circle. In a poker game played by Chapman, Glassell, and two friends, the winner got to rename the city. The finalists, representing the city’s rich agriculture and crops, were Lemon, Olive, Almond, and Orange. Orange was founded as Richland in 1871 but the name had to be changed a few later when it was discovered that another Richland already existed in California. That town center became known as the Plaza and the city of Orange was incorporated in 1888. The lawyers tried to mirror William Penn’s design for Philadelphia, with its heart formed by two cross streets dividing the city into quadrants. Chapman and Glassell planned a town with 10-acre farm lots surrounding a 40-acre central town site. In 1869, attorneys Alfred Chapman and Andrew Glassell acquired 1,385 acres of land from the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana as legal fees. Traditions, like the annual Street Fair, have continued since the early 1900s. Businesses, shops, and restaurants reflect the changing cultures and tastes of of the region.
Even after more than 140 years, it is still the epicenter for residents and the community not a living-history museum and district with costumed re-enactors. Old Towne Orange is a vital, thriving historic community. Most of the area’s construction occurred from about 1874 to 1940 more than 50 architectural styles are represented and include Victorian, Craftsman, American Bungalow, Hip Roof Cottage, Provincial Revival, Mediterranean, Prairie, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival. Collectively, homes and buildings are well-maintained and retain their architectural integrity. What’s unique about Old Towne Orange is that in one square mile exists a remarkable density of vintage buildings that include businesses, homes, churches, schools, Chapman University, a train depot, the Hilbert Museum, packing houses, lofts, and parks. The Plaza Historic District was chosen by the American Planning Association (APA) as a “Great Place in America”, joining New York’s Central Park, Los Angeles’ Olvera Street, and Chicago’s Magnificent Mile It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places It is the largest National Register District in California While many of the more than 1,300 vintage buildings that comprise The City of Orange Old Towne Historic District are worthy of singling out, it’s the District as a whole that has garnered prestigious awards and designations. One Square Mile: Roughly, Walnut and La Veta avenues, Batavia and Cambridge streets, intersected by Glassell and Chapman avenues
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