French Park is one of Santa Ana’s oldest neighborhoods and is one of two historic districts in Santa Ana on the National Register of Historic Places. (The other is Floral Park.) Tour-goers will enjoy seeing several large intact "Painted Ladies," brightly painted houses designed in the Queen Anne style from the 1890s, the district's earliest period of development, as well as an assortment of Eclectic and Period Revival residences from the first decades of the 20th century. Learn about the history of the neighborhood and the grass-roots preservation advocacy that protects it and there’s usually an opportunity to get up close… we’re normally invited to view the interiors of a couple of landmarked houses!
Tour Guides Tim Rush is a real estate executive and historic preservation advocate with a successful track record of protecting historic places in Santa Ana where he is a longtime resident. Tim chaired the Spurgeon Clock Tower Restoration Committee and co-authored the list of historic buildings which became the basis for the original City of Santa Ana historic register. He is a founding board member of Preserve Orange County and the past Chair of the Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana. Lisandro Orozco was raised in Santa Ana and is a resident of the Historic French Park neighborhood. An urban planner by profession, he has led tours of Santa Ana's historic core for many years. Lisandro served as an advisor to the board of the American Planning Association, was a commissioner on the City of Santa Ana Arts & Culture Commission and vice chair of the Orange County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a Master of Public Administration from California State University, Fullerton.
Duration 2 1/2 hours
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