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| Howe-Waffle House and Carriage House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Sycamore and Civic Center Dr., Santa Ana, California |
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| Coordinates | 33°45′2″N 117°51′56″W / 33.75056°N 117.86556°W / 33.75056; -117.86556 |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Stoughton, George |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000320 |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1977 |
Howe-Waffle House and Medical Museum is an 1889 Queen Anne style home in Santa Ana, California. It was the home of Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle, one of the first female physicians in Orange County, California, until her death in 1924.
History
Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle was one of the first female physicians in Orange County, California. Her thirty-eight years of practice started in 1886 after she graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in Chicago. Her dedication to her patients lasted until her very last day, as she died by the bed of a patient at the Santa Ana Community Hospital in 1924. She was seventy-four years old.
Built in 1889 (the same year Orange County became a county), this Queen Anne style house was the home of Dr. Howe-Waffle until her death in 1924. In the early 1970s, the City of Santa Ana slated the home for demolition in order to widen a road, but concerned area citizens joined forces to preserve the house. Under the leadership of Adeline Walker, Friends of the Howe Waffle House formed. This group later became known as the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society. The organization worked hard to raise awareness, and in 1974 the City of Santa Ana agreed to pay to move the house if the Society would pay for the foundation and restoration work. Between March 27–29, 1975, the City moved the house to its present location on the corner of Civic Center and Sycamore. The Society worked tirelessly over the years to restore the home to how it would have looked during Dr. Howe-Waffle's time.
The all volunteer Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society continues to run the home today as the Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle House and Medical Museum, and it is open for tours six times a year.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Guy Ball, "The Saving of a Historic Home . . . The Beginning of a Historical Society", 2009.
- Roberta Reed, "The Saving of a Historic Home", 2009.
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Categories:
- Houses in Orange County, California
- Carriage houses
- Buildings and structures in Santa Ana, California
- History of Santa Ana, California
- Culture of Santa Ana, California
- Organizations based in Santa Ana, California
- Historic house museums in California
- Medical museums in the United States
- Museums in Orange County, California
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California
- Houses completed in 1889
- Queen Anne architecture in California