HomeMy WebLinkAbout090607_ExecutiveSummary-RGHewittHouse_2414NBonnieBrae.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
R.G. HEWITT HOUSE
2414 North Bonnie Brae
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME R.G. Hewitt House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 2414 North Bonnie Brae
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 19 35 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 2D2
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Monterey Revival
The Monterey Revival style looks back to nineteenth century Monterey, California, when newly arrived immigrants from New
England added American Colonial elements to the Spanish Colonial adobe buildings built by the first settlers. In the Monterey
Revival, stucco exteriors, instead of adobe, are often combined with wood or brick. Windows are often multi-light, either double -
hung sash or casements in type. Roofs are usually side-gables, with a front-gabled extension of one or two stories at one end. The
vast majority of Monterey Revival buildings are two stories in height, and nearly all feature a cantilevered balcony, shaded by the
overhang of the principal roof and enclosed with a wood or wrought iron railing, across most or all of the upper story façade.
Primarily a residential style, the Monterey Revival emerged in the late 1920s and reached the height of its popularity in 1930.
SUMMARY/CONCLUS ION :
As a contributor to the North Broadway Park district, which has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of
Historic Places, the R.G. Hewitt House has been listed in the California Register of Historical Resources. The R.G. He witt House also
qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Propert ies under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing
characteristics of the transitional period in residential architectural design occurring in the mid to late 1930s. Additionally, the house
has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of Santa Ana, and, as an example
of the transitional period in the mid to late 1930s in the Floral Park neighborhood “is a good example of period architecture”
(Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
· California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7,
“How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources,” September 4, 2001.)
3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the
work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
· California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.)
2D2 : Contributor to a district determined eligible for the National Register by consensus through Section 106
process. Listed in the California Re gister.