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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030127_ExecutiveSummary-PetzHouse_541WSantaClara.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY PETZ HOUSE 541 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Petz House REF. NO. ADDRESS 541 West Santa Clara Avenue CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1916 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 2D1 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow/Craftsman Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Craftsman architecture was popularized by The Craftsman magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of Japan and Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed honesty of form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A new appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of capacious porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and hipped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early 1920s. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Petz House has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to a North Broadway Park historic district that is bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North Flower Street. Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the Petz House has been listed in the California Register. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as representative of the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the Petz House has been categorized as “Key” for its “distinctive architectural style and quality,” as a representative example of the Craftsman style of the early twentieth century. It is also characteristic of a significant period in the history of Santa Ana as an original farmhouse in the North Broadway Park, a district that has “historical/cultural significance to the City” as an example of the City Beautiful planning movement (Municipal Code, Section 30- 2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. • National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) 2D1: Contributor to a district determined eligible by the Keeper.