HomeMy WebLinkAbout051019_ExecutiveSummary-GonsalesHouse_615Daisy.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
GONSALES HOUSE
615 North Daisy Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
NAME Gonsales House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 615 North Daisy Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92703 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1907 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Artesia Pilar
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Queen Anne (Late Victorian)
The Queen Anne (Late Victorian) (also known as the Queen Anne Revival) dominated residential architectural design during the last
twenty years of the nineteenth century in the West, and was nearly as influential on early commercial buildings. Identifying features
include the front-facing gable roof; ornate decoration of wood or metal along the eave and in the gable end; avoidance of flat wall
surfaces through the use of applied ornamentation of wood or metal; and classical columns or pilasters. Multi-storied residential and
commercial examples often incorporated bay windows, sometimes topped with towers. The style borrowed heavily from late
Medieval models, with the addition of other regional interpretations. Some of the most well-developed examples can be found in
California and in the southern states (McAlester, 263-268).
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Gonsales House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 3 for its exemplification of
the distinguishing characteristics of the late Queen Anne style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” because it “has
a distinctive architectural style and quality” as a highly intact example of a Queen Anne (Late Victorian) cottage (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.)
5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally.