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HRCA No. 2017-15, HPPA No. 2017-12 October 4, 2018 Page 2 HRC No. 2017-14 established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structure be 50 or more years old. The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the property is 91 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The property, recognized as the Dixon -Morris House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood boundaries and has distinctive architectural features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The residence was built in 1927 by W. H. Dixon. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), was credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous smaller, single-family houses were built. The first known resident of the property was Wilson J. Morris, who was retired but had previously worked in real estate. Morris owned and occupied the house with his wife, step -daughter, and brothers-in-law and remained at the property until at least 1939. The next known resident was Frederick H. Zaiser, who was retired and lived in the building from at least 1947 through at least 1954. Harold W. Jenkins, a foreman at Dimension Mill, lived on the property during the 1960's. The last known resident was John Preston, who was listed in the 1980 city directory as the occupant of 2011 North Ross Street. The Dixon -Moms House is asymmetrical in plan and features a cross -gabled roof along the primary elevation. This portion of the roof is clad in ridged terra cotta tiles of orange and black, while the middle to back portion of the roof is flat and hidden by a low parapet wall. The home features tiled bargeboards, ornamented with leaf -edged circular tiles embossed with crosses in the center and with scrolls on the sides, that accent the gable ends. Centered on the fagade (west elevation), the main entry is located within a square, projecting porch topped by a tiled pyramidal roof and accessed via an archway. In 1985, the formerly detached garage was expanded and attached to the house. A second addition, also from 1985, is located on the east elevation and is not visible from the public right- of-way. More recently, a walled, paved courtyard was constructed that occupies the former front lawn and integrates a curved cement entry path. Most of the windows of the building have been replaced, although the characteristic pattern of muntins outlining upper sashes have been preserved. Additionally, non -original smooth stucco covers the exterior walls, including a chimney attached to the north elevation. However, the occasional use of smooth stucco has been previously seen on Spanish Colonial Revival style residences. Therefore, it's been determined that the non -original windows and the smooth stucco do not detract from the property 25A-16