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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Rose House 918 North Lacy Streel Santa Ana, CA 92701 NAME Rose House REF. NO. ADDRESS 918 North Lacy Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1911 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key ISTORIC DISTRICT French Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park ALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION F 1,3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Craftsman/Bungalow Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American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 Rose House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman/Bungalow style; Criterion 2, as a work from notable architect, Frederick Eley, whose work influenced architectural development in Santa Ana and Orange County; and Criterion 4, for its contribution to the historic French Park neighborhood. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive architectural style and quality," embodying the massing, materials, and detailing of Craftsman design; for its "association with a significant period in the history of the city', namely the development of French Park as the premier residential district of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Santa Ana; and "association with a significant person" and notable architect, Frederick Eley (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: ' • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (FromCalifornia Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 1: Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States. 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. • 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. 11): Contributor to a district or multiple resource property listed In NR by the Keeper. Listed in the CR.