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1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />FRIEND HOUSE <br />1110 South Parton Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92707 <br />NAME <br />Friend House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1110 South Parton Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92707 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />Circa 1922 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Wilshire Square <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />I C <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S1 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow/Craftsman <br />Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Craftsman architecture was popularized by The Craftsman <br />magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of Japan and <br />Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed honesty of <br />form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A new <br />appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of capacious <br />porches into building plans. Primarily a residential. style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable andhipped. <br />roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasionaluse of stucco; extensive use of <br />stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and broadly <br />proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early 1920s. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Friend House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a building with the <br />"distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period." Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" <br />because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Wilshire Square and "is a good example of period architecture" as one <br />of the few examples of the Craftsman style in the neighborhood (Municipal Code Section 30-2.2)." <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of <br />Historic Preservation) <br />C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the <br />work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity <br />whose components may lack individual distinction. <br />National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic <br />Preservation) <br />5SI Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation. <br />