3- HEMA2019-03_2117 N VICTORIA AVENUE

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2117 N. Victoria Drive, Santa Ana, California Page 5 story, corresponding to the living room at the interior, and features two large arched openings with fixed windows in the south wing. Other first and second floor fenestration includes irregularly spaced wood casements. The rear courtyard is wrapped on three sides by the house. Bordering the west side of the courtyard is the (east) elevation of the north bay, which is one story, featuring an outdoor fireplace, wood sash doors set within recessed openings, and a deep shed roof supported on columns. Along the north border of the courtyard is the south elevation of the two-story portion of the house, where there are wood doors and wood casement windows at the first and second floors. At the second floor, the elevation features a Monterey-style wood balcony across a portion of the elevation. East of the balcony, the massing of the elevation steps out slightly to the south and has a trio of wood sash casements along its south elevation. Bordering the east side of the courtyard, the one-story sun room extends south. The proposed new second floor addition will be added above the sun room. The sun room has arched openings encompassing wood sash on its south, east, and west elevations. The east elevation of the two-story portion of the house includes a secondary entrance door at the first floor and wood casement windows of varying sizes at first and second floors. The north elevation fronting the driveway includes the porte-cochere as well as secondary entrance doors and wood casement windows of varying sizes. Interior At the first floor, the main entrance in the west façade leads into a grand two-story foyer with tile floor, wood ceiling with exposed trusses and beams and central curved metal stair to the second floor, where a balcony encircles the landing. The foyer provides access to first floor spaces including the living room to the south, dining room and kitchen to the east, and other private spaces to the north, via large arched openings. South of the main entrance is a doorway into the closet planned for reuse as a new restroom as part of the proposed project. The closet is a simple rectangular space with a wood floor and smooth painted wall finish, as well as a wood sash window in the west wall. Extending east of the foyer, the dining room and kitchen are interconnected. Beyond the kitchen, the one-story sun room extends to the south. The sun room is rectangular in plan, with arched windows on its south, east and west walls, a closet in the northeast corner, and built-in cabinets just north of the north wall, where the proposed new elevator will be located. At the second floor, interior space is generally organized around a double-loaded corridor running east-west, with the master bedroom at its east end. The master bedroom is rectangular in plan, extending south over a portion of the first floor sun room, with a door onto the roof of the sun room in its east wall and a trio of wood sash casement windows in its south wall. History History of Construction and Alterations (Appendix A: Table of Building Permits; Attachment B, Historic Maps and Photographs) The house at the subject property was constructed in 1929 in the Floral Park neighborhood of Santa Ana. Plans were designed by architect Allan K. Ruoff (biography below) for original owner L.A. West (biography below). Allen K. Ruoff, Architect (1890-1945) Allen K. Ruoff was a prolific Southern California architect.5 Born in Texas in 1890,6 he married Gertrude 5 Ruoff is often misspelled “Rouff” in historical documents. Ruoff was not a member of the American Institute of Architects. “Allen Ruoff,” AIA Historical Directory, https://aiahistoricaldirectory.atlassian.net. 6 “Allen Kelly Ruoff,” World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1531272; Draft Board: 1, Ancestry.com. 3-51