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HRCA No. 2020-04, HRC No. 2020-03, HPPA No. 2020-06 October 29, 2020 Page 2 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 structures 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 80 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 W.S. Spicer House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood boundaries and has distinctive architectural features of the Colonial Revival style. The residence was built in 1940 by prominent local builder Allison Honer, 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, 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. Symmetrical in design, the W.S. Spicer House features a moderate hipped roof with shallow eaves and two prominent hipped roof dormers along the side (south) and rear (west) elevations. The roof is clad in contemporary asphalt shingle roofing and the exterior walls are clad in smooth stucco, with portions of the rear accented in brick veneer, and with vertical board and batten wood siding accenting the southeast corner of the primary elevation and the two hipped roof dormers. The focal point of the design is the central entry portico, supported by decorative wood piers and featuring a decorative segmental pediment. The entry features a wide six -panel wood door with two full height sidelights flanking the doorway and decorative wood paneling adjacent to the entry door. An interior brick chimney rises above the roof ridgeline. Two six -over -six double -hung sash windows with full height shutters are displayed north of the entry along the front elevation. The southern portion of the front elevation features an adjacent pair of four -over - four double -hung sash windows, also with full height shutters, as well as a single six -over -six double -hung sash window. Along the north, south, and west elevation, the building incorporates a series of single six -over -six double -hung sash windows. Character -defining features of the W.S. Spicer House include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (vertical board and batten siding); massing, roof configuration and treatment (brick chimney); fenestration (multi -light double hung windows); and architectural detailing (dormers, wood shutters, sidelights). The W.S. Spicer House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion No. 1 for embodiment of the distinguishing characteristics of the late Colonial Revival style, when stylistic elements were simplified to signature elements, often attenuated, and frequently combined with the Regency Revival; and Criterion No. 4, for its contribution to the Floral Park neighborhood and for its association with prominent local builder, Allison Honer. 25C-162