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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
<br />E.M. Crawford House
<br />1015 West River Lane
<br />Santa Ana, CA 92706
<br />NAME
<br />E.M. Crawford House
<br />REF. NO.
<br />ADDRESS
<br />1015 West River Lane
<br />CITY
<br />Santa Ana
<br />ZIP
<br />1 92706
<br />ORANGE COUNTY
<br />YEAR BUILT
<br />1948
<br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark
<br />HISTORIC DISTRICT
<br />N/A
<br />NEIGHBORHOOD
<br />Jack Fisher Park
<br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
<br />C/3
<br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
<br />5S3
<br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted
<br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both
<br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch House
<br />Widely published in Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch House dominated post -World War II residential
<br />expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 1970s. The Ranch
<br />House originated in the 1930's designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the west's
<br />vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional ranch house with a modernist's
<br />concern for informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor integration.
<br />While the style includes several variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and
<br />massing, the style evokes a sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extended by wings of varying
<br />roof heights. Generally L-shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch House typically has a one-story profile with strong
<br />horizontal emphasis expressed through a low pitched or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design,
<br />the Ranch House is often sheathed in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and -batten siding, high brick
<br />foundations, art stone, and wood shake roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration is achieved through the use of recessed or
<br />extended porches, set low to the ground, and the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window
<br />detailing can include wood frames, decorative shutters, and diamond -patterned muntins. Ornamentation includes
<br />rusticated elements, such as carved porch supports and exposed rafters, uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove
<br />cotes and bird houses.
<br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
<br />The E.M. Crawford House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an
<br />early and very intact example of the Ranch style in Santa Ana and under Criterion 3 as a rare example of adobe
<br />construction in Santa Ana. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it "has a distinctive
<br />architectural style and quality" representing the Ranch House style in Santa Ana, and because, as a rare, perhaps
<br />unique, example of the late adobe revival in Santa Ana, the building has a "unique architectural significance". (Santa Ana
<br />Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
<br />EXPLANATION OF CODES:
<br />• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From, California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
<br />Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources,'? September 4,, 2001,,)
<br />3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a, type, period, region, ormethod of construction, or
<br />represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
<br />• It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the
<br />work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
<br />5S3: Appears to be individually,eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation.
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