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2214 N Heliotrope Santa Ana, Ca 92706 December 1953: Permits pulled for the home by Don B Christenson – contractor for Hugo J. Lamb (1888-1963) 1954: Occupied by Carl H. Benning (1882-1965) 1957: Ann Kathleen Haster (1892-1973) – Widowed as of 1945, wife of Thomas Haster / Haster Street 1972: John G. Dempsey 1996: Robert E. Wilde (1918-2017) The one story Ranch style residence at 2214 N Heliotrope Drive is largely unchanged on its primary, front and is superlative in its architectural design in this style. The home was built in late 1953 by Hugo Lamb, a local rancher, and had a series of elderly owners. Carl H Benning, a retiree. Ann K. Haster, a retired widower and late wife to Thomas Haster, citrus rancher and for whom a street is now named in Anaheim. All of these owners were born in the late 19th century and spent their final years in this home. After the passing of Mrs. Haster in the early 1970s the home was sold to a John G. Dempsey who lived in the home until it was sold to Robert E. Wilde; citrus rancher turned land developer and auto dealer. Mr. Wilde would live in the home until his passing in 2017. Home Design/Architecture: The Ranch style originated in southern California in the mid-1930s. In the 1940s, the Ranch was one of the small house types financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), along with Minimal Traditional and other small house styles. The Ranch house began to pick up popularity as the financial controls that encouraged small house building lifted following WWII; by the 1950s it was the most predominant residential style in the country. This popularity is the result of a number of factors. Firstly, the growing automobile culture of the 1950s allowed for the development of suburbs that required new, cheap, and fast construction and where larger lots could accommodate a larger, family-sized houses. The Ranch house’s long and low form, expandable ‘rambling’ floor plan, simple detailing, and modern materials made it an excellent answer for these needs. Secondly, the style served as a bridge between the traditional styles of the past and the drastically different modern styles that began to become popular during this period, such as the International and Contemporary styles. The Ranch style allowed for modern construction methods, aesthetics, and a more open floor plan — as well as modern living features like open kitchens and attached car ports and garages — without requiring homeowners to commit to a dramatic roofline or glass walls. Furthermore, the simplicity of the Ranch allowed for the application of more traditional, styled elements such as columns or moldings. In fact, the ability to design from scratch, which was afforded both by the availability of empty suburban lots and the adaptability of the style itself, created a sub-category of Custom Ranch houses. These were designed individually and often by architects, rather than in planned subdivisions designed and built by developers. Ranch houses still exist in the hundreds of thousands today throughout the country. Historic significance can still be present on the individual level if the Ranch has been essentially unaltered. On a larger level, the style is particularly eligible for significance in the context of historic districts, since original subdivisions still survive with sufficient integrity to convey the importance of city planning and suburban development in post-war America. The distinguishing features of ranch style homes and ranch style house plans include the following: •Single story •Long, low-pitch roofline •Asymmetrical rectangular, L-shaped, or U-shaped design and arrangements Distributed & posted 1/21/2020