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Exhibit B <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Eisen -Glasser House <br />2206 North Freeman Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Eisen -Glasser House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />2206 North Freeman Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1956 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />West Floral 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Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted 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 concern <br />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. Characteristic features of <br />the house include its horizontality, keynoted by a low-pitched gabled and hipped roof; rusticity, epitomized by the <br />combination of wide wood lap siding with board and batten; and picturesque fenestration, notably two pairs of wood -framed, <br />diamond -paned, double -hung sash windows on the fagade. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Eisen -Glasser House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for <br />embodiment of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch House style. It is also notable for its association with the <br />Glasser family, who were prominent members of the Jewish community in Santa Ana. Additionally, the house has been <br />categorized as "Contributive" because it contributes to the character and history of West Floral Park and is a good example <br />of Ranch style architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br />