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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Exhibit B <br />Arthur A. Beard House <br />1802 N. Ross Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Arthur A. Beard House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1802 N. Ross Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1939 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />I N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />C/3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S3 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication E Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric E Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Minimal Traditional <br />During the Great Depression through the immediate postwar years, the Minimal Traditional home rose in popularity as the <br />preferred style for middle-class housing in the United States. This basic house type fulfilled both aesthetic and social <br />needs: in terms of aesthetics, the form represented a stripped -down version of the historic -eclectic styles popular in the <br />1920s, in particular the Tudor and English Revival styles. In social terms, the Minimal Traditional home satisfied <br />requirements in square footage and plan by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which launched a campaign in <br />this period to expand home ownership. The Minimal Traditional home served as the prototype used by the FHA in its <br />efforts to codify and manufacture "a standard, low-cost, minimum house that the majority of American wage earners could <br />afford" (Greg Hise, Magnetic Los Angeles, p. 57). Minimal Traditional homes are typically rectangular in plan and one- <br />story in height, often with a front -gabled wing and prominent attached chimney. In contrast with the English and Tudor <br />Revival styles the one-story version mimics, the Minimal Traditional home is capped with a low or intermediate pitch roof <br />with a hipped or side gable. Sheathing materials include stucco, brick, or wood, often accompanied by stone veneer <br />accents. Fenestration generally consists of multi -light casement, double -hung, and picture windows with wood frames. <br />The eaves and rakes of the Minimal Traditional home are typically shallow (in a departure from the later Ranch House <br />style, which they often resemble). Although they have little applied ornament, many Minimal Traditional homes often <br />display decorative wood shutters and porch -roof supports. <br />SUM MARYICONCLUSION: <br />The Arthur A. Beard House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an <br />intact example of the Colonial Revival variant of the Minimal Traditional style, constructed just prior to World War II by the <br />development team of H. C. Head and Roy Russell. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" <br />because it contributes to the overall character and history of Floral Park and is a representative example of Minimal <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, or method 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 eliqible for local listinq or designation through survev evaluation <br />