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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Exhibit B <br /> COOPER HOUSE <br /> 801 North Minter Street Unit A and Unit B <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> NAME Cooper House REF.NO. <br /> ADDRESS 801 North Minter Street Unit A and Unit B <br /> CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> YEAR BUILT 1900 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br /> HISTORIC DISTRICT French Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park <br /> NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION rC NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE II) <br /> Location: ❑ Not for Publication laUnrestricted <br /> ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br /> ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival,Queen Anne(Late Victorian) <br /> The most universal of all American domestic building styles,the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial <br /> celebration'in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, <br /> Federal,or Dutch Colonial prototypes,Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually <br /> symmetrical,or at least highly regular and balanced,in composition. Roofs are commonly side-gabled,hipped,or gambreled, <br /> sometimes accented with dormers. Porches,one or two stories in height,are often included,mostly as central focal points,and <br /> frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns,pilasters,and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds <br /> and pediments;sidelights,transoms,and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double-hung sash,with multiple lights <br /> in the upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location,Colonial Revival buildings have <br /> wood,brick,or stucco exteriors(McAlester,320-326). <br /> The Queen Anne(Late Victorian)(also known as the Queen Anne Revival)dominated residential architectural design during the last <br /> twenty years of the nineteenth century in the West,and was nearly as influential on early commercial buildings. Identifying features <br /> include the front-facing gable roof;ornate decoration of wood or metal along the cave and in the gable end;avoidance of flat wall <br /> surfaces through the use of applied ornamentation of wood or metal;and classical columns or pilasters. Multi-storied residential and <br /> commercial examples often incorporated bay windows,sometimes topped with towers. The style borrowed heavily from late <br /> Medieval models,with the addition of other regional interpretations. Some of the most well-developed examples can be found in <br /> California and in the southern states (McAlester,263-268). <br /> SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> The Cooper House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. <br /> Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources,the building is also listed in the California <br /> Register. It is also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1,as representative of the <br /> characteristic elements of the Colonial Revival style with the surface complexity and wooden ornamentation of the Queen Anne,and <br /> under Criterion 4b, for its association with Cooper,a prominent citizen of Santa Ana. Additionally,the Cooper House has been <br /> categorized as"Landmark"because it"is on the national register,""is on the state register,"and"has a unique architectural <br /> significance"as a vernacular blending of a Colonial Revival style building with Queen Anne(Late Victorian)elements of the early <br /> twentieth century(Municipal Code,Section 30-2.2). <br /> om\historieAtemplatosAMinter N 801 FS(Cooper House) <br /> 4/17/02 <br />