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HRCA No. 2023-29, HRC No. 2024-03, HPPA No. 2024-05 — R.S. McGuire House (2369 <br />North Flower Street) <br />July 15, 2024 <br />Page 3 <br />stepped back from the front of the building. Both projections contain similar steel -frame <br />windows that wrap around the corners. The main entrance, located on the primary (south) <br />fagade, is accessible by two curved concrete steps. The entrance features a single, solid <br />door below a curved roof awning. <br />Additional fenestration on the south (primary) fagade includes a single two -over -two <br />double -hung wood window. The side (north) fagade contains one -over -one double -hung <br />wood windows. The rear (east) fagade has single and double partially glazed pedestrian <br />doors with horizontal muntins dividing the doors into five lights. Additional fenestration at <br />the rear fagade includes a single double -hung wood window, as well as a glass block <br />window with two steel -frame, multi -light fixed -and -casement windows located on the <br />curved building projection (east addition). <br />The detached garage, located southeast of the primary residence, contains a side -gabled <br />roof clad in asphalt shingles to match the residence. The paneled garage door at its <br />primary (west) fagade faces a long, paved driveway leading to North Flower Street. A <br />single, solid pedestrian door is situated at the rear (east) fagade. <br />Additional architectural features include a vent at the gable end of the primary (south) <br />fagade, pronounced window sill trim throughout, smooth or curved building corners, and <br />an Art Modern style metal door knocker on the main entrance door. The property is <br />landscaped with a front lawn, small shrubs, and medium-sized trees. <br />Character -defining features of the R.S. McGuire House include, but may not be limited <br />to: T-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary fagades at the west and south; low -pitch hipped <br />and gabled roof; minimal roof overhang and exposed rafter tails; smooth stucco siding <br />with minimal texture throughout; stucco -clad chimney with exposed brick near the top; <br />steel -frame multi -pane combination fixed -and -casement corner windows that wrap <br />around building corners; building projections that are stepped back from the front (west) <br />portion of the building; main entrance accessible by two curved concrete steps with a <br />single, solid door and Art Moderne style metal door knocker that is situated below a <br />curved roof awning; double -hung wood windows; pronounced window sill trim throughout; <br />vent at the gable end; smooth or curved building corners; detached garage; and front yard <br />lawn with landscaping including mature trees and shrubs. The R.S. McGuire House <br />qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as <br />an intact example of an Art Moderne style home in Santa Ana. The recommended <br />categorization is "Key" because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective <br />of the Art Moderne style. <br />Mills Act Agreement <br />Ordinance No. NS-2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute <br />Historic Property Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act <br />