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'EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE MAHARAJAH HOUSE 2221 North Heliotrope Drive Santa Aha, CA 92706 NAME Maharajah House I REF. NO. ADDRESS 2221 North Heliotrope Drive CITY Santa Ana ZIP I 92706 [ ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1938 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION [ B,C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE I 3S Location: [] Not for Publication [] Unrestricted [] Prehistoric [] Historic [] Both ARCHITECTURALSTYLE: Modeme The Moderne style encompassed the Modemistic, Streamlined Modeme, and Art Modeme variants. An evolution of the Art Deco style, the Streamlined Modeme flourished during the 1930s and lingnred through the decade following World War II in a simplified vemion. In contrast to the verticality of earlier Art Deco designs, the Streamlined Modeme emphasized the horizontal, through bands ' of windows, use of decorative raised or incised horizontal lines, railings, flat canopies with banded fascia, and narrow coping at the · roofline. Other characteristics include smooth wall surfaces, usually of stucco; metal detailing; glass block windows; rounded ~gmers, porthole windows, and asymmetry. Incorporation of aerodynamic, transportation related imagery, especially nautical, is a nature of the style. In common with the Streamlined Moderne, Art Modeme buildings also tended to be horizontal in emphasis, but tended to be more clean-lined and rectilinear in their massing and detailing than their streamlined counterparts. Art Modeme designs can be recognized by their flat roofs, smooth stucco exteriors, and use of metal casement windows that often meet at the comers of the building. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Maharajah House appears eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical · Resources. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Aha Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its exemplification of the Art Modeme variant of the Modeme style, and under Criterion 4b, for its association with a foreign ruling family, the Holkars of lndore, India. The house also contributes to the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and historic associations with prominent residents. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its unique architectural significance as an example of the Art Moderne variant of the Moderae style and its historic/cultural significance to City as the "castle" of a sitting ruler. (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: · National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) B: that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for RecordingHistorical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) 3S: Appears eligible for separate listing. EXHIBIT 2 1 of 5 Page 65 75.A.