Laserfiche WebLink
'EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />THE MAHARAJAH HOUSE <br /> 2221 North Heliotrope Drive <br /> Santa Ann, CA 92706 <br /> <br />NAME Maharajah House [ REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 2221 North Heliotrope Drive <br /> <br />CITY Santa Aha ZIP I 92706 [ ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1938 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />H1STORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD [ Floral Park <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION I B,C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE [ 3S <br /> <br />Location: [] Not for Publication [] Unrestricted <br /> <br />.[-] Prehistoric [] Historic [-] Both <br /> <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Moderne <br /> <br /> The Modeme style encompassed the Modernistic, Streamlined Moderne, and Art Moderne variants. An evolution of the Art Deco <br /> style, the Streamlined Moderne flourished during the 1930s and lingered through the decade following World War I1 in a simplified <br /> version. In contrast to the verticality of earlier Art Deco designs, the Streamlined Moderne emphasized the horizontal, through bands <br /> · of windows, use of decorative raised or incised horizontal lines, railings, flat canopies With banded fascia, and narrow coping at the <br /> . roofline. Other characteristics include smooth wall surfaces, usually of stucco; metal detailing; glass block windows; rounded <br />~rners, porthole windows, and asymmetry. Incorporation of aerodynamic, transportation related imagery, especially nautical, is a <br /> nature of the style. In common with the Streamlined Moderne, Art Moderne buildings also tended to be horizontal in emphasis, but <br /> tended to be more clean-lined and rectilinear in their massing and detailing than their streamlined counterparts. Art Moderne designs <br /> can be recognized by their flat roofs, smooth stucco exteriors, and use of metal casement windows that often meet at the corners of the <br /> building. <br /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br /> The Maharajah House appears eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical <br />' Resoumes. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ann Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its exemplification of <br />.the Art Moderne variant of the Moderne style, and under Criterion 4b, for its association with a foreign ruling family, the Holkars of <br />Indore, India. The house also contributes to the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and <br />historic associations with prominent residents. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its unique <br />architectural significance as an example of the Art Moderne variant of the Moderne style and its historic/cultural significance to City <br />as the "castle" ora sitting ruler. (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br /> <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br /> <br />· National Re~ister Criteria for Evaluationil (From Appendix 7of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of <br /> Historic Preservatiol!) <br /> B: that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. <br /> <br /> C: that embed} the dislincliv¢ clmtacteristics ora type, period, oI method of co~truction; or that represent the <br /> xvt 'k of a m star or t at ossess Iii h artistic values, or that rel~resent a signi~caat and distitu~:uishahle entity <br /> · . p- g .... <br /> whose components may lack individual distinction. <br /> <br />National Register Status Code: (F~om Appendix 2 of Instructions for RecordingHistorical Resources, Office of Historic <br />Preservation) <br /> 3S: Appears eligible for separate listing. <br /> EXHIBIT 2 <br /> 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> Page 103 55-A. <br /> <br /> <br />