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'EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4IÞ FORGY HOUSE 2428 North Oakmont Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Forgy House I REF. NO, ADDRESS 2428 North Oakmont Avenue CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 1 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1923 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT IN/A NEIGHBORHOOD 1 Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 13 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 15S3 Location: D Not for Publication [8] Unrestricted D Prehistoric [8] Historic D Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Revivals/Other: Monterey Revival The Monterey Revival style looks back to nineteenth century Monterey, California, when newly aaived immigrants fiom New England added American Colonial elements to the Spanish Colonial adobe bnildings built by the fITst settlers. In the Monterey Revival, stucco exteriors, instead of adobe, are often combined with wood or brick. Windows are often multi-light, either double- hung sash or casements in type. Roofs are usually side-gables, with a fiont-gabled extension of one or two stories at one end, The ,vast majority of Monterey Revival buildings are two stories in height, and nearly all feature a cantilevered balcony, shaded by the .-erhang of the principal roof and enclosed with a wood or wrought iron railing, across most or all of the upper story façade. ~Iy a residential style, the Monterey Revival emerged in the late 1920s and reached the height of its popularity in 1930. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Forgy House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criteriou I, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Monterey Revival style, Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of the Park Santiago neighborhood, and, as a relatively rare (in Santa Ana) Monterey Revival home, "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2,2), Restoration of the roof with 'treated wood shingles or with a substitute material that couveys the appearance of wood shingles could elevate this property to a "Key" categorization. EXPLANATION OF CODES: . California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4,2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 583: A ears to be individuall eli ible for local listing or des; tion throu surve evaluation. 4IÞ 75A-23