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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4IÞ TOWNER-ROGERS HOUSE 920 North Towner Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 NAME Towner-Rogers House I REF. NO. ADDRESS 920 North Towner Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP I 92703 I ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1903 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD I Washington Square NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALUA nON I C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE SSI Location: 0 Not for Publication I2SI Umestricted D Prehistoric I2SI Historic D Both ARCIDTECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow/Craftsman Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Bungalow/Craftsman architecture was popularized by The Craftsman magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of Japan and Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed honesty of form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A new appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of APacious porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and ~ped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early 1920s. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Towner-Rogers House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion I as a representative example of the early Craftsman style that appeared in Santa Ana during the first few years of the twentieth century. The house may also qualify under Criterion 4b, for association with an early landowner and developer, if the suspected connection with the Towner family can be proven. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Washington Square through its age and style, and is a "good example" of the early Craftsman style that "has not been substantially altered." (Mwùcipal Code Section 30-2.2)." EXPLANATION OF CODES: . National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 ofInstructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) C: 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 ofInstructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) 5S1 Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation. EXHI~IT 1 Z5A~t5