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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />KAISER APARTMENTS <br />121 South Birch Street, Units 1 through 8 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />NAME Kaiser Apartments I REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 121 South Birch Street, Units 1 through 8 <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92701 1 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1909 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/ A NEIGHBORHOOD I Heninger Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 13 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 13S <br /> <br />Location: 0 Not for Publication <br /> <br />I8J Unrestricted <br /> <br />0 Prehistoric <br /> <br />I8J Historic <br /> <br />0 Both <br /> <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow/Craftsman <br /> <br />Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Craftsman architecture was popularized by The Craftsman <br />magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of Japan and <br />Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed honesty of <br />form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A new <br />appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of capacious <br />8rches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and hipped <br />ofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive use of <br />stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and broadly <br />proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early 1920s. <br /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br />The Kaiser Apartment building qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a structure <br />with the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the building has been categorized as "Landmark" for its <br />"unique architectural significance" as a highly intact and well-executed example of the Craftsman style (Municipal Code, Section 30- <br />2.2). <br /> <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br /> <br />. California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, <br />"How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4,2001.) <br />3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents <br />the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br /> <br />California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />3S: Appears eligible for the National Register as an individual property through survey evaluation. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />10f4 <br /> <br />75A-5 <br />