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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />ARMSTRONG HOUSE <br />624 South Birch Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />NAME Armstrong House I REF, NO. <br />ADDRESS 624 South Birch Street <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 192701 I ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUlL T 1912 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD I Heninger Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALVA TION 13 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 15S1 <br /> <br />Location: D Not for Publication <br /> <br />[gJ Umestricted <br /> <br />D Prehistoric <br /> <br />[gJ Historic <br /> <br />D 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 />porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and hipped <br />roofs 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 Armstrong House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a bungalow with the <br />distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" because it "has a <br />distinctive architectural style and quality" as a very intact and nicely detailed example of a one-story, Craftsman bungalow (Municipal <br />Code, Section 30-2.2). <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 />5S1: Individual ro erty that is listed or desi ated locall . <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1 <br />P75F-6 <br />