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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />WETTLIN HOUSE <br />317 East Santa Clara Avenue <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br /> <br />NAME Wettlin House I REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 317 East Santa Clara A venue <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP I 92706 I ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1926 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT IN/A NEIGHBORHOOD I Park Santiago <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALUA TION 13 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 15S1 <br /> <br />Location: 0 Not for Publication <br /> <br />IZI Umestricted <br /> <br />o Prehistoric <br /> <br />IZI Historic <br /> <br />o Both <br /> <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival <br /> <br />The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched gables; <br />decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building features; tall brick <br />chimneys; and picturesque windows ofleaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival <br />were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in the forgiving climate of southern <br />California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style <br />also occur. Born in the late nineteenth century, the Tudor Revival was associated with some Craftsman era construction but was most <br />popular during the 1920s and 1930s. <br /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br />The Wettlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of <br />the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive <br />architectural style and quality" as a picturesque example of the Tudor Revival style of the 1920s (Municipal 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 property that is listed or designated locally. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1 <br />7 M!J'6 <br />