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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ZIMMERMAN HOUSE 1928 North Greenleaf Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Zimmerman House I REF. NO. ADDRESS 1928 North Greenleaf Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP I 92706 I ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1936 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD I Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALUA TION I 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE I 5S1 Location: D Not for Publication ~ Unrestricted D Prehistoric ~ Historic D Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Beginning in the second half of the 1930s, and continuing in the two decades following World War II, the late Colonial Revival departed from the more literal historicism of the previous half-century and was often reduced to a few signature elements. These features include stylized door surrounds; pseudo-quoined corners; multi-paned casement or double-hung sash windows, often framed by decorative shutters; circular, oval, or octagonal accent windows; and eaves nearly flush with the exterior walls. A hipped roof subtype sometimes contained Regency references such as bow and bay windows. Another popular subtype was split-level, ranch, or Cape Cod in appearance and plan, and normally topped by gabled roofs. The materials used in the late Colonial Revival were similar to those of the earlier period-wood, brick, stone, and stucco-although stucco came to be used more frequently than before (McAlester, 320-339). SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Zimmerman House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the late Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Floral Park, and, as an intact and representative example ofa late Colonial Revival home, "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). 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.) 5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. 2rl~61