2006-022 - Adopting the Heninger Park Architectural Design Guidelines

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M. ARCHITECTURAL STYLES Heninger Park offers a variety of architectural styles popular in Santa Ana and Southern Califomia from 1900 to 1940. With its graceful tree lined streets, it is primarily significant for its wide range of Craftsman and California Bungalow styles. Homes were being built near First Street on Sycamore, Broadway and Birch Streets around the tum of the century as this new residential area began to grow. Fine Colonial Revival and Craftsman Bungalows began to be built in the northern third of the area near Sycamore, Broadway, Birch, and Ross Streets. After the year 1916, Van Ness, Parton, and Garnsey Streets were developed and many of the houses on these streets are a later style of Craftsman Bungalow or are 1920's Colonial Revival and Spanish Revival in design. It is important to understand the characteristics of these architectural styles and the various design details that help define a particular style. The predominant architectural styles within the neighborhood are: Classical Revivals: Colonial Revival Craftsman: Craftsman Bungalow, California Bungalow, Prairie School Romantic Revivals: Spanish Colonial Revival Spanish Eclectic Revival English Tudor French Tudor The following pages illustrate and identify the most significant architectural features and designs of the residences within Heninger Park. II Resolution No. 2006-022 Page 17 of 71