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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />CLOTHIER HOUSE <br />902-904 South Cypress Avenue <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />NAME <br />ADDRESS <br />CITY <br />YEAR BUlL T <br /> <br />Clothier House <br /> <br />REF. NO. <br /> <br />902-904 South Cypress Avenue <br />Santa Ana <br /> <br />ZIP 92701 <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br /> <br />Circa 1905 <br /> <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br /> <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br /> <br />Eastside <br /> <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALUA nON <br /> <br />C <br /> <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br /> <br />5S1 <br /> <br />Location: D Not for Publication <br /> <br />I:8J Unrestricted <br /> <br />D Prehistoric <br /> <br />I:8J Historic <br /> <br />D Both <br /> <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival <br /> <br />The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial <br />celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, <br />Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually <br />symmetrical, or at least higWy regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side-gabled, hipped, or gambreled, <br />sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points, and <br />frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds <br />and pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double-hung sash, with multiple lights <br />in the upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have <br />wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAlester, 320-326). A "Classic Box" variant ofthe Colonial Revival style was popular circa 1894 <br />to 1910 and was generally characterized by two-story box-like massing, a hipped roof (often with centered dormers), boxed eaves, a <br />full or partial front porch with columnar roof supports, and Colonial Revival detailing. <br /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br />The Clothier House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as an intact and <br />representative example of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style typical of Santa <br />Ana in the years just after the turn of the twentieth century. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive <br />architectural style" as an example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival typical of the first decade of the twentieth <br />century (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br /> <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br /> <br />· National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of <br />Historic Preservation) <br />C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the <br />work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity <br />whose components may lack individual distinction. <br /> <br />· National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic <br />Preservation) <br />581: Not eligible for the National Register but of local interest because the resource is eligible for listing under an <br />existing local ordinance. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1 <br />2SJ;-e5 <br /> <br />