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<br />State of California - The Resources Agency <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br />PRIMARY RECORD <br /> <br />Primary # <br />HRI# <br /> <br />Trinomial <br />NRHP Status Code <br /> <br />Other Listings <br />Review Code Reviewer Date <br /> <br />Page -L of -L Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Besser House <br /> <br />P1. Other Identifier: <br />*P2. Location: DNot for Publication -Unrestricted *a. County Orange County <br />*b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date: <br />*c. Address 2042 North Ross Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 <br />*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number Block: Lot: <br /> <br />*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) <br /> <br />This stucco-clad English Revival-style residence is one story in height and topped by a side-gabled roof with projecting, <br />gabled wing on the north half of the fayade. Steeply pitched, the L-shaped roof features patterned wood shingles, with rolled <br />edges over the gables, meant to suggest thatching. An additional feature highlighting the Medieval roots of the English <br />RevivallTudor style is the use in the gables of unhewn logs, which are exposed at the end of the gables. The projecting wing <br />features a fixed pane, floor-to-ceiling window with pinched arch, as well as an arched vent with narrow horizontal slats in the <br />apex of the gable. The stucco finish on the projecting wing is otherwise uninterrupted by omament. A front gable, whose <br />shingled eaves repeat the design of the main gable, marks the primary entrance, which consists of a recessed wooden door <br />enclosed in a molded archway. The north elevation features three wood-framed, three-over-three casement windows and an <br />attached, brick chimney in the northeast comer. A bay window and French doors on the rear elevation, as well as a shed- <br />roofed entryway in the southwest corner, appear nonoriginal. Additional alterations include a nonoriginal fence fronting the <br />property and replacement doors on the original garage in the southwest comer of the property. The house appears <br />substantially intact otherwise and is enhanced by mature trees and landscaping. <br /> <br />*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property <br />*P4. Resources Present: -Building DStructure DObject DSite o District DElement of District DOther <br /> <br />P5a. Photo <br /> <br />P5b. Photo: (view and date) <br />West elevation <br />September 2006 <br /> <br /> <br />*P6. Date Constructed/Age and <br />Sources: J -historic <br />1930/City'of Santa Ana Building <br />Permits <br /> <br />.*.\-~:'O.'~6r,'rtd~d(#e$s;. <br />_>'-,f _. ,. ., <br /> <br />;~:ci~".;;c;?;~~if,:;ncI~:"';~/'~c"" . <br /> <br />:..i <br />~e9.Dat., ~ecorded: <br />Sep~rTJbe"2?, .2006- <br /> <br />*P10. Su(Vey Type: <br />Intensive Survey Update <br /> <br />*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") <br />None. <br /> <br />*Attachments: DNone DLocation Map DSketch Map -Continuation Sheet -Building, Structure, and Object Record <br />DArchaeological Record DDistrict Record DLinear Feature Record DMilling Station Record DRock Art Record <br />DArtifact Record DPhotograph Record 0 Other (list) <br /> <br />DPR 523A (1/95) 251;1.:r6 *Required information <br />