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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />BESSER HOUSE <br />2042 North Ross Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME Besser House REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 2042 North Ross Street <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1930 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE SS1 <br />Location: ^ Not for Publication ®Unrestricted <br />^ Prehistoric ®Historic ^ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: English Revival <br />A simplification of the Tudor Revival, which reached its height of popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, the English Revival drew <br />upon the English country house for its inspiration. English Revival homes usually feature stucco walls and gable roofs of steep but <br />not exaggerated pitch. A characteristic roof treatment incorporates uneven rakes, with one side of a gable extending a greater distance <br />than the other, sometimes changing the angle of slope in the process. Arches may be used for windows and doors, and, unlike their <br />Tudor cousins, are rounded rather than pointed. Windows aze usually clustered in groups on the fagade and aze often multi-paned <br />casement in type. Almost exclusively a residential style, English Revival buildings aze nearly always asymmetrical in composition. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Besser House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 3 for its exemplification of the <br />distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it <br />"contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an example of the English Revival style in the Floral Pazk <br />neighborhood "is a good example of period azchitecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <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 the <br />work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />• California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br />~ITc1 <br />