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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />WELLS-ROBBINS HOUSE <br />1819 North Ross Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br /> <br />NAME <br />ADDRESS <br />CITY <br />YEAR BUILT <br /> <br />Wells-Robbins House <br /> <br />I REF. NO. <br /> <br />1819 North Ross Street <br /> <br />1924 <br /> <br />ZIP 1 92706 1 ORANGE COUNTY <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />NEIGHBORHOOD 1 Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 15S1 <br /> <br />Santa Ana <br /> <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT 1 N/A <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALUA TION <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />Location: 0 Not for Publication <br /> <br />[gJ Unrestricted <br /> <br />o Prehistoric <br /> <br />[gJ Historic <br /> <br />o Both <br /> <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Craftsman Bungalow <br /> <br />Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Bungalow/Craftsman architecture was popularized by the <br />Craftsman (magazine) and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of <br />Japan and Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed <br />honesty of fonD, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A <br />new appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines, which reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of <br />capacious porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low-pitched gable and <br />hipped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive <br />use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and <br />broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early <br />1920s. <br /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br />The Wells-Robbins House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow. Additionally, the house has been categorized as <br />"Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an example of the Craftsman <br />Bungalow style in the Floral Park neighborhood "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br /> <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br /> <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 /> <br />· California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />2SEf:6 <br />