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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />WATTERS HOUSE <br />2371 West Riverside Drive <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br /> <br />NAME Watters House I REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 2371 West Riverside Drive <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 I ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1930 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT I NlA NEIGHBORHOOD I Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALUA nON 13 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 12D2 <br /> <br />Location: 0 Not for Publication <br /> <br />~ Unrestricted <br /> <br />o Prehistoric <br /> <br />~ Historic <br /> <br />o Both <br /> <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival <br /> <br />The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched gables; <br />decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building features; tall brick <br />chimneys; and picturesque windows ofleaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival <br />were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in the forgiving climate of southern <br />California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style <br />also occur. Born in the late nineteenth century, the Tudor Revival was associated with some Craftsman era construction but was most <br />popular during the 1920s and 1930s. <br /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br />As a contributor to the North Broadway Park district, which has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of <br />Historic Places, the Watters House has been listed in the California Register of Historical Resources. The Watters House also <br />qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion I for its exemplification of the distinguishing <br />characteristics of the Tudor Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to <br />the overall character and history" of the Floral Park neighborhood and, as an intact and characteristic example ofa Tudor-Revival <br />style home, "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 />2D2: Contributor to a district determined eligible for the National Register by consensus through Section 106 <br />process. Listed in the California Register. <br /> <br />ilf~ 2 <br /> <br />