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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PETERSEN HOUSE 1138 West Sharon Road Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Petersen House REF. NO. ADDRESS 1138 West Sharon Road CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1954 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Fisher Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE SS1 Location: ^ Not for Publication ®Unrestricted ^ Prehistoric ®Historic ^ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mid-Century Modern (Wood Variant) As practiced in Southern California, Mid-Century Modernism took its cues from the International Style and the region's first- generation Modernist architects, Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler. In the postwar period, second- and third-generation practitioners such as Gregory Ain, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Raphael Soriano, Ray Kappe, Pierre Koenig, and A. Quincy Jones, among others, established Southern California as a center for innovative Modernist design. John Entenza's Case Study House program, promoted by Arts and Architecture magazine from 1945 to the late 1960s, brought international recognition for the region's Mid-Century Modernism. As with earlier strains of Modernist architecture, Mid-Century Modernism is characterized by an honest expression of structure and materials and the absence of historicist ornament and detailing. Aesthetic effect is achieved through the asymmetrical but rhythmic composition of modular post-and-beam construction. This post-and-beam construction, expressed in either wood or steel framing, allows for open floor plans and large expanses of glazing to heighten indoor-outdoor integration. In-fill panels of wood or glass are common, with glazing often extending to the gable or roof line in panels of clerestory lights. Additional indoor-outdoor connections are provided through the use of sliding glass doors opening onto decks, garden beds, and landscaped patios and by the continuation of roofing materials and structure on both interior and exterior. Buildings are generally one story, though two-story examples are not uncommon, with an emphasis on simple, geometric forms. Capped with low-pitched gabled or flat roofs, the residences generally display wide eaves, either cantilevered or supported on spider-leg or post supports. Sheathing materials vary, with wood, stucco, brick and stone panels alternating with generous expanses of glass. Windows are generally flush-mounted, with metal or wood frames. This style was seen in residences and commercial buildings from 1945 until circa 1975. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Mid-Century Modern style (wood variant). Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" because it "has a distinctive architectural style and quality" as an uncommon example of the Mid-Century Modern style in the Fisher Park neighborhood (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. t~~°