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FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO <br />GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 <br />Resolution No. 2025-XX <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES <br />COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING <br />HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. <br />2025-01 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2301 <br />NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE, SANTA ANA, ON THE <br />HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC <br />REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2025-01 PLACING <br />SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE KEY CATEGORY <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby <br />finds, determines, and declares as follows: <br />A.On March 6, 2025, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed <br />public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025-01) and <br />categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025- <br />01) of the Brophy House located at 2301 North Westwood Avenue, Santa <br />Ana. <br />B.The Brophy House has distinctive architectural features of the Mid-Century <br />Modern style and was built in 1957. <br />C.The Brophy House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Mid-Century Modern <br />style home in Santa Ana. The house displays characteristics of the Mid- <br />Century Modern style through its use of its wide overhanging eaves, <br />louvered privacy wall, floor-to-ceiling glazing, among other original features. <br />The recommended categorization is “Key” because it has a distinctive <br />architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-Century Modern style. <br />Character-defining features of the Brophy House include, but may not be <br />limited to: U-shaped plan; two primary (west and south) facades; <br />asymmetrical design; horizontal emphasis expressed through low-pitched, <br />complex hipped roof with deep overhanging eaves; continuous fascia that <br />wraps around the building’s roofline; southwest gable roof with trapezoidal <br />transoms; original windows and doors consisting of aluminum and wood <br />frames; one jalousie window; prominent window sill on wood -frame <br />windows and one jalousie window; stucco and stonewall cladding <br />throughout; main entrance within front porch composed of double doors with <br />bronze doorknob ornamentation; stonewall chimney; stone-clad front porch <br />steps and planter boxes; louvered privacy wall with a rear yard entrance; <br />attached garage; and front lawn with tropical landscaping. <br />Historic Resources Commission 1 -6 3/6/2025