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HR-2012-01-RML June 28, 2012 Page 3 Protect Analysis The applicants request to have the McGowan House removed from the Santa Ana Register due to the 1938 alterations made to the home from Victorian style farmhouse to its current Colonial Revival style (Exhibit 3}. The applicants contend that: • The original architectural style of the residence was Folk Victorian. The front elevation of the structure was substantially altered from Victorian to a Colonial Revival style in 1938. • Unaltered Victorian design details and windows are inconsistent with the Colonial Revival architectural style. • During the time the structure was associated with the Santa Ana's rural nature, the home was a Folk Victorian style farmhouse. After a house fire that damaged the home in 2009, the applicants were granted a Certificate of Appropriateness for HEMA-200903 for repairs. In 2010, the applicants were granted a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior modifcations to the residence which included an elevator, three bathroom windows being replaced by one large one, two new attic dormers on the rear 198$ addition, an extension of an existing balcony. Some portions of the Historic Exterior Modification Application were also denied by the Historic Resources Commission with findings that those proposed alterations did not meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. These include awrap-around front porch, which although in keeping with the Colonial Revival style, would dramatically alter the appearance of the structure. Also denied were proposed changes to the west elevation including three new roof dormers with single hung windows which would be visible from the right-of-way, as well as the removal of two windows, visible from the right~of-way, to install l=reach doors. The Commission found that these modifications did not meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. The applicant has again made a request for the same alterations: new wrap around front porch, replacing two Victorian west-facing windows with French doors, and three new roof dormers on the west side of the residence (HEMA-2010-03). This fact is pertinent because if delisted, the proposed plans will not be reviewed by the Commission but must meet the Citywide Design and Development Guidelines; Residential additions and alterations are to be consistent with the existing architectural style, design details and materials, therefore there is a potential for the structure to be substantially altered on primary elevations. The McGowan House`s historic designation was reviewed for compliance with Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC} Criteria of Selection. To be eligible for consideration, a resource must be 50 years old per SAMC 30-2(a). At the time the McGowan house was placed