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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />MCCOWAN HOUSE <br />214 East Santa Clara Avenue <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME McGowan House REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 214 East Sattta Clara Avenue <br />CITY Santa Ana ZlP 927D6 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT Circa I$86 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT NIA NEIGI-IBORHOOD Park Santiago <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 1, 3 CALIFORNIA ILECISTER STATUS CODE SS3 <br />Location: ^ Not for Publication ®Unrestricted <br />^ Prehistoric ®Historic ^ Both <br />ARCHIT'Ii:CTI1RALSTYLEs Colonial Revival <br />The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial <br />celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in fire American architectural past. '1'Vhetlter drawing upon Georgian, <br />Federal, or Dutclt Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually <br />symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in compasitiou. Roofs are commonly side-gabled,ltipped, or gambreled, <br />soutetimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or hvo stories itt height, are often included, mostly as central foci! points, and <br />frequently incorporate classical eletuents such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds <br />and pediments; sidetigltts, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. ~Vindows are typically double-hung sash, with multiple lights <br />in the upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending ott location, Colonial Revival buildings have <br />wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAlester, 32D-326). <br />SUA~IMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The McGowan House qualifies for listing itt the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of <br />the distittguisltittg characteristics of the Colonial Revival style, and under Criterion 7, as a building connected with a business or use, <br />agriculture, which was once common and is now rare. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it "Itas a <br />ltistoricaVettltural significance to the City of Sattta Ana" as a farmhouse surviving from the agricultural era in Santa Atta (Municipal <br />Code, Section 3D-2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• Cafit'ornia Register Criteria for Evaluation: (Front California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series ~€ 7, <br />"How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2D01.) <br />1: It is associated with events that have made a significant cotttributiott to the broad patterns of focal, California, <br />or national history. <br />3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents <br />the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2DD3.) <br />SS3: A ears to be individual] ell ible for local listin ar desi nation throe It serve evaluation. <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />