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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard 1584 East Santa Glare Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92705 NAME Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard REF. NO. ADDRESS 1584 E. Santa Clara Ave. CITY Santa Ana SIP 9271)5 ORANGI; COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1913 LOCAi_ REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT NIA NEIGHBORHOOD Porfola Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 5 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1 Location: ^ Not for Publication ®Unrestricted ^ Prehistoric ®Historic ^ Both ARCHti'ECTURAt_ STYLE: Craftsman Bungalow Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American BungalowlCraftsman architecture was popularized by The Craftsman magazine and architects such as Charles and Nenry Greene of Pasadena. ft drew from the wood building traditions of Japan and Switzerland as weN as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Grafts philosophers. Graftsman architecture stressed honesty of form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure, A new apprecia["ion of nature was eviden# in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorpora#ion of capacious parches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by tow pitched gable and hipped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap yr shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered parch supports; and broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early 192os (McAlester, 453-h63}. SUMMARYICONCLUS#ON: The Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard is substantially intact as a rurallagricultural landscape with a Craftsman Bungalow and Valencia orchard in proximity. The site as a whole por#rays a significant period in Santa Ana's history, and is associated with a business and use that was once common, but is now rare. The site is eligible for the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as Key under Critorion 6. EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Re ister 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, 21)01.) 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, 2Qt33.) 5S't: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. EXHIBIT 2 Page 1 ofi 5