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Recommendation <br />The Edward A. Walker residence is eligible at the focal level to the <br />National Register of Historic Places in accordance with Criteria A, B, and C. <br />First, the property is associated with the development of the agricultural <br />industry in both Santa An-8 and orange County. Watkiix's establishment 01 <br />his Model poultry Farm and his subsequent establishment of Banner Mills <br />spans an unusually long period extending from the late 19th Century (the <br />original Banner dills) to circa 1950, and it accordingly qualifies under <br />Criterion A. Second, the house was the residence of Edward A. Walker, a <br />prominent local businessman. The house was built at the beginning of <br />Walker's rapid expansion of his business interests in Santo Ana. Despite the <br />fact that W jlker never achieved regional significance, his local significance <br />qualifies the property under Criterion B. Finally, the residence is an <br />excellent and unaltered example of a variation of the Classical Box as carried <br />out in the Mediterranean/Mission style. It is a large example of its type, <br />and it retains several important associated Features including a garage, <br />"summerhouse", and a greenhouse. As such, it is the best docurnented <br />example of its type in the City of Santa Ana, and is potentially eligible <br />under Criterion C. <br />