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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />THE MAHARAJAH HOUSE <br />2221 North Heliotrope Drive <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Maharajah House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />2221 North Heliotrope Drive <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1938 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Floral Park <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />I B,C <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />3S <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Moderne <br />The Moderne style encompassed the Modernistic, Streamlined Moderne, and Art Moderne variants. An evolution of the Art Deco <br />style, the Streamlined Moderne flourished during the 1930s and lingered through the decade following World War Il in a simplified <br />version. hr contrast to the verticality of earlier Art Deco designs, the Streamlined Moderne emphasized the horizontal, through hands <br />of windows, use of decorative raised or incised horizontal lines, railings, flat canopies with banded fascia, and narrow coping at the <br />roofline. Other characteristics include smooth wall surfaces, usually of stucco; metal detailing; glass block windows; rounded <br />corners, porthole windows, and asymmetry. Incorporation of aerodynamic, transportation related imagery, especially nautical, is a <br />signature of the style. In common with the Streamlined Moderne, Art Moderne buildings also tended to be horizontal in emphasis, but <br />tended to be more clean -lined and rectilinear in their massing and detailing than their streamlined counterparts. Art Moderne designs <br />can be recognized by their flat roofs, smooth stucco exteriors, and use of metal casement windows that often meet at the corners of the <br />building. <br />SUMMARY /CONCLUSION: <br />The Maharajah House appears eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical <br />Resources. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its exemplification of <br />the Art Moderne variant of the Moderne style, and under Criterion 4b, for its association with a foreign ruling family, the Holkars of <br />Indore, India. The house also contributes to the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and <br />historic associations with prominent residents. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its unique <br />architectural significance as an example of the Art Moderne variant of the Moderne style and its historic /cultural significance to City <br />as the "castle" of a sitting ruler. (Municipal Code, Section 30 -2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of <br />Historic Preservation) <br />B: that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. <br />C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the <br />work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity <br />whose components may lack individual distinction. <br />National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic <br />Preservation) <br />3S: Appears eligible for separate listing. <br />TO R1 7LJA I <br />