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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />KENNEDY HOUSE <br />2306 North Spurgeon Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Kennedy House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />2306 North Spurgeon Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />Circa 1923 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD I <br />Park Santiago <br />CAL1F'ORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S3 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow /Craftsman <br />Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Craftsman architecture was popularized by The Crgfsnvan <br />magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of Japan and <br />Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed honesty of <br />form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A new <br />appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of capacious <br />porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and hipped <br />roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive use of <br />stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and broadly <br />proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built fi-om circa 1902 until the early 1920s. <br />SUMMARY /CONCLUSION: <br />The Kennedy House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion I for its representation of <br />the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive " because it <br />"contributes to the overall character and history" of the Park Santiago neighborhood, and, as a highly intact, late Craftsman bungalow, <br />"is a good example of period architecture " (Municipal Code, Section 30 -2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series 4 7_ <br />"How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) <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 S, 2003.) <br />5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey ew <br />