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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />ADDIE GARDNER HOUSE <br />2223 North Flower Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Addle Gardner House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />2223 North Flower Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1940 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />5 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S1 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Minimal Traditional /Colonial Revival <br />During the Great Depression through the immediate postwar years, the Minimal Traditional home rose in popularity as the <br />preferred style for middle -class housing in the United States. This basic house type fulfilled both aesthetic and social <br />needs: in terms of aesthetics, the form represented a stripped -down version of the historic - eclectic styles popular in the <br />1920s, in particular the Tudor and English Revival styles. In social terms, the Minimal Traditional home satisfied <br />requirements in square footage and plan by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which launched a campaign in <br />this period to expand home ownership. The Minimal Traditional home served as the prototype used by the FHA in its <br />efforts to codify and manufacture "a standard, low -cost, minimum house that the majority of American wage earners could <br />afford" (Greg Hise, Magnetic Los Angeles, p. 57). <br />Minimal Traditional homes are typically rectangular in plan and one -story in height, often with a front - gabled wing and <br />prominent attached chimney. In contrast with the English and Tudor Revival styles the one -story version mimics, the <br />Minimal Traditional home is capped with a low or intermediate pitch roof with a hipped or side gable. Sheathing materials <br />include stucco, brick, or wood, often accompanied by stone veneer accents. Fenestration generally consists of multi -light <br />casement, double -hung, and picture windows with wood frames. The eaves and rakes of the Minimal Traditional home <br />are typically shallow (in a departure from the later Ranch House style, which they often resemble). Although they have <br />little applied ornament, many Minimal Traditional homes often display decorative wood shutters and porch -roof supports. <br />SUMMARY /CONCLUSION: <br />The Addle Gardner House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been <br />categorized as "Contributive" because it "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30 -2.2). <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />2 A%f"A°f65 <br />