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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />MORRIS DOUSE <br />1006 North Creneh Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />NAME <br />Morris House <br />ItEF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1006 North French Street <br />CPPY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92701 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEARBUILT <br />1922 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />I French Park <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />French Park <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVAuixriON <br />C <br />NATIONAL REGISTER 5TAT'U5 CC7:DL' <br />l.D <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication N Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric N Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURA %.STYLE: Bungalow /Craftsman <br />Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Bungalow /Craftsman architecture was popularized by The <br />Craftsman magazine and architects such as Charles and Hemy Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of <br />Japan and Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed <br />honesty of form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A <br />new appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of <br />capacious porches into building plans, Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and <br />hipped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive <br />use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and <br />broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in hands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early <br />1920s. <br />SUMMARY /CONCLUSION: <br />The Morris House was listed in the National Register orl-listoric Places in 1999 as a contributor to the French Park Historic District. <br />Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the building Is also listed in the California <br />Register. It nlso qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property wider Criterion I as representative of the <br />distinguishing characteristics of the late Craftsman style. Additionally, the Morris House has been categorized as "Key" for its <br />"distinctive architectural style and quality" for its unusual interpretation of the Craftsman style (Municipal Code, Section 30.2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />National Register Criteria for Evaluation; (Front Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of <br />Historic Preservation) <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 />I D: Contributor to a listed district. <br />WN)islorioAUen,plsluslPrench N 1006 FS ltisoRls Haase) <br />VIVO EXHIBIT 2 <br />Pane 1 of <br />25D -40 <br />