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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />DR. SAMMY LEE HOUSE <br />1222 W. Sharon Road <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Dr. Sammy Lee House <br />REF, NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1222 West Sharon Road <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1955 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />I Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S1 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch House <br />Widely published in Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch House dominated post -World War II residential <br />expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 1970s, The Ranch <br />House originated in the 1930's designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the west's <br />vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional ranch house with a modernist's <br />concern for informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor integration. <br />While the style includes several variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and <br />massing, the style evokes a sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extended by wings of varying <br />roof heights. Generally L-shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch House typically has a one-story profile with strong <br />horizontal emphasis expressed through a low pitched or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical In design, <br />the Ranch House is often sheathed in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and -batten siding, high brick <br />foundations, art stone, and wood shake roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration is achieved through the use of recessed or <br />extended porches, set low to the ground, and the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window <br />detailing can include wood frames, decorative shutters, and diamond -patterned muntins. Ornamentation includes <br />rusticated elements, such as carved porch supports and exposed rafters, uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove <br />cotes and bird houses. The Colonial Revival Variant of the Ranch House incorporates classic -revival details such as an <br />elaborated entrance, with the main entry Flanked by columns and/or pilasters and sidelights, six -over -six double -hung <br />wood sash windows, and a more symmetrical composition than the other stylistic variations of the Ranch House. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Dr. Sammy Lee House also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property is an excellent <br />example of a Ranch style structure. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "contributive" because it "contributes <br />to the overall character and history" of the Floral Park neighborhood and, as an intact and characteristic example of the <br />Ranch House style, "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 <br />Series # 7, "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 <br />represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br />