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�ca[e or �aurorma � ne rcesources Agency, �erimary s DEPARTMENT OF 1 ARKS!AND RECRE_ATIO_ N. '11131 # CONTINIJATION' SHEETr Trinomial. or_; 'ttesource Name or s (Assignea by recoroep smrley douse by Leslie J. Neumann, SAIC '•Date January 4, 2002 'O Continuation .I7'Update '1`3a: Description (continued): Horizontaliy ispaiticularly emphasized by the transom that spans all three openings inthe porch.windovb south of the main entry. Extended lintels above all of the opemngs,echo the horizontal Mai Other noteworthy features include floral cutouts in'the panels between the windows of the upperstory north bay. No alterations mar the integrity of the odginal design: The property also contains a one-story, front -gabled garage constructed after the house and a mature palm treeln fhe front lawn.. 'B10.. Significance (continued): The economic underpinnings of the young community were agricultural, and many residents owned'or worked on'the ranches that encircled the,incoiporated area. The Smiley House is a•remnant of this era, when the outlying areas of Santa Ana were covered with orchards and dotted with widely spaced.ranch houses. Possessing an extraordinary degree of design integrity the Smiley House is most notable forits evocation of the Craftsman style that dominated residential construction in southern California during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Its picturesque quality, derived from the treatment of the woodwork in the gable ends and between the windows, and its broadly spreading overhanging gables• reveal the influence of the Swiss Chalet on Craftsman design, All original and restored elements of this'very'intact residence are considered to be character -defining and should be preserved, including (but not Unci ted to): materials and finishes (wood and stone), roof configuration and treatment, massing and asymmetry, composition, bays and projections, porch and steps, doors,and windows (includingsurrounds), and architectural detailing (woodwork). Unique andpossassed. of a high degree of integrity, the Smiley Househas been formally determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and is therefore listed in the California Register of Historical Resources. In 1988 it was added to the Santa' Ana Register of Historical Property. It has since been categorized as "Landmark." 'Bii References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WWNorton, 1998; Marsh, Diann. 'Santa Ana. An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, ,1984. National Register Bulletin 16.4. 'How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC:. National' .Register. Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior,. 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. `instructions for Recording Historical Resources;" Sacramento: March 1995. Whiften, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Piess, 1969. "Santa Ana couple collects antiques—in a big way." Orange Countv Register. June 2,.1988. DPR 523L 25A-105