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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />PETZ HOUSE <br />541 West ,Santa Clara Avenue <br />Santa Ana,;CA 92706 <br />NAME' <br />Petz House <br />REF. NO.. <br />ADDRESS <br />341 West Santa Clara Avenue <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />92701' <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />Circa 1916 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT' <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Floral Park, <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRIT ERIA!FOR EVALUATION <br />,C <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />2D1 <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Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted 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 Cra)7smmr <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 exp ression'ofstructure. 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 from circa 1902 -until the early 1920s. <br />SUMMARVICONCLUSION: <br />The Petz House has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to a North <br />Broadway Park historic district that is bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North Flower Street: <br />Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources; the Petz House has been listed in the California <br />Register. Ifalso qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as representative of the <br />distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the Petz House has been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive <br />architectural style and quality," as a representative example of the Craftsman style of the early twentieth century. It is also <br />characteristic of a significant period in the history of Santa Ana as an original farmhouse in the North Broadway -Park-, a district that <br />has "historical/cultural significance to the City" as an example of the City BeautifuLplanning movement (Municipal Code, Section 30- <br />2.2). <br />ESPLANATION OF CODES: <br />i National Re-ister Criteria for'Evaluation: (From_ Appendix 7 of Instructions for`Recording Historical Resources, ORice'of <br />Historic Presetvatiod). - <br />C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a iype_,Puiod,'or method of construction; or that represent the <br />work of a Master, or that possess high artistic values, or tha_f re_pre'seni a_ significant and disiinguishable entity <br />whose components may lack'individual distinction. - ' <br />National Regis[er$ta[us Code;,(FromAppendiz ? of Instructioins for Recording Historical Resources; Office of Historic <br />a district <br />EXHIBIT C <br />25A-110 <br />