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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Teter House <br />949 West River Land. <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />02 <br />NAME I <br />Teter House <br />REF; NO_ <br />ADDRESS <br />1,949 West River Lane <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP- <br />92702 <br />ORANGECOUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />'1948 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTOR . IG DISTRICT7None <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Fisher Park <br />CALIF.. REGISTERCRITE,RIA FOR EVALUATION <br />63 <br />CALIFORNIA ORNIA REGISTER STATUS cobE 75S31 <br />. <br />Ldcation: F1 Not for 'Publicati6n ®.Unrestricted <br />I—] Prehistoric Z Historic El Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch <br />ch <br />Widely published In, , Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch House dominated post -World War* 11 residential . <br />expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the l 9,50s thr6ugh,1970s. The Ranch <br />House originated Irithe"1630s 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_outdbor integration. <br />ti <br />gra ion. <br />While. the style includes several variants, a basic set of character -defining features appli6s'to most examples. . 16 form and <br />massing, the style evokes a sprawling ranch that developed over time, with central block extended by wings of varying <br />roof heights. Generally L-shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch H . ouse.typlcally has a one-story profile with strong <br />horizontal emphasis expressed through a'low pitchbd,orfat 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 />foundationsi art stone, and wood shake roofs. indoor -o' , 6tdoor 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-patteirried n1untins. Ornamentation includes <br />rusticated elements, such as carved parch supports and . exposed raftem;,6neven rakes and flared eaves, and faux <br />dovecates.and bird houses. I <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Teter House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Rboster.of Historical Properties under CriterHloh 1,. for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as <br />"Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" 6(the Fisher Park neighborhood and "is a good <br />example of period architecture," representing the Ranch style in Sa'ntaAna (Municipal Code; Sbction'30-2.2). <br />XPLANATION OF CODES' <br />•.California _RegisterbrlteHh for Evaluation :'(Fro' m_!CaIif6r'nIdOfI166_6f Hlsioric Prese_rv6'ti6h,-',t6chhicaI Assistance <br />Bulletin v#7, -September 4;'2001`') <br />-3� ittype;'poriod,:region,-or method 6fq6rstr6cii66;;6r <br />reprdsents� , the'wo"rk oT',a master, . or.pos'se'sses high'aiilsil6v"ailu es, <br />7 . I - <br />(From,dalifornia Office ofklsicric PrekrvatIc-n'_tec_'hrlc6l Assistance <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />25A-43 <br />