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State of California— The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC *133a. Description (continued): Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Smiley House *Date January 4, 2002 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update Horizontality is particularly emphasized by the transom that spans all three openings in the porch window south of the main entry. Extended lintels above all of the openings echo the horizontal lines. Other noteworthy features include floral cutouts in the panels between the windows of the upper story north bay. No alterations mar the integrity of the original design. The property also contains a one-story, front -gabled garage constructed after the house and a mature palm tree in the front lawn. *1310. Significance (continued): The economic underpinnings of the young community were agricultural, and many residents owned or worked on the ranches that encircled the incorporated 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 for its 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 limited to): materials and finishes (wood and stone), roof configuration and treatment, massing and asymmetry, composition, bays and projections, porch and steps, doors and windows (including surrounds), and architectural detailing (woodwork). Unique and possessed of a high degree of integrity, the Smiley House has 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." *1312. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated Histo v. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16A. "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. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. "Santa Ana couple collects antiques—in a big way." Orange County Register June 2, 1988. DPR 523L