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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />927 West Twentieth Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />E.A. Swanson House <br />REF. NO, <br />ADDRESS <br />927 West Twentieth Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIPJ <br />92706 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1956 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT I None <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />West Floral Park <br />CALIF. REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />I C13 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S3 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch Style <br />Widely published in Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch Style house dominated post -World War II <br />residential expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 1070s. <br />The Ranch Style originated in the 1930's designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the <br />west's 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. While the style includes several <br />variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and massing, the style evokes a <br />sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extended by wings of varying roof heights. GenerallyL- <br />shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch house typically has a one-story profile with strong horizontal emphasis expressed <br />through a low pitched or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the Ranch Style Is often sheathed <br />in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and -batten siding, high brick foundalions,,art stone, and wood shako <br />roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration Is achieved through the use of recessed or extended porches, set low to the ground, and <br />the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window detailing can include wood frames, decorative <br />shutters, and diamond -patterned muritins. Ornamentation includes rusticated elements, such as carved porch supports <br />and exposed rafters, uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and bird houses. <br />SUMMARYICONCLUSION: <br />The E.A. Swanson House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of Ranch Style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as <br />"Contributive" because it 'contributes to the overall character and history" of the West Floral Park neighborhood and "is a <br />good example of period architecture," representing Ranch Style in Santa Ana (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 />Bulletin # 7, September 4, 2001.) <br />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 Historical Resource Status Code. (From California Office of Historic Preservation Technical Assistance <br />Bulletin #8, November 2004). <br />2504 <br />