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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY H. Wagner House 1718 North Flower Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME H. Wagner House REF. NO. ADDRESS 1718 North Flower Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1937 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE SS3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Art Modeme The Moderne style encompassed the Modernistic, Streamline Moderne, and Art Modeme variants. An evolution of the Art Deco style, the Streamline Moderne flourished during the 1930s and lingered through the decade following World War H in a simplified version. In contrast to the verticality of earlier Art Deco designs, the Streamline Modeme and Art Modeme substyles emphasized the horizontal, through bands of windows, use of decorative raised or incised horizontal lines, railings, flat canopies with banded fascia, and narrow coping at the roofline. Other characteristics include smooth wall surfaces, usually of stucco; metal detailing; glass block or metal multi -light casement windows; rounded comers, porthole windows, and asymmetry. Incorporation of aerodynamic, transportation related imagery, especially nautical, is a signature of the style. In common with the Streamline Moderne, Art Modeme buildings also tended to be horizontal in emphasis, but tended to be more clean -lined and rectilinear in their massing and detailing than their streamlined counterparts. Art Modeme designs can be recognized by their flat roofs, smooth stucco exteriors, and use of metal casement windows that often meet at the comers of the building. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The H. Wagner House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Art Modeme style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive architectural style and quality," embodying the massing, materials, and detailing of Art Modeme design; and for its "association with a significant period in the history of the city", namely the development of Floral Park as the premier residential district of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Reeister Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series 9 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. EXHIBIT B 25A-23