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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Jennie Lasby Tessmann House 2462 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Jennie Lasby Tessmann House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2462 North Riverside Drive CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1931 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD I Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 1, 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in the forgiving climate of Southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Born in the late 19th century, the Tudor Revival was associated with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Jennie Lasby Tessmann House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style; and Criterion 4 for its contribution to the Floral Park neighborhood, for its association with prominent local builder, Emmet C. Rogers, and for its association with renowned researcher, astronomer, and Santa Ana College faculty, Jennie Lasby Tessmann. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key' for its "distinctive architectural style and quality," embodying the massing, materials, and detailing of Tudor Revival design; 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; and "association with a significant persons", Emmet C. Rogers and Jennie Lasby Tessmann (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From CaliforniaOffice of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series '# 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 1 t' Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States. 3: It embodies the distinctive "Wactorwt., ^r: u, type, period, ,region, or method of CCnSu'UCtiCii, 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. 5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally.