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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Frank House <br />1110 West Sixteenth Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Frank House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1110 West Sixteenth Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1954 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Washington Square <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S 1 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch <br />Widely published in Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch style dominated post -World War II residential expansion and <br />represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 1970s. The Ranch House originated in the <br />1930's designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the west's vernacular housing traditions by <br />combining the form and massing of the traditional ranch house with a modernist's concern for informality, expressed in materials and <br />plan, and indoor -outdoor integration.While the style includes several variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to <br />most examples. In form and massing, the style evokes a sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extended by <br />wings of varying roof heights. Generally L-shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch House typically has a one-story profile with strong <br />horizontal emphasis expressed through a low pitched or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the Ranch <br />House is often sheathed in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and -batten siding, high brick foundations, art stone, and <br />wood shake 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 shutters, and <br />diamond -patterned muntins. Ornamentation includes rusticated elements, such as carved porch supports and exposed rafters, uneven <br />rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and bird houses. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Frank House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the <br />distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch style, and under Criterion 2 for being the work of a notable designer and architect. <br />Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key" because it it "contributes to the overall character and history" of the Washington <br />Square neighborhood and "is a unique example of period architecture," representing the Ranch style in Santa Ana (Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br /><EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• California Re6sterCriteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7,1 <br />"How to Nominate Resources `to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001,) <br />3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents <br />the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />• It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a <br />master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally, <br />