SCHAUWECKER, MARK, ERIN, & BEVERLY

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Evans -Harr House 2370 North Flower Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Evans -Harr House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2370 North Flower Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1947 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR RVATTIATMV 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Minimal Traditional During the Great Depression through the immediate postwar years, the Minimal Traditional home rose in popularity as the preferred style for middle-class housing in the United States. This basic house type fulfilled both aesthetic and social needs: in terms of aesthetics, the form represented a stripped -down version of the historic -eclectic styles popular in the 1920s, in particular the Tudor and English Revival styles. In social terms, the Minimal Traditional home satisfied requirements in square footage and plan by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which launched a campaign in this period to expand home ownership. The Minimal Traditional home served as the prototype used by the FHA in its efforts to codify and manufacture "a standard, low-cost, minimum house that the majority of American wage earners could afford" (Greg Hise, Magnetic Los Angeles, p. 57). In a reflection of the Tudor and English Revival styles they mimic, Minimal Traditional homes are typically rectangular in plan and one-story in height, often with a front -gabled wing and prominent attached chimney. In contrast with the preceding styles, the Minimal Traditional home is capped with a low or intermediate pitch roof with a hipped or side gable. Sheathing materials include stucco, brick, or wood, often accompanied by stone veneer accents. Fenestration generally consists of multi -light casement, double - hung, and picture windows with wood frames. The eaves and rakes of the Minimal Traditional home are typically shallow (in a departure from the later Ranch House style, which they often resemble). Although they have little applied ornament, many Minimal Traditional homes display decorative wood shutters and porch -roof supports. By the 1950s, the Minimal Traditional home was replaced by the Ranch House as the style of choice for middle-class housing and large tract -house developments. (McAlester, pp. 476- 78). SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Evans -Harr House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Minimal Traditional style; and Criterion 4, for its contribution to the Floral Park neighborhood and for its association with prominent local builder, Emmet C. Rogers. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of the Floral Park neighborhood, and, as an intact example of the Minimal Traditional style in the Floral Park neighborhood, "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).