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Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted 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