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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Harold T. Segerstrom House <br />936 West River Lane <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Harold T. Segerstrom House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />936 West River Lane <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1948 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Jack Fisher Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />C/3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S3 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: French Eclectic Style <br />Based upon precedents provided by many centuries of French domestic architecture, the French Eclectic style shows <br />great variety in form and detailing but is united by the characteristic steeply hipped roof. (Only the Spanish Revival style, <br />similarly based upon a long and complex architectural tradition, approaches it in variety). Informal domestic building in <br />northwestern France (particularly Normandy and Brittany) shares much with Medieval English tradition. The use of half- <br />timbering with a variety of different wall materials, as well as roofs of flat tile, slate, stone, or thatch are common to both. <br />As a result, the French Eclectic houses often resemble the contemporaneous Tudor style based on related English <br />precedent. French examples, however, normally lack the dominant front -facing cross gables characteristic of the Tudor. In <br />contract to these generally informal, rural prototypes, Many French Eclectic houses show formal Renaissance detailing <br />resembling that of the English Georgian. (McAlester 486). <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Harold T. Segerstrom House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion <br />4(b), for its association with renowned Orange County Segerstrom family, who were agriculturalists, developers, and arts <br />patrons, and under Criterion 2 for its association with prominent Santa Ana builder Allison Honer. Additionally, the house <br />has been categorized as "Landmark' for its "historical/cultural significance to the City," stemming from its association with <br />the Segerstroms (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (FromCalifornia Office of Historic Preservation, Technical "Assistance ` <br />Series # 7, "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, <br />represents 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 <br />work of.a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey.evaluation. <br />