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HRCA No. 2022-19, HRC 2022-11, HPPA No. 2022-14 – J.F. Berger House September 8, 2022 Page 2 2 9 0 9 set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old. The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the structure is 69 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The J.F. Berger House is architecturally significant as a characteristic example of the gable-and-wing variant of the Minimal Traditional architectural style. The earliest records found for this residence show a series of occupants between 1953 -1965, including J.F. Berger (1953-1955), A.L. Oliphant (1956-1959), and R.E. Stutz (1960- 1965). Little information is available regarding occupancy of the residence from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. In 1974, directories show that the property was occupied by C.C. Robbins, who resided on the property when it was relocated to the current location. The J.F. Berger House is a two-story single-family residence constructed in the gable- and-wing variant of the Minimal Traditional architectural style. Built in 1953 and moved to this location in 1974, the house displays the characteristic cross-gabled massing and L-shaped façade of the gable-and-wing variant. The roof is clad in contemporary asphalt shingle roofing, and the exterior walls are clad in a combination of stucco and wood lap siding. A narrow frieze board accents portions of the eave line. The focal point of the design is the partial-width entry porch, whose canopy roof is supported by a pair of slender posts. The recessed entry contains a simple, six-panel, wood door flanked by a multi-light, tripartite wood window. The front (east) elevation features wood-framed, multi-light windows arranged singly and in pairs, each decorated with window shutters. The front elevation also features a prominent shed roof dormer, with a pair of wood- framed, multi-light windows. Along the north, south, and west elevations, the building incorporates a series of six-over-six wood-framed, double-hung sash windows, also decorated with window shutters. A prominent interior brick chimney rises above the roof ridgeline along the west elevation. A one-story, side-gabled, detached garage clad in stucco is located in the rear of the property. Alterations to the property include a rear addition and other alterations made at the time of or subsequent to relocation. However, these alterations are not visible from the primary front elevation. Character-defining features of the J.F. Berger House include, but may not be limited to: cross-gabled massing and L-shaped façade; wood-framed, multi-light windows arranged singly and in pairs; decorative window shutters; combination stucco and wood exterior; and recessed entry accessed from an open, partial-width porch. The J.F. Berger House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the Gable-and-Wing variant of the Minimal Traditional style. The Historic Resources Commission 5 – 2 9/8/2022