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HRCA No. 2021-24, HRC 2021-23, HPPA No. 2021-23 – H.A. Smith House November 4, 2021 Page 2 1 8 0 8 having importance to the history or architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria 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 90 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The H.A. Smith House is architecturally significant as a characteristic example of the front facing gable variant of the Tudor Revival architectural style. It was built in 1931 for $3,500 by prominent developer and builder Roy Roscoe Russell. The H.A. Smith House was first sold to Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Smith in 1932 who lived on the property until mid-1950s. The property was sold to C.H. Fuller in 1955 who briefly resided on the property before selling it to J. Stodola in 1957. The H.A. Smith House is a one-story single-family residential building constructed in the front facing gable variant of the Tudor Revival style. Asymmetrical in design, the house exhibits a steeply pitched roof clad in composition shingle roofing. The exterior of the building is clad in hand-troweled stucco. The three-bay façade features a central, slightly recessed, wooden entry door and brick entrance stoop, tucked beneath the extended south rake of the projecting front gable wing that rests on an attached brick pier. A tapered, slightly raised chimney bisects the front gable and is capped by a course of bricks. Single, eight-light casement windows flanking the chimney. A triple casement window is located further to the north, beneath a side-gabled portion of the roof. Recessed on the south elevation, another side gable tops a projecting wing that contains a large, square, single-light fixed window on its façade. Fenestration on the side and rear elevations consists of multi-paned casement windows. The property is simply landscaped with a mature tree, lawn, low vegetation and a curved walkway lined by hedges connecting the front porch and driveway. The driveway is located along the south elevation and leads to the detached, one-story, two-car garage, also clad in stucco. Alterations to the house include the additions of canvas awnings to the front entry and side elevation windows and rebuilding of the front stairs and stoop. The house appears intact and is in good condition. Character-defining features of the house include its steeply pitched complex gable roof with no overhangs; multi-paned casement windows used on all elevations with fabric awnings; recessed entry; stucco exterior walls with brick trim, and prominent chimney. The H.A. Smith House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival home. The steeply pitched, complex roof, asymmetrical massing, prominent chimney, and multi-paned Historic Resources Commission 5 –2 11/4/2021