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HRCA No. 2021-16, HRC 2021-16, HPPA No. 2021-15 – The Tarr-Wright House September 2, 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 81 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The property, recognized as the Tarr-Wright House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood boundaries and has distinctive architectural features of the Colonial Revival Cape Cod style. Emmet C. Rogers, a prolific Santa Ana builder and developer, built the residence in 1940. From the late 1930s through the following decade, Rogers was extremely active as a building contractor. However, developer and builder Allison Honer, was credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell, continued developing the groves of Floral Park. The Tarr-Wright House is a two-story single-family residence constructed in the Colonial Revival Cape Cod style. Regular if not totally symmetrical in design, the house is clad in wide, horizontal, wood siding and features a medium-pitched, side-gabled roof with little to no overhangs. The roof features two symmetrical gabled dormers, each containing a six-over-six double-hung, wood window. The fenestration defines four bays across the west (front) façade. The north end bay features a six-over-six double-hung wood window with shutters. Offset to the north, the next bay contains the front entry, which incorporates two sidelights with a fan light transom. The southern two bays incorporate two six-over-six double-hung wood windows with shutters. Similar wood windows also appear on the north (right) and south (left) elevation. All windows feature a “lamb tongue” detailing. A brick chimney is centered at the south elevation, towards the side gable ridgeline. A driveway to the north of the property leads to a detached, one-story, side-gabled garage, built at the same time as the residence. The detached garage is also clad in wide, horizontal, wood siding, which was recently replaced with redwood cedar siding on three sides. Alterations to single-family residence include the removal of original roof shingles, and a recent (2021) single- and second-story addition constructed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and generally not visible from the public right-of-way. Other than the noted changes, the house appears intact and is in good condition. Character-defining features of the Tarr-Wright House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: original or replaced in-kind materials and finishes (siding and wood trim); roof configuration, materials, and treatment; massing Historic Resources Commission 3 –2 9/2/2021