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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Raddant House 2339 North Heliotrope Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Raddant House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2339 North Heliotrope Drive CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1941 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Beginning in the second half of the 1930s, and continuing in the two decades following World War II, the late Colonial Revival departed from the more literal historicism of the previous half-century and was often reduced to a few signature elements. These features include stylized door surrounds; pseudo-quoined corners; multi-paned casement or double-hung sash windows, often framed by decorative shutters; circular, oval, or octagonal accent windows; and eaves nearly flush with the exterior walls. A hipped roof subtype sometimes contained Regency references such as bow and bay windows. Another popular subtype was split-level, ranch, or Cape Cod in appearance and plan, and normally topped by gabled roofs. The materials used in the late Colonial Revival were similar to those of the earlier period—wood, brick, stone, and stucco—although stucco came to be used more frequently than before (McAlester 1984, 320-339). SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Raddant House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as a nicely detailed example of the late Colonial Revival style in Santa Ana. Its horizontality, apparent on the façade, presaged the post-war emergence of the Ranch Style and its use of a Colonial Revival main entry surround anticipated a popular variation of the Ranch style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it contributes to the overall character and is representative example of late Colonial Revival architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: •California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, “How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources,” September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. •It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. Exhibit B