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HRCA No. 2021-08, HRC 2021-08, HPPA No. 2021-08 – The Raddant House May 13, 2021 Page 2 1 7 1 0 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 property is 80 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 Raddant House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood and has distinctive architectural features of the Late Colonial Revival Variant of the Colonial Revival Style architectural style. The residence was built in 1941 by prominent developer and builder Allison Honer, the subdivider of Floral Park. 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. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. The Raddant House is a two-story single-family residence constructed in the Late Colonial Revival variant of the Colonial Revival Style. Simplicity and the symmetrically composed façade identify the Colonial Revival inspiration for this single-family residence. It is capped by a moderately pitched, side-gabled roof with enclosed soffits, which has been somewhat compromised by a rear, two-story addition. However, the addition is barely discernable from the public right-of-way. The roof is clad in contemporary asphalt shingle roofing, and the exterior walls are clad with wide clapboards trimmed by grooved endboards and a frieze board. The focal point of the design is the central recessed entry with paneled reveals, paneled door, and half-height sidelights. An interior brick chimney rises above the roof ridgeline. Four symmetrical, six-over-six, double-hung sash windows framed by shutters line the front (west) elevation. Fenestration along the north, south, and east elevations consists of four- over-four, six-over-six, and eight-over-eight double-hung windows. A one-story, side- gabled, detached garage also clad in wide clapboards is located in the rear of the property. While the residence has been altered, the alterations do not detract from the integrity of the residence. Character-defining features of the late Colonial Revival exhibited by this property include its symmetrically composed façade; sheathing of wide clapboards trimmed by grooved endboards and a frieze board; recessed entry with paneled reveals, paneled door, and half-height sidelights; and façade fenestration of eight-over-eight double-hung sash windows framed by shutters. Historic Resources Commission 78 5/13/2021