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Exhibit B <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Buchheim House <br />1113 West Riviera Drive <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Buchheim House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1113 West Riviera Drive <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1956 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />West Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />C/3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S3 <br />Location: <br />❑ <br />Not for Publication <br />® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric <br />® Historic <br />❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL <br />STYLE: Ranch <br />Widely published in Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch House dominated post -World War II residential <br />expansion and represented the most popular house form In the United States from the 1950s through 1970s. The Ranch <br />House originated in the 1930s designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the West's <br />vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional ranch house with a modernist's <br />concern for informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor integration. While the style includes several <br />variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and massing, the style evokes a <br />sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extended by wings of varying roof heights. Generally L- <br />shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch House typically has a one-story profile with strong horizontal emphasis expressed <br />through a low pitched or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the Ranch House is often <br />sheathed in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and -batten siding, high brick foundations, art stone, and <br />wood shake roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration is achieved through the use of recessed or extended porches, set low to the <br />ground, and the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window detailing can include wood frames, <br />decorative shutters, and diamond -patterned muntins. Ornamentation includes rusticated elements, such as carved porch <br />supports and exposed rafters, uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and bird houses. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION- <br />The Buchheim House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact <br />example of a Ranch -style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good <br />example of the style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of its neighborhood. (Santa Ana <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• California Re-gister Criteria for Evaluation: (From' CaliforniaOffice of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance <br />Series.# 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001:) <br />3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region,' or method of construction, or <br />represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />• It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period,' region, or method of construction, or represents the <br />work of master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. <br />