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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 6 of 11 *Resource Name or#2501 Huckleberry Road *Recorded by: Andrew Bursan *Date: December 9, 2024 0 Continuation ❑ Update home loans. The style continued to be popular through World War II and the postwar housing boom due to the increased use of factory-produced materials, the ability to be quickly mass-produced and deployed, and the general rejection of excessive, material-intensive Craftsman,Victorian, or Period Revival styles. The popularity of the Minimal Traditional style faded by the mid-1950s because the effects of the Great Depression and war-time fiscal conservativism were forgotten (Architectural Resources Group 2019; California Department of Transportation 2011; McAlester 2018). The character-defining features of the Minimal Traditional style include the following: Small scale One-story or one-and-a-half stories in height Low-or intermediate-pitched gable roof with little to no eave overhang Typically features double-hung windows with either multi-pane or simulated multi-pane Window placement occasionally includes two windows set near the building corner Exterior cladding materials may include vertical and horizontal wood boards, shingles, brick veneer, and board-and-batten siding Minimal, limited architectural decoration, usually American Colonial Revival in character Roof dormers are rare, except on Cape Cod-style Minimal Traditional houses May have an attached or detached garage Project Area History Historic aerial images dating back to 1931 show that the residential portion of the Project Area was originally used for citrus groves and was bisected by Fairview Street, which dates to c. 1890. Located west of the Santa Ana River,the Project Area was part of a larger agricultural citrus-growing region in western Santa Ana that differs from the more urbanized parts of the city to the east of the Santa Ana River.After World War II, the citrus groves gave way to housing tracts and commercial development; by the early 1970s, most groves no longer remained. Developers built the four residences within the Project Area (2501 Huckleberry Road, 2502 Huckleberry Road, 2501 Strawberry Lane, 2502 Strawberry Lane)concurrently in 1950 as part of larger tract developments. 2501 Huckleberry Road and 2502 Huckleberry Road are part of single-family housing tract#1369,which consists of 41 parcels; 2501 Strawberry Lane and 2502 Strawberry Lane are part of single-family housing tract#1351, which consists of 54 parcels. Despite being two different tracts,#1369 and#1351 were built at the same time, have similar lot size, and have similar Minimal Traditional architectural style. Although the two tracts have remained in their 1950 layout, the area surrounding them has changed from citrus groves to tract developments. Evaluation The residence at 2501 Huckleberry Road does not meet any of the criteria for listing in the NRHP, CRHR, or the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, either individually or as part of an existing historic district, as demonstrated below. NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1 Archival research of 2501 Huckleberry Road did not indicate any associations with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history. Though the residence is reflective of the trend of early 1950s- era housing development in Santa Ana, archival research failed to indicate anything significant or unique about its development history. The residence was not the first or last of its type, and similar types exist throughout the region. Furthermore, research did not indicate that the subject property is associated with more specific events or patterns of DPR 523L(1/95) *Required information 9-162