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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />OELSCHLAGER HOUSE <br />1932 North Heliotrope Drive <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME Oelschlager House REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 1932 North Heliotrope Drive <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1939 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE SS1 <br />Location: ^ Not for Publication ®Unrestricted <br />^ Prehistoric ®Historic ^ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Moderne/Streamlined Moderne <br />The Moderne style encompassed the Modernistic, Streamlined Moderne, and Art Moderne variants. An evolution of the Art Deco <br />style, the Streamlined Moderne flourished during the 1930s and lingered through the decade following World War II in a simplified <br />version. In contrast to the verticality of earlier Art Deco designs, the Streamlined Moderne emphasized the horizontal, through bands <br />of windows, use of decorative raised or incised horizontal lines, railings, flat canopies with banded fascia, and narrow coping at the <br />roofline. Other characteristics include smooth wall surfaces, usually of stucco; metal detailing; glass block windows; rounded <br />corners, porthole windows, and asymmetry. Incorporation of aerodynamic, transportation related imagery, especially nautical, is a <br />signature of the style. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Oelschlager House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification <br />of the distinguishing characteristics of an Art Moderne-influenced residence. Additionally, the house has been categorized as <br />"Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an example of the Art Moderne style <br />in the Floral Park neighborhood "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, <br />"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 represents the <br />work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />• California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br />2 c ~ I,~IT 2 <br />