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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />MILLER-TAYLOR HOUSE <br />2620 North Flower Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME Miller-Taylor House REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 2620 North Flower Street <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1917 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DIST RICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Morrison/Eldridge Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1 <br />Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted <br /> Prehistoric Historic Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE:Craftsman Bungalow <br />Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Bungalow/Craftsman architecture was popularized by The <br />Craftsman magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of <br />Japan and Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed <br />honesty of form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A <br />new appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of <br />capacious porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and <br />hipped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive <br />use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and <br />broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early <br />1920s (McAlester, 453-463). <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION : <br />The Miller-Taylor House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Key” <br />because it “has a distinctive architectural style and quality” as an examp le of the Craftsman aesthetic (Municipal Code, Section 30- <br />2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />x 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 />x California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />5S1:Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br />    <br />Historic Resources Commission 64 7/15/2024 <br />