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HRCA No. 2022-09, HRC No. 2025-03, HPPA No. 2025-04– Worswick House (1011 <br />North Olive Street) <br />June 4, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br />5 <br />0 <br />5 <br />8 <br />The property contains a one-car, detached garage at the site’s southeast corner. A <br />parapet roof clad in clay tile coping wraps around the entire building, concealing the flat, <br />built-up roof. The roof has no extended eaves. The exterior is clad in a smooth, 30/30 <br />sand stucco finish to match the main residence. At the west (primary) façade, the garage <br />has a pair of wooden French doors with divided lights and colorful tile trim. A single, vinyl <br />slider window is located at the garage’s north (side) façade. <br />Additional architectural features include an arched decorative alter below the primary <br />front-facing gable at the primary (west) façade, stucco-clad chimney and open patio with <br />a partial wood trellis at the south (side) façade, two asphalt-clad shed roofs and concrete <br />porch steps at the rear (east) façade, clay tile walkway between the sidewalk and the <br />porch steps of the main building entrance, and clay tiles at the south patio. The property <br />is landscaped with a synthetic front lawn, low shrubs, palm trees and a fruit tree. <br />Character-defining features of the Worswick House include, but may not be limited to: <br />asymmetrical façade; parapet roof clad in clay tile coping that wraps around the entire <br />building, concealing the flat, built-up roof; roof with no extended eaves; smooth, 30/30 <br />sand stucco finish; primary (west) façade divided into four bays; Palladian wood window <br />with wrought iron balconet at primary façade; arched partially enclosed patio with the <br />building’s main entrance; main entrance door is composed of a single, wood paneled <br />door; two multi-light casement wood windows with a prominent wood sill at the primary <br />façade; remaining fenestration including wood-frame, multi-light windows and doors with <br />window operation consisting of casement, hung, and awning types; hung-style windows <br />throughout the residence primarily with a four-over-one style muntin pattern; one-car, <br />detached garage; arched decorative alter below the primary front-facing gable at the <br />primary (west) façade; stucco-clad chimney; and front yard lawn and landscaping. The <br />Worswick House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties <br />under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Spanish Revival style home in Santa Ana. <br />Located in Washington Square, the house cost $4,000 to build in 1923. The <br />recommended categorization is “Contributive” because it contributes to the overall <br />character and history of Washington Square and is a representative example of Spanish <br />Revival architecture in Santa Ana. <br />Mills Act Agreement <br />Ordinance No. NS-2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute <br />Historic Property Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act <br />agreements for eligible properties (Exhibit 2). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property <br />must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources <br />Commission Application and Historic Register Categorization actions proposed for this <br />site authorize the listing of the property on the local register. The agreement provides <br />monetary incentives to the property owner in the form of a property tax reduction in <br />exchange for the owner’s voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state <br />    <br />Historic Resources Commission 52 6/4/2025 <br />