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EXECUTIVE SUMMAR A <br />TAYLOR-GUSTLIN HOUSE <br />2520 North Valencia Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Taylor-Gustlin House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />2520 North Valencia <br />Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />Circa 1908 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />NIA <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Park Santiago <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR <br />EVALUATION <br />3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />3S <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic II❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival <br />The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial <br />celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, <br />Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually <br />symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side -gabled, hipped, or gambreled, <br />sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points, and <br />frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds <br />pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double -hung sash, with multiple lights <br />he upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have <br />wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAleslter, 320-326). A "Classic Box" variant of the Colonial Revival style was popular circa 1894 <br />to 1910 and was generally characterized iby two-story box -like massing, a hipped roof (often with centered dormers), boxed eaves, a <br />full or partial front porch with columnar roof supports, and Colonial Revival detailing. <br />SUMMARYICONCLUSION: <br />The Taylor-Gustlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its <br />representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house <br />has been categorized as "Landmark" becI use it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example <br />of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br />EXPLANATION;OF_ CODES <br />• California Register Criteria for Evaluation (From CaGf&hia Office of Historicc-'Preservation Technic' I Assistance Series # 7,=: <br />"How io Nominate Resources to the Califomia Register;of I3rstoncal Resources;"September 4 2001'j, f <br />3,•; 'It embodies theidistmcti've,characteristics of atype, period region or method of construction or represents <br />the work of a master, or possesses high aist�c Values { <br />• Cal_ifornia Register`Status C o d e - '(Fr om'C0 i f6mid, Office of Historic Preservation, December 8 2003): <br />3S: ` Apuears elip-ible for the National°Regis ter as.an individual`urooertvtfirouEh•survev.evaluation ,. _ . <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />Page I of 5 <br />