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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard <br />1584 East Santa Clara Avenue <br />Santa Ana, CA 92705 <br />NAME <br />Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1584 E. Santa Clara Ave. <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />92705 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1913 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />I N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />I Portola Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />1 5 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />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Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted 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; <br />extensive use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch <br />supports; and broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until <br />the early 1920s (McAlester, 453 -463). <br />SUMMARY /CONCLUSION: <br />The Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard is substantially intact as a rural /agricultural landscape with a Craftsman Bungalow <br />and Valencia orchard In proximity. The site as a whole portrays a significant period in Santa Ana's history, and is <br />associated with a business and use that was once common, but is now rare. The site is eligible for the Santa Ana <br />Register of Historical Properties as Key under Criterion 6. <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 <br />represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />• California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />75A -11 <br />