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D. The McGowan House was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties for its architectural style, Criterion One, and its connection with a use that was once common but now rare (agricultural use) Criterian Six. E. Santa Ana Register Criterion One [SAMC 30-2 (1 }]: The integrity of the Victorian design has been affected by the 1938 remodel, but the home retains its cultural and architectural integrity as a rare example of a VictorianlColonial Revival farmhouse through the retention of materials, workmanship and design characteristics. Additionally, the house was designated with these characteristics as the Colonial Revival alterations have achieved significance of their own aver time. The State Office of Historic Preservation releases technical bulletins to help guide preservation efforts across the state. The California Office of Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Series Number 6 discusses changes to a resource, and suggests that "alterations over time to a resource or changes in its use may themselves have historical, cultural or architectural significance". F. Santa Ana Register Criterion Six [SAMC 30-2 (6)]: Historic context represents historic patterns or themes significant to a local area. The McGowan House illustrates the importance of Santa Ana's rural history and aspects of the community's transformation from an agrarian community to suburban society. The McGowan House represents two periods of cultural significance in the history of the Park Santiago neighborhood. The Victorian farmhouse is associated with the agricultural period which extended well into the 1920's when the city began to map Park Santiago's west side street alignments. At that time, ranch and orchard properties dominated the area. Coinciding with the Colonial Revival alterations in 1938, the western half of the Park Santiago transformed with single family residential developments, according to the 1942 Sanborn map. This marks the second period of significance- suburban development. The McGowan farmhouse is one of the first, if not the first residence, of the northeast area of Santa Ana, and is significant for its association with a transition from ranching to agricultural land uses that made a significant contribution to local history, and for its distinctive and unique architectural characteristics. This qualifies the McGowan House for individual eligibility for local historic designation. Subsequently, the structure also qualifies for the California Register based on the California Evaluation Criteria for its association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local, California or national history, and the structure's distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction. Resolution No. 2012-XXX Page 2 of 4