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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CRE.ENWALD - CASAZZA HOUSE 1810 North Greenleaf Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Greenwald - Casazza House REF. NO. ADDRESS v 1810 North Greenleaf Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR. BUILT 1894 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGIBORIIOOD Floral Parl: CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 15 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE'-, 8S Location: ❑ Not for Publication 0 Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric Z Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: StickMastlake A style first described by architectural historian Vincent Scully in the -mid twentieth century, the Stick Style refers total evolution of the wooden architecture of nineteenth century architect Andrew Jackson Downing. Characterized by tall proportions, steeply pitched roofs, bracketed eaves, and most characteristically, exposed framing in the form of vertical or diagonal "stickwork," the style was most popular during the third quarter of the nineteenth century, The stickwork typically overlaid the siding, adorned the gable ends, or was incorporated into the structure of porches and balconies. The rectilinear quality of the Stick Style was often combined, in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, with "Eastlake ornamentation." Derived from the Furniture designs of Charles Locke Eastlake, an English designer and arbiter of taste who disavowed all connection with the architecture hearing his name, such ornamentation included turned wood columns and spindles, knobs, sawn brackets, and curvilinear perforations. In southern California, Stick[Eastlake characteristics were usually associated with the predominant Queen Anne style of the late nineteenth century. (whiffet, 109 -126). &IIMMARY /CONCLUSION: The Greenwald - Casazza House qualities for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion I for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Stick/Eastlake style of the nineteenth century. It also qualities for the Register under Criterion 7, as a building that was connected with business or use that was once common, but is now rare, specifically, agriculture. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its historical /mdturn] significance rc the City of Santa Ana as a rare surviving example of a farmhouse in the Stick/Eastlake style. (Municipal Code, Section 30 -2.2), EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (Front California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series 4 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources, " September 4, 2001.) 1: It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history, or the cultural heritage of California or the United States. 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 3S: Appears eligible for the National Register as an individual property through survey evaluation. EXHIBIT 2 Page 1 of 4 25A -130