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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NAME R. D. Bird House REF, NO. ADDRESS 2529 North Valencia Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92708 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1937 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago pALIFpRNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 5 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch House Widely published in the Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch House dominated post -World War II residential expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 19708. The Ranch House originated in the 1930's design of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the west's vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional ranch house with a modernist's concern for informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor integration. While the style includes several variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and massing, the style evokes a sprawling ranch that developed over time; with a central block extending by wings of varying roof heights. Generally L-shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch House typically has a one-story profile with strong horizontal emphasis expressed through a low pitch or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the Ranch House is often sheathed in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and batten siding, high brick foundations, art stone, and wood shake roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration is achieved through the use of recessed or extended porches, set low to the ground, and the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window detailing can include wood frames, decorative shutters, and diamond -pattern muntins. Ornamentation Includes rusticated elements, such as carved porch supports and exposed rafters; uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and bird houses. The Colonial Revival Variant of the Ranch House Incorporates classic -revival details such as an elaborated entrance, with the main entry flanked by columns and/or pilasters and sidelights, six -over -six double hung wood sash windows, and more symmetrical composition that the other stylistic variations of the Ranch House. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The R. D. Bird House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for Its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch House style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an example of the Ranch House style "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: - California Reglster Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series #7, °How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 5: Ineligible for the National Register, but still of local significance. • 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. 551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. E21&A261