HomeMy WebLinkAbout030402_ExecutiveSummary-DuckettHouse_2025NVictoria.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DUCKETT HOUSE
2025 North Victoria Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME Duckett House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 2025 North Victoria Drive
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1929 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival
The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival
vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include
curved parapets (or espadaña); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by
large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between
1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama-
California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily
recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof
coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches; asymmetry;
balconies and patios; window grilles; and decorative elements of wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Duckett House appears eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources. It also qualifies for listing in the
Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The house
also contributes to the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, and scale. In addition, the Duckett
House has been categorized as “Key” for its “distinctive architectural style and quality” as an intact and representative example of the
Spanish Colonial Revival style that contributes to the historic streetscape of North Victoria Drive (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
(Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of
Historic Preservation)
C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the
work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction.
• National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic
Preservation)
5S1: Not eligible for the National Register but of local interest because the resource is eligible for listing under an
existing local ordinance.