HomeMy WebLinkAbout031209_ExecutiveSummary-PimentalHouse_1101SBirch.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PIMENTAL HOUSE
1101 South Birch Street
Santa Ana, CA 92707
NAME Pimental House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 1101 South Birch Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92707 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1929 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Wilshire Square
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Revivals/ Other: English Revival
A simplification of the Tudor Revival, which reached its height of popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, the English Revival drew
upon the English country house for its inspiration. English Revival homes usually feature stucco walls and gable roofs of steep but
not exaggerated pitch. A characteristic sloped roof treatment incorporates uneven rakes, with one side of a gable extending a greater
distance than the other, sometimes changing the angle of slope in the process. Arches may be used for windows and doors, and,
unlike their Tudor cousins, are rounded rather than pointed. Windows are usually clustered in groups on the façade and are often
multi-paned casement in type. Almost exclusively a residential style, English Revival buildings are nearly always asymmetrical in
composition. A “storybook” variant of the English Revival, characterized by a deliberately eclectic and picturesque quality often
focused on the roof treatment, found a particularly receptive audience in southern California.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Pimental House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a building with the
“distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period.” Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive”
because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of Wilshire Square and “is a good example of period architecture” as an
illustration of the Storybook variant of the English Revival style (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 Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation.