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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BEALS HOUSE
1016 North French Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME Beals House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 1016 North French Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1925 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT French Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted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 often 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.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Beals House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a contributor to the French Park Historic District.
Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the building is also listed in the California
Register. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as a representative example of
the English Revival style popular in the 1920s. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes
to the overall character and history” of the French Park neighborhood through its style and type, is a “good example” of English
Revival architecture, and “has not been substantially altered” (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)
1D: Contributor to a listed district.