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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
KITTLE-PERKINS HOUSE
1102-1102½ North French Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME Kittle-Perkins House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 1102, 1102½ North French Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1909 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark
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Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted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: Colonial Revival, Prairie Style
The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial
celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian,
Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually
symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side-gabled, hipped, or gambreled,
sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points, and
frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds
and pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double-hung sash, with multiple lights
in the upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have
wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAlester, 320-326).
The Prairie style is named after the Prairie School, a group of architects centered in Chicago at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Primary amongst them was Frank Lloyd Wright, under whom Prairie School designs reached their apex. Echoing the uninterrupted
horizontal lines of the American prairie, Prairie Style homes—it was largely a domestic movement—are usually characterized by
broadly pitched hipped roofs with deep overhangs; two stories in height, often with one story wings; front porches with massive porch
roof supports; and detailing which emphasizes the horizontal. A common, vernacular interpretation of the type, sometimes referred to
as the Prairie Box or the American Foursquare, is box-like in massing and plan, with hipped or gabled dormers, porches across all or a
portion of the façade, and detailing culled from the vocabularies of a variety of styles, including Mission Revival, Colonial Revival,
and Craftsman.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Kittle-Perkins 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 representative of
the distinguishing characteristics of the vernacular Colonial Revival and Prairie styles of the early twentieth century. Additionally,
the Kittle-Perkins House has been categorized as “Landmark” because it “is on the national register,” “is on the state register,” and
“has a unique architectural significance” as a vernacular Colonial Revival and Prairie styled building of the early twentieth century
(Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
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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.