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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Edwards House <br />2145 North Greenleaf Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME Edwards House REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS 2145 North Greenleaf Street <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1925 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT None NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 <br />Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted <br /> Prehistoric Historic Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Spanish Colonial Revival <br />The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission <br />Revival vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying <br />features include curved parapets (or espadaña); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging <br />eaves; porch roofs supported by large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The <br />Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between 1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The <br />movement received widespread attention after the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish <br />interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish <br />Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof coverings, flat roofs surrounded <br />by tiled parapets, and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches, asymmetry, balconies and patios, <br />window grilles, and wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Edwards House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has <br />been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of the Floral Park <br />neighborhood and “is a good example of period architecture,” representing the Spanish Colonial Revival style in Santa <br />Ana (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />•California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance <br />Series # 7, “How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources,” September 4, 2001.) <br />3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or <br />represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />•It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work <br />of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation <br />EXHIBIT B1 <br />5-17