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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WRIGHT-TIERNAN HOUSE 2112 North Flower Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 NAME Wright -Tiernan House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2112 North Flower Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEARBUILT 1934 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD I WestFlomlPark CALIFORDIIA REOISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE SSl Location: ❑ Not for Publication. ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCEMCTURAL STYLE: Missfon/Spanisb Colonial Revival The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, popular between 1590 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or aspadorld); 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 1920a and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- hllfornia Exposition in San Diego In 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily .-ognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red the 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 ofwood, wrought iron, tile, or stone. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION- Il e Wright-Tieman House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a structure with the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style orperiod, the Spanish Colonial Revival. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" for its "unique architechualsignificance" as a well -articulated example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style popular during the 1920s and 19308 in Santa Ana'(Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANAIVION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "slow to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001,) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type; period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. - California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December S, 2003.) 5S1 t Individual property that is listed or designated locally. Exhibit B �i_U _ 01