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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />SORE NSON-SPIELMAN HOUSE <br />2420 North Valencia Avenue <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Sorenson -Spielman House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />2420 North Valencia Avenue <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1928 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Park Santiago <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />SS1 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: English Revival <br />A simplification of the Tudor Revival, which reached its height of popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, the English <br />Revival drew upon the English country house for its inspiration. English Revival homes usually feature stucco walls and <br />gable roofs of steep but not exaggerated pitch. A characteristic roof treatment incorporates uneven rakes, with one side <br />of a gable extending a greater distance than the other, sometimes changing the angle of slope in the process. Arches <br />may be used for windows and doors, and, unlike their Tudor cousins, are rounded rather than pointed. Windows are <br />usually clustered in groups on the facade and are often multi -paned casement in type. Almost exclusively a residential <br />+le, English Revival buildings are nearly always asymmetrical in composition. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Sorenson -Spielman House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for <br />its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style. Additionally, the house has been <br />categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an <br />example of the English Revival style "is a good example of period architecture" (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 />• California Register Status Code; (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />5Si: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br />EXHIBIT <br />PSA-11 <br />