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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Barnhill -McDowell House 2352 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Barnhill -McDowell House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2352 North Riverside Drive CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1925 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT None NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Spanish Colonial Revival The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or espadana); 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 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama -California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets, and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches, asymmetry, balconies and patios, window grilles, and wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements- SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Barnhill -McDowell House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its embodiment of the distinguishing characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, in particular the flat -roofed, one- story, symmetrical bungalow variant of the style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history' of the Floral Park neighborhood and "is a good example of period architecture," representing the Spanish Colonial Revival style in Santa Ana, featuring features highly distinctive porch piers that are the focal point of the facade design. (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-22). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How 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. 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. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation 25C-86