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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />LEVENGOOD HOUSE <br />1205 South Birch Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92707 <br />NAME <br />Levengood House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1205 South Birch Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />92707 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1930 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Wilshire Square <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />C <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S 1 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br />The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival <br />vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include <br />curved parapets (or espadana); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by <br />large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between <br />1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama - <br />California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily <br />recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof <br />coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches; asymmetry; <br />balconies and patios; window grilles; and decorative elements of wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone. <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br />The Levengood House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a building with the <br />"distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period." Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" <br />because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Wilshire Square and "is a good example of period architecture" as an <br />illustration of the Spanish Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code Section 30-2.2)." <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of <br />Historic Preservation) <br />C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the <br />work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity <br />whose components may lack individual distinction. <br />National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic <br />Preservation) <br />5S1 Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation. <br />Historic Resources Commission c-19 5/8/2024 <br />