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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />SPICER HOUSE <br />2348 North North Park Boulevard <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />NAME <br />ADDRESS <br />CITY <br /> <br />Spicer House <br />2348 North Park Boulevard <br /> <br />I REF. NO. <br /> <br />Santa Ana <br /> <br />ZIP I 92701 I ORANGE COUNTY <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />NEIGHBORHOOD I West Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE I 2D2 <br /> <br />YEAR BUlL T 1928 <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/ A <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EV ALUA TION <br /> <br />1 3 <br /> <br />Location: 0 Not for Publication <br /> <br />I:8J Umestricted <br /> <br />o Prehistoric <br /> <br />I:8J Historic <br /> <br />o Both <br /> <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br /> <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 espadafia); 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 /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br />The Spicer House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion I, as a structure with the <br />distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period, the Spanish Colonial Revival. Additionally, Additionally, the house <br />has been categorized as "Landmark" because it has been determined eligible for the National Register, has been listed in the <br />California Register, has "unique architectural significance" as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and contributes to a <br />district that has "historical/cultural significance to the City" as an example of the City Beautiful planning movement (Municipal Code, <br />Section 30-2.2). <br /> <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br /> <br />· California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, <br />"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 represents <br />the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br /> <br />California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />2D2: Contributor to a district determined eligible for the National Register by consensus through Section 106 <br />process. Listed in the California Register. <br /> <br />i5'lf~5 1 <br />