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<br />State of Callfornle - The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# <br /> <br />BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD <br /> <br />Page L of ~ 'NRHP Status Code 2Dl <br />'Resource Name or #: Spicer House <br /> <br />B1. Historic Name: Spicer House <br />B2. Common Name: Same <br />B3. anginal Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-famiiy Residence <br />'B5. Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br />'B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and dale of alterations): Constructed in 1928. <br /> <br />March, 1933. Rebuiid chimney. <br /> <br />'B7. Moved? .No eVes eUnknown Date: <br />'B8. Related Features: <br /> <br />Originel Location: <br /> <br />Garage. <br /> <br />B9a. Archilect: W. W. Kays & M. L. Berenson <br /> <br />b. Builder: E.A. Nol <br /> <br />'B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana <br />Period of Significance: circa 1888-1953 Property Type: Single-famiiy Residence Applicable Criteria: C <br />(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period. and geographic scope. Also address integrity) <br /> <br />The Spicer House is architecturally significant for its restrained interpretation of the Spanish Colonial Revival style and <br />historically notable for its association with a prominent local famiiy, the Spicers. According to the Buiider's Contract dated <br />May 17, 1928, the house and garage cost $13,940 and were designed by William W. Kays and Miio L. Berenson for Mrs. <br />Orah Spicer. Kays was a successful local architect, with offices in both Santa Ana and Los Angeles. His commissions <br />included numerous homes throughout Orange County as well as buiidings for the Santa Ana School District. Berenson was <br />an architectural draftsman who worked for various Santa Ana architects, including Frank Lansdown and Fay R. Spangler. <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) <br /> <br />B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) <br />'B12. References: <br /> <br />City of Santa Ana Buiiding Pennits <br />Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library <br />Sanborn Maps <br /> <br />(See Continuation Sheet 4 of 4.) <br /> <br />Sketch Map <br /> <br />(This space reserved lor official comments.) <br /> <br /> <br />-~t <br /> <br />B13. Remarks: <br /> <br />'B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann <br /> <br />'Date of Evaluation: July 5, 2005 <br /> <br />Ill(UN;;g <br /> <br />DPR 5238 (1I95) <br /> <br />*Requlred information <br /> <br />3015 <br />