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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />SMEDLEY HOUSE <br />2102 North Ross Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br /> <br />NAME <br />ADDRESS <br />CITY <br />YEAR BUILT <br /> <br />Smedley House <br />2102 North Ross Street <br /> <br />I REF. NO. <br /> <br />1927 <br /> <br />ZIP 1 92706 I ORANGE COUNTY <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />NEIGHBORHOOD 1 Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 1551 <br /> <br />Santa Ana <br /> <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Location: 0 Not for Publication 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 />[8J Unrestricted <br /> <br />o Prehistoric <br /> <br />[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 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 wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements. <br /> <br />SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: <br /> <br />The Smedley House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 3 for its exemplification of <br />the distinguishing characteristics of the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as <br />"Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an example of the Mission/Spanish <br />Colonial style in the Floral Park neighborhood "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, 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 the <br />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 />5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally. <br /> <br />Z5g~5 1 <br />