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State of California-The Resources Agency Primary # <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # <br />CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial <br />Page 4 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Alymore-Stephenson House <br />rcecoraea Ay ~esne u. rfeumann ana Ueporan Howell-Ardlla "Date September 15, 2008 O Continuation ^ Update <br />"B10. Significance (continued): <br />The Alymore-Stephenson House lies in the northern section of Floral Park historically known as North Broadway Park. <br />Bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North Flower Street, North Broadway Park, <br />subdivided in 1923, has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Keeper of the <br />National Register found that `North Broadway Park reflects the City Beautiful planning movement in Southern California <br />during the early twentieth century. The vernacular adaptations of period revival styles, curvilinear street patterns, street <br />furniture, and landscape combine to create a cohesive and pleasant middle class suburban neighborhood environment which <br />is unique in the early historical development of the city of Santa Ana. "' Under the regulations implementing the Califomia <br />Register of Historical Resources, the Alymore-Stephenson House, which is a contributor to the National Register district, has <br />been listed in the California Register. <br />The Alymore-Stephenson House also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 <br />for its exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Typical features of this style <br />illustrated by the house include its form and massing; asymmetrical but balanced design composition; use of wood-framed <br />casement windows with wrought-iron grills and balconefs; medium-pitched red-tile roof with shallow overhangs and exposed <br />rafters. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it `contributes to the overall character and <br />history" of Santa Ana, and, as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style in the Floral Park neighborhood, `5s a good <br />example of period architecture." Character-defining exterior features of the Alymore-Stephenson House that should be <br />preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (stucco, wood, and red-clay tiles); roof configuration and <br />detailing; original windows and doors where extant; attached chimney; and architectural details such as the deeply arched <br />entryway with crenellated frame and wrought-iron grills and ba/conet with decorative scrollwork. <br />B72. References (continued): <br />Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. <br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. <br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana. An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994 <br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. <br />National Register Bulletin 16A. `How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National <br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. <br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995. <br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932-1954. <br />Whitten, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. <br />`Alison Honer Dies at 84,"The Santa Ana Journal. September 21, 1981. <br />`Builder of Honer Plaza Dies,"Orange County Register. September 15, 1981. <br />`History of Floral Park." http.//www.floral-park.com/pape2.html. <br />"Terry E. Stephenson, ex-Register Newsman,"Santa Ana Register. January 25, 1990. <br />' Determination of Eligibility, February 25, 9980. <br />DPR 523E /~ ~(f~ ~ O <br />