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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EMISON-GEORGIEFF HOUSE 2335 North Park Boulevard Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Emison-Georgieff House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2335 North Park Boulevard CITY Santa Ana Z[P 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1928 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT NIA NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park NA'T'IONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 2D Location; ^ Not for Publication ®Unrestricted ^ Prehistoric ®Historic ^ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival The Missioi~/Spai~islf Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses t~vo major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, pol}filar between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions ofthe Sor~tlswest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or espada~'l~); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; parch roofs supported by large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colo~~ial Revival flourished behveen 1915 and 1944, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. 'T'he movement received widespread attention after the Panama- Cafifornia Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spansh} Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red file roof coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches; asyimnetry; balconies and patios; window grilles; and decorative elements of woad, wrought iron, tile, or stone. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Emison-Georgieff House I~as been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a cantributor to a North Broadway Park historic district that is bounded by Riverside Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North Broadway, and North Flower Street. Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the EZnison-Georgieff House has been listed in the California Register. It also qualiEes for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criteriaji 1 for its exemplification of the "distinguishing characteristics" of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The house also contributes to the historic character of the Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and Historic association with important members of the local business and professional cannnunities. Additionally, the house I~as been categorized as "Landmark" because it has been determined eligible for the National Register, leas been listed in the California Register, has "n~~ique architectural signif"icance" as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and contributes to a district that I~as "historical/cultural significancy to the City" as an example of tl~e City Beautiful plamiing movement. EXPLANATION Or CODES: • National Re ister Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instn~etions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of constniction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess I~igh artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose compoue~~ts may lack individual distinction. National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions For Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) 2D1: Contributor to a district determined eligible by the Keeper. EXHIBIT 2 Page 1 of 5