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<br />'CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
<br />Page 3 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned l,y recorder) Emison-GeorgfeHHouse
<br />*Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, Peter C. Moruzzf, SAlC *Date January 27, 2003 ~ Continuation ©Update
<br />*P3a. Description (continued}:
<br />with a moderately pitched, side-gabled roof covers a recessed porch and is supported by thick, square brick peers. Here,
<br />too, exposed rafter tails distinguish the eaves. A tapered, exterior, stucco-covered chimney rises above the gable peak of
<br />the west elevation. On the projecting east wing, a second floor row of four double-hung sash windows surmounts the
<br />doublo-car garage. The garage doors are not original. Ornamental wrought iron sconces grace many of the exterior walls.
<br />An original decorative tiled fountain and a round gazebo topped with a red tfle roof, installed in 1973, occupy the southeast
<br />corner of the property. Tho front yard is Iushty landscaped with mature pine, magnolia, ficus, and eucalyptus frees, topiary,
<br />lawns, and a winding red brick entrance path. Wrought iron fencing punctuated by an ornate monogram (G, most likely for
<br />Dr. Georgteff, a more recent owner] forms a perimetor watt between square stuccoed posts at the sidewalk and was
<br />probably installed in 1987. Other than the noted changes, the house appears in excellent, original condition.
<br />~B1t}. Significance (continued):
<br />The Emison-Georgteff House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of dawn#own Sanfa Ana bounded by West
<br />Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados, and walnuts and
<br />widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and bufldor Aflison Honor (1897-1981),
<br />credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Felts,
<br />New York in 1922 {Talbert, pages 353-35&). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land
<br />And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The
<br />parcel chosen became the Flora! Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the
<br />1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. Thoy sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange
<br />County,,Reatster. September 95, 1981). Roviva! architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 9920s
<br />and 1930s and Floret Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial
<br />Revival. The Atltson Honer Cansfruction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled
<br />Old Santa Ana City Hatt, the El Toro Marine Sase during World War il, and the 1980 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived to
<br />the neighborhood he had helped fo create, at 895 West Santa Clara Avenue.
<br />In the late 9920s and 9930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (9889-1965), continued developing the groves of Flora!
<br />Parir. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Sanfa
<br />Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
<br />Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. !n the early post World War !l years, Flora! Park continued its development as
<br />numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Coniinutng in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style.
<br />!n the 9950s, low, horizontal Ranch Sfyte houses completed the growth of Floret Park. Today (2003) Floral Park maintains
<br />its identity as tho premtor neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
<br />The Emison-Georgieff House has been detormfned eligible for listing in the National Regisfer of Historic Places as a
<br />contributor to a North Broadway Park historic district That is bounded by Rlversfde Drive, Santa Clara Avenue, North
<br />Broadway, and North Flower Street. Comprising tho northern end of the Floral Park neighborhood, North Broadway Park
<br />was subdividod in 9923. The Keeper of the National Register found that: "North Broadway Park reflects the Ctty Beautiful
<br />planning movement in Southern California during the early twentieth century. Tho vornacular adaptations of period revival
<br />styles, curvilinear street patterns, street furniture, and landscape combine to create a cohesive and pleasant middle class
<br />suburban neighborhood environment which is unique in the early hisbrica! development of the cit y of Santa Ana. "' Undor
<br />the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the Emison-Georgteff House has bean fisted in
<br />the California Register. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 9 far its
<br />oxempiificatfon of the distinguishing characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The house combines the broad
<br />asymmetrical massing, materials, and romanticism, epitomized by tho fawor, that are associated with the Spanish Colonial
<br />Revival, with tho wooden cantilevered balcony that is the hallmark of the Monterey Revival. The house also contributes to
<br />the historic character of the Flora! Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and historic association with important
<br />members of the local business andprofessionalcornmunities. Additionally, the house has been categorized as Landmark"
<br />because it has been determined eligible for the National Register, has been listed in the California Register, has unique
<br />architectural significance"as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and contributes b a district that has
<br />hfsforical/cultura! significance to the City" as an example of the City leautiful planning movement. Ali original and restored
<br />exterior features of the Emison-Georgfeff House are considered to be character defining and should be presorved. These
<br />features include, but may not be Itmited to: materials (wood, brick, Iron, tile) and finishes (stucco); roof configuration,
<br />materials, and treatment; massing and composition; balcony, porches, bays and projections; doors and windows;
<br />architectural detailing (zapatas, wrought iron railings, sconces, etc.); and landscapo features such as the decorative tiled
<br />fountain and mature trees.
<br />Determination of Eligibility, February 25, 1980.
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