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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
<br />JAMES ALEXANDER HOUSE
<br />1112 North French Street
<br />Santa Ana, CA 92701
<br />NAME
<br />James Alexander House
<br />ADDRESS
<br />1112 North French Street
<br />CITY
<br />Santa Ana
<br />ZIP
<br />92701
<br />ORANGE COUNTY
<br />YEAR BUILT
<br />Circa 1887
<br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key
<br />HIS'T'ORIC DISTRICT
<br />French Park
<br />NEIGHBORHOOD
<br />I French Park
<br />NATIONAL REGISTER CR TL'RIA. FOR FWALUATION
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<br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE
<br />ID
<br />Location: ❑ NutforPublication 0 Unrestricted
<br />0 Prehistoric M Historic 7 Both
<br />ARCHITECTURAL, STYLE: Italianate (Late Victorian), Colonial Revival
<br />Tile hablu ate (Late Victorian) style is chiefly identified by its window treatment: tall, relatively narrow, double -hung sash, with flat,
<br />arched, or flaftened arch treads often emphasized by hood moldings. Other typical features include low hipped or flat roofs, bracketed
<br />cornices, and, particularly in residential examples, a square tower or cupola. In commercial usages, a raised pediment hearing the
<br />name or date of the building is not uncommon. A variety of siding materials are used, usually with stringcourses between stories, and
<br />sometimes with wall planes framed by quoins. Used for both residential and commercial buildings from the mid nineteenth century
<br />through the 1890s, the Italianate style was adapted to "Main Street" commercial buildings and simplified, becoming the "commercial
<br />vernacular" oftltc era (Whiffen, 99).
<br />The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial
<br />celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural pant. Whether drawing upon Georgian,
<br />Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually
<br />symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side - gabled, hipped, or gambreled,
<br />sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central i'ocal points, and
<br />frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds
<br />and pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double -hung sash, with multiple lights
<br />in Cite upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have
<br />wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAlester, 320 -326).
<br />S UNIMARY /CONCLUSION:
<br />The James Alexander House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a contributor to the French Park Historic
<br />District. Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the building is also listed in the
<br />California Register. It qualities for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1, as representative of the
<br />distinguishing characteristics of an architectural period, the late nineteenth century. Furthermore, it also qualifies for listing in the
<br />Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 4b, for its association with James and Thomas .1effersot Alexander.
<br />Additionally, the Junes Alexander House has been categorized as "Key" for its "distinctive architectural style and quality" as an
<br />example of the blending of the vernacular Italianate (Late Victorian) and Colonial Revival styles (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
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