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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />•- • <br />525 WEST SANTA CLARA AVENUE <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />Dr. Ashmore House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />525 West Santa Clara Avenue <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1927 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />I Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />3 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />551 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Spanish Colonial Revival <br />The Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Spanish Colonial <br />Revival flourished between 1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received <br />widespread attention after the Panama - California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of <br />Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are <br />low- pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets, <br />and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches, asymmetry, balconies and patios, window grilles, and <br />wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements. <br />SUMMARYICONCLUSION: <br />The Dr. Ashmore House 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. Additionally, <br />the house has been categorized as "Key" because of its association with Dr. Frank Ashmore, "a significant <br />person in the city". (Municipal Code, Section 30 -2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />• California Register Criteria for Evaluation. (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance <br />Series # 7, "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 <br />represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />• California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) <br />5S1: Contributor to a district determined eligible for the National Register by consensus through Section <br />106 process. Listed in the California Register. <br />251 -7 <br />