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EXECUTIVE <br />SUMMAIK%L JL <br />I <br />BORCHARD HOUSE <br />1617 East Fourth Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />NAME <br />Borchard House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />1617 East Fourth Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92701 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1924 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />NIA <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Saddleback View <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />I B, C <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />3S <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: <br />The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival s <br />vocabulary, popular between 1890 and l <br />curved parapets (or espadana); red tiled <br />large, square piers; arches; and wall surf <br />1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during <br />California Exposition in San Diego in I! <br />----)gnizable hallmarks of the Spanish C <br />erings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled <br />___ponies and patios; window grilles; an <br />SUMMARYICONCLUSION: <br />® Unrestricted <br />Colonial Revival <br />yle, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival <br />)20, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include <br />-oofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by <br />ices commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between <br />the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- <br />15, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were. showcased. Easily <br />>lonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof <br />parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches; asymmetry; <br />l decorative elements of wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone. <br />The Borchard House qualifies for listinglin the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 4 as the work of Frederick <br />Eley, a notable architect whose style influenced the City's architectural development. Additionally, the Borchard House has been <br />categorized as "Landmark" for its "unique architectural significance" as a highly intact and finely detailed example of Eley's <br />interpretation of the Spanish Colonial Revival style applied to a large residential commission (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). <br />EXPLANATION OF CODES: <br />(From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of <br />Historic Preservation) <br />B: that are associated rth lives of persons significant in our past. <br />C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the <br />work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity <br />whose components �I y lack individual distinction. <br />7 <br />National Register Status Code: (Fr�m Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic <br />Preservation) <br />38: Appears eligible fob separate listing. <br />EXHIBIT 1 <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />