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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 ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1928 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park NATIONAL 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 Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ?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 Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or espadaila); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between 1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s, The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of (lie Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with tittle or no overhangs and red tile roof coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches; asymmetry; balconies and patios; window grilles; and decorative elements of wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Emison-Georgieff House has been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor 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 Emison-Georgieff House has been listed in the California Register. It also qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion I for its exemplification of the "distinguishing characteristics" of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The house also contributes to the historic character of (lie Floral Park neighborhood through its age, style, scale, and historic association with important members of the local business and professional communities. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it has been determined eligible for (lie National Register, has been listed in the California Register, has "unique architectural significance" as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and contributes to a district that has "historical/cultural significance to the City" as an example of the City Beautiful planning movement. EXPLANATION Or CODES: National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of constriction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components 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 25B-7