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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NISSON HOUSE Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Nissen House REF. NO. ADDRESS CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1926 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT North Broadway NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 2, CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 2D2 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission /Spanish Colonial Revival The Mission /Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name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 espadana); 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 the Spanish Colonial Revival are low- pitched roofs, usually with little 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 Nissen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a structure with the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period, the Spanish Colonial Revival (Municipal Code, Section 30 -2(a). It also qualifies for the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 4(b), for its association with famous people in the history of the City, the Nissen family. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Key' because it "has a distinctive architectural style and quality" as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style and "is associated with a significant person," Clarence A. Nissen and the Nissen family (Municipal Code, Section 30 -2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 2: It is associated with the lives of persons important in our past. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 2D2: Contributor to a district determined eligible for the National Register by consensus through Section 106 process. Listed in the California Register.