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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />P. A. MITCHELL HOUSE <br />2203 North Ross Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />NAME <br />P. A. Mitchell House <br />REF. NO. <br />ADDRESS <br />2203 North Ross Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92706 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1930 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />N/A <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />Floral Park <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />5 <br />CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />5S1 <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ❑ Unrestricted <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ 'Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: English Revival <br />A simplification of the Tudor Revival, which reached Its height of popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, the English <br />Revival drew upon the English country house for its inspiration, English Revival homes usually feature stucco walls and <br />gable roofs of steep but not exaggerated pitch. A characteristic roof treatment incorporates uneven rakes, with one side of <br />the gable extending a greater distance that the other, sometimes changing angle of slope in the process. Arches may be <br />used for windows and doors, and, unlike their Tudor cousins, are rounded rather than pointed. Windows are usually <br />clustered in groups on the fagade and often multi -paned casement In type. Almost exclusively a residential style, English <br />Revival buildings are nearly always asymmetrical In composition. <br />SUMMARYICONCLUSION: <br />The P. A. Mitchell House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its <br />exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style. Additionally, the house has been <br />categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history' of Santa Ana, and "is a good <br />example of period architecture" (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 />5: Ineligible for the National Register, but still of local significance. <br />+ It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the <br />work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. <br />551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />25A-21 <br />