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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
McKERN HOUSE
1016 North Logan Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME McKern House REF. NO. 88
ADDRESS 1016 North Logan Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT Circa 1892 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Logan
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION A, C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Italianate (Late Victorian)
The Italianate (Late Victorian) style is chiefly identified by its window treatment: tall, relatively narrow, double-hung sash, with flat,
arched, or flattened arch heads often emphasized by hood moldings. Other typical features include low hipped or flat roofs, bracketed
cornices, and, particularly in residential examples, a square tower or cupola. In commercial usages, a raised pediment bearing the
name or date of the building is not uncommon. A variety of siding materials are used, usually with stringcourses between stories, and
sometimes with wall planes framed by quoins. Used for both residential and commercial buildings from the mid nineteenth century
through the 1890s, the Italianate style was adapted to “Main Street” commercial buildings and simplified, becoming the “commercial
vernacular” of the era (Whiffen, 99).
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The McKern House is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property and has been categorized as “Landmark” because it
“has a historical/cultural significance to the City of Santa Ana” and Orange County as a contributor to the historic character of the
Logan neighborhood, a working class area that developed with vernacular homes of modest scale and from the 1910s has been
associated with the Latino community. Further, the McKern House “has a unique architectural significance” as a rare Orange County
example of a nineteenth century brick cottage (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of
Historic Preservation)
A: that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history.
C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, 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)
5S1: Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or
designation.