HomeMy WebLinkAbout060708_ExecutiveSummary-LeakHouse_818SMain.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LEAK HOUSE
818 South Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME Leak House REF. NO.
ADDRESS 818 South Main Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT Circa 1913 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT Heninger Park NEIGHBORHOOD Heninger Park
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Craftsman Bungalow
Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Bungalow/Craftsman architecture was popularized by The
Craftsman magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of
Japan and Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed
honesty of form, materia ls, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A
new appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of
capacious porches in to building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and
hipped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive
use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and
broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early
1920s (McAlester, 453-46 3 ).
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION :
The Leak House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its exemplification of the
distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow style. A dditionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive”
because it “contributes to the overall character and history” Santa Ana, and, as an intact example of a Craftsman bungalow in the
historic Heninger Park neighborhood, “is a good example of perio d architecture” (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.)
3: 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 St atus Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.)
5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally.