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MASIN HOUSE
1310 South Birch Street
Santa Ana, CA 92707
NAME
Masin House
REF. NO.
ADDRESS
1310 South Birch Street
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIP
92707
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1925
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY; Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT
NIA
NEIGHBORHOOD Wilshire Square
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
C
NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE
5S I
Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both
AR MTECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow/Craftsman
Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American 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, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A new
appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal tines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of capacious
porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low pitched gable and hipped
-oofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive use of
,tone 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.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Masin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a building with the
"distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period." Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive"
because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Wilshire Square and "is a good example of period architecture" as an
illustration of the 1920s Craftsman style (Municipal Code Section 30-2.2)."
MWILANATION_OF c4Di S:: .
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Yuri nal Register Criteria for: Eyalgation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Otte -of -
Historic Presecvation�
C: that embody the -distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or thalrere�the
work of a master, or tiat possess high artistic values, or that represent.a significant and distngpll�uriltv�€
whose components may lack individual distinction. _ --
• National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Hlstprip
Presery4tion)
5S1 Is separately listed or.designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation.
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