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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DIERKER HOUSES
914-914½ North Lacy Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME Dierker Houses REF. NO.
ADDRESS 914-914½ North Lacy Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1923 (914½), 1925 (914) LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT French Park NEIGHBORHOOD French Park
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow/Craftsman
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, materials, 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 into 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.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Dierker Houses were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as contributors to the French Park Historic District.
Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the buildings are also listed in the California
Register. They also qualify for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property under Criterion 1 as representative of the
distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style from the mid-1920s. Additionally, the houses have been categorized as
“Contributive” because they “contribute to the overall character and history” of the French Park neighborhood through their style and
type, are a “good example” of the Craftsman style, and “have not been substantially altered” (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)
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)
1D: Contributor to a listed district.