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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
WILSON-WAGNER HOUSE
530 South Birch Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME Wilson-Wagner House REF. NO. 98
ADDRESS 530 South Birch Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1913 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Heninger Park
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 3S
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Prairie School
The Prairie School refers to a group of architects centered in Chicago at the beginning of the twentieth century. Primary amongst them
was Frank Lloyd Wright, under whom Prairie School designs reached their apex. Echoing the uninterrupted horizontal lines of the
American prairie, Prairie style homes—it was largely a domestic movement—are usually characterized by broadly pitched hipped
roofs with deep overhangs; two stories in height, often with one story wings; front porches with massive porch roof supports; and
detailing which emphasizes the horizontal. A common, vernacular interpretation of the type, sometimes referred to as the Prairie Box
or the American Foursquare, is box-like in massing and plan, with hipped or gabled dormers, porches across all or a portion of the
façade, and detailing culled from the vocabularies of a variety of styles, including Mission Revival, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
Included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property, the Wilson-Wagner House has been categorized as “Landmark” because it
“has a unique architectural significance” as one of Orange County’s best examples of Prairie School architecture and as an example of
the skill of Santa Ana’s foremost architect, Frederick Eley (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)
3S: Appears eligible for separate listing.