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<br />Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name: Eisen-Glasser House
<br />*Recorded by Jill Arabe *Date July 1, 2021 Continuation Update
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<br />*B10. Significance (continued):
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<br />Since the second half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood in which the Eisen-Glasser House is located has been known
<br />as West Floral Park. Bounded by Santiago Creek on the north, West Seventeenth Street on the south, North Flower Street on
<br />the east and North Bristol Street on the west, this residential area largely developed after 1947. Prior to that time, the area was
<br />primarily agricultural, and other than Flower Street, which was improved with houses during the 1920s and 1930s, contained
<br />only a handful of residences on Baker and Bristol Streets, the City Water Works pumping plant at 2315 North Bristol Street,
<br />and the Animal Shelter and City/County Pound at 2321 North Bristol Street. Between 1947 and 1950, around two dozen homes
<br />were constructed on Baker, Olive, Towner, and Westwood Streets. Construction boomed throughout the neighborhood during
<br />the 1950s, with the California Ranch emerging as the favored residential style.
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<br />The Eisen-Glasser House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for embodiment
<br />of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch House style. It is also notable for its association with the Glasser family, who
<br />were prominent members of the Jewish community in Santa Ana. Additionally, the house has been categorized as “Contributive”
<br />because it contributes to the character and history of West Floral Park and is a good example of Ranch style architecture (Santa
<br />Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). Character-defining features of the Eisen-Glasser House include, but may not be limited
<br />to: its horizontality, keynoted by a low-pitched gabled and hipped roof; rusticity, epitomized by the combination of materials and
<br />finishes (wide wood lap siding with board and batten); wide open eaves with visible rafters behind fascia; and picturesque
<br />fenestration, notably the large, multi-paned living room window and two pairs of wood-framed, diamond-paned, double-hung
<br />sash windows.
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<br />*B12. References (continued):
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<br />Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
<br />National Register Bulletin 16A. “How to Complete the National Register Registration Form.” Washington DC: National Register
<br /> Newspapers.com (Santa Ana Register)
<br />Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. “Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.” Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1920-1979.
<br />Year: 1930; Census Place: Santa Ana, Orange, California; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 2339917
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