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e <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION <br />C~ndltlon Check One Check One <br />2 excellent deteriorated unaltered orlsinal site <br />good ruins X ~ltered × moved date <br />I fair unexposed <br /> <br />1982 <br /> <br />Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance <br /> <br />The Maag Ranch House is one of the finest orange grove homes ever to be <br />built in Orange County. The house, alor~ with the pump house and <br />carriage barnis representative of the life style of a successful citrus <br />farmer at the turn of the century. 3000 square feet in size~ the two-story <br />house is a fine example of Neo-classical architecture. During the restora- <br />tion process, the house will be returned to its original 1899 appearance. <br />The three buildings possess five of the seven criteria for integrity: design, <br />materials~workmanship~feeling and association with the period of signi- <br />ficance. <br /> <br />Roof scape: <br /> Centered with a double bellcast hipped rooL the Maag House roof scape <br />features prominent gables on all four facades. The entire roof is under- <br />scored with wide enclosed eaves~ accented with elaborate carved <br />brackets. The pedimented front gable face is clad in clapboard and <br />features a hooded window/vent arrangement, with diamond-parted <br />glass sections on each side of the louvered vent. The west gable is also <br />pedimented and features a two-tiered gable face with a trio of tall~ narrow <br />double-hung windows. Carved trim separates the windows and curves <br />upward to create brackets under the top tier. A balcony, bordered with a <br />balustrade of turned balusters, originally occupied the top of the slanted <br />bay window below the gable. This balcony and balustrade will be repli- <br />cated during the restoration. The east-facing gable matches the one on <br />the west. The rear-facing, or north) gable is plain in design, with <br />clapboard cladding, a centered louvered vent) and returns at the base <br />of the gable face. <br /> <br />Front Facade: <br /> Unique Neo-classical detailing decorates the front facade of the Maag <br />House. Carved brackets under the eaves, a row of elaborate swags on the <br />frieze~ and a cast plaster design on the pedimented gable over the porch <br />steps add rich ornamentation to the house. Double-hung windows are <br />featured on the second floor, while a large plate glass window and high <br />horizontal stained glass window are used on the first floor. The varnished <br /> <br /> <br />