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State of California - The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page -L of -L Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) McClain House "Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SAIC "Date April 21, 2004 [RJ Continuation 0 Update *810. Significance (continued): The McClain House is located in an area north of the original core of Santa Ana and which is now known as the Santa Ana Triangle neighborhood. Bordered by East Santa Clara Avenue on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, Interstate 5 on the east and the east side of North Main Street on the west, this neighborhood was initially developed between 1905 and 1910. In 1905, the city directories listed only two residences on Bush Street north of Seventeenth (1901 and 2073), several homes on Main Street which appeared to be primarily on the west side, and no houses on either Spurgeon or French Streets north of Seventeenth. By 1911, the directories indicated that over two dozen homes were occupied on North Bush Street alone. This pattern of development is illustrated in the 1912 plat book, which mapped the lots of the Main Street Tract and the Piley Addition on these streets, in marked contrast to the large agricultural holdings of the adjacent Park Santiago neighborhood. The McClain House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a bungalow with the distinguishing characteristics ofthe Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an intact and representative example of a Craftsman bungalow, ''is a good example of period architecture." The bungalow incorporates the horizontal emphasis, redwood construction, front porch, and architectural detailing typical of the Craftsman style. It possesses a high degree of integrity on both the exterior and interior, including original cabinets and a "California Cooler" in the kitchen. Character- defining exterior features of the McClain House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: siding (clapboard) and materials (brick); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch configuration and detailing; brick chimney; and architectural details (such as the window and door surrounds, porch railing, roof braces, and pur/ins). *812. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encvclooedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana. An Illustrated Historv. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16A. "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form. " Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1901-1911. DPR 523L 25Ar14