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<br />Page 3 of 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Stein House
<br />'Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, SAIC *Date April 21, 2004 u continuation u update
<br />*P3a. Description:
<br />proportioned front door, Banked by half-height sidelights is located in the center bay of the fagade. A large, horizontal
<br />window south of the entry is balanced on the north by French doors Banked by casements in a slightly projecting bay.
<br />Extended lintels above all of the openings provide an additional horizontal line. Bands of openings on the side elevations,
<br />including another set of French doors that act as a secondary entry on the south, are similarly topped. A brick chimney is
<br />attached to the south elevation, piercing the porch roof to terminate with a stepped and paneled cap. In the rear of the
<br />property, facing West Pine Street, afront-gabled garage utilizes a simpler ve-sion of the roof design of the house. Minor
<br />alterations visible from the street include a rear addition and replacement of the garage door. A low concrete curb, bisecfed
<br />by concrete paths leading to the porch steps on the east and south, borders the front lawn of this substantially intact home.
<br />*B10. Significance (continued):
<br />The Stein House is located in Heninger Park, a residential neighborhood that developed south of the original city core,
<br />primarily between 1910 and 1930. Generally bounded by West First Street on the north, West McFadden Avenue (originally
<br />Fairview Avenue) on the south, South Sycamore Street on the east, and South Flower Street on the west, the neighborhood
<br />had a few homes, mostly located in the northern half, when the area was partially mapped in 1895 by the Sanborn
<br />Company. Most of the land was agricultural in use. The City utilized the southwest comer of West Firsf and South Gamsey
<br />(then called Palm) for the municipal water works, and the City stables were located on the northwest comer of Palm and
<br />West Walnut.
<br />Brothers H. 8. and Martin Heninger were responsible for developing and platting the tract following their purchase of thirty-
<br />fouracres of what was known as the Palmer Tract in 1907. The Heningers planted trees, put in sidewalks and curbs, and
<br />paved the streets on what had been a bartey field. Later they bought additional tracts often and eighteen acres which they
<br />also platted and improved. These properties were known as Heninger Additions Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. In 1921, Orange
<br />County historian Samuel Armor described the Heninger tracts as "... the finest residence section of the city, built up with fine
<br />homes..., "adding, " Mr. (Martin] Heninger and his brother have erected 150 houses on the property" (Armor, p. 1777). The
<br />major landmark of the neighborhood was Santa Ana Polytechnic High School, which occupied a campus that stretched from
<br />West Walnut to West Camille between South Ross and South Parton Streets.
<br />The majority of homes in the area showcase the Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles, and, to a lesser extent, the other
<br />revival styles of the 1920s. Homes range in size from one to two stories and are unified by common setbacks, the repetition
<br />of gabled roofiines and front porches, the use of similar materials, and on some blocks, by the canopy of street trees.
<br />Portions of South Birch Street and South Broadway, in particular, present intact Craftsman streetscapes. After replacement
<br />of some of the earlier homes with high density apartments in the 1970s and 1980s, the City of Santa Ana recognized the
<br />integrity of the Heninger Parts neighborhood in 1986, by creating a Specific Development (SD) zoning district intended to
<br />preserve its historic character, the second such SD in the City. (French Park was the first.)
<br />The Stein House qualities for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a bungalow with
<br />the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmartc" for its
<br />"unique architectural significance" as a frne illustration of the Craftsman aesthetic. The elaboration of the roof and porch
<br />structure, which acts as the primary architectural decoration, and the emphatically horizontal design reaches out to embrace
<br />the landscape are hallmarks of the Craftsman approach to design. All original and restored exterior features of the Stein
<br />House are considered character-defining and should be preserved, including, but not be limited to: siding (clapboard) and
<br />materials (brick); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch configuration and detailing; brick
<br />chimney; garage; concrete curbs, paths, and stairs; and architectural details (such as the beams, gable faces, extended
<br />lintels, and porch railing).
<br />*B12. References (continued):
<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
<br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995.
<br />Whitten, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1901-1935.
<br />Armor, Samuel. History of Orange Couniv. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921.
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