{"nrhp_refnum":"82000978","name":"Wright, George L., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"831 N. Minter St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Ana","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.75274316300005,"lon":-117.86378876199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story wood frame house at 831 North Minter Street in Santa Ana, Orange County, California, built in 1913 in the Western Stick (Craftsman) style and originally designed as a triplex.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the largest and most impressive remaining Craftsman-style building in the Santa Ana area, with its principal elevations and major rooms unaltered. It is also tied to George L. Wright, a local citizen who built a large moving and storage business and served on the city council from 1902 to 1906. Its scale and design reflect his growing social and economic success.","narrative":"Built in 1913 beside French Park in Santa Ana, this two-story wood frame house was designed as a triplex, with a spacious owner's unit on the ground floor and two units upstairs. Its Western Stick, or Craftsman, styling shows in exposed structural timbers, lookout beams, exposed rafter tails, deep barge rafters, a full-width veranda and two upper sleeping porches. Inside, stained wood trim, wainscoting, built-in bookcases, sideboards and a Murphy bed in the den reflect the style. The house was built for George L. Wright, who arrived in Santa Ana before the 1885-89 real estate boom, worked first as a carpenter, then built the area's largest moving and storage company. He served on the city council from 1902 to 1906, when a new City Hall was built and streets were paved. The house replaced an 1890s cottage on the same site. It is regarded as the most imposing Craftsman residence in the city, and its exterior remains almost entirely intact.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Western Stick, or Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with minimal exterior alterations; undergoing rehabilitation and conversion into three condominium units at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.486221-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82000978.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000978/da07859066-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000978/da07859066-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Winddaddy","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_L._Wright_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Winddaddy</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_L._Wright_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"99000551","name":"French Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/french-park-historic-district-99000551/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860372","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133337319"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/wright-george-l-house-82000978/"}