Heritage Museum of Orange County, 3101 West Harvard Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704, 714.540.0404 |
3101 West Harvard Street
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714) 540-0404
Fax (714) 540-1932
THE MAAG HOUSE
The Maag House, completed
in 1899, was the ranch house of citrus and nut grower John
Anton Maag, his wife Catherine, and his 10 children. The size of the
family and Maag’s success in his agricultural and business ventures are
reflected in this 5000 square foot Colonial Revival house.
Exterior features of the house include a hipped roof with two gables, one on the front of the house and one on the side. An L-shaped porch wraps around the corner between the front and the main side entries, with its roof supported on Tuscan columns. Pedimented gables enhanced by scrollwork accent these entries.
The house has been recently repainted by volunteers from Behr using a colorful palette typical of the Victorian period. The area in front of the house, which had become badly overgrown, has been cleared and will soon be planted with an extensive lawn and garden.
The interior of the house is awaiting restoration and is not currently open to the public. The original floor plan included six bedrooms, a grand panelled entry hall, a large parlour, a music room, a dining room capable of seating up to 24 people, a spacious kitchen, a butler’s pantry, and one and a half bathrooms.
Exterior features of the house include a hipped roof with two gables, one on the front of the house and one on the side. An L-shaped porch wraps around the corner between the front and the main side entries, with its roof supported on Tuscan columns. Pedimented gables enhanced by scrollwork accent these entries.
The house has been recently repainted by volunteers from Behr using a colorful palette typical of the Victorian period. The area in front of the house, which had become badly overgrown, has been cleared and will soon be planted with an extensive lawn and garden.
The interior of the house is awaiting restoration and is not currently open to the public. The original floor plan included six bedrooms, a grand panelled entry hall, a large parlour, a music room, a dining room capable of seating up to 24 people, a spacious kitchen, a butler’s pantry, and one and a half bathrooms.
Members of the Maag family
lived in the house until Catherine died in 1955. The 31-acre ranch on which
it stood was then purchased by the adjacent Fairhaven Cemetery, which put
the house to use as a caretaker’s residence before selling the land to a
mobile home developer in the 1970s. In 1982 it was moved to the Museum along
with two of its original outbuildings.
The original Maag carriage barn and water tower/pump house stand near the main house. Both have been restored on the outside. The inside of the carriage barn has been remodelled to house Museum offices and classroom/meeting space. The water tower/pump house now houses a small gift shop specializing in toys for the thousands of school children who visit the Museum each year.
The original Maag carriage barn and water tower/pump house stand near the main house. Both have been restored on the outside. The inside of the carriage barn has been remodelled to house Museum offices and classroom/meeting space. The water tower/pump house now houses a small gift shop specializing in toys for the thousands of school children who visit the Museum each year.
