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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County «M« tm. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 925 N. Lacy St. Marylin Apts, (south bldg.) Spanish Colonial Revival 1929 The asymmetrical form of the front facade of the 8-unit south building of the Marylin Apartments is topped with a flat roof fronted with a short shed-style red-clay-tile-clad hood. The original patterned stucco covers both the north and south buildings. A recessed casement window in the center of the second floor is surrounded by an elaborate shaped arch and fronted with a small wrought iron balcony rail. A trio of recessed 4- over-4 double-hung windows, located in the north side, is underscored with a cantilevered row of arches. A small balcony, supported by richly-carved turned posts and balusters, occupies the southwest corner of the second floor. An arch, resting on a large stucco-clad pilaster, leads to the double french doors at the main entrance. Wide concrete steps, imbedded with decorative tiles on the risers, lead from the sidewalk. A wrought iron balcony and screen shelter the recessed windows immediately to the south of the main entrance. 3-light casement windows are used along both the south and north elevations. Stella and Edward Yost, prominent Santa Ana citizens, built the Marylin Apartment buildings in 1929. They lived in No. 508, facing Wellington, and serving as manager of the complex. They built and operated the Yost Theater on Spurgeon St. in 1919 and the Broadway Yost Theater in 1925. Mr. Yost served on the city council in the 1930's. He was a fifty year member of the Santa Ana Masonic Lodge 241. 926 N. Lacy St. Terry .Stephenson House Craftsman Bungalow 1915 Specialty siding covers the exterior of the single-storied Stephenson House. The side-facing gabled roof, with offset front-facing gabled porch, is accented with single exposed beam ends. Wood shingles cover the side facing gables, while the front gable face is clad in stucco. Square red brick pillars, topped with concrete caps, support the front porch and pergola, which shades the area to the south of the porch. Swiss-influenced cut out railings run between the brick pillars. A mix of double-hung windows and casement windows, accented with a row of muntins at the top, is used throughout the house. The wood front door is accented with the original brass hardware and horizontal window.