HomeMy WebLinkAbout030403_ExecutiveSummary-MainInvestmentCoBuilding_501NMain.pdfEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MAIN INVESTMENT COMPANY BUILDING
501 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
NAME Main Investment Company Building REF. NO. 137
ADDRESS 501 North Main Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1929 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD N/A
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: N/A
This building has been totally remodeled.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The Main Investment Company Building has been included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Additionally, the
building has been categorized as “Contributive” because it “contributes to the overall character and history” of downtown Santa Ana as
a building dating from 1929. It also contributes through its physical role in the historic downtown streetscape, as “a good example of
period architecture” in terms of its scale, massing, and setbacks (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of
Historic Preservation)
C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the
work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction.
• National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic
Preservation)
5S1: Not eligible for the National Register but of local interest because the resource is eligible for listing under an
existing local ordinance.