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NAME <br />Spurgeon Building <br />REF. NO. 20 <br />ADDRESS <br />202-212 West Fourth Street and 318-320 North Sycamore Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92701 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1913 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />Downtown Santa Ana <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />N/A <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />A, B, <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />1B <br />Location: [❑ Not for Publication Unrestricted <br />USGS 7.5" Quad Date: T R % of %4 of Sec B.M. <br />❑ Prehistoric Historic [ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Commercial Style (with a Second Empire Clock Tower Element) <br />DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: <br />The Commercial Style achieved maturity in large eastern and Midwestern cities, most notably Chicago, where the demands for office <br />and retail space in downtown areas led to the development of multi -storied buildings distinguished by an emphasis on windows over <br />wall surfaces and a relative lack of ornamentation. Dating from 1875 to 1930, commercial buildings generally have straight fronts <br />and level skylines, sometimes marked by an overhanging cornice. The regular fenestration pattern, usually consisting of repetitive <br />groupings of unadorned, rectangular windows, provides the primary characteristic of the facades. Chicago windows, with broad, <br />fixed central lights flanked by narrower, operable side sash, are often employed. Piers and spandrels may be in the same plane as the <br />windows, or spandrels may be recessed, with the result that neither horizontal nor vertical lines achieve dominance (Whiffen, 183- <br />189). <br />Pagel of 5 <br />emUiistori6templatesTourth 202 W (Spurgeon Bldg) <br />8/21/01 <br />25A-66 <br />