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State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 6 *NRHP Status Code 3S -resource name or m seWnfy hank duoamg B1. Historic Name: Security Bank Building B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Multi -story Commercial B4. Present Use: Vacant *B5. Architectural Style: New Formalism *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1964-1966 October 14, 1964, #7744. [Building]. Carter Co., owner and contractor. $2,700,00. August 12, 1964. #7295. Foundation only for office building. Carter Co. $100,000. August 17, 1964. #7333. Shoring for basement. Carter Co. $68,000. March 16, 1965. #926. Plastering. May 12, 1965. #9635. 20d floor partitions. Carter Co. $4,000. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6.) *B7. Moved? ■No DYes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location: *B8. Related Features: None. Bga. Architect: Welton Becket and Associates b. Builder: Carter Company *B10. Significance: Theme Commercial Development and Commercial Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1964-1966 Property Type: Multi -story Commercial Applicable Criteria: All and C13 (Discuss Importance In terms of histodoal or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Security Bank Building is historically significant for its association with post -World War 11 development of downtown Santa Ana as the financial headquarters of Orange County and for representing the history of Security Bank, a southern California financial institution for over 100 years. It is also architecturally significant for its New Formalist design by master architect Welton Becket and Associates. In October 1964, the Carter Company applied for a building permit to construct a ten - story bank and office building on Main Street with an estimated value of $2,700,000. The Carter Company, based in Los Angeles and incorporated in 1956, initially functioned solely as a builder of office and industrial buildings, adding ownership and development to their portfolio in the 1960s. Other projects of the company included 3075 Wilshire Boulevard and the Wilshire Court Financial Center, both high-rise buildings in Los Angeles. Building permits for the Main Street property suggest that the shell of the building was completed first, and then as interior spaces were leased, interior partitions were added. The building was described by the Los Angeles Time as adding a "10-story sculptured profile to [the] Santa Ana skyline ("Sculptured Look,"Los Angeles Times, April 3, 1966, page 120). When the building opened in November 1966, the value of the property was reportedly $5,000,000. From 1967 through 1996, the building housed professional tenants, including attorneys, insurance agents, investigators, and accountants, as well as the bank. Orange County leased the entire building in 1996 from then owner Eastcom of Newport Beach for a variety of public services. Although numerous interior renovations (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and *B12. References: City of Santa Ana Building Permits Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library Sanborn Maps (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 6.) B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie Heumann *Date of Evaluation: August 28, 2017 (This space reserved for official comments.) U Security Bank Building 888 North Main Street n 0.9�8 aG. (DA. J b U as O. pb6 AL L)5 AC. f i4 J8, Q.fi311f. i N 4 ). tJ Af.� Z I )•: DPR 523B (1195) *Required information