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Page 1 of 4 <br />cm\historic\templates\Birch 313 N (American Legion Hall) <br />8/23/01 <br />NAME Armory Hall/American Legion Hall REF. NO. 128 <br />ADDRESS 313 North Birch Street <br />CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT 1911 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT Downtown Santa Ana NEIGHBORHOOD N/A <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION A, C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 1D <br />Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted <br />USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M. <br /> Prehistoric Historic Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival <br />DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: <br />The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival <br />vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include <br />curved parapets (or espadana); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by <br />large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between <br />1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- <br />California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily <br />recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof <br />coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets, and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches, asymmetry, <br />balconies and patios, window grilles, and wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements. <br />Exhibit B