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501 <br /> <br />PHOTOGRAPHS: <br /> <br />Taken: March 11, 1996 <br />Photographer: Diann Marsh <br />Location of negatives: 321 E. Eighth St. (ORIG'fNAL ON FILE IN <br /> Santa Aha, CA 92701 co~wamx~Y DEVELOPMENT AGENCY) <br /> <br />1. This view of the building, taken from the northeast, shows the Fourth <br /> Street facade on the right and the Sycamore Street facade on the left. <br /> <br />The Fourth Street facade, shown from the northwest, features the cen- tered main entrance that leads into the lobby for the upper three <br />floors. <br /> <br />The center section of the Fourth Street facade, taken from the north, <br /> shows the bracket-decorated cornice above, the rows of paired recess- <br /> double-hung windows, the dentil-trimmed beltcourse, and the first <br /> floor main entrance and storefronts. <br /> <br />Taken from the east, this photo shows depicts the west end of the <br /> Fourth Street facade. Note the dentil-trimmed beltcourse, the metal <br /> rolled security fence and the luxor glass panels above the storefronts. <br /> These panels, which were installed when the building was restored, , are <br /> very similar to the original. <br /> <br />The main entrance to the upper floors is located in the center of the <br /> first floor of the Fourth Street facade. A massive cast concrete two- <br /> tiered cornice, accented with elaborate cast concrete brackets, caps <br /> the main entrance. The wide side panels are also made of cast concrete. <br /> the deeply-recessed entryway leads to a pair of wood-framed glass <br /> entry doors. Plain plate glass panels are located in the side walls. The <br /> original hexagonal tile floor, with "W. H. Spurgeon Building" enscribed <br /> in the center, decorates the entryway floor. <br /> <br />6. A view of the Sycamore Street facade, taken from the east. Note the <br /> repeat of the design features of the Fourth Street facade. <br /> <br />A detail of the fourth floor of the Sycamore Street facade, taken from <br /> the east, shows the wide cornice and brackets at the roof line, the <br /> recessed windows, and the decorative shields and medallions at the <br /> fourth floor level. <br /> <br />8. The south end of the Sycamore Street elevation, taken from the east, <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1 Page 7 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />