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5O5 <br /> <br />Condition: Excellent x Good x .. Fair x_._.. Deteriorated <br /> <br /> 16. <br /> <br /> 17. <br /> <br /> 19. <br /> <br />! <br />! <br /> <br />I <br /> i o. <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br />Alterations: various ~tol'e front alterations <br /> <br />Surroundings: (Check more than one if neces~.ary) Open lend . <br />Relidential __lnduslrial Commercial x Other: <br /> <br />X No longer in existence __ <br /> <br /> Scallered b~ildings .. Den~ly built*up <br /> <br />Is the I~ructure: On its original site? ~ Moved? Lk~krmw~? <br /> <br />Related features: <br /> <br />SIGNIFICANCE <br /> Briefly ~tate historical and/or architectural importance (include dates, events, end perrins esr~)ciated with the site.) <br /> <br />The Fourth Street Commercial Core District was the commercial center of Orange <br />County from the founding of the city in 1869 unti) the ear)y 1950's when urban <br />spraw] and the development of shopping centers drew the residents away from <br />center city activities. The historical seat of Orange County government was and is <br />a part of the district. The fratenal organizations, retail and commercia] establishements <br />that comprised the urban lactic of a rural agricu]tura) county are still located <br />in the district. The buildings that housed the first agricu]tura] merchants, the <br />county newspapers and the holels which greeted newly arrived immigrants still stand <br />with modern day uses. Much of the historic architecture of the )880's and ]900's <br />stil] remains, a]though often covered with "modern" )950'S facades. The bui)[ <br />remants of ear]y Souther California history remains to be recognized and renovated. <br /> <br />Over l~ major archJtecturaJ styles are present in some form in the' district. <br />EmbeJlishmenLs and design features characteristic of each are present on one <br />building or another. <br /> <br />Main theme of the historic resource: {If more than one is <br />checked, number in order of importanca.] <br />Architecture ] Arts & Leisure <br />Economic/Industrill ? Exploration/Settlement __ __ <br />Government Military <br />Religion .... Social/Education <br /> <br />Source~ (Lbt books, document, sorveys, personal interview~ <br />and ~eir ditek). <br /> <br />'City Directories <br /> Building Permits <br /> Sanborn Maps <br /> various )oca] history books <br /> Dm*~rm~red ~Y 1980 <br /> 8¥(flome) Kath]een tea <br /> O~lnizltlo~ £N¥~or~nent~] ~n~]ifinn <br /> ~r~: 206 ~. 4th Street Suite.S6 <br /> ~ ~ 5ante Aaa .Zip'9270] <br /> <br />Locational ~ketch map (draw end label site and <br />~rroundlng ~¢eet$, reeds, end prominent landmork$): <br /> NORTH <br /> <br />Threlt~ to site: None known Privlte development Zoning , Vendllism . <br />Public Works projecl ethel: located within ~edeveloDment brojec[ ares <br /> <br /> <br />