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<br />I, <br /> <br />~(~ <br /> <br />Kaplan Chen Kaplan <br />Architects & Planners <br /> <br />2526 Eighteenth Street <br />Santa Monica CA 90405 <br /> <br />November 1, 2006 <br /> <br />TO: David DiRienzo <br /> <br />FR: Pam O'Connor <br />Kaplan Chen Kaplan <br /> <br />RE: West End Lofts <br />Santa Ana, California <br /> <br />The purpose of this memo is to review the two Secretary of the Interiors Standards for <br />Rehabilitation that apply to infill buildings in historic districts: Standards #9 and #10, <br /> <br />The National Register nomination for the Santa Ana Downtown Historic District <br />provides the basis for the findings that resulted in its designation as a National <br />Register Historic District The Nomination notes that this Historic District is <br />predominantly two-story business blocks ",,,complemented by a scattering of taller <br />structures, the largest of which is six stories," The predominant character of the West <br />Fourth Street corridor's roofline is that of buildings stepping up and down in height <br /> <br />The nomination states that the significance of the District is based on its ability to <br />show "major architectural phases of historic urban development in the county from <br />the 1880s to the 1933 Earthquake," It goes on to note that "the district maintains <br />design integrity that is reflected in the changes in architectural fashion over time and <br />preserves key individual examples of important periods of architectural <br />development" The eras represented include: <br /> <br />. Victorian, only a few with exterior focades extant <br />. Pre World.War IjProgressive Era (new and remodels) including the <br />1915 West End Theater <br />. 1920's Expansion with two periods of growth <br />1922: mostly new construction including the 6-story First National <br />Bank Building (1923) <br />1928: use of Spanish Colonial Revival styles <br />. Early 1930s, PosHarthquake remodeling. Victorian cornices lost, <br />building facades stucco added over original brick in Moderne styles; <br />due to the Depression designs were simple and inexpensive such as <br />the Semi-Tropic Hotel remodel <br /> <br />Telephone 310.452.7505 <br />Facsimile 310.452.1494 <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 0 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />80A-77 <br />