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RESOURCES PRESENT: ® Building ^ Structure MOVED? ®No ^ Yes ^ Object ^ Site ^ Unknown Date: Original Location: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, geographic scope, and integrity.) Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative townsite on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Early growth and development was stimulated by the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1878 and the Santa Fe Railroad in 1886. Following its incorporation as a city in 1886, Santa Ana was recognized as one of the leading communities in the area in 1889 when it became the seat of the newly created County of Orange. Beginning in the 1880s and continuing through the first three decades of the 20~' century, Broadway emerged as a prominent residential corridor and was eventually lined by comfortably scaled homes shaded by rows of street trees. In the 1920s and 1930s, Broadway experienced new growth as elegant multiple-family residences, several of which were oriented around interior courtyards, were introduced to the street. Several examples of both periods of development have survived, evoking a distinctive sense of time and place, when a Broadway address was a distinguished and desirable one. Representing the later phase of development, the Patricia Apartments are an adaptation of the popular courtyard housing type, utilizing the popular and picturesque Spanish Colonial Revival style to good advantage. Individual units offered such amenities as separate entries, beamed ceilings, and chimneys. The property retains a high degree of integrity and clearly continues to convey its original style and period of significance. Character-defining exterior features of the property which should be preserved include, but are not limited to: patterned stucco cladding; clay the roofs; courtyard configuration; stylistic detailing such as arches, entry surrounds and chimneys; and original fenestration. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: This property is currently listed.in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property. The Patricia Apartments have been categorized as "Key" because of their "distinctive architectural style and quality" as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). OWNER AND ADDRESS: James cm\historic\templates\Broadway 2201 N 6/13/01 18662 Auburn Drive Santa Ana, CA 92705 Page 3 of 4 ^ District ^ Element of District ^ Other 25E-8