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cm\historic\templates\Cypress S 625 ES (Cypress Fire Station) 4/17/02 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CYPRESS FIRE STATION 625 South Cypress Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92701 NAME Cypress Fire Station REF. NO. 15 ADDRESS 625 South Cypress Avenue CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92701 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1928 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Eastside NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION A, C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted Prehistoric Historic Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival The Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style, as its name implies, encompasses two major subcategories. The Mission Revival vocabulary, popular between 1890 and 1920, drew its inspiration from the missions of the Southwest. Identifying features include curved parapets (or espadana); red tiled roofs and coping; low-pitched roofs, often with overhanging eaves; porch roofs supported by large, square piers; arches; and wall surfaces commonly covered in smooth stucco. The Spanish Colonial Revival flourished between 1915 and 1940, reaching its apex during the 1920s and 1930s. The movement received widespread attention after the Panama- California Exposition in San Diego in 1915, where lavish interpretations of Spanish and Mexican prototypes were showcased. Easily recognizable hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival are low-pitched roofs, usually with little or no overhangs and red tile roof coverings, flat roofs surrounded by tiled parapets; and stuccoed walls. The Spanish vocabulary also includes arches, asymmetry, balconies and patios, window grilles, and wood, wrought iron, tile, or stone decorative elements. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: Included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property, the Cypress Fire Station has been categorized as “Key” because it “is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana” as a surviving example of a fire house built during the rapid expansion of the City in the 1920s. (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) A: that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. • National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation) 5S1: Not eligible for National Register but of local interest because the resource is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance.