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State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________ Page 3_ of 3_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Cypress Fire Station *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, Peter C. Moruzzi, SAIC *Date February 4, 2002 ⌧ Continuation Update DPR 523L DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information *B10. Significance (continued): Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Early growth and development were 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. Santa Ana’s Fire Department was organized in 1881 as a volunteer force, acquiring its first home on the west side of Sycamore between Third and Fourth Streets in 1883. The growth of the Department, and the construction of branch stations, was a reflection of the expansion of the City. Fire Station No. 4, commonly known as the Cypress Fire Station, was built during the tenure of John Luxembourger, Santa Ana’s first full-time fire chief, who served from 1918 until 1946. The Cypress Fire Station is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property and has been categorized as “Key.” The building retains characteristic stylistic elements of the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style including its massing, tile roof, flattened and round arches, and window treatments. Character-defining features of the Cypress Fire Station that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco); roof configuration and detailing (red tiles); original windows and doors (including fire truck doorways), where extant; and architectural detailing such as the wrought iron grille over the central light of the south bay. *B12. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16A. “How to Complete the National Register Registration Form.” Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. “Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.” Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.