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structures or objects united historically ar aesthetically by plan or physical development."'~ A district can consist of both individually significant components as well as features that are individually distinctive and serve as focal paints. A district may even consist entirely of features that lack individual distinction, provided that ~1}the grouping achieves significance as a whale, the majority of the district contributors possess integrity, and ~3} the district as a whale possesses integrity. The Lacy area was initially developed with modest, mostly aneµstory homes built with uniform setbacks on lots with street frontages of approximately 50 feet. By the end of the 192os, the area now known as the Station District was almost entirely built out. White a few properties contained multiple buildings or multifamily homes in the form of duplexes, the area's character was largely derived from its single-family homes. The construction of 611 North hinter Street in 1931 marked the beginning of a slow transition in the neighborhood. The Sanborn map of 1949 illustrates a neighborhood still dominated by homes dating. from the 1895 to 1930 period, but with a few mare apartment houses.' A handful of new buildings were erected in the past-World War If years, primarily for comrnerciai ar industrial purposes clang the eastern fringe of the area, Several of the single~family homes were converted into multiple units. The pace of change accelerated dramatically after 1980, when redevelopment began to be active in the City of Santa Ana. An analysis of construction dates clearly depicts the distribution of new and old properties Figure 5.~4-1, Canstr~rctiar~ Dates3. Based an the transformation of the Lacy neighborhood over the past 30 years since the possibility of a historic district in the area was first studied, it does not appear that there is currently a viable Lacy neighborhood historic district, As previously noted, fully twa~thirds of the potential contributors to the Lauver French Park Residential Historic District have been demolished ar have lost their integrity. The historic character of the Lacy neighborhood has also been deeply affected by the assembly of single-family residential lots into much larger parcels, and by the scale of subsequent multifamily and commercial improvements made to those parcels. Similarly, the large parcels of vacant land have substantially disrupted the ability of the area to convey a sense of historic time and place. The Station District currently comprises approximately 150 parcels of widely varying sizes. Based on the results of this historic assessment, a windshield survey of the Station District as a whole conducted in December 2010, and a period of significance that spans 1 X95 to 1930, only approximately 35 of those 150 parcels contain buildings that could be considered to be contributors to a historic district, based safely on age and architectural type Figure 5.4-2, Signifr'cant Properties r"n tf~e Statron Disfirrct~. The Lacy neighborhood today lacks visual cohesiveness, and its integrity of setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association has been compromised by the changes to the neighborhood and by the incompatible alterations made to many of its homes. No single block contains a majority of buildings that could be classified as potential district contributors, due to the prevalence of alterations to character-defining features and intrusions from new construction and empty lots. The overall visual effect of the diversity of property types and construction dates present in the area is such that the area does not convey a special character, historical, architectural, or aesthetic interest and value as a distinct section of the City of Santa Ana ~SARHP 1.J.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Accessed l=ebruary ~a11. ~fatianal Register Bulletin i5: Now to,4pply the ~#ational Register Criteria far Evaluation. Washington, DC. Available at: http:llwww. n ps. govf n rlp u b l i cat i on slb u l l et i n sln rb 151 '3 5anbr~rn Map Company. 188811895119D6119~5 / 1949. Insurance daps of Santa Ana, California, Colorado Springs, CCU. ~~~~~~:tion District project Historical Assessment ;`~.;'~~r 6, ~D 17 ~`~.';~pphos Fnvirorrmental, Inc. :~.~~r`~~JEC7~S1147i11~~1-DD7IDacuments~HistnrrcalAssessmentlFinal~.~ Results.Doc Page 5-.24