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NAME <br />Ramona Building <br />REF. NO. 191 <br />ADDRESS <br />I I8 -120 West Fifth Street <br />CITY <br />Santa Ana <br />ZIP <br />1 92701 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />YEAR BUILT <br />1922 <br />LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key <br />HISTORIC DISTRICT <br />I Downtown Santa Ana <br />NEIGHBORHOOD <br />N/A <br />NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION <br />C <br />NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE <br />I ID <br />Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted <br />USGS 7.5" Quad Date: T _ R _ '/, of _ '/ of Sec B.M. <br />❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both <br />ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Italian Renaissance (Late 19 "' and 20" Century Revivals) <br />DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE: <br />The late 19" and 201" century revival of the Italian Renaissance style, also known as the Italian Renaissance Revival, was popular <br />from the late 19" century until 1930. It was inspired by the designs of the palazzi of northern Italy and popularized by American <br />architects McKim, Mead, and White. Utilized on public buildings and ornate homes, the vocabulary of the style also influenced the <br />appearance of commercial buildings. Characteristic features generally include masonry construction, often with different treatments <br />on lower and upper stories; stringcourses or beltcourses between stories; flat roofs screened by parapets or hipped roofs; cornices, <br />dentils, pilasters, quoins, and other classical details; and a balanced, often symmetrical appearance. Taller, more elaborate buildings <br />often feature terracotta facade cladding or ornamentation while more modest one to three story examples utilize bricks of contrasting <br />colors as trim. Ground floors of multi -story buildings often housed banking rooms; more modest buildings may contain storefronts <br />with recessed entries and large plate glass display windows with transoms and bulkheads. Upper story windows are most commonly <br />one - over -one wood framed double -hung sash. <br />* See construction history <br />Page I of4 <br />amhisloricxrn�pla[rs Filll[ I IY N' IRanwna alacl <br />' "'°°' EXHIBIT 2 <br />r <br />