25B - AGMT - HISTORIC PROPERTY - 118 W 5TH ST

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RESOURCES PRESENT: ® Building ❑ Structure ❑ Object ❑ Site ❑ District ®Element of District ❑Other MOVED? ® No ❑ Yes ❑ 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. By the end of the 1880s, Santa Ana's downtown business district was defined by five city blocks of brick commercial buildings on Fourth Street, with the heart of the city at the intersection of Fourth and Main Streets (Thomas, 8:1). The early 1900s witnessed the construction of many new business blocks or remodels along Fourth and adjacent streets, and by the 1920s Santa Ana's downtown had expanded in all directions to include both commercial and civic development. The Ramona Building is architecturally significant as a representative example of early 201' century Italian Renaissance Revival influenced commercial architecture in downtown Santa Ana. The building has been rehabilitated to a high degree of integrity, and displays the characteristics typical of the style including dark brown brick walls with contrasting brick trim, a suggestion of classical building elements such as piers and friezes, and glazed storefronts. Character- defining exterior features of the building, which should be retained, include but are not limited to: exterior finishes; parapet; bay divisions articulated by piers; fenestration; storefronts; and ornamental features. SUMMARY /CONCLUSION: This building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as a contributor to the Downtown Historic District. Under the regulations implementing the California Register of Historical Resources, the building is also listed in the California Register. The property is included in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property and has been categorized as "Key" because it has a "distinctive architectural style and quality," and "is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana" (Municipal Code, Section 30- 2.2(2 )). OWNER AND ADDRESS: 0orni +nplmcs Fi Ni 118 W rannn mdgl Page 3 of 7 i011 r