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oco Kaplan Chen Kaplan Architects & Planners 2526 Eighteenth Street Santa Monica CA 90405 November 1.2006 TO: David DiRienzo FR: Pam O'Connor Kaplan Chen Kaplan RE: West End Lofts Santa Ana, California The purpose of this memo is to review the two Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation that apply to infill buildings in historic districts: Standards Il9 and ll10. The National Register nomination for the Santa Ana Downtown Historic District provides the basis for the findings that resulted in its designation as a National Register Historic District. The Nomination notes that this Historic District is predominantly two-story business blocks "...complemented by a scattering of taller structures, the largest of which is six stories." The predominant character of the West Fourth Street corridor's roofline is that of buildings stepping up and down in height. The nomination states that the significance of the District is based on its ability to show "major architectural phases of historic urban development in the county from the 1880s to the 1933 Earthquake." It goes on to note that "the district maintains design integrity that is reflected in the changes in architectural fashion over time and preserves key individual examples of important periods of architectural development." The eras represented include: • Victorian, only a few with exterior facades extant • Pre World-War I/Progressive Era (new and remodels) including the 1915 West End Theater • 1920's Expansion with two periods of growth 1922: mostly new construction including the 6-story First National Bank Building (1923) 1928: use of Spanish Colonial Revival styles • Early 1930s, Post-Earthquake remodeling. Victorian cornices lost, building facades stucco added over original brick in Moderne styles; due to the Depression designs were simple and inexpensive such as the Semi-Tropic Hotel remodel Telephone 310.452.7505 Facsimile 310.452.1494 EXHIBIT D Page 1 of 2 80A-77