V.         HISTORIC RESOURCES

The Redlands Santa Fe Depot A.         Redlands Santa Fe Depot District The Redlands Santa Fe Depot District is an architecturally and historically significant part of the Specific Plan area which has been listed as an Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The district is located between Eureka, Fifth, Stuart and Redlands Boulevard . Note: The Redlands Santa Fe Depot District boundaries differ from the TC-H, Town Center-Historic District, for Land Use and Development Regulations. Refer to Figure 2 "Specific Plan Land use Districts" for the boundaries of the TC-H District. REDLANDS SANTA FE DEPOT DISTRICT Contributing Building and Sites: Address Building Name (1) 330 North Fourth Street Redlands Mutual Orange Company (2) 205 Stuart Avenue Rettig Machine Shop
(3) 301 North Third Street	Pendergast Packing House (destroyed by fire)
(4) 21 West Stuart Avenue	Cope Commercial Company Warehouse (Grigsby Brothers)
(5) 415 Orange Street	Packard Motor Company Sales
(6) 337 Orange Street	Board of Trade (Chamber of Commerce)
(7) 351 Orange Street	Santa Fe Railroad Station (Depot)
(8) 360 Orange Street	Redlands City Transfer (partially destroyed by fire)
(9) 348 Orange Street	Pioneer Transfer
(10) 346 Orange Street	Palace Livery Stable
(11) 342-344 Orange Street	Poundstone & Hamilton Building
(12) 338-340 Orange Street	The Worley Building
(13) 336 Orange Street	Beacon Building
(14) 330-332 Orange Street	Hamilton Block
(15) 328 Orange Street	E. I. Martin Home and Nursery
(16) 220 Orange Street	Phinney Block
(17) 216-218 Orange Street	Gregg Block
(18) 208 Orange Street	Levine's
(19) 206 Orange Street	Hamilton Block
(20) 345 North Fifth Street	Haight Packing House (Mitten Display Sign Letters)
(21) 215 North Fifth Street	Hall of Justice
(22) 215 North Fifth Street (Rear)	H. Jacobsen's Warehouse
(23) 241 Oriental Avenue	Redlands Fruit Association Warehouse (destroyed by fire)

Architectural Significance

The Redlands Santa Fe Depot District contains approximately twenty-nine buildings, three of which are new and twenty-six are contributors or significant. Dating from 1888 through 1946, the buildings visually document the district's economic and social history. Most of the buildings are one and one-half stories or two stories in height though there are a few one story buildings. Predominately commercial in nature, the district also includes industrial packing houses, other citrus industry related structures and the train station. The depot area evolved from the first "Downtown" at Orange Street and Redlands Boulevard established by the "Chicago Colony" in 1886. A city ordinance, passed in 1888, prescribed that all future downtown buildings be built of brick. Although some facades have changed, the traditional design strength of the commercial facades remains cohesive. Standing adjacent to each other, they form the rhythm of the retail commercial on the east side of Orange Street.

The urban design patterns and physical amenities in downtown Redlands are like those that existed in many parts of this country before the advent of regional shopping centers. Except for the Santa Fe Depot and a few other structures, the architecture is eclectic. It ranges from late 19th century brick commercial "blocks" and the excellent examples of storefront design, to the 19th and 20th century brick packing houses. Classical Revival architecture is found in the Santa Fe Depot and Board of Trade Building. The area demonstrates not only the evolution of a downtown, but also distinctive eras of growth, architecture, and function. Even the new structures in the area are scaled to pedestrians and not the automobile.

The alleys behind the buildings on the east side of Orange Street provide not only a unique street circulation system, but also a view of the district's industrial and service images. Arched windows, fading signs, exposed pipes, lofts, and heavy wooden and metal doors punctuate the simple brick facades. The alley setback pattern varies with the historic uses of the buildings. Although still in use today, the alleys have been altered very little and are often the clues that buildings with 1940-1960 street faces date to the 1890s .

Even though this area combines the era from 1888-1946, and includes industrial commercial and retail commercial, there are common elements that tie the area together. The scale is the outstanding feature of the entire area and, unlike the rest of the downtown, the street layout design is still the same as it was when Redlands was founded. The use of brick ties the buildings together.

Gable roofs predominate in all of the buildings with the addition of monitor roofs, skylights and shed roof wings.

The district remains relatively intact due to a commercial shift south to State Street, where a new mall replaced the original downtown settlement. This shift, although scorned by Orange Street commercial and industrial owners, did help preserve the Depot area for its future as a historic district.

The city has recently added reproductions of the original Redlands' street lights, as well as benches and plantings. These additions add to the pedestrian scale and cohesiveness of the area. Architecturally, this area has the components of the 20th century small town. Each era of history is represented. There are architectural treasures that are still functioning or can be adapted to a downtown use. The Depot district is an area that tells a story of Redlands growth.

Redlands Depot District is significant for the following reasons:

• The district has retained its integrity from the period of significance as one of the economic hubs of Redlands.
• The district strongly conveys a sense of time and place as the commercial heart of the City of Redlands.
• The district represents the major phases of urban development in the local community from the 1880's through the 1920's.
• The district constitutes a significant architectural assemblage containing numerous individually distinguished building and the works of notable local architects and designers.

B.         The High Avenue Area

The High Avenue area, between Sixth and Ninth Streets, including the southeast corner of High and Ninth (Southern California Edison Building), and the residence at 511 Seventh Street, contains several small cottage residences built in the early 1900's. as well a several architecturally noteworthy buildings. The following is a list of these properties:

210-212 High Avenue	Residence	1901
211 High Avenue Residence	1902
217 High Avenue Residence	1903
226 High Avenue Residence	1897
227 High Avenue Residence	1899
302 High Avenue Residence	1901
402 High Avenue Residence	1906
408 High Avenue Residence	1900
412 High Avenue Residence	1905
416 High Avenue Residence	-
420 High Avenue Residence	1906
424 High Avenue Residence	1908
504 High Avenue Southern California Edison	1926
511 Seventh Street Residence	-
512 N. Sixth Street Church	1919

The Beal residence at 408 High Avenue (b. 1900) is historically significant due to the fact that it is the home of one of Redlands' earliest Afro-American families.

The Cornerstone Baptist Church building located at the corner of Sixth and High Streets (512 N. Sixth), is Redlands' oldest black church building and reminiscent of wooden churches across the country. This property would be a good prospect for the National Register.

The physical condition of many of the cottages in the area is poor, although all have potential for rehabilitation as residences or small offices.

The High Avenue area has been designated as a Service Commercial district, although no effort will be made to discourage continued residential use. Options for property owners include continued residential use or conversion of the property to a Service Commercial use, through rehabilitation and addition to the existing structures, or replacement of the existing structure. The lots which do not contain noteworthy buildings should be considered as candidates for "move-ons" of compatible historic resources from other parts of the City when these resources are threatened with destruction.

C.         Miscellaneous Historical Properties

There are a number of individual buildings throughout the plan area that merit specific attention and preservation. These are described below.

Address	Building Name	Date
(1) 612 Lawton Street	House of Neighborly Service	1927

This one story, brick building with plaster sheathing was designed by A. B. Drake in the Spanish Colonial style. Built by Clarence Blanc, it was formerly the Boys and Girls Club of Redlands. The House of Neighborly Service began in May of 1920, with the idea of serving the Mexican population of Redlands and vicinity.

(2) 526-528 Orange Street

Deming Building

1913

This two-story, brick building with plaster Mission Revival facade on the front and side facing High Street has many striking features. An apartment hotel dominated the second story, with a music store in the 528 half, and a grocery store at the 526 address. This important building is one of the original Orange Street buildings. As a part of the Downtown Redevelopment, this building was rehabilitated by Center Development Inc. in 1990. The City Council has designated it as an Historic Property.

(3) 304 N. Seventh Street

S & E Cabinet

1946

Even though this packing house is not yet fifty years, it is an excellent example of an industrial style building. Typical design features consist of the rectangular one and one-half story, reinforced concrete and brick, front facade of stucco, and sawtooth type clerestory window roofs. Built by the prominent builder Gordon Donald, on the site of the I. L. Lyon Packing House, this structure would be a significant part of an industrial historic district.

(4) 215 E. Redlands Blvd.

Gold Banner Packing

1924

The first packing house on this site was the Redlands Golden Orange Association built around 1905. After a fire in December of 1923, Gold Banner rebuilt on the foundations of the previous building. There is a 30 year old map of the region on the west wall of this structure. This building is significant as an example of warehouse architecture and because of its role in the citrus industry.

(5) 440 Oriental Avenue

Rondor Audi-Porsche

1906

A.     E. Taylor built this industrial structure which was originally designed as a car barn for the new electric trolley line to Riverside from Redlands. This one-story, turn of the century warehouse building never saw an electric car within its walls. The Citrus Avenue car barn was built in 1907 and the Redlands Central Railroad Company was incorporated at the site.

(6) 420 E. Stuart Avenue

Second Baptist Church

1928

This church congregation is the oldest black Baptist congregation in San Bernardino County, being organized in 1892. The one story, poured concrete, multi-gabled tile roof structure is representative of an architectural type and is historically significant because of its congregation.

Other structures that are over 50 years old may also be designated as historic resources in the future. Prior to demolition of any building over 50 years old, these buildings shall be reviewed by the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission for a determination of their historic or architectural significance per Municipal Code Section 15.44 and/or 2.62.

D.         Archaeology and Paleontology

Archaeological and paleontological record searches were conducted for the Specific Plan area in 1983 as part of the Redlands Downtown Revitalization study. The following information is taken from the study of 1983 and subsequent studies.

1.         Archaeology

At least one previously recorded archaeological site exists within the project boundaries. The historic Chinatown area has been documented in the area between Orange Street and Texas Street. As a part of the La Farge Plaza construction, many artifacts were discovered; they were catalogued by the Archaeological Advisory Group in a 1988 study, and the artifacts are now under the care of the Heritage Room of the A. K. Smiley Public Library. The location of the Chinatown area is identified at the Archaeological Information Center in the San Bernardino County Museum.

2.         Paleontology

According to the Curator of Earth Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum, "available paleontological site records, geologic reports, and unpublished field notes do not indicate that paleontologic resources have been recovered from the study area. The depth of excavation proposed for the project, the relatively coarse-grained nature of the sediments, and their relatively recent ages do not suggest a high probability of paleontologic resources being encountered."

3.         Environmental Impact and Mitigation Measures

Archaeology

• Contractors for water, sewer line, and road repairs should be made
  aware of the potential of the area as a potential source of
  archaeological resources and advise the City if artifacts are found.
• Excavations for new utility lines should be observed by a qualified
  expert to identify archaeological sites. If sites are identified during
  excavation, the site should be properly excavated and recorded prior
  to continuing utility construction.
• Construction on undeveloped sites or construction involving
  demolition or major excavation will require archaeological surveys of
  the sites prior to grading.

  If artifacts are found or predicted by the surveys, state policy (CEQA)
  requires that owners attempt to revise the project to avoid an important
  archaeological resource, and if this is not possible, contribute 50% of
  the cost of the required mitigation measures. See CEQA Appendix K
  for details.

  If potential archaeological resources are identified in any construction
  project, the San Bernardino County Museum Association shall be
  notified and given an opportunity to take appropriate action to have the
  site properly recorded.

Paleontology

• Contractors shall be put on notice that in the event that non-renewable paleontologic resources are exposed during excavation, they should be avoided by construction equipment until they can be removed by a qualified paleontologist.

Downtown Specific Plan                 City of Redlands
Specific Plan No. 45                       as amended to November 19, 1996