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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7971RECORDING REQUESTED BY CITY OF REDLANDS AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL DOCUMENT TO: NAME City Clerk, City of Redlands STREET ADDRESS P.O. BOX 3005 GTA Redlands, CA 92373 zCITY, ip OODErEB FEES NOT REQUIRED PER COVERNIVIENT CODE SECTION 6103 Electronically Recorded in O County of San Bob Dutton S - fficial Records VBernardino Asse sor Recorder -County Clerk DOC# 2020-0119366 0410612020 Titles:I Pages:4 03:44 PM SAN Fees $0.00 Taxes $0.00 C6677 CA S82 Fee 0.00 Total $0.00 SPACE ABOVE FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY Historical Resources Designation Resolution 7971 Title of Document THIS REAIL FOR RECORDER'S THIS COVER SHEET ADDED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR RECORDING INFORMATION ($3.00 Additional Recording Fee Applies) RESOLUTION NO. 7971 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DESIGNATING A FORMER TROLLEY BARN AND WAREHOUSE LOCATED AT 440 ORIENTAL AVENUE AS A HISTORIC PROPERTY (HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION NO. 134) WHEREAS, Chapter 2.62 of the Redlands Municipal Code establishes rules and regulations governing the designation, preservation and perpetuation of historic and scenic properties, and WHEREAS, the property owner has applied for and requested designation of the structure located at 440 Oriental Avenue as a historical structure; and WHEREAS, the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on April 4, 2019, to consider the designation of the structure at 440 Oriental Avenue (County of San Bernardino Assessor's Parcel No. 0169-271-39-0000) as a historic structure; and WHEREAS, on April 4, 2019, the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission adopted a resolution nominating the structure at 440 Oriental Avenue as a local historic resource in accordance with procedures established in Chapter 2.62 of the Redlands Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, on May 10, 2019, the City Clerk caused a public notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city; and WHEREAS, on May 21, 2019, the City Council of the City of Redlands held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the recominendation of the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redlands as follows: Section 1. The City Council hereby determines that the approval of this Resolution is exempt from environmental review in accordance with the California Envirornnental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that designation of the above -referenced property as a historical resource may have a significant impact on the enviromnent. Section 2. The subject structure at 440 Oriental Avenue (APN: 0169-271-39-0000) is hereby designated as a historic structure in accordance with the provisions and criteria contained in Section 2.62.170 of the Redlands Municipal Code. The subject structure is a single -story brick trolley barn that was constructed in 1906 and used as the City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse. The structure has significant character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city of Redlands, state of California, or the United States, and it is one of the few remaining examples in the city possessing distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type or specimen. 1 P,Resolutions\Res 7900-7999\7971 Historic Resource Designation-440 oriental Ave.doex Section 3. The former trolley barn and warehouse Iocated at 440 Oriental Avenue shall be officially known as the "City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse." Section 4. The structure shall not be altered on the exterior, moved, demolished, subdivided, or otherwise permanently changed, unless a Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Hardship has been first obtained from the City of Redlands. Section 5. The City Clerk of the City of Redlands is hereby directed to cause a certified copy of this Resolution to be recorded upon the 440 Oriental Avenue property (APN: 0169-271-39- 0000) with the County Recorder, County of San Bernardino. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 21" day of May, 2019. j ATTEST: e Donaldson, City Clerk 2 IAA-esolutions\Res 7900-79W7971 Historic Resource Designation440 Oriental Ave.doex 1, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21" day of May, 2019, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Barich, Tejeda, Momberger, Davis; Mayor Foster NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None Je e Donaldson, City Clerk I:IResolutions\Res 7900-7999\7971 Historic Resource Designation-440 Oriental Ave.doex ATTACHMENT "A" Aerial Location Map 440 Oriental Avenue 3/20/2019, 1:31:39 PM 1:2,257 o 0.0175 0.035 0.07 mi L , City Boundary Major Streets 0 0.03 0.06 0.12 ki Parcels Minor Streets source: End, MgitalObbB, GeaEye, Earthstar GecgrapNcs, CNESIPd USDA, USGS, AeroORID. I ON, and the GI User Cormwnity Parcel Address OnStop Pe MY i i A Proposed DPR Primary Record and Continuation Sheet StOts of CaiHorr>lia --- The Resozen Agmw Primary pkPAR1'M1i U OF PARK$ Arm nEcMTH)N iiRiB BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Rag° t at 19 01. Paso fdsnww. 440 Oriental Avenue 62. Matoria Name: City jMaafer ang 191Q age rqmpaay warehouse 83. Common Name: Rondor Building/ Brick Warehouse B4. Addms: 440 Oriental Avenue C ty: Redlands C4LMW. San Bernardino ZIP: 92374 85. Zomng: SP45fTC BO. Threats: nia 1137. ArchbabrW $tyim jWqstrlal 8$. � Nbe�adargt and. D$tata}: , Building permits indicate the following significant dates and alterations: original construction in 1909: interior alterations in 1955 & 1950, interior resurfacing in 1977, partial root replacement in 1983. 09. MOVO T ONO O,S ' ❑ Unknown Date: Original Location: 010. RdOW Feahn*L- rIla B11. 812. 013. 014. 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Mao add— k t Wftyd RECEIVED MAR 6 Z019 One Stop Permit center 18ketch Map with north arrow retluired.l Railroad Tracks _.- o I io i `Parcel Line r I r 4 l I j I ` i � I I � N Oriental Ave 11PFt d'n?4a_7"wla* f77fG91 RECEIVED Architectural Resources Group LIAR 6 2019 360 E 2nd Ssreet Suite 225 Lns An f=s ahPo' �a 90 une !Op �efR1 Id onto f Building, Structure, and Object Record- Continuation Sheet 440 Oriental Avenue 1. Introduction The property at 440 Oriental Avenue (historically 500-502 Oriental Avenue) is located on the north side of Oriental Avenue between the historic Santa Fe Railway tracks Redlands, San Bernardino County, CA. The building is a one-story brick warehouse built in 1906. It was designed as a trolley barn, but predominately used as a house goods warehouse for the City Transfer and Storage Company. Its utilitarian appearance is reflective of Redlands' late 19th- and early 20th- century industrial architecture, which was once abundant along the Santa Fe Railway from 10m Street on the east to Texas Street on the west. The industrial district historically contained at least 30 facilities, including 13 citrus packing houses, lumber yards, hay warehouses, a box factory, fertilizer warehouses, oil storage facilities, grain warehouses, the Redlands Laundry Company, and general storage warehouses. Today, the subject building stands alone at the western edge of downtown and is a rare example of an early 20th century house goods warehouse in Redlands. 2. Building Description site The building is positioned on a rectangular -shaped lot, at the center of a wide, rectangular block extending between Oriental Avenue (south), the Santa Fe Railway tracks (north), Eureka Street (east), and Texas Street (west). Historically, adjacent parcels were developed with the other industrial facilities, China Town to the east, and Mexican tenements to the west. No remnants of this former development remain. The block is now sparsely developed with the subject property, Santa Fe Railway tracks to the north, vacant land to the east and west, and a contemporary building at the east corner of Eureka Street. The lot is closely bound to the building's footprint, which measures approximately 60 feet wide and 142 feet long. There is a concrete landing and non -historic chain -linked fence along the northern lot line. A non -historic concrete sidewalk and driveway separates the building from the street to the south. A loose gravel parking area fills out the lot to the east. The western lot line is roughly the west footing of the building. Exterior The City Transfer and Storage Company building is rectangular in plan, constructed of red brick walls laid in common bond with cast stone trim. It is set on a poured concrete foundation and capped by a front -facing gabled roof supported by wood trusses. The roof's eaves overhang at Architectural r 360E 2nd Ssreel Su"e 225 Resources L7rDUp Las Angeles, California 90012 4 the building's east and west facades. The majority of the roof is covered in seemingly non -original corrugated metal with corrugated fiber -glass skylights. In 1983, the southeast corner portion of the roofing was replaced with new corrugated metal; it does not have skylights. A chimney flue projects from the southeast corner of the roof, three turbine ventilators punctuate the peak, and a non -historic HVAC unit sits atop the northeast corner. The building's facades are asymmetrical, although the front (south) and rear (north) have oversized, round -arched freight entrances aligned at the center. Through these openings, moving trucks would have been able drive straight into the building from Oriental Avenue and out the rear without having to turn around. The entrances have unobstructed jambs and are sealed from the interior with large, rolling wood doors. The doors are historic, constructed of a wood frame and clad with corrugated metal. The door at the south fagade is the most intact, retaining wood panels within the wood frame beneath the exterior corrugated metal cladding. East of the centrally located freight entrance at the south fagade, there are two original openings: a short doorway and window, both with segmental -arched headers. These openings have been filled in with brick. Flanking the central freight entrance at the north fagade are two medium- sized, round -arched door openings with rowlock headers. The door at the west is taller and has an interior -mounted rolling door, while the door at the east has been altered at least twice with multiple campaigns of brick. The east and west facades are devoid of ornamentation and are largely unarticulated. The west fagade retains a single round -arched door opening at the south end. The entrance is slightly elevated on a high concrete sill and it has an interior -mounted sliding metal door. Similar to the south fagade entrance, this door is intact with wood panels within a wood frame beneath the exterior corrugated metal cladding. The east fagade is punctuated with two small window openings at the south end and a large rectangular opening at the north end, which extends to the top of the facade. The windows have segmental -arched headers. The southernmost window has an original brick sill and is partially filled in with brick and a non -historic aluminum slider window with non -historic iron bars. The second window opening is completely filled in with brick. The large opening at the north end is covered with an exterior -mounted, sliding metal door. Sanborn Maps dating from 1908 show that a one -room, wood -framed structure with an iron roof originally attached to the northeast side of the building at the location of the large opening, suggesting that the portal was originally enclosed or covered. The historic addition was removed between 1959 and 1966 according to historic aerial images. Architectural Resources Group Interior 360 E hid 51reel 5uis a 225 Las Angeles Cahlaima 9001) Designed as a trolley barn and used for storage by a transfer company, the interior of the building retains an open plan, constructed of exposed brick load -bearing walls, and an exposed roof supported by wood trusses. Historically bare earth floors have been covered in poured concrete. Non -historic partitions and fixtures for a bathroom and two offices were constructed by tenants in the 1950s, and are respectively located within the southwest and southeast corners of the building. Non -historic light fixtures hang from the roof trusses, exposed electrical and mechanical fixtures line the walls, and two steel automobile lifts protrude from the center of the floor. Integrity The City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse has an adequate degree of integrity of setting, design, materials, and workmanship to convey its significance as a 113-year-old utilitarian -style building and its historic function as a house goods warehouse. The building retains the majority of its character -defining features including: a setting along the Santa Fe Railway tracks to the north, original red brick facades, front -gabled roof supported on wood trusses, and an open, exposed interior. The large round -arched entrances are sealed with minimally altered original wood rolling doors. Other segmental -arched window and door openings are filled in with brick, but the original design is legible; and the extant non -original metal roof is historically appropriate to the character of the building. Despite a few alterations, overall the building is intact and represents a rare example of its type in Redlands. 3. Significance The City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse (the "City Transfer Company") appears to be significant as a local landmark and under Criteria A/1 and C/3 of the National/California Registers. Constructed in 1906 and historically used as a household goods warehouse, the building is significant under Criterion A/1 for its association with the migration of thousands of individuals to Redlands during the city's rise in popularity as a winter suburb for wealthy residents at the turn of the 201h century. It is significant under Criterion C/3 as a rare intact example of early loth century industrial architecture in the city. The period of significance begins in 1906 with the building's construction and ends c.1925 when the City Transfer and Storage Company no longer occupied the building. 4 Architectural 360 E 2nd Sheel. Sude 225 Resources Group Los Angcles. Calilomra 9001? The Taylor Brick Company constructed the building at 440 Oriental Avenue (historically 501 Oriental Avenue) in 1906 for Redlands capitalists Henry and son, John H. Fisher.' The one-story brick building was originally intended as a trolley barn to house cars for the Fishers' new venture, the Redlands Central Railway Company. The Redlands Central Railway Company was developed to compete with the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company with an electric trolley network from Redlands to Riverside and Craftonville. The Fishers had formerly been majority owners of the San Bernardino Traction Company, but in a well -publicized fallout between board members, they were removed from power in 1905.2 It is unknown whether the building at 440 Oriental Avenue was ever used as intended. The Fishers built another car barn closer to the Southern Pacific Railway Repot, on Citrus Avenue in 1907, which likely replaced the function of the earlier building.' By 1908 the building on Oriental Avenue was identified on Sanborn Maps as a "storage of household goods, produce, ect," and Sanborn Maps from 1915 to 1925 identify it as a warehouse and stable for the Redlands City Transfer and Storage Company. The City Transfer and Storage Company was a new type of commercial business that emerged during Redlands' population boom at the turn of the 20th century to assist new residents with their relocation to the city. Between the years of 1888 and 1891, Redlands was newly incorporated and bustling to build its infrastructure and citizenry. Railways, including the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and other regional trolley networks, opened Redlands to Los Angeles and other national destinations. This had an immediate impact on increasing tourism and spurring residential land sales in the area. The population in Redlands more than tripled between 1890 and 1930, from 4,797 to 14,177. Many citizens of the eastern United States were drawn to the warm dry climate of Southern California, some hoping for health benefits for conditions like tuberculosis, others seeking an Arcadian winter retreat. The Smiley brothers, millionaires from New York, were among the early residents who settled into a 200-acre hillside tract, now known as Smiley Heights, and are credited with influencing other wealthy individuals from the East Coast and Midwest to choose Redlands for their seasonal or permanent residency. The City Transfer and Storage Company incorporated during these years to meet the needs of relocation with an innovative door-to-door approach. Having the "exclusive privilege of soliciting 'Judy Wright, 1986 evaluation of 440 Oriental Street, cited in ICF International, California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 Form for 440 Oriental Avenue, prepared for the Federal Transit Administration and San Bernardino Associated Governments, 2012. 2 "Are Fishers Furnishing Capital," The Son Bernardino County Sun, San Bernardino, CA,1906. 1 Judy Wright,1986 evaluation of 440 Oriental Street. Architectural 360 E 2nd Sit eel 5utle 225 Resources Group Los Angeles, Caliloina 90012 —5 4'. baggage on the Santa Fe trains," company agents would retrieve arriving passengers' personal baggage and/or freight directly from the railway cars, store the belongings for as long as needed in their warehouses, and then drive them out to the owners' residences upon request and in a timely manner. ° The City Transfer and Storage Company's main office, historically located at 348 Orange Street, directly across from the Santa Fe Depot, is telling of the company's prominence in the transfer and storage industry. The main office is an extant brick, contributing commercial building to the Redlands Santa Fe Depot National Register Historic District, located a half -mile east of the property at 440 Oriental Avenue. Historically, there were at least five other transfer companies with associated warehouses operating in Redlands during the reign of the City Transfer and Storage Company. However, of those five, none of the warehouses are known to remain. A number of Redlands' historic warehouses have recently been lost to development, including all but two of the non -citrus industry, contributing industrial buildings listed in the Redlands Santa Fe Depot National Register nomination. In effect, the City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse is a rare and unique example of an early 20' century house goods warehouse in Redlands. Under Criterion C/3, the City Transfer and Storage Company warehouse embodies a utilitarian design, which correlates with its intended and dominant historic function. Oversized round - arched entryways at either end of the long rectangular brick building and an open interior floor plan, though originally designed for trolley cars, allowed moving trucks and trailers to drive directly through the building for loading and unloading in dry and secure conditions. The Taylor Brick Company, founded in Redlands in 1903, constructed this warehouse in addition to a number of important building projects, including the Redlands Chamber of Commerce building also an extant contributing building within the Redlands Santa Fe National Register Historic District. In 1926, the City Transfer and Storage Company moved to a new warehouse closer to their main office in downtown Redlands, at Stuart Avenue and 5" Street. Since that time, a variety of commercial/industrial uses have occupied the building, including a laundry, California Water and Telephone, Redlands Pest Control, and most recently, Rondor Audi Porsche.' Currently, the building is vacant and Property One, Inc. is planning a rehabilitation that will return it to useful commercial service. ° "City and County," The Citrograph, Redlands, CA, 1906, S Judy Wright,1986 evaluation of 440 Oriental Street. Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 1 Photo (ARG, 2018), overall view northeast across Oriental Avenue. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 2 Photo (ARG, 2018), view north at the south, primary facade featuring a central round -arched freight entrance. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 3 Photo (ARG, 2018), view of the brick filled segmental -arched door and window opening located east of the main entrance. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 4 Photo (ARG, 2018), view northwest at the east facade. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 5 Photo (ARG, 2018), view of the brick filled segmental -arched windows located at the southern end of the east facade. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 6 Photo (ARG, 2018), view of the large rectangular opening at the northern end of the east facade. This is the location of a historic addition that was removed between 1959 and 1966. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 7 Photo (ARG, 2018), view west along the north property line adjacent to the Santa Fe Railway tracks. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 8 Photo (ARG, 2018), view southwest a the north, rear facade comprised of three round -arched openings. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 9 Photo (ARG, 2018), view southeast at the north, rear facade. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 10 Photo (ARG, 2018), overall view southeast at the west facade. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP n' Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo it Photo (ARG, 2018), view northeast at the west facade. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP Architectural Resources Group Application for Designation of Historic Resource 440 Oriental Avenue: Photographs Photo 12 Photo (ARG, 2018), detail view of the round -arched door located at the southern end of the west facade. City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, 440 Oriental Avenue, Redlands, CA February 2019 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP ATTACHMENT "C" is - • _ • a .rw.411FOSIN RESOLUTION NO.2019-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC AND SCENIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION NO. 134 FOR THE BUILDING REFERED TO AS THE CITY TRANSFER AND STORAGE COMPANY WAREHOUSE LOCATED AT 440 ORIENTAL AVENUE (APN 0169-271-39). WHEREAS, Property One, LLC has submitted an application for Historic Resource Designation No. 134 for an 8,400 square -foot industrial building known as the City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse located at 440 Oriental Avenue. WHEREAS, notice of this Historic & Scenic Preservation Commission public hearing for the Project was duly published in the Redlands Daily Facts by the Secretary to the Commission; and, WHEREAS, on April 4, 2019, the Historic & Scenic Preservation Commission held a public hearing and considered the staff report, oral report, the testimony and the written evidence submitted by and on behalf of the applicant and by members of the public; and, WHEREAS, Public Resources Code Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule) provi-des for exemption from environmental review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, and the project qualifies for this exemption; and, WHEREAS, following the public hearing for the Historic Resource Designation the Historic & Scenic Preservation Commission determined that approval of the requested Historic Resource would be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC AND SCENIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission recommends to the City Council that the proposed project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15061(b)(3), and there is no substantial evidence of any potentially significant impacts. The proposed application is limited to the historic designation of the property located 440 Oriental Avenue as a historic resource, and will in no way result in a significant effect on the environment. Section 2. The Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission nominates the property at 440 Oriental Avenue to be eligible to become a Historic Resource, pursuant to Section 2.62 of the Redlands Municipal Code. Section 3. The Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council designate the property located at 440 Oriental Avenue as a Historic Resource pursuant to Section 2.62 of the Redlands Municipal Code based on the following criterion: A. Section 2.62.170(A): "It has significant character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city of Redlands, state of California, or the United States." The subject property meets this criterion. The CTSCW is individually eligible for the National, California, and focal levels because it is closely associated with the migration of thousands of individuals to Redlands during the city's rise in popularity as a winter suburb for wealthy residents at the turn of the 20th century. Originally constructed as a car barn for electric trolleys, it is unclear whether the CTSCW ever served that purpose. As early as 1908 the CTSCW was identified on Sanborn Maps as "storage of household goods, produce, etc.n and Sanborn Maps from 1915 to 1935 identify it as a warehouse and stable for the Redlands City Transfer and Storage Company. The City Transfer and Storage Company had the "exclusive privilege of soliciting baggage on the Santa Fe trains," and company agents would collect arriving passengers' baggage and belongings from railway cars, store the belongings as long as needed in the warehouse, and then deliver to the owners' residences upon request. The main office of the City Transfer and Storage Company was located at 348 Orange Street, directly across from the Santa Fe Depot, indicating the company's prominence in the transfer and storage industry. There is record of five other transfer companies with associated warehouses operating in Redlands during this time period; however of those five, none of the warehouses are known to remain. B. Section 2.62.170(D): "It is one of the few remaining examples in the city possessing distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type or specimen." The subject property meets this criterion. There is record of five other transfer companies with associated warehouses operating in Redlands during this time period, however of those five, none of the warehouses are known to remain. The CTSCW is the only remaining transfer and storage warehouse in Redlands, and has retained sufficient integrity to convey its association with the period of significance. The CTSCW is of a utilitarian design that is aligned with its intended and dominant historic function. While originally designed as a trolley car barn, the oversized round -arched entryways at either end of the long rectangular brick building and an open interior floor plan allowed moving trucks and trailers to drive directly through the building for loading and unloading in dry and secure conditions. The building was constructed by the Taylor Brick Company, which was founded in Redlands 1903. The Taylor Brick Company is associated with the construction of a number of important buildings including the Redlands Chamber of Commerce building, nearby to the Santa Fe Depot. Section 4. This Resolution is effective immediately upon adoption 2 ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 41h day of April, 2019. Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission Chair ATTEST: Joni Mena, Se retary to the Commission 1, Joni Mena, Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission Secretary of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day of April, 2019. NOES: ABSENT:/ ABSTAINED: at�� -Plav J ni Mena, Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission Secretary 3