Rankin Building
National Register of Historic Places

Rankin Building

Santa Ana, Orange County, California
Listed
February 24, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83001220

About this property

Rankin's was a department store at 117 West Fourth Street at Sycamore in downtown Santa Ana, California. The Rankin Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on its own and also as a contributing property of the Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts. The store had its origins as the Rankin Dry Goods company, founded in 1894. Mr. J. H. Rankin of Bloomfield, Indiana, together with T. D. Huff & Sons opened up the dry goods store on the site of Swanner's Grocery Store. The store was enlarged three times before moving into the 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2), three-story space at Fourth and Sycamore in 1917.

Location

117 W. 4th St.
Santa Ana, Orange County, California
33.74820, -117.86849

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Sources

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When was Rankin Building listed on the National Register?

Rankin Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Rankin Building?

Rankin Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rankin Building?

The period of significance for Rankin Building is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1894.

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