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<br />State of California - The Resources Agency
<br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
<br />CONTINUATION SHEET
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<br />Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Judd-Wiseman House
<br />*Date July 21,2004 lBJ Continuation 0 Update
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<br />*810. Significance (continued):
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<br />The Judd-Wiseman House is located in Heninger Park, a residential neighborhood that developed south of the original city
<br />core, primarily between 1910 and 1930. Generally bounded by West First Street on the north, West McFadden Avenue
<br />(originally Fairview Avenue) on the south, South Sycamore Street on the east, and South Flower Street on the west, the
<br />neighborhood had a few homes, mostly located in the northern half, when the area was partially mapped in 1895 by the
<br />Sanborn Company. Most of the land was agricultural in use. The City utilized the southwest corner of West First and South
<br />Garnsey (then called Palm) for the municipal water works, and the City stables were located on the northwest corner of
<br />Palm and West Walnut.
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<br />Brothers H. B. and Martin Heninger were responsible for developing and platting the tract following their purchase of thirty-
<br />four acres of what was known as the Palmer Tract in 1907. The Heningers planted trees, put in sidewalks and curbs, and
<br />paved the streets on what had been a barley field. Later they bought additional tracts of ten and eighteen acres which they
<br />also platted and improved. These properties were known as Heninger Additions Numbers 1, 2,3, and 4. In 1921, Orange
<br />County historian Samuel Armor described the Heninger tracts as "... the finest residence section of the city, built up with fine
<br />homes...," adding, "Mr. [Martin] Heninger and his brother have erected 150 houses on the property" (Armor, p. 1777). The
<br />major landmark of the neighborhood was Santa Ana Polytechnic High School, which occupied a campus that stretched from
<br />West Walnut to West Camille between South Ross and South Parton Streets.
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<br />The majority of homes in the area showcase the Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles, and, to a lesser extent, the other
<br />revival styles of the 1920s. Homes range in size from one to two stories and are unified by common setbacks, the repetition
<br />of gabled rooflines and front porches, the use of similar materials, and on some blocks, by the canopy of street trees.
<br />Portions of South Birch Street and South Broadway, in particular, present intact Craftsman streetscapes. After replacement
<br />of some of the earlier homes with high density apartments in the 1970s and 1980s, the City of Santa Ana recognized the
<br />integrity of the Heninger Park neighborhood in 1986, by creating a Specific Development (SO) zoning district intended to
<br />preserve its historic character, the second such SO in the City. (French Park was the first.)
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<br />The Judd-Wiseman House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, as a
<br />bungalow with the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as
<br />"Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Heninger Park, and, as an intact and
<br />representative example of a Craftsman bungalow, "is a good example of period architecture." The bungalow incorporates
<br />the horizontal emphasis, generously sized porch, and revealed structure that are signature elements of the Craftsman style.
<br />Also, according to the current owner (Andre Wegner, personal communication, August 2, 2004), many characteristic interior
<br />features have been preserved, including hardwood floors, built-ins, and original hardware. Character-defining exterior
<br />features of the Judd-Wiseman House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: siding (clapboard,
<br />shingling) and materials (stucco); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch configuration and
<br />detailing; and architectural details (such as the porch beam and supports, window surrounds, bargeboards, braces, rafter
<br />tails, and corbels).
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<br />*812. References (continued):
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<br />Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated EncvclofJedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
<br />Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana. An Illustrated Historv. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
<br />McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
<br />National Register Bulletin 16A. "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
<br />Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
<br />Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1 995.
<br />Whitten, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1901-1935.
<br />Armor, Samuel. Historv of Oranae Countv. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921.
<br />Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1912-1950.
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