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CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations)
<br />October 10, 1919. Garage.
<br />October 3, 1928. Reroof.
<br />May 17, 1935. Reroof.
<br />November 10, 1936. Alteration to residence.
<br />May 11, 1978. Room addition and carport.
<br />July 1, 1981. Open patio deck.
<br />February 2, 2000. Repair foundation, ceiling joists, and rafters.
<br />RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape)
<br />Concrete curb and step at sidewalk and driveway.
<br />DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and
<br />boundaries.)
<br />Located at the southeast corner of Spurgeon and Ninth Streets, this Colonial Revival influenced home was built in two stages, the first
<br />floor in 1905 and the second in 1919. Clad in narrow clapboard siding, the building is topped by a flat roof with an attic set back from
<br />the edges of the boxed eaves. Brackets punctuate the soffits. The horizontal line of the roof is echoed by a plain frieze at the roofline,
<br />an uninterrupted second story header course, and a paneled first floor frieze and cornice which wrap the building. A Colonial Revival
<br />portico, consisting of slender, paired columns supporting afront-gabled hood, occupies the lower south bay of the facade. Portico
<br />treatment includes an entablature and pediment pierced by an arched opening. Sidelights flank the door, which is crowned by a
<br />fanlight. To the north of the portico, the remainder of the lower facade is occupied by a cant bay containing multi-light fixed and
<br />double-hung sash. Other windows are multi-light casements. Above the bay, delicate wrought iron railing, added after 1919, encloses
<br />a terrace. On the south elevation, a large stained glass window was installed in 1919. A low concrete curb, broken by a step leading
<br />to a pathway offset from the entry, edges the property.
<br />HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS:
<br />Physician Dr. John Wehrly and his wife Augusta built this house in 1905. A specialist in diseases of the stomach and electro-
<br />theraputics, Wehrly came to California in 1901. Initially practicing from an office located in the Finley Block in downtown Santa
<br />Ana, he moved to his own building at 617 North Main street in 1912. Wehrly served as county physician from 1911-1915, was one of
<br />the founders of the Orange County Hospital and Poor Farm, and was vice-president of the Santa Ana Hospital. His professional
<br />affiliations included the American Medical Association, the state Medical Society, the Orange County Medical Society, and the
<br />Pacific Coast Roentgen Ray Society. His son, also Dr. John Wehrly, was a dentist and occupied the house after his parents' death
<br />until the 1970s. The house was restored by Tom and Wendy Pierce in 1999-2000, and subsequently was purchased by Dr. Alfonso
<br />Bustamante.
<br />RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office
<br />of Historic Preservation.)
<br />HP2. Single-family Property
<br />RESOURCES PRESENT:
<br />® Building ^ Structure ^ Object
<br />MOVED? ®No ^ Yes ^ Unknown
<br />cm\\historic\templates\Spurgeon 819 (Wehrly House)
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<br />^ Site
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<br />^ District ®Element of District ^ Other
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