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rs <br />,?:. S 'ATISTICAL <br />RESEARCH, Inc. <br />ARCHAEOLOGY • ANTHROPOLOGY • HISTORY • HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE <br />May 2, 2012 <br />Santa Ana City Council Members <br />P.O. Box 1988, M-31 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Honorable Mayor and Council Members, <br />RE: Appeal of City of Santa Ana's Historic Resources Commission decision to deny listing <br />of the Sexlinger Orchard and Farmhouse on the City's Register of Historical Properties <br />It is the goal and mission of the State Historic Resources Commission (SHRC) to support the <br />preservation of important historical resources occurring throughout our state, especially <br />resources that are both rare and significant to California's rich agricultural history. The <br />Sexlinger Orange Orchard and Farmhouse, located within the City of Santa Ana, is a rare <br />remaining example of this important historical era in a part of the state where the rapid pace of <br />growth has threatened the last vestiges of agricultural history. As such, the preservation of the <br />Sexlinger Orchard Farm is an important and worthy endeavor and as a member of the SHRC, I <br />support this action. <br />This original five-acre heritage orchard purchased in 1913, and occupied continuously by the <br />Sexlinger family for 92 years, is an archetypal representative of an era when small-scale citrus <br />growers and modest family farms were the backbone of California's agricultural industry. And, <br />at a time when small family farms dotted the landscape and formed the nucleolus of our <br />communities, the City of Santa Ana developed as a commercial and civic center by serving the <br />surrounding agri-businesses, including the citrus industry. <br />It is clear from its participation in the Certified Local Government Program (CLG-Office of <br />Historic Preservation) that the City of Santa Ana appreciates the value of its historical legacy. <br />And, to the extent that the Sexlinger Orchard Farm represents a historically significant <br />contribution to that legacy, the I encourage and support efforts to preserve this important <br />resource. <br />V/?44,t, X-/? _,A44k <br />Donn R. Grenda, Ph.D., RPA <br />President <br />Member, State Historical Resources Commission <br />CAUFORHIA <br />Redlands <br />21 W. Stuart Ave. <br />P.O.Box390 <br />Redlands, CA <br />92373-0123 <br />(909) 335-1896 <br />(909) 335-0808 (fax) <br />Son Diego <br />555 W. Beech St. <br />Suite 215 <br />P.O. Box 82404 <br />Son Diego, CA <br />92138 <br />(619) 299-9766 <br />(619) 299.9774 (fax) <br />Woodland <br />211 Court St. <br />Woodland, CA <br />95695 <br />(530) 661-1400 <br />(530) 662-5500 (fax) <br />ARIZONA <br />Phoenix <br />P.O. Box 27748 <br />Tempe, AZ <br />85285-7748 <br />(480) 774-1920 <br />(voice & fax) <br />(480) 600-8692 (cell) <br />Tucson <br />6099 E. Speedway Blvd. <br />P.O. Box 31865 <br />Tucson, AZ <br />85751-1865 <br />(520) 721-4309 <br />(520) 298-7044 (fox) <br />NEWMEXICO <br />Albuquerque <br />4425 Juan Tabo Blvd. NE <br />Suite 112 <br />Albuquerque, NM <br />87111-2681 <br />(505) 323-8300 <br />(505) 323-8314 (fax) <br />(505) 331-2491 (cell) <br />TEXAS <br />El Paso <br />8201 Lockheed Dr. <br />Suite 125 <br />El Paso, TX <br />79925 <br />(915) 781-2200 <br />(877) 781-2205 <br />(915) 781-2201 (fax) <br />WASHINGTON <br />Lacey <br />1110 Golf Club Rd. SE <br />Suite 102 <br />Lacey, WA <br />98503 <br />(360) 918-8621 <br />(360) 915-6531 (fax) <br />(360) 480-5601 (cell) <br />W W WJACTMcom <br />75B-46