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RESOURCES AGENCY <br />OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br />1725 23" Street Suite 100 <br />SACRAMENTO, CA 94295 -0001 <br />(916) 445 -7000 Fax (916) 445 -7053 <br />oalshpo� parks. oa. gov <br />April 30, 2012 <br />Mayor Miguel Pulido and City Council <br />City of Santa Ana <br />P.O. Box 1988, M -31 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />RE: Sexlinger Orchard and Farmhouse National Register Eligibility <br />Honorable Mayor Pulido and Council Members: <br />Edmund G. Brown, JR., Governor <br />The Office of Historic Preservation has recently received draft National Register of <br />Historic Places forms and photographs for the Sexlinger Orange Orchard and <br />Farmhouse in Santa Ana. Based on our preliminary review of the documentation we <br />find the Sexlinger Orange Orchard and Farmhouse eligible for listing in the National <br />Register of Historic Places as well as the California Register of Historical Resources. <br />The Sexlinger Orange Orchard and Farmhouse is a rare, intact example of a historic <br />citrus farm in a region of the state where the rapid pace of growth continually threatens <br />the last vestiges of its rich agricultural history. This five -acre orchard, purchased in 1913 <br />and occupied continuously by the Sexlinger family for 92 years, represents a period in <br />history when small -scale citrus growers and modest family farms were one of the most <br />important businesses driving southern California's economy and culture. The Sexlinger <br />Orange Orchard and Farmhouse retains a high degree of historical integrity for listing in <br />the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A (Association with important <br />events) and Criterion C (Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or <br />method of construction). <br />I support and encourage all efforts to preserve this tangible link to Santa Ana's rise as a <br />commercial and civic center that served the regional citrus industry. If you have further <br />questionsI please contact Jay Correia, Supervisor of the National Register Unit, at (916) <br />445 -7008 or icorrt�parks.ca.gov. <br />Sin eel , <br />Milford Wayne onaldson, FAIA <br />State Historic P servation Officer <br />