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HRCA No. 2021-14, HRC 2021-14, HPPA No. 2021-13 – Wiesseman-Jonason House September 2, 2021 Page 2 1 9 7 6 designate as a historical property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to the history or architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old. The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the structure is 83 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The property, recognized as the Wiesseman-Jonason House, is a representative example of the gable-and-wing variant of the Minimal Traditional style in Santa Ana. It was built in 1938 for $4,245 by local developer and builder V.J. Anderson. The home was sold to Frank W. Wiesseman and Ida C. Wiesseman who resided on the property until 1948. Mr. and Mrs. Wiesseman moved to Santa Ana with their two youngest children from New York City between 1905 and 1910 and immediately started a business known as the Wiesseman’s Variety Store in Downtown Santa Ana. In 1949 the property was sold to S. Walter Jonason, a retired Santa Ana resident originally from Virginia. Mr. Jonason lived on the property until 1962 when it was sold to a P.G. Lynch. The Wiesseman-Jonason House is a one-and-a-half-story single-family residence constructed in the gable-and-wing variant of the Minimal Traditional style, with detailing culled from the Late Colonial Revival style. It is capped by a moderately pitched, cross- gabled roof with molded eaves. The roof is clad in contemporary asphalt shingle roofing and the exterior walls are clad with wide clapboard siding. The focal point of the design is the central entry portico composed of slender posts supporting a metal canopy. An interior brick chimney rises above the roof ridgeline. Four symmetrical, six-over-six, wood-framed, double-hung sash windows line the front (south) elevation. Fenestration along the north, east, and west elevations consists of shallow, side elevation bays, and six-over-six, wood-framed, double-hung sash windows. A one-story, front-gabled, detached garage also clad in wide clapboards is located in the rear of the property. The property is landscaped with low vegetation, neatly trimmed hedges, trees, and features a central brick walkway leading to the front entry. Character-defining features exhibited by this property include its cross-gabled roof with molded eaves; wide clapboard siding; brick accents including interior chimney, side elevation bay window base, and front walkway; lunette attic vent; six-over-six, wood-framed, double-hung sash windows; entry portico composed of slender posts supporting a metal canopy; and shallow, side elevation bays. The Wiesseman-Jonason House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as representative example of the gable-and-wing Historic Resources Commission 1 –2 9/2/2021