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March 13, 2023 City of Santa Ana Planning Division Historic Preservation 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92702 Re. New porch construction 419 E. Wellington, Santa Ana Dear Planning-Historic Preservation Division, Please find herein a summary assessment of the new porch construction for the property at 419 E. Wellington, Santa Ana, a contributor to the French Park Historic District. Based on drawings titled “Duane 2.0” by Trisha Candelario and submitted by property owner, Duane Rohrbacher, I find the new porch design to be compatible with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and the City of Santa Ana’s French Park Design Guidelines (1985). As a consequence of my work as a built environment historian with over six years’ experience and my graduate degree in Heritage Conservation, I meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards in history and historic architecture. Summary Assessment 1) A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to its historic character. The project of replacing the porch does not alter the property’s historic purpose as a residence and contributor to the French Park National Historic District. Based on historic photographs, the residence has always featured a covered porch at the front entrance. The new porch is replacing a non-original, dilapidated porch with a design that is compatible with the residence’s Victorian Italianate architectural style. The design is in keeping with the historic character of the neighborhood and does not require any significant changes to the property. 2) The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The porch design retains the historic character of the property by using materials and details that are compatible with the Victorian architectural style of the house. The new porch will be constructed of wood and will feature narrow square columns evoking the Victorian style. 3) Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. The new porch is compatible with the original architectural style of the house, but it is also differentiated so that it cannot be mistaken as original. 4) Changes to a property that have acquired significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved. The new porch design preserves the changes that have been made to the property over time, including the expansion of a small porch in the early 1900s and maintaining the architectural significant of the expanded porch to keep with the mixed architectural style of the house and porch. 5) Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a historic property shall be preserved.