97-194RESOLUTION NO. 97R 194
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE ANAHEIM COLONY HISTORIC DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, in the 1850's, German immigrants originally settled that portion of California then
commonly known as the "Anaheim Colony" which grew to become, over time, the City of
Anaheim (the "City and
WHEREAS, the original Anaheim Colony encompassed approximately 2.127 acres bounded by
North, East, South and West Streets; and
WHEREAS, in order to build community pride, provide a tangible link to the City's past and to
promote the preservation of unique resources, the City Council desires to designate and give an
honorary name to that portion of the City known as the original Anaheim Colony; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the City's receipt of Community Development Block Grant funds,
the City was required to conduct a survey of structures and buildings or collections of structures
and buildings deemed to be potentially important to the history, architecture or culture of certain
areas of the City, including the original Anaheim Colony (the "Survey and
WHEREAS, the City was required and did forward the Survey to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation, Office of State Historic Preservation; and
WHEREAS, the Survey contains approximately one thousand five hundred (1,500) structures
and buildings; and
WHEREAS, the City has subsequently updated the Survey and compiled a list of approximately
one thousand one hundred (1,100) structures and buildings within the boundaries of the original
Anaheim Colony which may be potentially important to the history, architecture and/or culture
of the City (the "List of Qualified Historical Buildings and
WHEREAS, a copy of the List of Qualified Historical Buildings is on file as a public record
with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the City has participated in the preservation of certain homes in the original
Anaheim Colony which appear on the List of Qualified Historical Buildings through the
acquisition, rehabilitation and disposition of such homes; and
WHEREAS, several structures and districts within the original Anaheim Colony appear on the
National Register of Historic Places, including the Carnegie Library, the Kraemer Building, the
Melrose /Kroeger District and the Melrose Backs Neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, designating the original Anaheim Colony an historic district would uniquely
identify that portion of the City and encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of historic and
unique resources in the original Anaheim Colony; and
WHEREAS, designating the original Anaheim Colony an historic district would protect
investment in historic and unique resources, increase property values and encourage
neighborhood stabilization in the original Anaheim Colony.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Designation of Anaheim Colony Historic District. That portion of the City of
Anaheim, California (i) bounded by North, East, South and West Streets and (ii) depicted on the
"Map of the Anaheim Colony Historic District" which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby
designated and named the "Anaheim Colony Historic District."
Section 2. Adoption of List of Qualified Historical Buildings. The List of Qualified
Historical Buildings is hereby adopted by the City.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION IS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM THIS 21st DAY
OF October 1997.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OF THE CITY OFtANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 97R -194 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 21st day of October, 1997, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES: MAYOR /COUNCIL MEMBERS: McCracken, Tait, Zemel, Lopez, Daly
NOES: MAYOR /COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MAYOR /COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution
No. 97R -194 on the 21st day of October, 1997.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of Anaheim this 21st day of October, 1997.
(SEAL)
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original of Resolution No. 97R -194 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim on October 21st, 1997.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM