Heninger Park

What do you KNOW about YOUR HOUSE by Andree Weger

Mar 19, 2002

You can easily research the history of your Heninger Park home at Santa Ana Library's History Room. The library is located at
26 Civic Center Plaza. The History Room is open 10 A.M. - 6 P.M. Monday through Saturday and the librarians are friendly and helpful.

Start by looking at the Santa Ana City Directories. They were published from approximately the 1900's through the 1960's. The streets are listed alphabetically then by house address. If you know what year your house was built, you're in luck. If not, try looking in five-year intervals. For example, if there is no listing for your home in 1915, but it is listed in 1920, go back year by year to find out exactly when your home was built.

These directories are a wealth of information, a mini-time capsule. You will find out not only who owned your home, but also their occupation and phone number. I discovered the first owner of our 1913 Craftsman Bungalow home was a painter named Judd Underwood. His phone number was Pac1040J. In 1920 our home was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Wiseman and it remained in the Wiseman family until the 1950's.

This is just a sample of the information you too can find about YOUR Heninger Park home. There are many other resources in the History Room to use in your research. It's fun, easy to use and of course, it's free! Happy Hunting!