CASA SAN YSIDRO
Preserving an Historic Property
C
Casa San Ysidro requires thoughtful preservation and upkeep. ASA SAN YSIDRO: THE
Jesús María Gutiérrez. The Gutiérrez
adobe rooms around a traditional
family made multiple additions to their
eighteenth- to early nineteenth-century-
home over time. In 1952, Dr. Ward Alan
style plazuela using structural parts from
Minge and his wife Shirley Jolly Minge
significant, at-risk historical buildings.
DELIGHTFULLY COMPLICATED. Casa is
purchased the house, and made many
They also re-created a mid- to late
a Territorial period Greek Revival rancho
renovations and additions. They carefully
nineteenth-century corral surrounding
(ranch house), built around 1875 by
designed and hand-built additional
a historic barn and cabins moved to the
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GUTIÉRREZ MINGE
HOUSE’S HISTORY AND CONSTRUCTION IS
SUMMER 2021
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