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December 10, 1999
Mr. Keith Till, City Manager
211 Eight Street
Seal Beach, CA 90740-6379
Dear Mr. Till,
The Seal Beach Historical Society has long had a desire to preserve the unique, old houses
in Seal Beach. Unfortunately, we were unable to save the Stanton House at First and Ocean.
The salvage of the Krenwinkle House seemed unlikely, and most recently the Proctor House
appeared to be a lost cause as well.
Recently, however, Mr. Chris Verhulst, a general contractor, presented to the Board of the
Historical Society an interesting proposal for saving not only the Krenwinkle House but the
Proctor House too! He proposes to move them to a vacant property in Old Town and
remodel them into a bed and breakfast. Mr. Dave Bartlet, who represents Hellman
Development, is working on this endeavor in cooperation with Mr.Verhulst and is
supportive of this project.
The proposal presented to the Board would require variances in order to conform to the
parking and the Aid-to-the-Disabled requirements of the Seal Beach City Code. The Board
considered these and agreed that they would be reasonable exceptions.
The Board of the Seal Beach Historical Society is unanimous in it's support of Mr. Verhulst's
plans for the Krenwinkle and Proctor houses. It is hoped that the City shares our concern for
preserving these historic buildings and will grant the variances required.
Thank you
S. ely,
L
Laura Alioto
Seal Beach Historical and Cultural Society
cc: Paul Yost, Mayor, Lee Whittenberg, Director of Developmental Services,
Chris Vulhurst, Owner/Builder, Dave Bartlet, Hellman Development
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