Wintersburg Village was one of few sites owned by Japanese Americans before the California Alien Land Law of 1913.
by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil / / Updated
Wintersburg Japanese Mission and Manse (parsonage), circa 1910.Courtesy of Historic Wintersburg, Wintersburg Church
IRVINE, Calif. — A historic site representing one of Southern California’s earliest Japanese pioneer settlements may be in danger of being destroyed in a possible sale, according to activists from the Japanese-American community.
Historic Wintersburg — a 4.5-acre parcel of land in Huntington Beach, California, that includes the original Wintersburg Japanese Presbyterian Mission built in 1910 — is up for sale, which could mean that the more than century-old buildings and artifacts will be torn down if the property is redeveloped, Mary Urashima, chairwoman of the Historic Wintersburg Preservation Task Force, said. READ MORE…