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South Park Historic District; HRB Site #1276
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South Park Historic District
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South Park
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South Park is a residential neighborhood located approximately 2 miles east of downtown San Diego and adjacent to the southeast corner of historic Balboa Park. The South Park Historic District generally conforms to the South Park Addition, surveyed in 1870, filed in 1890 and developed and marketed by the Bartlett Estate Company primarily in the ten years between 1906 and the First World War; but also includes portions of adjacent, contemporaneous subdivisions that share similar historical and architectural development themes. Taken together, these properties form a significant concentration of resources that reflect streetcar suburban development and a variety of architectural styles popular during the first half of the 20th century. Within a rural setting and with the advantage of the large open-space city park to the west of the community, developers engaged architects and planners with a vision to create the complete suburban neighborhood away from city industry, smoke, smells, traffic and noise. Most of the proposed historic district is comprised of one- or two-story single family dwellings. A few have apartments added to the backs of lots and there is one bungalow court, built in 1921 and located at 29th and Elm streets. In addition, commercial buildings flanked the trolley line, the earliest being the 1911 Siebert & Hamilton store at 30th and Beech. This was followed by an adjacent block of small commercial shops that, across the years, housed barbers, jewelers, bakers, cleaners, grocers, tailors, hardware and more. Begun in the 1920s, this one-story commercial block is located on the south side of Beech Street between Dale and 30th. Two 1920s gas stations, no longer extant, were located at the corners of 30th and Beech and at Fern and Date, indicating the introduction of the automobile era.
The 1906 planned development included completed sidewalks (stamped with contractor logos and dates), graded and paved streets (early street names are also stamped at intersections), water and electrical hook-ups, septic tanks, landscaping, and the electric railway system to bring prospective buyers and allow commuting homeowners to work and shop in downtown San Diego. Still extant are the contractor logos and old street names imbedded in the sidewalks and curbs, along with historic hitching posts. The original sidewalks remain and are scored 3x3 squares measuring 16” each. An article in the November 1, 1906 San Diego Union reported that 300 trees were planted in the neighborhood. These included palms, many of which still stand along 28th Street.
South Park became the first community to have an established railway line at the time of their grand opening and used the streetcar line as a marketing tool to promote sales, a concept that was quickly copied by other newly designed neighborhoods. The street car logo was incorporated into newspaper advertisements and free passage to this new residential community was offered to potential investors as well as curiosity seekers. Street widths and development patterns with commercial development along transportation corridors were all influenced by the streetcar line.
Another San Diego ‘first’ claimed by the South Park development included the exclusive nature of the original restrictions attached to the trust deeds which established a minimum cost for the homes and allowed only single family dwellings. As a result, the adjacent Seaman and Choates Addition and other surrounding subdivisions without deed restrictions benefited from the already established public utilities, and grew along with South Park.
The South Park Historic District is comprised of 407 built resources on 396 land parcels (including two vacant parcels). Due to the unique development history of South Park, the number of resources in the district is not the same as the number of land parcels or owners. There are several vacant lots with no buildings; there are several buildings that straddle multiple parcels; there are parcels with multiple, substantial buildings from different eras; there are individuals and organizations that own multiple parcels; and there is one land parcel that has been condominium-ized between three owners. In addition to the buildings, significant features of the district include right-of-way improvements such as historic sidewalks (including concrete color, texture, scoring, and stamps), hitching posts, and the Mexican Fan Palm trees in the parkways.
The district consists of 299 contributing resources, all developed between 1906 and 1949, and 108 non-contributing resources. The contributing resources include a variety of one and two-story residences that represent popular architectural styles in the first half of the 20th century, including Craftsman, Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival, Neoclassical, Tudor, Italian Renaissance, Prairie and Minimal Traditional/Tract Ranch, along with variations of eclectic genres. Also included are one and two-part commercial block buildings, some with stylistic influences such as Spanish Eclectic. Some larger parcels contain one or more large, independent buildings, often constructed at different times and sometimes for different purposes. In instances where multiple, substantial buildings are present on a single parcel, each building has been evaluated and documented individually in CHRID, in the resource analysis spreadsheet, and in the staff recommendation. However, because designation occurs at the parcel level, if a contributing resource has been identified on a parcel, that parcel will be flagged as contributing when mapped, even if there are other non-contributing resources on the same parcel. The designation resolution, along with the DPR-A and DPR-B forms prepared for all properties, will guide property owners and staff on future treatment of parcels with multiple structures. In addition to the buildings, the South Park District is further unified by Mexican Fan Palm trees lining many of the streets and sidewalks of the subdivision. The district retains all seven aspects of integrity and has the ability to convey its significance at the local level.
THE 299 CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES INCLUDE:
1301 28th Street, APN 5394600100; 1929, Spanish Eclectic
1307 28th Street, APN 5394600200; 1923, Spanish Eclectic
1321 28th Street, APN 5394040500; 1913, Prairie
1335 28th Street, APN 5394040300; 1924, Spanish Eclectic
1355 28th Street, APN 5394041200; 1906, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #180
1415 28th Street, APN 5394010400; 1914, Italianate; HRB Site #1166
1427 28th Street, APN 5394010300; 1906, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1441 28th Street, APN 5394010200; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1445 28th Street, APN 5394010100; 1910, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1503 28th Street, APN 5393440600; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1509 28th Street, APN 5393440500; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1525 28th Street, APN 5393440400; 1906, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1529 28th Street, APN 5393440300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1535 28th Street, APN 5393440200; 1913, Italianate; HRB Site #1049
1545 28th Street, APN 5393440100; 1936, Spanish Eclectic
1605 28th Street, APN 5393410400; 1913, Prairie
1611 28th Street, APN 5393410300; 1913/1946, Tract Ranch
1621 28th Street, APN 5393410200; 1922, Spanish Eclectic
1625 28th Street, APN 5393410100; 1920, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1719 28th Street, APN 5392710400 and 5392710500; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1319 29th Street, APN 5394140600; 1924, Craftsman Bungalow
1325 29th Street, APN 5394140500; 1924, Craftsman Bungalow
1333 29th Street, APN 5394140400; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1336 29th Street, APN 5394030800; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1341 29th Street, APN 5394140300; 1913, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1344 29th Street, APN 5394030900; 1922, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1350 29th Street, APN 5394031000; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
1355 29th Street, APN 5394140100; 1914, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #723
1402 29th Street, APN 5394020700; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1405 29th Street, APN 5394110600; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1412 29th Street, APN 5394020800; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1420 29th Street, APN 5394020900; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1427 29th Street, APN 5394110300; 1915, Craftsman Bungalow
1437-1439 29th Street, APN 5394110200; 1914/1943, Craftsman/Colonial Revival
1445 29th Street, APN 5394110100; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1446 29th Street, APN 5394021200; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1511 29th Street, APN 5393540500; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #1158
1519 29th Street, APN 5393540400; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1522 29th Street, APN 5393430800; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #443
1529 29th Street, APN 5393540300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #760
1530 29th Street, APN 5393430900; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #620
1535 29th Street, APN 5393540200; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1540 29th Street, APN 5393431000; 1910, Craftsman Bungalow
1543 29th Street, APN 5393540100; 1912, Prairie; HRB Site #986
1544 29th Street, APN 5393431100; 1926, Spanish Eclectic
1603 29th Street, APN 5393510400; 1911, Prairie
1611 29th Street, APN 5393510300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1621 29th Street, APN 5393510200; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #491
1627 29th Street, APN 5393510100; 1916, Craftsman/Italianate
1630 29th Street, APN 5393420700; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1635 29th Street, APN 5392850300; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
1638 29th Street, APN 5392730400; 1928, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1641 29th Street, APN 5392850100; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1646 29th Street, APN 5392730600; 1924, Craftsman/Prairie
1706 29th Street, APN 5392720800; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
1712 29th Street, APN 5392720900; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
1715 29th Street, APN 5392810500; 1932, Dutch Colonial Revival
1715.5 29th Street, APN 5392810500; 1920, Craftsman Vernacular
1724 29th Street, APN 5392721100; 1910, Craftsman Bungalow
1725 29th Street, APN 5392810400; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1730 29th Street, APN 5392721200; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
1737 29th Street, APN 5392810200; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1745 29th Street, APN 5392810100; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1402 30th Street, APN 5394120800; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1403 30th Street, APN 5394210600; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1419 30th Street, APN 5394210400; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #850
1420 30th Street, APN 5394121000; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1428 30th Street, APN 5394121100; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1435 30th Street, APN 5394210200; 1922, Spanish Eclectic
1436 30th Street, APN 5394121200; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1447 30th Street, APN 5394210100; 1926, Craftsman Bungalow
1530 30th Street, APN 5393530900; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1532 30th Street, APN 5393531000; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1534 30th Street, APN 5393531100; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1545 30th Street, APN 5393650100; 1913, Spanish Eclectic
1546 30th Street, APN 5393531200; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow/Tudor
1611 30th Street, APN 5393610300; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1612 30th Street, APN 5393520600; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1618-1622.5 30th Street, APN 5393520700; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1621 30th Street, APN 5393610200; 1914, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1624-1626 30th Street, APN 5393520800; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)/Italianate
1631 30th Street, APN 5392830300; 1909, Craftsman Bungalow/Colonial Revival
1637 30th Street, APN 5392830200; 1909, Craftsman Bungalow/Tudor Revival
1643 30th Street, APN 5392830100; 1910, Craftsman Bungalow
1705 30th Street, APN 5393011600; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1706 30th Street, APN 5392821100; 1926, Spanish Eclectic
1715 30th Street, APN 5393011500; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1716 30th Street, APN 5392821200; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1721 30th Street, APN 5393011400; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow
1724 30th Street, APN 5392821300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1727 30th Street, APN 5393011300; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow
1730 30th Street, APN 5392821400; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1741 30th Street, APN 5393011100; 1912/1947, Tract Ranch
1743 30th Street, APN 5393010900; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1314 31st Street, APN 5394240700; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
1330 31st Street, APN 5394240900; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
1338 31st Street, APN 5394241000; 1915, Craftsman Bungalow
1344 31st Street, APN 5394241100; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1360 31st Street, APN 5394241200; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #848
1422 31st Street, APN 5394230900; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1428 31st Street, APN 5394231000; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1436 31st Street, APN 5394231100; 1913, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #1001
1448 31st Street, APN 5394231200; 1915, Mission Revival
1506 31st Street, APN 5393630600; 1937, Spanish Eclectic; HRB Site #202
1520 31st Street, APN 5393630800; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
1546 31st Street, APN 5393631100; 1915, Craftsman Bungalow
2874 A Street, APN 5394600800; 1938, Craftsman Bungalow
2880 A Street, APN 5394601000; 1940, Minimal Traditional
2902 A Street, APN 5394601100; 1926, Mission Revival
3034-3036 A Street, APN 5394820500; 1920, Spanish Eclectic
3038 A Street, APN 5394820200; 1939, Spanish Eclectic
3044 A Street, APN 5394820300; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
3070 A Street, APN 5394830100; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
3072 A Street, APN 5394830200; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
3082 A Street, APN 5394830300; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
3086 A Street, APN 5394830400; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
2812 Ash Street, APN 5394010600; 1936, Minimal Traditional
2848 Ash Street, APN 539402060; 1916, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
3045 Ash Street, APN 5394250200; 1924, Craftsman Bungalow
2832 Beech Street, APN 539344070; 1906, Colonial Revival
2878 Beech Street, APN 5393430600; 1936, Spanish Eclectic
2906 Beech Street, APN 5393540600; 1911, Prairie; HRB Site #513
2953 Beech Street, APN 5394120100; 1924, One Part Commercial Block, Streamline Moderne
2961-2965 Beech Street, APN 539412020; 1926, One Part Commercial Block
2971-2985 Beech Street, APN 5394121400; 1925, One Part Commercial Block
3009-3011 Beech Street, APN 5394210100; 1926, Two Part Commercial Block, Mission Revival
3010-3020 Beech Street, APN 5393650400; 1943, Minimal Traditional
2850 Cedar Street, APN 5393420300; 1910, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #392
2925 Cedar Street, APN 5393541200; 1924, Spanish Colonial Revival; HRB Site #1229
2952 Cedar Street, APN 5393520900; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts), Prairie
2980 Cedar Street, APN 5393520900; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
3076 Cedar Street, APN 5393710500; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
3092 Cedar Street, APN 5393720800; 1915, Craftsman Bungalow
1322 Dale Street, APN 5394140700; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
1328-1330 Dale Street, APN 5394140800; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts), Colonial Revival
1334-1336 Dale Street, APN 5394140900; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1352 Dale Street, APN 5394141100; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1360 Dale Street, APN 5394141200; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1405 Dale Street, APN 5394120700; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1411 Dale Street, APN 5394120600; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
1412 Dale Street, APN 5394110800; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1419 Dale Street, APN 5394120500; 1917, Craftsman Bungalow
1420 Dale Street, APN 5394110900; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1429 Dale Street, APN 5394120400; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #1201
1430 Dale Street, APN 5394111000; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1435-1437 Dale Street, APN 5394120300; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
1438 Dale Street, APN 5394111100; 1927, Spanish Eclectic
1448 Dale Street, APN 5394111200; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1503 Dale Street, APN 5393530600; 1911, Mission Revival
1513 Dale Street, APN 5393530500; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1518-1520.5 Dale Street, APN 5393540900; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1519 Dale Street, APN 5393530400; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1530 Dale Street, APN 5393541000; 1911, Craftsman (Arts & Crafts)
1535 Dale Street, APN 5393530200; 1911, Craftsman (Arts & Crafts)
1536 Dale Street, APN 5393541100; 1911, Craftsman (Arts & Crafts)
1545 Dale Street, APN 5393530100; 1911, Craftsman (Arts & Crafts)
1604 Dale Street, APN 5393510500; 1911, Mission Revival/Italianate
1611 Dale Street, APN 5393520300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #584
1614 Dale Street, APN 5393510600; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1619 Dale Street, APN 5393520200; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #547
1627 Dale Street, APN 5393520100; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1630 Dale Street, APN 5393510800; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1631 Dale Street, APN 5392840400; 1912, Craftsman (Arts & Crafts)
1636 Dale Street, APN 5392850500; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1645 Dale Street, APN 5392840200; 1900, Folk Victorian
1646 Dale Street, APN 5392850600; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
1647 Dale Street, APN 5392840100; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1704 Dale Street, APN 5392810800; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1714 Dale Street, APN 5392810900; 1925, Craftsman Bungalow
1720 Dale Street, APN 5392811000; 1910, Craftsman Bungalow
1721-1725 Dale Street, APN 5392820600; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1727 Dale Street, APN 5392820500; 1917, Craftsman Bungalow
1730 Dale Street, APN 5392811100; 1909, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #1004
1733-1739 Dale Street, APN 5392820400; 1901, Folk Victorian
1738 Dale Street, APN 5392811200; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1741 Dale Street, APN 5392820200; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
1746 Dale Street, APN 5392811300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1747 Dale Street, APN 5392820100; 1917, Craftsman Bungalow
2866 Date Street, APN 5392720700; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
2904 Date Street, APN 5392810700; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow
2914 Date Street, APN 5392810600; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #876
2919 Date Street, APN 5392850200; 1906, Vernacular Bungalow/Queen Anne
2954 Date Street, APN 5392820800; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow/Swiss Chalet
2968 Date Street, APN 5392821000; 1926, Craftsman Bungalow
3009-3015 Date Street; APN 5392830100; 1924, Vernacular Craftsman Bungalow
3020 Date Street, APN 5393010600; 1906, Vernacular Craftsman Bungalow
3028 Date Street, APN 5393010800; 1924, Craftsman Bungalow
2859-2861 Elm Street, APN 5392721400; 1926, Mission Revival
2967 Elm Street, APN 5392821600; 1906, Craftsman Bungalow
1301-1307 Fern Street, APN 5394820500; 1920, Two Part Commercial Block
1309-1315 Fern Street, APN 5394250900; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
1325 Fern Street, APN 5394250700; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1339 Fern Street, APN 5394250500; 1924, Craftsman Bungalow
1355 Fern Street, APN 5394251700; 1932, Spanish Eclectic
1403 Fern Street, APN 5394220600; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1404 Fern Street, APN 5394210700; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1412 Fern Street, APN 5394210800; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1415 Fern Street, APN 5394220500; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1418 Fern Street, APN 5394210900; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1421 Fern Street, APN 5394220400; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1427 Fern Street, APN 5394220300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1428-1420 Fern Street, APN 5394211000; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1438 Fern Street, APN 5394211100; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1445 Fern Street, APN 5394220100; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1446 Fern Street, APN 5394211200; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1504 Fern Street, APN 5393650500; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1505 Fern Street, APN 5393640400; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1511 Fern Street, APN 5393640300; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1512 Fern Street, APN 5393650600; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1520 Fern Street, APN 5393650700; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1528 Fern Street, APN 5393650800; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1536 Fern Street, APN 5393650900; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1605 Fern Street, APN 5393620400; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1612 Fern Street, APN 5393610700; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1615 Fern Street, APN 5393620200; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1620 Fern Street, APN 5393610800; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1625 Fern Street, APN 5393620100; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1628 Fern Street, APN 5393610900; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1634 Fern Street, APN 5393040300 and 5392830400; 1908, Craftsman Bungalow
1636 Fern Street, APN 5393040200; 1908, Craftsman Bungalow
1301 Granada Ave, APN 5394600500; 1912, Craftsman, Spanish Eclectic
1306 Granada Ave, APN 5394600300; 1913, Mission Revival; HRB Site #501
1309 Granada Ave, APN 5394600400; 1949, Minimal Traditional
1319 Granada Ave, APN 5394030500; 1921, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #1173
1320 Granada Ave, APN 5394040600; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1322 Granada Ave, APN 5394040700; 1914, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1325 Granada Ave, APN 5394030400; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1331 Granada Ave, APN 5394030300; 1911, Prairie
1336 Granada Ave, APN 5394040800; 1912, Colonial Revival; HRB Site #499
1344 Granada Ave, APN 5394040900; 1906, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1345 Granada Ave, APN 5394030200; 1909, Prairie; HRB Site #612
1346 Granada Ave, APN 5394041000; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts), Colonial Revival
1355 Granada Ave, APN 5394030100; 1908, Prairie; HRB Site #485
1360 Granada Ave, APN 5394041100; 1911, Prairie, Italianate
1406 Granada Ave, APN 5394010700; 1906, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1411 Granada Ave, APN 5394020500; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
1419 Granada Ave, APN 5394020400; 1908, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1427 Granada Ave, APN 5394020300; 1940, Minimal Traditional
1444 Granada Ave, APN 5394011000; 1910, Colonial Revival; HRB Site #761
1445 Granada Ave, APN 5394020100; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #1255
1514 Granada Ave, APN 5393440800; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1517 Granada Ave, APN 5393430400; 1914, Prairie; HRB Site #836
1522 Granada Ave, APN 5393440900; 1911, American Foursquare; HRB Site #972
1527 Granada Ave, APN 5393430300; 1910, Colonial Revival; HRB Site #395
1528 Granada Ave, APN 5393441000; 1915, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts) ; HRB Site #505
1538 Granada Ave, APN 5393441100; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts) ; HRB Site #1090
1541 Granada Ave, APN 5393430200; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow
1544 Granada Ave, APN 5393441200; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1602 Granada Ave, APN 5393410500; 1927, Spanish Eclectic
1612 Granada Ave, APN 5393410600; 1906, Colonial Revival; HRB Site #349
1620 Granada Ave, APN 5393410700; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1621 Granada Ave, APN 5393420200; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1629 Granada Ave, APN 5392730200 and 5392730300; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1630 Granada Ave, APN 5393410800; 1924, Spanish Eclectic
1645 Granada Ave, APN 5392730100; 1910, Craftsman Bungalow
1704-1706 Granada Ave, APN 5392710800; 1941, Tract Ranch
1712 Granada Ave, APN 5392710900; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1718-1720 Granada Ave, APN 5392711000; 1930, Spanish Eclectic
1722 Granada Ave, APN 5392711000; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1725 Granada Ave, APN 5392720200; 1888, Vernacular Bungalow
1728 Granada Ave, APN 5392711100; 1918, Craftsman Bungalow
1740 Granada Ave, APN 5392711300; 1917, Craftsman Bungalow
1744 Granada Ave, APN 5392711400; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow; HRB Site #472
1745-1747 Granada Ave, APN 5392721400; 1926, Mission Revival
1302 Grove Street, APN 5394820400; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
1319 Grove Street, APN 5394240600; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
1326 Grove Street, APN 5394251300; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
1329 Grove Street, APN 5394240500; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1334 Grove Street, APN 5394251400; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1335 Grove Street, APN 5394240400; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1340 Grove Street, APN 5394251500; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1345 Grove Street, APN 5394240300; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1347-1349 Grove Street, APN 5394240200; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1348 Grove Street, APN 5394251600; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1359 Grove Street, APN 5394240100; 1913, Tudor Revival
1405 Grove Street, APN 5394230600; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1408 Grove Street, APN 5394220700; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1414 Grove Street, APN 5394220800; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
1415 Grove Street, APN 5394230500; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1420 Grove Street, APN 5394220900; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1435 Grove Street, APN 5394230200; 1912, Tudor Revival, Craftsman
1445 Grove Street, APN 5394230100; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1446 Grove Street, APN 5394221200; 1912, American Foursquare; HRB Site #546
1501-1503 Grove Street, APN 5393631300; 1922, Streamline Moderne
1504 Grove Street, APN 5393640500; 1912, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts); HRB Site #841
1505-1509 Grove Street, APN 5393631200 and 5393631300; 1928, Spanish Eclectic
1512 Grove Street, APN 5393640600; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1513 Grove Street, APN 5393631200; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
1520 Grove Street, APN 5393640700; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1528 Grove Street, APN 5393640800; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1529 Grove Street, APN 5393630300; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1537 Grove Street, APN 5393630200; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1538 Grove Street, APN 5393640900; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1545 Grove Street, APN 5393630100; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1548 Grove Street, APN 5393641000; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1612 Grove Street, APN 5393620600; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1622 Grove Street, APN 5393620700; 1918, Craftsman Bungalow
1625 Grove Street, APN 5393710100; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
1628 Grove Street, APN 5393620800; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
THE 108 NON-CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES INCLUDE:
1329 28th Street, APN 5394040400; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
1339 28th Street, APN 5394041300; 1975, No Style
1405 28th Street, APN 5394010500; 1941, No Style
1633 28th Street, APN 5392740200; 1951, Tract Ranch
1639 28th Street, APN 5392740100; 1948, Tract Ranch
1711 28th Street, APN 5392710600; 1924, Spanish Eclectic
0 28th Street, APN 5392710200; VACANT
0 28th Street, APN 5392710300; VACANT
1310 29th Street, APN 539460090; 1936, Tract Ranch
1318 29th Street, APN 5394030600 and 5394600700; 1926, Tudor Revival
1320 29th Street, APN 5394030600 and 5394600700; 1920, Craftsman Bungalow
1328 29th Street, APN 5394030700; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow
1351 29th Street, APN 5394140200; 1921, No Style
1360 29th Street, APN 5394031100; 1925, Craftsman Bungalow
1415 29th Street, APN 5394110500; 1911, Prairie
1421 29th Street, APN 5394110400; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1428 29th Street, APN 5394021000; 1908, Spanish Eclectic/Craftsman
1436 29th Street, APN 5394021100; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1510 29th Street, APN 5393430700; 1965, Neo-Contemporary/Neo-Spanish Eclectic
1612-1614 29th Street, APN 5393420500; 1958, Tract Ranch
1620-1622 29th Street, APN 5393420600; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1718-1720 29th Street, APN 5392721000; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
1731 29th Street, APN 5392810300; 1921, Craftsman Bungalow
1409 30th Street, APN 5394210500; 1912, No Style
1412 30th Street, APN 5394120900; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1429 30th Street, APN 5394210300; 1918, Craftsman Bungalow
1503-1521 30th Street, APN 5393650400; 1911, One Part Commercial Block
1504 30th Street, APN 5393530700; 1969, Contemporary
1512 30th Street, APN 5393530800; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1525 30th Street, APN 5393650300; 1958, Tract Ranch
1537 30th Street, APN 5393650200; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1605 30th Street, APN 5393610400; 1965, Contemporary
1625-1627 30th Street, APN 5393610100; 1916, No Style
1645 30th Street, APN 5392830100; 1908, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1648 30th Street, APN 5392840500; 1951, Utilitarian
1703 30th Street, APN 5393011700; 1913, Craftsman Bungalow
1738 30th Street, APN 5392821500; 1906, Craftsman Bungalow
1737-1739 30th Street, APN 5393011200; 1921, No Style
1748 30th Street, APN 5392821700; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1320 31st Street, APN 5394240800; 1916, No Style
1404 31st Street, APN 5394230700; 1913, No Style
1412 31st Street, APN 5394230800; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
1512 31st Street, APN 5393630700; 1922, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1514 31st Street, APN 5393630700; 1948 (1973), Tract Ranch
1528 31st Street, APN 5393630900; 1926, Contemporary Mission Revival
1536 31st Street, APN 5393631000; 1914, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
2852-2566 A Street, APN 5394600600; 1959, Contemporary
2904 A Street, APN 5394710100; 1948, No Style
2906 A Street, APN 5394710200; 1912, No Style
2924 Ash Street, APN 5394110700; 1911, No Style
2850 Beech Street, APN 5393430500; 1909, Prairie
2938 Beech Street, APN 5393540700; 1912, No Style
2967-2969 Beech Street, APN 5394121300; 1924, Two Part Commercial Block; Spanish Eclectic
3001-3003 Beech Street, APN 5394210100; 1918, One Part Commercial Block
3006-3008 Beech Street, APN 5393650400; 1911, Two Part Commercial Block
3027 Beech Street, APN 5394211200; c.1960, No Style
2870-2880 Cedar Street, APN 5393420400; 1957, Tract Ranch
3022 Cedar Street, APN 5393610500; 1925, Spanish Eclectic
3026-3028 Cedar Street, APN 5393610500; 1958, Tract Ranch
3035 Cedar Street, APN 5393640100; 1940, Art Deco
3066 Cedar Street, APN 5393710400; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
3084 Cedar Street, APN 5393710600; 1925, Craftsman Bungalow
1344 Dale Street, APN 5394141000; 1916, Craftsman Bungalow
1514 Dale Street, APN 5393540800; 1924, Mission Revival
1529 Dale Street, APN 5393530300; 1951, Contemporary
1622 Dale Street, APN 5393510700; 1909, Craftsman Bungalow
1632 Dale Street, APN 5392850400; c.1915, Craftsman Bungalow
1643 Dale Street, APN 5392840300; 2006, Vernacular Bungalow
1711 Dale Street, APN 5392820700; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
2820 Date Street, APN 5392710700; 1992, Spanish Revival Inspired
2869 Date Street, APN 5392730500; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow
2964 Date Street, APN 5392820900; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
3024 Date Street, APN 5393010700; 1911, No Style
3031 Date Street, APN 5393040101, 5393040102 and 5393040103; c.2000, No Style
2813 Elm Street, APN 5392710100; 1917, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
2963 Elm Street, APN 5392820300; 2001, Neo-Spanish Eclectic
3015 Elm Street, APN 5393011000; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1317 Fern Street, APN 5394250800; 1916, No Style
1331 Fern Street, APN 5394250600; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1341 Fern Street, APN 5394250400; 1923, Craftsman Bungalow
1435 Fern Street, APN 5394220200; 1911, No Style
1521-1531 Fern Street, APN 5393640200; 1973, Contemporary
1540 Fern Street, APN 5393651000; 1986, No Style
1606 Fern Street, APN 5393610600; 1947, One Part Commercial Block
1611-1613 Fern Street, APN 5393620300; 1912, No Style
1420 Granada Ave, APN 5394010800; 1907, Colonial Revival
1432 Granada Ave, APN 5394010900; 1950, Custom Ranch
1435 Granada Ave, APN 5394020200; 1911, Craftsman (Arts and Crafts)
1547 Granada Ave, APN 5393430100; 1919, Craftsman Bungalow
1627 Granada Ave, APN 5393420100; 1950, Tract Ranch
1636 Granada Ave, APN 5392740300; 1925, Colonial Revival
1644 Granada Ave, APN 5392740400; 1900, No Style
1703 Granada Ave, APN 5392720600; 1948, Tract Ranch
1713-1715 Granada Ave, APN 5392720500; 1958, Tract Ranch
1717 Granada Ave, APN 5392720400; 1958, Tract Ranch
1721 Granada Ave, APN 5392720300; 1958, Tract Ranch
1732 Granada Ave, APN 5392711200; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1735-1737 Granada Ave, APN 5392721300; 1952, Tract Ranch
1322 Grove Street, APN 5394251100; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1324 Grove Street, APN 5394251200; 1912, Vernacular Bungalow
1421 Grove Street, APN 5394230400; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1427 Grove Street, APN 5394230300; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1428 Grove Street, APN 5394221000; 1911, Craftsman Bungalow
1436 Grove Street, APN 5394221100; 1970, No Style
1523 Grove Street, APN 5393630400; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
1604 Grove Street, APN 5393620500; 1914, Craftsman Bungalow
1611 Grove Street, APN 5393710300; 1922, Craftsman Bungalow
1619 Grove Street, APN 5393710200; 1912, Craftsman Bungalow
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The boundary of the South Park District is as follows, as illustrated on the map in Figure 17 (please note, coordinates may be within a few feet of the described point): Beginning at the intersection of A Street and 28th Street (32.718985, -117.133878), continuing north to Elm Street (32.724483, -117.133920); then east to a point mid-block between 30th Street and Fern Street (32.724354, -117.129714); then south to the north end of APN 539-301-06-00 (32.723775, -117.129727; then east to Fern Street (32.723768, -117.129244); then south to a point just north of Block 4, Lot 3 of the South Park Addition (1625 Fern Street, APN 539-362-01-00; 32.722949, -117.129275) and continuing east across the northern property lines of Block 4, Lots 3 and 10, and Block 3, Lot 6 of the South Park Addition (1625 Fern Street, APN 539-362-01-00; 1628 Grove Street, APN 539-362-08-00; and 1625 Grove Street, APN 539-371-01-00, respectively) to the northeast corner of Block 3 Lot 6 (32.722923, -117.127927); then south to the southeast corner of Block 3, Lot 8 in the South Park Addition (32.722701, -117.127929); then east to 31st Street (32.722699, -117.127511); then south along 31st Street to A Street (32.719012, -117.127510); then west along A Street to Fern Street (32.719003, -117.129439); then north along Fern Street to Ash Street (32.720252, -117.129321); then west along Ash Street to Dale Street (32.720257, -117.131141); then south along Dale Street to the northern property line of the panhandle of APN 539-413-13-00 (32.719309, -117.131153); then west along the northern property line of said panhandle to the northeast corner of APN 539-471-02-00 (32.719308, -117.131494); then south to A Street (32.718998, -117.131493); then returning west to 28th Street and the southwest corner of the District (32.718985, -117.133878).
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The South Park Addition was central to a neighborhood already known as Brooklyn Heights. As an incentive to homeowners and investors, the Bartlett Estate Company built and operated the streetcar from downtown to the new tract. The initial deed restrictions within the development may have imposed economic barriers for some income groups, but the availability of lots adjacent to the South Park Addition in surrounding subdivisions such as Seaman & Choate, EW Morse’s Subdivision, and M. Santee’s Addition, coupled with the accessibility of the street car line extending into the neighborhood provided opportunity for a greater number of persons to purchase home sites along its perimeter as well. Within a short time, the original owners lowered the restrictions and sold the streetcar line, creating a more diverse community of builders and homeowners. The district boundary identifies an integral neighborhood of contiguous homes that were constructed within walking distance of the streetcar line during the early years of suburban expansion.
The trolley line traveled through the center of the community and for a distance of two blocks at the intersection of 30th and Beech streets a small neighborhood commercial district developed, containing South Park’s first and oldest business building erected in 1911 by the architectural firm of Seibert and Hamilton. Frequent trolley stops along the route made the walk from home to the streetcar a short trip. After World War I, the popularity and availability of automobiles increased, with the upper-middle class the primary purchasers, though streetcars continued to be the most common mode of transportation for most of the population. In the late 1930s, public transportation shifted from streetcars to vehicles not subject to rails and as a result, most of the newly created bus routes followed the early trolley lines with minimal deviation. Within South Park, Fern Street became another thriving thoroughfare, with grocery stores and other shops appearing at the transit stops.
The proposed boundaries encompass most of the original South Park Addition, as well as portions of the surrounding subdivisions, which were developed contemporaneously, also dependent on the streetcar, and architecturally similar in style, character and quality. The district boundaries are determined by concentrations of non-historic properties that surround the district on the northern, eastern and southern boundaries. Excluded from the district is the Brooklyn Elementary School site. The western boundary along Balboa Park is a natural physical boundary as well as one of the historic boundaries of the original South Park subdivision. The northern boundary of the original South Park Addition ended two-thirds (2/3) of a block north of Cedar Street. However, when evaluating the other half of the block to Date Street little or no difference in development style, period or type could be discerned. In addition, the subsequent blocks north of this between Date Street and Elm Street continue the same development pattern as well as containing a number of significant structures. The area north of Elm Street was considered ineligible due to the large percentage of non-historic or heavily altered structures.
The boundary along 30th Street, Date Street and Fern Street was established from similar criteria as the Elm Street boundary. The mid-block boundary between Cedar and Date, as well as 31st Street follows the historic subdivision's boundaries.
The original southern boundary of the South Park subdivision started one lot north of A Street and parallel with the Park boundary. This occurred because the adjacent E.W. Morse Subdivision went up to the Park boundary and subdivided both sides of A Street. The southern boundary of the proposed district encompasses this small portion of the other subdivision that is the north side of A Street. This area has been included for the same reasons as the area on the northern boundary. There is little or no difference in development style, period or type to be discerned between the subdivisions. In addition, to containing a number of significant structures. The area to the south of A Street was considered for inclusion; however, there is a significant change in the housing types south of this area with many large modern multi-family units disrupting the continuity of the single and small scale multi-family residential fabric.
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Streetcar Suburb Development and Architecture
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| The neighborhood of South Park is significant as a historic district under Historical Resources Board Criterion A as a special element of San Diego’s historical and architectural development, reflecting streetcar suburban development in San Diego and Golden Hill, as well as a variety of pre-1950 architectural styles, including Craftsman, Prairie, Colonial Revival, Mission Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Eclectic, Streamline Moderne and Minimal Traditional/Tract Ranch some of which can be attributed to Master Architects and Builders.
HISTORIC CONTEXT
DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDEN HILL
Following the Mexican-American War and the ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, federal legislation encouraged Americans to move west and establish homesteads, but Native Americans, who could neither own nor purchase land, were relegated to small rancherias, most often on the fringes of development. One of the largest rancherias in San Diego was erected in 1860 along the western slope of Golden Hill, near the present-day intersection of 20th Street and Broadway. Aside from the Indian rancheria, little development occurred in Golden Hill until Alonzo Horton purchased one thousand acres of real estate and established New San Diego in 1867 (Downtown). Eager to capitalize on the prospective new city, speculators and boosters began to purchase and subdivide the land adjacent to Horton’s Addition. Among the first of these transactions included the subdivision of Culverwell and Taggart’s Addition in 1869, located within the western portion of Golden Hill, which was marketed for its large lots and unobstructed views of the city and harbor. However, as a result of the financial panic of 1873, Golden Hill failed to evolve into the monolithic neighborhood envisioned by boosters and investors. Activity during this time was largely the result of speculation, and while a considerable amount of property was purchased and subdivided, only a few small homes were constructed along the western boundary of the community. Moreover, records indicate that all vestiges of the Indian Rancheria were destroyed in 1887, when the City Trustees evicted Indians from the area for what were deemed “moral and sanitary reasons.”
The arrival of the transcontinental railroad touched off the “Great Boom” between the years 1885 and 1887, wherein San Diego experienced a population increase unparalleled in its history, and real estate speculation in Golden Hill once again became a lucrative enterprise. In 1887, local developers Daniel Schuyler and Erastus Bartlett spearheaded a campaign to officially name the neighborhood east of downtown “Golden Hill,” due to the manner in which the sun glinted across the hill at dusk. Upon the collapse of the Great Boom in 1888, development had not yet linked Golden Hill with the rest of the City, and consequently the community retained a quasi-rural character (Figure 1). Though property sales had abounded between the years 1885 and 1887, the majority of real estate activity was speculative and involved the sale of vacant parcels, most often at inflated rates. However, a handful of settlers had erected modest residences within Golden Hill, primarily along its western slope on lots near Downtown.
Despite the collapse of the Great Boom, the events of the 1880s had left San Diego with an element of population and wealth. Beginning in 1895, many of San Diego’s most prominent citizens, including doctors, lawyers, businessmen and politicians, purchased lots and constructed homes within Golden Hill Addition to the east of Culverwell and Taggart’s addition. The majority of the early homes in Golden Hill were styled in accordance with Victorian principles. By 1906, there had been a marked amount of residential development between 19th and 24th Streets. While this development consisted mostly of single-family homes, several small apartment flats had been constructed.
San Diego in the 1890s had grown both in size and esteem from its off-the-beaten-path and sleepy western town image a mere decade earlier. With railroad interests connecting the east to the west, and architects of renown arriving to build business blocks, impressive homes and a resort hotel of European proportions, San Diego no longer carried the reputation of a backward border stop in an out-of-the-way place. Supporting this end, a group of farsighted city fathers, spearheaded by George Marston, set aside 1400 acres for a city park. The land along the coast, between Old Town and New, became populated with quaint Victorian houses. Golden Hill to the south of the City had become a neighborhood of impressive moderate-sized mansions and the residents there rode to work in their personal carriages.
SOUTH PARK’S BEGINNINGS
South Park, as a San Diego place name, first appeared in city records in 1870, when real estate speculators purchased a large parcel of land east of City Park and prepared a subdivision map for the South Park Addition. Chain of Title records for individually designated historic resources within the South Park Addition reveal that the property was owned by Ephraim W. (aka E.W.) Morse at this time. Morse was an early settler of San Diego, first arriving in 1850, and established himself as an influential citizen and steadfast advocate of the emerging city (Figure 2). In 1852 he was elected associate judge of the court of sessions, and also that year to the secretary of the board of trade, as which he served for 12 years. From 1858–1859 he served as San Diego County treasurer, and again from 1861–1863. From 1866–1867 he served as city trustee, in which capacity he sold many lands to Horton. He also served as public administrator from 1876–77. In 1870 he was a leader in the organization of the first bank in San Diego, the Bank of San Diego. He was also one of the prime movers in the organization of the San Diego & Gila Railroad and acted as a director and officer as long as the organization continued.
It appears that in 1871 Morse sold the South Park Addition, or at least portions of it, to Levi Chase, a prominent attorney involved in land development. That same year, Morse surveyed and filed E.W. Morse’s Subdivision on the southern border of the South Park Addition. Several years later, in 1886, real estate developers Clarkson Seaman and Daniel Choate acquired several acres abutting the South Park Addition’s northern edge, and registered Seaman and Choate’s Addition the following year, shortly before M. Santee’s Subdivision was surveyed and filed over the eastern two blocks of the South Park Addition. In 1890 Friedlander's Resubdivision of Block 33 of South Park was filed with the County, followed four years later by JP Christensen’s Subdivision near the northeast corner of the South Park District. A map illustrating the location of these early subdivisions in relationship to the South Park Historic District boundary is provided in Figure 3.These investors had all envisioned a thriving residential district, but in reality the area – which was a considerable distance from the central business district – remained undeveloped throughout the nineteenth century. Erastus Bartlett, a shipping magnate from Maine who arrived in California during the Gold Rush, purchased the South Park Addition from Morse (who had reacquired it from Chase) in 1887. Three years later, the subdivision was officially filed with the County at the request of Daniel Schuyler, who worked with Bartlett to promote the development of the entire Golden Hill community.
South Park’s beginning was slow and most definitely rural. One pastoral description in the San Diego Union included the following: “The eastern part of the city next to the park is overrun with quail and rabbits. Every evening just before sunset the trees along the streets are fairly alive with the former, piping and scolding at a great rate, while the yards of the residences are full of them at times, running about and feeding like chickens. A newly hatched brood of these birds is a beautiful sight, and is worth a careful effort to discover…. In the early morning or evening scores of [rabbits] can be seen in a short walk through the park.” [SD Union 6/10/1906, p. 7]
Within this rural setting, in 1906 E. Bartlett Webster (Figure 4), grandson of Erastus Bartlett and president and general manager of the Bartlett Estate Company – along with his brother John Milton Webster, who served as clerk of the company, and his fellow investors – conceived the idea that the time was at last opportune for an exclusive residential neighborhood unspoiled by the encroachments of business or unsightly dwellings of an inferior nature. Attached to every property deed were a number of building restrictions, aimed at preventing “those annoying events which sometimes disturb the serenity of the best residence sections of the city.” Specifically, the Company mandated that all new homes within the subdivision cost no less than $3500, enacted setback requirements, and prohibited the construction of all forms of multifamily housing, including apartment buildings and flats. Two years later George Marston would attach similar restrictions on lots sold in his Marston Hills development.
The north-south roads on that early South Park subdivision map (Figure 5) were identified as Park, Bay, Cliff, Dale, Ella, Fern, Grove, Hyde, and Ida streets. Today, only Dale, Fern and Grove streets remain as originally cited. Running east-west, Ash, Beech and Cedar streets began as Harvard, Dartmouth and Amherst respectively. By 1906, and the opening of the South Park addition to the public, Park Street had changed to 28th, Bay to Bean (in honor of Joshua H. Bean, San Diego’s first mayor), Cliff to 29th, Ella to 30th, Hyde to 31st, and Ida to Edgemont. [SD Union 5/11/1907, p. 9]
The South Park Addition marketed in 1906 contained 260 lots, with each block surrounded by 80-foot wide streets. The legal bounds for the tract were 28th Street and the City Park on the west, A Street on the south, 31st Street on the east, and to the north about 200 feet beyond Cedar Street, or approximately the south two-thirds (2/3) of those blocks between Cedar and Date.
SOUTH PARK AND EAST SIDE RAILWAY
Common to the era, development in the rural area of South Park went hand-in-hand with the provision of mechanized transportation. In 1906, the Bartlett Estate Company financed the construction of an electric streetcar – the South Park and East Side Railway – which began near the intersection of 30th and Cedar Streets in South Park, and ended at the intersection of 25th and “D” Streets in Golden Hill. On May 1, 1906, the South Park and East Side Railway made its maiden voyage from 25th and F to 28th and B streets. Manager Thomas A. Rendell and employees of the rail line were the only passengers on the first trip. [SDUnion 5/2/1906, p 5] The electric power plant for the line, located on Ella Street (30th) just outside of the South Park tract in nearby Brooklyn Heights, housed a 60-horsepower engine for each four cars in operation with a second gasoline engine weighing more than seven tons ordered to arrive in June. [SDUnion 6/3/1906 p 12] With the formal opening scheduled for May 7 (Figure 6), the Bartlett Estate company promised 10-minute service throughout the district. [SDUnion 6/10/1906, p 5] Within a short time the line continued north on 28th, east on Dartmouth (Beech), then north on 30th. By May 1907, the line reached Date and the following month extended to Vassar Street (Juniper). Service to the community was expanded later that year, when the company extended the line’s terminus from Golden Hill to the intersection of 4th and “D” streets, at the core of the city’s central business district. Rides from downtown to South Park cost 5 cents.
On May 30, 1906, the Bartlett Estate Company declared it “South Park Day” and offered free roundtrip transportation from 5th and D streets to “see this Marvelous Combination of the works of Nature and Human Skill, Ingenuity and Energy. Don’t be a mossback: get posted on what is going on around you.” [SDUnion 5/30/1906 p 9] Their advertising campaign challenged San Diegans to experience the convenience of public transportation that would connect the outlying neighborhoods with the city where employment was readily available. Predicting that “the noise and smoke of factories and shops will grow worse as the city progresses” potential investors were reminded that “South Park is located within two miles of the post office, allowing the resident to travel from his home to his office in fifteen minutes or less, and for this reason is popular with business men.” [SDUnion 1/1/1907, p.22]
Early in June 1906, Manager Rendle predicted the delight riders could expect when they rode the new South Park and Eastside Railway, declaring that “none of those citizens who have not taken a trip over the line can have any idea of the way that the city is extending its lines and making a new residential section of the municipality where only the manzanita brush and wild flowers covered the landscape a year or two ago. The Bartlett Estate company is completing the sidewalk on Amherst avenue, between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets. Daily South Park grows more pleasant and beautiful owing to the skillful development and management of this company.” [SDUnion 6/10/1906, p 7]
The completion of the streetcar line touched off a period of residential development within the northeastern section of the Planning Area, as the quasi-rural community was better connected with the city’s established districts, and the demand for property increased as a result of the expansion of the railway lines. Reportedly, a newly hired motorman for the Bartlett Company had “taken up residence on Choate avenue [Elm street].” [SDUnion 6/10/1906, p 5] “Many sales have been made on Brooklyn Heights, in South Park…. The people of the city are just being informed that here is the nearest in and most beautiful undeveloped section of the city.” [SDUnion 6/3/1906 p 12] Initial deed restrictions associated with the tract prohibited some from purchasing within the South Park Addition but buyers built comparable homes on adjacent lots during the same period and were able to avail themselves of the local streetcar transportation to travel to shops and places of work.
And the ads continued: “Do you know that South Park lots are the choicest residence property of moderate price in San Diego? … Do you know that South Park has a ten-minute street car service?” [SDUnion 6/10/1906, p 12] Mrs. Biddle, one of the original owner of the Watkins and Biddle tract (located west of 32nd and north of Grape), waited until the streetcar arrived before building a residence. The San Diego Union reported “now that the car line is so close, she expects to build at once and enjoy the perfect view and salubrious climate of this delightful addition.” [SDUnion 6/20/1906, p 10]
Judge M.A. Luce, in a 1907 San Diego Union editorial, identified the rapid rise of real estate values in 1886-87 to be the result of the completion of the Santa Fe Railroad to San Diego bringing new investors to southern California. He also projected that the future prosperity and internal growth of the city of San Diego would be attributed to the investments of A.B. Spreckels, owner of the San Diego Electric Railway Company and who eventually bought out the interests in the South Park and East Side Railway. [SDUnion 1/1/1907 p.22] By May 1907, the Board of Supervisors granted Mr. Webster, in full competition with Mr. Spreckels, the franchise and right-of-way to expand his streetcar line east of the City through La Mesa to El Cajon. He had a delegation of 300 persons at the hearing who “demanded the granting of the franchise on the ground of the good results to the community.” [SDUnion 5/10/1907 p 5] Later that month, the San Diego Union reported that across the city over 50 miles of trolley extensions were under construction. The Thirtieth street line, owned by the South Park and East Side Railway Company, had been completed to Date and within a few weeks would take riders as far as Vassar Street. [SD Union 5/26/1907, p.16]
The South Park trolley line had its share of difficulties. In 1908, as a result of complaints from residents near 25th and B streets, the Health and Morals committee of the City Council instructed City Clerk Butler to warn E. Bartlett of the disturbances. Noise created by the cars rounding the corners at breakneck speeds kept the neighborhood awake at all hours. Webster’s response that defects in the construction of the line were the cause did not alter the admonition. [SD Union 8/13/1908, p. 6]
SAN DIEGO ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY
In spring 1909, the Bartlett Estate Company sold the rights and property of the rail line to their competitor, the Spreckels brothers and the new owners improved on the service. The cars were promptly painted yellow. By late summer, Spreckels oversaw plans to extend the car line from Juniper along 30th and on to North Park. The 30th Street bridge was constructed in 1908, so the following year the rail line continued to the neighboring community. Cost for leveling the bridge to make it fit for streetcar tracks was over $1000 and City Engineer Capps thought it excessive but necessary if the line was to connect with North Park. [SDUnion 11/5/1909 p7] Within a couple of weeks the City Council passed 37 ordinances, one of which was a $25 license fee for each streetcar operating in the city. [SDUnion 11/21/1909 p15] By December 1909, Spreckels’ company had twelve larger more powerful cars under construction and hoped to be able to mobilize four in anticipation of increased Christmas travel. A new sight-seeing car took its maiden voyage in February 1910; the ‘points of interest’ included Brooklyn Heights, Pavilion Park, the ostrich farm and Ocean Beach. Improvements to the street car line continued and included a ten minute service for eighteen hours a day, with transfer privileges to all sections of the city, which had not been available when owned by the Bartlett Company. [SDUnion 10/2/1910 p 24]
EXPANSION OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM
“The necessity of street car extension to outlying districts, where lots are cheap so that workingmen can buy their own homes” became the slogan for the development of new tracks further from the center of town. In a San Diego Union article entitled “Homes Grow Where Car Line Goes” the author, Oscar Cotton, a resident and builder in South Park, comments that:
“It is the electric car line which enables the workingman to go to his work in the morning and return to his home at night. Lots so near the business life of the city that the workingman could walk to his work and back again are generally beyond his reach. The price is too high. He is, therefore, necessitated to go to outlying districts for his home…. Street car extensions enable the workingman not only to buy his own home. They enable him to make an investment which will bring him returns in proportion to the development of the city. Homes which he may buy in the sage brush fields today will increase in value with the growth of the city.” [SDUnion 2/12/1911 p 6]
By 1913, real estate advertisements previewed new homes which included the porte cochere, cement drives and garages, heralding the advent of the automobile. Yet not everyone could afford autos and public transportation continued as the primary mode for the middle class well into the 1930s and the Great Depression.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRACT
Over and above the cost for the installation of an electric car service, the Estate Company had already spent more than $100,000 in improvements on the tract. The company reportedly hired more than forty teams to do the road work on the tract besides having a sidewalk crew, a street grading crew, a tree planting crew and a crew laying water and gas mains. The Bartlett Estate Company promised that all sewers, all gas and water service pipes would be laid from the streets to the property line of every lot placed on the market; and every lot placed on the market would be sold at a price which would provide a handsome return to the investor. True to his word, before the lots were sold, E. Bartlett installed a sewer system. Later, when the line was connected to the municipal system, the City purchased the South Park extension.
Located at the intersection of 28th and A, four large granite pillars identified the southwest entrance of the tract (Figures 7 and 8). The first three homes erected facing the park were those at 1355, 1427 and 1525 28th Street, all costing no less than $5000 each. From their upper stories the surrounding views included a panorama of ocean, mountain and bay, “with just a small bit of Paradise valley way off to the southeast.” [SD Union 6/3/1906, p.12]
The Bartlett Estate Company intended to improve every street of the tract with graded, curbed and guttered streets, sidewalks, and palms planted along the street easements. This would be done gradually as the lots on the finished streets were sold. It was a monumental task. And in June 1906, the San Diego Union reported, “No company . . . has ever finished up the amount of work that the Bartlett Estate company is finishing up in the South Park Addition and there seems little likelihood that the fortunate owner of any of them will be called upon to pay any assessment for street or sewer or other improvement.” [SD Union 6/3/1906, p.12]
ADVERTISING THE SOUTH PARK DEVELOPMENT
An important part of promoting the development included getting potential buyers to view the tract first hand and then convincing them that their employment in the city was a reasonable commute by way of inexpensive transportation (Figure 6). So besides touting the views and healthy conditions of being away from the city, advertising included the following:
“Come up to South Park to live; to breathe the best air; to see the finest view; to enjoy the pleasantest and most healthful surroundings; to LIVE!” [SD Union 6/10/1906, p.10]
“See the sun come up from behind the mountains in the mornings. See it sink beyond Point Loma in the evenings. See the ocean sparkling in the sunlight. Sniff the fresh breezes, tempered by just the right distance inland.” [SD Union 6/10/1906, p.10]
There were also seductive statements which listed the already established amenities:
“Do you know that South Park lots are the choicest residence property of moderate price in San Diego? Do you know that South Park has graded streets, cement sidewalks, sewers, water, gas electricity and telephone connection? Do you know that South Park has a ten-minute street car service?” [SD Union 6/10/1906, p.10]
“All Aboard for South Park: It takes just 15 minutes to go from the corner of Fifth and D streets to South Park, just 15 minutes from the time you leave the center of the city till the South Park car takes you through the handsome entrance of this fine home tract.” [SD Union 6/17/1906, p.13]
E. Bartlett Webster wisely chose well-known well-respected successful people in the community to promote his tract. Two early investors in South Park property were F.C. Ballard and I.T. Brockett, partners in the firm of Ballard and Brockett, a fashionable clothing store in the heart of downtown San Diego. I. T. Brockett explained, “The reason why I selected South Park for a purchase in real estate was that I wanted a location that would rapidly increase in value. South Park with its improvements in the City Park right at hand, the nearness to the city and the trolley system completed will surely do this.” [SD Union 6/27/1906, p.6] In December 1907, advertising asked “What is the difference between South Park and other residence sections?” Some of the selling points included “palms, cement walks and curbs, sewer, gas, water, electricity, telephones and street cars with only 4-cent fares.” The Bartlett Estate Company continued to provide free transportation from their offices in the Sefton Block downtown to the South Park property. [SD Union 12/20/1907, p.10]
In May 1907, promoters of an adjacent tract, Westland Terrace, rode on the advertising coattails of the Bartlett Estate Company:
“At present the Eastern part of the city, especially in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights and South Park, is probably developing more rapidly than any other section, and along the most solid lines. There is a reason for this. It is the closest-in, highest-class property available, and the South Park Railway has afforded the requisite transportation facilities. Right now this railway is being extended through Brooklyn Heights… unquestionably, investors can do better in this part of the city than in any other if they buy right and buy now. [SD Union 5/12/1907, p.9]
EVOLUTION OF A STREETCAR SUBURB
Homes were constructed beginning in 1906 and were initially concentrated along 28th Street and Granada Avenue, adjacent to the eastern border of City Park (Figure 9). New construction in the area remained steady in subsequent years, as San Diego experienced a twofold increase in its population between the years 1900 and 1910. In accordance with the building restrictions instated in previous years, early development in South Park consisted almost exclusively of single-family residences. These homes were designed at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement and, as such, many embodied characteristics of Craftsman architecture, though others were designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Two large homes were completed in fall 1907, both costing in excess of $5000: one for E.S. Belcher located at 1430 Bean (Granada) Street near Dartmouth, and the other for Mrs. M. V. Shaw at the corner of Bean and A streets. December 1907 advertising informed the public that a lot in Golden Hill cost $2500 as compared to the lots a mere one-half mile further east in South Park at $1100. Boasting that within two years the South Park lot would double in value, promoters speculated that the wise real estate investor would see returns on his money without a large amount of cash up front or a loan at 7%. [SD Union 12/20/1907, p.10]
Bean Street became Granada in August 1909 at the request of the residents, who voted to change it. The memory of Joshua H. Bean may have disappeared, but the imprinted curbs still remain a visible reminder of the mayor who took office in Old Town on June 17, 1850. Another milestone of 1909 was the construction of the Brooklyn Heights School at Ash and 30th Streets, on lots within the tract. Architect Will Sterling Hebbard drew plans for the two story structure, which no longer stands as originally built.
At the onset, the Bartlett Estate Company designed and erected all of the homes in the South Park area. Intentionally, the lots were sold slowly. This may have caused a cash flow problem but whatever the circumstance by 1910 the character of the neighborhood had changed with the introduction of independent builders. In the Fall of 1910, five houses located near the intersection of Beech and Granada were in various stages of completion, two by the Bartlett Company and three by individual owners (Figures 10 and 11). J.T. Corcoran, a real estate investor, filed for permits to erect four rental homes, two were located in South Park at 1403 and 1409 30th Street. By 1910, the Bartlett Estate Company had established the building restrictions requiring houses to cost not less than $2,500, and to be located not less than twenty feet from the property line. [SD Union 11/6/1910, p34] (Figure 12)
About this time, the Pacific Building Company (Figure 13) had made inroads by purchasing lots on speculation and building houses of their own design. In addition, South Park property owners sought their services and selected designs from sample books or newspaper ads, which were varied and abundant. In April 1911, the Pacific Building Company had “finished two beautiful homes in South Park, one for B.K. Gillespie [1510 29th] and another for Charles S. Bell [1503 Dale], costing about $4500” with two more under construction: one for M.R. Taylor [1517 Granada], costing $3000 and another for F.J.Lea [1604 Dale] costing $4500. The company also prepared “plans for four more handsome residences costing from $3500 to $4500 each to be erected in South Park. Building operations are as active in South Park as in any other section of the city. About fifteen houses are in [the course] of construction in the tract.” [SD Union 4/30/1911, p.24] By the end of the year they had constructed 23 homes in South Park.
The Pacific Building Company had organized and incorporated in 1906 with $5000 capital and a plan to build houses that could be purchased on a monthly payment plan. This San Diego based firm invested heavily in San Diego real estate, starting many of their own tracts throughout the city. They held first mortgages and trust deeds, as well as built the homes they financed. Oscar W. Cotton, President and General Manager of the firm, was assisted by Dr. F.R. Burnham, Vice President, G.H. Frost, the Secretary/Treasurer, and Directors A.H. Frost and W.R. Rogers. Cotton believed that street car extensions enabled the workingman to own a reasonably priced home some distance from the city and still maintain employment in town. He strongly supported the efforts of Spreckels and the expansion of the electric car line further east beyond the city boundary. (SDU 2/12/1911 p 6)
In December 1911, the first store building was erected in South Park located on the northeast corner of 30th and Beech Streets, built for George H. Hall. South Park’s original deed restrictions disintegrated as property owners constructed homes costing less than the minimum $3500, followed by the introduction of stores and shortly thereafter apartment flats. Commercial hubs developed at regular intervals along the trolley line: at 28th and B, 30th and Beech, 30th and Grape, and finally at 30th and Juniper before the street car passed over Switzer canyon bridge and on to North Park.
Ground breaking activities for the Panama-California International Exposition at Balboa Park also began in 1911. Given South Park's proximity to Balboa Park and the Exposition grounds, in conjunction with its accessibility to the central business district, residential development accelerated between the years 1911 and 1916. Officially open for two years, 1915-1916, the Exposition brought world-wide attention to San Diego and visitors poured into the region from all over, some staying and making it their permanent home. But even those who just came to visit boosted the economy with their tourist dollars. San Diego reveled in the attention and gaiety of their world-class fair. Many of the Exposition employees lived in the communities along the fringe of Balboa Park. Occasionally, with a shortage of hotel rooms, homeowners would rent out rooms to visitors. It was during the era of the Exposition that South Park was rapidly transformed into an established residential district. The community surged in development activity, with half of the structures in the district constructed between the Exposition’s ground-breaking in 1911 and it’s closing in 1916. By 1920, only a limited number of vacant parcels remained in the northeastern section of Golden Hill. The majority of development consisted of single-family homes, though there were also a few small-scale apartment buildings and flats.
While South Park attracted the attention of prospective homebuyers, the community was by no means exclusively residential. In addition to residences, the rapid growth of the 1910s necessitated other types of development in the community to meet the needs of its expanding population. Commercial establishments were constructed within the community as well and were located primarily alongside the streetcar line, including the 30th Street corridor, north of Beech Street. This corridor appeared to be “an early 20th century trolley stop commercial center for the eastern reach of San Diego.”
Shortly after the close of the fair, and with the United States’ involvement in the First World War, the vacated buildings and park grounds in Balboa Park became home for military training and encampment. With the war came a deadly influenza that took many lives on the home front from 1916 to 1918. The influenza statistics for 40 major cities in the six months at the end of 1918 totaled 111,688 deaths. By 1919, San Diego began to recover from its devastating effect. Many military families relocated to San Diego following the war and widows owned, rented or shared housing in the South Park neighborhood. Though residential development in South Park reached its peak in the years preceding the Exposition, homes were constructed, albeit more slowly, through the late 1920s. New homes in the tract reflected a different architectural style. The more modest one-story stucco structure with Spanish colonial and mission influence became popular and began to infill the vacant lots. Rental courts identified by individual bungalows, or sometimes attached units, facing a central gardened area grew out of a need for inexpensive housing for returning veterans and seasonal visitors.
By 1930, only a handful of parcels in the community remained vacant, and shortly thereafter the northeastern section of Golden Hill had reached capacity (Figure 15). With the onset of the Great Depression many of the large homes in South Park were either subdivided to accommodate an additional family or rooms were let to boarders to assist with expenses. With the arrival of the 1935 Exposition to Balboa Park, tourists could rent rooms by the week or month and visit southern California sites or drive to nearby Mexico. The street car continued to meet the needs of families to travel into the city for shopping and pleasure and business folk to ride to work. However, the increasing popularity of the automobile in the years immediately preceding and following World War II meant fewer people were relying on the streetcar for transportation. In addition, transit preferences shifted to buses, which offered greater flexibility in adjusting routes as needed. On the morning of April 24, 1949, the last trolley was retired into the Adams Avenue trolley barn (San Diego Metropolitan Transit System 2017). When transportation transitioned to buses, the bus routes followed the old street car lines for the most part (Figure 16).
In the years following World War II, the South Park community boundaries expanded to include several small subdivisions to the north and east. The neighborhood extended from the southern boundary of A Street, to Maple Street and the 30th Street canyon on the north, and from 28th Street and Balboa Park on the west, to Highway 15 on the east, including many of the early subdivisions.
During its formative years, South Park assumed the shape and character of a twentieth century streetcar suburb. In addition to improving the community’s accessibility and catalyzing construction, the electric streetcar was ultimately responsible for shaping the pattern of development within South Park. When the streetcar line was removed in 1949, the general land development patterns and organization of the community had been established with commercial establishments located along major transportation routes and residential buildings located within a close distance of the streetcar. South Park’s proximity to downtown and Balboa Park continues to make it a vibrant and sought after community to live in while retaining its historic beauty.
ARCHITECTURE
South Park’s architectural character reflects varying architectural styles expressed at different socio-economic levels, from high-style custom homes located closer to Balboa Park to more vernacular, working-class homes located on the east side of the district. Styles present in South Park include Folk Victorian, Craftsman/California Bungalow, Prairie, Renaissance Revival, American Colonial Revival, Mission Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival/Spanish Eclectic, Tudor Revival, Streamline Moderne, and Minimal Traditional/Tract Ranch. The predominant styles represented are described below:
CRAFTSMAN/CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW
Craftsman architecture in America grew out of the late-19th century English Arts and Crafts movement. It stressed simplicity of design, hand-craftsmanship, extensive use of natural materials, and the relationship to the climate and landscape. First developed in California, it became the dominant residential style in Southern California during the first two decades of the 20th century. Craftsman designs were widely published in architectural journals and pattern books, popularizing the style throughout the country. The larger, two-story residences are typically referred to as “Craftsman” in style. However, it was the more modest one- to one and one-half story “California bungalow” that became the most prevalent middle-class residential building type through the 1920s. In Golden Hill, Craftsman/California Bungalow residences were constructed into the 1930s. Extant examples of this style remain ubiquitous in the northern area of Golden Hill today. Character-defining features include:
• Horizontal massing
• Low-pitched gabled roof
• Widely overhanging eaves with exposed rafters, beams, or braces
• Wood exterior wall cladding (shingle, shake, or clapboard)
• Projecting partial- or full-width front porch
• Heavy porch piers, often of river stone or masonry
• Wood-frame windows, often grouped in multiples
• Widely-proportioned front doors
• Wide window and door surrounds, often with extended lintels
PRAIRIE
One of the few indigenous American architectural styles, the Prairie style, originated in Chicago in the first decade of the 20th century. The style was widely published in pattern books and popular magazines, and became common in early 20th century suburbs throughout the country. A primary characteristic was a horizontal emphasis that recalled the plains of the Midwest. The style was most typically applied to two-story residences, and quickly faded from fashion after World War I. The style is not especially common in Golden Hill or the City as a whole. Character-defining features include:
• Low-pitched roof, usually hipped
• Widely overhanging boxed eaves
• Two stories with one-story wings or porches
• Eaves, cornices, and façade detailing emphasizing horizontal lines
• Wooden casement windows, often in bands
• Massive square porch supports
• Upper-story balconies, often with capped balcony railings
RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
Popular in the early decades of the 20th century, the Renaissance Revival style was often a fairly literal interpretation of Italian precedents. In contrast to the earlier Shingle or Queen Anne styles, it features formal, symmetrical façades and incorporates Classical or Beaux Arts details. The Renaissance Revival style was used in residential architecture, but more typically applied to civic and institutional buildings. This style is uncommon in North Park. Character-defining features include:
• Symmetrical façades
• Tiled low-pitched hip roof, sometimes flat roof
• Boxed eaves with decorative brackets
• Stucco or masonry exterior wall cladding
• Arched window and door openings on the first story
• Wood divided-light windows in the upper stories
• Front entry accentuated with slender classical columns or pilasters
• Classical or Beaux Arts details may include quoins, roofline balustrades, pedimented windows, molded cornices and belt courses
AMERICAN COLONIAL REVIVAL
The American Colonial Revival style proliferated during the first half of the 20th century. This style incorporates traditions from the Georgian, Adam, and early Classical Revival styles that were prevalent during the English colonial period. Earlier examples were rarely accurate recreations but were instead free interpretations with details inspired by colonial precedents, while later examples shifted to more historically correct proportions and details. Character-defining features include:
• Side-gable or hipped roofs
• Horizontal wood exterior wall cladding
• Accentuated front entry or portico, featuring decorative pediments supported by pilasters or slender columns
• Wood double-hung sash windows with multi-pane glazing
• Front doors flanked by sidelights with fanlights above
• Fixed wooden shutters
SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL/SPANISH ECLECTIC
Enormously popular in Southern California from the late 1910s through the late 1930s, the Spanish Colonial Revival style emerged from a conscious effort by architects to emulate older Spanish architectural traditions, and break with Eastern colonial influences. The style attained widespread popularity throughout Southern California following the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, designed by chief architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. At the peak of its popularity, design features of other regions of the Mediterranean were often creatively incorporated, including those of Italy, France, and North Africa. This style is prevalent among residential buildings in northern Golden Hill. Character-defining features include:
• Asymmetrical façade
• Red clay tile hip or side-gable roof, or flat roof with a tile-clad parapet
• Stucco exterior cladding, forming uninterrupted wall planes
• Wood-frame casement or double-hung windows, typically with divided lights
• Arched colonnades, window or door openings
• Decorative grilles of wood, wrought iron, or plaster
• Decorative terra cotta or tile work
• More elaborate versions may display balconies, patios, or towers
TUDOR REVIVAL
The Tudor Revival style is loosely based on a variety of Medieval English building traditions. In the United States, these traditions are combined freely, but retain the steeply-pitched front-facing gable, which is almost universally present as a dominant façade element. The style’s popularity expanded dramatically in the 1920s and early 1930s, when masonry veneering techniques allowed even the most modest examples to mimic closely the brick and stone exteriors seen on English prototypes. Golden Hill retains a number of good examples of this style. Character-defining features include:
• Asymmetrical façade
• Steeply-pitched gabled roof with a prominent front-facing gable
• Stucco or brick exterior wall cladding, typically with half-timbering
• Tall, narrow divided-light windows, often arranged in multiples
• May display picture windows with leaded diamond panes
• Small gabled entry porch, often with arched openings
• Details may include stone or brick accents or faux quoining
MINIMAL TRADITIONAL
The Minimal Traditional style is defined by a single-story configuration, simple exterior forms, and a restrained use of traditional architectural detailing. The Minimal Traditional house was immensely popular in large suburban residential developments throughout the United States during the 1940s and early 1950s. The style had its origins in the principles of the Modern movement and the requirements of the Federal Housing Administration and other federal programs of the 1930s. In Southern California, the style is closely associated with large-scale residential developments of the World War II and postwar periods. Primarily associated with the detached single family house, Minimal Traditional detailing may also be applied to apartment buildings of the same period. In North Park, the style was a popular choice for both single-family residences and bungalow courts through the 1940s. Character-defining features include:
• One-story configuration
• Simple rectangular plan
• Medium or low-pitched hip or side-gable roof with shallow eaves
• Smooth stucco wall cladding, often with wood lap or stone veneer accents
• Wood multi-light windows (picture, double-hung sash, casement)
• Projecting three-sided oriel
• Shallow entry porch with slender wood supports
• Fixed wooden shutters
• Minimal decorative exterior detailing
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS
Buildings within the South Park Historic District have been associated with a number of prominent architects and builders, including established Masters. Architects and builders whose work can be seen in the district include:
ARCHITECTS AND ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS:
Brown, John L. – architect
Curtis, Robert R. – architect (AIA president in 1944)
Dryden, David Owen – architect
Gill, Irving – architect
Harris, Del W. – architect
Hebbard, William S. – architect
Keller, Walter S. – architect
Preibisius, Henry H. – architect
Quayle, Charles – architect
Quayle, Edward – architect
Requa, Richard – architect
San Diego Architectural Design Co. – architectural firm
Scholl, William John – architect
Siebert & Hamilton (John S. & Arthur J.) - architects
Tittle, David M. – architect, Los Angeles
Weaver, Emmor Brooke - architect
Wheeler, William - architect
Wright, John Lloyd – architect
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS:
Alspaugh, Charles Henry – builder
Andrew, William – contractor
Bay City Construction Co. – builder
Beatty, Earl M. – builder
Bosch, Adolph – contractor
Brown, George D. – contractor
Burness, Joseph – contractor
Callahan Construction Co. – builder
Carr, George S. – builder
Carter Construction Co – builder
Carter, James W. – builder
Christensen, Jens P. – builder
Clark, Frank G. – contractor
Cooke, T.C. – builder
Ferguson, W.T. – contractor
Fletcher, Henry – builder
Hocking, William J. – builder
Horton, Alonzo L. – contractor
Howes, P.J. – contractor
Jolly, Joseph A. – contractor
Jones, Charles J. (Jones Bros: C.J., G.J. and Harry) – builder
Lang, H.J. – contractor
Kellogg, M. P. – builder
Keys, Arthur E. – contractor
Kleinschmidt, Conrad – builder
Maltby, Guy – contractor
Martin, W. N. – contractor
McClure Bros. – contractor
Michel, Lawrence – builder/contractor
Mosher, Glen W. – builder
Mosher, W.J. – contractor
Mowlan, Arthur J. – builder
Murphey, Fred M. – contractor
Newby, Charles D. – contractor
Newman, Edward W. – contractor
Olsen, William – builder
Pacific Building Company -
Parry, D.L. – builder
Pollock, E. – builder
Ross, E.C. – builder
Russell, Thomas M. – contractor
San Diego Building Co. – builder
Schreiber, Alexander – contractor
Shaw Cole Building Co – contractor
Shields, R.P., & Sons – builder
Slaughter, J.C. – builder
Spaulding, Sidney O. – contractor
Thomas, W.G. – contractor
Thompson, Edward H. – builder
Williams, C.W. – contractor
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
The South Park Historic District is associated with real estate and streetcar suburban development in the first half of the 20th century, which is an important aspect of the historical and architectural development of Golden Hill. Contextually, the district relates to real estate marketing and the construction of infrastructure that accelerated development in the South Park neighborhood of Golden Hill by 1906, and it relates to the variety and evolution of architectural styles and trends in the pre-1950 period in San Diego, some of which were designed and built by Master Architects and Builders.
The historical development of the South Park Historic District is representative of the development of northern Golden Hill as a streetcar suburb in the early 1900s. When South Park was developed beginning in 1906, the northern area of Golden Hill was largely rural. The vision of the Bartlett Estate Company to develop a high class residential district necessitated the construction of extensive infrastructure improvements – including water, sewer, electricity, landscaping and transit – to draw prospective buyers and residents to this remote new area of the City. The promise of reliable, affordable transportation, access to utilities, and deed restrictions to protect property values and investments, coupled with high-end speculative development that embodied the spirit and vision of the subdivision enticed development at a slow but steady pace, with 33 properties constructed between 1906 and 1910. Commercial development began to emerge along the trolley line, providing goods and services to local residents within walking distance of the trolley and their homes. The 1911 ground-breaking for the Panama-California Exposition ignited a boom of construction Citywide that rippled through the South Park. Increased connectivity through extension of the trolley lines, coupled with housing demands from new residents and visitors alike resulted in a surge of development, including single family homes, low-density multi-family apartments and flats, and commercial. Over half of the buildings in the district were constructed in the five years between the ground-breaking and the close of the Exposition in 1916. Development in the South Park district continued through World War I, during which time focus and preferences shifted from transit to the automobile, which can be seen in the increasing prominence of porte cocheres, garages, and auto-oriented businesses. By 1930 the area was nearly built-out, with relatively few undeveloped parcels scattered throughout northern Golden Hill. These scattered parcels were largely developed intermittently throughout the Great Depression and during World War II. By the time the streetcar was decommissioned in 1949, the district was nearly entirely built-out.
The architectural development of South Park reflects a variety of architectural styles expressed at various socio-economic levels. From early Folk Victorian and vernacular bungalows to Craftsman, Prairie, Mission Revival, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival/Eclectic, Streamline Moderne and Minimal Traditional/Tract Ranch, the district represents the full spectrum of architectural trends and preferences in the first decades of the twentieth century. By far and away, the most prevalent style represented is Craftsman, with 62% (percent) of the structures in the district exhibiting exclusively or primarily Craftsman styling. Other stylistic influences can be seen in some Craftsman buildings, including Prairie, Italianate, Swiss Chalet, Tudor and Spanish. Other prominent styles include Prairie, Mission Revival and Spanish Eclectic. The South Park Historic District also reflects these styles across a broad socio-economic spectrum, from high-style, custom designed homes located prominently along the eastern boarder of Balboa Park, to multi-family apartments closer to the 30th Street trolley line and smaller working-class bungalows along and east of the trolley line. As such, the South Park Historic District is a unique microcosm of early 20th century housing in a streetcar suburb setting.
Within Golden Hill, there are only a few existing and potential historic districts in the entire planning area. The two other districts that have been identified within the community include the designated Golden Hill Historic District and the potential Culverwell and Taggart’s Historic District. These districts all vary in their historical development and architectural composition. South Park is distinctive for the collective significance of its contributors as a commercial and residential streetcar suburb development reflecting a range of period styles represented in various socio-economic expressions. The degree of integrity exhibited by the district contributors also makes it one of the best unified examples of an early 20th century streetcar suburb in the community. Therefore, the South Park Historic District is significant under Historical Resources Board Criterion A in the areas of historical and architectural development. The period of significance begins with the initial development of South Park in 1906 and ends with the general build-out of the district and decommissioning of the streetcar in 1949. |
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Donaldson, M. Wayne and Ione Steigler. Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Strategy, for the City of San Diego. City of San Diego, Department of Planning publication, July 15, 1996 (Vol. 3), pp. 92-97+.
Harrison, Henry S. Houses: an illustrated guide to location, construction, design, and systems. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1980.
Historic Resources Group. GGH Community Plan Update: Draft Historic Context Statement, for the City of San Diego. June 2010.
Historic Resources Group. GGH Community Plan Area: Historic Resources Survey, for the City of San Diego. April 2011.
M.W. Steele Group, Architecture and Urban Design. Golden Hill: Fern Street and 30th Street Revitalization Plan. For the City of San Diego, May 1987.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. National Register Bulletins. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/index.htm
Including, but not limited to the following:
• “Defining Boundaries for National Register Properties,” 1997 (revised).
• “Historic Residential Suburbs, Guidelines for Evaluation and Documentation for the National Register of Historic Places,” 2002. [contains 20+ page bibliography of suggested reading]
• “Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning,” NRB #24 (rev. 1985)
• “How to Apply the National Register Criteria of Evaluation”
• "How to Complete the National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form”
• “Researching A Historic Property,” (rev. 1998)
Phillips, Steven J. Old House Dictionary: Illustrated guide to American Domestic Architecture 1600 to 1940. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press, 1992.
San Diego History Center archives, Balboa Park.
San Diego Union. [note: d=drawing; p=photo]
9/15/1901 p 6 – Brooklyn Heights petroleum Co
1/1/1902 p 18 – Brooklyn Heights club, organized 1900
10/30/1904 p 4 – Electric Rwy service will be doubled
10/7/1905 p 3 – South Park & East Side Railway
10/18/1905 p 6 – “For Small City Park”
10/24/1905 p 6 – “Chug-chug Car to Run on Rails” [Bartlett Street Railway]
10/27/1905 p 5 – Tecolote Bridge and Fraternal Grove through Pound Canyon
1/6/1906 p 8 – ad
2/6/1906 p 7 – South Park &East Side Rwy “Wants a Turntable”
2/22/1906 p 6 – “Will Assist in Planting Trees” [GH park]
3/7/1906 p 5 – O W Cotton’s Stereopticon lecture
4/1/1906 p 5 – Petition filed by South Park and East Side Railway Company
4/1/1906 p 10 – “Big Improvement in South Park Section”
5/2/1906 p 5 – Initial run of So Park railway will begin May 7
5/2/1906 p 11 – ad, building site – “only 4 blocks from new South Park & East Side Rwy”
5/8/1906 p 6 – South Park & East Side Railway ad
5/12/1906 p. 11 – ad throughout May – “why not take a ride….”
5/14/1906 p 9 – So Park & E Side Rwy ad to So Park
5/20/1906 p. 11 – “Park Plans for the Coming Year”
5/27/1906 p 12 – So Park full page ad for properties available June 1st
5/30/1906 p 9 – “South Park Day” ad
6/2/1906 p 7 – San Diego & East Side railway wants turntable
6/3/1906 p. 12 – “A Great Work Being Done in South Park”
6/4/1906 p 6 – South Park
6/10/1906 p 7 – “Eastside Park News”
6/10/1906 p. 12 – “Come to South Park to Live” ad
6/17/1906 p 13 – “All Aboard for South Park” ad with photo of street car
6/20/1906 p. 10 – “Eastside Park Coming to Front”
6/27/1906 p. 6 – “The Reason Why Progressive People of San Diego are Buying Property at South Park Tract”
6/27/1906p 6 – “Improvements on the City Park”
8/9/1906 p 6 – So Park begins (6/9/1906?)
8/16/1906 p 12 – “Many Streets to be Renamed” [Brooklyn Heights; Mr. Gurwell mentioned]
8/23/1906 p 6 – “Fine District for Residence”
12/16/1906 p 9 – “New Company Formed” [Pacific Building Company]
12/17/1906 p 8 – “F Street Line in Four Weeks”
1/1/1907 p 22 – “Best Residence Section of City”/“the Boom of ’86-87 and the Boom of ’06-07”
1/29/1907 p 7 – granted extension on building line; railway line delayed due to hard ground
2/5/1907 p 3 – announcement, schedule and appreciate business
2/8/1907 p 7 – railroad would reach La Mesa
4/7/1907 p 6 – Hotel Grant to South Park line
5/9/1907 p 14 – “Controversy on Franchise to La Mesa” [So Park & East side RR]
5/10/1907 p 5 – Franchise is Granted to Webster
5/11/1907 p 9 – “Mayor Approves Change in [South Park Street] Names”
5/12/1907 p 9 – “Westland Terrace: A New Brooklyn Heights Tract” [ad]
5/22/1907 p 2 – So Park home for sale by Corcoran & Co (d) near proposed street car line
5/22/1907 p 8 – “Joint Franchise to be Used on B Street” Spreckels allows Webster trolley rights
5/24/1907 p 9 – So Park Railway to “Run to Vassar St. in Two Weeks”
5/26/1907 p 16 – “Over Fifty Miles Trolley Extensions Now Under Way…Open Up Vast New Territory For Fine Residences”
6/8/1907 p 5 – “16 Grading Teams Now At Work on 30th Street [Bridge]”
6/8/1907 p 14 – “Grant Franchise to E.B. Webster”
6/10/1907 p 7 – “Change in Names of Streets in Effect”
8/23/1907 p 5 – petition to extend line – Judge Puterbaugh
9/21/1907 p 7 – competing rail lines
9/26/1907 p 4 – seizing the waterfront
11/1/1907 p 14 – So Park RR
11/3/1907 p 13 – Utley, Gerald- arch So Park home @ 30&Hawthorn
11/6/1907 p 14 – So Park photo 28th st (?)
11/8/1907 p 12 – will consider both franchises
12/3/1907 p 9 – So Park protests trolley
12/20/1907 p 10 – What’s the Difference between So Park and other Residence Sections
1/1/1908 p 31 – street railways
1/9/1908 p 5 – South Park to put on large cars
1/18/1908 p 14 – So Park, 30th Street bridge across Switzer canyon
1/21/1908 p 12 – Brooklyn Heights, sewer facilities @ 29&A
1/23/1908 p 7 – what’s the difference bet Golden Hill & So Park
5/19/1908 p 11 – Hebbard named architect for school
5/24/1908 p 17 – Brooklyn school (d) Hebbard
6/16/1908 p 13 – Teal, F.P., plans for Black home @30&Grape
6/28/1908 p 17 – Spaulding res, Dale bet Date&Elm (d)
8/2/1908 p 10 – Gill, IJ - Price res @ sw [se] cor Beach & Ash (p)
8/13/1908 p 6 – So Park RR trolley noise
8/23/1908 p II, 1 – So Park & East side RR
12/1/1908 p 6 – Webster grant again held up
3/15/1909 p 9 – So Park trolley collision
5/25/1909 p 7 – complaints of So Park line
8/11/1909 p 12 – park commission demands improvemts in return for Rwy ROW through city park
8/20/1909 p 14 – car line may be extended from Juniper along 30th
8/25/1908 p 6 – So Park Price res, Gill
8/31/1908 p 11 – Thomas, AA ex-police chief has Brooklyn Hts garden
10/4/1908 p 17 – JH Delvalle purch lot @ne cor 28 & Cedar
11/3/1908 p 8 – Webster So Pk Rwy threatens suit
12/1/1908 p 6 – Webster grant again held up
12/7/1908 p 7 – City Electrician to Make Report
12/23/1908 p 15 – South Park & East Side Rwy required to put in storm drains
1/10/1909 p 5 – BH, Herbert Field house (d) EB Weaver (arch) Date, nw cor Fern
3/2/1909 p 8 – So Park sewers
3/31/1909 p 9 – SP - 29th St purch bet Elm & Fir
5/18/1909 p 6 – Whitson, permit 30 bet Elm & Fir
6/27/1909 p 18 – permit, Whitson, Seaman & Choates
7/24/1909 p 7 – Bean St renamed Granada
8/25/1909 p 14 – Rwy gets permit to cross city park
8/31/1909 p 6 – park permit for electric rwy
9/11/1909 p 14 – Switzer obit, 73
9/22/1909 p 6 – SO Spaulding, obit
9/22/1909 p 6 – GH Club elects officers
9/30/1909 p 6 – permit, King, bungalow, Dale bet Date & Elm
11/5/1909 p 7 – “Estimate High for Leveling of Bridge” [30th St, bridge work]
11/21/1909 p 15 – “City Council Aims 37 Ordinances at Electric Railways”
12/1/1909 p 9 – permit, Vinton, cottage, ne corner Fern & Date
12/10/1909 p 15 – Armitage, addition, sw corner Juniper & 30
12/12/1909 p 6 – “New Street Cars Delayed by Non-Arrival of Wheels”
12/22/1909 p 5 – Bartlett Estate, 8 room res ne corner Bean & Cedar, $5000- Hebbard
12/31/1909 p 9 – “Will Increase Pay of Street Car Men”
2/4/1910 p 5 – “San Diego Sight Seeing Car Makes First Trip Over Line”
3/30/1910 p 10 – “Latest Safeguard Installed on Cars”
4/4/1910 p 7 – So Park Hall, 30th & Cedar, meeting to improve park
4/17/1910 p 8 – Pacific Bldg Co - 18 new homes east of 30th St (p)
4/24/1910 p 33 – cottage plans with double dormers
4/29/1910 p 10 – Brooklyn Heights group organizes
9/11/1910 p 10 – Golden Hill Athletic Park planned, commemorates Geo Cook
10/2/1910 p 24 – Desert Becomes Paradise, Change Made in Few Years – deed restrictions cited
11/6/1910 p 34 – Bartlett ad – bldg restrictions $2500; price list #29
12/11/1910 p 16 – Brooklyn Heights ad – lots on Hawthorn and Juniper – “close to car line”
12/20/1910 p 15 – ad Brooklyn Heights, lot between Date & Elm on Granada
12/25/1910 p 24 – Royer sells Watkins & Biddle addn, near So Park to FL Dow
1/1/1911 p V:4(?)– So Park addn, ad & photo of res in Block 11, lot 6 (2850 Beech)
1/22/1911 p 19 – history of charter affecting SD railway franchise
1/30/1911 p 7 – street car ad, 1892 version, 1910 version (p)
4/30/1911 p 24 – Del Harris, bungalow (d) w side [1520] Dale near Cedar for Bert Sharman, $3000
7/2/1911 p 14 – Keller, Walter (d), Dale n of Cedar
8/4/1911 p 5 – Brooklyn Hts school, all bids too much
8/6/1911 p 10 – South Park, Pacific Bldg Co: OW Cotton res, w side Dale bet Beech & Cedar, (d)
8/9/1911 p 5 – permit: Thuland, 30 & Date cottage
8/29/1911 p 5 – permit: McClellan res, Elm & 30th
9/3/1911 p 8 – So Park homes to be built
9/10/1911 p 17 – So Park growth, 31 houses completed
9/17/1911 p 8 – So Park, 70 new homes in year
9/17/1911 p 17 – Seibert & Hamilton, store @ 30&Beech
9/29/1911 p 5 – Brooklyn Heights, 540 lots sold
10/8/1911 p 11 – Kellogg, MP (arch) 2 So Park homes, 29th & Beech (d)
10/18/1911 p 3 – permit: Springer, 5 room res, Granada bet Date & Elm, $1850
10/20/1911 p 11 – permit, Pritchard, 5 room, Elm & Granada
10/22/1911 p 11 – So Park, 38 houses complete
11/5/1911 p 6 – Champlin res on Beech & Granada (d)
11/5/1911 p 17 – Bell res in So Park by Pacific Bldg Co (d)
12/15/1911 p 5 – permit: Forthun, store, Fern & Ivy
12/17/1911 p 25 – So Park Ad: Our bldg boom in So Park
12/31/1911 p 17 – Geo Hall, 1st store in South Park, 30&Beech, by Siebert & Hamilton
1/1/1912 p 2 – “San Diego Street Car System Much Improved in Past Year”
1/1/1912 p 6 – Pacific Bldg Co (ad?) drawing of 7 houses
1/1/1912 p 6? – DeSucca res & J.T. Donahue res in So Park (d)
1/1/1912 p sect13:3 – Chas H Bartholomew, postmaster (p)
1/1/1912 p sect13:3 – James Wadham, attny (p)
1/7/1912 p 7 – Pacific Bldg Co / So Park home (d)
1/21/1912 p 11 – se corner 28th & Beech (p)
1/28/1912 p 7 – res by Pac Bldg Co on 30 bet Beech & Cedar (d)
1/30/1912 p 13 – Presbyterian Church, 30th & Elm (Del Harris)
2/11/1912 p 12 – 1530 29th (p)
2/11/1912 p 42 – res at 1527 30th (p)
3/17/1912 p 27 – Lea home & other Pacific Bldg Co houses
3/19/1912 p 11 – Brooklyn Heights Presbyterian Church
4/7/1912 p 31 – ad $5000 South Park, 2 story 6 rooms all new 1/2 block to car line
4/21/1912 p 37 – Bartlett Estate ad for So Park
5/12/1912 p 25 – Carter Construct Co, Crane res, 30th near Cedar
8/11/1912 p 37 – Pac Bldg Co may hire landscape gardener
9/8/1912 p 33 – OW cotton res (d) on Dale St bet Beech & Cedar
9/27/1912 p 13 – permit: WS Wheeler, 5 room cottage, 1228 29th St, $1800
10/5/1912 p 13 – permit: WS Wheeler, bungalow 1219 29th St, $1800
10/18/1912 p 5 – permit: GS Carr Co, 5 room cottage, 1537 Grove near Cedar $2700
10/18/1912 p 5 – permit: GS Carr Co, 6 room cottage, 1543 Grove, $5000
11/1/1912 p 5 – permit: Brooklyn Hts Presbyterian church, 30 & Fir, $150
11/11/1912 p 18 – Electric Rwy Co through park
11/21/1912 p 9 – bidders on improv 29th from Seaman & Choates to s line of SP addn
11/30/1912 p 12 – Horace B Day, tile bldg substation, Dale bet A & Ash, $500
12/4/1912 p 12 – permit: EC Hurlburt, 6 room cottage, 1725 29th St, $3000
12/13/1912 p 13 – Quayle, Ed, 1528 Granada, 9 room, $4500
12/27/1912 p 22 – permit: 1724 30th, Pac Bldg Co, 3 room cottage $1565
12/27/1912 p 22 – bldg permit for 1724 29th St
1/1/1913 p III:16 – “Street Car System Keeps Pace with Growth of City”
1/5/1913 p 9 – Pac Bldg Co, moves quarters, organized 6 yrs ago
2/12/1913 p 22 – permit: Gurwell, 4 room, board house, 1735 Granada, $200
4/6/1913 p 7 – Eugene Hoffman bldg
4/6/1913 p 23 – Kruegl, 23 bldgs
6/8/1913 p 34 – Hoffman & Walker bldgs listed
6/29/1913 p 36 – Brooklyn Hts Pres Church, Del Harris
6/29/1913 p 36 – Dell Harris, Brooklyn Hts Pres church
6/29/1913 p 46 – Walter Keller house
7/6/1913 p 11 – Del Harris, Brooklyn Hts Pres Church
7/30/1913 p 12 – Theodore Kistner, 2 fire stations
8/9/1913 p 18 – So Park ad, house
8/10/1913 p 32 – TC Kistner, fire stations
8/26/1913 p 10 – Del Harris, Brooklyn Hts Pres Church, 30th & Fir
10/17/1913 p 29? – So Park - 4sale property/lots: Grove, Granada, Fern, Dale, 28th, 30th
10/23/1913 p 10 – So Park house, 29th & Beech
10/23/1913 p 11 – So Park house, Dale St, owner is architect
11/3/1913 p 16 – So Park, dressmaking 1831 29th
3/1/1914 p III,12 – So Park res, Date bet Dale & 20th (29?/30?)
4/1/1914 p 6 – Granada St res sold to Geo Mitchell
4/12/1914 p II, 3 – McKellar & Laing sales, includes So Park
4/30/1914 p 8 – Heller's new store in So Park
10/1/1914 p 6 – So Park Crest, 2 blks to 30th (p) corner lot
1/17/1915 p II,1 – OW Cotton predicts new bldg era
3/3/1915 p 8 – map of electric car route from 38 (listed) hotels in downtown to Expo
1/1/1916 p II 7 – “Efficient Street Railway Handles Exposition Crowds”
1/1/1916 p VII,1 – photos of residences
3/22/1917 p 5 – “Increase Shown in Auto-Street Car Accidents”
2/12/1918 p 7 – “Street Railways Feel Restrictions of War”
5/16/1919 p 4 – street railway forum
12/9/1919 p 4 – San Diego Electric is asking for financial assistance
1/1/1920 p S8,7 – street rwy co, photos & history
4/16/1923 p 15 – South Park ad mentions No. 2 car (2 ads)
3/12/1924 p 5 – “Electric Club” and history
7/1/1924 p 4 – Home Industry patronized by street railway
1/1/1925 p sec7,3 – Golden Hill Park (p)
6/13/1926 p 65 – study shows buses replace electric railway
6/11/1928 p 17 – beautiful stucco home on corner of Cedar & Fern, 1 blk from Brooklyn Heights
7/2/1937 p? - “Golden Hill Recalled as Ugly Indian Camp”
4/27/1956 p B2:6 – So Park RR
5/4/1956 p B2:6 – So Park RR
1/30/1957 p 22 – “50 yrs ago: So Park & East Side railway”
5/29/1957 p B2:6 – So Park RR
8/11/1963 p H1:1-8 – “Who Was Behind the Little Green Line?” [South Park Rwy]
12/22/1969 p C1:1-5 – So Park – corner of 30th & Beech
9/27/1970 p B1:1-3 – Golden Hill Park/ umbrella tree
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City of San Diego Planning Department -
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