List of San Diego Historic Landmarks
Listing of San Diego Historic Landmarks

List of San Diego Historic Landmarks

Section Title: Listing of San Diego Historic Landmarks
Table Section Text: None

SDHL #	Landmark name	Image	Address	Designation Date	Description

1	El Prado Area	-	Balboa Park 32°43′52″N 117°9′7″W / 32.73111°N 117.15194°W	9/7/1967	Long, wide promenade running through the center of Balboa Park, lined with Spanish Revival buildings including the San Diego Museum of Man, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the San Diego Art Institute, the Natural History Museum, Reuben H.

2	Old Mission Dam & Flume (Padre Dam)	Old-mission-dam.JPG	Mission Trails Park, Fr. Serra Trail 32°50′24″N 117°2′32″W / 32.84000°N 117.04222°W	2/1/196	The first major irrigation project on the Pacific coast, this stone and cement dam was used for a sawmill and irrigation at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá; now part of Mission Trails Regional Park, the largest municipal park in California

3	Fort Stockton	Presidio Park, Old Town	February 15, 1968	Site fortified by Carlos Carrillo in 1828; named Fort Stockton and became headquarters for ending the Californio revolt of 1847

4	Presidio of San Diego Site	-	Presidio Park 32°45′31″N 117°11′36″W / 32.75861°N 117.19333°W	February 29, 1968	Fort established by Spanish forces in 1769 was the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Coast; the first of the presidios and base of operations for the Spanish colonization of California

5	Calvary Cemetery Site	Pioneer Park, Mission Hills	February 29, 1968	Part of Pioneer Park in Mission Hills, it was in use between 1875 and 1919; converted from a cemetery to a public park in the early 1970s

6	New San Diego (Dunnell's)	348 W. "F" St.	January 23, 1969

7	Pantoja Park	-	Downtown, Marina District	January 23, 1969	Built in 1850, it is the oldest park in downtown San Diego; located on G Street at India Street.

8	Sherman-Gilbert House	Heritage Park, Old Town	8/7/1969	Stick Eastlake house with "widow's walk" and circular window; moved to Heritage Park in Old Town in 1971 through the efforts of Save Our Heritage Organisation

9	Davis-Horton House	402 Island Ave, Gaslamp Qtr.	11/2/1969

10	Torrey Pines Area	-	Torrey Pines State Reserve	November 21, 1969	Coastal park La Jolla, it remains one of the wildest stretches of land (8 km²) on the Southern California coast; consists of a plateau with cliffs that overlook Torrey Pines State Beach, and a lagoon used by migrating seabirds

11	Villa Montezuma	1925 K St. 32°42′29.26″N 117°8′45.88″W / 32.7081278°N 117.1460778°W	2/6/1970	Victorian mansion built in 1887 by musician, spiritualist and author Jesse Shepard (later known as Francis Grierson)

12	San Pasqual Battlefield Site	San Pasqual Valley	11/6/1970	Site where, in 1846, Stephen W. Kearny's US Army column battled the Californios, and their Presidial Lancers, led by General Don Andrés Pico; now the San Pasqual Valley community

13	Montgomery Memorial	Silver Wing Monument, San Diego, California.JPG	Bounded by Palm Ave, Beyer Blvd, and Coronado Ave	11/6/1970	Park honoring John Joseph Montgomery whose 1883 glider flown at Otay Mesa was the first successful flight of a heavier-than-air craft; monument in the shape of a wing marks the event and symbolizes his continued flights in the region during 1884–1886.

14	Old Town San Diego State Historic Park	-	Jct. of US 5 and US 80 32°45′15″N 117°11′47″W / 32.75417°N 117.19639°W	11/6/1970	State historic park preserves and recreates San Diego's old town, from shortly after the Mexican War of Independence during its pueblo Alta California period beginning in 1821, through the Bear Flag Revolt, the American period, and ending in 1872, 22 years after statehood

14A	Casa de Estudillo	-	4000 Mason St., Old Town 32°45′14″N 117°11′45″W / 32.75389°N 117.19583°W	11/6/1970	Adobe house constructed in 1827 by José María Estudillo and his son José Antonio, early settlers of San Diego, was considered one of the finest houses in Mexican California

14B	Casa de Cota	NW corner of Twiggs and Congress, Old Town	11/6/1970

14C	Casa de Bandini	-	2660 Calhoun St., Old Town	11/6/1970	Large U-shaped house built in 1829 by Juan Bandini; later converted to use as a store and, in 1869, the Cosmopolitan Hotel

14D	Casa de Pedrorena	-	2616 San Diego Ave., Old Town	11/6/1970

14E	Casa de Machado-Silvas (de la Bandera)	-	2741 San Diego Ave., Old Town	11/6/1970

14F	Congress Hall Site	426 Calhoun St. & 408 Wallace St., Old Town

14G	Casa de Machado-Stewart	-	2724 Congress St., Old Town	11/6/1970

14H	Mason Street School	-	3960 Mason St., Old Town	11/6/1970

14I	The Exchange Hotel Site	San Diego Ave (Southside facing Plaza), Old Town

15	Chapel of the Immaculate Conception	3950 Conde Street, Old Town	11/6/1970	Other than the San Diego Mission, the oldest church in San Diego; built in the 1850s as a home; converted to a church by Don Jose Antonio Aguirre in 1858; the fictional lovers in the novel "Ramona" were married here

16	Whaling Station Site	Ballast Point Peninsula	11/6/1970	Shore station where whale blubber was boiled down for the oil in the 1850s and 1860s, halfway out on the inner beach of Ballast Point

17	Lighthouse of 1854	-	Cabrillo National Monument	11/6/1970	Lighthouse built at the mouth of San Diego Bay from 1854–1855; remained in service until 1891; restored and re-lit by the National Park Service in 1984

18	Gill House	3776 Front St.	7/2/1971	Single-story house designed in 1907 by noted modern architect Irving Gill for Melville and Amy Salz Klauber

19	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery	-	Point Loma Peninsula	11/6/1970	National military cemetery overlooking the bay and the city; remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Battle of San Pasqual were moved there in 1882

20	Ballast Point	La Playa Peninsula	11/6/1970

21	Casa de Lopez	3890 Twiggs, Old Town	11/6/1970

22	Old La Playa Site	Bayside of Pt. Loma	11/6/1970

23	Fort Rosecrans Site	Point Loma Peninsula	11/6/1970	Fort established in 1852; designated as a monument after World War II

24	Whaley House	-	2482 San Diego Ave., Old Town	11/6/1970

25	Serra Palm Site	Taylor St. (Presidio Gardens), Old Town	11/6/1970

26	Old Spanish Cemetery	San Diego Ave and Arista St., Old Town	11/6/1970

27	Fort Guijarros	Near base of Ballast Point Peninsula	11/6/1970	Spanish fort built in 1797 on Ballast Point as the first defensive fortifications for San Diego Bay; name means "Fort Cobblestones"; involved in the Battle of San Diego, a naval battle with an American trading vessel

28	Derby Dike Site	Foot of Presidio Hill, Old Town	11/6/1970

29	Mule Hill Site	Four miles SW of Escondido	11/6/1970

30	San Diego Barracks Site	Kettner Blvd. "G" and Market Street	11/6/1970

31	Kate O. Sessions Nursery Site	Pico and Balboa, Pacific Beach	11/6/1970

32	Derby-Pendleton House	2482 San DiegoAve/4017 Harney, Old Town	11/6/1970

33	Spanish Landing Site	North Shore of San Diego Bay near old mouth of S.D. River	11/6/1970

34	Gatewood House	2515 San Diego Ave, Old Town	11/6/1970

35	Presidio Excavation Site	Presidio Park, Old Town	11/6/1970	Excavation project at the Presidio begun by the San Diego Historical Society in 1965, uncovered chapel foundations, animal bones, sea shells, potsherds and other material

36	Emmet House Site	3919 Twiggs St, Old Town	11/6/1970

37	Long-Waterman House	2408 1st Ave. 32°43′49″N 117°9′48″W / 32.73028°N 117.16333°W	12/4/1970	Queen Anne style Victorian mansion built in the late 19th century for John Long, president of the Coronado Fruit Package Company; later owned by Robert Whitney Waterman, 17th governor of California

38	Timken House	2508 First Ave	12/4/1970	Queen Anne style Victorian mansion where the art collection in the Timken Museum was originally displayed

39	Quartermass Wilde House	2404 E. Broadway	12/4/1970	Built in 1896, a classic revival style castle containing 8,800 square feet (820 m2). Built in 1896, it is now used as professional offices

40	George W. Marston House	-	3525 7th Ave. 32°44′29″N 117°9′26″W / 32.74139°N 117.15722°W	12/4/1970	Arts and crafts mansion designed by Irving Gill and completed in 1905; operated as a museum starting in 1987; closed due to lack of funding, February 2009

41	Frederick R. Burnham House	3563 Seventh Ave. 32°44′34″N 117°9′23″W / 32.74278°N 117.15639°W	12/4/1970	American Craftsman style bungalow home built in 1907 for Frederick Russell Burnham; also known as the Burnham-Marston House

42	Casa de Aguirre	2604 San Diego Ave, Old Town	12/4/1970

43	Gila House Site	3940 Harney St., Old Town	12/4/1970

44	Franciscan Garden Site	Taylor St. (Presidio Gardens) Old Town	12/4/1970

45	San Pasqual Grave Site	Trias bet. Hancock and Moore, Old Town	12/4/1970

46	Cobblestone Jail Site	Haraszthy Jail, Old Town	12/4/1970

47	Protestant Cemetery Site	Ampudia Street, OldTown	12/4/1970

48	Hebrew Cemetery Site	Kenyon Street	12/4/1970

49	Melville-Klauber House	3060 Sixth Ave	January 22, 1971	House designed by Irving Gill and built from 1907–08; its smooth walls and clean openings became trademarks of Gill's later works

50	Arthur Marston House	3575 7th Ave	January 22, 1971	Built in 1907, one of several houses designed by Irving Gill in the 3500 block of 7th Ave.

51	Horton Plaza and Broadway Fountain	-	Broadway between 3rd and 4th Avenues	March 19, 1971

52	Britt-Scripps House	406 Maple St.	10/1/1971	Victorian mansion built by E. Britt 1887 and purchased by E.W.Scripps 1897 in the Scripps family for 40 years.

53	Florence Hotel Tree	Grape between Third and Fourth	12/3/1971

54	Brooklyn Hotel (Kahles Saddlery) (Horton Grand Hotel)	-	325 Island Ave	1/7/1972

55	Jennings House	1018 Rosecrans	1/7/1972	Simple frame house built in 1886

56	Santa Fe Depot	-	1050 Kettner St. 32°43′1″N 117°10′7″W / 32.71694°N 117.16861°W	2/4/1972	Train station built in 1915 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to accommodate visitors to the Panama-California Exposition; still an active depot for Amtrak, San Diego Trolley, and San Diego buses

57	H.E. Watts House	1767 Second Ave.	5/4/1972

58	Livingston House Site	March 3, 1972

59	Litgow-Hackett Torrey Pine	1534 First Ave	March 3, 1972

60	Ford Building	-	Balboa Park, Palisades Area 32°43′34″N 117°9′13″W / 32.72611°N 117.15361°W	4/7/1972	Streamline Moderne structure in Balboa Park designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and sponsored by Ford Motor Company for the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935; stylized after a V8 engine; now home to the San Diego Air & Space Museum

61	Horton's Addition Block 252	Bounded by First Ave., Grape, Front and Fir Streets	5/10/1972

62	Lee House No. 2	3353 Albatross St.	5/10/1972

63	Lee House No. 4	3367 Albatross St.	5/10/1972

64	Teats House No. 2	3415 Albatross	5/10/1972

65	Teats House No. 3	3407 Albatross St.	5/10/1972

66	Backesto Block	-	614 Fifth Ave.	6/2/1972	Built in 1873, it was at the heart of New Town's business district; grocery and general merchandise store in the 1870s and 1880s; later San Diego Hardware

67	Hubbell Building	-	813 Fifth Ave.	6/2/1972

68	Marston Building	-	809 Fifth Ave.	6/2/1972

69	McGurck Block	-	611 Fifth Ave.	6/2/1972	Italiante Revival commercial building in Gaslamp Quarter was site of the Ferris and Ferris Drug Store from 1903–1984; upper floors were as a hotel; now houses Z Gallerie

70	I.O.O.F. Building	-	526 Market St. 32°42′42″N 117°9′31″W / 32.71167°N 117.15861°W	6/2/1972	Commercial building in the Gaslamp Quarter built in 1882

71	Keating Building	-	432 "F" St.	6/2/1972	Romanesque style commercial structure in Gaslamp Quarter built in 1890; early tenants included the San Diego Savings Bank, the public library and the Humane Society

72	Nesmith–Greely Building	-	825–831 Fifth Ave	6/2/1972

73	Louis Bank of Commerce	-	835-345 Fifth Ave	6/2/1972

74	Yuma Building	-	631–633 Fifth Ave	6/2/1972	Structure in Gaslamp Quarter built in 1886 with ornate facade

75	Johnson-Taylor Adobe of Rancho de los Peñasquitos	Rancho Peñasquitos	8/4/1972

76	Spreckels Theater	-	123 W. Broadway 32°42′55″N 117°9′45″W / 32.71528°N 117.16250°W	8/4/1972	Theater designed by Harrison Albright for John D. Spreckels; touted as "the first modern commercial playhouse west of the Mississippi" at opening in 1912

77	Balboa Theatre	-	868 4th Ave. 32°42′50″N 117°9′38″W / 32.71389°N 117.16056°W	8/4/1972	Built in 1924 as a grand movie palace; converted to housing for the U.S. Navy during World War II; re-opened in 2005 as a live theater and concert venue

78	Weldon Glasson House (Chateau de Toman)	3139 Franklin Ave	11/3/1972	Built in 1880, the oldest house in the Logan Heights area

79	La Jolla Women's Club	715 Silverado St	3/2/1973	Clubhouse building designed by Irving Gill and built in 1914

80	Adobe Falls	AdobeFallsByPhilKonstantin.JPG	Portion Lot 67 Part. Map of Ranch Mission	4/6/1973	Adobe Falls is a multi-level waterfall on the San Diego River, north of Interstate 8 and San Diego State University. The rocks have been covered with graffiti.

81	Piedras Pintados	Northwest corner Rancho Bernardo	4/6/1973

82	Temple Beth Israel	TempleBethIsraelByPhilKonstantin.JPG	Heritage Park, Old Town	6/1/1973	Temple Beth Israel is San Diego's first synagogue. It is located in Heritage Park in San Diego's Old Town area.

83	San Diego Steam Laundry	1157 Columbia	6/1/1973

84	Green Dragon Colony Site	1258–1274 Prospect St, La Jolla	7/6/1973	Group of 12 coastal cottages built by German immigrant Anna Held Heinrich; became an artists colony

85	Hayward-Patterson House	2148 Broadway	9/7/1973

86	La Jolla Recreational Center	615 Prospect Street, La Jolla	9/7/1973	Built in 1915 by Ellen Browning-Scripps and dedicated that same year to the City of San Diego for the children of La Jolla

87	El Cuervo Adobe	West end of Rancho de los Penasquitos	10/5/1973

88	First National Bank	Fifth Ave & E Street	10/5/1973

89	Plunge	Belmont Park, Mission Beach	12/7/1973

90	Mission Beach Roller Coaster	MissionBeachRollercoaster 640pixels.JPG	3000 Mission Blvd. 32°46′18″N 117°15′0″W / 32.77167°N 117.25000°W	12/7/1973	Wooden roller coaster built in 1925 in Belmont Park on Mission Beach; also known as the Giant Dipper

91	Merry-go-round	Belmont Park, Mission Beach	12/7/1973

92	Spencer Ogden Building	-	750 Fifth Ave	3/1/1974

93	Llewelyn Building	-	722–728 Fifth Ave	4/5/1974

94	Judge Torrance House	136 Juniper Street	4/5/1974

95	Grand-Horton Hotel	-	325 Island Ave	4/5/1974

96	Golden West Hotel	-	720 Fourth Ave	9/6/1974

97	Mary Cassitt House (No. 4)	3526 Seventh Ave	10/4/1974

98	Teats House (No. 1)	3560 Seventh Ave	10/4/1974

99	Alice Lee Residence	3578 Seventh Ave	10/4/1974

100	House Lot D, Block 234 Horton Addition	1929 Front Street	11/1/1974

101	Red Roost and Red Rest	1187 and 1179 Coast Blvd., La Jolla 32°50′59″N 117°16′18″W / 32.84972°N 117.27167°W	1/3/1975	Built in 1894, oldest surviving examples of late-Victorian beach cottage architecture; vacant since 1917 and subject of controversy over "demolition by neglect"

102	Tyrolean Terrace Colony	1290–1298 Prospect St, La Jolla	2/7/1975	Demolished for Coast Walk Shopping Center

103	Cole Block	-	660 Fifth Ave.	5/2/1975	Commercial block in Gaslamp Quarter built in 1892 by Albert Cole; early tenants included Theopile Verlaque, who ran a liquor store at the corner and developed San Diego's wine-making industry

104	Sherman-Doig House	136 W Fir Street	7/11/1975

105	San Diego Rowing Club	525 E Harbor Drive	7/11/1975

106	Waldo Waterman Monument	Corner of Maple & Albatross Streets (northerly terminus)	8/1/1975

107	Cliff Mansion	1203 Sunset Cliffs Blvd	12/5/1975	Mediterranean style house built from 1926–1928 by John Mills

108	Pottery Canyon Park	2725 Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla	2/6/1976

109	Buckner Hotel	765 10th Avenue	4/2/1976

110	Kiessig Corner	1401–1419 2nd, 222 Ash	7/9/1976

111	U.S. Custom and Court House	325 West F Street	7/9/1976

112	Theosophical Institute	-	3900 Lomaland Drive	8/6/1976	Commune based on theosophy founded at Point Loma in 1897 by Katherine Tingley; became known as Lomaland, a regional center for the arts; now the site of Point Loma Nazarene University; buildings include Spaulding Home, Greek Theatre, Beaver Home, Lotus Home, and Madam Tingley Home

113	Mission San Diego de Alcalá	San-diego-mission-church.JPG	5 mi (8.0 km). E of Old Town San Diego on Friars Rd. 32°47′4″N 117°6′23″W / 32.78444°N 117.10639°W	8/6/1976	Site of the first Christian burial in Alta California; Father Luís Jayme, "California's First Christian Martyr", lies entombed beneath the chancel floor; the current church is the fourth to stand on this location

114	McConaughy House	Heritage Park, Old Town	11/5/1976

115	Hearne Surgical Hospital (Ashforth Building)	420 Ash Street	12/3/1976

116	Spruce Street Suspension Bridge	Spruce Street between Front & Brant Streets	1/7/1977

117	El Pueblo Ribera	230–248 Gravilla St.	2/4/1977

118	Charles A. Martin House	3147 Front Street	3/4/1977

119	George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory	SIOhistory.jpeg	8602 La Jolla Shores Dr. 32°51′54″N 117°15′12″W / 32.86500°N 117.25333°W	5/6/1977	Oldest oceanographic research building in continuous use in the United States built in 1909, as part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the nation's first oceanographic institute founded in 1903

120	Tucker House	2470 Union Street	7/8/1977

121	Rynearson House/Mansion	2441-43 E Street	8/5/1977

122	Faulk-Klauber House	3000 E Street	1/6/1978

123	Residence at 1632 Union Street	1632 Union Street	2/3/1978

124	Fulford Bungalow No.14	2516 San Marcos Ave.	6/2/1978

125	Fulford Bungalow No. 24	2518 San Marcos Ave. 32°43′58″N 117°7′43″W / 32.73278°N 117.12861°W	6/2/1978

126	Fulford Bungalow No. 34	2520 San Marcos Ave. 32°43′58″N 117°7′42″W / 32.73278°N 117.12833°W	6/2/1978

127	Gaslamp Quarter Historic District	013.San Diego Historical Centre.JPG	4th & 6th Avenues, Broadway and the Santa Fe R.R. Tracks 32°42′42″N 117°9′33″W / 32.71167°N 117.15917°W	6/2/1978	Historical neighborhood in Downtown San Diego; development began in 1867, when Alonzo Horton bought the land in hopes of creating a new city center closer to the bay; underwent urban renewal in the 1980s and 1990s

128	Heritage Place La Jolla	7210 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla	July 7, 1978

129	Sherman Judson House	1930 First Avenue	9/1/1978

130	Greater Golden Hill Historic District	Russ Blvd on North, Hwy 94 on South, 25th St on East, and 24th on West	10/6/1978

131	Western Metal Building	-	215 Seventh Ave	11/3/1978	This building was rehabilitated and incorporated into Petco Park, including the brick facades, wood windows, vault and heavy timber frame.

132	Watts Building	Watts Building.JPG	520 E St. 32°42′53″N 117°9′32″W / 32.71472°N 117.15889°W	12/1/1978

133	Galusha B. Grow Cottage	7210 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla	February 16, 1979

134	Chaplain's Residence	836 Washington St. 32°45′2″N 117°9′20″W / 32.75056°N 117.15556°W	February 2, 1979

135	Medico-Dental Building	233 A St. 32°43′6″N 117°9′41″W / 32.71833°N 117.16139°W	3/2/1979

136	Broderick-Kenny House	2133 Second Ave	5/4/1979

137	Royal Pie Bakery	560 Fourth Avenue	6/1/1979

138	Gorham House	2040–2042 Kearney Ave. 32°42′02″N 117°8′27″W / 32.70056°N 117.14083°W	8/3/1979

139	Elk's Hall	350 Cedar St. 32°43′19″N 117°9′41″W / 32.72194°N 117.16139°W	11/2/1979

140	Robert E. Lee Hotel, Lyceum Theater, Commodore Hotel	815 3rd Ave. (Hotel); 314 F St. (Theater) 32°42′50″N 117°9′39″W / 32.71389°N 117.16083°W	1/11/1980	Demolished during construction of Westfield Horton Plaza —portions reproduced

141	Hotel Knickerbocker	315 E Street	1/11/1980

142	Neresheimer-Tingley House	430 Silvergate Ave. 32°42′44″N 117°14′43″W / 32.71222°N 117.24528°W	3/7/1980	Victorian home built for Katherine Tingley, head of the Theosophical Institute

143	Chicano Park	Chicano Park Mural.JPG	From Crosby to Dewey to Evans St. between Logan, National, and Newton. 32°42′01″N 117°8′34″W / 32.70028°N 117.14278°W	3/7/1980	Park located beneath the Coronado Bridge in Logan Heights; contains 67 outdoor murals and other works

144	Pythian Building	211 E St. and 870 3rd Ave. 32°42′52″N 117°9′41″W / 32.71444°N 117.16139°W	4/8/1980	Demolished during construction of Westfield Horton Plaza

145	McClintock Storage Warehouse	1202 Kettner Blvd. 32°43′5″N 117°10′7″W / 32.71806°N 117.16861°W	7/1/1980	Stucco and concrete storage warehouse built in 1925 in the Mission Spanish Revival style; later known as the Bekings Building

146	Stough-Beckett Cottage	2203 Denver St. 32°47′04″N 117°12′13″W / 32.78444°N 117.20361°W	8/5/1980

147	Marin Hotel	552 Fifth Ave. 32°42′39″N 117°9′36″W / 32.71083°N 117.16000°W	11/4/1980

148	Hawthorne Inn	2121 1st Ave. 32°43′38″N 117°9′46″W / 32.72722°N 117.16278°W	11/4/1980

149	Garrettson House	2366 Front St. 32°43′48″N 117°9′53″W / 32.73000°N 117.16472°W	4/7/1981

150	Chinese Benevolent Society Building	426 3rd Ave. 32°42′35″N 117°9′44″W / 32.70972°N 117.16222°W	6/2/1981

Sentence(s)

Western Metal building, which was a historic landmark in San Diego.

final_sentence: Western Metal building, which was a historic landmark in San Diego.