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2009 Most Endangered List of Historic Resources

To mark National Preservation Month, Save Our Heritage Organisation announces its annual list of the most endangered historic resources throughout San Diego County. SOHO, California's oldest continually operating preservation group, is now in its 40th anniversary year.

Whether located in our cities, small towns or rural areas, historic resources create a distinct sense of place and contribute to the superior quality of life enjoyed throughout the San Diego region. Every year, however, many irreplaceable sites are lost or threatened by demolition or neglect.

By raising public awareness, the Most Endangered List has played an important role in the preservation of these sites by bringing attention to the important buildings and places facing imminent threat in any given year.

If you follow the Most Endangered list, you know that the number of places on it shrinks or swells, depending on the year. But overall, the record shows that SOHO is responsible for reducing the number of major losses and increasing public awareness and action to protect our heritage.

The four sites from last year that are no longer on the list all represent the success of SOHO's advocacy efforts. They are:

• Olivewood Women's Club in National City
  The city is now working with the developer to save the building


• Rural Cultural Landscape of Northern San Diego County
  Saved by the now defeated Sunrise Power link


• Spreckels Mansion in Coronado
  The city council denied the project for inappropriate remodeling, although this will likely come up again, for now it is safe


• The 1888 Tourist Hotel in downtown San Diego
  To be saved and incorporated into the new development project

Of the ten sites on this year's list, five are new since last year. Here is the most endangered list, starting with the five newly threatened properties:

• Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar
• San Diego County Operations Center Complex, San Diego
• Golden Hill Fountain Grotto, San Diego
• Ryan Aeronautics Complex, San Diego
• Amy Strong Castle, Ramona

Five sites from 2008 that continue to be on the list are:

• California Theater, San Diego
• Edgemoor Hospital, Santee
• Warner's ranch house and stage station, Warner's Ranch
• Rancho Guejito, Escondido
• Red Roost and Red Rest cottages, La Jolla

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