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Mission Hills Historic District
(Homes are along Sunset, Sheridan and Lyndon)

Historical Context Statement 17 page pdf

Contact: missionhills1@SOHOsandiego.org

1. Our traditional historical district lies within the original 1908 subdivision of Mission Hills laid out by George Marston and others.

Mission Hills home 2. Allen Hazard and Janet O'Dea co-chair this district; contact them via email: missionhills1@SOHOsandiego.org

3. Major benefits of historical designation: Mills Act (30-70% reduction of property taxes), higher property values for all homes within the district and preservation of one of the oldest and most intact neighborhoods in all of San Diego!

Mission Hills home 4. The traditional district includes 75 homes along Sunset Blvd (West to St James and southwest to Lyndon. Sheridan Ave also lies within the proposed historical district.)

5. Various genres of architectural styles from 1908 through World War II are represented in this District including: Craftsman, Spanish Revival, Mission Revival, Dutch Colonial, Greek Revival, Prairie Style, English Tudor and others. Several Master Architects also built in this area, including: Emmor Brooke Weaver, Nathan Rigdon, David Owen Dryden, Richard Requa, William Hebbard and others.

Mission Hills home 6. SOHO, the Uptown Planners and Councilmember Michael Zucchet and now Councilmember Faulconer have all endorsed this proposed historical district. Allen and Janet have met with the majority of community residents and provided these Notes from that meeting June 11, 2003 that covered information to residents.

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7. The Residents Report was submitted to the City of San Diego on September 2, 2004.

8. On May 24th the first hearing was held to determine the completeness of the nomination report and for final recommendations to city staff by the board. The board unanimously approved designation of the district on July 16, 2007. An appeal was filed and the matter heard on January 22, 2008. The appeal was denied and the decision by the Historic Resources board in July stands.

9. Mission Hills Historic District Design Guidelines ( 2.9 mb, 57 pages.) These guidelines are in compliance with the National Parks Service Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and include community input from a meeting that was held on September 10, 2004. These guidelines have not been submitted to the Historical Resources Board as they have been held back from this review process by city staff. To date they have not been reviewed or adobted by the Historical Resources Board. Use Acrobat Reader to read these pdf files.


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