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Historical Resources Board Makes History
November/December 2017
The City of San Diego Historical Resources Board (HRB) concluded 2017 with some exciting history making of its own: designating its third local district this year, the Valle Vista Terrace Historic District in University Heights. This is the first time in almost a decade that the board has approved any local district and now three more are being preserved. In addition, the HRB designated four resources, including a unique 1881 building composed of prefabricated panel construction.
Valle Vista Terrace Historic District is designated under both Criteria A and C, for its historical and architectural development. A total of 89 buildings compose this district, and 67 (or 75%) are contributing resources to the district's historical integrity and sense of place. Regarding Criterion A, the district is an early 20th century residential streetcar subdivision with a period of significance from 1907 to 1942. Lots were delineated in 1907, and the first residence was completed in 1908 on Panorama Drive. Later contributing resources are tied to the tract's early pre-World War II development, ending in 1942.
 4705 Panorama Drive |  2206 Adams Avenue |  4735 Panorama Drive |
 2242 Adams Avenue |  2204 Cliff Street |  2225 Cliff Street |
Under Criterion C, with a 1907 through 1950 period of significance, the district also represents an important collection of intact buildings that illustrate a diversity of architectural styles dating from 1908-1950. These styles include Arts & Crafts, Mission Revival, Spanish Eclectic, Tudor Revival, and Ranch.
SOHO congratulates the City staff, the HRB, and all the property owners who support the designation of our city's newest district and take pride in living in one of San Diego's historical streetcar subdivisions!
The board also designated these four resources:
 454 13th Street in the East Village is an Italianate style building constructed in 1881 during an early and brief boom period (1879-1882). Still standing on its original lot and designated under Criterion C, as an excellent example of the architectural style, the house is also significant for its unique type of prefabricated panel construction. San Diego Master Architect John B. Stannard lived here from 1902-1910, but he did not design or build this residence. Active in San Diego from 1887 to 1915. His works include the Louis Bank of Commerce (835-845 Fifth Avenue), 136 Juniper Street, and the Cole Block (660 Fifth Avenue).
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 210-220 Juniper Street/2321 Second Avenue in Bankers Hill, also known as the Juniper Apartments, was constructed in 1913 in the Prairie style. Designated under Criterion C for exemplifying this style, the U-shaped building includes a three-foot parapet, deep eaves with exposed rafter tails, and three-part wood windows with transoms.
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 3623-3627 31st Street in North Park illustrates the Tudor Revival style and was built in 1922 by the Klicka Brothers. Operating the Klicka Lumber Company, George and Emil were significant builders and businessmen in North Park's early development. Designated under Criterion C, the home's features include a steeply pitched roof, gable parapets, castellated parapet entry porch with rounded arch openings, and tall multi-pane wood windows.
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 4301 Hilldale Road in Kensington is a 1929 Spanish Eclectic home with Monterey style influences. Key architectural elements that earned its designation under Criterion C include the low pitch hip roof with clay tile and decorative rafter tails, a Monterey style balcony with wood beams and balustrade, decorative corbels, and multi-pane wood casement windows.
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