741 11th Avenue in the East Village is a c. 1887 resource in the Italianate style. With such a limited number of Victorian era buildings that remain, especially on their original parcel, it is crucial that we value and preserve those that are left. Designated under Criterion C for architecture, features include the two-story rectangular form, wood clapboard siding, low pitched hip-roof with moderate eaves and brackets, and tall narrow wood sash windows with period trim.

7112 Monte Vista Avenue in La Jolla, built in 1924, illustrates the Spanish Eclectic style. Designated under Criterion C for exemplary architecture, important attributes include the exterior stucco, simple parapet, red clay tile, stucco buttressing, divided glass wood casement windows, decorative iron work, and more. Photo courtesy Google streetview

2851-2881 Fourth Avenue in Bankers Hill is a c. 1936 Streamline Moderne style commercial resource and the notable work of Master Architect Charles Salyers. Character-defining features include the flat roof, asymmetrical facade, horizontal massing, speed lines, curved building corners and porch overhangs with coping, and steel sash and corner windows. Designated under Criterion C, this is an excellent and rare example of the style. Also designated under Criterion D, for Master Architect Salyers, this building represents his stylistic preference at the time and is executed differently than his Streamline Moderne residences.

8445 Avenida de las Ondas in La Jolla is designed by potential Master Architect Theodore Paulson in the Post and Beam style, and was built in 1955. Features of the style include its U-shape plan and a direct expression of the wood structure, a shallow pitched roof, deep overhangs, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and exterior wood cladding.

1773 Sunset Boulevard in Mission Hills was built c. 1912 in the Prairie style. Designated under Criterion C for embodiment of the style, distinctive features of the home include the horizontal massing, visible structural system, a shallow pitched roof with deep eaves, repeated geometry, and no applied decoration.

4382 Ampudia Street in Mission Hills, is a Tudor Revival style home. Designated for its exemplary c. 1925 architecture under Criterion C, the character defining features are its stucco finish with decorative half-timbering, steeply pitched and conical roofs, asymmetrical facade, and pointed arch focal window with divided glass panes.

4124 Norfolk Terrace in the Kensington neighborhood illustrates the Spanish Eclectic style. Built in 1929 and significant under Criterion C for its architectural composition, important features include the smooth stucco exterior finish, shed and gable roofs clad in red clay mission tile, focal window with arched stucco detailing, inset front porch with arched opening, and an arcaded wing wall.

4825 Adams Avenue in Kensington, is a c. 1942 custom-designed Minimal Traditional style home with Colonial Revival style influences. Designated for architecture under Criterion C, character-defining features include the single-story massing, gable roof with minimal eave, wood exterior, aluminum windows, and simple interior plan. Colonial Revival elements are the recessed and paneled entry, and divided-glass focal window bay.

550 Washington Street in Hillcrest is a c. 1964 Modern style icon, designed by Master Architect William Lewis, Jr., when working for Deems Martin and Associates. It is considered one of San Diego's most important post-WWII commercial buildings. Please see a separate article on this significant designation elsewhere in this eNews. Thanks to everyone who supported SOHO's Preservation Action Alert and sent pro-designation comments to the HRB.Photo courtesy Google streetview

3752 Park Boulevard in Hillcrest, known as Mr. Robinson and built just six years ago in 2015, is one of the newest buildings ever to be locally designated. This designation for the architect-developer's most awarded building establishes Jonathan Segal as a new master architect and master builder. Photo courtesy Jonathan Segal, FAIA