Designation of 540 Thorn Street Upheld!
The San Diego City Council, led by Council President pro Tempore Stephen Whitburn, upheld the historical designation of 540 Thorn Street at the April 20, 2021 hearing. It was the first designation appeal to come to this newly elected council.
The home is exemplary of a Tudor Revival style house with both Richardsonian Romanesque and Arts and Crafts era influences. Character-defining features include the asymmetrical facade and cross-gable, first-floor rough-faced sandstone including the round-topped arches, prominent chimneys, and windows of varying shape and size. 540 Thorn is also the high-quality design of a young San Diego architect, Elmer Bayless, whose architectural legacy is unfortunately brief due to his passing shortly before the house's completion.
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