In May, the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board designated three new historical resources, including a ranch house designed by Cliff May with one of his signature olive trees. The board asked for more information on the Asaro Apartments, relocated from State and West B streets in 1948 to 2027-2045 India Street, before making any decisions. SOHO asserts these two buildings (c. 1908) are rare and significant under Criteria A and C, as former homes to Italian tuna fishermen in Little Italy and for their Colonial Revival-influenced architecture. Read SOHO's letter supporting designation of the Asaro Apartments.

3427 Elliott Street in Loma Portal was designed in the Spanish Eclectic style and built in 1925. Designated under Criterion C, for exemplary architecture, the home's character-defining features include the arched entry porch covered with clay tile, simple parapet, single-pane wood-framed casement windows, clay pipe roof drains, and smooth exterior stucco.

3430 Utah Street in North Park has a 1926 period of significance and was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Features include the asymmetrical façade with parapet and low- pitch tile-covered roof, front entry porch with arch openings, arched focal windows, decorative grille work and wood-framed windows. Designated under Criterion C, this resource embodies distinctive characteristics of the style.

6004 Avenida Cresta in La Jolla was designed by Master Architect Cliff May and constructed in 1936. Representing the Spanish Colonial Revival/California "Hacienda" style, the character-defining features of this ranch house include the U-shape building form with a fully enclosed central courtyard. Other authentic features: a low-pitched hip-gable roof with exposed rafter tails, wood plank entry door, multi-pane wood casement windows and fixed wood shutters, and hand textured stucco exterior. It was designated under both Criteria C and D, for exemplary architecture and the notable work of a Master Architect. An olive tree, chosen by Cliff May himself, and a signature of his ranch houses, is included in the designation.

Also in May, the San Diego County Sites Board designated the Casa Collado at 16834 Via De Santa Fe in Rancho Santa Fe. Renowned architect Lilian J. Rice designed this Spanish Eclectic style home in 1923. It was designated for its distinctive architecture, with such elements as the low pitched molded clay tile roof, wood panel entry door, divided light wood windows, decorative gable venting and smooth stucco exterior. Significant residents include famed astronaut Walter "Wally" Schirra II and Robert and Veva Franscisco. Between 1938 and 1959, the couple contributed significantly to Rancho Santa Fe's development by providing essential services: the local grocery store, gas station, and a Studebaker dealership.

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3020 Dale Street in the North Park community was constructed in 1920 and is the notable work of Master Builder, Edward Bryans. Features include the exterior patterned wood siding, low pitch gable roof with a partial width front porch, exposed roof beams, wood sash and transom windows, and stuccoed porch piers. Designated under Criterion C, for exemplary architecture of the Arts and Crafts era, this bungalow is also designated under Criterion D, as the representative work of a Master Builder.

4369 Argos Drive in the Kensington is designed in the Spanish Eclectic style, completed in 1926. Character-defining features are the asymmetrical façade, multi-panel wood and arched focal windows, arched entry door, smooth stucco exterior and much more. Embodying distinctive features of the Spanish Eclectic style, this house is designated under Criterion C for architecture.

8015 and 8017 El Paseo Grande in La Jolla, constructed in 1960, is designed in the Contemporary Modern style by Master Architects Homer Delawie and Lloyd Ruocco. Designated under Criterion D, for these two Master Architects, as well as Criterion C, for exemplary architecture, distinctive characteristics are the triangular building form with a low-pitch gable roof and exposed rafters, a vertical wood and stucco exterior, prominent carport, and aluminum windows and doors.