At the July meeting, the Historical Resources Board designated two historical resources: homes in the Mission Hills and South Park neighborhoods.

1020 West Montecito Way in Mission Hills, is a 1910 Arts and Crafts era bungalow and designed by Master Architect Joel Brown. The design features a side gable roof with unenclosed eaves and notched rafter tails, a shed dormer with divided light casement windows, a partial-width front entry porch with Asian style porch posts, a brick chimney with embedded cobblestones, wood tripartite focal windows, and a wood shingle and clapboard exterior. The house was designated under Criterion C for exemplary characteristics of the style, and Criterion D as a fine example of Brown's early work in San Diego. The architect has seven additional properties designated under his Master status.

3065 Ivy Street in South Park is also an Arts and Crafts era bungalow, built in 1911. Named the Frank and Isabel Young House for the couple who built it as their residence, this bungalow features a gable roof with deep eaves, a partial front porch with square columns, a narrow clapboard exterior, and wood sash and fixed windows. Retaining integrity as an Arts and Crafts era home, it is designated under Criterion C for embodying distinctive characteristics of the style.

In August, the Historical Resources Board lost a board member, when Charlie Colvin, a structural engineer resigned. This leaves 10 members serving, instead of the 11 called for. SOHO thanks Mr. Colvin for his service to the board and the City of San Diego.

On a more positive note, the board gained a new senior planner. SOHO welcomes Jamie Kennedy to the HRB staff. She comes to this position from the City's Department of Public Works and the Development Services Division. She has also worked at the San Diego River Park. Jamie earned a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles. SOHO looks forward to working with Jamie.

The board designated two homes, a grand home in Loma Portal and a new contributor to the Fort Stockton Line Historic District in Mission Hills.

3131 Zola Street in Loma Portal, was built in 1928 and represents the notable work of Master Architects Richard Requa and Herbert Jackson, two of San Diego's most prominent and successful design partners. This home illustrates the early development of the "Southern California style" and embodies many Spanish Colonial Revival features, such as a light stucco exterior, low-pitch hipped roof, clay tile vents and roof, decorative tile mosaics, a chimney with elaborated stucco top, an iron balcony, wood entry door, and multi-light wood windows. This residence is designated under Criteria C and D, for its beautifully intact style and impeccable design by Requa and Jackson. An interesting facet of this property, though not included in the designation, is the original landscape design by Master Landscape Architect Milton Sessions, the nephew of nurserywoman and landscaper Kate Sessions.

2268 Fort Stockton Drive, a 1912 Arts and Crafts era home in Missions Hills, is now a contributor to the Fort Stockton Line Historic District, designated under Criterion F. This home's Arts and Crafts features include the gable roof with deep eaves, wood shingle exterior, full-width front porch with masonry piers, and wood casement windows with divided light transoms. Designated for Criteria A, C and D in 2007, this historic district reflects the development of streetcar suburbs, with a 1910 through 1930s period of significance. The area is associated with San Diego's Progressive Era politics and social programs as well as showcasing the design influence of some of the city's most prominent master architects.