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Newly Designated Historic Sites
March 2016

The Historical Resources Board designated eight houses and apartment buildings ranging in date from 1908 to 1931 at the April meeting.

4476 Granger Street in Point Loma is Spanish Eclectic in style and designed by Master Builder Frank E. Young. Constructed in 1927, this house features a cross-gabled roof with clay tile and shallow eaves, a decorative privacy grill, an open front porch, and an unusual. chimney. Designated under Criterion C for representing the Spanish Eclectic style, the building is also designated under D, as a unique example of Young's early work in this style.

4608 Vista Street in Kensington was constructed in 1928 and embodies the Spanish Eclectic style through an asymmetrical façade with clay tile and a parapet, an arcaded side wing and a recessed entry porch. The house is designated under Criterion C for distinctive characteristics that retain the essence of this style.

4416 Georgia Street in University Heights represents the Craftsman style and was constructed in 1913. Designated under Criterion C, this style is conveyed through the gable roof with exposed rafter tails, wood lap siding and slated vents, squared porch posts and leaded-glass glass windows.

Downtown, 1425 and 1431 C Street are known as the W.G. Reinhardt Apartment buildings, constructed in 1908 and 1912, respectively. They were designated under Criterion C, for retaining distinctive characteristics of the Prairie style, including a horizontal emphasis, which is illustrated by the low pitch roof, deep eaves, and wood lap siding.

3049 Palm Street in North Park was constructed in 1912 and is the notable work of Master Builder David O. Dryden. This house embodies the Craftsman style and features exposed beams and rafters, a full-width front porch with square tapered columns, and staggered wood shingle siding. Designated under Criteria C and D, this historic resource represents the Craftsman style and, as the second known Dryden-built residence in San Diego, represents his early work before experimenting with Spanish styles.

4842 Biona Drive in Kensington was constructed in 1931 for Lawrence and Dorothy Michel. Spanish Eclectic in style, this house was designated under Criteria C as representative of the style and features a tiled gable roof, recessed front porch, and arched window details.

4152 Ibis Street in Mission Hills is a 1910 Craftsman bungalow. Architectural details include exposed rafter tails and deep eaves, a full width front porch with square columns, and coursed shingles. Thomas Falconer was the San Diego Zoo's executive director during the years he lived here (1923 to 1926). This association warrants designation under Criteria B, in addition to C, for conveyance of the Craftsman style.

1611 Myrtle Avenue in Hillcrest was constructed in 1925 by newly recognized Master Builder, Thomas Russell. Designated under Criterion C for representing the Spanish Eclectic style, this house features an asymmetrical street façade with a front entrance arcade, decorative parapet, and clay tile window hoods with brackets. Although this is not Russell's first designation in San Diego, he constructed this house as his personal residence and, designated under Criterion D, it illustrates his mature taste in this style.

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