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Senator James Mills has done so much for historic preservation in his career that it would take volumes to recount. Anchoring these achievements are the State Historic Building Code and the appropriately named Mills Act. The State Historic Building Code is an alternative compliance safety code for historically designated sites which both encourages the retention of historic fabric and design elements, and helps shave restoration budgets. The Mills act provides significant property tax reduction for owners of designated properties. Together these measures are directly responsible for preservation of an untold number of sites throughout California, and of course many in San Diego County. These laws are two of the best tools preservationists have. Jim introduced the resolution that created Old Town State Park. He and friend Jerry McMullen initiated the publication of San Diego Historical Society Quarterly in 1955. His books San Diego, Where California Began and Historic Landmarks of San Diego County are still in print after forty years. Senator Mills is passionately involved with maritime and railroad preservation. Since his retirement from the legislature he has concentrated his efforts with the San Diego Maritime Museum and the San Diego Railroad Museum.
More from this issue
- Another Save! San Diego Veterans War Memorial Building by Alex Bevil
- Spotlight On Our Own Robert Miles Parker
- San Diego Preservationists Reign
- How To Designate Your Historic Home by Kathy Flanigan
- Owners of Old Homes: Lower Your Property Taxes with the Mills Act
- Events and Education Committee Seeks Dedicated Volunteers
- Whaley House Happenings
- The Convocation of Souls at the Historic Whaley House
- Meet Our Whaley House Docent Staff
- The Tecate Depot: Cultural Heritage of the Californias by María Castillo-Curry
- S.S. Catalina Update by Phil Dockery
- The Nineteenth Annual People in Preservation Award Winners
2001 Eleven Most Endangered
- Old Police Headquarters
- Mitchell Family Residence
- The Tecate Depot
- Coronado Belt Line
- Hotel San Diego
- Marron Adobe
- Red Roost & Red Rest
- Hotel del Coronado Annex
- SS Catalina
- Top Gun Cottage
- Aztec Brewery Art & Artifact Ensemble
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