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San Diego City and County Designations in March and April
By Amie Hayes
May/June 2019
In March, the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board handled a light agenda, designating only one resource: a home in Mission Hills. They also recommended the City Council adopt an amendment to the Land Development Code that would allow an owner to withdraw a historical designation appeal. There is no such mechanism now.
 4480 Trias Street in Mission Hills, built in 1951, is designed in the Custom Ranch style with American Colonial Revival influences. Designated under Criterion C, for exemplary architecture, the house's features include a low-sloping roof, wide clapboard siding, a prominent bay window with divided window panes, and an entry porch with sidelights and wood panels.
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In April, unlike March, the HRB was especially busy with five new historical designations, including one archaeological site.
The HRB also recommended the City Council adopt the Historic Context Statement and Cultural Resources Constraints Analysis for the Mission Valley Community Plan Area—with one addition at SOHO's request. That is to expand the "high sensitivity" map within the Constraints Analysis to include the areas that were once the gardens and agricultural fields for the San Diego Mission San Diego de Alcalá (see staff report and SOHO letter).
Finally, the board directed staff to forward the Standardized Report of City Boards and Commissions (see report HERE) to the new Office of Boards and Commissions for review.
The Mut kula xuy/Mut lah hoy ya Site #10 in La Jolla is designated under Criterion A as a special element of the City's archeological and cultural development. Known to be culturally significant to the Kumeyaay band of San Diego, and designating the site only, this area is composed of temporary camps, pottery and shell scatters, various midden areas, and burials throughout consecutive layers of time and cultural phases. Address withheld.
 3382 33rd Street in North Park is a 1923 Arts and Crafts bungalow designated under Criterion C for embodying distinctive features of this style. Character-defining features are the double gable roof with deep eaves, wood shingle and clapboard siding, a partial width front porch, wide wood sash windows, and a multiple glass pane entry door.
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 5000 Westminster Terrace in Kensington represents the Spanish Eclectic style through its asymmetrical façade, exposed rafter tails, detailed parapets and plaster elaborations, divided-light wood sash windows, arched entry arcade, and smooth stucco exterior finish. Built in 1927, this house is designated under Criterion C as a good example of the style.
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 821 Armada Terrace in La Playa is a Spanish Eclectic style residence. It was built in 1927 and designated under Criterion C for architectural integrity of the style. It features an asymmetrical front façade, a combination of roof styles all covered in clay tile, arched accent and divided-glass wood windows with decorative grillwork, and a stucco chimney with an elaborate chimney pot.
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 742 Armada Terrace in La Playa is a Contemporary Modern style house constructed in 1961. Designated under Criterion C for exemplary architecture, its features include angular massing, a flat roof with deep overhanging eaves, exterior finishes that include brick and vertical wood siding, terrazzo patios, and more.
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All photos above from the California Historical Resources Inventory Database (CHRID)
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