4350 Hermosa Way in Mission Hills is designated under Criterion C for embodying distinctive characteristics of the Colonial Revival style. Built in 1911, the home's features include the one-and one-half story massing with steeply pitched roof, symmetrical front façade, open front porch with square columns supporting a second-story balcony, wood clapboard exterior, and double-hung wood sash windows. Photo courtesy redfin.com

4154 Lark Street in Mission Hills was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style by Master Architect William Templeton Johnson in 1912. Designated under Criterion A as a special landscape element of the community, this property was one Mission Hills nursery, established by Kate Sessions, then the city's leading horticulturist and nurserywoman. Many of the cobblestone walls and mature plants still exist from this period and are included within the designation. Also designated under Criteria C and D, for the style and Master Architect's design, significant features include the symmetrical façade with low-pitch hip roof, exterior stucco, full length two-story porch, sliding divided glass windows, and a detailed entry door with rounded transom and sidelights.

1674 Torrance Street in Mission Hills was constructed in 1913 during the Arts and Crafts era. Designated under Criterion C, this house retains high integrity of its original architectural features. They include a side-gable roof with prominent sleeping porch, unenclosed eaves and exposed rafter tails, wood exterior clapboard, wood sash windows with divided-glass panes, and a full width front porch.

1736 West Montecito Way in Mission Hills, a 1926 Tudor Revival style home, is now designated under Criterion C as an excellent example of the style. Features include a steeply pitched roof with exposed rafter tails, tapered stucco chimney, eyebrow overhang above the divided-glass and arched entry door, double-hung wood sash windows and original garage door. Photo courtesy redfin.com

4030 North Hempstead Circle in Kensington was constructed in 1927 by Master Builder Allen Hilton in the Spanish Eclectic style. Features include the simple parapet and the partial gabled roof covered in red tile, smooth stucco exterior, divided-glass wood windows, and a central arched recessed entry. Designated under Criteria C and D, this home embodies the style and is one of Master Builder Hilton's few known single-family residences.

4680 West Talmadge Drive in Kensington was also designated under Criterion C. Originally constructed as a family home with ground floor office space, its Spanish Eclectic style features include the side street office entrances, stucco exterior, asymmetrical façade with gable and shed rooflines, clay pan style roof shingles, original ironwork rails and grilles, and wood framed windows.

1802 Amalfi Street in La Jolla, is a c. 1931 Spanish Eclectic style home designated under Criterion C, for its architectural style, and D, as the notable work of Master Architect Thomas Shepherd. He is known for his elaborate designs of large Spanish Eclectic and Mediterranean style homes through the 1920s and into the early 1930s. Character-defining features include the smooth stucco exterior, asymmetrical façade, low-pitch hipped roofs clad in red clay tiles, wood plank entry door, pilasters, decorative stucco vents, divided glass wood windows and doors, arched openings, stucco chimneys and wrought iron embellishments.

7345 Remley Place in La Jolla was designed by Master Architect Sim Bruce Richards in the Organic Geometric style in 1952 for Donald and Joyce Schmock and it remains in the original family. Designated under Criterion C and D, as a good example of the style and the notable work of a Master Architect, this house is based on a polygon design aesthetic for a specific site. Features include angular massing, asymmetrical façade, exposed rafters, and use of natural materials.

3545 Inez Street in La Playa was designed in the Organic Geometric style in 1967 by Master Architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg. Character-defining features include the exposed structure, angular massing, flat roof with deep overhanging eaves, stucco exterior finish, large floor-to-ceiling wood windows, and a site-specific design. Designated under Criteria C and D, this house is exemplary of the style and significant as the residential work of Master Kellogg. Photo courtesy redfin.com